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I don’t know why but every Autumn I am surprised by the seasonal change. Even in the warmth of the day, the early morns are full of mist and chill. As a farming community please support your local churches by celebrating our harvests; we have much for which to be thankful. Look at your village news or the to see when is your p63. Also why not join in the to find out more about your church p41.

In addition to the p41 in aid of the Three Valleys Team for you to enjoy, there is also the p18…. …And If music and dancing is your thing then why not have fun p49, or , at the p14, both in Leigh Village Hall.

Also please remember if you are a young person (or are a parent or grand parent of one,) living in Yetminster, Leigh or Chetnole, towards to apply for a your studies at University or apprenticeship; send in your applications as soon as possible by the end of September/ very early October.

Where did the year go, I can’t believe we are already gearing up for Christmas so scrutinise the content of this magazine as there are lots of festive dates for your diary and you could start a collection for p38. your Have a great October.

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

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e shall be having our HARVEST FESTIVAL on Sunday 9th October at 10.15am at the Church with a bring and share lunch after at my house, Brookside. We would love to see everyone. We will decorate the church with any flowers and produce on the day before from 10.30am so if you have any please bring them along.

On the 18th November Andrew Graham, my fellow churchwarden's husband, will be giving a very informative talk, more details in the next magazine, but put the date in your diary.

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ongratulations to Lucy Witt and her new husband Lewis Proudfoot who got married at St Peter's Church on 20th August, we wish them every happiness in their married life together. Lucy has provided some lovely pictures including one of some very familiar, er, faces on the cover... And a very warm welcome to Chris and David Russell who have moved into Church View. We hope that you will be very happy in your new home and look forward to meeting you soon.

BATCOMBE CHURCH LOTTERY JULY 1st 2nd 3rd August 1st 2nd 3rd

No. 35 Mike Lilly No. 11 Johnny Gibbs No. 23 Derek Gordge No. 39 Jean Lilly No. 30 Lou Lou Cameron No. 44 Emma Shelford

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Here's an update on last month's congratulations and good luck message to all our lovely youngsters who are starting new adventures this autumn - what a talented bunch they are!

Nathaniel Berry & Callum Henry of Chetnole are to study A' levels at the Gryphon School, Sherborne Tom Flew of Chetnole is to study for a Masters at Kingston University.

Peter Kasprzycki of Chetnole is to study Mechanics at Yeovil College Alice Kittelsen-Clifford is to study Art and Design at Yeovil College Grace Lindsay of Chetnole is to study English Literature and Media at Goldsmiths, University of London Monte Neate-Clegg of Melbury Bubb is researching for a PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Avian Biology at The University of Utah, Salt Lake City Henry Straughan of Batcombe is to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford Rose Tebbatt is deferring her place at Reading University to read English Literature to have a gap year with travelling Tabitha Tebbatt is to study Business at the University of Sussex Arabella Hodgson is to study Law at King’s College, London ……and good luck to all our other students who are going back to uni to continue their study. You are all brilliant!

John & Ruth Sanford thank all their many friends & family for making their Golden Wedding Celebrations such a happy memorable day and also for their generosity for the collection to the Air Ambulance. A big thank you to Caroline Meir and all her wonderful staff for such a delicious meal. A big thank you to all.

Enjoy October and see you next month

Tom Flew’s graduation with mum Ann

CHETNOLE OIL GROUP Don't forget to phone John Sanford on 01935 872973 at least five working days before

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If you would like to fill up your domestic oil tank.

CHETNOLE VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB Results for September 2016 1st £20 No 175 Mr & Mrs Andrewartha 2nd £15 No 65 Mr & Mrs Bamford 3rd £10 No 118 Mrs S Walker

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MESSAGE FROM OUR RIGHTS OF WAY OFFICER

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For those of you who don't know, and that's probably the majority of you, I have been designated as the Rights of Way Officer for Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council. I walk the majority of the paths and tracks around the village with my dog Tess and so know where issues often arise. However, I cannot know everything! So, if you walk the footpaths, droves and tracks around the village and come across some issue that you think needs to be sorted out then do contact me. At the same time you could perhaps log on to Dorset for You web site and navigate your way onto the pages where you can report quite accurately, the location of any problem you have encountered.

I recently met with the county Rights of Way Officer and we discussed a number of issues.

The most pressing is to try and identify the landowner who may have title to the track running along the boundary of Foys and exiting onto the road near the railway bridge. As the track has been out of use for perhaps a hundred years this may prove difficult! However, if you think you may have an answer do please let me know!

Finally, can I remind all walkers to observe the country code when out and about, especially to ensure that gates are closed after passing through. Can I also remind dog owners to not only clean up after their dog but to dispose of the waste responsibly and remember, it is permissible to place dog poo bags in any council waste bin. Thanks Stan Darley, Rights of Way Officer Chetnole & Stockwood PC wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

CHETNOLE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Following the two “drop-in” information sessions held in the village hall in June, a Neighbourhood Plan feedback form was delivered to every property in the parish, by our Home Watch coordinators.

Response from villagers has been somewhat disappointing , as only 53 forms have been returned, indicating that 50 are in favour of preparing a Plan, 2 are unsure and one feels that a plan is unnecessary. 23 are willing to assist in some way or other.

The issues raised are much the same as recorded in the Parish Plan, registered in 2010, indicating that whilst residents wish to protect the character of the local environment, they prefer any future development in the parish to focus on affordable housing, suitable for both elderly residents as well as young families.

[NB:The current West Dorset Local Plan appears to be targeting larger villages and communities, to meet targets for new housing development - Chetnole is “under the radar” now, but this could change.]

Top of the list of residents’ concerns is the need for safer, more convenient access to Chetnole Rail Halt on foot and by car. A working party has already been formed and

NEIGHBOURHOOD has made contact with Network Rail, GWR and The Heart of Wessex Partnership.

Depending on the outcome of forthcoming meetings with those bodies, this project could become the main focus of our Neighbourhood Plan.

Other concerns included traffic calming, an improved bus service, flood avoidance measures upstream of the village, protection of local environment, wildlife, valued open spaces and views and improvements to local drainage & sewage systems.

No-one wishes to preserve Chetnole in aspic, hence residents will first need to establish their vision for the sustainability of the village for the next 25 years, before the main objectives of a Neighbourhood Plan can be defined.

The first step in a lengthy process of 8 steps, will be to set up a Steering Committee of local volunteers. I recommend anyone who is willing to volunteer to familiarise themselves with the booklet “How to Shape Where You Live”, published by CPRE and to contact Owen Pope, Chairman of the Parish Council, Tel: 872601 or by Email at enquiries@ashfieldproperty.co.uk; Gordon Ratcliffe – Chetnole & Stockwood Parish Councillor

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Sunday 2nd October Our Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday 2nd October at 6.30pm in St. Mary’s, to be followed by soup and sausages in the church.

Please bring along any fruit and vegetables to the service.

Everyone is welcome.

ARABIAN THEMED EVENING Saturday 22nd October This is a final reminder that our next village dinner date will be an ‘Arabian themed evening’ in the Village Hall on October 22nd starting at 7.30pm.

For just £12.50 you will have a delicious 3 course meal. At the time of going to press we are still not fully booked, so please call me on 01963 210292 or email hermitage.village @yahoo.co.uk to reserve your place. Don’t miss out on this fun evening.

BINGO Saturday 29th October This is a final reminder that Bingo will return after its summer break on the above date, with ‘eyes down’ at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

QUIZ FOR ST. MARY’S Saturday 19th November If you would like to take part please call me as soon as possible on 01963 210292 or email to . Entry is £4 per person, and team sizes are a maximum of 4. The quiz starts at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. There will be a bar but please bring your own nibbles.

Honor Ward As we go to press, we hear of the death of Honor Ward.

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At the time of writing it looks like we will get a few more days of summer, even though it is now September. We are still gathering in the last of the tomatoes and cucumbers from the green-house and I have started seeing ripe blackberries on the bramble bushes and people offering up surplus apples, pears and plums on doorsteps around the village. If you still have some lying around that haven’t gone mouldy get making those compotes, fruit pies and crumbles and put them in the freezer for a pudding on a later date!

There’s plenty of music and entertainment coming up in Leigh in October in the form of a BARN DANCE” on Friday 7th October 7.30pm, LVH, SUNSET CAFÉ STOMPERS on Thursday 13th October, 7.30pm, LVH and another edition of PIMMS IN THE PEWS”, Friday 21st October, 7.30pm, Leigh Church.

The village “COFFEE MORNING” is on Tuesday 4th October 10.30am in the church and welcomes of all faiths and none. It is a lovely relaxing opportunity to catch up with friends and neighbours over coffee and delicious home baked cakes. There is ample space for young children to play with toys and books and an area for everyone to sit and chat.

Donations are welcome and there is a ‘Bring and Buy’ table where you can bring or buy nearly-new items and can pick up all sorts of beautiful hand-made crafts to decorate your home this autumn and winter.

Looking forward to the leaves changing colour, here’s something to think about: I have a favourite T-Shirt boasting the quote: “ ” and discover that it was coined by Albert Camus [1913-1960], a French Philosopher. On first reading it seems a rather delightful little ditty but I learn that Albert’s views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as ‘absurdism’, which refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any, and it makes me wonder whether he wrote it with a deeper meaning…or with no meaning at all.

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Leigh Village Hall 12.30 Tuesday 18th October bookings by 13th October

MENU Steak & Kidney Pie Boiled potatoes, Carrots & Cabbage

Fruit Salad & Cream For Reservations or more details: Ring Connie 01935 872946

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH COFFEE MORNING Tuesday 4th October, 10.30am - 12.00.

Do come and sample some delicious cakes and coffee!

A big thank you to Dennis Fudge, Les Wallis and Bill Jolliffe for helping us to select a new mower for the churchyard.

