305 May 2018 Wriggle Valley Magazine

WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE

NO. 305 MAY 2018

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Garden Maintenance & Pruning

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HOME, OFFICE & INTERIORS

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Logs - Malcolm Dunning

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M&S Welding

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Paul Hambidge Contractors

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Steve Bane fabrics Country Office Furniture Melbury Kitchens & Interiors Sibley Kitchens & Bathrooms Michael Sturmey Carpets Upstairs Downstairs West Country Tiling

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Chetnole Inn 16 Hound House, Yetminster 46 Tarks Hill View, Yetminster 73 CARE AT HOME & CARE HOMES Bay Tree Cleaning & Home Support 6 Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh BACK PAGE CARS & VANS, HIRING & SERVICING

Addison Motors, Leigh Autotech Garage Services Brotherwood Automobility NS Autos, Dorchester Rd West Country Cars Yetminster Motor Co.

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CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd i Sweep, & video inspections Steve White COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT Core Technology DMDH Computers PDC Computing Professional Website Designer

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

EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall The Marquee Hire Co. Thornford Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall

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FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Shires Asset Management

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HEALTH & WELL BEING 24 24 24 24

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FOOD, DRINK & CATERING The Flying Pig Jenny’s Kitchen

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Leigh Village Stores & PO On the Boyle Café SPAR, Stores & P.O., Yetminster Chrissie’s Kitchen

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ADVERTISER Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing JJP Plumbing M Harris Builder AR Hillier, Building Maintenance Steve Jones Carpentry & Joinery Knott Roofing Lawrence Electricals Neal Electrical Services Phelps Heating Solutions Sellick & Saxton Spearbuild Steve Mumford General Builder BA Wallbridge Plumb. & Heat.

Wayne Timmins Decorator WHY DIY - Matt Westcountry Electrics Wriggle Valley Windows & Doors

Abbey Hearing Clinic Microsuction Acupuncture Beauty Barn Phoenix Physique Rebecca Dolbear, Psychotherapy Robert Frith, Optometrists Yetminster Health Centre HOME - BUILD & MAINTENANCE AD Renovations ATW Construction & Build Bay Tree Cleaning J Bennett Joinery Blooming Hill Services - Heating Ian Crossland, Property Maint.

Complete Property Maintenance Dorset Plasterers

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Elite Window Cleaning Fournier Ltd

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PRINTERS Remous, Milborne Port

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

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PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD Chetnole Inn King’s Arms The White Hart

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EDITOR’S MUSINGS… Welcome to what hopes to be a bit more spring like month. Everyone’s gardens are starting to flourish and bring smiles to our faces. Where I live we are blessed with beautiful verges which really do lift the spirits.

This month we have launched our very own for the youngsters of the Wriggle Valley p47, to encourage them to get out their own cameras and photograph what is around them. They have until the end of September to send them in and we really look forward to seeing what they can produce.

- our very own pp9 & 47, through popular demand, are performing their on two dates in May; we really do have a group of vocally talented folk very ably led by choirmaster Ian Lingwood . Hope you have got your tickets so you can be audibly caressed. …and what about more talented people, all our local artists who are throwing their doors open for pp42-43. Preview party is on at Chetnole Mill.

Remember on , Leigh is holding its very own to remind everyone about the love and joy of reading - something that can be forgotten in this ever busy day to day living.

Have a great May.

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e held a very successful Jumble Sale in April in Leigh Village Hall.

Huge thanks go to Carol Attwell, her family and all those who donated or helped set up and run the sale which reported a record crowd through ‘the turnstiles'. Some buyers were so keen to get stuck in that they were in the starting stalls 45 minutes before the ‘off’.

We are looking forward to the BATCOMBE CREAM TEAS which will be at the Friary from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday 17th June. As usual it is on Fathers’ day and it will be in the beautiful courtyard at Hilfield Friary – an early Summer treat to look forward to. We hope to welcome as many as possible for tea, scones with cream & jam and cakes (£5), tea and cakes (£3.50), tombola, plants, cake stall and bric-a-brac.

BATCOMBE CHURCH LOTTERY 1st No. 21 Simon Gibbs 2ⁿd No. 28 Isabella Graham 3rd No. 6 Hilary Brocklehurst 1st No. 39 Louisa Macpherson 2ⁿd No. 22 Simon Gibbs 3rd No. 4 David & Maria Broadbent Thought from the Rise of the Wriggle

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This is the anniversary of the month when the great German offensive of 1918 was threatening French and British forces before the tide turned and the War of 1914-18 reached its close after four and a half years.

We are very pleased to be participating in the national project to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, to honour the men from our own and many other parishes who lost their lives in the fighting, and to remind ourselves that those returning home would find a very different ‘new’ world where the guns may have fallen silent but very different social, work, economic and physical and mental challenges were just about to begin. Looking ahead, please make a note in your diaries to come to a Talk on Friday 9th November to be given by Lieutenant General Andrew Graham in Leigh Village Hall entitled ‘The Great War and All That’ in conjunction with the Royal British Legion.

We almost had a donkey in the church on Palm Sunday, only she was a miniature Shetland pony and was happier to stand near the door and look in (see p5).

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Congratulations to Sherborne couple Katherine Cobb and Thomas Mason who married at St Peter’s church on Saturday 7th April. Their programme had a lovely sketch of the church on the front and on the back was written “ Our thanks to the congregation of Chetnole Church for sharing this special place and making us welcome”. What a lovely thing to say and we wish them all the best in their married life together.

Congratulations also to Andrew and Sarah (daughter of Pam and Steve Broadway from Bubb Down Farm) Geldard on the birth of their beautiful daughter, Clara.

Finally get well to Sylvia Frampton who has been in hospital recently and Linda Carroll who has broken her wrist. We wish you both a speedy recovery.

WHAT’S ON IN MAY: CHARITY COFFEE MORNING at Chetnole Village Hall on Saturday 12th May 10am-12pm in aid of the Weldmar Trust.

Cake, plant and book stalls plus more. See our poster in the general section. Liz Tebbatt (me) and her friends Daphne Barfoot and Jane Jeans from Yetminster are also walking Weldmar’s Jurassic Coast Challenge in conjunction with this event to raise money for this great free charitable service for our community.

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Refreshments available.

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Lucy Gregory of Chetnole is also raising money for this charity and you can read all about her lovely Nan’s story later on and why she is so passionate about Weldmar. Lucy and her family are taking part in their COLOUR RUN on this very day in Weymouth so we wish them all luck, they’ll have such a brilliant time.

BINGO NIGHT at the Hall on Saturday 12th May 7 for 7.30pm - see poster for details. Raising funds for the Chetnole Fete and Flower Show. No need to book but places limited so first come first served THE CHETNOLE COMMUNITY CHOIR are staging two “gigs” at Chetnole Village Hall on Friday 18th May at 7.30pm and Saturday 19 May at 2.30pm - come and listen to your very own village people sing their hearts out. See our poster below for further details.

Enjoy spring I think it’s finally sprung

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PARISH LITTER-PICK A Parish litter-pick was carried out on 5th April, postponed from 3rd April due to uncertain weather. Six teams of volunteers filled a dozen or so black bags with mostly plastic wrappers, bottles and tin cans on a fine day when the BBC's weather forecasters actually "got it right". Not quite as much litter as collected last year and nothing fly-tipped, which is encouraging.

There was a good response to the call for volunteers this year - as many as seventeen residents would have turned out on 3rd April and fortunately four ladies and ten men were still available two days later.

It will be interesting to see how much new litter has appeared by the time the magazine is published, especially in our litter hot-spot area - along the verges of Stockwood Road and behind the Chetnole Halt platform.

Thank you everyone who volunteered.

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FLOOD WARNING SIGNS On 6th April a team from the Environment Agency changed the telemetry for the electronic Flood Warning signs at each end of Deep Ford Lane. When the signs were installed originally the EA had set up the system so that an approaching vehicle would trigger a display of "Ford" or "Flood". For various reasons this has not succeeded in preventing vehicles from coming to grief in the ford during periods of heavy rainfall. From now on the signs will display "Flood" continuously, when the river level at the middle of the ford is 22cm and above, and will no longer display "Ford". The pole-mounted "Ford" road signs will remain in place.

As the depth marker poles on each side of the ford were out of alignment, causing some confusion, they have been re-aligned by the EA. The above actions were prompted by Will Henry reporting that just in time, he had stopped a car from entering the ford when in flood, and that yet another vehicle had been towed out by the long-suffering Alex James.

Alex is owed a debt of thanks for his rescue efforts over the years which have kept Chetnole from becoming "The Village of The Dammed" Gordon Ratcliffe, Chetnole Flood Warden

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CHETNOLE HALT There has been a bit of ‘guerrilla gardening’ going on at the Halt.

Some of the more ‘robust’ plants such as alchemilla and m ic ha elm a s daisies have been planted in the small area of ground at the bottom of the steps with some foxgloves up the side of the steps. There are no facilities yet available for watering so we have selected plants that have a chance of surviving by themselves – we shall see if anything grows!

A couple of new signs have appeared on the platform but note, these are for railway staff and not passengers!

