229 Oct 2010, Wriggle Valley Mag

Issue no: 229

October 2010

Photo by Amy Gallimore – Sunset over Lyme Bay

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Contents News from the Villages Batcombe

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Chetnole

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Hermitage

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Hilfield

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Leigh

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Ryme Intrinseca

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Yetminster

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Diary of Events

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General News

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St Andrew’s School

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Gardening

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News from the Churches

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Wriggle Valley Services

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Weather Watch

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Planning Applications

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Spotlight ...

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Club News

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Editor’s notes Well it’s been a big ‘thumbs up’ for the new look to the magazine. It’s a shame, therefore, that I have to tell you that this is the last issue Phillippa Ince will be working on due to her ever demanding domestic and work commitments. Phillippa has helped me introduce the changes over the past couple of years and I will personally miss her support , enthusiasm and ability to overcome obstacles.

We’re delighted to welcome Bella Neate-Clegg, Melbury Bubb, as our new production assistant and Trish Hart, Yetminster, as the new advertising co-ordinator and look forward to working with them.

Stan Darley will be editor of the November issue while I’m away, which will also be Bella’s and Trish’s first issue. It would greatly help, therefore, to attach your articles as word documents to your emails rather than embedding the information in an email and keep individual village news and club news items to around 250 words. Also due to the tight timescales please note that any items received after the 14th deadline will not be included in that issue.

Amy Gallimore’s stunning photo was taken from Portland over looking Lyme Bay. Amy is our youngest reader, so far, to submit a photo. Photos taken in & around Dorset are acceptable but not from further afield.

Carol Porter Readers are invited to make voluntary donations towards the cost of production. These should be forwarded to the treasurer at Mallows House, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG. Cheques can be made payable to Wriggle Valley Magazine. Thank you.

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We congratulate all Chetnole & HamWe start this Batcombe News with let teenagers who achieved success in having to report the sad loss of Mr Lyle their A Level exams and Good Luck in your Newman. Our sympathy goes to his wife “new life”, especially if it means leaving Lillian and family and his sister Madge. home for the first time. To any who have Lyle was a fountain of knowledge about to re-sit their exams – never give up trying! local history and will be missed by us all.

Best wishes for recovery to Sue Tabor, The Harvest Festival service at St Ted Warr, Dennis Seaward and Chris GoodMary's was a joyful occasion with beauti- body and to any others who are or have ful flowers and the traditional sheaf of been absent from the village due to illness. corn. Brother Damien from the Friary Many congratulations to proud parofficiated ably assisted by young Adam ents Emma[nee Dibben] and husband Ben Attwell and our thanks to all who worked Pennington, on the arrival of the their hard to decorate the church and those baby Cassius Frederick Robert, on Tueswho brought produce to be sold after- day 31st August at 7.15am. Weighing in at wards.

8lbs 6oz, young Cassius almost halved his Our thanks must go to Julie and Jonny Mum’s weight!

Gibbs for inviting everyone back to Church Farm for a bring and share lunch Chetnole Bat Watch Evening which we enjoyed in glorious autumn sunA dozen Chetnolians enjoyed an shine. evening of bat detecting around St Peter’s, The October coffee morning will be on conducted by Imogen Davenport and Wednesday 13th at David and Ivy Perry's John Stobart. This included a climb up the home at Weymouth. church tower and a lively dining experiAlan Bastone ence at the Chetnole Inn (not bat eating….!). Three species can be seen around Chetnole, but did you know…….that 17 species of bat inhabit the UK? If you wish to learn more, contact Imogen on johnandimo@btinternet.com The 5th Greasy Spoon Cafe (Breakfast in a Bun ) Chetnole Village Hall, Saturday 30th October, 10am to 12 noon Bring and Buy Delicatessen, Stocking fillers under £5, SCF Cards, Raffle Tea and Coffee All proceeds from the stalls will go to Save the Children Fund. Entrance 50p Children Free 5

RNLI Channel Swim -- she did it!

Although a regular swimmer, Mary Head still cannot quite believe that she actually completed a swim of one sea mile for charity -she did it!

Mary wishes to thank everyone who sponsored her to take part In the RNLI "Swim A Mile" event. On 2nd of September she arrived at South Beach, Studland Bay to find that a boat was anchored a tenth of a mile from the shore. Participants had to swim five return journeys from the shore to the boat to complete the mile in a chilly, choppy sea. Although the sun was shining, Mary was glad to don a wet suit for the first [and she says, probably last!] time in her life, and although it kept out the cold, she found it quite restricting. Always on hand, husband John also completed a mile, but remained fairly dry in a small rowing boat!

Mary thanks all her sponsors for their wonderful generosity, which raised close to £700 for the RNLI. Well done!!

Inter-Village Competition (Yetminster v. The Rest) On a fine evening on 11th September Chetnole hosted the annual Rounders and Boules matches – both resulting in a victory for “The Rest” teams. Rounders was well supported, and an excellent barbecue was provided by Competition Supremo, Julian Turnbull.

Unusually, the boules event attracted only a few participants on both sides this year, however a splendid faux French fancy dress show and liquid refreshments brightened up the event!

Overall , “The Rest” defeated Yetminster in this year’s competition and the rather bizarre looking trophy will once again be on display at The Chetnole Inn.

Chetnole Wiff-Waff Friday morning table tennis sessions will be resumed in Chetnole Village Hall on Friday 1st October, starting at 11am.

Anyone interested, (who is reasonably mobile and can hold a ping-pong bat in either hand) is welcome to join in the fun. No age or gender restrictions apply.

Village Pub and Shop Mike and Jude say they were absolutely thrilled, when attending the prestigious Taste of Dorset 2010 Awards dinner in early September, to learn they had won the Best Dining Pub class. To reach the final, The Chetnole Inn had to be nominated by customers, followed by “mystery inspection visits” by judges seeking to evaluate consistency of quality, service, value for money and substantial use of local produce and suppliers.

Mike is delighted, and sees this prestigious award as proper recognition of the consistent hard work and talent of his team.

More culinary news – The Sausage Club returns on Thursday 14th October, and back by popular demand, another Tapas night will be held on Thursday 21st October. Bookings are already being taken for New Year’s Eve, which is to be a black tie evening with a five course meal with bubbles at midnight and music – more details available in the pub.

And now, the event we are all waiting for - Wriggles Farm Produce Shop – is due to open next to the pub on Saturday 16th October - details available at the Inn. Be there!

Gordon Ratcliffe Chetnole Village Hall 100 Club 1st Prize £20 number 65 Mr & Mrs P Lodge; 2nd Prize £15 number 4 Mr & Mrs I Sanderson; 3rd Prize £10 number 143 Mrs S Lloyd

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Chetnole Junior Boules Tournament – 24th August Ten youngsters between the ages of six and 16 years gathered at the piste on Chetnole Playing field to take part in this year’s tournament. After a brief introduction, the participants were divided into two sections : Juniors -under 11 and Seniors - 12 –16 years and then spent a short while practising.

