323 March 2020

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FUNERAL SERVICES

Old School Gallery

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The Station Emporium

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BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn

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Hound House

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CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh

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Knott Roofing

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Lawrence Electricals

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Steve Mumford General Builder

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Brister & Son

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Grassby Funeral Services

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Neal Electrical Services

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AJ Wakely & Sons

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JJP Plumbing

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Pearce Energy Heating Oil

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Maiden Newton Clearance

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Sellick & Saxton

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GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE Burrow Water Treatment Plants 39

TS Boiler Services

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John Butler Master Thatcher

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CARS, VANS & MOTORCYCLES, HIRING & SERVICING

Spearbuild

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P. Houchen Dry Stone Walling

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B.A Wallbridge

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Addison Motors

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JS Gardening Services

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Westcountry Electrics

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Autotech Garage Services

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KDS Garden Machinery Repair

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West Country Tiling Services

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Brotherwood

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Knighton Countryside Mgmt

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Express Equipment Centre

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Komit Kompost

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N.S Autos

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Logs & Woodworking- Simon

WANTED Old Motorcycles

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The Log Man

West Country Cars

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Maiden Newton Clearance M&S Welding

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Mad Mowers

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Matt Turner Property & Garden

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Paul Hambidge Contracting

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Perrett Fencing

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Porter Dodson Solicitors P Professional Will Writer

Pestwright & Mole Catcher

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

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Dog Grooming & Stripping

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CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate

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A Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd

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i Sweep, & video inspections

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Steve White Chimney Sweep

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COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT Dalaric Managed Internet Services 11 DMDH Computers

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Rampisham Timber Services

PDC Computing

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Country Office Furniture KC Decorators Melbury Kitchens & Interiors

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Sibley Kitchens & Bathrooms

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Michael Sturmey Carpets

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SBF Curtains & Blinds

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Wayne Timmins

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Upstairs & Downstairs Interiors

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SCR Tree Care

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EDUCATION

Tree Surgery (Westree)

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Barn Owls Nursery 44 Lower Covey Montessori Nursery 44

Wriggle Valley Fencing

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EVENT VENUES

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Chetnole Village Hall 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 Chocolate Art School The Flying Pig Hilfield Herefords

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Will’s Walls, Dry Stone Walling 16

Chetnole Drone Photography

PRINTERS

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Remous, Milborne Port

Therapy Barn Mandie Holloway

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PROPERTY & HOLIDAY LETS

Yetminster Health Centre

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Holiday Home Nr Bordeaux Mallows Cottage, Yetminster

AD Renovations

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J Bennett Joinery

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Ian Crossland Property Maint.

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Dorset Plasterers

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Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing

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M Harris 36 Steve Jones, Carpentry & Joinery 44

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Chetnole Village Hall (Wed am only) 43 Leigh 33 Yetminster 6

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HOME - BUILD & MAINTENANCE

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Tania Geere Chiropodist

5 Star Bars & Catering

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Robert Frith Optometrists

Leigh Village Stores & PO On the Boyle Café Spar Stores & PO Yetminster Station Emporium & Café

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PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD Chetnole Inn

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SPORT & LEISURE Barfoots' Bouncers

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TRAVEL Heart Of Wessex Railway Wriggle Valley Cars

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CONTENTS ADVERTISERS' REGISTER 2 CONTENTS 4 EDITORIAL 5 NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES BATCOMBE 7 CHETNOLE 8 HERMITAGE 10 HILFIELD 10 LEIGH 12 RYME INTRINSECA 20 YETMINSTER 23 WITH BEER HACKETT 32 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 34 GENERAL NEWS 37 OUT & ABOUT 51 ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 52 OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 54 THREE VALLEYS CHURCH SERVICES 54 MARCH CLUB NEWS 61 PLANNING 67 REGULAR EVENTS 69

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EDITORIAL Spring is definitely with us as the birds are using their best chat up lines and the spring flowers are showing their beautiful faces to the sun. Let’s hope this month is much improved after last month’s deluges. At least we didn’t suffer quite as much as some other very wet counties.

We welcome on board the Wriggle Valley magazine team, Joel Capes from Hamlet who has very kindly agreed to become our Advertising Coordinator, more about him next month. He takes over from Gordon Ratcliffe who has been our coordinator for the last few years and has done a brilliant job. Gordon is staying on our committee as Villages’ rep, ensuring that the villages are well represented and content. Without volunteers like these we wouldn’t be able to produce this magazine ten times a year. Thaank you one and all.

We also welcome a new contributor Gill Nash who has a passion for moths, they are fascinating creators and essential for a healthy ecosystem. What can you do in your garden to attract them?

Enjoy celebrating your Mothers this month; we wouldn’t be the people we are today without them.

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atcombe held a very enjoyable Quiz night at the beginning of February.

Thirteen teams numbering about 75 people in total were put through their paces by some testing questions set by Andrew Graham and Paul Attwell. A delicious supper cooked by Batcombe residents provided sustenance washed down by some first-rate wine.

The winners by a short head were the Bar Stewards, a local Batcombe crew. The evening helped to raise funds towards the repair of the beetle-damaged church roof.

Many thanks to all those who made it possible and to all the helpers.

There have been some notable new arrivals into the world: Ava-May, a

daughter for Pete & Lou and granddaughter for Derek & Bridget Gordge, and Constance, a daughter for Simon & Ali and grand-daughter for Johnny & Julie Gibbs.

All are doing well!

On Sunday 22nd March at 10.15am we will be celebrating MOTHER’S DAY AT BATCOMBE CHURCH. Everybody welcome

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ope you all kept warm and safe during February’s storms. Here at Tebbatt Towers 10.15am 22nd March we are praying In Leigh for dry weather as the moat in front of our house gets bigger and bigger with every drop of rain that falls. I know I can’t blame global warming for everything and our fleet of parked cars out front doesn’t help matters but something strange is definitely happening to our weather. Come on Spring, we’ve almost forgotten what the sun looks like. At least the clocks go forward on Sunday 29th March at 1am which is a start.

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Get well soon to our marvellous editor Bella who has had a spell in hospital recently.

To cheer us up there are some fun nights ahead: MARCH DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Friday 28th February at the hall - POET AND HUMORIST MATT HARVEY all in aid of St Peter’s Church Tuesday 17th March ST PATRICK DAY’S EVENING at the Chetnole Inn - check with the pub for more details.

Saturday 21st March Jazz Cafe at the hall with the JULIE DUNN QUINTET FUTURE DATES Friday 24th April CANDLELIGHT CLASSICAL CONCERT by the Keysworth String Quartet in the church 23rd May - 7th June DORSET ART WEEKS at Chetnole Mill .

Have a good month

Driving out from the village towards the A37, one cannot help but notice that Chetnole Halt looks rather different. It is in the process of being repainted and some basic maintenance repair work is being carried out. Although not yet completed, it certainly looks a lot brighter!

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On we are having a St Patrick’s day Evening. We have live music from Jack Daniels and he is being accompanied by a fiddle player (who plays with The Levellers!) should be great fun!.....more details to follow!

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NEXT DELIVERY 29th April If you would like to order some domestic heating oil please call at Rick Sally Lingwood & Sarah Baker leastBaker, five working days before.

. The concert will take place in the church, and all money raised will go towards the Church Fabric Fund.

Further details will follow.

Vocalist Julie Dunn sings a variety of well loved jazz tunes, influenced by the great jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan from the Great American Song Book.