And have you noticed the smart railings and other painting we did late last year? (A generous donation from the Chetnole Flower Show helped with the purchase of materials.)

For those who have not seen it yet, see if you can spot some Wriggle Valley Magazines in this YouTube clip which features Chetnole Halt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJifSqyYBI The official figures recently published, according to Wikipedia, for annual rail passenger usage at Chetnole Halt for 2016/2017, show 2598 passengers. This compares with 1946 passengers for the previous year, 2015/2016. There is always some uncertainty regarding the accuracy of these figures but it is encouraging to note that this is an increase of about 33%!

So don’t forget to think of using the train if you fancy a day out in, for example, Bath or Weymouth…and some of the newer rolling stock even have WiFi and USB sockets for your mobile phones and computers!

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Lucy Gregory, and a group of family and friends, will be taking part in Weldmar Hospicecare’s COLOUR RUN on Saturday 12th May in memory of her Nana, Rita Meaden. Lucy has kindly shared her story with us …

“From the beginning of 2017 it became clear that my Nana was unwell and deteriorating rapidly and eventually she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) by the hospital. After hearing this diagnosis, and being clear that Nana was in the advanced stages of MND, it was crucial for us as a family to ensure she had the best end of life care, which she so deserved. With the help of the Palliative Care Team at the hospital, Nana was referred to Weldmar, and was admitted to Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester.

I had heard good things about Weldmar, and the incredible work that they do. The moment we walked out of the ambulance and in through the doors, we were greeted with such warmth, kindness, calmness, and generosity. It was like walking into a bubble of safety.

My Nana was only at Weldmar for five days but during that time, the care and respect that she received was absolutely incredible. After what felt like weeks of distress, she quickly became more settled and calm. As a family the atmosphere was calming and we all ‘moved in’ to the hospice - each morning we would walk in

with our carrier bags of biscuits, fruit, slippers, books and even nail varnish to paint our nails.

Weldmar allowed us as a family to spend some very special moments together, which we will treasure forever, and will always be grateful for. The staff not only gave my Nana the very best care but they also cared for us as well. They answered my many questions, made me cups of tea, tucked me up with a blanket when I was cold, spoke to me about what to expect, reassured me, hugged me and mopped up my tears, and even picked me up off the floor in my total distress. I know that for my Nana and us as a family, Weldmar was the perfect place for my Nana to spend her last days.

I am learning to live life without my best friend although it is proving to be a huge challenge. One thing this experience has inspired me to do is to fundraise for Weldmar. I feel so fortunate we were able to use the service, which makes me passionate to be able to give something back to such an incredible charity. I will be doing the Colour Run in May with a large group of family and friends, and I am currently working with the amazing fundraising team to see how else I can support them as a volunteer”.

Lucy, her family and friends are raising funds whilst taking part in the Weldmar Colour Run – and can be supported at www.justgiving.com/lucyfamilyandfriendsf undraiseforweldmar

FUNDRAISING BRIDGE TEA Very many thanks to all those that assisted with the fundraising Bridge Tea in Chetnole on Thursday 22ⁿd March: whether playing bridge, donating raffle prizes, working on the day, or making delicious sandwiches, scones and cakes. We made a terrific £480 which will be shared between Cancer Research and St Peter's Church, and we really appreciate the very generous help you gave. Thank you!

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: HERMITAGE 2018 BALL ON THE GREEN Friday 10th August - details to follow CLOSED VILLAGE LUNCH. Sunday 12th August Easter Bingo was well supported , thank you to all who attended , it was nice to see some new faces among our regular players.

Thank you Nick for taking on calling from Charlie, who called for 50 years and will be sadly missed by us all.

Many thanks to Ann for her continued support. Bingo will be back in the autumn - watch this space for dates.

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THE LAWN - an Englishman’s pride and joy (and their wives and families like them too!) Personally I am horrified at my wet lawn looking more like a persistent pond rather than a gorgeous green sward.

Writing this in April - the rain has not yet ceased but I know it will stop, the sun will shine and the weeds will make their presence known. Here is an extract from Suttons Seeds: “Provided the weather is mild and the grass is growing, applications of lawn fertilisers and weed killers can be made to established lawns.

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maximum height may be necessary, remembering to remove any dead foliage beforehand.

This is the time to control fairy ring, also yorkshire fog, couch weed and bindweed along with other weeds eradicating them by teasing them out and cutting the roots.

Continue to sow new lawns.”

Sue at Bailey Ridge will, no doubt, have some more localised knowledge to pass on.

The village green will be lovingly tended by Kevin and brought back to its summer glory.

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“For all of those who knew Geoff Perry many, I am sure, will want to know that it was in a lovely peace that he passed away at Yeovil Hospital on Thursday afternoon 6th April.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Saturday 28th April – “PIMM’S IN THE PEWS” CONCERT in the church at 7.30pm Sunday 6th May – “JUST BREAKFAST” in the Church from 9.00 am Saturday 12th May – LEIGH BOOK DAY AT THE CHURCH 10am – 4pm Sunday 20th May – COMMUNITY SPIRIT Sunday in the church at 10.15 pm followed by crafts and lunch Monday 21st May – MOVIOLA “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI – LVH 7.30pm LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE: Saturday 9th June - LEIGH OPEN GARDENS – more info in June’s magazine Wednesday, 20th June – LEIGH CANDLE AUCTION in LVH – 8pm Saturday 23rd June SUNSET CAFÉ STOMPERS 7.30pm If anyone would like to take over coordinating the Leigh section of this magazine I am finding it increasingly difficult to find the time to do it. Please contact me: emma.harris27@btinternet.com or 01935 873563. Any bits of relevant information about the village are always welcome to put in the intro article. Many thanks. Emma

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH Our Easter services this year were very special. John Summers led a very thoughtful meditation for Good Friday and then on Easter Day 70 people attended a joyous service led by Tony Durkin. After all the gloomy weather we have had recently, everyone’s spirits were lifted by the church looking so beautiful. Many thanks to all who helped decorate the church – both inside and outside – and to Chris Ovenden who made delicious Easter biscuits, bunnies and chickens to go with our cups of tea and coffee.

We are very grateful to all those who came to our April Spring Cleaning Day. 22 people turned up to help both inside and outside the church and the majority managed to get to The Old Vicarage Coffee morning as well.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY We have lots happening in the church over the next few months: PIMM'S IN THE PEWS - 7.30pm 28th April COFFEE MORNING – Tuesday May 1st 10.30am in the church JUST BREAKFAST – Sunday 6th May from 9am in the church LEIGH BOOK DAY – Saturday 12th May from 10am in the church COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAY – 20th May (10.15am Service; 11.30am crafts; 12.45pm lunch please

let us know if you’d like lunch) OPEN WEEKEND – 14th/15th July in the church CAR BOOT SALE – Sunday 2ⁿd September from 9am - 1pm at the Village Hall We hope to see lots of you at these events.

Eddie Upton & Anne Reason Churchwardens

ST ANDREW'S CHURCH LENT LUNCH Many thanks to all those who made such delicious soups and also came to support our Lent Lunch in March where we raised £287.50 for the charity "Young Minds". With so much in the news about mental health it seemed a very worthwhile charity to support, so many thanks again for coming.

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IN THE CHURCH LEIGH BOOK DAY Saturday 12th May, 10am – 4 pm We hope lots of you will come to the church to support this brand new venture.

Even in these days of Kindles and the internet, books and stories are still a vital source of pleasure and information for many of us. The idea of the day is for all ages to come and celebrate reading while raising funds to help develop the children’s and refreshment area of the church for family and community use. We have set ourselves an ambitious target of £1,000 towards the cost of the work involved, which will include the purchase of a large folding bookcase.

ON THE DAY On the hour from 10am to 3pm we have lined up a variety of people to read aloud for about 15 minutes from their favourite writers. The readings at 11.00 am and 12 noon will be from children’s authors.

We will have a second hand bookshop, as well as a variety of books, magazines and newspapers for you to browse. There will be adult and children’s books on a range of subjects. You can even bring along your own book and find a comfortable area for a quiet read.

The bulk of the activity will take place inside the church, but we are hoping for some dry weather for three story walks in the churchyard (the stories at 11.30 am and 1.30 pm will be aimed at children, while the 3.30 pm one will be for adults) and there will

be other children’s activities including an opportunity for budding pavement artists.

We hope the day might inspire you to write a short story, poem or piece of prose for display in the church at this year’s OPEN WEEKEND (14-15 JULY).

Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day and there will be cakes and biscuits to help keep up your energy levels! Feel free to bring a picnic.

We are not making a fixed charge for the day but we hope you will be generous with your donations.

BEFORE THE DAY If you would like to help on the day by serving refreshments or helping in the bookshop, please let us know.

If you have books you would like to donate for our second hand book shop please ring 01963 210485 or email eddie@folksw.org.uk and we’ll arrange to collect them from you.

We hope this will become an annual part of the village calendar, perhaps even featuring visits from published authors.

Philippa Toulson and Eddie Upton

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We were delighted to have a visit from Steve, who is the latest puppy with our friends from Canine Partners. He was extremely friendly, well behaved and exceptionally cute!

We continued with the animal theme with a visit from World Life Conservation. We were introduced to some far-from-cuddly snakes, spiders and bearded dragons! The baby tortoises however stole the show.