Upon the blowing of a whistle the tournament began – with a heavy downpour of rain! Everyone was keen to finish the preliminary matches – before rushing to the refreshments table – sheltered beneath the branches of a larch tree. Chocolate biscuits, Jammy Dodgers and cakes disappeared as if by magic - and so did the rain!

applauded for her victory. Both matches were exciting to watch. For Callum it was a repeat performance as he was the defending champion. Molly has followed in the footsteps of her sister Amy – who was champion last year.

Molly Sturgess is the new champion for the Senior’s

Callum Henry remains triumphant in the Junior Boule tournament

Eventually, we reached the finals – with Callum Henry and Matthew Blunn battling in the junior section. In an exciting game, Callum won by four points and was declared champion to rousing cheers.

The finalists in the senior section were Molly Sturgess and Megan Blunn.

Molly won by nine points and was loudly

The two runners-up, Matthew and Megan Blunn, also received well-deserved congratulations because neither had played boules previously.

Certificates and prizes were awarded to the champions by Gordon Ratcliffe, Chairman of Chetnole Chuckers and consolation prizes were available for all the contestants.

Once again, it had been a pleasure to be with enthusiastic youngsters who were all keen to take part – despite the heavy showers. Sincere thanks to members of Chetnole Chuckers who gave their time to explain the rules to the youngsters and to supervise the contests – and to all the parents and grandparents who supported the event.

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Local Apple Research At a recent Garden Club meeting, it was mentioned that Elizabeth Bletsoe Local representative:: Ray Dickerson from the Sherborne Museum is research(01963 210292) ing the old cider/perry orchards in the Sherborne area. If you have any old apple New Arrivals trees (one or many) she would like to hear A warm welcome to the Jeffery family from you. who have moved into our village.

If you would like a DNA test on your apple Lee and Jo and their children Emily trees, to be sure what type/age it is – then (15) and Max (12), plus Zak the Springer please contact Elizabeth on 01935 Spaniel, are no strangers to the area, hav872961) ing moved but a short distance from LongLinda Carroll burton.

ArtsReach Lee and Jo own and work at Abbey The Artsreach season in Chetnole be- Flooring and Emily and Max attend the gins this year on Thursday 7th October Gryphon School. with a performance by The Ministry of Not only has the population of HerEntertainment’s production of “Mrs Gerr- mitage increased with their arrival but ish’s Rear Window”. Many of you will also the average age of its residents has recall “Mrs Gerrish’s Guest House” at been reduced!

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We hope that they will be very happy The new production promises more in their new home. thrills, spills and laughter for all ages. Woven into the story will be the usual ‘golden Bingo – 9th October oldies’. A bit of Alfred Hitchcock will probThis is a final reminder that Bingo ably also materialise! returns to the Village Hall after its sumNot to be missed – make a note in mer break on Saturday 9th October and your diary now. Tickets will be available “eyes-down” will be at 7.30pm. towards the end of September from John Come along and try to win prizes on Head (873555) or Janet Wood (873022). the Bingo and in the Raffle.

John Head Quiz Night – 20th November St Peter’s Church, Chetnole This is a further reminder that will be HARVEST SERVICE a Quiz in the Village Hall on Saturday 20th Sunday OCTOBER 10th 11.30am November, starting at 7.30pm. The cost is Led by 1st Yetminster Guides and Rev. Simon Brignall £3 per head, and team sizes are a maxiFollowed by HARVEST LUNCH mum of four people. As space in the Hall at 12.30pm in the Village Hall is limited it is important that we know in Adults £5 Children £3 advance how many teams are taking part.

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Xmas Bingo – 4th December A date for your diary - there will be no Bingo in November but a special Xmas session will be held on Saturday 4th December in the Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.

Changes on the Village Green After ten years of fund-raising, the Village Green committee are pleased that the dangerous high-voltage electric cable across the middle of the Green will now be buried.

Sheep Racing – 30th August We were lucky with the weather as Bank Holiday Monday was a beautifully sunny day, which also meant that the ‘going was good’ for the annual Sheep Racing on the Village Green. The weather and extensive advertising of the event (now in its fifth year) meant that there was a record attendance, with the car park full to capacity.

The Green became a truly country scene, with One Man and His Dog, Skittles, Coconut Shy, Dog Agility, a band playing country music and much more.

The record numbers meant long queues at the Tote desks, and some delayed start times for the Racing, but this didn’t spoil a great afternoon of fun.

The proceeds from the event will be The first stage is a deep trench with a layer shared between the Air Ambulance and of sand. the Village Green’s own funds.

The Southern Electricity Board has agreed to replace their overhead cables with a new underground cable in the trench. This will be from the existing poles and transformer in the west corner of the Green. The photograph shows the work in progress.

Getting rid of the overhead cables will make it safer and more convenient for future events on the Green.

Alan Ward Thank you to EVERYONE who helped to make this event such a success.

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Harvest Festival 5th September The Harvest Festival held on Sunday 5th September was well attended; the service was taken by Rev. Simon Brignall.

Thank you to all those who took part in the service and who kindly brought produce to the church. The church looked lovely, beautifully decorated by Pat Richardson.

A reminder that morning services from October will start at 10.15am.

Liz Cozens

ing themselves into Leigh village life!).

We look forward to seeing more of you all in the coming months.

Congratulations and thanks to Sandy Burton and her team of willing helpers who put on another super Art Exhibition.

Visitors come from miles around.

I hope (but then I'm biased!) that the 70th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain, already remembered last month, will be repeated at our nation's Act of Remembrance in November.

To the present and future again - we Inter-village quiz as a village welcome Paul Miller and his Well done to Dave, Nigel, Oliver, Ray, family as he assumes the huge responsibilSally and Wendy – collectively “Hermitage ity as Headteacher of St Andrew's School, 2010” – who finished joint third in the Yetminster. They are our future. tough inter-village quiz.

David Reason

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Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival service will be held on Sunday, 10th October at 4pm in St Nicholas Church, Hilfield.

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'Hello October' - but 'Thank You'' September for being (weatherwise) better than your predecessor!