Les and Bill have been using it and what an improvement this has made! We endeavour to care not only for the living but also the departed and their families.

David Reason is also organising a team of people with strimmers to help out.

Anne Reason & Eddie Upton Churchwardens

RIDE AND STRIDE Throughout Dorset on Saturday 10th September earnest, energetic hearty folk set off on foot, horse and bike to raise money for our historic Dorset churches. Picking an economic route around potentially 50 churches in the Diocese, 17 of which fall within the Wriggle Valley Benefice, in daylight hours, is like plotting a sensible and safe journey through a wartime minefield.

Last year dear, late lamented John Fripp taught me an exertion around 22 churches that I resolved to emulate this year, on my own if necessary. Happily I was

11am Sunday 16th October (Morning Prayer) followed by a Bring and Share lunch (hopefully in the churchyard).

Living as we do in a rural area, it is good to give thanks for all that our local farmers do and the wonderful produce grown by so many in our gardens. Please do bring any gifts of fruit, vegetables or tins which can then be auctioned off or given to the local food bank. Hot drinks will be provided.

joined by Morag Orchard at the start point in pouring rain at Leigh, and Tony Gilbert and John Summers at Yetminster. The pain of the 50 mile ride was greatly relieved by the joy of visiting our quite beautiful churches, and receiving such warm welcomes and refreshments.

Discretion, or a pressing engagement, reduced our numbers to two for the last and worst part of the journey from Hermitage to Hillfield, The Friary, Batcombe and Melbury Bubb since the gradients are unkind to tired limbs and the saddle blazes after seven hours astride an iron frame and slopes in a car become mountains for a pedaller! John and I

enjoyed a quick half of "The Proper Job" at the Chetnole Inn and parted company in Leigh at 6.15pm to head off to the balms of a hot bath.

Essentially, though, it was the generosity of so many kind sponsors who have contributed over ÂŁ600 that made the ride both a pleasure and a reward.

Thank you.

Alaistair Cumming

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PIMM’S IN THE PEWS The first in our occasional series of events at St Andrew’s Church, Leigh was a delightful folk concert performed by two highly talented young musicians.

Alex Cumming is no stranger to Leigh, having spent a year-long traineeship in the village with Folk South West. He says he learnt a lot from us about working with folk music in a variety of school and community settings, event administration and management, funding, and about the wider and mysterious world of music. Like all our trainees he brought new ideas and challenged us to look at things in a different way. We also learnt a lot about how to cope with a vegan diet!

He left in 2011, firstly to run away to join a circus (but that’s another story!) and then for a four-year degree course in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University. On Sunday 14th August he came back to perform as part of a musical duo with Nicola Beazley, a partnership formed while they were both studying at Newcastle.

After a welcoming glass of Pimm’s, we were treated to a delightful mix of songs and tunes, both new and old, played on accordion and fiddle. This country has a rich heritage of traditional music and the concert took us from Somerset, across England to Scotland and Ireland, to America and Australia and then back to home to the West Country.

These two excellent young musicians are just at the beginning of their professional careers. They are both destined for great success. They play with great confidence and they clearly take great delight in each other’s company and musicality. They also took great pleasure in this opportunity to play in a lovely and crowded church.

Our next PIMM’S IN THE PEWS event will be at 7.00 pm on Friday, 21st October – Trafalgar Day – when we will be treated to a light-hearted programme of music, songs, stories, monologues and verse on the theme ‘A Life on the Ocean Wave’. Put it in your diary now!

Eddie Upton

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VILLAGE “WATER PLAQUE” CLEANED AND RE-LETTERED FORTHCOMING FILM DATES AUTUMN 2016

Tuesday 11th October

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (15)

A couple finds themselves lured into a Russian oligarch's plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.

Monday 24th October

The fact that the plaque, which commemorates the arrival of Leigh’s water supply in 1933, was in need of some tender loving care was brought to the attention of the Candle Auction Trustees, who were asked for a grant to cover the cost of cleaning and re-lettering the plaque. Thanks to the advice of local stonemasons, Wakely & Sons, we decided to do the job ourselves. As you can see from the photographs, two expert local calligraphists and stone painters, Sue Fudge and Di Morris, came to the rescue, risking life and limb to restore the plaque to its former glory.

Gordon Morris Chairman, Leigh Parish Lands Trust (Candle Auction)

THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG)

This is a film suitable for adults and families alike, hence the start time of 6.30pm. Tickets £6, under 12’s £3 Monday 14th November

GOLDEN YEARS (12A) Shows start at 7.30pm,doors open 7pm, bar provided. We look forward to seeing you on some of the above dates.

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THE OLD VICARAGE CARE HOME The Douzelage dancers from the Czech Republic along with the Treacle Eater Clog Dancers entertained us to a wonderful morning of song and dance in August as part of the Sherborne International Music and Dance festival. They wore traditional costumes and told stories through their dance. They brought musicians with them and it was a delight to watch. It was very interesting to see the different styles of dance. We do hope that they will visit us again if they return to this part of the world.

We were delighted to welcome Lynn to our home last month. Lynn runs a large Care Home in Adelaide and she has been visiting homes to share ideas and experiences. One idea that they use in her home is iPods loaded with music personalised to the individual’s tastes. She says they have had great responses to this,

especially with those with advanced dementia. We are keen to try this. If anyone has an old iPod and earphones that they no longer use we would love to hear from you.

A group of residents enjoyed a sunny day at Abbotsbury Sub Tropical gardens and there was a trip to Weymouth for fish and chips in mid September.

Our Christmas Fair is fast approaching and donations of gifts, raffle and tombola prizes would be very welcome. Please make a note in your diary and come along and grab a bargain!

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LEIGH VILLAGE GREEN & RECREATION GROUND Hopefully many of you will have seen the invitation to attend the meeting on 20th September at which was discussed the proposal to develop a Village Green and Recreation Ground on the field adjacent to the Village Hall in Leigh.

In order to purchase the land for this development the Parish Council may be able to take advantage of some grants, but we must be in a position to have a guaranteed sum in order to complete the purchase.

It is hoped that some of the funding will come from the “Precept” which is an amount of money the Parish Council agrees with the District Council to include in your Council Tax bills. The money we then receive from the District Council can be used for the development of this project. Last year the precept was able to fund the installation of gates, instead of stiles, on the most popular footpaths around the village.

As a result of the September meeting and feedback from

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interested parties the precept amount will be set at the meeting on Tuesday 15th November and if approved the Council Tax Bill will be increased by this amount until the purchase of the land is complete.

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At the time of writing I am sitting in an idyllic cottage near Cape Cornwall, once thought to be the westernmost point of the country. It’s a little bit of paradise but…. no wifi! Cottages in remote parts of rural Crete take wifi for granted. No wonder Kernow wants independence. If you are reading this I will have found an internet hotspot somewhere to email the WVM. If not, you will never know. (Deep thought!)

Indian summer or no, walking in the evening warmth and sunshine seems ancient history now. And thinking of ancient history I must mention the GARDEN CLUB, ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW. That’s the problem with print deadlines, it ruins timings. All that talent around the village. Painting, baking, photography, growing, needlework. All to such a very high standard. Most encouraging to see so many young entrants too. No chance of Yetminster fossilising - yet.

Now it’s Christmas to plan for. Look out for the bazaar in the Jubilee Hall, 8th Saturday. Mary Kachel is organising a fund-raiser for research into Parkinson’s Disease. Actor Denis Lill is to open the event. A truly worthy cause and a prime chance to get some early presents and attack that list.

If you find it depressing having to think of Xmas already, the YCP are putting on “MY BIG FAT COWPAT WEDDING” on the 21st. The audience will be the wedding guests. No doubt a lot of interaction will be expected. Looking forward to that one.

And on the 25th Moviola have “THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY” - a wellworked drama about a prejudiced Cambridge professor and his outstanding Asian student, and their eventual friendship.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN. Ten discussion groups have been held. Lots of really useful information has

11am Sunday 16th October been put forward from the respective sections of the village. Your input is very much appreciated. It will all feed into the plan as it is developed. Watch out for further reports from the steering group.

A SECOND FAREWELL AND….

CORRECTION. In the July edition some might have thought they were reading a Jeeves and Wooster story by mistake. The Glossops (Sir Roderick, Honoria etc.) will not be leaving Yetminster. However we do have to say goodbye to Colin and Jenny Gloster. Enjoy your new life in Sussex.

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ST ANDREWS CHURCH October....the Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness.....and Harvest!

We are very pleased to say that the Archdeacon of Sherborne, the venerable Paul Taylor will the officiating at our HARVEST FESTIVAL on Sunday 16th October 16th at 11 am. The Archdeacon is a senior member of our clergy and so we would love to have a full church for our traditional Harvest Thanksgiving. The SAS Choir will be in full voice too so it promises to be an uplifting and happy service.

At the start of the Service the Organ will be rededicated after its repairs. We have invited Derry Thompson, the organ builder and his woodworker Mike Walton to attend the service with their families so that we can thank them personally.

The Service will be followed by HARVEST LUNCH in the Jubilee Hall to which the Archdeacon, Derry & Mike and

families have been invited. This will not be a ‘Bring & Share’ as previously advertised but a seasonal lunch provided by the Church consisting of Soup and Ploughman’s accompanied by beer, cider or soft drink. If you would like to contribute a seasonal pudding – apple pie, blackberry & apple crumble or the like - that would be most welcome.

Please contact Judy Pyke – tel 872719 if you wish to do this. Donations towards the lunch are always welcome! So come along and celebrate Harvest with us!