We would also like to thank the local Chattering community led by Tony Durkin for leading the Palm Sunday service at the Old Vicarage, Jasmine the donkey had visited the week before and was otherwise engaged on the day.

Trips out have started with a lovely pub lunch at The Prince of Wales Inn, Ham Hill.

Everyone was extremely accommodating and we had a fantastic day out with great food and company.

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nother great LITTER PICK in Ryme last Saturday, we collected just under half a ton; it was great to welcome our newcomers to the village to this prestigious event!

As usual we split into groups and worked down all the approach roads, the main street being kept tidy by those that walk up and down it. As always there was plenty to pick up, mainly food orientated ! The prize of the day was finding a handbag belonging to a lady in a neighbouring village, which had been stolen out of a car a few weeks ago. Apart from being soaking wet and a small amount of cash taken everything else had been thrown over the

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hedge! It was good to be able to return it to its rather surprised owner.

The next village gathering will be the CHURCHYARD TIDY UP on Saturday 12th May at 10am.

Please do all come and join in; coffee and something delicous from Sue G isnot to be missed and of course a good gossip. Please bring your own tools/gloves etc. and there will be jobs for everyone.

Deb & Angus Stewart are full of excitement as they have just become grandparents to Barnaby Angus Brunt, via their daughter Hannah & her husband Tom in Kent. Also their son Niall won Yeovil”s half marathon in March in 1:12:02. Well done all the Stewarts.

Is anyone in Ryme willing to rent a parking space or two? Parking in the Granary is very restricted, and for safefty reasons, we don”t want to encourage parking on the road. Please contact daffodildeb@tiscali.co.uk if you can help.

Other news from the Granary, No 1 was recently converted from a four bedroom house to two two bedroomed houses, into which we welcome Matt and Rowan and James and Rhiannon. Tim and Nicky are also new in No4.

We hope you will all be very happy in Ryme.

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CRIMEWATCH YETMINSTER. During the early hours of Wednesday, April 11th a vehicle described as a white box van was seen driving slowly along High Street without any lights on. Three men were seen getting out of the van and smashing four large 3ft by 5ft panes of glass at the front of a property. They were described as over 6ft tall with faces covered by hoodies. If you have any information concerning this crime, please contact Dorset police via www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-online

Or by telephoning the Dorset Police non-emergency number 101 quoting incident number 11:0029 Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers.uk.org RYME ROAD. Open at last. But you could only enjoy a straight run through for a few days. With the wonders of interorganisation co-ordination, Somerset decided to start bridge repairs at the A37 end. By now hopefully it is all clear.

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CASH IN THE ATTIC. Good fun having one’s old things valued. My stuff was of course worthless. My 19th century books could only be sold for their bindings - to those who want to decorate their shelves or bookcases with old books!! Any interior designers interested? Should have brought along the antique silver! Lots of lovely looking porcelain and jewellery seemed to be around. I hear some owners got very good news.

SLOW-WORMS.. If you have been wondering what is happening in the space next to the vets, be re-assured all is well.

Carol and Robin Debell are building an advanced eco property on the site. Slowworms, a protected species, have been “translocated” (that’s the official term) to a new area suitable for …. slow-worms. But to discourage their migration back to the property, undergrowth and rough grasses have to be removed. The bare earth view will only be there for a couple of months.

CHARITY WALK. Daphne Barfoot and Jane Jeans are joining Liz Tebbatt from Chetnole in a fund raising walk. Taking up WELDMAR’S JURASSIC COAST CHALLENGE and in conjunction with a Coffee Morning at Chetnole they are

hoping to raise lots of money for the Weldmar Trust (see also, notice in the Chetnole p8 & the General section p48).

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GEOFFREY SIMPSON. Sadly we had to say a final goodbye to Geoffrey at the beginning of March.

Our thoughts and best wishes are with Mary. She would very much like to say a big thank you to all the kind friends and neighbours who sent such lovely cards and messages of condolence, and especially to all those truly heroic souls, who braved the snow and terrible weather to come to his funeral in St Andrew’s. It meant so much, and to Alexander and Johanna and their families. But at least he is at peace now, and no longer in the clutches of dreadful Alzheimer’s. Geoffrey was always rather camera shy. However, the photo shows him conducting the wedding of his son and daughter-in-law.

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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH NEWS ..... ...

We are privileged to have the Leweston School Senior Choir giving a performance of their Alice in Wonderland themed Concert, ' at St Andrew's Church, prior to their appearance in Sherborne Abbey.

Starting at 7.30pm on Friday 4th May, this fund raiser is in aid of St Andrew's Restoration Fund, so do please come along and support us. Just £10 for adults and under-14's are free. Refreshments available. Tickets from the Pub, Gallery and Spar shop.

By popular demand, we are again, so bring your cameras for fabulous views of the Wriggle Valley from the top! , our Opening on famous chiming Clock will also be on view, and Teas will be served in the church, so please keep the date. You will soon be receiving an invitation with more details.

If you have a lovely photo of your wedding or baptism at St Andrew's, please send it in, as we hope to have an occasional photo gallery of matches and hatches!

Leanne, who recently got married in St Andrew's Yetminster, 10th March to Max Rhodes. We wish them every happiness together. Her grandfather, David Fogden, has lived in the village for many years.

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NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT We are busy preparing for another visit to the Jubilee Hall by the FAT MARROW BLUES BAND on Sunday 6th May at 7.30pm – tickets are £10 to include a hog-roast supper (with vegetarian option). There will be a well-stocked and reasonably priced bar, and dancing shoes are essential. Any remaining tickets are in the Spar shop.

Our SUMMER QUIZ will be on Saturday 9th June at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall, and tickets can now be reserved by email at £5 per person, with a maximum of 6 per team.

As usual it will be a light-hearted affair set

by Simon, Harvey and team, and you are invited to bring your own supper and drinks.

If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to get information about our events, and an opportunity to reserve tickets in advance, please email us: ycp873@gmail.com.

We are now in a position to offer grants to local organisations, so if you have a

project which would benefit from extra funds please email us with the details. This year we have already made donations to the Guides, the Scouts and the Bowls Club.

We are also planning to help with the cost of some new chairs for the hall, the refurbishing of the phone box, and the purchase of a new speed camera. By supporting our events you will allow us to continue to help with worthwhile local projects.

Ray Drewett

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YETMINSTER AND RYME INTRINSECA PARISH COUNCIL Chairman's Blog Evening All - Last month’s Parish Council meeting was our Annual Parish Meeting and apart from a little bit of business, we had brief presentations from 20 of the village groups and societies – it was wonderful to see not only the presenters but so many other residents as well who came to support. Thank you all so much.

As was said at the meeting, the recent resignation of a councillor has caused a casual vacancy on the council. We would be really pleased to hear if any of our residents would like to come and join us.

It’s a really worthwhile job and of so much value to the community. There is a time commitment of course, but we know that councillors have to fit in work and life commitments as well so the workload is spread. Please consider it - phone me on 872846 if you might be interested and we can have a chat.

I hope we may be able to give some good news about the Sports Club soon.

Hopefully there will be a new chapter in the Club’s history and we look forward to some exciting new ideas to rejuvenate sport in the village. It might of course be all signed sealed and delivered by the time you read this. That would be grand.

A couple of village events are in the offing. After all the recent interest in plastics in the environment following Mr Attenborough’s wonderful Blue Planet series, combined with a lot of concern about recycling plastics in general, we have invited DORSET WASTE PARTNERSHIP to come and visit us on Wednesday 6th June.

They will be coming to the COFFEE N’CAKE event at 10am in the Jubilee Hall, so do

come along, have a coffee and talk to them. The other event concerns security in the village. After the raid at the Spar recently we spoke to PCSO Mark Jones who expressed an interest in coming to talk to us. I would really like to gauge resident’s feelings about whether it’s time to resurrect Neighbourhood Watch in the village or voice any other concerns that we could bring to his attention. If there is an interest in having an event we will arrange it with him. My phone number is above.

On a less happy note, we’ve all seen the appalling mess made of the grass on Thornford Road opposite the Spar. The people who did this should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. It has ruined the look of the village and will take months and months to recover.

Finally, speaking of the Spar, I hear that Tony and his team were runners-up in the Best Village Shop competition. Well done to the staff there.

Best wishes, Geoff Goater

LOTTERY APRIL 2018

1st £50 2nd £30 3rd £20

No. 53 Mrs V. Jones No. 9 Mrs. S. Drewett No. 10 Mrs J. Page

Want to join? - forms available at yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/a-z/yetminster-fair-association

The Association raises money for local organisations and is non-profit making and run entirely with voluntary support yetminsterfair@aol.com

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ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH Unfortunately our Good Friday “Walk of Witness” had to be cancelled this year - As the day in question turned out to be cold, wet and windy it was perhaps all for the best.

By contrast, Easter Sunday dawned sunny and dry for our Easter

EVENTS On Saturday 12th May St. Michael’s will be hosting the FUN DOG SHOW at Thornford Parish Fete, which will be expertly run by Sarah Easterbrook of The Pet Experience Ltd. Take the

Sunday Holy Communion service the church having been spring cleaned and beautifully decorated with flowers. Revd. John Summers took the service with our usual congregation being joined by welcome visitors from Thornford, Batcombe and even Brackley, Northamptonshire!