We welcome to our number Margaret House to the Old Orchard (to join some of her family already in the village) and also Rachel Graham and Bob Cutler into Denbury House (already throw-

Leigh Annual Art Exhibition Once again, we had a wonderful selection of pictures by artists from near and far to make our 17th annual Art Exhibition another great success. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the very many people who help to put on this great event every year. Apart from the team of willing helpers before, during and after the event, we must also mention Leigh WI who provide such a superb ‘Soup and Sandwich’ lunch on the Saturday and to Fudges for the supply of delicious biscuits to accompany the tea and coffee served over the weekend. This year we also had a most interesting display of photographs of Leigh past and present. Sylvia Bryan and Dorothy Baldock showed a collection of Leigh past which was the cause of much laughter and happy memories. Linda, Gillian and Betty from the Sherborne photography group displayed their pictures taken over the 18 months of building the 12

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new hall which we found hard to believe had only been completed less than two years ago.

This annual exhibition now has a good following of people from a very wide area and this year we had a number of artists new to this event and would encourage any interested local artists if they are not already on our mailing list, to let us know as soon as possible for inclusion in 2011. We are sure that dear Jack Wilde is still looking down and guiding us and we hope that we did him proud again this year.

Visitors to the exhibition were asked to nominate their favourite painting as the winning one appears on the following year’s catalogue; here are the results: 1st Plot 39B by Sam Dodd 2nd Snow Leopard by K. Hansford 3rd A Moment in Rwanda Mist by Margaret Tacon Arctic Sun by Margaret Tacon A Glimpse of Water by Mike Jackson Timeworn Routes by Michael Jackson Winter at Woodbridge by K. Brinkley Jones Woodland Walk by Anne Jones A huge ‘thank you’ once again to everyone involved.

Sandy Burton & Morag Orchard Leigh Newspaper Collection for Charity As many readers will know the paper collection for charity donations that Stanley Waterfall has done for many years, has had to stop due to his recent illness.

There are now two options you can use for collection of newspapers to donate to charities.

If you are driving from Leigh towards Sherborne then Trevor Grant of Pets Ha-

ven, opposite the turning to Bailey Ridge, will put out a container for newspapers at the end of his drive, by the roadside.

Newspapers put in here will be sold and the funds go to the RSPCA. The other means is collection from your house on a monthly basis and for this please ring Mrs Sarah Carver on telephone 01935 875126 to arrange collection, which will be on the last Sunday in each month. Money raised by this means will go to Youth Charities in the area.

Kevin Waterfall Screenbites – Saturday 9th October This is the second time’ Screenbites’ WRIGGLE VALLEY LUNCH CLUB Tuesday 19 October cut-off 12 October MENU Shepherd’s Pie, Swede & Leeks Blackberry & Apple Crumble & Custard Ring Connie 01935 872946 to make reservations or for more details

have come to Leigh village hall. The doors will open at 7pm, and there will be food tastings from a large range of producers before the film, which is ‘Chocolat’ in which Judy Dench and Johnny Depp star and it is a great film.

A list of stall holders etc. is in booklets which can be obtained from the Leigh and Yetminster shops.

For any further information or tickets, please ring Elizabeth Turnbull on 01935 873846, or email on julian.turnbull@virgin.net.

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The Leigh Fete A huge vote of thanks to all the village for their kind and generous donations to the bric-a- brac and tombola stalls.

I know that many were on holiday or couldn't make the Fete but your gift was nevertheless much appreciated. To all the helpers, setters-up, skittle-alley porters, stall holders, doormen, tea-makers, scene shifters, book sellers .... I could go on and on...thank you, thank you. And I would especially like to mention and applaud Sue and John Goymer who worked their socks off. To Philip Bryan who designed and printed the programme and to Brenda at the Bridge Stores for their sponsorship. Thank you.

The proceeds from the Fete go in the main to the annual upkeep of the Village Hall.

So a good result. Lastly to all who supported the Fete. Thank you, and I hope that you enjoyed the day.

Julian Turnbull

Leigh Village Hall Lottery Results August 2010 1st £25 Mrs E Waterfall 2nd £10 Mr & Mrs K Cranstone 3rd £10 Mrs T Hart News from the Old Vicarage.

Fish and chips on the sea front and glorious sunshine were enjoyed by an enthusiastic group of residents back in August, with a repeat trip planned in September.

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Leigh, with the remainder being used to purchase wheelchairs for community use.

September brings a trip to Melbury House for Dorothy Darknell and friends, by kind invitation of Lady Charlotte Townsend. Dorothy celebrated her 100th birthday in February and was Head Housekeeper for many years on the estate.

We have many exciting events planned for September and beyond, with a repeat trip to the seaside, a visit from travelling musician, Vaughan Davies, a celebration of harvest and a visit from the birds of prey. We are planning a day of wedding celebrations, with dresses, cake and champagne. Five members of staff have got engaged this year, Emily Rowe, being proposed to in the Old Vicarage office! We are also planning a Christmas fair for Saturday, November 6th at 11am please put the date in your diary!

We are hoping to be able to devote more time soon to our new computer suite and are looking for volunteers willing to devote some time to share their knowledge with our residents. If you feel you may be able to help, please contact us!

Finally, some of our part time kitchen and drinks staff have attained amazing 'A' level results and are disappearing off to university. We wish them all lots of luck, but it does mean we will have some vacancies.

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sultation on what villagers wanted for the revision of our 2004 Parish Plan on the 7th September. Over 100 concerns and suggestions were put forward. Many were very similar, and six main areas of concern emerged: · Traffic and road safety through the village · Poor broadband and mobile telephone access · Poor public transport links · Concerns over adequate and appropriate housing for the young and the elderly · Maintaining the independence of our older residents · Improving our footpaths on roads and fields A large number of comments were made and ideas exchanged during the meeting. These are now going to be assessed by the working party to create a draft report to the Parish Council by November. The Parish Council aims to adopt those elements of the Plan Revision in January 2011 into a document that follows on the 2004 Plan and carries it into the period 2011-16.

The majority of Leigh residents have no desire for massive change; they just want to improve elements that affect some people adversely. The working party also highlighted some of the very significant changes to local government that are being discussed in Westminster and Dorchester.

The presentation is on the village web site, on which comments can be forwarded. The working party thanks all who contributed to the first consultation and looks Leigh Parish Plan Revision forward to the next meeting in November.

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74th Leigh Flower Show Although we were able to send in the Cup Winner’s List for the September issue, time was too short and I was a bit too tired to write the report that evening and deadlines wait for no one!

The day started cool and damp, ideal for setting up, and ended up warm and sunny, ideal for visitors and teas. We were delighted not only to have old friends entering, but were able to welcome new exhibitors. This was especially true in the Junior Section, with three new families joining us.

Despite the odd season and a very wet week before the show, entries, both people and numbers were slightly up on last year and the standard of entries was a as good as ever.

We hope you found the new display area for the photography satisfactory, showing off the excellent pictures. Could we put in a plea for more exhibitors both in Adult Art where the juniors put you to shame and in Floral Art with new exhibitors sorely needed!

We would like to thank everyone who judged, entered and visited – not to mention the WI tea ladies. They are all so vital to making a good and enjoyable show and we look forward to seeing everyone and more again next year.