She has released four CDs, playing alongside Johnny Dankworth’s son Alec, and she has toured the country playing in prestigious venues such as the Vortex and the 606 Club in London. She has garnered widespread acclaim in the press, with Chris Parker describing her as and Muse Magazine praising her as a Backing Julie in her quintet are Ben Waghorn on saxophone and flute, Philip Clouts at the piano, Mike Thorn on double bass and Quinny Lawrence playing the drums

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ST MARY’S CHURCH You are always welcome to our church services. These continue as first Sunday of the month at 6-30pm and third Sunday of the month at 10.15am.

On 15th March there will be a service of HOLY COMMUNION. BINGO Get your eyes back down on 4th April in the Village Hall. 7.30pm

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THE NEW YEAR PARTY Jan 25th

What a splendid time we had with, as always, lovely food, great company and a good laugh, photo above.

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he July/August double issue will be my last as Leigh Village representative for this magazine so we need someone to take over for the September issue (news and views by 12th August).

Please contact me if you are would like to to take over from me as the Leigh Rep.

emma.harris27@btinternet.com or 07721 646260.

Please support the Leigh Lottery when Collectors will come to your door, £12 per ball.

For upcoming events check out: www.leighvillage.org.uk Leigh Life, Dorset on Facebook

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS Tuesday 3rd March COFFEE, BRING AND BUY St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.30am – 12 noon Monday 9th March Leigh Moviola 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Saturday-Sunday 13th-14th June ST ANDREW’S CHURCH LEIGH, OPEN WEEKEND Saturday 18th July – LEIGH FOOD FAIR AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW Saturday 8th August LEIGH CRAFT AND FLOWER SHOW

Friday 13th March TEA AND TOAST – Jan Millward Sunday 8th March JUST BREAKFAST – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 9.–11am Tuesday 17th March WRIGGLE VALLEY LUNCH CLUB Leigh Village Hall, 12.15pm Sunday 22nd March Mothering Sunday Church Service – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.15 am Friday 27th March – LEIGH POPINN – Leigh Village Hall, 7 pm onwards Easter Saturday 11th April Easter Chick/Egg Treasure Hunt …and looking forward to later in the year: 12th MARCH for APRIL’s Magazine NEWS, VIEWS & PREVIEWS

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH Lent is widely regarded as a sombre season when people undertake to give something up – quite often without really thinking about why they are doing it. Perhaps this might be a year in which we decide to give something away rather than give something up. Throughout Lent we hope you might take practical steps to support Sherborne Food Bank, which helps people in need in Sherborne and the surrounding villages, including our own village.

Please consider making donations of tinned or dried foods, bottles of squash, or basic toiletries, and feel free to leave them in the church near the organ and we will make sure the Food Bank gets your gifts. We know of one person who has decided to make a daily donation throughout Lent.

Our March will be on . Pop in to the church

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an hour or so of neighbourly chat, tea or coffee and a biscuit or piece of cake from 10.30am. event Our next will be in the church on , starting at . is This is not just the day to get your mum some flowers and take her out to lunch! It is a day for us all to celebrate motherhood (– each of us has or had a mother!), and perhaps to remember mother earth (our diocese is encouraging us all to care for God’s creation throughout Lent). Our and will be relaxed, informal and fun for all ages! We are sharing it with our neighbours from Chetnole. Do come.

Two things to look forward to next month are our which will take place in the church starting at 7.30pm, but with drinks and nibbles from 7.00pm. Then on we have the first ever – a challenge for children to show their powers of observation as they start from the church and take a stroll through the village. See page … for details.

Alastair Cumming and Eddie Upton Churchwardens

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For the fourth in our series of informal interviews in the church we welcome a woman who thrives on the use of words.

The guest for the evening will be Ryme Intrinseca’s . Jan worked for several years at The Old Vicarage where she was responsible for an imaginative and highly varied programme of activities that involved both residents and villagers.

She is also a proud countrywoman, a prolific poet, historian and dementia care specialist. Jan will talk about anything in an entertaining and thoroughly engaging way. It will be a fascinating evening.

Jan Millward is well known in the village for her work at The Old Vicarage Care Home, helping them on their way to numerous awards.

A passionate rural advocate – come and find out more about what she has done and what makes her tick.

Sorry there has been no news from The Old Vicarage recently but I broke my ankle and have been unable to walk.

Luckily Jackie is doing a wonderful job with quizzes, singing, games, crafts, bingo and more.

What better way to forget the winter weather than to have a visit from Jan Millward with her reminiscences. She never fails to delight us all with her treasures which spark lots of conversations. Gary Pitman’s singing is always enjoyed, bringing back happy memories. Another popular visitor is Ann Hinchcliffe who has something different for us to do each time from acting to maypole dancing. This time it was a little pantomime “Cinderella”.

In February two alpacas came to visit us. Their names were Casper and Midnight Prince and the residents really enjoyed see them and asking lots of questions (see photo).

Hopefully the weather is improving now so we can look forward to getting out and about, do give us a wave or stop to chat if you see us in the village.

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LEIGH Creative As promised here are the rest of the winners from the the FIRST PRIZE short story by entitled and the RUNNER UP PRIZE in the for poetry category, awarded to her poem “ ”.

All the entries are to be displayed on a board in St. Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Length forbids reproduction of the complete story. Suffice to say this is an autobiography of a dog called Pixie and represents a dog’s view of life; of human beings and their activities, and of other creatures, especially the moorland bunnies.

Soft step-by-step, silk shoe-by-shoe, one aisle to walk his pride and joy. Held armin-arm, slows gently down the sacred path, to keep her for one moment more.

Once at the end, a silent pause. One breath to pass her hand to his and lingers while

over the coming weeks to promote interest and discussion.

The plan is to run a similar competition this year; details to be announced shortly.

We are hoping that greater numbers will consider entering the competition this year.

she turns her head, away from him, to look upon her new love’s face.

Stood side-by-side, sweet scent-by -scent, one hymn begins to ring and sing. Through hallowed air true tones flow free, past angel’s wings, and rise to touch the ancient beams.

Stone statues watch as vows are made. One man, his love, all others fade. He takes her hand, touch skin-to-skin, sets on the rings to bind their hearts until death parts.

Soft step-by-step, shine soul-by-soul, two hearts Entwined by altar kneel. Before their God, two heads bow down, and stillness falls around their love, while angels sing and dance above.

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March 2020 Planning approval for the change of use to establish the Village Green has now been granted. A contractor will shortly construct the associated fencing and gates.

Once this is completed our Green will then be available for use. Once better weather arrives, we hope that you will enjoy it. In due course we aim to plant some deciduous trees adjacent to the southern boundary, and provide some benches on the perimeter.

Playpark users will be pleased to know that following an adjustment to the main frame base drainage, the park is once again open. The mound, designed to support a slide, has now ‘settled’, and it is intended to add a suitable slide in the forthcoming months.

Under Paul Orchard’s leadership, the annual ‘litter pick’ of our verges has once again been completed. A huge thank you to Paul, and indeed all those who responded so willingly once more to his call for volunteers to attend to their immediate patch. Sadly, this produced the usual array of wine bottles, cider tins and general litter. On the bright side however, a local intelligence feed gives me hope that from now on the previously very heavily littered route from Bailey Ridge to Batcombe may be significantly less spoilt… Time will tell.

In our parish, we have four traditional ‘finger posts’ informing travellers of the direction and distance to adjacent villages. In past years, Dorset Council was responsible for their maintenance, but this responsibility – and cost – has now fallen to the parish. Some posts are showing their age. If we are to achieve their refurbishment without significant

cost, we need volunteers (particularly those with wood-working skills etc) to step forward. Will you help? Guidance and appropriate materials as necessary are available via The Dorset Finger Post project.

