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

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CHETNOLE 8 HERMITAGE 15 HILFIELD 17 LEIGH 18 RYME INTRINSECA 28

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YETMINSTER 28 WITH BEER HACKETT 26 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 36 GENERAL NEWS 41 ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 57 OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 59

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I just wanted to start by thanking Paul Dibben who sent in this fabulous photo of a treecreeper which adorns this month’s magazine cover, thank you very much.We are lucky enough to have pair in our garden; they are truly delightful little birds.

Paul is on a barn owl mission, so if you know where one hunts, please let him know so he can takes some photos p41.

Whilst we are on the subject of wildlife, Amy Drapper from Stockwood and the Dorset Mammal Group are encouraging us to do as much as we can for the dwindling population of hedgehogs p.47. What can you do to help?

Did you attend St Aldhelm’s School in Sherborne or were in you a teacher there? They are having a aid of Meningitis Research in March. Find out more p45.

We really do appreciate photos being emailed to us,as well as all your news, views and previews of course, so get snapping this Spring.

I know Easter is strictly in next month (April Fool’s Day), but please support your local churches over the Easter period.

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s we cope with the wet weather which seems to have stayed in the ground longer this winter, some households in Batcombe look forward to obtaining superfast fibre access. This will be provided from the new cabinet no. 5 on the Chetnole road (near the Dyers Farm road) which is now operational.

Apparently this will provide superfast broadband to the properties to the east of the cabinet, i.e. the houses on the Leigh, Hilfield and Church roads. However, those houses to the west of cabinet no. 5 on the Chetnole Road and the Dyers Farm Road are not being connected now and Openreach have nothing in place at present for them. This arbitrary division of the village by Openreach seems unjustified and illogical. We all hope that they deal with this issue quickly.

THOUGHT FROM THE RISE OF THE WRIGGLE “ We warmly welcome Brother Clark, the newly arrived Guardian of Hilfield Friary, and we look forward to meeting him soon.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES We are looking forward to the JUMBLE SALE at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday 7th April at

Leigh Village Hall so please start digging around for contributions such as clothes, toys, bric-a-brac - all welcome and contact Carol Attwell (07815 008796) it’s a great excuse to declutter.

BATCOMBE CREAM TEAS will be at the Friary on Sunday 17th June. There will be a PLANT STALL run by Nicola Whetstone, so please pot up any spare seedlings or cuttings; any contributions will be welcome.

I am struggling to find photographs to illustrate our beautiful village in the magazine, and so for future months I would be grateful for any photographic contributions.

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ongratulations to SYLVIA AND DOUG Frampton who celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary on March 24th , what an achievement!

We also welcome CHARLOTTE, ROB AND ZAC WHITMARSH TREW into the Old Post Office, we know you will be very happy in our lovely village.

We say goodbye and wish lots of luck and happiness in their new home to JENNY AND CHRIS SHEPPERD who are leaving the village after many years to be nearer their family, Chetnole will miss you very much.

OLIVE TURNER would like to thank all the people of the village who helped in any way to make her son Kevin and his new wife Jodi’s wedding on 25th November 2018 at St Peter’s church, Chetnole such a memorable occasion.

We send the newly-weds our congratulations.

ALLOTMENT FOR FREE USE Gudrun and Michael Tweedy of The Old Cottage, Chetnole are offering their allotment opposite their house for free use as they are not able to tend it themselves and would like somebody to have the benefit of it as long as it is kept tidy and not overgrown. It has a shed, fruit trees and a greenhouse. If you are interested please call them on 01935 873369.

CHETNOLE OIL GROUP If you’d like to order some domestic oil this month then call John Sanford on 01935 872973 before March 1st.

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2016 Jazz Cafe with his Harlem 5 band and presented us with a scintillating evening of traditional jazz and blues. The Dart Valley Stompers were established in 2005 and play jazz and music from the 20’s and 30’s. Jeremy is undoubtedly one of the best wind musicians in the country and the members of his band are all masters of their instruments.

7.30pm at the hall - see our poster for details.

Wednesday 14th March PARISH COUNCIL MEETING at the hall, 7.30pm Sunday 18th March Chetnole Chuckers invite you to their START OF SEASON BOULES AND PICNIC at 12 noon on Chetnole Playing Field - new members welcome.

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CHETNOLE HALT ACCESS PROJECT (CHAP) As part of the early investigations into the village Neighbourhood Plan, it was thought that improvements to the access to our local railway Halt could be a significant item within the Plan. A small team was set up to look into what possibilities there might be to avoid the steep steps down to the platform and whether anything could be done to improve the walk along the narrow and sometimes rather dangerous road to the station. As you are aware, the Neighbourhood Plan has now been cancelled, but the CHAP team is continuing its study and has been in contact with Network Rail, GWR and Dorset County Council to discuss this issue.

A wide range of ideas were discussed, including new pathways, potential drop-off points and even relocating the platform to the other side of the track. Finally, a number of possible options were decided on and these have been documented and forwarded to these authorities. As a result, the DCC have recently released an initial Feasibility Study, with approximate costs, of a number of possible solutions, including consideration of our proposals. The CHAP team have now reviewed and commented on the study and the DCC will prepare an update in the light of these comments. We

expect to have the full Feasibility Study within about three months.

Of course, in the current economic climate, it is very unlikely that sufficient funding will become available in the near or middle term to implement any of the possible options, especially as the Halt is used by a very low number of passengers.

However, the team believes, and this is supported by the Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership, that should funds become available (and this is always a possibility) then we shall be prepared with a considered and roughly costed set of practical options.

We shall ensure that when the full Feasibility Report is ready, it will be made available to anyone who is interested.

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THE PARISH COUNCIL OF CHETNOLE AND STOCKWOOD At the meeting on 10th January, 2018 we agreed to increase the annual precept by £500 to £9,500 per annum. This means that the Parish portion of the council tax charge for a Band D rated property is £52.70 per annum, or £1.01 per week. Virtually all parish council expenditure comes from the Precept and this includes the upkeep of the Playing Field. With the changes that are happening within local government and the cuts in central government funding to the County Council, the Parish Council needs to have the resources to carry out certain functions that used to be the responsibility of the County or District Councils, so therefore it needs to keep its balance healthy.

The Chestnut tree in Chetnole Playing Field, which was adjacent to the boundary with Church View, has been felled. It had become diseased as a result of having been poisoned several years ago. The Council are considering either another maple or an acer as a replacement.

A resident of the village has kindly offered to arrange a fresh gravel surface for Church Path for which the Council were grateful.

An additional Nordcat bus service was arranged for a six week trial period to run to Sherborne on Mondays.

Unfortunately, although widely advertised, take up was very poor and the service has now been withdrawn.

There was a discussion on the perennial problem of cars speeding through the village, despite the 30 miles per hour limit, together with measures which might encourage people to drive more slowly. It was acknowledged that the offenders are generally local people who know the roads, so signage may not be the answer. The Council agreed to discuss this in more detail at a future meeting.

It was proposed at the 17th November meeting that the old telephone box be used

as a plant display, there was a further suggestion at this meeting that a map of the village, indicating the whereabouts of every home, is sited within the telephone box, the Council agreed to look into this idea.

We have an OPEN PUBLIC FORUM at the beginning, and end of every Parish Council meeting, and we would like to hear your views on village matters. The next meeting is on 14th March at 7.30pm.

Owen C Pope, Chairman, Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council.

Keep the evening of Saturday 9th June free for the Chetnole Hoedown, a Cowboy themed evening with the Boston Tea Party, a Bluegrass band plus local support. Keep your eyes peeled partners for when tickets will be available!

Jim Aldhouse

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INFORMATION NEEDED PLEASE! 2018 is the centenary of the end of the First World War. To mark the occasion I am hopeful that I can produce some information on the men from Chetnole who served and survived to return home. In particular I am looking for any photographs of the men, taken at any time in their lives, that might exist in family albums.

If you have any photos you can scan, or copy and send to me via email I would be very grateful. I could copy them for you if that would help.

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WELCOME We welcome two new families into the village: Tom and Frances Rushton, Williford House and Jocelyn and Tom Buck, Longacre. We hope you enjoy living in Hermitage and we all look forward to meeting you at many of the village events.

BINGO NIGHT Eyes down for a full house! Hermitage Village Hall will hold its next bingo evening at 7.30 on Saturday 24th March. Be there or be square.

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messaging system called DORSET ALERT which issues emails about criminal and anti-social behaviour in Dorset.

My role is to select the messages relevant to Hermitage and the surrounding area and summarise these in a brief email report.

If you would like to receive a copy of this report please email me at cdwhiteoak@hotmail.com and I will add you to the confidential distribution list.