Heather Baldock, Show Secretary

Local Representative: Gilly Wilson (872982)

Parish Council Proposed Website The Parish Council are proposing to build a Yetminster and Ryme Website aimed at providing information for residents and people considering moving to the villages.

In the spirit of the Prime Minister’s ‘Big Society’ the Council would welcome residents’ ideas and opinions of what should be on the website and that links might be useful.

The sort of things we are considering are (in no particular order); Village History, Maps, including walks, Photographs of village and events, Village Amenities, Diary/news section, Minutes of Council meetings.

Links might include; The Benefice and other religious organisations, Local Councils, Police, School, Health Centre, local clubs and organisations.

If you have any ideas please let either me or Carina Vickers know at (dggould@waitrose.com) or (tom.vickers@virgin.net).

Frankham Farm Gardens has been awarded a Special Judge’s Award by the Dorset Wildlife Trust for habitat and planting with a view to encourage wildlife.

The last garden open day for this year will be on Sunday 10th October from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. There will be delicious teas with homemade cakes and a plant stall.

Do come and enjoy the autumn colours in this lovely three acre garden, and help many charities at the same time.

Old Vicarage Fete - Leigh An enormous 'Thank You' to all who helped us raise £550 on the Bric-a-brac stall and raffle in aid of Bishop George's sister Valerie. She will be able to buy over 50 goats to sustain life in Afar, Ethiopia, the hottest place on Earth.

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Liz Dobb and Stuart Grant Welcome to Finnley Congratulations to Natasha Williams (nee Perlejewski) and her husband Louis on the birth of their first child, Finnley Sean Hurst Williams who was born on 8th September 2010, weighing 8lb 5oz at St Elizabeth's Hospital, Welwyn Garden City.

The Baptism is planned for 9th October at St Hipplolytus, the day before their first wedding anniversary.

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Local Representative: Graham Plaice 01935 872044

gplaice@gmail.com Annual Churchyard Tidy-up A big thank you to all who helped with the tidy-up. A very hot sunny morning in June saw twenty willing workers beavering away, only stopping for a welcome coffee break at half time. This is a big help to our regular team at St Andrew's and much appreciated. Thank you again.

If anyone would like to help with the mowing especially in the summer months they would be more than welcome, we have a team of five volunteers who do a wonderful job but they would be very pleased for more hands to join them. If you are interested please contact Brian Rowsell on 872594.

Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival service at St Andrew's Yetminster will be held on Sunday 10th October at 11am followed by a bring and share lunch in the hall; please join us for this happy occasion, everyone welcome.

At the Fair St Andrew's Church, once again beautifully decorated, drew a large crowd, music, singing and Irish dancing took place during the afternoon to the delight of many.

The Church produce stall at the bottom of Queen Street as usual proved very popular raising £215 for Church funds. The hamper raffle in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice made £174; the hamper was won by a delighted Mrs M Chambers of Yetminster - well done!

A sincere thank you to the many involved, the time and effort given and to all who donated and supported us on the day.

Valerie Rowsell Frank Driver 1938 - 2010 I would like to express my thanks to everyone who sent me a card or a letter on the death of my dear husband. Also to everyone at St Andrew’s Church who were so helpful in arranging the Thanksgiving Service and to everyone who attended.

Thanks also to Val Rowsell for the music, to the Coffee Beans and friends who supplied such a splendid spread afterwards in the Church Hall. I have been truly overwhelmed by your help and support and I do thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Barbara Driver Hospice Lunches We are delighted to announce the Hospice Lunches are to continue for an20

other year starting on Tuesday 5th October. We hope all our friends will continue to support this very worthy cause. There will be a choice of two roasts, pudding, tea/coffee for £10 each. Booking is essential - 01935 872247 - Gathering at 12.30pm.

From then onwards the lunches will be held on the 1st Tueday of the month throughout the winter. We look forward to seeing you all again.

Ann Partridge Yetminster and Ryme Garden, Art & Craft Society The Summer Show took place on Saturday 21st August with a brand new layout and cream teas - both of which were much enjoyed by all who came. Many thanks to all who entered and to everyone who helped make the event such a success. The prizewinners were: Yetminster Cup Most points in Show: Brian Rowsell Morgan Challenge Cup Most points in Fruit and Vegetables: Brian Rowsell Stone Challenge Cup Best entry in Fruit and Vegetables: Colin King Tye Cup Most points in Flowers: Judy Ferretter, Brian Rowsell, Michael Windridge Faulkner Challenge Cup Best entry in Flowers: Colin King Kimber Cup Most points in Floral Art: M. Relativo Elgee Asselburgh Rose Bowl Best entry in Floral Art: M. Relativo Elgee Cookery Cup Most points in Cookery & Preserves: Daphne Barfoot Nedham Cup Best entry Age 8-12: Kim Barfoot Walford Cup Best entry Age 13-16: Craig Barfoot

Yetminster Challenge Cup Most points in Juniors: Kim Barfoot Forthcoming events: Tuesday 12th October – 7.30 St Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster Derek Remington on British Butterflies Tuesday 9th November – 7.30 St Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster AGM followed by Rob Curtis on Inn Signs & Dorset Pubs Tuesday 14th December – 7pm St Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster Ann Cook on Laos & Vietnam Sue Eadon Yetminster Film Nights Thursday 21st October “From Time to Time” 12A – Historical Thriller. Written and directed by Julian Fellowes. Starring Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Alex Etel, Pauline Collins, Harriet Walter, Hugh Bonneville and Dominic West. In times of war two centuries apart, two distinct worlds are linked by a single family and the house in which they live.

Thursday 18th November “Letters to Juliet” PG – Romantic Comedy – starring Vanessa Redgrave and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!) Sophie, on a visit to Verona, goes to the house allegedly inhabited

by Shakespeare’s Juliet. She learns that for years lovelorn women have been posting letters to Juliet, asking for advice in matters of the heart. Sophie finds a 50year-old letter written by a young English girl about a Tuscan boy she loved and lost.

She gets in touch with the writer, Claire.

Claire and her grandson arrive in Verona and all three set off on a search for the long-lost Lorenzo.

Tickets will be £5 to include a choc ice and will be on sale at Oak House Stores two weeks before each showing. Although tickets will be available on the 21

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door, it is most appreciated if they can be bought in advance so that seating can be sorted out reasonably accurately and enough wine and choc ices be brought to the Hall. Doors will open at 7pm (not before as Moviola need the time to set up) and films begin at 7.30pm. Look forward to seeing you there.

Finally, a huge thanks to all those who enabled the two showings of “Tamara Drewe” to happen and to all those who came and supported the Dorset Premiere!