On 12 May at 7.00pm, there will be the – a legal requirement of the parish (separate from the work of the Parish Council), and an opportunity for residents to propose future action. Why not come along and also hear what has been achieved by a wide variety of groups within the parish?

Our wonderful community only thrives because of those who voluntarily participate in the wide range of activities, clubs and organisations that presently exist in our parish. However, many activities (such as some of those touched upon above) can only continue if they are supported by sufficient volunteers. Additional help is always sought. If you feel you can offer even a small amount of time towards just one initiative, please contact our parish clerk Beverley Harrison leigh@dorsetaptc.gov.uk Whatever your experience, your assistance will be hugely welcome.

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Leigh Parish Council moves to support the Climate Emergency Declaration by Dorset Council, to make it local and to urge everyone to act to reduce their impact on the planet. We must all individually take action. As a Parish Council we also want to take

action and we want your views on what we should prioritise.

Do you want to be part of the conversation and involved in shaping our approach on this? We are keen to involve people of all ages, and especially young people, to work with us to move this forward. We want to hear your ideas. Please email leigh@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

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Our donation to School in a Bag paid for six bags nos 115688 –115693, they have gone to Veal PI in Cambodia.

You can track them on www.schoolinabag.org Unfortunately textile recycling has had to be discontinued. Very many thanks to everyone who has done so much to support us over the years, it was much appriecated. will be on in the church. All are welcome.

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opens for the first time this year on , when all the bulbs and camellias will be in full bloom.

The gardens open from 11.30am to 5pm and you’ll be able to enjoy delicious home made soups, farm reared pork buns and salads with homemade cakes and tea and coffee.

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Talks start in earnest this month. Yes, Yrexit proper begins. Finally the Civil Parish of Yetminster and Ryme Instrinseca will take power back from the DU – Dorset Unitary, that is. We will have our own neighbourhood plan (subject to a people’s vote, of course!!). We will have control of our boundaries: no more outsiders sticking their posters on our trees and telegraph poles. There is great talk about deals with the Unified Sussex Authorities (USA) with their charismatic leader Donal “DT” Rump. But “DT” needs watching: it is said he has his eyes on the Health Centre.

He has already made the outrageous suggestion that he buy the allotments and sports field, which he refers to as “Green Land”. And of course there is the issue of the six houses in Hamlet. We need to maintain a seamless border with Chetnole. Negotiations are going to be tough.

Back to reality: works on the Heart of Wessex line have been causing some fun.

It has been a large vehicle spotter’s paradise over the last month or so.

Enormous mechanical diggers and lifting equipment carried through the village on equally enormous trailers. Some of the tractor units themselves were as big as a house. One driver got his load well and

truly stuck in Church Street (see photo below). As the load was precariously backed to and fro within millimetres of parked cars there were urgent runnings into the surgery and Jubilee Hall in search of owners to move (or rescue) their vehicles.

Fortunately the next really outsize load, at the time of writing, is planned to come by rail. Watching the activity down on the railway one of the engineers proudly enlightened me: the new bridge over the river beyond the station will be delivered in two sections from Thornford Station and will be assembled in situ like pieces of a giant Meccano set. By the time of reading this we will know how it all went.

Sorry, I don’t know how many times I’ve had to write about dog poo in this section over the last few years but it seems to be becoming a problem again. By observation walking around the village, it certainly is. Possibly, the irresponsible owners don’t read the WVM. So, friends, neighbours and family members need to get on to them and persuade them to clear up after their dogs. How about it?

(More information in Notes from the Chairman, page 28.)

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At the time of writing Storm Dennis is battering the village, so hopefully March will come in like a lamb! will take place in the Jubilee Hall on from 12.302pm. Lent Groups will take place throughout March: please see further details in the church schedules in this magazine.

Our is on S organised by the Wriggle Valley Mothers' Union. Please come along whether you are a Mum or not!

Looking ahead to Easter: we will be arranging flowers for Easter on Saturday . If you would V M like to bring some flowers to help W

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We have now heard from the Heritage Lottery Fund and sadly once again they have turned down our application for a grant.

Their rationale is that we don’t provide enough ‘Heritage Engagement’ despite sending them three pages of ideas and proposals.

When the HLF makes a grant it expects the receiving body to show how the community can be better engaged in the heritage/history of the building or place.

This is called ‘Heritage Engagement’ Be that is it may, the end result is that we only have enough money to carry out the necessary and essential repairs to the church, and no internal reordering will be carried out. There will be some money left over which can be used for future fabric work.

Although the tower was repaired some 20 years ago, it still leaks badly in stormy weather. After those two severe storms in mid January, I went up to the clock room

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decorate the church you will be most welcome, but please let Clare know in advance. All Holy Week services will be in next month's edition.

where there was water on the floor and the south wall was very wet. The rain is getting in through the wall not from the roof.

The work will start some time after Easter but a start date has not yet been agreed with the contractor.

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The Churchyard at St Andrew’s is kept clean and tidy by a team of volunteer mowers, who look after a portion each.

One of the team has retired due to his age and a replacement is sought.

The duties are not time consuming, about two hours a fortnight on average between March and September. Mowing can be done at your convenience perhaps once a week in the spring when the grass is growing well and once a fortnight or even less during the dry summer.

Occasional strimming around the headstones improves overall tidiness.

If you would like to become part of this team and help look after the churchyard for all to enjoy, please contact David Gould at dggould@waitrose.com or Brian Rowsell at brivale@btinternet.com

Priscilla Dickens is raising money for RNLI and BLOODWISE (formerly Leukaemia Research Fund) by doing a freefall parachute jump on . This will be a huge challenge for her as she suffers badly from vertigo and feels very wobbly on sky scrapers.

Please read more of her story by going on the website: Please help me reach her target of ÂŁ1500.

Thank you.

The Yetminster Jubilee Hall Management Committee is looking for a Minute Taker.

This is a new position to join this voluntary committee, who meet six times a year, bi-monthly on the last Monday afternoon of the month.

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Your copy of the Wriggle Valley Magazine owes its beginnings to Peter Dobb. Back in 1987, the then Rector , the Reverend Peter Hooper, asked Peter if he could produce a magazine that would report on Church and village activities and news, throughout the seven parishes for which he was responsible For Peter, with an illustrious background in advertising, following a good education, a degree in English from Trinity, Cambridge, and a spell at the BBC, it was an exciting challenge. It appealed to his skills in communication and his love of words and images.

He embarked on a crash course in word processing with one of the Brothers from Hilfield Friary, and on an Amstrad PC – who remembers them now? He assembled a group of like-minded enthusiasts to cover areas of advertising, finance, distribution and news gathering. In January 1988 the first edition made its appearance, staggering under the title The Yetminster with Ryme Intrinseca and High Stoy Magazine.

This later became The Wriggle Valley Magazine, not entirely accurate but a memorable and pithy alternative, so it stayed.

Peter was a perfect choice to head up this project. He had a meticulous eye for detail, was very literate, and loved using words to express ideas.

He was such an entertaining man to listen to, I well remember his excitement when he submitted a new word to the Oxford English Dictionary, which was accepted for inclusion.

He was very much involved in village and Church life. With his beautiful reading voice, he was in demand for lesson reading in church. I remember his production of the mystery play St George and the Dragon, which was performed in church, in the time of Reverend Stephen Batty.

Keith and I took over from him as editors, and we valued his friendship, as well as his wisdom and support. We are richer for having known and worked with him.