VILLAGE HALL NEW YEAR EVENT The last Saturday in January saw The Village hall in Hermitage being the venue for the annual new year party to which friends and neighbours, old and new, came to enjoy a good supper and lots of chat.

Many thanks go to Nicole, for once again decorating the hall so beautifully and to the ladies who provided supper. Thank you all for coming.

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OBITUARIES Sadly, in January we lost two lovely gentlemen from our village .

GEOFF ALLEN of Buck Cottage died on the

CHARLIE OSMOND of Sunnyside Farm sadly passed away on the 19th.

He was a wonderful, jolly farmer who loved animals and the outdoor life. Charlie

14th. He and his wife, Lin, lived there together for 17 years. A lovely chatty man who loved nothing better than a ‘natter’ when you passed his perfectly nurtured garden which was his pride and joy. He had two Newfoundland dogs, Wilfie and Florrie whom he adored. Geoff would often be seen being dragged up the road by these two lovely, huge

dogs. They must now be missing him dreadfully.

Geoff was a very active man and swam 20 lengths at Leweston pool twice a week. He told me his next ambition was to cycle to and from Leweston on an electric bike, for his swims.

Our sincere condolences to Lin and their respective families.

We have lost a lovely man who will be sadly missed.

would always help anyone in need, no matter what.

He bred Friesian cows at the farm. He was also involved with Young Farmers and played skittles for his local team. He was Bingo Caller at Hermitage for 30 years and had his last call at Christmas. He was often seen causing chaos in the road on his tractor! He loved football and like most men spent hours watching it on the telly!

He was greatly loved by family and friends. Always smiling, he and Annie worked well together. He also loved

to follow the hunt and was often seen watching the hounds even up to two weeks before he passed away.

His three sons, Chris, Graham and Alan provided him with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren and they are very much part of this lovely family. We will all miss you, Charlie - hope you are not causing too much chaos up there on your tractor!

Sincere condolences to Ann and all the Osmond family.

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an there be any better view from the Jurassic coast than out to sea on a frosty and sunny day in February? We left Leigh behind in a swirling snow-storm and motored south to Burton Bradstock and, perched high up on an abandoned WW2 pill box.; we could see for twenty miles in each direction: to Portland Bill beyond Chesil Beach to the East and to Sidmouth beyond Lyme Regis to the West.

Tearing through the incoming, crashing surf galloped scores of dogs having the time of their lives. The wind whipped the flags on the poles and sand flew. We watched all this later from the shelter of The Hive Beach Café, whilst receiving a welcome sun-bathe through the windows!. Winding our way home through glorious Dorset, snowdrops carpeted the roadside woodland and here and there daffodils poked their heads up.

We may hope Spring is just round the next bend but remember that the Mad March Winds often come “in like a lamb and out like a lion” so don’t put your winter woolies away quite yet! Here are some forthcoming events in March to blow you away: DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Friday 2nd March – first day of: “FRESH AIR FRIDAYS” at Pogles Wood 10am- 12 noon Tuesday 6th March: CHURCH COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am. New village folk especially welcome!

Sunday 11th March: MOTHERING SUNDAY SERVICE At 9.30am – with posies for all the Mums.

Thursday 15th March: LENT LUNCH in Leigh Village Hall; 12.30pm – 2.00pm in aid of "Young Minds", a mental health charity.

Saturday 17th March: VOLUNTEERS’ DAY AT POGLES WOOD PALM SUNDAY 25th March: 8.30am Holy Communion. 10.30am assemble at the church to walk to The Old Vicarage for a Palm Sunday service at 11.00 am.

Wednesday 28th March – first day of: “WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS” AT POGLES WOOD 12noon–3m Lastly, please save the date: On Sunday 1st July we will be hosting a LEIGH VILLAGE SUMMER TEA PARTY. Please join the party to have fun, enjoy a typical British tea and help us raise some money for Leigh Village Hall and a charity (TBC). Full details will be published in the May and June magazines.

1st Andrew Vickery Ball No 6 £30 2ⁿd Mike Read Ball No 133 £20

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH By the time you read this the bulbs should be up in the churchyard and hopefully we will really feel Spring is here.

Our next coffee morning is on Tuesday 6th March from 10.30am - it has been so good to see some new faces at these coffee mornings.

If you have neighbours who have just moved into the village, do encourage them to come along.

We are planning a SPRING CLEAN DAY on Saturday 7th April from 9.30am - coffee and chocolate biscuits provided! Sadly we could not fit this in before Easter but we have a wedding on Saturday 14th April and it would be so good to have the church and churchyard looking good for that service. Please bring gardening tools if you plan to work outside.

THE WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER will be held this year in our church on Friday 2ⁿd March at 10.30am and it would be good if we could support this service.

We will be holding a MOTHERING SUNDAY SERVICE on 11th March at 9.30am with posies.

On PALM SUNDAY 25th March there will be our usual 8.30am Holy Communion and then at 10.30 am we will assemble at the church for a walk to The Old Vicarage for a short Palm Sunday service at 11.00 am.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: LENT LUNCH in Leigh Village Hall on Thursday 15th March from 12.30 - 2pm in aid of "YOUNG MINDS", a mental health charity.

PIMMS IN THE PEWS: our next concert in church is on Saturday 28th April at 7.30pm featuring a classical guitar duo – Colin Thompson and Anthony Dodds.

We are hosting a BENEFICE SERVICE on Sunday 29th April at 11.00 am.

Our next BREAKFAST IN CHURCH will be on Sunday 6th May 9am to 11.00am.

On Saturday 12th May we will be holding a brand new event – one for the whole village.

May 2018 has been designated PASS ON A STORY MONTH and on 12th May we are setting

aside the day for reading in the church – LEIGH BOOK DAY – a day for all ages. We’ll provide a variety of books, newspapers and magazines to read or you can bring your own reading material. Every hour from 10am to 3pm we will feature a programmed reading in the church and at 11.30 am, 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm there will be story walks in the churchyard. Keep the day free!

CAR BOOT SALE: Sunday 2ⁿd September 2nd 10am - 2pm in Leigh Village Hall. This will be a fund raising event for our church, so please do support it. Help will be needed for providing bacon butties, refreshments and cakes.

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CHURCH FLOWERS Jackie Jolliffe, who coordinates the lovely flower displays in Leigh church is keen to involve more people. If you would like to be involved please contact Jackie on 01935 872030.

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12th March 2018 7:30 pm Cinema’s most unlikely moustache!

Murder on The Orient Express

“A minority of dog owners in the village are unable to clean up after their dogs fouling in the streets and lanes. It is unpleasant for residents and indeed other dog walkers, particularly Church Lane, which is also regularly used by children where some owners deem it acceptable to let their dogs foul in residents driveways? Can I ask that you are a little more considerate and please pick up your doggy doo for the cleanliness and safety of the village.”

Vanessa Woodridge

A Host of Stars A Visual Treat A classic Agatha Christie Doors (and Bar) open 7pm Ice Creams in the Interval Tickets £6 on the door or from Leigh Village Shop

Any questions: Bob Cutler 01935 873269 robert_cutler@btinternet.com www.leighvillage.org.uk/events/53/moviola/

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There are many projects underway at the Old Vicarage this year.

We are in the process of converting the grandly named ‘Pavilion’ (an old summer house) into a vintage style tea room for our residents’ use which we hope will be ready in time for Spring/Summer use.

We are also planning a . Watch this space for further details.

Monthly trips out on the mini bus have started up again and we will be going to many lovely locations this year. We are so grateful to live in such a supportive community and very much value all of our team of volunteers.

We have said a sad goodbye to Emily Spearing, who, after 17 years at

the Old Vicarage, is leaving us for a new career in child-care. Emily was a Care Ambassador for many years and she pioneered the Gold Standards Framework “Beacon” Accreditation.

Emily’s passion and enthusiasm for achieving outstanding care will be greatly missed.

If you feel you would like to join us on a voluntary basis, please contact Jan. 01935 873033. Thank you for your continued support!

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e are delighted to be able to report that Susan Ross was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours last year. Susan grew up on Frankham Farm and, since the death of her father Richard Earle in 2013, has taken over the running of the farm with her husband Neil.

Susan, who is Vice-President of BExA, the British Exporters’ Association, received her MBE for her hard work behind the scenes lobbying the government to provide support for exporters. As a result of lengthy and intensive negotiations with the government, The Export Finance Bond Support scheme, which provides exporters with vital credit support as they bid for overseas business, was reintroduced in 2011. Since then over 220 companies have utilised the scheme which has supported some £850m of UK exports. Susan says she is really proud of what BExA has done and is delighted that

her part in its achievements have been acknowledged.