Many apologies to those who were unable to get tickets – nobody expected the two viewings to be sold out so quickly.

Sue Eadon Yetminster Fair 50 Club August Draw 1st Prize £50 No. 37 Mrs J. Nedham 2nd Prize £30 No. 24 Mr. P. Sims 3rd Prize £20 No. 57 Mr. G. Hentley Historic Churches Ride + Stride Saturday 11th September The day dawned gloomy with a spattering of rain but true to what we always say is the form, it soon cleared up and by mid-morning there was plenty of sun. By lunch time those of us who had done our stint were able to get out the deck chairs and enjoy a really warm afternoon. A party of walkers and the usual doughty handful of cyclists turned out for Yetminster and a good number of churches were visited.

For my part, once again I found the hills a bit steeper and the gears on my old bike just that bit higher, but I got round my promised ten churches and didn't disappoint my many sponsors. Old age will see to it that I never achieve the County record of Julian Cherryson, who

chalked up 44 churches this year (and lived to tell the tale).

Many thanks to everyone who took part, who manned the church with welcomes, biscuits and squash, and who sponsored us all so generously. Fuller report, with figures, next month.

Patrick Moule

Jolin Gallery Forthcoming events during October 1st onwards Clothing and items from Peru, plus new exhibition from local artists 7th, 8th, 9th Sculptures by Brendon Murless come and see him work from 2pm on the 7th 27th An evening with Peter Bennett Talk and presentation on his experiences on the Falkland Islands 6.30pm-9pm For further details on any of the above ring 01935 873044

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Regular Meetings Mon - Fri Every Mon

Every Tues

Wriggle Valley Pre Sch (in term)

8.30-3pm

St Andrews School

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Weekday Prayers 1st Y'minster Guides (in term) Y'minster Table Tennis Club Y'minster Bell Ringers Topsy Turvy Toddlers (in term) Beavers Scouts

2pm 6pm 6.45-8.30pm 7.30-10pm 7.30pm 9.45-11.45 5.45-6.45 7-8.30pm Winter 7-9pm Summer

Leigh Village Hall St Andrews Church Trim Rm Church Hall Scout hut Y'minster St Andrews Church St Andrews School Scout hut Y'minster Scout hut Y'minster

Scouts Beginners Pilates

Every Wed

Every Thurs

Every Fri Every Sat

1.30pm 2.35pm

Chetnole Art Group 10-1pm Dollywood Dance Class (Sept-May) 2pm Drop In Coffee morning 10-12pm Y'minster Short Mat Bowls 7-10pm Wednesday Club (in term) 3.15pm Chetnole Chuckers Boules 5pm

Scout hut Y'minster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole village Hall

Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Y'minster Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew's Hall Y'minster St Andrews School Chetnole Playing Field

Yoga Class

10.30-11.30am Leigh Village Hall

Yoga Class Y'minster Short Mat Bowls

7.15-9.15pm 7-10pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrews Hall, Y'minster

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Y'minster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Brownies (in term) Y'minster Cubs (in term)

7pm 2-5pm 5.30pm 6.45-8.15pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Y'minster Leigh Village Hall Scout hut Y'minster

Thursday Club Bridge Club

6.45-8.15pm 7-10pm

Scout hut Y'minster Dairy House Ryme

Advanced Pilates

10.15am

Chetnole Village Hall

Table Tennis Scouts Irish Dancers

9.30-12.30 7.15-9.15pm 10.15am

Leigh Village Hall Scout hut Y'minster Church Hall Y'minster

Every Sun

Chetnole Chuckers Boules

Alt Thurs 1st Mon 1st Tues

Hermitage and Hillfield YFC Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club Hospice Lunch (winter only) Wriggle Valley MU (alt mths) Leigh Discussion Group Hermitage and Hillfield WI Tuesday Club (senior citizens) Y'ster and Ryme Garden Club Senior Winter Lunch Outings WV Womens group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club 3rd Tues - Leigh Parish Council Leigh WI Y'minster Senior Citizens Coffee Beans Coffee Morning Y'minster Historical Society Police Support Unit High Stoy Bible Study

2nd Tues

3rd Tues Alt Months Last Tues 1st Wed 2nd Wed 2nd & 4th Wed 3rd Wed

Wed Fortnightly

3pm

7.30pm 12.30pm 7.30pm

2.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 12.15pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 3.00pm 10.00-12pm 2.30pm 2.00-3.00pm 7.30pm

Chetnole Playing Field (weather permitting) Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Manor Farm House Y'ster Church Hall Y'minster Leigh Village Hall Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall As Advertised Sue Footner 873610 See Monthly Calendar Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall The Meadens Church Hall Y'minster Church Hall Y'minster The Cross Leigh Venue contact 872342

District Council Ward Surgery

11.00-12.00pm Jolin Gallery Y'minster

Police Community Support Sturminster Mobile Library

11.15am

By church Y'minster Church Lane Hermitage

11.50am 12.15pm 2.00pm 11.40am 12.20pm 12.40pm 8.00pm 2.30-4.30pm

Shearstones Y'minster Church Y'minster Stonyacres Y'minster Carpenters Arms Leigh Church Chetnole Lamb's Plot Chetnole Chetnole Village Hall Friary Hilfield

8.00pm

Chetnole Village Hall

8.00pm 12 noon 12 noon

White Hart Playing fields Y'minster Playing fields Y'minster

Bridport Mobile Library

Whist Drive Wed/Thurs Friary Shop Fri/Sat 2nd Thurs Alt Chetnole & Stockwood PC Mnth Last Thurs Y'minster Fair Assoc 2nd Sat YPFSC Wastepaper Coll 3rd Sat YPFSC Wastepaper Coll

October Fri 1st Sun 3rd Tue 5th Thu 7th 7,8,9 Sat 9th Sat 9th Sun 10th Sun 10th Sun 10th Tue 12th Wed 13th Sat 16th Tue 19th Thu 21st Tue 26th Sat 30th

New art exhibition Harvest Festival Hilfield/Hermitage WI Artsreach Brendon Murless, sculpture Screenbites/ Chocolat Bingo Harvest Festival Harvest Festival Harvest Festival Yet/Ryme GAC Yetminster History Society Quiet Day WV Women's Group Yetminster Film Night Leigh WI Greasy Spoon CafĂŠ

7pm 7.30pm 4pm 11.30am 11am 7.30pm 2.30pm 9.30-4.30pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm 10-12noon

Jolin Gallery,Yetminster St Andrew's Leigh Hermitage Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Jolin Gallery,Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Hermitage Village Hall St Nicholas, Hilfield St Peter's Church, Chetnole St Andrew's, Yetminster St Andrew's Hall Yetminster St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Hilfield Friary, Batcombe Gable Court, Yetminster St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

November Tue 2nd Sat 6th Tue 9th Tue 9th Fri 12th Thu 18th Sat 20th Fri 26th Sat 27th

WV Mothers' Union Christmas Fair Moviola Yet/Ryme GAC AGM + talk Poppy Appeal Talk Yetminster Film Night Quiz Music Hall Night Peter Bennett talk & slides

7pm 11am 7pm 7.30pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm tbc 6.30pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster The Old Vicarage, Leigh Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Jolin Gallery,Yetminster

December Sat 4th Tue 14th

Xmas Bingo Yet/Ryme GAC

7.30pm 7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

all day 11am 7.30pm 7pm

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Jolin Gallery Gallery of Local Art and Crafts

J & H Pictures www.royalnavypictures.co.uk

Opportunities for local, gifted artists and crafts people to exhibit their work in our new light and airy Gallery.