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Well, we had a rather busy first meeting of the New Year!

Work is underway by a specialist to refurbish the Ryme Intrinseca signpost that has been languishing against the wall at the junction with Common Lane, the intention being to install the finished post on the nearby triangle.

Cllr Knight is busy painting the letters and Julian Bennett has kindly offered to provide new finger posts to replace those that have rotted. The Campaign for Rural England provided us with a grant towards the cost and we are also grateful for this. So that the other signposts in the parish don’t get too jealous we intend to refurbish these on a rolling yearly basis and have allowed for this when setting the new precept.

We are also meeting Dorset Council’s Flood Manager with a view to exploring how we can endeavour to ensure that at least one road (other than Lakegate Lane) remains passable when we get excessive rainfall although it is realised that this may be a long-term goal as it is dependent on Highways funding.

It is clear from our inspection of the Hamcrate Sports Club prior to the letting of the new lease that we need to do some work to ensure that the building is safe and in a satisfactory state of repair and we have this in hand. Unfortunately, we have not yet met the Crime Prevention Officer regarding the anti-social behaviour that was experienced and feel that the gate to the Hamcrate should remain closed until we are able to do this, and

we are sorry for any inconvenience that this may be causing.

Dog fouling continues to be an emotive issue and residents are advised to report incidents of this to Dorset Council’s Dog Warden Service – it seems that if there are no reports they are unlikely to visit an area as they don’t feel that there is a problem. We have updated the advice on the Village Notice Board pages on the Parish Website and this now includes a link to the reporting form. Importantly, Dorset Council is undertaking a 12week public consultation on rules about dogs in public spaces. This will help with the development of the new Dorset-wide Dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order and again we have also added a link to the survey form.

Just a reminder that we hope to undertake the consultation on the draft of the Neighbourhood Plan soon so do look out for a flyer though your door with information on how to access and comment on the draft.

A further reminder is that we want to undertake the Annual Yetminster Village clean in April and are waiting for a more accurate weather forecast before deciding the date – we’ll be seeking volunteers in the April edition of the WVM so also look out for this.

50/50 club JANUARY 2020 DRAW 1st £50 2nd £30 3rd £20

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Our next Artsreach event in the Jubilee Hall will be on for a concert by . Both very accomplished on violin and guitar respectively, they have been performing together for a number of years. With a wide range of styles, they have an international reputation, as well as a good local following. Tickets will be £10 for adults and £6 for under-18s, and are available now from the Spar, or by email.

Our Moviola film on at 7.30 in the Jubilee Hall will be a thriller starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, Sir and Dame respectively, who both give brilliant performances as con man and rich victim. All is not what it seems as

the plot develops to an unexpected conclusion. Tickets are £6 in advance from the Spar shop, or on the door, and include an interval choc-ice. 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. will be on the first in Wednesday of the Jubilee Hall. 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 Macmillan Cancer Support, Dogs Trust, Shelter Box, Water Aid, Parkinson’s UK, and Julia’s House. In 2019 we made donations to St. Andrew’s CE Primary School to help buy computer equipment, and to the Air Ambulance, the Yeatman Hospital, Yeovil Hospital breast cancer appeal, Yeovil Freewheelers and Future Roots.

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NEWS FROM BEER HACKETT LITTER BUGS In common with many rural communities, Beer Hackett regularly has to contend with littering . In our case drinks cans, bottle & food wrappings are often left on the verge/field gateway at the bottom of Pillar Box Lane and in the hedge rows. Residents invariably litter pick to keep on top of the situation.

However a recent dumping of waste including many large plastic soft d rink bottles and the discovery of a massive collection of assorted waste at the nearby Thornford Station car parking

BEER HACKETT MONTHLY LOTTERY Tickets available from: White Hart, Yetminster Old School Gallery, Yetminster The Flying Pig, Yetminster SPAR /Post Office, Yetminster King’s Arms, Thornford Thornford Stores/Post Office Rose and Crown, Bradford Abbas

layby prompted a request for the services of the Dorset Waste Partnership who can be contacted on-line via www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk .

Photos above – Thornford Station Car Park – before and after.

Friends of St Michael’s Church

PRIZES 1st Prize = 30% of lottery proceeds 2nd Prize =10% of lottery proceeds (As high street store vouchers of the winner’s choice)

Draws will take place on the first Wednesday of each month.

Results published on www.friendsofstmichaelschurchbeerhackett.org

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We are delighted that the Parish Council has given us the opportunity of running the facility formerly known at the Yetminster Sports Club for the next 18 months. We were sad to see how the building was starting to fall into a state of disrepair since its closure last summer and had been targeted by graffiti artists and vandals. As a result, we decided to submit a tender to run the club and hopefully generate some renewed interest. This facility is a tremendous village asset which can be put to good use for a wide range of activities, but it can only survive if the local community uses it.

We plan to run a number of music events, quizzes and social gatherings, as well as being available for private parties, but we would like to hear from any local group who would like to use the club for sporting activities, car boot sales, charitable events or meetings.

In particular, we would really love to see a football or cricket team playing in the village again, especially if we could get some of our younger residents playing. Surely there are enough children in the village to form a team?

if you have any ideas on how the club can be used, if you have children that would be interested in forming a football club or if you would like to apply for free membership of the club.

We hope that you will join us at our on when we will be entertained by Greg Agar, the Piano Man. Future events include a ST PATRICK'S an DAY CELEBRATION on in aid of Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance on and live band on . We look forward to seeing you. s

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EASTER HOLIDAY CLUB Easter Holiday club will be Tuesday 7th, Thursday 9th, Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th April.

Age 5 - 11 10am - 3pm £15 per day Please bring lunch and book in advance.

We were so busy in the early part of the year now have several regular groups using the site each week which is brilliant. It will be nice to see the blossom arrive and some of the mud go!

Numbers for February half term holiday club were good so please get booked into Easter club as soon as you can.

As I write our new play house is taking shape - Look out for pictures next month.

COME AND PLAY Mondays for pre schools children will start again on Monday mornings after Easter so please look out for dates and details in next months magazine.

POGLES PARTIES We have had parties in December, January and February. Please think about having a special celebration with us.

Philippa Toulson

VOLUNTEERS Our brilliant regular Wednesday morning volunteers will have finished the play house by the time you read this and will be engaged in all sorts of other exciting jobs. If have nothing better to do and fancy good company and fresh air then please do come and join us.

For more info. contact Philippa Toulson Email: philippa.toulson@gmail.com or Facebook: Pogle Wood Explorers

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L Making a Will is the only way to ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death. Not making a Will can cause serious problems and expense for your family and loved ones at a time when they are grieving and can lead to upsetting family disputes.

In a Will you can appoint Guardians for your children and appoint Executors you know and trust.

If you have vulnerable children or dependants you can create Trusts to help protect them financially when you are gone.

Concerned about Care Home fees?

There are ways you can reduce such liabilities by using a carefully drafted Will. , based just outside Sherborne has years of experience and as a Chartered Legal Executive and Member of the Society of Will Writers you can use his services with

confidence. What is more, Steve will visit you in your own home to take your instructions at a time to suit you. Working from home he doesn’t have the same overheads as High Street Solicitors and therefore his charges are generally much lower.

As well as Wills, Steve can advise on Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate and Funeral Plans from Dignity.

DO YOU LOVE TO SING ?

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We meet in Chetnole Village Hall on Thursdays at 7.30pm, to learn and sing a variety of popular music, songs from the shows etc.