Join us for MOZART'S REQUIEM BY CANDLELIGHT on 8th October at 7.30pm in Sherborne Abbey, in aid of the Benefice, with the National Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are selling well so don't leave it too late! For tickets, please contact Sherborne Tourist Office, or Graham Plaice on 01935 872921 and Rev Michael Anderson on 01300345375.

Your Churchwardens: David Gould and Clare Lindsay

POINTS OF VIEW Pearl Gatehouse and Melita Frances Moule have both been exhibiting recently with other members of Dorset Visual Arts at the exhibition at Milton Abbey for Capability Brown's tercentenary and in October they will have their paintings on display in the Gallery in Yetminster.

A percentage of sales will be going to SmileTrain, an international children’s charity with a sustainable approach to a single, solvable problem: cleft lip and palate.

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4pm Sunday 9th October St. Michael’s Church, Beer Hackett is holding two events during the final weekend of the Three Valleys Benefice series of events.

Firstly we invite you to our AUTUMN COFFEE MORNING to be held in the church on Saturday, 8th October between 10am and 12:30pm.

There will be tempting homemade cakes and interesting things to buy. Coffee & home-made biscuits included in £2 admission, children aged 16 and under free) Secondly we are holding our HARVEST FESTIVAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE in church on Sunday, 9th October at 4:00 pm.

We hope you will join us for this special service led by Revd.

Michael Anderson and stay for seasonal refreshments together afterwards.

THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY 12A

Tuesday 25th October Drama – Growing up poor in colonial India in the early 1900s, self-taught maths genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WW1, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his eccentric professor.

The two men are complete opposites but become the closest of friends. It is the development of this friendship that gives the film its depth.

Starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, this is based on a true story.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE Tuesday 22ⁿd November - (12A) Comedy Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley star with a vast number of celebrities!

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NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT Our next event, on Friday 21st October at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall, is another Artsreach production. Those who came to our first Artsreach event in January, a stage version of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, will know that we can expect a high quality live theatre performance by a professional company. The title is ‘MY BIG FAT COWPAT WEDDING’, and it promises to be quite an experience! The audience, seated at tables, will be guests at a wedding reception. The bride is a country girl, and the groom an Indian lad from the city – what could possibly go wrong?

Tickets will be on sale in the Spar shop from early October, priced at £9 for adults and £6 for under 16s. The production is suitable for children aged 12+. Wine and soft drinks will be available, and snacks will be provided on the tables. Dress: smart casual, hats welcome, wellington boots optional!

On Friday 2nd December at 6pm there will be another Artsreach event, this time a PUPPET SHOW at St. Andrew’s CE Primary School. More details in the next issue.

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 at ycp873@gmail.com.

The audience, seated at tables, will be guests at a wedding reception.

The bride is a country girl, and the groom an Indian lad from the city – what could possible go wrong.

YETMINSTER GOES GREEN !

After 16 years Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Club has changed the club kit colour from grey & white to green & white. The new colours were unveiled before the start of the inter-village match against Leigh/Chetnole on Thursday 8th September. Leigh/ Chetnole were the victors on this occasion winning by 12 shots .

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EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015 Fri

30 Macmillan coffee morning Inter Village Quiz

10.30am

Hermitage Village Hall

7pm

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

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Harvest Festival & supper

6.30pm

St Mary's Church, Hermitage

Mon

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Muddy Monday

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club AGM & Quiz

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Coffee morning/bring & buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

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7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

4

Wed

5

Benefice Hymn Quiz

7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Fri

7

Harvest Festival & supper

6.30pm

St Hippolytus Church, Ryme

Benefice Barn Dance

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

8

Christmas Bazaar Benefice Chamber Concert

Jubilee Hall Yetminster 7.30pm

Conservation/volunteer day Sun

9

Harvest Festival & lunch

Sherborne Abbey Pogles Wood

10.15am

St Mary's Church, Batcombe

JUST BREAKFAST

8.30-11am Yeminster Jubilee Hall

Harvest Festival

4pm

St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett

Tues

11 Leigh Moviola Our Kind of Traitor

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed

12 Yetminster History Society Roman Army in Dorset John Smith

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

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13 Jazz - Sunset CafĂŠ Stompers

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Fri

14 Alistair Bunkall talks about North Korea

6.30pm

Frampton Village Hall

9pm

Kings Arms

Sun

16 NGS Open Garden

11.30am5pm

Frankham Farm, Ryme

Harvest Festival & lunch

11am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Harvest Festival & lunch

11am

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Fat Marrows Band

Tues

18 WVWG Fastnet Race Hannah Nobbs 7.30pm

Gable Court Yetminster

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21 Pimms in the Pews for Trafalgar Day 7.30pm A Life on the Ocean Wave Artsreach Event My Big Fat Cowpat Wedding

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

Sat

22 Arabian Themed Evening

Mon

24 Leigh Moviola Jungle Book

6.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Come & play afternoon

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

John Muir award day

10am-3pm Pogles Wood

Tues

25 Come & play afternoon

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

John Muir award day

10am-3pm Pogles Wood

Yetminster Film Night The Man Who Knew Infinity

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

Wed

26 Woodland Wednesday

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Sat

29 Bingo

7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

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Coffee morning/bring & buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Sat

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11th Greasy Spoon Café

10am-12

Chetnole Village Hall

Nonet Gounod Petite symphonie

5pm

Pendomer Church

Sun

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Curry Lunch

1pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Mon

7

Muddy Monday

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Wed

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Yetminster History Society Erle-Drax of Charborough Park Luke Mouland

2:30 PM

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

Sat

12 Christmas Fair

10.30am

Old Vicarage, Leigh

Mon

14 Leigh Moviola Golden Years

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

15 WVWG Crafts with Georgina Williams

7.30pm

Gable Court, Yetminster

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Sat

19 Christmas Fair

Chetnole Chetnole Choir Autumn Concert

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

11am-3pm Leigh Village Hall

Quiz for St Mary's

7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

Tues

22 Yetminster Film Night

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

Fri

25 PTFA Christmas Fair

Sat

26 Christmas Fair & Demonstration by Cottage Flowers

Wed

30 Woodland Wednesday

Bingo

St Andrew’s CE Primary Sch 10.30am12

Chetnole Village Hall

7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

12-3pm

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3 Coffee morning/bring & buy 10.30am 16 Jazz Café Gustav Hensel Hot Club 7.30pm 17 WVWG Stamps & historic envelopes 7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall Gable Court, Yetminster

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General News INTER VILLAGE COMPETITION 2016 SO FAR SO GOOD....OR NOT SO GOOD. All the Inter Village events have been completed except for a number of tennis matches and THE QUIZ which takes place on Friday 30th September.

Yetminster have triumphed at Golf, Men’s and Lady’s Skittles and Croquet.

The winners and losers have all enjoyed the competition and look forward to continuing their inter village rivalry next year.

The Other Villages i.e., Leigh, Chetnole, Hermitage, Batcombe and Hilfield won a thrilling short mat bowls match and a nail biting Pétanque contest on the Chetnole piste.

All these games have been conducted with great good humour and with mouth watering teas and cakes. So a heartfelt thank you to all concerned.

The Not So Good element: Yetminster could only muster three children for the football and rounders, so I took the decision to cancel these events and claim a walk over on behalf of the Other Villages.

We thus have a tie for the moment and you will have to wait for the announcement of the winning village in November’s issue.

Until then...keep practising Julian Turnbull

INTER-VILLAGE SKITTLES 2016 In this year’s competition both Yetminster teams won their respective matches against Leigh/Chetnole in the inter-village tournament at Yetminster sports club.

Yetminster ladies won by 26 pins with the two Lindas top scoring for the home side and the sole Linda having the top score for Leigh/Chetnole .

The Yetminster men’s team won by 40 pins with Will Chaffey scoring 58 pins for the victors and Steve Broadway scoring 60 pins for Leigh/Chetnole .

Both matches were played in a very sporting manner with all the teams looking forward to next year’s competition .

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, is a project run by The Samaritan’s Purse, who promote the Christmas message by asking for donations of gift-filled shoeboxes which they deliver all over the world, including Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and as far away as Africa. Each box will be given to a disadvantaged child who is orphaned or whose family lives in abject poverty.

For a number of years the people of The Wriggle Valley have generously supported “OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD’ by making up these special shoeboxes filled with gifts and love, safe in the knowledge that a child has had a brighter Christmas by knowing someone, somewhere is thinking of them.

A small shoebox can have a big impact. If you would like to support this year’s collection you will find the leaflets available in your local church porch, at Leigh Post Office & Stores, The Spar at Yetminster or you can download the information from the Samaritan’s Purse website: www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk It might seem early but with so many boxes to organise and deliver the deadline to have them ready is fast approaching. This year the shoeboxes need to be at the Wriggle Valley collection points by Monday 14th November at the latest please.

HOW TO MAKE UP A SHOEBOX GIFT Step 1 – Get an empty medium sized shoebox, wrapping the lid and box separately in colourful wrapping paper. Using the leaflet available (or by downloading from the Samaritans Purse website) attach the appropriate boy/girl label, marking if your gift is for a boy or a girl. Select an age category 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 and attach the label to the top of your shoebox.

Step 2 – Fill with age appropriate gifts such as a doll, cuddly toy or a deflated football with a pump. (please don’t send any sharp objects or war related toys such as guns). Add things which are useful such as school supplies, soap, flannel, hat, gloves, scarf. You can also add wrapped sweets/lollies (but no chocolate please) Step 3 - Make your shipping donation. If you make your shipping donation online at Follow Your Box you can discover the destination of your shoebox gift, gift by adding the barcode that is emailed to you send you to your shoebox. Simply donate £3 for each shoebox you pack to cover transportation costs. Or you can enclose cash or cheque (to Samaritan’s Purse) and place it in an envelope inside your shoebox on top of the contents.

Note: FOLLOW YOUR BOX is only available when you pay online.