Come and enjoy some refreshments or a home made light lunch in our relaxed and comfortable Café setting.

Royal Navy specialist: - Maritime Art - Ship’s Crests - RN & RFA Photos - Collages & personalised displays - One of the largest collections in the UK

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AUTOTECH GARAGE SERVICES STATION YARD, YETMINSTER, DT9 6 LH (opposite Express Motor Parts) We are pleased to be able to offer all local residents and businesses a specialised servicing, maintenance and repair facility for cars, vans and 4x4 vehicles.

We also carry out plant, equipment and machinery repairs.

For professional serviced at reasonable rates please contact MARTIN NEWMAN

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Dear Readers, We thought we would take the unusual step of putting a note in the parish magazine, as we hoped it would better reach the local audience.

We currently live in Longburton, but having sold our house, we now need to find somewhere new to call home. We are a local couple, looking to remain either within the Cam Vale or Wriggle Valley Parishes, as we are local and have family roots in the area and this is our home.

We are looking for a rural property, in the region of ÂŁ250K-ÂŁ500K, are not concerned by condition and would be prepared to progress a private sale if that was appropriate. If you are able to help, we would be delighted to hear from you on 01963 210324.

We apologise for the direct approach, but would like to thank you for your time in reading this.

Kind regards, Jon and Sarah Ashford.

Recycling to save lives The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance came into service in March 2000 and has attended over 6,000 incidents.

The aircraft responds mostly to emergency calls such as road traffic collisions and sporting incidents. On average it receives three to four calls per day, but during busy

periods and summer months, it can be up to eight.

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, needs ÂŁ3,800 a day to keep its helicopter and highly trained crew in the air.

As a charity, the service relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations to help it continue its life-saving work. Airborne within three minutes of a 999 call, the Air Ambulance can reach most of its operational area within nineteen minutes.

It needs an area only half the size of a tennis court to be able to land. It can then transport patients to the appropriate hospital for their injuries - being able to do this will make the difference between life and death for many patients.

You can help this vital service by recycling your unwanted clothes, shoes and household textiles.

For more information on your nearest textile bank and how to help the Air Ambulance visit www.bagitup.org.uk. For more information about the air ambulance, seewww.dorsetandsomersetairambulanc e.org.uk or ring 01823 669604 Inter-village competition The Croquet competition was held, for the first time in recent years, at the Old Vicarage Care Home at Leigh, on a lovely Summer's afternoon. Ian and Annie Sinnott had kindly offered their lawn for the contest, to give the villages a Home fixture for the first time in many years.

The spectators sipped Pimms or fruit juice on the grassy bank, as the players contested the title, playing Golf Croquet, a shorter version of the game.

With six doubles' matches to play, Leigh, Chetnole & Hermitage started strongly 31 with wins for Leonard Grose & John Tatch-

ell and Julian Turnbull & Ian Sinnott. The lead became 3-0 when Tom Withycombe and Graham Spencer won for the villages.

Yetminster with a strong record in recent years on their home turf, responded with a narrow win in the 4th match, despite a fine display by Philip Bryan and David Reason for the villages. This proved to be the only reverse of the day, as Alan Hill & Julian Turnbull and finally Steve Porter and Phil Burton won, to make the final score 5-1 to Leigh, Chetnole & Hermitage.

Many thanks to Terry Fellowes and his Yetminster team for a fine and very sporting contest.

A collection was taken for Pakistan Flood Relief which raised £50.

Duncan Moore (non-playing; Pimms serving Captain) Wriggle Valley Players’ News Dear All As I write this we are just about to attend our first read through of the pantomime "Pirates of Wessex or, The Curse of the Turtle's Head"; we will be rehearsing madly ready to perform in the New Year. Never fear, however, if you missed the read through or auditions, there are always jobs to be done and any help is always accepted. Introduce yourself to one of the members or ring me, Jim Aldhouse, 01935 872994 and we will be only too happy to discuss the society with you and how you can belong to one of the most friendly groups of people it has been my fortune to meet. As well as the pantomime we have "On the Shelf" as it were, a near-gothic horror story waiting to be performed and we would welcome any other contributions to an evening of ghostly tales we are hoping to present at the end

of October.

If you are new to the area and want to be involved in Amateur Drama the Players is a wonderful place to meet people and get acquainted with your new community; if you find yourself with time on your hands come and join us, I guarantee a smile. Check out the Wriggle Valley Players website at wriggle valley players.com and see some clips of past shows and memorable moments. Membership is £5 for an adult and £10 for a family per annum to allow for refreshments etc Jim Aldhouse Chair Wriggle Valley Players

Pilates Both the beginners groups and the new Advanced/Fitness Pilates have started in Chetnole village hall. Membership of all three groups is good but anyone interested in joining one of the groups should contact Debbie (for Beginners) on 07970258085 or email Debbie_knight@talk21.com or Michele (for the Advanced class) by email aldhousefamily@hotmail.com The level of interest in these groups has been very positive and those who are attending the classes are enjoying the exercise and feeling the benefits – we can bend and touch our toes more easily! So if you have never done Pilates or are just wanting to keep supple and to exercise in good company come and join us.

Michele Aldhouse

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Hilfield Discovery Weekend, 28-29 August Of the sixty or more people who took part in the Hilfield Discovery weekend – the benefice family camp – at the end of August, my guess is that all of us will have come away with a different memory of what made it special.

For my children it was the game of cricket at sundown, the fun of camping and writing their own songs – only matched by the strange sagas of treacherous buzzards sung at night around the campfire.

with my family and our church family, making friends of acquaintances, walking in the woods, and trying (rather crookedly in my case) to make traditional country garlands. Listening to the magical fable of The Man who Planted Trees, singing old tunes of ‘Oak and Ash and Thorn’ and spending 24 hours in the tranquillity of an ancient wildflower meadow were just what the doctor and, it seems, the good Lord ordered.