We look forward to the Gifle Valley cluster (Bradford Abbas, Thornford & Beer Hackett) COMMON WORSHIP SERVICE on the fifth Sunday, 29th April when we will welcome friends and neighbours together with Revd. Michael Anderson whom illness has prevented taking services here for some time.

lead and bring your canine friend to enter any/all of ten jolly competition categories, plus awards for best and reserve best in show. Great prizes and rosettes.

CHORAL CONCERT - Kathy Smyth & the Trinity Entertainers

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Evening of Saturday 7th July St Michael’s Church Trinity Entertainers are a mixed group of a dozen or so talented singers from the South Somerset area, led since 2004 by Jean Rudd, who love to sing in close harmony and raise money for charity.

They include a wide variety of SATB arrangements, accompanied and a capella; traditional folk songs, light classical, spirituals, pop, swing, jazz, poetry, comedy numbers, solo spots – in fact they can promise you an evening of good music, fun and laughter. They rehearse weekly in South Petherton and have sung in many venues, Montacute House, Barrington Court, Stourhead Gardens, Dartmouth Music Festival, Octagon Theatre, Axminster Town Hall, village halls, etc. They also love to sing in small churches which suit their distinctive sound.

Fun, food & great entertainments.

VILLAGE TEA PARTY featuring The WRIGGLE VALLEY JAZZ BAND

Sunday 8th July afternoon – Church & Grounds Our annual get-together for villagers, families & friends.

FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH Ideas on setting up a ‘Friends Scheme’ to support the preservation and enhancement of the church were discussed at ST MICHAEL’S APCM on the 16th April and further details will follow. In the meantime should you wish information about this initiative please contact John Bingham on john.jbt@btinternet.com John Parker W V M

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28 Pimms in the Pews Classical guitar 7.30pm Anthony Dodds & Colin Thompson 29 Spring Walk 11-1pm

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Coffee Morning/Bring& Buy Leigh Discussion Club Outing to Winchester 2 WVMU Coffee morning 4 Leweston Girls' Choir for Church Restoration Fund 5 St Aldhelm's Big School Reunion/ Meningitis Research Foundation Yetminster &Ryme Garden Society Plant Sale 6 Breakfast YCP Fat Marrows Blues Band 7 Alweston Car Boot Sale 8 Yetminster& Ryme Garden Society Tales of a local Iconographer 12 Leigh Book Day 12 Churchyard tidy up Coffee morning for Weldmar Bingo Night Hospital Blues: Nursing in Sherborne during WWI Thornford Fete & fun dog show 13 Minterne Spring Fair for RNLI 14 C&LG Club Stumperies, ferns and shady Friends Andrew Tolman 15 WVWG U3a Brenda Newcombe 16 DWT "The Magic of Mushrooms" 18 Chetnole Community Choir Spring Concert 19 CCC Spring Concert 20 Community Spirit Sunday & lunch 20 WVCC home v Stour Provost

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Jubilee Hall, Yetminster St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

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Oxley Sports Centre, Sherborne Cross Farm, Yetminster St Andrew's Church, Leigh Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

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St Andrew's Church, Leigh St Hippolytus, Ryme Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Glanvilles Wootton Village Hall

11am 7.30pm

Minterne Gardens Chetnole Village Hall

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Gable Court, Yetminster

2.30pm 10.15am 2pm

Buckland Newton Village Hall St Andrew's Church, Leigh Chetnole Playing Field

Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne Chetnole Village Hall

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21 Leigh Moviola Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri

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Leigh Village Hall

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21 AGM of Chetnole Village Hall Management Committee

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Fri

25 Dorset Art Weeks Preview Party

12-2pm

Chetnole Mill

Sat

26 Where Eagles Dare

Hilfield Friary

Dorset Arts Week starts Sun

27 Yetminster Open Gardens

Yetminster

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29 Leigh WI Looking Good, Feeling Fab 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed

30 Woodland Wednesday

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Wed

30 Y&RG Soc trip Bath & West Show NGS Open Gardens

11.30am

Frankham Farm, Ryme

WVCC Memorial cricket day for Tim Edwards

12noon

Chetnole Playing Field

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Coffee Morning/ Bring & Buy

10.30am- St Andrew's Church, Leigh 12

Wed

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Quiet Day in the Garden

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Bembury Farm, Thornford

Coffee'n cake/Dorset Waste P’ship 10am

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall

Fri

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Leigh Discussion Club to Tiverton

Sat

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Leigh Open Gardens/ Future Roots 1-5pm

Leigh

Chetnole Hoe Down with Boston Tea Party Bluegrass Band

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Yetminster Community Project Summer Quiz

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11 Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Outing to Stavordale Priory

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12 Leigh Discussion Club Trailer Ride 12 Y&RG Soc Willow sculpture demo

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Vickerage Farm, East Chaldon Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

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12 WVMU in Mary Sumner's footsteps

7pm

Eastover House, Brister End

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16 Church Tower Teas

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17 Batcombe Cream Teas

3-5pm

Hilfield Friary

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20 Leigh Candle Auction

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

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21 WVCC home v Cattistock Hunt 6pm 23 Sunset Café Stompers Jazz evening 7.30pm

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27 Woodland Wednesday

Pogles Wood

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St Andrew's Church, Leigh Chetnole Playing Field St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Poole Quay

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AUGUST Chetnole Fete/ Flower Show Chetnole &Leigh Garden Club

2-4.30pm Chetnole Playing Field 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Colour in the garden without flowers

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Coffee morning/Bring & Buy Leigh Discussion Club BBQ Ball on the Green Leigh Flower Show Village Lunch Yetminster&Ryme Garden Society Summer Show SEPTEMBER 2 Car Boot Sale for St Andrew's Church 3 Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Bristol Uni Botanic Garden Talk 4 coffee morning/ bring& buy 4 Leigh Discussion Club Late Flowering Lyricist Miranda Pender 11 Yetminster&Ryme Garden Society RHS Rosemoor coach trip

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9am-1pm Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

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General News BOYLES EDUCATION TRUST 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 BOYLES Robert Boyle 1627–1691 EDUCATION TRUST to help towards the cost of books and other expenses for university places in September or apprenticeships.

The Trust was set up after the death of the the World famous scientist who lived in Yetminster, Hon Robert Boyle in 1691, to be used for “good works” in the community.

THE ALLOCATION OF SUPPORT GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS. 1) The charitable trust uses its income to provide support to individual young people that are embarking upon a course of higher education, vocational or occupational training.

Support grants are given to help with buying books, equipment, tools etc. that are needed by applicants in their chosen discipline.

They may also be given to applicants who wish to take part in other ventures that are of an educational nature, either at home or overseas.

2) Grants are not available for routine travel expenses such as travel to or from college or place of employment.

3) To qualify, applicants must live in the parishes of YETMINSTER, LEIGH AND CHETNOLE. 4) Grant applications should be received between the 1st JULY AND 30th SEPTEMBER in the year in which applicants are intending to start their studies or training as specified in para. 1. We will need proof of acceptance of the course or placement.

It will not be means tested.

5) Subsequent applications for the same course of education or training, for which a grant has already been given, will not normally be considered.

However, applications relating to a higher or further degree or qualification may be considered.

6) We meet in October 2018 and approval of any grant application remains absolutely at the discretion of the Trust 7) Applications must be sent to the clerk either by post or by email with a detailed description of the course, training or other venture for which they plan to follow and explain what particular expenses the grant would be used for. Please state their full name, address, and if possible a contact telephone number Clerk to the Boyles Education Trust, Mrs J. Gallimore, 3 Grove Cottages, Mill Lane, Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset. DT9 6PB Email:boyleseducationtrust@gmail.com.

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It’s Dorset Art Weeks again! Dorset will be alive with visitors to artists’ studios throughout the county. This is one of the largest Open Studio Events in the country and more than three hundred studios and galleries will be open. Visitors will have the opportunity of meeting the artists and perhaps watching them work.

In Yetminster, Chetnole and Leigh there are five studios/galleries open and the excellent free official brochure will be available at each place giving details for the whole county. Also John Meaker, who lives in Leigh, will be exhibiting at Abbotsbury.We look forward to your visits!

Totnell House South, Leigh, DT9 6HT 01963 210719 . 07740 873687 plaxy.arthur@gma il.com www.plaxypots. com

Plaxy Arthur

Wheel-thrown and hand-built stoneware.

Tableware, cookware, hand built sculptural pieces.

Melita Frances Moule Mill House, Back Lane, Chetnole, Dorset DT9 6PL [Park in farmyard of Mill House, Back Lane, not Mill Lane.]

01935 872255 . 07795 153323 patrickfmoule@yahoo.co.uk www.annboyden.com www.beegrantpeterkin.co.uk www.melitafrancesmoule.co.uk Sixteen artists including Di GrattanCooper, Ann Boyden, Bee Grant Peterkin, Melita Frances Moule and Lucinda Thomson. Unusual studio in 18C flour mill. Group tutored by John Meaker.