We would like to invite anyone in the Wriggle Valley and beyond, who enjoys singing in a group, to join us – ability to read music not essential, all standards welcome.

The Voices are led by musician Kate Hawnt. Kate has an extensive musical background with 20 years experience as a professional choral singer, chamber musician and soloist. She also has 15 years vocal training experience, and has done a small amount of choir training.

We look forward to welcoming you.

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HILFIELD HEREFORDS

Dorchester, whilst keeping the prefix where the herd was founded.

In our 10th anniversary year, and due to demand, we have decided to start supplying our .

Please find our advertisement in the magazine.

Hilfield Herefords, breeding quality pedigree breeding stock, was established in 2010.

The Hereford, with it’s trademark white face and dark red body, has been a longstanding favourite of farmers for its easy fleshing and calving traits, and for the consumer, for it’s flavoursome meat.

In the short time since the herd was established, our cattle have collected several awards, including ‘Best Medium Sized Herd’ in the South West Herford Association, for five consecutive years (2015 – 2019).

Due to expansion, the herd has relocated slightly further afield, and is now based in Long Bredy, between Bridport and

Yeovil Hospital has launched an appeal for a new Breast cancer unit which is much needed.

The appeal was launched last March for £2 million and so far we has raised over£1.300,000. I run a small team of volunteers, most of whom have been on that journey and last year they raised over £10,000. So this year we thought we would raise money for the appeal by asking people to donate any unwanted

jewellery and broken jewellery. It would be wonderful if you could help us. It can be left at the Hospital reception or please contact the number below. With thanks

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The PTFA of St Andrews school have been busy organising events to raise funds for our new science lab.

The first event of 2020 was our movie night, this was attended by approximately 74 pupils, we showed Peter Rabbit and Toy Story 4. The children arrived in pjs/onesies with cushions/teddies and settled down to watch the movie of their choice. We provided them with popcorn and hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows if they wanted!

On Friday 7th February we held our annual Valentines disco with our resident DJ ‘DJ Daryn’ blasting out some tunes that the children absolutely loved. Thank you to Daryn for your great choice. 93 children attended this event, they could spend their pocket money on Glitter Tattoos, glow sticks, throw the bean bag in the clown, card game, lucky cup game, face paints, decorate a rock and plenty of refreshments to choose from. Mrs Simpson judged the best dancer competition.

We would like to invite you all to our at the school hall, eyes down 6.30pm. There are some great prizes to be won, Our very own long standing member Carol Attwell will be hosting this event (it is suppose to be her last bingo for the school as her youngest son is moving up in September – but we’ll see about that!!) Please do come along and bring everyone you know. We are putting our fundraising efforts into equipping our new Laboratory which I think it is going to be a great asset to our school.

The PTFA usually meet up once a month either at the school or in The White Hart Pub, Yetminster. It is a very relaxed meeting and many issues are raised and discussed. We are always welcoming new faces to our team so please do keep an eye on for future dates. Our next meeting is on 7.30pm at The White Hart.

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Since the beginning of the year the Group have been very busy and have been collecting new and used stamps, mobile phones and clothing for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity who will be visiting the Group in March to give a presentation and collect the donations. The Group would like to thank those that have supported their fundraising efforts for the worthy charity.

Over the next month the Group will be collecting old/used British and foreign coins and notes.

This fundraiser will be going towards the funding of Group’s camps and events enabling many young people to take part in several activities over the coming 12 months.

The Cubs and Beavers had a recycling awareness visit by Dorset Waste Management which was a very interesting evening and they all learnt a great deal.

Cubs had a helicopter building night and made paper and card helicopters seeing which design would fly for the longest. They also took part in their own Chinese New Year celebrations and cooked and sample various Chinese foods including noodle, rice paper and seaweed!

All sections are now looking forward to the approaching better weather so that they can get out and about more and take part in exciting activities.

The Beavers have been busy taking part in Christmas activities, they had their own Chinese New Year’s celebrations and tried some Chinese food including noodles and seaweed!

The beavers together with the cubs took part in the RSPB Bird Watch and submitted their results to assist in the Countrywide research. They also made their own bird feeders to help the birds out over the Winter months.

The Beavers also had a sleepover and during this made their own ‘Gruffalo’ sandwiches which they then feasted on at lunchtime. They all slept in their tents and had a great time.

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We still have several places for Beavers, so if your child is between the ages of six and eight please contact us for more information. Beavers meet Wednesdays between 5.45pm and 6.45pm during school term time.

There are a few places to be filled in the Cubs Section, so if your child is between the ages of eight and ten and a half please contact us for more information. Cubs meet on Tuesdays between 6pm and 7.30pm.

There are a couple of adult vacancies for anyone that wishes to join the team.

Our Scout Leader John is looking for a Section Assistant to help on Section nights. Anyone aged 18+ is very welcome to contact us for more details.

Yetminster Methodist Church has a that has been well tended and is now available for rent.

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BRITISH MOTHS A keen interest searching for these fascinating insects around my mother’s flower garden by torch light, was galvanised at the age of ten, by the gift of a Death’s Head Hawk-moth. I have not seen another of that species to this day. It remains one of the rarest moths seen in the UK. Throughout the British Isles there are in excess of eighty species of the larger ‘macro’ moths. The smaller ‘micro’ moths account for additional several hundred.

Fascinating and beautiful under magnification, some just 3mm, identification of many possible only by experts.

From both groups I have photographed a total of around seven hundred species seen here in this Leigh garden. This will provide a visual record for the future at a time when it appears that many are in rapid decline due to factors such as habitat loss, herbicides, pesticides and light pollution. Studies indicate this may be as great as 40% in southern Britain since the late 1960’s.

These records, made possible by use of a light trap, are included in the NMRS database, and as indicators of environmental change provide valuable information for land management that may affect us all. To have this privilege, welfare of moths must be of the utmost importance, safely protected from predators during daylight and free to fly away at dusk.

To help these important pollinators and members of the food chain, many cultivated and wild trees, shrubs and flowering plants can be provided as larval food and nectar for adult moths – they will find them ! A walk around any park or well stocked garden on a warm summer evening with a torch will almost certainly reward with the amazing sight of nectar seeking moths.

Although predominately nocturnal and resident, some are day-flying, and those may also fly at night.

Depending on species, moths may be seen in any month, the majority from May to November, with most migrant species arriving on our shores through summer and autumn.

Not all find these mysterious insects appealing, although I have yet to meet a child who has not been mesmerised by the experience of a close encounter with a moth in its quiet daytime state, and happy, under supervision, to handle large, impressive hawk-moths.

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OUT & ABOUT Wednesday 4th March The Arts Society Sherborne presents

Northern Lights: Danish Art and Design 1800-1960.

Presented by Anne Anderson The Scandinavian countries emerged as a powerful force on the European art scene around 1900 including Sculptors and Painters, such as the Skagen group and Hammershoi, “Denmark’s Vermeer”. Danish design came to the fore in the 20th century with, Arnold Krog’s Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, Georg Jensen’s silver and Arne Jacobsen’s furniture. Copenhagen’s new museums of modern art have transformed Denmark’s capital into a major cultural-tourist destination.

Lectures at 3 & 7pm.

Free for members and £7 for Visitors. Visitors very welcome.

is delighted to host a special evening of adult revelry Mr Ted’s presents

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

Hello from St Andrew’s CE Primary School where signs of spring are popping up all over the place!

THE BIG HUG I would like to say a HUGE thank you to the team of parents and children who came along in January to distribute 20 tons of Mendip Dust over The Big Hug. With such a big team, we were able to spread the dust in record time and enjoy a brunch of bacon sandwiches and pastries, afterwards.