Thanks to Rev Simon Brignall for a great idea, to Philippa and Eddie of Folk South West for their inspiring leadership, to Harvey, Simon and the Mother’s Union for great meals enjoyed by all. And a special thank you to the Brothers and team at Hilfield Friary for their generous welcome.

Roll on next year!

Maggie Henry

Rev. Simon Brignall

For those who couldn’t camp but joined us for the evening, it was perhaps the barbecue with friends from around the benefice, listening to folk tales and a meal shared. Or the Sunday morning service in the slightly chilly August air, with it’s drama, dance and celebration of creation and God’s Son made flesh – made all the more special by its setting in the peace of the Friary courtyard.

For me it was the chance to put weeks of work deadlines aside and spend time 34

Seasoned barn stored logs

Weeding, pruning & general tidying of flowerbeds

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New Beginnings As part of our Christian ethos we explore the social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) which permeates throughout our curriculum – a happy child is much more able to learn and be successful than an unhappy one.

Our topic this half term is appropriately New Beginnings which offers children the opportunity to see themselves as valued individuals within their community and to contribute to shaping a welcoming, safe and fair learning community for all.

Throughout the theme, children explore feelings of happiness and excitement, sadness, anxiety and fearfulness, and learn shared models for ‘calming down’ and ‘problem solving’.

From little acorns great Oak trees grow - with a little encouragement

All the children in Acorn Class, our reception year, are starting their “new beginnings” as part of the St Andrew’s family and we are sure that they will have a very successful and enjoyable journey through their seven years with us. You can see what they have been up to on our website.

Another addition to our family, notwithstanding our new headteacher, Paul Miller, who was mentioned in the previous edition of this magazine, is Charlotte Trew, our new Oak Class teacher. She is newly qualified who trained at Reading University and brings with her lots of new skills to add to our melange of talented staff. She is a local lass going to the Gryphon before she went off to university; you may know her father, Mike Trew who is chairman of Sherborne Rugby Football Club.

We welcome her, Paul and all the Acorn children to our wonderful school and wish everyone a happy and successful term.

Check this and other stories by looking at our website http://www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk/ .

Use the contact us link to let us know what you think of the site!

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Gardening in Autumn Autumn Pruning Sharpen your secateurs and do some autumn pruning. It will keep your garden looking fit through the winter and make it more productive next year.

Why prune?

• to keep a plant healthy • to control its shape or size • to encourage flowers and fruit Tools • sharp secateurs for cuts up to 1 cm • loppers for cuts up to 2 cm • a pruning saw and/or a bow saw - for larger cuts • shears for clipping hedges and trimming lavender and heather Clean and dry your tools after use and they’ll last you a lifetime.

Three general pruning trips 1. Always cut back to a leaf, bud or branch. Don't leave a snag of wood that might become diseased.

2. If the buds on the plant you are pruning are opposite each other, cut straight across the stem about 0.5cm above the buds.

3. If the buds are on alternate sides of the stem, choose a bud that is pointing in the direction you want it to grow and cut at an angle pointing in the same direction as the bud and about 0.5cm Branches Use the three-cut method to remove large branches: make the first cut in the underside of the branch, about two feet from the trunk. Cut no deeper than a third of the branch's diameter. Make the second cut on the top of the branch, two or three inches from the first. This cut should sink until the branch snaps and falls to the ground.

The third cut is the 'flush cut', a single cut made to the raised ring, or collar, at the base of the branch so all that remains is a smooth surface.

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Shrubs First, deal with the 'three Ds': cut off any dead, diseased, or damaged wood. Next, remove any crossing branches and anything that clutters the centre of the plant. How much you cut out depends on the type of shrub and how naturalistic you want your garden to look. Stand back and look. Aim to create an open shape, with plenty of space for new growth. It's better to cut out three to five of the oldest stems each year than to remove too much. Remember, pruning provokes growth, so if you have a lop-sided shrub, prune the weaker side back hard and leave the well developed side alone.

In early autumn, prune rock garden shrubs (helianthemum, cistus, lithospermum) and finish cutting back your silver-leaved plants (lavender, helichrysum, santolina and thyme). Lightly prune larger shrubs such as phlomis and senecio after flowering, removing spent flowers and thinning out old wood.

Don’t be tempted to prune hydrangeas – the dead flowers will protect the buds from the frost – or the early flowering shrubs like ceanothus and forsythia because they flower on wood that grew through the summer (they should be pruned immediately after flowering in late spring or early summer).

Roses Wait until leaves fall to prune climbing and rambling roses as it's easier to see the shape of the stems. They will flower best next year on non-flowering shoots produced this season. Remove one stem in three from the base of the plant, taking out the oldest.

Tie new growth to the support using string. Prune weeping standard roses by removing stems which have flowered and leaving the new ones for next year. Reduce the height of bush roses to prevent wind-rock during the winter.

Trees Remove any low-hanging branches that are depriving shrubs or other plants of light. By doing this, you'll reveal the tree's bark and its skeleton more clearly. While there are still leaves on the trees, mark those branches that need to come off with coloured twine. If you wait until the leaves fall, you'll forget which ones need to go.

Hedges and topiary Give evergreen hedges and topiary - yew, box, escallonia, laurel, griselinia - a final trim to make sure they are in shape for winter. October is your last chance to shear over deciduous hedges such as beech, hawthorn and hornbeam to remove any stray shoots and keep them looking tidy.

Fruit In late autumn, start to winter-prune apples, pears and bush fruits. Fruit pruning is a complex subject so find a good reference guide to follow.

Finally, remember, pruning is a bit like a haircut. If it goes wrong, you might miss a year's worth of flowers or fruit but it will soon grow out.

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Taize - A journey into silence If you have heard of Taize you will think of the beautiful chants that have come out of this Ecumenical community of Brothers in the tiny hilltop village of Taize in Burgundy. The chants are sung mainly in a dead language, Latin, so why have they now become a part of the worship of many churches around the world?

The chants are beautiful and easy to learn. A short phrase is repeated and once learnt becomes a prayer you can use at any time. Once every other month there is an opportunity to experience this unique form of worship here in the Wriggle valley. As I write, we are looking forward to a service in the Methodist’s chapel in Yetminster and in November there will be a Taize service at St Andrew’s church in Yetminster. The chants however have a history and a purpose that I had not understood until I visited Taize this month with my wife Clare.

Singing in Latin isn’t something I often do, but this summer my tongue was twisted into all sorts of shapes as we joined with six thousand other pilgrims to this extraordinary place. Russian, Polish, German, Italian, Spanish and French are just some of the languages I became familiar with over two weeks as we joined with the pilgrims from across the world in their daily worship.