Step 4 - Drop Off Your Shoebox. Place a large rubber band around each closed shoebox and take it to a local drop-off location between 1st – 14th November.

The Wriggle Valley drop off points are:Leigh Post Office & Stores, Bridge Street, Leigh, The Spar Store, Sunnyside, Yetminster & 5 Mill Lane Yetminster (please phone Andrea on 07540 587554)

On behalf of ‘OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD’ and The Wriggle Valley Benefice I would like to say a big big thank you to John and Fiona Parks who have promoted and co-ordinated this appeal for many years,. Many thanks also to The WVM Team, Carol Porter, Brenda & Team at Leigh Post Office and stores, Karen,Tony & Team at Yetminster Spar shop, all the Church Wardens in the Wriggle Valley Benefice, Parents & Staff at Lower Covey Montessori Nursery and St Andrews CE Primary School. And of course a massive thank you to all the folk who have so generously supported ‘OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD’ Appeals by buying gifts and wrapping up shoeboxes. You have sent hundreds of boxes to disadvantaged and vulnerable children overseas.

Andrea Airey

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The Sunset Cafe was a top night-spot on Chicago’s infamous South Side.

Al Capone owned it, Louis Armstrong starred there.

The Sunset Cafe Stompers do play the music of that period... great tunes from Scott Joplin, Irving Berlin, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller... but the band’s wide repertoire also features songs made famous by artists as diverse as Patsy Cline, Marilyn Monroe, the Inkspots, Fats Domino... even Elvis.

Beneath it all, one can sense the elusive, shifting, pulse which defines the sound of New Orleans. In that city, ever since the 1900s, bands have been hired to attract a crowd, or to add spirit and generate excitement for all kinds of occasion.

Throughout the last twenty years we have followed in that tradition: playing jazz clubs, concerts for churches, arts centres, village dances, weddings, festivals, funerals, garden parties... from our Dorset/Somerset base, down to Cornwall and up to Cumbria.

RHYME Welcome to Rob & Sue Wydra who have a last managed to move into Fern

BARN DANCE IN LEIGH

On Friday October 7th, Leigh Village Hall is the place to be!

The Casterbridge Band will provide the music and Ruth Thompson will call the dances, with occasional contributions from Folk South West’s Eddie Upton.

There was a time when Eddie was seen as one of the country’s leading folk dance callers and he has agreed to come out of retirement for this special event, which will be one of a series of events to raise money for our local churches’ Three Valleys Benefice.

Get your tickets (£8 for an adult, £5 for a child) from the Village Shop in Leigh or or leave a email message on 01935 873889.

There will be a bar, light refreshments at half time, and it all runs from 7.30 – 11.00 pm.

Do come to an event that will be enjoyable, will help your fitness levels and will raise money for a good cause.

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For Church goers we have services in St. Andrew's: So, whether you fancy a pre-/post-prandial pray or 'Just Breakfast', you'll receive a massive welcome.

Simon Eadon (01935) 873 699, Jonathan Harding (01935) 87 22 37 or Barrie Jenks (01258) 821 604.

Do let us know if you're coming - just for our catering purposes.

Give us a shout if you need us to get in anything gluten free.

POWER CUT? NEW PHONE NUMBER 105 LAUNCHED In September a new national phone number “105” was launched by electricity network operators for you to call should you need to report or get information about a power cut in our area. This a nationwide service that may well be of benefit to you.

Key points to note about this service are:

● Dialling 105 will put you through to our local electricity network operator – the company that manages the cables, power lines and substations that deliver electricity into homes and businesses in our area. ● You can also contact them by phone or via their website, and most network operators are on social media too. ● 105 is a free service for people in England, Scotland and Wales. ● Customers can call 105 no matter who they choose to buy electricity from. ● Customers can also call 105 if you spot damage to electricity power lines and substations that could put anyone in danger. If there’s a serious immediate risk, you should call the emergency services too.

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unaccompanied children must be booked in advance so we can ensure adequate supervision is available. John Muir Award students can count these days towards their award.

From October we will return to regular pre-school sessions twice a month MUDDY MONDAYS 3rd October, 7th November, 12th December WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS 26th October, 30th November COME AND PLAY’ AFTERNOONS 24th & 25th October – ‘All these sessions run from 12.00 – 3.00 pm and cost £4 per child. Bring your picnic lunch. Drinks available.

HALF TERM ACTIVITIES John Muir Award days will be 24th and 25th October from 10.00am – 3.00pm.

Children age 8 or over can begin the award or those that are already on their way can complete their award or progress to the next level. £12 per day. Please book in advance. Part of their award challenge is to find ways to engage others in the joy of outdoor activity so they will help to organise activities for two ‘Come and Play’ Sessions for accompanied children age 7 and under.

Our next CONSERVATION/ VOLUNTEERS DAY is Saturday 8th October. There will be lots of tidying to do ready for winter! The day is open to individuals and families with children of any age. Suitable for unaccompanied children aged 10 and over. As we will be doing work with real tools etc. there is no charge but

PLEASE AND THANK YOU – Thank you so much to all the people who have donated things to us! The list is too long to include here and you know who you are! Everything has been brilliant. We really love all the interesting things for our nature table! We are always keen to have cast off wellies and waterproofs and our mud kitchen could still do with a few more utensils. Some of the sand house toys have been excessively loved and are reaching the end of their lives and toy tractors etc are always much sought after. We are planning a sculpture/mobile and would like any metal colanders you may be planning to get rid of.

If you have any we also have a plan to use bricks from storage heaters! Please get in touch if you have these things or put them through the gate either at Pogles or at home [2 Church Farm Cottages, Leigh].

Sometimes you leave us things we hadn’t even realised we needed!

POGLES PARTIES - We have had some lovely varied parties this season, some themed parties for the very young, some action/bushcraft parties for the very active and some afternoon tea parties for the older and more sedate! Please think about booking a special Pogles Party celebration.

Why not like us on facebook - POGLES WOOD EDUCATION Philippa Toulson

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In August we had out first ‘serious’ cricket match against the Blandford Flyers. In a jolly and friendly atmosphere, we batted first and within the allotted 18 overs, we set a respectable total of 111 runs - a 'Nelson' in cricketing parlance! deemed to be unlucky and so it proved as the Flyers scored 112 in just over 14 overs. We lost, sure, but were surprisingly competitive in our first appearance, it was a fine team effort. played in great spirit and enjoyed by all.

We were also absolutely delighted at the support from Chetnole and nearby villages, there must have been 40 onlookers, who appeared to have as good a time off the field as we did on it! Needless to say, back to the

Chetnole Inn afterwards for a typical cricketer’s celebration!

Incidentally, we called it Wriggle Valley Cricket deliberately to encourage anybody wanting to play from our surrounding villages - we know some have recently lost their own cricket clubs. So anybody out there who’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact either myself, Tony Jones email on: anthonygjones@outlook.com or Will Henry on: williamhenry9@btinternet.com

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It was a sad but fond farewell to St. Andrews CE Primary School’s year 6 in July and a warm welcome to the new Acorn reception class in September, we wish all of them the very best on their educational journeys, it's been a big step for both groups.

As for me I actually feel that I've entered a time warp, it's an entire year since becoming the chair of St. Andrew’s PTFA and what an education it's been! I think some lessons I've done well, some I need to do better but overall I'm content that I might still get a star for effort.

Thankfully I've been very lucky to have the support of some wonderful parents who have always been the hidden heroes of the PTFA and we've managed to continue to raise substantial funds with discos, Christmas fair, quiz and bingo nights to name but a few.

The community swimming pool has been given a facelift and is still a work in progress, many thanks to all who helped with the mammoth clean in April, a lot was achieved in just one day. You will be happy to hear that the YETMINSTER FUN RUN is being planned for May 2017 and will also incorporate a May Fair, hopefully this will be a fantastic family event, details to be disclosed over the coming months but please put new trainers on your Christmas list!

More imminent fund raising events will be the ANNUAL SPOOKY DISCO for the pupils plus the COMMUNITY XMAS FAIR scheduled for 25th November ( this is pending Santa's confirmation, he's a very busy man you know!) There's to be a RACE NIGHT in the Yetminster Jubilee hall on 12th November with a share of the proceeds to St. Andrews PTFA.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to Elizabeth Turnbull. This formidable lady is responsible for the exceptionally successful Leigh Food Festival and yet again has given a large donation to St. Andrews PTFA from the proceeds. It's much appreciated and needed, thank you so much Elizabeth.

Please remember it's not just parents who form the PTFA, anyone from the community is welcome and we always need extra hands. From making drinks at coffee mornings to dressing up in ridiculous hats to sell tickets (don't worry I'm always nominated for that job!) your help would be greatly appreciated. At the moment we are seeking someone to take down and prepare the minutes at our meetings so if interested please give your contact details to the school office and I will get back to you. Many thanks, Elaine Pennington,PTFA Chair

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FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL/ WILDLIFE PROJECT Beer Mill Mead in Leigh is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) but the group who carried out activities on the site has disbanded leaving a sum of about £200 in its accounts.

Some suggestions have been received about use of the funds, but if you have a good idea for a conservation or wildlife project that needs these funds then please contact Kevin Waterfall on 07825 152251 or kevin.waterfall@btinternet.com before the end of October.

OCTOBER 2016: This is an awareness alert, regarding rogue traders. In the first week of September a rogue trader called at a home in Yetminster, offering hedge cutting to be done for the resident. The resident of the house was elderly and accepted their offer of work. The two men, offering the work, were driving a white flat bed truck, which had some green writing on the side and were dressed in green overalls which had a small logo on, the two men only stayed for a couple of hours work and charged the resident a hefty £500. The resident attended their local Post Office to withdraw this large amount of money to hand over to the traders. If you have any further information regarding these rogue traders or any further description of the van or the men, please get in touch by either using the online reporting tool:w w w . d o r s e t . p o l i c e . u k / d o - i t online/ Or ring 101 and quote crime reference number 55160132017.