BOYLES TRUST I am very excited to report that we have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Boyles Trust! The funds will enable us to start the transformation of the old swimming pool changing rooms into a ‘science learning space’. I have learned so much about Robert Boyle over the last two months as we have been drawing plans for the new classroom.

We intend to insert panels with

large windows so that the children can look out over the Big Hug as they complete their scientific learning. The side facing apex will contain a stained glass window of Robert Boyle in the centre of a ‘tree of knowledge’ made from branches of wood. The entry door will be the front cover of one of Robert Boyles’ publications.

We are very grateful to Andrew George, OPERATION FUTURE HOPE,

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who has created the plans and drawings for the new classroom.

We now need to seek additional funding to ensure that we are able to complete the classroom for future generations of children.

SPORTING SUCCESS There has been much to celebrate in the world of sport during January and February. The football team have been crowned Dorset Champions in the small schools competition, for the second year in a row.

We are heading to Bristol for the regional finals on 21st March and hope to progress further in the competition, this year.

The five-a-side football team won the inter-schools trophy for the Sherborne area and the hockey team also won the trophy

for their outstanding performance in the interschools tournament.

I would like to thank Mrs Ali Sparks for her dedication to the development of Physical Education at St Andrew’s. She attends every game with the children, even when the event takes place on a day when she is not contracted to work. Mrs Sparks is determined that all children are aware of the benefit of leading healthy lives and keeping active.

I am pleased to report that we have welcomed a number of new volunteers to read with our children on a regular basis since the pervious issue of the Wriggle Valley Magazine. This will make such a difference to those children who do not have the opportunities to read outside of school. Thank you!

Julie Simpson, Headteacher

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Services and times are correct at the time of going to press.

Please continue to check website (see above) and church noticeboards.

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MOTHERING LENT 5 SUNDAY 10.15am Mothering Sunday Service

11am CW Holy Communion

9.30am Mothering Sunday Service

10.15am CW Holy Communion 9.30am CW Holy Communion

BRADFORD 8am BCP ABBAS Holy Communion

11am Morning Service

CHETNOLE

8am BCP Holy Communion

HERMITAGE 6.30pm CW Evening Prayer

10.15am Mothering Sunday Service at LEIGH 10.15am CW Holy Communion

HILFIELD 9.30am CW Holy Communion

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6.30pm BCP Evensong

THORNFORD 9.30am 9.30am CW All Age Service Family Communion

YETMINSTER 11am CW Family Communion

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

10.15am Mothering Sunday Community Spirit 8am BCP Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion 11am Morning Service

8.15am BCP 9.30am CW Holy Choral Holy Communion Communion Breakfast 9am Jubilee Hall, 9.30am Second Sunday

9.30am CW Mothering Sunday Village Communion 11am Mothering Sunday Service

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS TEAM Dear Friends

home, cancelling meetings and Services and not getting out visiting etc. When the weather is really inclement, there is only a certain amount of paperwork that a clergyman can do before he/she goes completely potty! I have had a period of enforced rest, a period of time in which to think, plan and prepare. Perhaps it’s not a bad thing after all.

Lent is also a time for us to refresh our minds; a time to concentrate and think on the Passion of Christ; reflect on the glory of that first Easter morn. Perhaps Liz has it right after all? We ought to spend a time in hibernation; a time to prepare, re-create and renew. That way we shall be refreshed to receive the Risen Christ and, as a result of that, the work we have before us!

My wife Liz firmly believes that we should hibernate in winter. Of course, she takes her lead from a variety of animals and fish that do precisely that. In the autumn they curl up under a pile of leaves, twigs and other warm bedding or if they are fish, in the mud at the bottom of a lake and go to sleep until spring creeps around the corner. They have to have a time of refreshment and re-creation. I have to confess that I tease Liz mercilessly about this!

Very recently we have experienced a spell of stormy weather, hampering our travel and our ability to go about our normal daily lives. This has driven me , having to spend far more time at

Extra & Weekday Services MARCH 2020 Tues 7.30pm 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st Tues 7.30pm 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st (7pm) Wed 11.15am 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Lent Course

"Matthew in Tudor Cottage, Church Road March" DT9 6RF (opposite the pub)

BRADFORD ABBAS

Lent Course

"Saying Yes to Life" by Ruth Valerio.

Meditative Holy Communion "Saying Yes to Life" by Ruth Valerio.

HOLWELL

Benefice Service

Thurs 7.30pm Lent Course 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

The Rectory, Holwell DT9 5LF

St Andrew's Church DT9 6LG YETMINSTER

Thornford School DT9 6QE THORNFORD

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METHODIST CHURCH YETMINSTER DT9 6LJ YETMINSTER

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Lower Covey Toddlers' Service

YETMINSTER

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Midday Prayer followed by CW HILFIELD FRIARY Holy Communion

Tuesday - Every week Saturday

10.30am Women's World Day of Prayer

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH TEAM, YETMINSTER Last summer while my wife and I were holidaying in rural Devon we saw a place called “Chip Shop” on the map. When we visited it we found that it was not a fish and chip shop as we had expected. In previous centuries when there were active copper mines in the area copper tokens were given as wages which could only be redeemed at the company’s stores. These metal “pennies”, called “chips” in those days, could not be exchanged for cash, so the recipients were completely dependent upon the company’s retail outlet for all of their needs. There is now an inn on the site where the shop was, called The Copper Penny.

This was a reminder that words can change their meaning in significant ways over the course of time. In previous ages the word “history” referred to stories which conveyed the meaning and significance of events in the past rather than an accurate account of what actually happened. This needs to be kept in mind when we hear the stories about the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

Did “wise men” actually visit the infant Jesus from Europe, Asia, and Africa, guided on their way by a bright star in the sky? Astronomers have not been able to identify the star. The Dictionary of the Christian

Church says that such efforts “have now been generally abandoned.”

One commentator suggested that it was “a literary star”, a reference to a prophecy in the book of Numbers which says: “There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre will rise out of Israel”. This referred to a great prince or ruler.

So the story could mean that the birth of Jesus had universal significance.

He would bring salvation to all peoples, to all the nations of the earth. The story of the wise men is thus full of meaning, whether it is literally true or not.

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office :

Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert

Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG

The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE

01935 872600 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org

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

Rev’d Richard Kirlew @RuralChaplain

01935 873044 e: rector3valleys@gmail.com Jubilee Hall Yetminster ENQUIRES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 1935 Team Vicars 872600 Rev’d George Moody 3valleysoffice@gmail.com The Rectory Church St, Yetminster DT9 6QE

01935 873214

HELPING HANDS 01935 872921

e: revgeorgemoody@gmail.com

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Kate Konrad 01935-415837

Treasurer: Mrs S Gilbey

All services begin at 10:30am followed by Worship co-ordinator: coffee.

Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 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 e: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk w: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

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CLUB NEWS On a damp and drizzly February evening we gathered in Chetnole village Hall to listen to Mike Morrell talk to us about gardens of South Africa. Mike and Pat are frequent visitors to South Africa and this time they wanted us to travel with them from their starting point in Cape Town and follow the Garden Trail.

Their first stay was in the Vineyard Hotel. The startlingly blue sky, the purple bougainvillea and the scarlet ibis strutting round the beautiful grounds soon made us forget the dreary weather outside.

The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden covering two square miles was the start of their Garden Route. Being such a huge area Mike and Pat opted for a guided tour on a buggy and their photos showed us huge swathes of orange daisies, tall Cycads unchanged for 40 million years, colourful Proteas (national flower of S.A) all overlooked by Table Top Mountain.