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BRIGID WAITE 1920 TO 2018 Brigid Waite moved to Walnut Tree Cottage in Ryme Intrinseca in 1967 with her third husband Leslie, where they lived for many happy years. After Leslie’s death, Brigid had the outbuildings of the Post House converted into a charming small house which she named after her builder, Chutters Barn. Brigid was born in Rabat Morocco moving to Borneo where as a child she had a pet orangutan. Hard to imagine that the elegant and immaculately turned out Brigid ever ran around in the wild, but her life had been full of adventure and loss.

A brother, a Hurricane fighter pilot, died in Malta and her father died in Changi gaol, a prisoner of the Japanese. Brigid craved intellectual stimulation but was left to educate herself and the acquisition of knowledge, particularly in the fields of religion, literature, medicine and law became a consuming passion.

Brigid’s first husband was the racing driver Pierre Maréchal who was to die in a crash in his Aston Martin in the Le Mans 24 hour race leaving her with a young son, Christian, at the age of 29. Her second husband was the lead driver of the Aston Martin team, Leslie Johnson. By now hating racing, she was once asked if she had ever asked Leslie to stop and she replied “would you ask a virtuoso violinist to give up the violin?” She was to lose Leslie too in 1959 to heart disease.

Christian found a description for her in the words spoken at Lillian Hellman’s funeral eulogy that seemed equally appropriate at times to Brigid: “She was awful, but she was worth it.” Worth it because she was a woman of principle and generous spirit (most of the time!), because she was a staunch friend and ally more than she was an unforgiving adversary and because she was a feminist, in her way, before the word was even coined. She was also humanist and a socialist. She regarded it as a sacred duty for the privileged and well-off to help those less fortunate than themselves and that paying one’s taxes was an honour rather than something to be avoided.

She worked as a volunteer in Cheltenham in a family planning clinic and she helped support the families of prisoners. She endeavoured to live by the Christian values she espoused respecting Christian faith, and the beliefs of those who were guided by it.

Several years after Leslie Johnson died she formed a strong, enduring, loving, bond with a deeply religious man, Leslie Waite, whose faith she valued and supported even though she did not share it. Those years married to Leslie were some of the happiest in her life. Life in Ryme Intrinseca brought her into a village community that warmly embraced her and Leslie and with community came a sense of belonging, even if she chose to be something of a misfit now and then. She embraced village life, she was the Wriggle valley magazine rep for many years, she made kneelers for the church and she made the best coffee and walnut cake for the Frankham garden teas.

Christian said “we all have a trove of memories of things she said that encapsulate the essence of her “Brigidness”. Here are two of them: Asked how she managed to look so comparatively young, she replied without a moment’s hesitation: “Oh, hormone replacement therapy and, well, vanity.”

Offered a glass of water, she declined it with an imperious wave of her hand: “What on earth would I do with that, dear?”

Brigid’s extraordinary life was truly one of challenges and stoic courage, a life full of more love and joy than she might have wanted to admit; a life that came to a peaceful end, in the loving care of the devoted staff at the wonderful Old Vicarage care home at Leigh, after well over a year of their assiduous, loving attention there, and after decades in Ryme Intrinseca, where Brigid was attended by loyal, constant, devoted friends.

Edited notes from the address at her funeral by her son Christian Maréchal.

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RISIS RESOLVED. Many thanks to those who put their names forward in response to last month’s appeal for a contact point to receive the WVM from the printers. I am pleased to be able to say that the responsibility will also be divided in the future. We will have separate contacts for Ryme and Yetminster as offers to help came from both villages. So we can all breathe a sigh of relief – our beloved magazine will continue to be delivered to our doors each month. And of course on the back of that we must all say a very big thank you to Fiona Williams who has been distributing the magazine to the distributors for both villages for so long. Good wishes for your move, Fiona and thank you again.

SPORTS CLUB. Sadly the Sports Club has decided to wind up its activities and shut up shop. It’s regrettable that such a valuable community asset will no longer be there. But it was running at a loss and of course cannot continue to do so. For more detail, see later articles..

WESSEX WATER. Would you believe that at the end of this month Ryme Road should be open again? At least that’s what the signs say. October 9th for 25 weeks makes it March 30th according to my diary, unless of course work drifts on till after the Easter weekend. And that won’t happen, will it? Bye, Bye, golden pipelovers! Off to warmer (and wetter?) climes. Come April, I bet we’ll all be complaining about the traffic on the road. It has certainly been very pleasant wandering along the lane without fear of being run down. Roll on an extension to Scrap’s Way! NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN. Things

may seem to have gone quiet at the moment It’s not that nothing is happening, but rather having to concentrate on the undramatic (and un-newsworthy?), bureaucratic stuff of ensuring the plan complies with national policy and West Dorset’s local plan. A working draft has been completed. There is now a need for local photographs and maps to be included. If you can help in this area please contact the Steering Group at See more on Page z.

A WARM WELCOME. And finally an especially warm welcome to our new Syrian residents, Shhab and Nehad and family. We hope you will be very happy here in Yetminster.

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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH NEWS March….the month of mad hares, and Spring at last!

Lent continues throughout March and you will find all details of the Lent Courses, and extra services, on the Church Schedules page of WVM pp60/61, and on the website www.threevalleysteam.org.

Here at St Andrew’s we have a series of weekly meditative EUCHARISTS FOR LENT, each Wednesday at 11am, starting Wed 21st February. Join us for simple, reflective worship focusing on Lenten themes. Further details from John Summers. Morning prayer (BCP) will also be said in Yetminster church during Lent, at 9am, Monday to Thursday, starting Thursday 15th February. All are very welcome.

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER: 10.30am, Friday 2ⁿd March. Everyone is welcome. The theme this year is, “All God’s Creation is Very Good”. Coffee and cake to follow. For further details call 01963 23 570.

Our MOTHERING SUNDAY SERVICE will be at 9.30 am on Sunday 11th March.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES see poster at the top of the next column

Also looking ahead…. We have an exciting ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW FUNDRAISING DAY with Duke’s Auctioneers on 7th April from 10am5pm in Yetminster Jubilee Hall More details for this and future fundraisers are in a separate item in WVM. Your Churchwardens David Gould and Clare Lindsay.

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RINGING REMEMBERS

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This year sees the Centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War, and on 11th November bells will ring out in unison from churches and cathedrals in villages, towns and cities across the country.

During the war years church bells across the UK were silent, only to be rung in the event of an invasion, as also happened during the Second World War. However, on 11th November 1918, hundreds of ringers from across the country spontaneously arrived at their local church tower and rang the bells in celebration that four years of war had come to an end. Unfortunately, many bands had lost ringers who were killed during the war. Some 1400 bell ringers died in the war. Over the past four years each has been individually remembered by ringing the bells in his tower on the anniversary of his death.

The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, in collaboration with the Department of Communities and Local Government, has started a campaign, “RINGING REMEMBERS”, to recruit 1400 new bell ringers this year in honour of the 1400 who laid down their lives in the “war to end all wars”. The aim is for these new ringers to be able to ring on Armistice Day this year, thereby keeping this traditional British art alive in memory of the 1400 who lost their lives and linking together past, present and future.

It takes a while to train a bell ringer, and so we are looking to recruit new ringers now so that they will have plenty of time to learn to ring by November. Anyone is capable of

When a murder occurs on the train he’s travelling on, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

A star-studded cast led by Kenneth Branagh, as Poirot.

Yetminster Jubilee Hall 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets at £6 will be on sale in the Spar/PO, Sunnyside, Yetminster from two weeks beforehand.

Tickets include choc ice! learning, at any age from nine or ten to their dotage! We do not have a set practice evening at the moment in Yetminster, so I can fit the training in around your schedule. So, why not give it a go? New Year, New Hobby.

Please contact Roger Read on 01935 872715 or email rread@f2s.com.

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NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT Farnham Maltings theatre company were so impressed with our audience for ‘Brilliance’ in December that they have offered us another production in March.

From past experience we know that we’re in for a treat. The title is ‘Brave Folk’, and it is described as a quirky, funny play with an unlikely hero. Have a look at the Farnham Maltings website for more detail. It will be on Thursday 22ⁿd March at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall. As usual there will be a well-stocked bar. Tickets are available to reserve now by email, priced at £10 for adults and £5 for under 18s. Tickets will also be available in the Spar from early March.

We have already booked the Fat Marrow Blues Band for Sunday 6th May 2018 at 7.30pm – tickets will be £10 to include supper. Email bookings are being taken now.

There will also be a quiz later in May, but the date is not yet finalised. If you’re on our mailing list you will know about it as soon as we do.