This is a reminder to be vigilant of unwanted doorstep callers, please look

out for your neighbours and yourself, here are some signs that an unwanted doorstep caller is visiting a neighbour: • Traders have been cold calling in the area.

• A builders van is parked nearby, particularly one that doesn't include a company name or contact details. .• Building or maintenance work on your neighbours garden or house starts unexpectedly.

• Poor quality work is visible on the roof, driveway or property.

• Your neighbour appears anxious or distressed.

• Your neighbour visits the bank, building society or post office more frequently, particularly if they are accompanied by a trader.

Your local neighbourhood policing team do hand out free stickers to put on your front doors which illustrates that you will NOT deal with uninvited traders. If you would like one, please either reply to this Dorset Alert or pop into the Police Station on a Tuesday or a Thursday from 10-4.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENT 7.30pm Friday 11th November

ALISTAIR BUNKALL TALKS ABOUT NORTH KOREA Alistair Bunkall has very kindly agreed to give a talk on behalf of Barnardos on Friday, 14th October at 6.30pm at Frampton Village Hall.

Alistair is the Defence Correspondent for Sky News and one of the country's leading broadcasters on security and foreign affairs.

The talk will focus on his recent trip to the world’s most secretive state, North Korea. He will reveal how it took years of unpublicised talks to secure an invitation from Pyongyang and share stories about life reporting from the hermit kingdom. He will also talk about his experiences covering wars, travelling the world with senior politicians, and life on the road as a foreign correspondent.

Alistair has covered the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Sudan and humanitarian crises and natural disasters around the world. In 2015 he became one of

the few journalists in the world to report from North Korea. Much of his work in the past 18 months has focused on counter-terrorism and the rise of Islamic State. He has been a key analyst for the channel during terror attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice and elsewhere.

He has travelled to the migrants routes, over the Mediterranean from Libya and through Turkey to Greece. His undercover filming in a refugee camp revealed the dreadful conditions the refugees were being housed in. Most recently he flew to Ankara for an exclusive interview with the Turkish Prime Minister in the days after the failed coup.

Tickets cost £15 each to include a glass of wine and canapés. Please send a cheque payable to Barnardos to Penny Wykes-Sneyd, Garden Cottage, West Compton, Dorchester DT2 0EY by 5th October together with your email address for confirmation. After that date please call Susie Harland on 07887 560724.

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BOYLE’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION GRANTS World famous scientist, the Hon. Robert Boyle died in 1691; his will directed that part of his estate should be used by his executors for ‘good works’. One executor, John Warr, established Boyles School (now the Old Gallery and Georgies Hair Studio in Yetminster) and after his death a Board of Trustees was formed which still exists today.

If you are a young person and would like to apply for a grant towards your studies at University or an apprenticeship and you live in Yetminster, Leigh or Chetnole, please send in your applications as soon as possible by the end of September. /Very early October.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR WINTER? While everyone else is enjoying a warm autumn, Dorset's Healthy Homes Partnership is preparing for the winter! ● Do you find it hard to pay your gas and electricity bills? ● Is your home hard to heat? ● Would you like to check you are getting all the benefits and financial help you are entitled to? ● Will keeping warm in winter be made more difficult by poor physical or mental health, having a disability, , having young children under 5, or living 'off mains gas'?

If the answer is "yes" to any of these questions then help will be available before the cold weather arrives.

The project coordinated by Dorset Community Action, is funded by the British Gas Energy Trust (an independent charity separate

from British Gas) and supported and delivered by a number of local partners: Age UK Dorchester and Citizens Advice are providing advice on welfare benefits and access to grants and other financial help. This will include a 'hardship fund' aimed at those under 60 having difficulty paying their fuel bills or affording more energy efficient heating and insulation in their homes.

Magna Housing is working with the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team to identify tenants who might benefit from a woodburning stove; support will include helping tenants to get their wood from local sustainable woodland.

Dorset Mental Health Forum has provided training to staff to understand the experiences of those with mental health needs. Wyvern Savings and Loans is on hand to consider lowcost loans for people struggling to pay fuel bills.

Anyone requiring assistance should ring Joanna Keats Tel: 01305 216403 or mobile 07421 994591 or email: bget@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk

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WRIGGLE VALLEY PLAYERS The Wriggle Valley Players are hard at work rehearsing for their next pantomime...Oh yes they are!!!

They will be performing CINDERELLA THE SEQUEL at Leigh Village Hall on 1st, 2nd and 3rd December, watch this space for more details.

The show follows the next chapter in the lives of all the well known characters from Cinderella plus a few new ones. The hilarious fast moving story has all the fun, wit and audience participation of the traditional pantomime.

If you would like to get involved and come along to help backstage please contact Paul Attwell, paul@attwell.fslife.co.uk Paul Attwell

NEWS FROM CITIZENS ADVICE Have you heard about Healthwatch?

A hot topic in the press at the moment is what is happening in the NHS and social care.

Citizens Advice locally is a partner in Healthwatch, an independent organisation created to gather and represent the views of the public on their health and social care services. The aim of Healthwatch is to give local people, whether they are patients, carers or just local residents a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided in their locality.

To this end Healthwatch would very much like to hear from you about your experiences of local health and social care services, whether in hospital, at the GP surgery, in a residential care home or in your own home. If you have an experience you would like to share please get in touch with Healthwatch. They are interested not only in problems but in examples of good practice and excellent service. Healthwatch have a website –

www.healthwatchdorset.co.uk –where you can find out much more about Healthwatch, who they are and what they do. You will also find an on-line form to complete to tell your story.

Alt ernatively there are “Speak Out” forms in the library or at your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you are ill or disabled and having problems with aspects of your daily life that health and social care services are not always able to help you with, such as benefits, one source of free, confidential and impartial advice is Citizens Advice. Call Dorset Adviceline on 0344 2451291. Where possible an adviser will give advice over the telephone but if your problem is more complex an appointment can be made for a face to face interview with Sherborne CAB, at the Manor House, Newland, DT9 3JL. Alternatively visit www.adviceguide.org.uk or our local website www.westdorsetcab.org.uk . wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

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Many thanks to all those that came for a Cream Tea at the Church Hall at the Yetminster Fair. We were certainly kept busy and put the event shelter to good use in the garden.

Scouting had a great summer with all three sections having camps. The Beavers had a sleepover in the Scout Hut and went up to the Millennium Woods for fun activities.

The Cubs had a fun time on Brownsea Island to celebrate their anniversary with other Cub groups. The Scouts had a wild camp in Yetminster. The Scouts went Paintballing at Lillington. They were split into two teams with different objectives every game and they wore attractive onesies with full facial masks for protection. Tactics sorted they were off crawling through the woods. We returned to camp for some wild cooking over a fire and wide games in the dark.

The Scouts had been corresponding with Norwegian Scouts from Eiksmarka near Oslo.

It was great to have them visit for two days.

Yetminster Scouts entertained them by putting on a BBQ and invited West Dorset Explorers along as well. With over 90 Scouts and Leaders present the evening was a great success.

This summer we said goodbye to Nathan Sharland and Lewis Perry. Thank you for all your time and enthusiasm you put into Scouts.

Yetminster Scouting is very popular with new children joining all the time at the moment. We have expanded over the last year and thankfully had some new Leaders join to match the growing numbers.

We are all looking forward to another exciting year ahead.

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FRIENDS OF HOLNEST CHURCH Dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church at Holnest is a small but attractive building, mainly dating to the early 15th century. Largely left untouched by the Victorian restorers, it contains a number of interesting features, including a fine Jacobean pulpit, rare examples of Georgian box pews with candle sconces above, and an original medieval barrel-vaulted roof.

Sadly, the church has had a troubled past.

For many years it had been overshadowed by the infamous Drax mausoleum, which one contemporary noted was remarkable for its “marvellous hideousness.” When the Rev. R. C. Fugard arrived in the parish on the eve of the First World War he found tarpaulins fastened to the roof to keep out the rain, and shortly afterwards the Western Gazette reported that the church was “fast becoming derelict.” It was eventually made redundant in the mid-20th century but was saved from demolition by the Misses Marion B. Debenham (1896-1985) and Charlotte G. M. Morgan (1895-1981) and brought back into use.

Services are now held here on the first Sunday of each month and it has a small but willing congregation.

Despite this, the church has always suffered from long-standing problems with damp and occasional localised flooding – but as a unique and important part of our local and

in Pendomer Church.

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national heritage, this Grade I listed building should be cherished and preserved, not only for ourselves but for future generations.

A dedicated group of Friends, who are passionate about Holnest church and its history, have now formed a charity to help conserve and maintain its fabric and foster public interest. Our official launch will be held at the church on Saturday 15th October at 7pm and will feature a candlelit concert from the Wandering Winds.

If you would like to join the Friends and attend our launch, please contact Luke Mouland by email at friendsofholnest@gmail.com or telephone 07760 261 056 for further details. Booking required as places are limited.

In the meantime, a membership application form can be downloaded from our website at www.friendsofholnestchurch.wordpress.com Luke Mouland

Performance 5.00-5.30 followed

by Nibbles. But why not POP IN & LISTEN anytime to a bit of the rehearsal (11.30-4.30), then go off for a good walk and return for the performance.

FREE! (Though any donation to Pendomer Church would be appreciated!)

Further information from Anthea Lovelock info@Pendomer.org.uk 01935891328

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

CHESTNUT CLASS DOES TRIATHLON Our school coir In the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics, and spurred on by the recent Weymouth Ironman Triathlon, Chestnut class took to the water and their bikes to compete in one of their very own.