Mike interspersed his talk with many humerous asides such as the weaver bird building a nest watched by his wife. If it was not up to scratch then she pulled it to bits and made him start all over again.

This brought a wry look from Pat! His knowledge of the history of South Africa also added to the interest of the evening.

Knysa Heads was a particularly beautiful stop next to the ocean and here they stayed in a lodge in Plettenberg Bay. All around this area they saw many gorgeous birds such as the Crowned Crane, Caribbean flamingo, Scarlet Ibis and the Golden Pheasant.

A change of scene brought us to the Cango Caves at Oudtshoorn which were

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breathtaking with huge stalactites and stalagmites all lit up in an eerie fashion and all with names such as glass flower fantasy and the hanging shawl.

The Sanbono game reserve was next on Mike and Pat’s trip and here they saw Oryx, lions, giraffes, Rhino and elephants.

Mike is an excellent photographer and really captured the beauty of the wildlife in its natural surroundings.

Their journey was nearing its end but you can’t visit South Africa without tasting the wine so Franschhoek was their next stop. It is famous for its food and wine so we can be certain that they made full use of their stay here.

Mike’s photos transported us from winter to summer, from grey skies to blue and he received hearty applause for such an excellent presentation.

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Through the early 1820’s and 30’s there was growing discontentment in rural areas concerning working conditions and low wages caused by an over supply of labour due to the invention of stationery steam engines and traction engines which were the forerunners of the modern-day tractors. This unrest lead to the ‘Swing Riots’ which started in the Home Counties and quickly spread across to Dorset. This involved farm labourers and other rural dwellers smashing threshers and other agricultural equipment preventing landlords from harvesting their crops. Many of the protesters were arrested and deported to Australia. Six friends lead by George Loveless decided to set up the Tolpuddle Friendly Society to protect workers’ rights, but they were arrested and tried on the charge of illegally swearing an oath of allegiance in secret. The judge was Barron Williams who set them up as an example and sentenced them to seven years deportation to Australia. This was a disaster for their families as there was no support from the parish available, but other Friendly Societies across the country stepped in and provided for them. Four years later it was decided that they had actually done nothing wrong, just trying to protect their families and they were pardoned and repatriated. Strangely only

one stayed in Tolpuddle for the rest of his life with the others emigrating to Canada.

Today’s trade union movements is the result of these Friendly Societies.

We also discussed the planned development of Dorchester. Dorchester became Dorset’s county town because the Judiciary had their regional Courts and prison there, both now unused. The Courts have had a recent ‘overhaul’ and are now a museum with the prison sold for residential development. Locals had hoped it would be affordable accommodation, but apparently it will be more luxury apartments.

With the huge development at Poundbury still only half completed we also questioned whether the planned development of a further four thousand houses to the North of the town was far too excessive or even necessary given the environmental impact on the water meadows and surrounding countryside which would be lost forever.

Alistair was witty and entertaining and we all thoroughly enjoyed our evening with him.

: , – Bridget Strawbridge. Non-members welcome

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Dorset is a county with many famous people and places but local historian, Brian Bates likes to shine the light on the lives of more ordinary and some not so ordinary people.

We dived straight in to the gruesome subject of hangings which were viewed as an excuse for a picnic with some entertainment thrown in.

All hangings were held in public and the crowds numbered many hundreds In 1856 Martha Brown was hung for murdering her unfaithful husband and the event was attended by 16 year old Thomas Hardy.

It made a great impression on him and the incident was to provide inspiration for his famous novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

Brian showed us a picture of a little white cross standing rather crookedly at the side of the road near Sugar Hill. It has the numbers 1928 etched upon it.

A young girl was in a car with her family when the car collided with an Asphalt lorry and the girl was killed. For the next 80 years someone left fresh flowers at the spot and it was only when the Dorset Echo put out a plea in 2005 that we learned that the roadman in charge of that part of the road was responsible.

However even after his death the flowers continued to be laid there.

Most villages had an annual fair where animals and goods were bought and sold but Woodbury Hill Fair was particularly large. It lasted for five days and each day was set aside for a particular purpose.

Day 1.

Day 2. on the hill.

Day 3.

Day 4.

Day 5.

Here in Sherborne we have our own of course which was certainly being held as far back as 1826 when it appears in William Hone’s Every Day book of 1826.

The pictures and description of life for the poor of Dorchester who lived on Mill Lane described a miserable existence of houses being consistently flooded by the river Frome, one room up and one room down and no toilets or washing facilities. Disease was rife and cholera and typhoid outbreaks were not uncommon. All the filth was thrown into the Mill Pond along with that from the County Gaol and yet it was this water that was used for washing and cooking – the imagination boggles!

A most interesting and informative Talk.

The talk will be

by Paul Stickland in Leigh Village Hall on at 2.30pm

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A much maligned organisation According to speaker, James Bond, m y t h s , sensational tales and mediaeval versions of fake news have created a totally distorted image of the K n i g h t s Templar. The Order was formally dissolved by Pope Clement V in 1312. There then followed the stories: secret society with secret rituals, sexual depravities, freemasonry and so on down through the centuries to Sir Walter Scott’s novels, Ivanhoe and Talisman, in the 19th and Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code in the 21st centuries..

The Order of the Knights Templar was founded in 1119 in the wake of the 1st Crusade in 1096. Muslims, although tolerant of Christian pilgrims for over 400 years after their taking Jerusalem, became totally hostile as a result of the bloodshed and cruelty dispensed by the Crusaders in its recapture. The Order’s objective was twofold: to recruit young men to fight, and

to protect pilgrims on their journeys across Europe and especially in the Middle East.

The 1128 Council of Troyes officially sanctioned the rules drawn up for Orders supporting the Crusades: admission/ selection, restrictions on dress, dietary regulations and celibacy. Hence possibly the origin of the tales of the rituals. As well as recruiting soldiers the Order was ultra successful in raising money. From bequests, gifts and sometimes from conquest it acquired an enormous amount of property throughout Europe which generated equally enormous wealth.

The Order’s greatest source of wealth was in France. After operations over approximately 200 years during which the Crusades finally proved a failure the Order had not found a new role. By now it had attracted hostility, envy, and loss of military prestige. Always short of money the king of France, Philip IV, having plundered the Jews and then the Lombard bankers turned his attention to the Knights Templar, the richest organisation in the country. First he set about a programme of black propaganda vilifying the Order – rituals, orgies, secrecy and codes– and then in a carefully co-ordinated operation arrested the whole of the membership. They were interrogated and tortured by the Inquisition.

Confessions were extracted to all sorts of accusations. Any who recanted were burnt alive. With all this ‘evidence’ Philip leant on the Pope to dissolve the order.

Before the talk there were presentations to Sandra Tuck and Jenny Hoppe who are standing down from the committee.

Sincere thanks to both for all their hard work.

NEXT MEETING. Wednesday, 11th March 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster. Janet Seaton will give a talk on THEY WERE ALSO MPs – HISTORICAL FIGURES WHO ALSO SERVED IN PARLIAMENT. New members are always welcome. Just come along.

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On Tuesday 21st January on a very foggy evening we welcomed Paul Stickland from the Black Shed Flower Farm. This was a very interesting and colourful talk with excellent illustrations of the many and varied flowers they grow for weddings, company and private events, wreaths and individual customers. From very small beginnings they now have customers all over the United Kingdom.