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

We are now in a position to offer grants to local organisations, so if you have a project which would benefit from extra funds please email us with the details. We have recently made a donation to the Scouts to buy hand dryers and a water heater, and we are also planning to help with the cost of some new chairs for the hall.

Ray Drewett

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YETMINSTER AND RYME INTRINSECA PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S BLOG Evening All Just had our February Parish Council meeting. It was good to see so many residents there. The attendance seems to increase every month, I lost count but I’m sure there were about 20. Brilliant ! I think it’s probably the best free show in town, but then I could be biased of course.

There was a lot of business including welcoming our two new councillors Natalie Lafferty and Sue Footner who were both co-opted, thank you both for volunteering. On the admin side we agreed a revised maintenance contract for Yetminster, and ratified our Financial Regulations and Standing Orders – boring but very necessary things. We had a query from a resident about the children’s play area at Sussex Farm. The general opinion is that this is now looking rather tired. We have a safety inspection regime so it is safe, but I think the long term aim has to be to replace it. As we said at the meeting, play equipment is really expensive (we could be looking at £50-60,000) but we need to start looking for funding opportunities.

Two quite exciting projects got approval in principle – a defibrillator in Yetminster (Ryme residents are also looking at the possibilities for their village and I hope we can get together and make this a reality), and also to provide a memorial for the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. We have set up working parties to look at feasibility.

We had a blow at the end of January. The Sports Club decided that they could no longer operate sustainably and took the decision to wind up at the end of February unless a solution could be found to allow the Club to carry on. It feels a bit like the end of an era.

The Cricket Club closed some time ago and it really seems a shame that a village of 1100 people can’t find 22 people to play football and cricket, but I gather that it’s not just a Yetminster problem.

The sports field was gifted to the village and as lessors, we held an extra meeting to discuss a way forward and agreed that should we have to take the lease back from the Sports Club, we should administer the facility including the Clubhouse in the short term and seek another operator to take over the running. We are clear that it is a sports facility, and any new agreement must include the provision to seek out and promote sports use.

The existing tennis and croquet players facilities will be safeguarded and we will have to discuss the way forward with them. The opportunity will be advertised on the village website.

Finally, we agreed to organise a VILLAGE CLEAN UP and I hope this will be over the weekend of 17th/18th March. We’ll be canvassing for volunteers – please join us if you can, and finally finally, welcome to all our new residents with a special welcome to Shhab and Nehad and their children who made the long and fraught journey from Syria to join us.

Best wishes, Geoff Goater

YETMINSTER SPORTS CLUB Sadly the Committee of the Sports Club had to report to the membership on Sunday 28th Jan, their recommendation that the Club should cease to operate (at least in its present form) with effect from the end of February, due to the mounting losses it was sustaining.

A motion, which was passed unanimously, by those then present, agreed to the voluntary liquidation of the current 'business' from that time; giving the retiring Committee the opportunity of informing all our creditors, settling their final invoices, as well as then paying the balance of the club's remaining funds into a 'suspense account'. This will operate through the book keeping services of Rob Barfoot, so that whilst the Parish Council (as the land owners of the Sports Field) look for

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any alternative tenants for the Sports Pavilion, the Grounds and the Pavilion can be kept 'up to scratch', and be available for anyone to use.

The club has been a valuable asset to the village over many years (my understanding is that the Ground was gifted to the community just after WWII; so over seventy years ago ) and all of the current Committee were greatly saddened by the actions that we were forced into recommending. However, we felt it was better to be able to offer to surrender the lease we held on the facilities, at a time of our choosing, and when we could pay our bills in full; rather than 'soldier on' for another six months to a year, hoping we could raise enough income to cover the costs of continuing to operate. There would then, almost certainly, have been less money which we could pass to the PCC (as 'custodians' of the community) to carry on with, whilst they

sought alternative tenants, and this would have damaged the chances of successfully finding an alternative body willing to run the facility The Parish Council have been supportive of us, and I know willwant to see continuing use of the land and sports facilities regardless of whoever may take over responsibility for the grounds and building. The Retiring Committee will be pleased to offer whatever contribution we can make, collectively and/or individually, to any new enterprise(s) that take over, so do ask us!

For the moment, we have to bid you farewell; or rather (more hopefully) 'Au revoir' . We do, like you, want and hope, new grouping(s) to spring up, like the new grasses growing on the Sports Grounds, in order to provide for the community's welfare, in the future.

Andy Gatehouse, Secretar

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consultation. We will also need to add the results of our recent “Call for Sites” exercise once the work with regard to this is ready.

Having previously sought volunteers to help with local photographs, we are waiting for better weather(!) so that we can get started with the task of illustrating the Plan.

We also now need help with producing the necessary maps and whilst we will be approaching our volunteers, if you do have experience in this field, and have some time available, we would love to hear from you.

You can contact us at yetminsterplan@gmail.com and there is more information on the Plan at yrinp.net and on the Parish Website http://yetminsterparishes.gov.uk and don’t forget you can find us on Facebook – facebook.com/YRINP David Torrance, The Neighbourhood Plan Group

Right now the Steering Group and s u b g r o u p leaders are reviewing the detail of the plan and its various sections. This is to make sure that the different sections don’t overlap, and are consistent with each other. And, even more important is to make sure the plan complies with National Policy and West Dorset’s Local Plan. Talking to other Neighbourhood Planners in other villages and towns this is fairly normal and although we have our consultant to help it is, we have to admit, very much a learning curve for us.

However, a pre-submission working draft is ready. We would stress the “working draft” element and we are reviewing the draft objectives and policies following the comments made in the recent community

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General News THE ELUSIVE BARN OWL I have always had a keen interest in Wildlife and around eight years ago I decided to invest in some decent camera equipment to record my sightings. The diversity of the wildlife within a 50 mile Radius of my home town, Sherborne, is amazing. I photograph many varied creatures from birds to lizards, butterflies to otters, all of which give me great satisfaction to see and photograph.

A great deal of patience is required to get close to these wonderful birds and other animals , and the sense of achievement when you get the shot is incredible; to be within a few feet of a wild otter whilst it consumes a large, recently caught fish, is an encounter to savour. I have won several National competitions and really enjoy sharing my Photographs in local papers and magazines. I was amazed when a landscape photo I took, of Sherborne Castle in Autumn , was published in The Times recently.

There is however one wild bird I have not been able to get a good shot of up to now , that being The barn owl. If any of you lovely readers that may know where to see a barn

An otter

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Short eared owl owl hunting at dusk . I would very much appreciate any information of sightings so that I can try to photograph this majestic bird. Please contact me through my email (see below) if you are able to help; I would be very grateful.

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It was really lovely to welcome so many representatives from the different organisations we had been able to help at our Annual General Meeting before Christmas and I thank everyone for supporting the YFA and enabling us to do this. ln all, for 2017, we gave out a total of £1800 in YFA grants which were gratefully received by all those present.

I was also able to thank the members of the Fair Committee, the team at the 'White Hart' and our volunteers all of whom worked so hard on the day. Lastly, but not least, my thanks to Derek Mott, who runs the 50 Club, for all his efforts which provide for a substantial contribution to our funds.

We welcomed a new committee member to help us and we have begun planning things. This year, the Fair will be on Saturday, 14th July 2018 so please make a note of the date in your diaries or on your 'phones now.

One idea, which has been put forward, should prove popular with the adults as well as children so do please watch this space for further information! We also plan to have more entertainment for children as well as the usual street events and stalls.

We are booking pitches now so, if your organisation is interested in setting up a stall,

please get in contact with your request – yetminsterfair@gmail.com.

Blanche and Alex at the White Hart ran a Christmas raffle and generously donated half the proceeds to the Fair (which amounted to £375!) -a huge Thank You for their efforts with this and, of course, to everyone who brought a ticket.

So, onwards and upwards! Please get in touch if you have any ideas or suggestions and we will be pleased to consider them. Our next meeting is in the White Hart, 7.30pm Thursday 29th March.

Barbara Driver,Chairman, YFA

YETINSTER FAIR LOTTERY December 2017 1st £100 No. 52 Mr D. Mott 2nd £50 No. 28 Dr C. Cleaver 3rd £25 No. 36 Mr H. Drake 4th £15 No. 58 Mr G. Thomas JANUARY 2018 1st £50 No. 16 Mr A. Rolls 2nd £30 No. 31 Mrs J. Sims 3rd £20 No. 48 Mrs T. Hart FEBRUARY 2018 1st £50 No. 6 Mrs L. Manaton 2nd £30 No. 1 Mrs L. Clothier 3rd £20 No. 51 Mrs M. Fuller The Association raises money for local organisations and is non-profit making and run entirely with voluntary support yetminsterfair@aol.com Want to join? - forms available at yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/a-z/yetminsterfair-association

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THE ST ALDHELM’S SCHOOL BIG REUNION. Saturday 5th May 2018 @ Oxley Sports Centre.