Chestnut’s class teacher and deputy head, Adam Gough, is a seasoned triathlete. He is a member of the Weymouth Bustinskin triathlon club and has competed in numerous events including the Iron distance race “Outlaw” in Nottingham which involves swimming 2.4 miles and cycling 112 miles followed by running a marathon (26.2 miles). WOW. During the summer holidays he travelled to France with his family and club mates to compete in an Ironman 70.3 event in Vichy.

His obvious enthusiasm for the event has rubbed off on the children in his class and they competed in their very own afternoon of sporting fun: swimming four lengths of the school pool, cycling four laps of our school field and then running a further two laps. Every child was presented with a magnificent medal which was kindly donated by Bustinskin triathlon club. Many thanks to the parents for bringing in bikes and coming to cheer the children on!

What a brilliant afternoon the children had; you can tell by their smiley faces how proud they were of their achievements whilst really enjoying themselves.

Jane Prelogauskas, headteacher said "It was delightful to see so many parents supporting their children in their first ever triathlon. We are very lucky to have such a passionate triathlete in our deputy head, Adam Gough. The children loved it and perhaps it has ignited in them the same passion - Olympics 2024? - you never know" BNC

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Our Church Communities Frequently asked questions should help explain key aspects of the role of the PCC and its members: 1. WHAT IS A PCC? Legally every Church must have a PCC (Parochial Church Council) who are required to meet a minimum of four times a year.

The PCC functions as a Charity and its members operate in the role of Trustees for the Church.

2. WHY DON'T MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT IS? Parochial Church Councils were given legal status relatively recently. In 1919 the composition, rights, functions and responsibilities of the PCC were first defined. Not everyone who goes to Church joins the Electoral Roll (Membership List) and many Church-goers do not understand how the PCC works.

3. WHO GETS TO BE ON THE PCC? Clergy licensed to the Parish, Benefice or Team and the Church Wardens of the Parish are automatically PCC Members.

People who go to Church and who are also on that Church's Electoral Roll can be elected to the PCC. People who are members of the local Deanery or Diocesan Synods (Wider Church Council Meetings) also join the PCC. 4. WHO DOES WHAT ON THE PCC? The Chair is usually the Minister of the Parish with an elected Lay Person as his/her Vice Chair.

The Secretary takes notes and circulates Minutes of the Meeting.

The Treasurer keeps the accounts and produces regular financial reports for the PCC to scrutinise. Just as in legislation for Charities, members of the PCC are jointly responsible for how the Church Finances are

collected, recorded and deployed. Their fiduciary duty requires them to protect both the money and the property of the local Church.

The Electoral Roll Officer keeps a record of Church Membership and can become a PCC Member if s/he wishes.

5. WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PCC? The PCC has a primary duty to make provision for Public Worship and to care for and maintain the Church (building) and the Churchyard. They generate income to pay running costs from within the Church Membership and send in their Parish Share (a 'means tested' style payment that covers all the costs associated with being a Church within the Salisbury Diocese). Generally, they will have a Vision or Strategy in terms of Outreach within the Community which may include working with Schools, providing services for those in the Community whether or not those people come to Church. PCCs are also responsible for implementing and monitoring the Parish, Benefice or Team Safeguarding Policy within each Church. Sometimes they may well discuss National Church issues in order to respond to main Church of England consultation documents.

6. IS ANYONE ON THE PCC PAID? Like Church Wardens, everyone on the PCC is a volunteer. The post requires time, commitment and individual gifts/expertise.

Much of the work can be learned on the job.

7. IS THERE ANY TRAINING? Nothing that's compulsory but several courses run for anyone who would like to know more about any aspect of their own Parish or PCC Membership. Other courses

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Organ loft in St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster are provided on spiritual, pastoral, environmental care or other areas of interest. Courses throughout Dorset and Wiltshire can be found on the Salisbury Diocesan website: http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/learning/pcc-training

8. WHAT ABOUT PRAYERS IN MEETINGS? Yes. There are brief Prayers at the start and end of each PCC Meeting. Every PCC in the Diocese has the same blue/green candle holder in the shape of the font at Salisbury Cathedral. We light a candle at every PCC meeting and reflect on how we can as a Church: Pray, Serve and Grow.

9. WHAT IF I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO A PCC MEMBER? You'll find them in Church, listed in the Minutes and at most Fundraising events.

They are all willing to be of assistance in terms of discussing the life of the Church, how we can help forge links within the Community and to pray for anyone who would like us to do so on their behalf.

Colette Annesley-Gamester, Team Vicar

THREE VALLEYS BENEFICE FUNDRAISING For your diary please make a note of the key events of the fundraising week: Wed 5th Oct HYMN QUIZ 7.30pm Bradford Abbas Thur 6th Oct DINNERS/LUNCHES hosted by parishioners Fri 7th Oct BARN DANCE 7.30pm Leigh Village hall Sat 8th Oct CONCERT 7.30pm Sherborne Abbey The grand concert in Sherborne Abbey will be the culminating event in this week.

The concert will be given by the National Symphony Orchestra accompanied by the Locrian Singers.

The provisional programme for the concert includes: Handel - Zadok the Priest, Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe, Vivaldi - Gloria in D, J S Bach - Toccata & Fugue for Organ, Mozart - Requiem (by candlelight) Join us for what should be prove to be a memorable week.

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Our Church Communities NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH ON BEING SPIRITUAL

is? We may wonder a moment Some people today, if being asked for about their core beliefs, may well reply whether there is such that they are not religious but they are a thing as “eternal truth spiritual. The traditional language and and love”. Is the universe, in the end, no liturgies used in church leave them cold; more than “a fortuitous concourse of atoms”? Is our own indeed, they may see life, as Macbeth little connection thought on a bad day, between the terms - “the “a tale told by an which Christians use idiot, full of sound in their worship and cultivation of a and fury, signifying their own experience sensitive and rewarding nothing”? Is life, as in life. For them, this language has no more relationship with eternal one of my former colleagues once meaning than a truth and love” remarked, “just one foreign tongue. darned thing after But the meaning another”? of “spiritual” is May it be that we difficult to pin down.

Perhaps Rowan Williams came closest to are given an occasional glimpse of a it when he described spirituality as “the mysterious underlying reality, perhaps cultivation of a sensitive and rewarding in nature, or in great music, in works of relationship with eternal truth and love”. art or in books? I think it was Evelyn Many people sense there is something Waugh who said that such a reality was more to life than the everyday world and like “the scent of a flower we have not the common round. True, there are found, the echo of a tune we have never enough preoccupations and distractions heard, news from a country we have in the routines of life to keep most of us never visited”. To be “spiritual” is surely busy and focused. There are obligations to be sensitive to such nuances, to be at to be met, duties to be performed, least occasionally aware of an invitation relationships to be cultivated, ambitions to explore regions unknown, in the hope to be pursued without giving much that through our seeking we may thought to the wider perspectives within eventually secure access. This awareness, this seeking, is what religion at its best which our lives are set.

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THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services The Benefice Church Services for April For complete list see: go to SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER TRINITY 19

BATCOMBE

9th

16th

23rd

TRINITY 20

TRINITY 21

LAST OF TRINITY ALL SAINTS BIBLE SUNDAY ALL SOULS

10.15am Harvest

BEER HACKETT

30th

10.15am CW Holy Communion

4pm Harvest

BRADFORD 11am CW 11.30am Holy Communion Harvest ABBAS

8am BCP

CHETNOLE

6.30pm

11am Harvest

8am BCP

4pm Harvest

LEIGH

6pm BCP Evensong

3pm All Souls Service

9.30am CW

Holy Communion Taizé

HERMITAGE 6.30pm Harvest HILFIELD

9.30am

Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion

10.15am CW Holy Communion

9.30am CW

11am

Holy Communion Harvest

RYME INTRINSECA

8am BCP Holy Communion

8am BCP

10.15am CW

Holy Communion Holy Communion

THORNFORD 11am Harvest

YETMINSTER 11am CW

8am BCP

9.30am CW

8am BCP

9.30am CW

Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion

9.30am

11am CW

Morning Service

Holy Communion

8am BCP

11am CW

Holy Communion Holy Communion Choral Holy

9.30am CW

3pm All

Holy Communion Souls Service

8.30am Communion Just Breakfast and Harvest in Jubilee Hall 11am CW Morning Prayer

CW Common Worship BCP Book of Common Prayer

Extra and Week Day Services October Friday Monday Tuesday Tuesday

7th October 1st in month 1st in month

6.30pm 6pm 10am 2.30pm

Harvest Compline Lower Covey Toddlers' Service Holy Communion

RYME INSTRINSECA YETMINSTER YETMINSTER OLD VICARAGE LEIGH

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Our Church Communities Three Valleys Team

Roman Catholic Services

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

Team Vicars Richard Kirlew

Team Email Address: 3valleysoffice@gmail.com

Colette Annesley

www.threevalleysteam.com

@PilgrimVale

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

01935 872237

richard.kirlew@btinternet.com

@RuralChaplain

01963 23570 3vpilgrimpriest@gmail.com

HELPING HANDS 01963 210953

Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021 Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. email: sherbornerc@btinternet.com

website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

rector3valleys@gmail

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Tom Carmichael email: revsup@gmail.com Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris (01935 864232) Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster.

Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver (01935 873690)

The Friary, Hilfield 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

WRIGGLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Wriggle Valley School of Biblical Theology will also be continuing through the Autumn.

We will be meeting every Sunday Check the website for up to date information: wvcf.uk

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)

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Leigh Weather Watch AUGUST 2016 “A perfect August day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing - and the lawn mower is broken.”

James Dent August saw a welcome change from the previous month, with plenty of sunshine and not too much rain. No undue calls were made on the lawnmowers.