They have a growing season of about nine months of the year and the flowers are grown in plots over a large

area. They also grow and sell dried flowers which are a delight to have when not many fresh flowers are around. Paul & his team give a personal service to all their customers needs.

At our AGM in January we announced our programme for this year and if you would like a copy, please contact Margaret Shipman (872440). Our theme for this year is "Building Hope & Confidence". Please do join us and others at at the Methodist Church in Yetminster on . The ladies of the country of Zimbabwe have put the service together this year. On there will be various Mothering Sunday services through the Benefice.

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY It was great to see the return of Mike Burks, that patron saint of local gardening, on February 11th. His reputation goes before him as a knowledgeable, experienced and wryly amusing speaker, so a good crowd turned up to hear what he had to say about propagation and of course, he did not disappoint.

Seeds, he said, are the ‘blueprint for a plant’ and took us through those sold at Castle Gardens, hoping that members would come in and buy them in quantities any time soon. He mentioned that Thompson & Morgan had an interesting line in vegetables specifically for growing in pots and picked out Sungold as a particularly toothsome tomato. He talked about the uniformity of F1 hybrid seeds and the practice of maybe mixing these with seeds which are not ready all at the same time, because, delicious as they are, ‘there are only so many sprouts you can eat at once’.

Mike’s big message about both sowing seeds and pricking them out was never to press down the compost but to gently lift the soil then shake seeds and plantlets into position leaving an aerated soil structure. For sowing he mixed compost with perlite on a 50/50 basis which made the emerging seedlings very easy to remove by their first leaves and preserved a fragile but perfect root system all poised for new life in a module.

Mike had some tips for encouraging seedlings to grow on once planted. He only used half trays so that any setback such as damping off would be less of a disaster than losing a whole tray. The key to strong plant growth was a

combination of lowish temperatures combined with high light levels. In chilly weather Mike suggested keeping planted-up trays on the ground, rather than staging, where on frosty nights no cold air could get underneath and the top could be easily protected by fleece. Never thought of that before and shall certainly try it this year.

Mike’s love of plants is infectious and even after 33 years at Castle Gardens he can still say that ‘watching my runner bean seed put down a root and then its first shoot will still give me a wow like it’s always done’. Course it will Mike and you deserved the big piece of chocolate cake we gave you afterwards. ….. ….will be the ever-popular C at Just remember to bring your Orange Card – and plenty of money!

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PLANNING

Planning Applications MARCH 2020 WD/D/19/002854 14/11/2019 Application for approval of reserved matters for access, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale in relation to outline approval WD/D/19/000801.

WD/D/19/003101 16/12/2019 Erection of dwelling with access and associated parking. .

WD/D/19/002939 26/112/2019 – Formation of gated access.

WD/D/19/002864 15/11/2019 Alterations to internal partition wall; internal alterations to create en-suite bathrooms WD/D/19/002478 03/10/2019 Use existing holiday let as independent dwelling.

WD/D/19/002136 22/082019 Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to 1No. dwelling with associated internal and external alterations.

WD/D/19/002127 19/082019 Change of use WD/D/19/002128 and conversion of agricultural buildings to 1 No. dwelling with associated internal and external alterations.

WD/D/19/003067 10/12/2019 Change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Use Class C3) and associated operational development. /D/19/002718 04/11/2019 Erection of 2.no dwellings and garages and alterations to existing vehicular access.

WD/D/19/002257 06/09/2019 Change of use of agricultural land to village green & agricultural land.

Erection of fence with stile gate & vehicle access gate between the two sections of land & 2no. vehicle access gates & 2 no. pedestrian gates.

WD/D/19/002898 21/11/2019 Erection of single storey side and rear extensions. Relocation of oil tank.

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Planning Applications MARCH 2020 WD/D/19/003173 20/12/2019 Use as a separate dwelling in breach of condition 2 of permission 1/N/88/000414 which requires that the accommodation remain ancillary to Hamlet House and not be sold or leased separately.

WD/D/19/003147 20/12/2019 Agricultural building to dwelling.

WD/D/19/003123 19/12/2019 Change of use of agricultural buildings to 3 no. dwellinghouses (class C3) and associated operational development. .

WD/D/19/003125 19/12/2019 Erect single storey rear extension - depth from rear wall 5.0 metres; maximum height 3.45 metres; height to eaves 2.25 metres.

WD/D/19/002397 25/09/2019 Request or confirmation of compliance with conditions No 3 and 5 of planning approval WD/D/19/000777.

WD/D/19/002011 07/08/2019 Erection of 1 No. Dwelling.

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

WD/D/19/000776 14/03/2019 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).

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).

meeting will take place on 31st March 2020 at 2.00pm, this meeting is being held Stour Hall, The Exchange, Old Market Hill, DT10 1FH. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

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VILLAGE EVENTS NEWS REGULAR

Regular Meetings …

Every Mon Table Tennis Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

9.30-12.30pm 9.30-10.30am

Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

Cummunifit Sit & Strengthen

11am-12 noon

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

2-5pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Table Tennis Club

10-12noon

Scout Hut, Yetminster

Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

6.30-7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Yetminster Bell Ringers 7.30pm-10pm Topsy Turvy Toddlers 9.30am -11am Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) 10am-1pm

St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Village Hall

Beginners Pilates

1.10 - 2.10pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Cubs (in term) Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning & PO Community Coffee morning

6-7.30pm 9.30-12 noon 10.30-11.30am

Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Old Vicarage Care Home

Morning Yoga Class

10.30-11.30am

Leigh Village Hall

Croquet Coach/Play

3pm (until Oct)

Yetminster Playing Fields

Wednesday Club (in term)

3.15 pm-4.05pm

St Andrew's Primary School

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club

2:00 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

7-10pm 10am 10am

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall 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

Every Fri

Wriggle Valley Voices Table Tennis Croquet Club (May - Oct)

7.30pm 9.30-12.30pm 3pm

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Sports Club

Every Sun

Croquet 3pm Second Sunday Informal worship 9 for 9.30am Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 2pm

Every Tue

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Every Thur Tai Chi Advanced Pilates

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…Events & Activities 1st Mon

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club

7:30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

1st Tue

Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)

7.30 - 10.30pm 7pm

Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster

2nd Tues

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.

7.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

7.30pm

Sue Footner 873610

(not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion

3rd Tues

Last Tues

Sheaf of Arrows

WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

7.30pm 12.15 - 3pm

Gable Court Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Women's Institute

7.30 - 11pm

Leigh Village Hall

Pub Quiz

7pm

The White Hart, Yetminster

1st Wed

Coffee ‘n’ Cakes Batcombe Coffee Morning

10 - 11.30am 11am

Yetminster Jubilee Hall tba

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC Yetminster Historical Society

7.30pm 2.30pm

St. Andrew's Primary School Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Police Support Unit

2 - 3pm

The Cross, Leigh

Chetnole & Stockwood PC

7.30pm 7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

12.30pm 12.45-2.45pm

The White Hart Pogles Wood nr Leigh

2nd Wed 2nd Wed/alt mth

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study

Last Wed

Seniors Lunch Club Woodland Wednesdays Police Community Support

Wed - Sat

Yetminster Fair Association Friary Shop

1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers 2nd Thurs

Last Sat

Meadens Coffee Morning Leigh Short Mat Bowls Pub Quiz

Venue contact 872342

By Church, Yetminster 7.30pm 2.30 - 4.30pm

Meadens Hall, Yetminster The Friary, Hilfield

6.30 - 8pm 10.30am

Old School Gallery, Yet

7-10pm

The Meadens Leigh Village Hall

8pm

The White Haart

District Council 2020 : :

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