Cards, folios, tea, coffee. Commission to St Margaret’s Hospice Care, Yeovil. (Each year, in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 more than £1000 has been raised for Yeovil Hospice). Chetnole Inn is within walking distance.

Magnolia House, Totnell, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6HT andydenham@aol.com Paintings in egg tempera and fused glass work. Also some mixed media pieces.

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High Street, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6LF

yetminstergallery@gmail.com www.yetminstergallery.co.uk Works by Hannah Judge, Erica Fairhurst, Carla Taylor, Kim Pragnell, Lyn Constable Maxwell and Jacqueline Milton.

“On the Boyle” café.

‘Moreys’, Melbury Road, Yetminster, Dorset DT9 6LX 01935 873888 07901 734330 pearlgatehouse@yahoo.com www.pearlgatehouse.co.uk

Abbotsbury Studio, Rodden Row, Abbotsbury, DT3 4JL 07816 850107 johnmeaker@btinternet.com www.abbotsburystudio.co.uk

Pearl Gatehouse Artist's working studio with gallery. Sea and coastal scenes inspired by colour, light and movement - from recent plein air oils to contemporary studio works. Much to see, with wide range of prices and sizes.

John Meaker, Bee Grant Peterkin and Melita Frances Moule (YGA), Andy Denham, Plaxy Arthur, Sarah Hedin (Old School Gallery) and Pearl Gatehouse

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ALERT, ALERT, ALERT 12th LEIGH FOOD FESTIVAL AND VINTAGE/CLASSIC CAR/MOTORBIKE DISPLAY Saturday 21st July at Leigh Village Hall This event returns for it’s 13th year with a wonderful selection of stall holders selling a wide array of excellent local produce.Elizabeth Turnbull (01935 873846)

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We are launching a to get more of our young readers out and about taking photos.

You need to be: ● Aged 8-13 years ● Live within the magazine’s catchment area ● Photo can be of anything, anywhere ●

Email them as a .jpg and as good quality as possible to:

● Amazon voucher prizes for winning photo and runner up.

Junior Photo Comp, wrigglevalleymag@aol.com with your name, age, and address.

We have asked Local Photographer Barrie Allington to help judge.

CHETNOLE COMMUNITY CHOIR CONCERT Just four years ago in January 2014 a disparate group of people of all ages and backgrounds from the villages in the surrounding area came together to form a lively and enthusiastic community choir under the leadership of Ian Lingwood. This is a choir which is composed of people with little or no experience of choral singing but who enjoy the joy and friendship of singing together.

On Friday 18th May at 7.30pm and on Saturday 19th May at 2.30pm in Chetnole Village Hall (don't worry Harry and Meghan are working around our performance) the choir will perform a variety of songs from their varied repertoire. It promises to be a lively, enjoyable and memorable concert, one not to be missed. The programme will be a selection of songs from well known musicals, more recent 'hit' songs as well as some more unusual choral pieces and arrangements.

Come along enjoy the concert a bar will be available during the evening performance and tea and cake for the afternoon performance. Tickets are available from Ian Lingwood on 09135 872998 Price £5.00 per person.

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CHETNOLE & LEIGH FUEL BUYING GROUP The Chetnole & Leigh Fuel Buying Group is now well established with one hundred and twenty seven members who last year purchased 223-560 litres of household fuel with an average saving of 2.77p per litre (£6192.26 in total). Our lowest price was 34.10p per litre. You may order any quantity above the legal minimum order of 500 litres. Everyone will pay the same price. In some cases it may well be worth considering a larger tank as many are now too small for our needs - as we get a little “more mature“ we need to keep warmer and a larger tank removes this worry! The next village delivery date is June 14th and please give me five working days notice.

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Following the snow and heavy rain we had an outbreak of catastrophic mud! We had to cancel our activity day as the only appropriate activity would have been bog snorkeling! Anyway, we are going to try again on so put the date in your diary and cross your fingers for some sun. 11am - 2pm; Free of charge – In spite of the epic mud we had a brilliant time at holiday club in April! Holiday Club dates for Half day 10am-12.30pm or 12.30-3pm £7.50 per child, full day 10-3pm £15 per child. Email or download a booking form from our website. Please let me know as soon as you can so I can make sure we have enough adult helpers.

WOODLAND WEDNESDAY The next Woodland Wednesdays will be 30 May and 27 June. As usual we will run every Wednesday throughout The sessions run from and start with us all eating our picnic lunches (refreshments available). th

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A recent survey done in Finland indicates that to feel

happier, healthier and more creative, to lower your blood pressure and improve your wellbeing, you should spend at the least five hours per week outside in the natural environment.

So, in March and April we trialled where adults came to Pogles Wood on Friday mornings. They could walk, jog, saw logs, do things in the growing area, write, draw, make things or just sit quietly and think. Some people just drank tea and coffee and chatted to their friends! Others just marvelled at the snow, rain and mud. The next series of sessions starts on Friday 8 June. There is a small charge of £5 per session. th

- This year will be the weekend 6 - 8 July.

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- We are taking bookings for birthday parties for children and adults, please email with any enquiries.

For more info. Email: philippa.toulson@gmail.com or web:www.pogleswoodexplorers.org.uk/what-we-do/education

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OVER 60’s LUNCH CLUB Leigh, Batcombe and Chetnole over 60’s Lunch Committee have, after many years, decided to retire so they will no longer be providing a Christmas lunch.

This was set up by the Reverend Rodda in 1971 for the three parishes and has taken place every year since.

If anyone wishes to take on the organisation of this annual event for the three parishes (and it must continue as such) please contact Brian Read by 1st of June. As a result of the event being set up

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by Reverend Rodda, any funds held will be divided between Leigh, Batcombe and Chetnole churches.

The Committee wish to thank all those who have supported the event of the many years.

Brian Read, 01935 872356

ARE YOU UNHAPPY ABOUT A BUSINESS THAT HAS GIVEN YOU A POOR SERVICE? Have you had dealings with a business that you feel has misled you into buying its products or services or pressurised you into buying something you didn’t want? Or one that has sold you unsafe or dangerous items or products that were fake or counterfeit?

Perhaps you have had work done in your property that wasn’t carried out properly and which has left your home in a dangerous state. Or maybe you’ve been sold a car that wasn’t roadworthy?

In any of these circumstances you might want to think about reporting the company to Trading Standards. A way to do this is to call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 006. Calls cost up to 9p a minute on a landline and between 3p and 40p a minute on a mobile. An adviser will answer your call, usually within a few minutes, and calls take an average of 8 to 10 minutes.

The helpline will assess your problem and pass it on to Trading Standards if appropriate. Be prepared to give the adviser details of the problem and the company’s name and address.

Trading Standards will decide whether to investigate. If they do, they may contact you for more information and evidence. Depending on what they find out, they may take action, which can range from ensuring the trader understands the law to taking legal action against them to stop them from trading completely. Even if Trading Standards don’t contact you, they might use your evidence to take action in the future.

For confidential help and advice on this or any other problem call Citizens Advice on 0344 2451291. If necessary an appointment can be made to see an adviser at Sherborne CAB, the Manor House, Newland, DT9 3JL. Alternatively visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk or our local website www.westdorsetcab.org.uk Next magazine is JUNE 2018, 12th MAY for news, views, photos & previews please

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YETMINSTER SCOUT GROUP have had a busy couple of months so far. In January we were busy learning new cooking skills and food recipes to enter the District cooking competition.

The scout team did a marvellous job cooking a Chinese New Year Celebration theme menu and they came second, which led us to the County competition in which they came FIRST. On 29th April we are off to Gloustershire to enter the Regional cooking competition between the whole of the south scouting community. Wish us luck.

Scouts had a cold and muddy day at the district bike competition in Bridgwater in March. They braved the icy cold winds and rain, with sleet starting to fall towards the end of the course. They did really well considering the conditions.

One of our scouts came second in the under 12’s category. Well Done !

The weather has not been kind to us with all the outside activities but the scouts braved the cold and wet once more to visit Pogles Woods in Leigh.

Learning about the woodland and tools used to help the up keep of all the vegetation and woodland in surrounding area under control. We would like to give a big thank you to Philippa for all her time given to us. We have arranged more visits in the summer hoping for better weather next time!

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Out & About HOSPITAL BLUES: NURSING IN SHERBORNE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Local nurses in VAD uniform Sherborne Museum archives

Saturday 12th May 2018 - 7.30pm at Glanvilles Wootton Village Hall, Stock Hill Lane, Glanvilles Wootton, Sherborne, DT9 5QF Tickets: £8 to include two-course supper (booking details below) Local historian, Luke Mouland, explores how Sherborne and the surrounding villages (including Chetnole, Holnest, Leweston and Yetminster) played a pivotal role in nursing wounded soldiers during the First World War; a contribution which was sustained largely through the efforts of female voluntary labour. The town was not only the first in Dorset to register a Voluntary Aid Detachment but also pioneered the use of open-air treatment for victims suffering from gas poisoning and septic wounds.

Sherborne’s important contribution in this regard will be brought to life through the artefacts, photographs and personal stories cared for in the collections at Sherborne Museum.