TEMPERATURE The average temperature in August was above average (17.4C/63.3F) instead of 16.9C/62.4F), and there were only three days without any sunshine.

RAIN The month may have caused some worries for holiday makers as it opened with the wettest day (on the 1st which drenched us with 18 mm/0.7”). Things

August

2016 Av. 2000-15

Temperatures (deg. C) Av. Min. Max. 17.4 16.9

5.5 4.3

30.0 28.5

soon improved as this proved to be more than half of the month’s total rainfall.

SUNSHINE Most months this year have seen less sunshine than usual but August had 151 sun hours - the second sunniest since the memorable year of 2007 which set our unbeaten record of 177 hours. There was only one sun-free day and the sunniest was the 11th with 11.8 hours.

PRESSURE Pressure ranged from 1032mb/38” on the 3rd, 6th and 9th, to the month’s lowest reading of 1011mb on August 18, which was accompanied by 7.6mm/0.3” of rain.

WIND SPEEDS August was an unusually calm month, with the windiest day reaching only 19mph - well below the 2007 record of 35mph.. Only 2 of the previous 16 years have had calmer August readings.

Philip Bryan

Av. Max. Pres. Wind Mb Mph 1025 19 1019 26

Rain mm

Sun hours

34 66

151 115

Days without: Rain Sun 20 15

1 3

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Club News From the Archive The calendar being what it is, we are out of step with the WVM deadlines. Instead of reporting the last meeting here is another “occasional dip” into the archives.

100 years ago the country was slogging it out on the Western Front little knowing that two more years of destruction and losing loved ones was still to come. But what about the survivors and the generation that came after them? Here are a few snippets from The Farmer’s Home, a country life women’s magazine supplement, in 1938. With the threat of a second war gathering momentum what did editors think their audience wanted to read about?

“Countrywoman” bemoaned the strictness of her parents - the WW1 generation. As a child she would never have been allowed to sit on an “easy chair”. And her elders would be scandalised by “…relapsing discipline in the nursery”.

And how about some of these household tips? “ . “

” Or,

“

Health and safety in the home? Before or after it went mad?

To tickle the competitive spirit there was the Dressmaking Competition. Make an “Afternoon Frock”. First prize 7 guineas (£7.35 in today’s money). Alternatively try a “Morning Washing Frock” for similar prize money. Children’s versions – “afternoon” or “morning washing” frocks – would attract prizes of 4 guineas (£4.20). Remember your entries should be “carefully packed and sent to the Editress”. Would an Editor be insulted to receive such parcels?

3-in-One oil was available even then. At the princely sum of 5p. Good for woodwork and furniture! (Seriously?) Alternatively, impress your friends with a Pifco Boss – a burner to give you intense heat and halve your cooking time. Elaborate meals at a moment’s notice!

(Well charred, presumably?) Just £4.12½! Pricey stuff at the time, no doubt.

How times have changed. For the better one hopes.

Next Meeting: 2.30pm Wednesday 12th October at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster: John Smith, “THE ROMAN ARMY IN DORSET”.

New members always welcome. Just come along.

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB ‘FIVE HEAD GARDENERS IN CHILE’ Abbotsbury Sub -Tropical Gardens’ Curator Stephen Griffith was September’s guest speaker, who gave a truly unique and beautifully illustrated talk about an exciting trip to explore the National Parks of Chile in 2005. Responsible for the major restoration of the gardens, necessitated by the great storms of 1987 and 1990, Stephen was inspired to follow in the footsteps of plant collectors of centuries past in “an adventure and quest for Chilean plants” with four fellow garden curators. What an adventure they all had travelling and camping in mountains, deserts and rainforests amongst wildlife including tarantulas!

Chile has distinct regions with specific growing conditions and hundreds of indigenous plants from there also grow in our own climate. The temperate region of Valdivia is home to Latua pubiflora which grows on the west coast of Scotland and Jovellana punctata can now be found growing in semi-shade in Abbotsbury. Amazing ferns ( Lophosoria quadripinnata) with two metre long leaves are now also growing in Dorset as Stephen was able to bring home spores to propagate.

The interior area revealed forests of Monkey Puzzle trees; it’s proper name Araucaria is derived from the name of the Indians who ate the seeds. The name we use here originated from someone saying, ”A monkey would find it a puzzle to climb.” Also growing in the area, the vibrant red Embothrium coccineum (Chilean Firebush), which likes acid soil, happily grows in Cornwall.

The ancient hardwood trees in the Allerce Forest were truly amazing, being able to withstand becoming rotten after falling to the forest floor. Although the Fitzroya cupressoides, which can grow to 180 feet tall, is now becoming rare in Chile, it is now being grown in Scotland. Riverside areas were home to the ‘Chilean Lantern’ trees, which grow in warmer parts of the West Country in the UK. In complete contrast, the National Park of Puyehue is an area of volcanic ash and pumice so is the home of Pampas grass, the yellow Viola reichei and Lupins (plant envy at this point as lupins fail to grow in my garden!).

The mountainous region of Parc Conguillio looked amazingly atmospheric, being a prehistoric type of landscape of 120 million years old. The monkey puzzle trees here stretched for as far as the eye could see and as the air was so pure they literally ‘dripped’ with lichen. Other plants we can grow in the UK originating in this region include Solanum crispum, Gaultheria and Lathyrus.

The coastal Araucaria Forest was inhabited by berberis and orchids whilst hot, dry temperate regions revealed the Jubayo palm and Alstroemerias which are all grown here.

At the start of his talk about Chilean plants Stephen explained that it was necessary to replicate the correct position for planting these in the UK, so it was fascinating to gain an insight as to how these plants looked in their original habitats.

Rose Roberts

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We knew we were in for an interesting talk when we saw our speaker, Katrin Maclean, sitting very upright on her stool with her feet planted hip distance apart and her head balanced easily at the top of her spine. You could see, even before she started speaking, the audience sit a little straighter and drop their shoulders, relaxing unconsciously in a mirror image of her posture.

Katrin had come to talk to us about the Alexander Technique.

Frederick Matthias Alexander was born in Tasmania in the late 1800’s and his childhood was plagued by poor health. He desperately wanted to be an actor but just as he began to find success, found that his voice grew weak and hoarse after speaking for a short while. Doctors could find nothing wrong so he determined to help himself and, over years, studied his every move in a mirror before realising that he was moving his head in such a way as to unconsciously tighten the muscles of his neck; this compressed his spine and ribcage and in turn affected his voice.

Many actors - such as Judy Dench, William Hurt and Leonardo DiCaprio - now use the Alexander Technique to help with their posture and voice projection. We all tense our muscles when we are anxious or afraid and if we work under a lot of stress then our mind and body falls into an habitual state of tension – the so-called ‘fight or flight’ response - which we can adopt as normal. The Alexander Technique teaches us how to undo these habits and how to recognise when we are tense or holding or

moving our body in such a way as to inhibit its natural movement.

Katrin had us standing in our normal way and then gently led us through our stance from the feet up, drawing attention to whether our feet were bearing equal weight; our knees were soft; our shoulders were down from our ears; our heads free to balance and our necks free. We all soon felt the difference.

The Alexander Technique is a tool that can help relieve life’s habitual stresses and strains and as such a session with a teacher like Katrin is only the beginning of learning a life skill. A minimum of 10 lessons will give you the basis to build on and could just possibly change your life.

Contact katrinmaclean@googlemail.com Unhelpful habits or poor ’use’ can get in the way of natural functioning, compromising our posture and affecting our coordination and balance.

THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MOTHERS' UNION On the Mothers' Union will be hosting the in the Yetminster Jubilee Hall - do come and support us there at 10am.

On at 7pm, we

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY SUMMER SHOW Every year little incidents happen which mark out each Summer Show from the last. When we look back on this year these are the things we will remember: the dire weather warnings from the Met Office of gale force winds and driving rain preventing us from erecting the marquee, one entrant’s despair at not being able to enter his prized raspberries because a discerning spaniel wolfed them down in the back of his car between Gable Court and the Jubilee Hall; and then there was Master Thomas Eadon, our youngest entrant and cup winner aged three. His efforts for his cake making, a necklace made from pasta, a present for Granny and his finger puppet earned him the Needham Cup. He took the applause in his stride but he couldn’t hide his disappointment when peering inside he found it was empty. No sweets. Nothing.

What a let down! However, what does remain constant each year is the high standard of entries in every class. The talent, creativity, hard work and sheer enthusiasm for taking part and making the show so special makes it a very rewarding experience for those who work behind the scenes to pull the whole event together. The best show in town.

VINEYARD TOUR Our September outing was a garden tour with a difference with a visit to the Furleigh Wine Estate in Salway Ash. This time the Met Office

promised us the hottest day in 50 years. Naturally I wore my shorts. As we huddled together amongst the vines with umbrellas up and thunder rolling above us, our guide gave us a fascinating insight into the business of making wine. Furleigh Estate is a family business which started operations in 2005. Today they have 22,000 vines predominantly Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The back-breaking work involved in keeping the vines healthy and safe from predators was enough to send any enthusiastic amateur running. This was followed by a visit to the vats and more intriguing processes before we retired to the ‘barn’ to taste their award winning wines. A great visit. We left feeling rather cheerful and retired for lunch at the Sawmill Café at Mapperton House. What a happy day.

NEXT MEETING: 11th October at 7.30pm Brian Petit returns with his new talk on ‘LIFE’S TOUGH AT THE TOP’. That’s somewhere I’ve never been so it might be good to learn more.