On a cold January morning in 1959 the gates opened marking a new era in schooling in Sherborne, St Aldhelm’s was open for business.

Over a span of thirty plus years thousands of pupils passed through the gates to be educated by many teachers in lots of subjects before spreading their wings in the big wide world.

Many of the teachers, staff and pupils who attended the school have some fond memories of their time there and there is still a large amount of them in Sherborne and the surrounding areas as well as all over the world who keep in touch with the help of social media etc.

Two former pupils Lee Dewberry and Daryn Elford are hosting the ST ALDHELMS SCHOOL BIG REUNION, A charity event to bring together hundreds of former pupils and teachers once again as well as raising money for THE MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Both Lee and Daryn have been personally affected by meningitis and want to spread awareness of the life threatening disease.

St Aldhelm’s Reunion is aimed at former students who may now have children attending school, college or University. It is particularly important to protect teenagers because they're more likely to carry the bacteria than other age groups.

More information on meningitis can be found here. www.meningitis.org

So if you attended St Aldhelms between 1959 and 1992 please get in touch for ticket details.

Tickets available from Dorset, Properties in Long Street or Vineyards in Digby Road, Sherborne Or Call Daryn 07815 815131 or Lee 07989 225839.

SET THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY! 5th May 2018 held at Oxley Sports centre,Sherborne DT9 3QN 6pm to Midnight, Licensed Bar, Food Vendor, Museum Display, Big Screens Showing Photos and memorabilia and an impressive disco playing music from 1959 to 1992 put together by Lee and Daryn who have both been in the entertainment industry for many years.

“Come and be part of the biggest reunion St Aldhelm’s has ever had, while raising money and awareness of a very important cause” Daryn & Lee.

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HEDGEHOG CONSERVATION IN DORSET WITH THE DORSET MAMMAL GROUP The Dorset Mammal Group is aiming to reverse the decline of the hedgehog population in Dorset by developing towns and villages into hedgehog friendly habitats. As hedgehogs travel around one mile every night in their quest to find enough food, and a mate, the Dorset Mammal Group is trying to make their life easier. We are encouraging residents to develop hedgehog friendly streets by making holes in, or under, their garden fences and walls for hedgehogs to pass through. We are also encouraging residents to adopt hedgehog friendly activities in their garden by providing food and shelter in gardens and where slug pellets are not used. If you have a hedgehog you also have a very efficient slug consumer!

Bridport, Piddletrenthide, East Stour, Halstock, Blandford, Dorchester and Bere Regis are already hedgehog friendly towns/villages.

Beaminster, Milborne St Andrew, Portland and Hazelbury Bryan have just started the project.

Puddletown, Wareham and Weymouth are about to start on the journey. This journey starts with a public meeting where a presentation on hedgehogs generally, and Dorset’s mammals is shown. People are encouraged to sign up to the project there at the first meeting after which a second meeting is arranged where details of what needs to happen to make the town or village hedgehog friendly is shared. Each town and village has its own hedgehog co-ordinator. These co-

ordinators are central to the success of the initiative. Further meetings or activities are arranged when wanted.

We are also working with four of Dorset’s hedgehog rescuers, providing funding for poorly hedgehogs as well as helping with the overwintering of hedgehogs.

See our Dorset Mammal Group hedgehog friendly towns and villages FaceBook page to keep up-to-date with hedgehog activities in Dorset.

We are working alongside the People’s Trust for Endangered Species with their Hedgehog Street Project (see http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/news.php/4 0/uks-first-hedgehog-town-launched S.C. Varndell DMG Hedgehog Leader

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The honours fell to Steve Crumpler to direct this year’s Wriggle Valley Players pantomime entitled - Panto Goes West. the Ballad of Hamster Gulch. This production could best be described as an alternative take on the standard classic pantomime format. It would also be fair to say that perhaps deviating from a traditional known pantomime provided both Director and company with several challenges, but I am pleased to report that the entire company responded positively resulting in two sell out Saturday performances!

The panto told of the efforts of Badman Jake McCabe (Paul Attwell) and his accomplice Speaks Like A Rattlesnake (Jane Green) to set Chief Talking Bull (Andy Goodfellow) on the warpath with the townsfolk of Hampster Gulch!!

McCabe was aided and abetted by his two bad sidekicks Dopey Hobart and The Cactus Kid confidently played by Nat Buckley and Sophie Fowler. Ultimately, they proved no match for Captain Clint Cougar (Kirsty Andrews), the town’s Sheriff Hank Plank (Clive Fowler) and his trusty Texas Rangers!!

Of course no pantomime would be complete without the dame, and on this occasion, Captain Clint’s outrageous aunt from Dorset England in the guise of the Calamity Dame (John House) was on hand to keep the show moving along acquiring many suitors along the way! John’s inimitable style ensured the show was in safe hands with the audience responding accordingly.

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Amongst all the kidnapping and blue berry pie ice cream, there was a mature performance from Amy Drapper (Sings Like Mountain Stream) who has been with the company since a junior, and the amazing vocals of Candy Stripe (Amy Goodfellow) whose vocal range appears limitless.

As a community, it was pleasing to see so much young talent on display acting, singing and dancing in the roles of cowboys and Indians.

Much credit must go to Amy Goodfellow for taking time out to coach these young people and I have no doubt that there may be some future stars amongst them.

Performances like this require much behind the scenes help, a big thank you to all who contributed to make this year’s offering a success.

Special mention must go to the back stage crew, Gary, Steve, Dan and Gordon who worked tirelessly, the house band, Becky, Ken, and Jim for being so patient with us, and finally, arguably the busiest person of all over the four performances and rehearsals - Julie Goodfellow our prompt!

Gus Varmit aka Mike Flint.

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FLOWER FESTIVAL – “PETAL AND PAGES” In May 2018 Owermoigne Flower Club and Friends are again privileged to be holding our annual flower festival in the beautiful Elizabethan House and Gardens of Athelhampton. This year’s theme will be “Petals and Pages.” The house and gardens will be extensively decorated with fresh flowers and foliage exhibiting themes from literature that have inspired our members. This is the 25th year Owermoigne Flower Club and Athelhampton have collaborated to produce this wonderful show. Nearly all the club members contribute to the displays, demonstrating both classic and contemporary arrangements.

During the festival there will be a house steward available to explain the history of the house and club

members will always be available to assist in flower and club enquiries.

During the years these Flower Festivals have raised several thousands of pounds for charity.

This year the collection will be in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

The combination of an interesting historic house with beautiful gardens all lavishly adorned with stunning floral arrangements makes an exceptional day out. Refreshments are available throughout the day in the house restaurant.

Normal house entry charges will apply but there is no extra charge to view the Flower Festival.

The festival runs from Sunday May 30th until Thursday 24th and is open from 10.30am until 5.00pm Jenny Herridge

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MARCH 2018 HOLIDAY CLUB - Holiday Club dates for the Easter holidays are Monday 9th to Friday 13th April. Please book as early as you can. Half day 10am– 12.30noon or 12.30pm – 3.00pm £7.50 per child, full day 10.00am – 3.00pm; £15 per child. Email or download a booking form from our website.

WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS - The first Woodland Wednesday of the year will be 28th March 12noon-3pm and starts with us all eating our picnic lunches (refreshments available).There will be lots of exciting signs of spring to hunt for so do bring all your friends for an afternoon of fun in the fresh air.

The following WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS will be 30th May and 27th June There will be no Woodland Wednesday on 25th April as I will be visiting a Kindergarten in Norway for a few days. Be prepared for me to bore you all to a stupor about it when I return back! Let me know if you would like to do Wednesday 18th April instead.

VOLUNTEERS’ DAY – Saturday 17th March - Come and join us for a day of bramble bashing, building and generally helping to get Pogles ready for the Summer.

FRESH AIR FRIDAY - A recent survey done in Finland indicates that to feel

happier, healthier and more creative, to lower your blood pressure and improve your wellbeing, you should spent at least five hours per month outside in the natural environment. So in March we will be starting FRESH AIR FRIDAY where adults can come to Pogles Wood on Friday mornings.

The plan is you can walk, jog, saw logs, do things in the growing area, write, draw, make things or just sit quietly and think. If you want to you can drink tea or coffee and chat to your friends, or any combination of those things, or maybe other things that we haven’t even thought of! We plan to start on Friday 2nd March 10am– 12noon and have sessions every Friday morning throughout March. There will be a small charge of £5 per session. If you book all five sessions the cost will be £20.