Talk begins at 7.30pm, doors open from 7pm. Please reserve your seat(s) in advance by calling Graham on 01963 210632 or Luke on 07760 261056. Alternatively, you can email us at friendsofholnest@gmail.com.

Luke Muland

SHERBORNE SUMMER FESTIVAL 16˧˦˨˦˩˨ JUNE Following the huge success of last year which attracted over 5,000 people a committee led by former mayor David Birley and Taff Martin of Abbey 104 are busy planning this year's Festival which is on Saturday 16th June.

The festival will again be held in Purlieu meadow thanks to Mr and Mrs Wingfield

Digby's kind permission. It will be from 12 noon to 10pm and admission is free.

It will be a fun day out for all the family with bands and performances by our schools and local community acts.

There will be lots for children to do thanks to ArtsLink and a bouncy castle. There will be displays of medieval warfare and you can have a go at archery and flyfishing There will be a shopping mall with food and drink stalls and of course a bar!

This year the programmes are also free and will be available in Sherborne and surrounding villages.

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Sunday 13th May 2018 11.00am to 4.30pm Minterne House in the Cerne Valley is the stunning backdrop for this year’s Spring Fair to be held on Sunday 13th May. With one of the best shrub gardens in England and 100-year old Rhododendrons & Azaleas at their peak splendor, this promises to be a popular day out for all the family and your dogs.

As seen on BBC Gardeners’ World and voted One of the Ten Prettiest Gardens

in England by The Times, there are wonderful walks in 27 acres of woodland garden through towering rhododendrons in full bloom collected since the 1840s.

Head Gardener, Mark Bobin will be on hand during the day for all those Horticultural skill-testing questions!

Family Dog Show, Craft stands, Plant Stalls, Bouncy Castle, R.N.L.I. Souvenirs, Food, Cakes & Cream Teas will be some of the attractions on offer; alongside demonstrations from the Longbow Champion and a Classic Car Display.

We are hosting the Spring Fair in aid of the village church and the R.N.L.I, again this year. The day starts at 11.00am and ends at 4.30pm. Entrance is £5 for adults and children free.

On the A352 Dorchester to Sherborne road, 2 miles north of Cerne Abbas.

Parking available at no charge. www.minterne.co.uk enquiries@minterne.co.uk Follow us on Facebook 01300 341370

Dorset Wildlife Trust - Sherborne Group WEDNESDAY 16 MAY at 7.00pm ‘THE MAGIC OF MUSHROOMS’ James Feaver Hedgerow Harvester and Wild Forager At the Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne

Admission £2.50 – refreshments on arrival New members and visitors welcome Enquiries: 01935 872774 Registered Charity No: 200222

Bank Holiday Monday 7th May at 8am.

Any enquiries to: 01963 23525

ALWESTON CAR BOOT SALE Bank Holiday Monday 28th May at 8am.

Any enquiries to: 01963 23525

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEW HEADTEACHER FOR ST ANDREW’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL After ten years working in Cornish schools, my husband and I have decided to have one last adventure and move to the beautiful county of Dorset.

I am so pleased and honoured to have been chosen to lead St Andrew’s in Yetminster. I have worked with children ever since I can remember – from Sunday School leadership in my teens to becoming a Head Teacher in 2007.

Graham and I have three beautiful children of our own aged 30, 26 and 19 years and two grandchildren who are looking forward to having us nearer to Bath where the two older children live.

Our youngest is off to university in September to study psychology in Plymouth.

I am very committed to forming strong links with our local community and feel it is important for our children to feel a sense of belonging in their school and the wider area. I do hope that there will be lots of opportunities for us to be involved in community events and special occasions through the year. As a church school, I expect our paths will cross in many ways as we join with the local residents to celebrate the church festivals.

My background is steeped in music and the performing arts – I am totally committed to ensuring that our children receive a rounded education so that they can discover their own gifts and talents. I completed a degree in music in Cardiff and I love to play the piano and sing. I believe that there is nothing more spine tingling than the sound of children singing together for pleasure.

I look forward to meeting many new people over the coming months and leading the school through the next months and years ahead.

Julie Simpson, Headteacher

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Our Church Communities NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS’ TEAM I often hear parents say that they don’t want to worry their children with religious matters ’ they say.

My reply is that they might learn these things if they go to Church with you but otherwise how are they to do so?

On what knowledge will they be able to base their decision as a grown up?

There are few places for them to gain such knowledge. So, on what grounds will they make their decision?

We are lucky in this benefice in having church schools that do teach about Christianity and other faiths in a very balanced way.

However, teaching about something is not the same as experiencing it. Some parents are keen to have their baby christened but again are content to take no further action somehow expecting their child to absorb Christianity as he or she grows up but with no actual exposure to it. Don’t get me wrong, I am very pleased that parents and children do come forward

for baptism (Christening) and I am sure that God can do miraculous things but it would be nice to meet him halfway! In all the Churches in this benefice we try to be open, friendly and welcoming and we try to teach anyone who asks what it means to be a Christian. In fact, finding the answer to that question is a lifelong study. But however long it takes we are convinced that it does improve our quality of life along the way and who could ask for more for their children?

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NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH A HUMANIST FUNERAL My wife and I recently attended our first humanist funeral. It was held in the chapel of a crematorium, but there was no mention of God. Music was played at various points in the service, but there were no hymns and no prayers. We listened to a detailed account of the deceased’s life and career, followed by tributes from family members and friends.

There were also one or two suitable poems read. It was an appropriate farewell for someone who had no time for religion, and who never attended any place of worship except for occasional weddings and funerals.

Apparently such funerals are becoming increasingly common in this country. The traditional comforts of religion are no longer sought, although we noticed that the deceased was assumed to be still living in another realm. At least this occasion was an honest acknowledgment that many people in our society can no longer find any place in their lives for belief in a supernatural God. The philosopher John Hick once wrote a parable about two men travelling together along a road. While one of them believed that the road led to the Celestial City, the other was convinced that it led nowhere.

Both met at times of delight, and also times of hardship and danger. The man who believed he was on a pilgrimage interpreted these experiences either as encouragements or as trials to teach the need for trust and endurance. The second man tried to take everything as it came, enjoying the good and enduring the bad as best he could. For him there was no all-encompassing purpose behind their journey, and no end except the inevitable oblivion when the journey was done.

The purpose of Hick’s parable was to illustrate his theory of eschatological verification (if you can excuse his technological jargon). When they turn the final corner, one of the men will know he had been right all along.

We are left with the uncomfortable prospect of our own eventual demise!

Apparently very few of us make any advance arrangements for the contents of our own funeral service; this duty falls to our nearest and dearest. But such an exercise would help us focus our minds on where we stand in the face of eternal realities. Perhaps we should take this task in hand!

Dennis Tackley

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CHURCH SERVICES

Three Valleys Team Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG 01935 872600

Roman Catholic Services richard.kirlew@btinternet.com

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Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE 01935 873044 rector3valleys@gmail.com

01963 23570 John Summers threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com

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

Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel:

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. Email: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk website:

HELPING HANDS 01935 872921

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Mike John 24 Harbin Close, Yeovil BA21 5FS Tel: 01935 415837 email: revsup@gmail.com

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

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01935 864232 Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster.

Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 All services begin at 10:30am followed by coffee.

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10.15am CW Holy Communion BEER HACKETT 9.30am for 10am 9.30am BCP Rogation at Matins and Holy Thornford / Communion Bradford Abbas BRADFORD 9.30am for 10am 11am CW ABBAS Meet at Thornford Morning Service for Rogation Walk to B.Abbas.

11 am Short service at B.Abbas CHETNOLE 8am BCP Holy Communion

HERMITAGE HILFIELD LEIGH

RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD

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6.30pm CW Evening Prayer 6pm BCP Evensong

10.15am CW Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion

9.30am Family Service

9.30am CW Holy Communion 10.15am Prayer and Praise

9.30am CW Holy Communion

10.15am CW 8.30am BCP Community Spirit Holy Communion and Morning Prayer 6.30pm BCP 8am BCP Evensong Holy Communion 9.30am for 10am 8am BCP 8am BCP 8am BCP Meet at Thornford Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion for Rogation Walk 9.30am 11am CW 9.30am CW to B.Abbas.

Methodist Service Family Village Communion 11 am Short Communion service at B.Abbas 6pm BCP Holy Communion 11am CW 9.30am CW 9.30am CW 9.30am CW Holy Communion Morning Prayer Holy Communion Holy Communion 5pm Taizé

CW Common Worship BCP Book of Common Prayer

Extra and Week Day Services May Thursday 10th May

ASCENSION DAY

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TIM EDWARDS MEMORIAL CRICKET DAY Chetnole Playing Fields Sunday 3rd June at 12 midday Tim Edwards, who died on 24th May 2017, was a colourful and gregarious character who left us far too soon. He was a passionate man who loved his family, his work (distilling and promoting Somerset Cider Brandy) and cricket.

Tim was laid to rest on a quintessentially English spring afternoon at Higher Ground Meadows above Corscombe, surrounded by a large group of friends and family. If Tim had had his say he might just have wished for the distinctive sound of leather on willow to provide the background soundtrack to his final journey.