Pandy Brown

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CLUB NEWS VILLAGE NEWS

SUMMER SHOW CUP WINNERS Thomas Eadon Most points 8 yrs and under Cecily Fiddler Best entry 8 yrs and under Reuben Crocker Most points 9-15 yrs Kitty McCosker Best Junior entry Elizabeth Jubb Most points & best entry in Photography Di Gratton-Cooper Most points & best entry in Painting & Drawing Beryl Lawrence Most points & best entry in Needlework Georgina Williams Most points in Craftwork Beryl Lawrence Best Group entry in all Craftwork Jessica Crocker Most points & best entry in Cookery, Jams/Preserves Daphne Barfoot Most points & best entry in Floral Art Sue Price Most points in Flowers Gigi McCosker Best Entry in Flowers Robin Debell Most points in Vegetables & Fruit Nigel Ward Best entry in Vegetables & Fruit Brian Rowsell Overall Champion.

Most points in all classes

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Regular Meetings….

Every Mon Table tennis Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

Every Tue

9.30-12.30pm 9.30-10.30am

Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Just Gym Gymnastic class

2-5pm 4.15-6.30pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Table Tennis Club Yetminster Bell Ringers

10-12noon 7.30pm-10pm

Scout Hut, Yetminster St Andrew's Church

Topsy Turvy Toddlers 9-11.30am Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) 10am-1pm

St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Village Hall

Beginners Pilates

Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew’s School Hall

Relax & Renew Yoga Cubs (in term)

6.30 -7.30pm 6-7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster

10-12 noon 10.30-11.30am

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning Morning Yoga Class

Croquet Coach/Play 3pm (until Oct) Wednesday Club (in term) 3.15 pm-4.05pm Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 5pm summer only

Yetminster Playing Fields St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Playing Fields

Croquet Junior WV Players (in term) Beavers (in term) Scouts (in term) Beginners yoga

5pm summer only 6-7pm 6-7pm 7-9pm 7pm

Church Farm, Hermitage Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster St Andrew’s Primary School

7-10pm 9.30-10.30am

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall

Advanced Pilates Pear Tree Baby & Toddler

10am 1.30-3pm

Chetnole Village Hall Pear Tree Preschool

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs)

2-5pm 5.45-7pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Trim Room, Yetminster

Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs) Guides Leigh Short Mat Bowls

5.45-7pm 7-8.30pm 7-10pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall

Chetnole Community Choir Table Tennis

7.30pm 9.30-12.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

Croquet Club

3pm

Yetminster Sports Club

3pm 10.15 am

Yetminster Sports Club Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Fitsteps Every Thur

Every Fri

1.30 & 2.35pm

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

(May - Oct)

Every Sat

Croquet Irish Dancers

Every Sun

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3pm summer only

Chetnole Playing Fields

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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)

7.30 - 10.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)

7pm

Church Hall, Yetminster

Tuesday Club

2.30 - 4pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.

7.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

7.30pm

Sue Footner 873610

2nd Tues

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

3rd Tues

Rest & Welcome Pub

WV Women's Group

7.30pm

Gable Court

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

12.15 - 3pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues

Leigh Women's Institute

7.30 - 11pm

Leigh Village Hall

1st Wed

Coffee ‘n’ Cakes

10 - 12noon

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Batcombe Coffee Morning

11am

tba

Yetminster Senior Citizens

3pm

The Meadens

Yetminster Historical Society

2.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Police Support Unit

2 - 3pm

The Cross, Leigh

Chetnole & Stockwood PC

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study

7.30pm

Venue contact 872342

3rd Wed

District Council Ward Surgery

11am - 12noon

Old School Gallery, Yetminster

Last Wed

Woodland Wednesdays

12.45-2.45pm

Pogles Wood nr Leigh

2nd Wed

2nd Wed/alt mth

Police Community Support 7.30pm

St. Andrew's Primary School

11.15am

Church Lane, Hermitage

11.50am

Shearstones, Yetminster

2pm

Stonyacres, Yetminster

10.55 am

Carpenters' Arms, Leigh

11.30pm

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

2.30 - 4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers

6.30 - 8pm

Old School Gallery, Yet

Last Thurs

7.30pm

White Hart

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC

By Church, Yetminster

Wed/f/night Sturminster Mobile Library

Bridport Mobile Library

Wed - Sat

Friary Shop

Yetminster Fair Association

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Planning Applications BATCOMBE WD/D/16/000603 06/06/2016 COURT FARM, GREAT HEAD LANE - Outline application for the erection of an agricultural dwelling (Outline). No Decision.

CHETNOLE WD/TP/16/00284 22/08/2016 HIGHER FARM, BATCOMBE LANE, T1: Copper Beech – Crown lift to 2.5cm Trees within G1 of the application have no statutory protection. No Decision.

WD/D/16/001709 08/08/2016 1 GROVE COTTAGES, MILL LANE - Variation of condition no.1 of planning approval 1/D/12/000527 - to allow alterations to elevation material finishes (Variation of condition). No Decision.

WD/D/16/000759 07/07/2016 THE OLD FORGE COTTAGE, MILL LANE - Refurbishment; WD/D/16/000760 partial demolition and two storey extension (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

WD/D/16/000596 21/03/2016 HAMLET HOUSE, YETMINSTER ROAD - Replace existing gutter and downpipe to front elevation with new cast iron guttering and three downpipes. Removal of cement pointing from front elevation and repointing in lime mortar. Replacement of two timber framed windows to upper floor of outbuilding, re-using metal framed casements. Repair of part of stone patio to rear (Listed Building Consent). Approved 24 Aug WD/D/15/002153 04/11/2015 HIGHER FARM, BATCOMBE LANE - Erect extension to rear WD/D/15/002154 of listed building (Full & Listed Building Consent). Approved 29 Jul 16.

WD/D/15/001532 12/06/2015 LAND ADJACENT MEADOW AND BLOSSOM HILL, STOCKWOOD ROAD – Application to revoke Section 106 Agreement dated 18.3.1981 (Modification & Discharge of Planning O). No Decision.

HERMITAGE & HILFIELD WD/D/16/01770 24/08/2016 YEW TREE HOUSE, HERMITAGE LANE - Demolition of existing cottage and outbuildings, relocation of one existing long shed and construction of a new replacement dwelling. (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/16/01296 17/06/2015 BLACKBERRY FARM, HARTLEY STREET, HERMITAGE Amendment to planning permission reference WD/D/14/002092.

Alterations to the triple garage by enclosure of staircase and woodstone under main roof. Additional roof height. Rotation of site to obscure clar port entrance from road, rain water gutters and downpipes (Nonmaterial Amendment). No Decision.

WD/D/15/00748 07/08/2015 1 CHURCH VIEW COTTAGE, LOAD LANE, HILFIELD – Erection of first floor rear extension (Full). No Decision.

LEIGH WD/D/16/001737 09/08/2016 BRAMBLESHAW, SOUTH STREET - Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic (Retrospective) (Change of Use).

No Decision.

WD/D/16/001534 15/07/2016 DRUMMERS FARM, BATCOMBE ROAD - Extend the existing slurry store with an earth banked lagoon (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/16/000787 13/06/2016 CHURCH FARM, CHETNOLE ROAD - Installation of wrought iron gates at entrance to farm (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent).

Withdrawn – 11 Aug 16.

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October 2016 WD/D/16/000215 29/03/2016 3 NORTH END - Erection of two storey side extension & single storey rear extension (Full). Approved 30 Aug 16..

WD/D/16/000616 18/03/2016 THE SMITHY, TOTNELL – Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 3 of planning approval WD/D/15/001342 (Compliance with Conditions). Granted 22 Aug 16.

WD/D/15/002589 05/11/2015 THE CROSS HOUSE, CHETNOLE ROAD - Demolish WD/D/15/002590 existing garage & erect new garage. Internal & external alterations & demolition of rear bathroom extension (Full Listed Building Consent).

Approved 3 & 16 Aug 16.

MELBURY BUBB WD/D/16/001001 12/05/2016 MELBURY BUBB HOUSE, BUBB LANE - Erect Car Port and First Floor Bedroom (Full). No Decision.

RYME INTRINSECA WD/D/16/001863 25/08/2016 FRANKHAM FARM, FRANKHAM LANE, Erect Agricultural Building (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/15/002657 02/11/2015 CASWELL FARM, COMMON LANE - Variation of conditions 3 & 4 of planning approval 1/D/13/000284 - allow letting as an open market dwelling (Variation of condition). No Decision.

YETMINSTER WD/CA/16/00296 26/08/2016 THYME COTTAGE, HIGH STREET – 1 No Fir (Front of property) Fell. 1 No Cyprus Fell. 1 No Silver Birch – removal of stem close to carriageway. Crowning of remaining stem – removing of branches that are in conflict with T. No Decision.

WD/D/16/001270 11/07/2016 1 STATION VIEW, CHAPEL LANE - Erection of a rear orangery style extension (Full). Approved 5 Sep 16.

WD/D/16/001346 22/06/2016 LAND AT CROSS FARM, HIGH STREET - Conversion and WD/D/16/001347 alterations to existing redundant farm barn to form 1 1/2 storey dwelling for holiday let use ancillary with Cross Farm. (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

WD/D/16/000452 18/05/2016 LAND AT DOWNS LANE - Straw bale eco-house and associated works (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/16/002214 2/04/2016 THE OLD COURT HOUSE, HIGH STREET - Reparatory works to West gable wall of main house and maintenance works to roof structure over main house; external alterations relating to precommencement conditions on Listed Building Consent WD/D/14/000548 (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent).

No Decision.

WD/D/16/000642 24/03/2016 LAND ADJACENT FOLLY FARM, THORNFORD ROAD – Outline Application for residential development (Outline). No Decision.

WD/D/15/002655 30/10/2015 LAND TO THE NORTH OF RYME ROAD - Outline Application for the erection of 98 dwellings (Outline). No Decision.

The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on the 20th October 2016, meeting start 1.00pm in Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester.

A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: Graham Plaice www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

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