Let me know what you think and keep an eye on the website and Facebook page for more details.

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

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

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...gone gardening A LITTLE KNOW FACT. THE WONDERS OF WIKI….

WHAT IS IT THAT HERALDS SPRING? The last Full Moon of Winter will take place on the 2nd March. The Full Moon appearing in March is called the Worm Moon. It is also called Lenten Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Chaste Moon, Sugar Moon, and Sap Moon. It is the last Full Moon before the vernal equinox. It marks the end of winter and the start of springtime and is named after the earthworms that emerge at this time of year!

For most of us who are oblivious to these facts springtime begins when the rain stops and the fierce winds turn into soft breezes. It begins when the ground dries out enough to allow outdoor activity in the garden. The time to plant seeds!

I had forgotten how children add to the enjoyment of a garden. Just recently I became a grandparent for the first time. What a joy it is to introduce young children to the wonders of gardening. Just letting children choose and plant seeds for the first time, allowing them to try to pot something up is very educational and fun as they are allowed to get really dirty and mess about with mud and water. If you don’t have a garden then help them to plant up window sill pots and planters.

The garden shed is also a place where children might enjoy garden chats. A couple of old chairs placed

strategically where you can both enjoy a teatime treat and a natter whilst working together. Lighting a small fire and frying some bacon and beans in one of granny’s old frying pans was always popular I remember.

Of course once the vegetables are ready to harvest children adore wandering up the garden to find a handful of radishes or some strawberries, probably eating as many as they pick.

Digging up potatoes is like looking for buried treasure and so messy!

In our busy impersonal world where dirt is frowned upon, where everything we eat is homogenised to supermarket standards, we should help our youngsters to understand that cabbages and cauliflowers are not something that grow out of a plastic bag on a shelf in Tesco, that each vegetable was once a seed which someone grew in the soil. The magic ability to produce food for the table provides a very important foundation stone for children. It is a lesson they never forget no matter how they change, how successful they become, or how old they get.

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EASTER PTFA

TIME TO RENEW YOUR HOME AND CONTENTS INSURANCE? – SHOP AROUND How often do you shop around when it’s time to renew your home insurance policies? If like many of us you renew your existing policy you may be losing out on quite a lot of money. In 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority found that customers who renewed their policy after a year paid 8% more on average than a new customer would. Those who renewed the same policy over 5 years paid an extra 70% on average.

New regulations introduced in 2017 required insurance providers to tell customers what they paid in the previous year so they could see what, if any, the increase was. Providers are also required to encourage customers to shop around, particularly those who have renewed more than four times.

However recent research by Citizens Advice shows that many people are still automatically

renewing their policies, despite the costs going up. This means people aren’t spotting the price increase or they don’t have the confidence to question it. This is hardly surprising, considering how confusing insurance can be.

This ‘loyalty penalty’ often disadvantages older and more vulnerable people. An example is Angela (not her real name), aged 90, who had a combined insurance policy for over 10 years. It was due for renewal at a premium of £357, £30 more than the previous year. Angela’s adviser contacted the provider and was informed that Angela was on an old-style policy and could get better cover with a new one. The premium was reduced to £227 per year with much better coverage and a lower excess.

For advice about this or any other problem call Citizens Advice on 0344 2451291. If necessary an appointment can be made to see an adviser at Sherborne CAB, the Manor House, Newland, DT9 3JL. Alternatively visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk or our local website www.westdorsetcab.org.uk

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

It is a busy time for St Andrew’s CE Primary School. Before Christmas an interview process took place to find a new headteacher to replace Jane Prelogauskas who left for a new post in her native Wales. We were very lucky to be able to appoint Julie Simpson who is currently working in Cornwall and has extensive experience as a head teacher and also has a degree in music. She will be joining us after Easter.

In the meantime we are very lucky to have two interim headteachers, Ann Marie Kampf and Nicki Ralph from within SAST to look after our school until Julie arrives. Thank you very much for all you are doing for us whist still being heads of your own schools.

OUR GOVERNING BODY. School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education and are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. Time and time again Ofsted (the national inspection body for schools) has noted

that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management - including by the governing board.

Another recent departure was that of Paul Sparks who has stepped down from the governing body. Paul has been a governor for ten years and chair for last four. He has worked hard through a difficult period for the school and the effort he put into the forming of SAST was outstanding. We wish Paul all the best.

I was appointed chair of our Governing Body at our January meeting and hope to work closely with Julie to enable the School to thrive. I have been a foundation governor at St Andrew’s for six years and vice-chair for four. We are lucky to have the input of Steve Hillier (Executive Head), Nigel Rees (Chair of Trustees) and three new governors to join us. The School is an essential part of a village community and as such I ask you to think and pray for us as we look to continually enhance the quality of education provided by our School.

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Our Church Communities NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS’ TEAM

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aughter they say is good for the soul.

It certainly is an important part of our lives and Jesus seems to have had a fine sense of humour which you can often see in his parables - and look who God appoints to be clergy! The ability to laugh at ourselves is sometimes the most difficult part of being fully human; but even the church needs to be able to see the funny side from time to time..

This is why I sometimes like putting things in my articles that make you laugh. I hope you find them amusing and bring a smile before we enter season of Lent.

So: Two notices both seen on Church doors Don't let worry kill you off - Let the Church help.

This is the Gate of Heaven, enter ye by this door.

Below which was written - This door is kept locked because of the draught.

Some graffiti follows all added to Church notices. The original notice is in italics and the addition is in normal print.

Trespassers will be forgiven. scrawled on a Church car park wall.

Jesus Saves....With the Woolwich.

Jesus Saves....But Moses headed it in off the post.

Jesus Saves....Save yourself, Jesus is tired.

Jesus Saves....At today’s prices that's a miracle.

Love your Enemies....And they'll wonder what kind of scam you're trying to pull.

Where will you be on Judgement Day?....

Still waiting for the number 83 bus Tired of Sin, The World and The Devil? Come and join us....If not Phone xxxxxx and ask for Sally.

Rev Tony Gilbert

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10.30am Rogation Service Our Church Communities

THE WEDNESDAY CLUB We have been studying the disciples and followers of Jesus in the first half of term and then we are spending the second half of term studying the story leading up to Easter including Palm Sunday, The Last

YOUNG AND CONTEMPLATIVE MONDAY 9th TO FRIDAY 13th APRIL

Supper, Good Friday and Easter Day. We have a great group this term and will be finishing on Wednesday 14th March and restarting on Wednesday 2nd May. Alan Ward has handed over as Treasurer to Tony Durkin and we are so grateful for all Alan and his wife Honor have done for The Wednesday Club over the past 30 years that the Club has been running. Thank you too for your support as parents.

Anne, John and Maggie If you are young, this is the one! This week is dedicated to 18 to 30 year olds who are drawn to a contemplative spirituality in the midst of our busy world. As you share in the rhythm of prayer, manual work, reflection and communal life with the Hilfield Friary Community you can explore new ways of seeking God’s presence in your life in all its facets.

You might discover how fellowship and prayer are two inseparable sides of one coin as both grow out of listening deeply to God and each other – allowing God to use you as a channel of his love.

Come and explore with us – whether you are an “expert” or an absolute beginner, whether you are sure about your faith or don’t follow any: we are all learning about seeking God’s presence in our busy, often messy lives.We ask people to Gift Aid their donation wherever possible.