Tim’s family and friends decided that they would also like to celebrate his life and keep his memory alive with a special remembrance event. Tim’s love for cricket, fun and sociability made a cricket match the obvious choice, and so it is that the inaugural Tim Edwards

Memorial Cricket Day will be held on 3rd June.

The day will start at 12 midday, there will be a Bar (with Somerset Cider Brandy of course!), a BBQ , cream teas and a raffle with monies raised being donated to the Friends of the Yeatman Hospital Charity. For your entertainment there will be multiple teams playing limited overs cricket and there will be the opportunity for anybody who wishes, to take part in a Kwick Cricket game. For those who have not played Kwick Cricket, it is a high speed version of cricket aimed at encouraging all to take part (whether you have played cricket or not), played with a softer ball and giving everyone the chance to bat and bowl – it is great fun!

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB Hostas, Heucheras and Hellebores Martin Young returned as our guest speaker on a wet, April evening.

With enthusiasm and gentle humour he delivered a huge amount of information, with beautiful images, to a packed hall about these three types of perennial which all thrive in shade, have good foliage and will grow in containers.

There are now over 6,000 cultivars of Hosta. Making superb ground cover, they work well with companion plants having contrasting textures such as ferns and fatsia and a range of spring flowers. Light coloured hostas look effective as pond margin plants, those with solid coloured leaves, such as ‘Halcyon’, are slug and snail resistant and hosta flowers are attractive to bees. They can grow in a range of sizes from over 90 cm in height to the miniatures of only a few cm tall.

Despite being shade lovers Martin advised that they do not grow well under beech, willow or cherry trees.

A useful tip regarding defensive methods against slugs and snails is to start in February with the use of copper strips, wool fibre, garlic drenching, powdered ginger and chilli powder to name but a few!

Places recommended for viewing hostas are Minterne Gardens, Bowdens Hostas at Okehampton, RHS Wisley and the Savill Gardens at Windsor.

Described as having ‘inbuilt antifreeze’, the robust hellebore makes a

beautiful sight in snow as many of us will have experienced only recently.

There are two species, the Christmas rose (niger) favouring alkaline soil and looking good with snowdrops and narcissi and the Lenten rose (orientalis) available in a range of exquisite shades and markings preferring a moist soil. Hellebores, which are poisonous, can be prone to problems such as leaf spot, vine weevil, slugs and snails, can resent being moved and it is advised to remove old foliage in autumn.

However, they are low maintenance, shade tolerant, rabbit and deer resistant and can be cultivated from seed.

Heucheras have become very popular plants, many of which have been cultivated in the USA and Canada. It was Adrian Bloom, the British horticulturalist, who crossed it with a tiarella to create the heucherella, which is equally popular.

Available in a range of colours from deep reddish purple, through many warm shades to vivid acid green there is something to appeal to most people.

Congratulations go to Tom Withycombe who won the daffodil competition.

The next meeting is on Monday 14th May at 7.30pm in Chetnole Village Hall about Stumperies, Ferns and Shady Friends. Visitors, £3.00 and new members are welcome.

Rose Roberts

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Lyme Regis – visit to the museum Think Lyme Regis. What springs to mind? The Cobb? The French Lieutenant’s Woman? Fossils? Mary Anning? Jane Austen, perhaps? What certainly does not come to mind is an eight-week siege in the English Civil War. The Battles of Edgehill or Naseby, famous - but the Siege of Lyme?

Well, darkness was enlightened by our visit to the Lyme Regis Museum.

Chris Andrews told us the tale with gusto and great enthusiasm. In the early 17th century Lyme could be likened, in Chris’s words, to a Nonconformist version of the Taliban. Fiercely anti the established church and horrified at King Charles I taking a Spanish, and worse - a Catholic, wife Lyme naturally took the Parliamentarian side in the Civil War. Lyme at the time was a major seaport and of strategic importance. Its wide bay presented an excellent area for landing troops and armaments. The Parliamentary armies had control of the sea generally, so it was vital for the Royalists to cut out this line of supply.

In April 1644 forces led by Prince Maurice, nephew of King Charles, took

up position on the hills of Uplyme with some 5000 men.

Defending the town were only 500. With a 10:1 advantage, it should have been a walkover for the attackers. However there were two elements they had not accounted for. First was the brilliance of Robert Blake who planned to perfection the defence works; second was the power of religious fervour. With 25 clerics to 500 men the defenders went into battle fired up and ready to die for their cause, very much à la Taliban. The result was that by mid-June Maurice had to withdraw with 2000 lost (dead, wounded or deserted) and his reputation in tatters.

41 years later Lyme saw the landing of the army of the Duke of Monmouth, whose rebellion against James II failed.

In the 18th century Lyme went into decline as the developing larger ships went into the deeper ports of Bristol and Liverpool. In the 19th century Lyme turned to tourism in the wake of Jane Austen’s novel, Mary Anning’s fossil discoveries and the rising fashion of sea bathing. The basis of this tourism is much the same to the present day.

Afterwards we could tour the museum at leisure and follow up all these different threads. An excellent day.

Outings: the visit to Brympton House is fully booked but can be wait-listed.

There are still some spaces for Exeter and Bournemouth. Details from, and bookings to, Elizabeth Jubb on 01935 873397. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY FAMOUS FACE AT THE CLUB We have had some good speakers at our club over the years but none quite so well known as Paul Atterbury who came to tell us about The Canal Age at our April meeting. Paul was an easy guest who spoke with quiet authority on the history of canals from the making of the first Bridgewater canal in 1760 to their popularity as the location of a leisure industry today.

Some unexpected and interesting facts emerged. The first was that there are no canals at all in Dorset and very few in fact in the whole of the West Country. The explanation is that the transportation of materials was easier by sea down here so the enormous amount of manpower required to build a canal was not really required. We also learnt that the term ‘navvie’ was specifically applied to the teams of men who built the navigation in the first place. And a third interesting fact was that all of the 2000 miles of artificial waterways, which by 1800 fuelled the start of the industrial revolution, have now been restored with the exception of the Derby Canal. As Paul observed, ‘Birmingham now has more miles of canals than Venice’.

In addition to explaining the beautifully engineered structure of canals, Paul painted a vivid picture of the selfcontained and private world of boat families, which survived well into the 20th century. He described the pivotal role women played as ‘the key to the whole system’, not only managing their normal responsibilities but also taking on the steering of the second boat and the working of the locks. Curiously this role continued into the Second World War

when most of the boatmen were called up and women were trained by the government to work two boats in teams of three to maintain the transportation of essential goods. Most of us have heard of Land Girls but not these intrepid Water Girls! I have only scratched the surface of an evening full of such facts, delivered at just the right pace. We all agreed that we want a return visit from Paul and we don’t mind what he talks about – it will be fascinating!

OUR NEXT MEETING… ….is entitled ‘TALES OF A LOCAL ICONOGRAPHER’ and if you are not quite sure what that is all about, come along at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8th May and John Coleman will tell you all about it.

Judy Ferretter

ANNUAL PLANT SALE At Cross Farm House

Quality plants at amazing prices

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YETMINSTER SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB The club was formed in 2000 and has been active for over 17 years.

We participate in three leagues, Yeovil summer & winter leagues and the Blackmore Vale winter league. We ended the 2017 summer league by gaining promotion to Division 1 and have just completed the winter leagues ending 2â żd in Division 2 of the Yeovil league and mid-table in Division 4 of the Blackmore Vale league.

On Sunday 25th March we held our annual presentation lunch at Folke Golf Centre attended by 32 members and guests, where the winners and runners-up received their trophies and medallions .

The singles champion was Pat Smith (see picture), runner -up Graham Orton.

Pairs champions were Colin Perry & Roger Waine, runners-up Brian Rowsell and Gerry Henly. Finally, the Triples winners were Ron Carter, Jan House & Brian Rowsell, runners-up Brian Read, Sheila Stockford & Gerry Henly.

Short mat bowls is a completely mixed sport where men & women compete equally together and which can be enjoyed by all the family from nine to 90 years of age. Our oldest member at the present time is 97!

New members are always welcome and we are happy to give instruction & explain the rules to anyone who has not played before. Bowling equipment can be supplied and the first three sessions are free.

Our club sessions take place in the Jubilee hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings and 2pm on Thursday afternoons.

If anyone would like to join us please contact me, Pat Sims, at pat.sims@mypostoffice.co.uk or just come along on a Wednesday or Thursday.

Pat Sims

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LEIGH WI BIRTHDAY PARTY 2018 Our annual WI birthday party was well attended by the Leigh Members and visitors from neighbouring WI’s who helped us to celebrate in the usual WI style which involves lots of good things to eat and drink and of course the Entertainment.

This year we were lucky indeed to have Eddie Upton, known by us through his work with Folk South West. Few, if any of us, were aware of his journey into music and the progress of his career.

He was born in 1944 and attended a junior school where he says he did not shine though out of the 54 children in the class 52 of them (including Eddie) got through to Grammar School. An enviable result!

He was advised to go into Banking when he left school which he reluctantly did though he hated it. One evening he was invited to an evening of folk music in a local club and it was a revelation to him. He knew then that this is what he wanted to do.

He was soon asked to sing his first song which he had learned by heart and thus encouraged he began to learn as many songs as he could (he now knows about 500) and spent every spare minute singing and travelling around whilst still working at the Bank.