Extra and Week Day Services March Maundy Thursday

29th March

6.30pm Renewal of Baptismal Vows 7pm

3pm

Holy Communion with stripping of the altar Holy Communion with stripping of the altar Way of the Cross Walk

10am 11am 10am 2pm

Devotion Meditation Meditation Meditation

7pm Good Friday

30th March

BRADFORD ABBAS CANCELLED THORNFORD YETMINSTER BEER HACKETT BRADFOR ABBAS LEIGH THORNFORD YETMINSTER

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THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services For complete list see:

SUNDAY MARCH

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11th

18th

25th

LENT 3

MOTHERING SUNDAY LENT 4 10.15am CW Holy Communion 9.30am BCP Holy Communion 11am CW Holy Communion

LENT 5

PALM SUNDAY EASTER DAY

BATCOMBE BEER HACKETT BRADFORD 11am CW ABBAS Holy Communion 5pm Taizé CHETNOLE

10.15am CW Holy Communion

8.30am CW Holy Communion 8am BCP Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion

HERMITAGE 6.30pm CW Evening Prayer

1st APRIL

9.30am Family Service

11am BCP Holy Communion

9.30am CW Holy Communion

9.15am CW Holy Communion 6.30pm CW Holy Communion 4pm Easter Service 10.15am CW Easter Family Communion

10.15am Prayer and Praise

HILFIELD LEIGH

6pm BCP Evensong

RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD 9.30am Holy Communion YETMINSTER 11am CW Holy Communion

9.30am CW 10.15am Mothering Morning Sunday Service Worship with Holy Communion 6.30pm BCP Evensong 8am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Mothering Sunday Service 9.30am CW Mothering Sunday Service with Holy Communion

9.30am CW Village Communion 9.30am CW Choral Holy Communion

8.30am BCP Holy Communion 8am BCP Holy Communion 8am BCP Holy Communion 11am CW Family Communion 9.30am CW Holy Communion

10am Family Service 11am CW Family Communion 11am CW Holy Communion

Extra and Week Day Services March Monday during Lent Thursday Wednesday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th March Monday Every Tuesday 1st in month Tuesday 1st in month

10am

Morning Prayer

YETMINSTER

11am

Meditative Holy Communion

YETMINSTER

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Our Church Communities Three Valleys Team Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG 01935 872600 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org

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

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

Team Vicars Richard Kirlew richard.kirlew@btinternet.com

@RuralChaplain

01963 23570 John Summers threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com

HELPING HANDS 01935 872921

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

website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

Yetminster Methodist Church

864232 Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Treasurer: Alec Minister: Rev Mike John Reek, 17 Bucklers 24 Harbin Close, Yeovil BA21 5FS Mead, Yetminster.

Tel: 01935 415837 Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver email: revsup@gmail.com Tel: 01935 873690 Worship co-ordinator: All services begin at 10:30am Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel: 01935 followed by coffee.

Sundays:

Tuesday to Saturday

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

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Club News Well, with the celebrations of a thrilling 4-1 defeat of Australia in the ODIs still fresh in our minds ....(perhaps we should airbrush the Ashes from our memories) it is time to look forward to the season ahead. Last year we managed to build up a squad of about 30 players who all expressed an interest in playing for the Wriggle Valley Cricket Club.

If you are new to the area or you feel inspired to play some social cricket this summer then do please get in touch as we are always keen to encourage new players.

We will be starting nets in May at the Chetnole Playing Fields and is the ideal opportunity for you to meet fellow players and to hone your skills.

Everyone who played last year seemed to really enjoy the experience and found that the matches struck the right balance between wanting to play well and win and playing cricket in a friendly and fun spirit.

Hence most players were keen for more fixtures for this year and so our Secretary Tony Jones has done a great job and has arranged - see below:

On we will have a special cricket event - a Memorial Day celebrating the life of the cricket loving Tim Edwards, known by many as “Cider Tim”. Full details to follow.

The WVCC AGM will be held on in Chetnole Village Hall (next to the Chetnole Inn) at 7pm and all members that can make it would be most welcome.

We shall try to keep formalities short, with a trip to the pub on the cards for later, and a chance for a more informal ‘catch up’.

WRIGGLE VALLEY CRICKET FIXTURE LIST FOR 2018 SEASON (Home) (Home) V

V Blandford Fliers

Stour Provost CC (Home) (Home) V Cattistock Hunt (Away) V Compton House CC

V Montague CC (Home) V Cerne Abbas Village Team (Home) V Compton House CC

(Home) V Thornford CC (Away)

V Thornford CC

V Montague CC

(Away) V Stour Provost CC.

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB THE CHURCHYARD YEW With almost forty years of experience in both horticulture and arboriculture, February’s speaker was the Wimborne – based Arboricultural consultant Mark Hinsley.

Inspired by the book ‘The sacred yew’ by Andrew Meredith, in which only a few Dorset yews were mentioned, Mark decided to study Churchyard yews in the county for his MSc dissertation in 2006.

Mark was extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastically sharing information on this interesting subject.

Following are just a few highlights from his talk.

Ancient yews are hollow and as they can grow new branches, at any time in their lives, this makes aging a tree through carbon dating unreliable. Mark’s suggestion was that it was better to focus on why a yew tree might be in a particular place which will then help you to gauge its age. His approach was to look at the known planting dates of Churchyard yews and to measure their girths.

The average Dorset Churchyard yew has a girth of ten feet and most records of planting relate to the 1700s and 1800s, peaking in the 1700s.

During that time the planting of yews was for landscaping purposes.

The Yew is also linked historically with religious beliefs and practices. During the Middle Ages it was thought that the planting of a male Yew on the northern side of a church warded off evil spirits. In Shakespeare’s day sprigs of yew were placed in shrouds or Yew in St Andrew’s Churchyard, Leigh… coffins, for similar reasons and because yew is associated with death and rebirth.

Many of these views are quite ancient and pre- Christian. The Celts believed in an afterlife, putting gifts into ‘gateways’ of the next world.

Mark also gave an insight into the many uses of Yew. Historically, European Yew has been used for making bow staves and …and St Peter’s Churchyard, Chetnole today Taxol is used in chemotherapy drugs.

In conclusion, Mark Our next meeting at believes that the Chetnole Village Hall will be Churchyard Yews of this on Monday 19th April with area of Dorset belong to a focus on HOSTAS, the ‘landscape’ era of Yews HEUCHERAS AND so are not ancient in origin.

HELLEBORES. Visitors are warmly welcomed for the fee of £3.

Rose Roberts

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Benevolent despot or enlightened employer?

Ernest Debenham had the characteristics of a shark, did not tolerate fools gladly and wanted his own way. Yet he was in many respects a model employer, ahead of his time believing you got greater profits from a well cared for workforce. Contradictory qualities eminently described by Anne King in her presentation on the Baronet of Bladen.

Grandson of the founder of Debenham & Co., he soon developed a predatory reputation snapping up other businesses such as Marshall & Snelgrove and Harvey Nichols. However his real interest was dairy and farming. In 1914 bought up a Dorset estate of 8500 acres which included the village of Briantspuddle. He became the owner of six farms held by tenants and set up an experimental agricultural estate which he extended to 10 farms and 10,000 acres.

Concentrating on dairy he improved the stock. He insisted on the clean delivery of all animal foodstuffs and was adamant his herds were not fed on animal protein. No mad cow disease there! In his dairy there was an integral lab for TB testing. His own vet was employed to ensure the health of

the herds and individual animals. Capturing the mood of the time for safer milk he was able to charge an extra penny per pint and still increase sales.

Although known as a hard taskmaster, his workers were paid better than by other farmers. To encourage better quality of milk produced, tenant farmers were paid extra for lower bacteria content and higher butterfat (no cholesterol worries back then!).

Believing that properly housed employees produced better work, cottages were built with at least three bedrooms, indoor bathrooms and proper kitchens. In addition each property had a Âź acre of land with it, on which food could be grown and any surplus could be sold at local markets.

In 1931 Ernest Debenham was made a baronet in recognition of his services to agriculture. He took the name of Bladen from the local dialect form of Blackdown whose ridge formed a border of his estates.

By the time of his death in 1952 the workers cottages were sold off with the tenants having right to buy. In fact most of his buildings are now private properties (eg, see photo of former dairy) which can be seen today gracing the village of Briantspuddle.

Next meeting: Wednesday 14th March, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster.

Boney Pike: New members welcome. Just come along.

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY POTATO DAY SUCCESS For anyone into growing their own potatoes, then our first-ever Potato Afternoon/Evening on February 6th in the Jubilee Hall was a rare treat. After that no one has an excuse for a poor crop this summer. Organised alongside the Yetminster Community Project, this joint venture showcased the stock of Somersetbased Pennard Plants who specialise in growing heritage varieties.

Specialist varieties of potatoes were there in plenty, in most cases ones very difficult to source elsewhere and sold on a per tuba basis, making it possible to try several varieties at a go. But potatoes were not the whole story by any means.

Alongside were other garden favourites such as rhubarb, beetroot and artichokes, sets of onions, shallots and garlic and an interesting range of berries and trees.

Flowers managed to elbow their way into this veg-fest too, with dahlias selling well on the day.

But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the event was the opportunity

It may seem very early to be thinking of the Summer Show before Spring has even showed its face but, believe us, it is not! Planning ahead is the name of the game here. With that in mind we wanted to give you advanced notice of the following new classes for this year.

(e.g. plants, planes, people)

to quiz Chris Smith of Pennard Plants and other members of his team on any aspect of growing potatoes. For those who have never given it a try, it might sound very straightforward but for anyone who has battled through and faced the dreaded blight, being able to discuss in depth the various aspects of planting was a rare and valuable experience. Visitor numbers were high and it was lovely to welcome many people who had travelled significant distances to take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy immersing themselves for a while in the world of the potato. A return of this event is definitely on the cards for next year.

Judy Ferretter & Carol Debell

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" was the subject of the talk at our January meeting.

Ian Williamson who gave the talk was an amazing man - he not only has raised thousands of pounds for the St Margaret Hospice but also works as a volunteer receptionist there, volunteers at two National Trust houses, Montacute and Lytes Carey and is going to run in the London Marathon for the Orchard Vale Trust.

Quite a man.

His talk covered his time in Nepal when he went on a trek in aid of St Margaret's Hospice from the 14th- 25th November 2015 and of course that year Nepal had suffered from a devastating earthquake and they began to wonder if they would be able to go, but they did. He started off his talk with a short video showing the preparation for "The Annapurna Trek". They stayed in various tea houses and had to cope with hundreds of steps leading up to Poonhill which was the highest point. They were helped by sherpas who he said were amazing and carried a huge amount of their baggage. They visited the area where the Gurkhas come from and also went to a school. He said the views were stunning from the top and although the nights were very cold, it was good weather for walking during the day. Their lead Sherpa, who Ian became very friendly with and is still in correspondence with, had climbed Everest three times, so he was just the right man to lead them on the Trek. When they reached the summit they planted their prayer flags which they had been given - he said they all found that a very emotional moment. They then descended and said goodbye to the porters but had a difficult journey back to Katmandu in a bus as the main road was closed due to a protest and so had to travel via minor roads which were fairly scary!

The group then spent two days at the Cancer Hospital helping with painting and decorating

before saying goodbye to each other. Ian then had 3 days in Katmandu on his own visiting the International School there and also various temples and the King's Palace where the massacre had occurred in 2001.

Ian then joined another team of volunteers nine of them of which two were builders by trade - and they set out to build a replacement house for a family of five who has lost their home in the earthquake. They had no real equipment so most of the moving bricks etc. were all done by hand.

They had some help with the plumbing and electrics and in the end built a very nice 3 bedroom house for this family. The family had also been involved with the building but for a man of Ian's age, it must have been very hard work.

However he is determined to return to Nepal in the future after he has done another Trek to South India in aid of the Hospice. In the past he has trekked to Peru and over the years has raised approximately £70,000 for the Hospice. As he informed us the Hospice needs to raise £7½ million a year to keep going and Ian has certainly done his bit - I am sure you would agree.

Sadly Nepal suffered dreadfully from the earthquake and Ian said it is only now three years on that their tourist industry is back to what it was and for a very poor country, tourists are vital to their economy. A fascinating evening and we look forward to hearing about his next Trek!

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LEIGH DISCUSSION & SOCIAL CLUB On 9th January Selwyn Williams, wreck historian and marine archaeologist, gave us a talk about the treasures of the Golden Grape.

Born on Portland Selwyn was always fascinated by the sea and by the time he was fifteen he was diving and exploring the seabed off the Chesil Beach. During the 17th and 18th centuries there were vast numbers of sailing ships bringing in gold, silver, spices and many other valuable items from around the world. As they neared the British mainland they became very vulnerable to the weather with many ships being driven on to Chesil Beach, including six from one fleet under the control of Admiral Christian with the loss of over 1,000 men in 1795. Pirates were also a big problem with Henry Strangways being the most notorious in Dorset. Strangways was from a well-off family and although imprisoned several times was always pardoned by his influential friends. In 1583 nine other pirates from Studland were not so lucky as they were hanged as a deterrent to others. In the early 1980’s Selwyn managed to buy the salvage rights of several Dorset wrecks, including the Golden Grape, from the Government. She was carrying a rich cargo on her voyage from Cadiz to Le Havre, including raisins, wine, oil, wool and silk, she also carried a quantity of silver plate and gold. No wonder all the locals rushed to the shoreline to see what they could salvage!

We were shown examples of pistol shot, rifle flints, expanding shot, silver plates, doubloons and pieces of eight which he had recovered.

Our February talk by Bill Vellacott was about the Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust. BOAT

The Golden Grape is a registered charity which was formed in 1991 by a group of Devon farmers and the Principal of Bicton College who wanted to help people from developing countries to improve their farming methods. East Africa has been the biggest recipient of their help with countries such as Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda and Kenya benefitting from the courses which provide foreign students with agriculture/rural development skills training so that they can go home and teach others.

BOAT raises money for funding in various ways, the best known being the 24hr tractor restoration by the Bicton engineering students where they replace all worn parts, completely stripping the engine, gearbox, steering and brakes of an old tractor, followed by new tyres and a respray. This has become an annual event with fourteen tractors restored to date and £200,000 raised from the resulting raffles to win them.

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THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MOTHERS' UNION As you will see elsewhere in this magazine, THE WOMEN'S WORLD DAY of Prayer is on Friday 2ⁿd March at 10.30am in St Andrew's Leigh. This service is not organised by The Mothers' Union but we very much support it. Other events we will be supporting are Mothering Sunday services on Sunday March 11th and a Lent Lunch in Leigh Village Hall on Thursday 15th March from 12.30pm to 2pm in aid of "Young Minds", a mental health charity. Also we will be providing teas at the Marriage Preparation afternoon in Yetminster on Saturday 24th March, If you would like to find out more about the Mothers' Union, do please

contact Margaret Shipman 872440.

Anne Reason, Mothers' Union charities

WRIGGLE VALLEY WOMEN’S GROUP 16th January Having had to alter our planned programme we asked Dorothy Baldock to entertain us, and very interesting she was.

Dorothy explored elements of our Christmas traditions, most of which date from pre-Christian times, and have been incorporated into what we know as Christmas. Saturnalia celebrated at the time of the winter solstice gave us hope of longer days to come, and with Mythras became 25th December, the celebration of the arrival of Jesus, the light of the world.

Greenery had long been seen as everlasting hope, so holly, ivy, mistletoe, bay, rosemary and fir were incorporated in our celebrations. Beef pre-dated turkey, and mince pies contained meat as most foods we now have did not exist in this country.

The Yule log was not a cake, but a chunk of tree that had to be kept burning or else….

Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas, as being Popish! Boxing Day was the gift day for your staff, and at New Year you opened the back door to let the new year in, and the front door to let the old year out.

On 6th January, Epiphany, you had cake to celebrate the arrival of the kings in Bethlehem, having followed Halley’s Comet, and on the 7th, Distaff Day, the women went back to work. The 2ⁿd February is Candlemas, the purification of Mary.

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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

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

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

3pm (until Oct) 3.15 pm-4.05pm

Yetminster Playing Fields St Andrew's Primary School

Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning Morning Yoga Class Croquet Coach/Play Wednesday Club (in term)

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3pm

Chetnole Playing Fields

Croquet

5.30pm summer only

Church Farm, Hermitage

Junior WV Players (in term) Beavers (in term)

6-7pm 6-7pm

Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster

Scouts (in term)

7-9pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

Beginners yoga

7pm

St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls

7-10pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Every Thur Tai Chi

Every Fri

1.10 - 2.10pm

10am

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

5.45-7pm 7-8.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee 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

(May - Oct)

Every Sat

Croquet Irish Dancers

Every Sun

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3:00 PM

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

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

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC

2nd Wed

2nd Wed/alt mth

Police Community Support

By Church, Yetminster 7.30pm

St. Andrew's Primary School

10.20-10.40am

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

10.50-11.20am

Stonyacres, Yetminster

12.10-12.30pm

Shearstones, Yetminster

1.35-2pm

Carpenters' Arms, Leigh

2.10-2.30pm

Church Lane, Hermitage

2.30 - 4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers

6.30 - 8pm

Old School Gallery, Yet

Last Thurs

Yetminster Fair Association

7.30pm

White Hart

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

7-10pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed/f/night Mobile Library

Wed - Sat

Friary Shop

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PLANNING

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

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

WD/D/17/002292 23/10/2017 Approval of all reserved matters for planning approval WD/D/16/00603 (Reserved Matters)).

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

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

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

WD/D/17/002490 17/11/2017 Siting of a log cabin in connection with the existing educational use. (Full).

WD/D/17/001961 11/10/2017 Erect extensions to North East and South West elevations of the existing barn. (Full).

WD/D/17/001371 06/07/2017 Replacement of windows to ground floor cloakroom, first floor cloakroom on front elevation and all windows on rear and side elevations, replacement of window on rear of living room with pair of doors with sidelights, replacement of internal metal spiral staircase with timber staircase and replacement of front porch (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent).

WD/D/17/002767 18/12/2017 Erection of twostorey dwelling (Full).

WD/D/17/002713 04/12/2017 Construction of an equestrian menage, stable block and hay barn for private leisure/ training use together with an adjoining concrete yard (Full).

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

The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on the 18 Jan and the at 1.00pm, meetings are held in Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

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