He also learned Morris Dancing to add to his repertoire. On a visit to Dorset he knew that this was where he wanted to live.

He was invited to be a Caller at Barn Dances and worked with the Etchingham Steam Band. Their last event together was

at the Albert Hall for a Folk Prom at which Eddie sang a solo and then some morris dancing to rapturous applause.

He was employed as the Folk Musician in Residence in Gateshead for three years. He set up a choir there which is still going today.

He did four sessions of Barn Dances on Radio 2 which some of our members remembered.

He was honoured by the English Folk Dance and Song Society and given a prestigious Gold Badge. Previous recipients included Vaughan Williams.

His talk was enlivened by folk songs with Philippa singing in harmony and we all joined in with ‘Johnny’s lost his marble’ which was a jolly end to the evening.

OUR NEXT WI MEETING on 24th April is the AGM but the following month on 29th May we are back to normal with ‘LOOKING GOOD-FEELING FAB!’ with the wearing of scarves.

Morag Orchard

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LEIGH DISCUSSION & SOCIAL CLUB

Mike Spencer returned to us on the 3rd April with his latest talk entitled ‘ICE, FIRE & FJORDS’.

Iceland is situated on the Mid Atlantic ridge where two tectonic plates are slowly sliding apart allowing magma to escape the earths crust causing eruptions and forming volcanos along the fault line. This activity started about 25 million years ago slowly creating a land mass which is the Iceland we know today.

Vikings were the first humans to arrive and settle on the coastal strip which is the only inhabitable part of the island. They cut down what trees there were to build houses, and the modern buildings we were shown very much resembled Scandinavian ones because of the bright and various colours they are painted.

The main city is Reykjavik which has a population of 120,000. All domestic and most industrial fuel is renewable because they utilise the power of the steam that constantly comes out of the ground due to

volcanic activity. One fifth of the island is covered by ice and it seemed strange to see pictures of hot steam rising from the ground just yards from great expanses of ice. Although the interior is quite barren some places are quite picturesque with melted water rivers and spectacular water falls.

There are many bird species inhabiting the island including arctic tern, puffin and fulmar and large numbers of whale and dolphin in the sea, with whales, controversially, still being hunted.

Graham Sargent

SUMMER TRIPS: 1st May - WINCHESTER 8th June – CANAL TRIP (HORSE DRAWN) AT TIVERTON – 10th July - EVENING BOAT TRIP to Dancing Ledge – Open to non-members Contact: Pete Betts – Tel. 01935 873753

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THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MOTHERS' UNION We will be hosting the weekly Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster from 10am on Wednesday 2ⁿd May. We look forward to seeing you all there. Then on Tuesday 12th June at 7pm we will be meeting at

Margaret Shipman's home, Eastover House, Brister End for FOLLOWING IN MARY SUMNER'S FOOTSTEPS (Part 2).

For further information please contact Margaret Shipman 872440.

Anne Reason, Mothers' Union charities

WRIGGLE VALLEY WOMEN’S GROUP We welcomed back, Mike Bolton, a Family Historian from Yeovil, to our March meeting. Having spent the last 50 or so years in Preston Plucknett, he has researched this village and came to show us what he had discovered. But first, “What is a Village”. It is a cluster of dwelling places WITH a church. Preston Plucknett was a village a little distant from Yeovil, but now is just part of this sprawling town, and Preston still has its church.

So what else can we find in the archives? Try looking up “Parish Vestry Records” in the area of your village.

Preston has a parish chest, nowadays a special item and many other records can be accessed via “Times Archive”. Old houses in Preston still remain and one which we may know is “Abbey Farm”.

There never was an abbey in Preston. This was previously “Preston Great Farm”, now the home of small businesses in the tithe barn and also in the old farm house. The Old House is near to the Larkhill junction with its myriad of street poles. The poorhouse was what became

St James' church tower, photographed around 1880

Summerlands Hospital, and Preston House, with its large lake, had a mixed life being a children’s home after WW2 before becoming an old folks home. With The Bell Inn, its own Bacon Factory, its own bakery, a Post Office and stores, poor cottages, as well as Watercombe Lane, a direct road to Bunford Road (now Lysander Road, and which was removed to make the Westland Airfield for WW2), Preston Plucknett was a thriving village but is now better known for the Asda superstore and the Crematorium.

The May meeting on Tuesday 15th May at 7.30 p.m. at Gable Court is being addressed by Brenda Newcombe telling us about the U3A movement and her interest in it.

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Regular Meetings …

Every Mon Table tennis

Every Tue

9.30-12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

9.30-10.30am

Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

2-5pm

Leigh Village Hall

Just Gym Gymnastic class

4.15-6.30pm

St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Table Tennis Club

10-12noon

Scout Hut, Yetminster

Yetminster Bell Ringers

7.30pm-10pm

St Andrew's Church

Topsy Turvy Toddlers

9-11.30am

St Andrew's Primary School

Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) 10am-1pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Beginners Tai Chi

10-11am

Leigh Village Hall

Beginners Pilates

1.10 - 2.10pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Kids After School Yoga (term time) 3.15 - 4.15pm

St Andrew’s School Hall

Relax & Renew Yoga

6.30 -7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Cubs (in term)

6-7.30pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

10-12 noon

Chetnole Village Hall

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

3pm

Chetnole Playing Fields

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 Wed Drop in Coffee Morning

Every Thur Tai Chi

Every Fri

10am

Leigh Village Hall

Advanced Pilates

10am

Chetnole Village Hall

Pear Tree Baby & Toddler

1.30-3pm

Pear Tree Preschool

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

Chetnole Community Choir

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Table Tennis

9.30-12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

3pm

Yetminster Sports Club

Croquet

3pm

Yetminster Sports Club

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club

3pm

Chetnole Playing Fields

Croquet Club Every Sun

(May - Oct)

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VILLAGE EVENTS NEWS REGULAR

…Events & Activities 1st Mon

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club

7:30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

1st Tue

Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months) Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.

7.30 - 10.30pm 7pm 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

7.30pm

2nd Tues

WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

7.30pm 12.15 - 3pm

Sue Footner 873610 Rest & Welcome Pub 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

2nd Wed

Coffee ‘n’ Cakes Batcombe Coffee Morning Yetminster Historical Society

10 - 12noon 11am 2.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall tba Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Police Support Unit Chetnole & Stockwood PC

2 - 3pm

2nd Wed/alt mth

The Cross, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall

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

3rd Tues

Last Tues 1st Wed

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study

7.30pm 7.30pm

3rd Wed

District Council Ward Surgery

11am - 12noon

Last Wed

Woodland Wednesdays

12.45-2.45pm

Old School Gallery, Yetminster Pogles Wood nr Leigh

[not Aug & Dec]

Police Community Support Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC Friary Shop

7.30pm 2.30 - 4.30pm

By Church, Yetminster St. Andrew's Primary School The Friary, Hilfield

Wed - Sat

1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers

Venue contact 872342

Meadens Coffee Morning

6.30 - 8pm 10.30am

Old School Gallery, Yet

2nd Thurs

Last Thurs

Yetminster Fair Association

7.30pm

White Hart

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

7-10pm

Leigh Village Hall

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Planning Applications MAY 2018 WD/D/17/002961 30/01/2018 Two storey and single storey extensions to existing detached dwelling (Full).

WD/D/17/002763 14/12/2017 Change of use and conversion of redundant agricultural barn to form a single dwelling (Full).

WD/D/17/001994 19/09/2017 Replacement of cement render with lime render (Listed Building Consent).

WD/D/18/000417 29/03/2018 Demolition of existing cottage & outbuildings, erection of one existing long shed & construction of 1no. replacement dwelling. (Full).

WD/D/18/000338 09/03/2018 Change of use of agricultural barn to dwelling (Prior Approval Agricultural to dwelling).

WD/D/18/000484 11/04/2018 Erection of single storey and two storey extensions, new garage with ancillary accommodation and alterations to existing vehicular access. (Full).

WD/D/18/000604 06/04/2018 Amendment to planning approval 1/D/13/000049 - Remove of single door from north elevation and a small window from west elevation (Non-material Amendment).

WD/D/18/000067 02/02/2018 Conversion of garage to a two bedroom dwelling (Full).

WD/D/18/000027 09/01/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3 and 4 of Listed Building Consent WD/D/17/001963 (Compliance with Conditions).

WD/D/18/000643 29/03/2018 Change of use of agricultural building to dwelling (Prior Approval Agricultural to dwelling).

WD/D/18/000445 23/03/2018 Erection of rear single storey extension, front porch, attic conversion with dormer, installation of roof lights to front elevation, replacement double garage with integrated stores and construction of a permeable hard standing area in front of proposed garage (Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)).

WD/D/18/000529 22/03/2018 Change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and for associated operational development (Prior Approval Agricultural to dwelling).

WD/D/18/000555 19/03/2018 The construction of an agricultural storage building (Full).

WD/D/17/002384 04/12/2017 Construction of a clay lined below ground manure storage lagoon, with associated safety fence (variation of condition 4 of planning permission WD/D/17/000644) (Variation of condition).

The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on the 24 May at 1pm. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

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