This daily cycle has been part of the life of the Taize community now since 1940 when Brother Roger, a Swiss Reformed pastor first opened the doors of his house to fleeing Jewish refugees. He was himself forced to flee as the Gestapo closed in, but in 1945 he returned to the desolate village but this time it was the

German prisoners of war in a nearby camp who looked to him for protection and help.

This compassion for the outcast and unloved was the start of a ministry of reconciliation in a broken a divided Europe. Young people from nations that had so recently been at war began to gather at the community to join the growing community in its daily worship. The dream of Brother Roger was wider and even more challenging - to unite the divided churches in worship which all could share in and understand.

In the years to come the Taize community opened its arms ever wider across the continent to embrace the peoples of Eastern Europe. In 1989 when the wall came down young people from these countries flocked to Taize . Meanwhile the chants sung mainly in French and Latin were enriched and added to in every European language.

The chants have come to express a yearning, especially amongst young people, for peace and reconciliation in our world. The singing though is only a preparation for the silence at the centre of each act of worship. This is the true heart of Taize worship, for It is in the silence that each pilgrim begins to experience the peace of God. A peace that we can carry home with us to share with others across denominational, racial and language barriers.

Rev. Simon Brignall

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Autograph Albums Does anyone still keep an autograph album? Tennis stars cannot leave the court at Wimbledon without being pestered for autographs, but these usually seem to be scribbled on programmes or in notebooks. I remember one album my grandmother cherished which was a relatively small book with different coloured pages. Apart from entries written by friends and acquaintances, there were pages decorated by soldiers billeted upon her during the First World War. Ipswich was then a garrison town. Some of her lodgers had painted small watercolours to accompany their entry. Some entries consisted of the doggerel such as the following: Roses are red.

Violets are blue.

Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

But many of my grandmother’s friends were chapel-going folk and their messages had a more earnest moral tone.

My grandmother herself was a lifelong Wesleyan Methodist. I remember some of these entries: Life lies before us Like a sheet of driven snow.

Be careful how you tread, For every step will show.

There was also a similar version which read: You are writing a gospel, a chapter a day, By the deeds you do and the words you say, Men read what your write whether faulty or true: What IS the gospel according to YOU? Our actions speak louder than our words; they reveal who we really are and what we really believe in. Only God, it is said, can read the secrets of every heart, but our daily actions reveal a great deal about us. By their fruit, Jesus said, you shall know them.

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Wriggle Valley Benefice Priest in Charge: Rev’d Simon Brignall Office: St Andrew’s Hall, Church Street, Yetminster Tel: 01935 872 600 (24 hour message service) 01935 872 273 Email: office@wrigglevalleybenefice.com Note: Simon’s usual day off is Friday Licensed Lay Ministers: Chloe Sadler 01935 872794 John Strover 01935 872437 YETMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH Minister: Rev. S. Choi Telephone: 01935 815666 Stewards: Mr and Mrs J. Nile, Queen Street, Yetminster Treasurer: Mr C. J. Harris, Broadview, East Chinnock, Yeovil.

Secretary: Mrs B. Driver, Yetminster Telephone: 01935 873690 Lay Preachers: Mr C. Harris, Mrs J. Jones, Mr J. Nile, Mr D. Tackley Yetminster Methodist Church Services and Preachers for October 3rd October 10.30 a.m. Rev'd S. Choi, followed by Holy Communion 10th October 11.00 a.m. A combined service for Harvest at St Andrew's Church, followed by a Lunch in the Hall, to which everyone is invited.

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“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds, for the opportunity to rain on a tent.”

Dave Berry (presumably a camper) Few Leighers rely on canvas for protection against the rain during their holidays these days. Long ago, when evening dress was de rigeur to fly BOAC, and even France was an unaffordable exotic foreign destination, we craved somewhere special for August. We bought a little tent and headed our leaky A35 to Durdle Door so we could enjoy the famous Dorset sunshine for the first time. It must have been like this year.

The tent leaked even more than the car and we hurriedly headed back to Hampshire and the luxury of a watertight roof!

Temperatures August was the coolest since our records began in 1995. The average temperature of 15.7 C (58 F) was 10% below normal and significantly lower than in June and July. The hottest day saw only 26 C (79 F), and the coldest night almost dropped to freezing point: 1.7C (35 F) instead of the more normal 3.7 C (39 F).

Rainfall We have had a few wetter Augusts than this year’s but we still had 24% more rain than usual, and it seemed worse because of the small number of rain-free days. Total rainfall was 90mm (3.5”). It may have been good news for those who prefer grass to be green, not brown, but mowing became a more constant chore after being almost unnecessary in previous months. Total rainfall for the year to date is now 2% more than usual, at 521mm (20”).

Sunshine Up to July, 2010 had been the sunniest since our records began in 2000 but the onset of the school holidays immediately put a stop to that. There were 4 completely sun-free days and, with only 86 hours of sunshine instead of 132, the month’s total was 34% below normal.

Winds At least there weren’t any gales to make the rain even more uncomfortable. The worst gusts were no fiercer than 28mph, the usual peak speed for August.

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VOICES FROM ”THE OLD VICARAGE” Delphine Mace

Delphine Mace is an elegant lady who had some marvellous memories to share and it was a pleasure to spend time in her company listening to her recalling her early life.

“I was born in South America where my father, a business man, worked. My elder brother and I lived with him and our half-French mother. Tragically our mother was killed in a motor car accident and we children were taken in by friends while our father recovered from his loss. I have no memory at all of my mother.

“I did not see much of my French grandparents, although they occasionally visited us in England. All I know of my grandmother is that she had a very tough life, having to live through two World Wars; food was very short on occasions. I never knew my English grandparents.

“I went to various convent schools in Brazil and England but really only picked up bits and pieces. After Brazil we went to live in South Africa – Kenya and Rwanda where we had a house within large grounds. My father’s business was there. Eventually we moved to England.

“When my brother and I were older, our father moved to the Belgian Congo and opened a general dealers shop. He had remarried and I now had two little sisters. I didn’t get on too well with my step-mother. I never actually had a profession or did any paid work until the War. “I met my first husband during the Second World War. I served in the WAAF for the duration and he was in the Army. He was Richard Seymour Champion Rawlings.

We were very happy during our marriage. Luckily we didn’t have to move around like a lot of Army families. He died of cancer when we had been married for about eight years.

I had four children with my second husband and now have two grandchildren as well. They all visit me plus I am still in touch with my remaining sister and my brother.

“I used to enjoy sewing but I cannot do it now due to arthritis. I loved reading but my eyes are too bad for that, and I like watching television. The recent hot weather has reminded me of living abroad.”

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100 Years at Drummers Castle Farm On 27 October 2010 the family name will have been synonymous with Drummers Castle Farm for one hundred years. It is always referred to as Drummers Farm these days. I spent a very enjoyable time with Connie and Percy discovering how this marvellous milestone came about.

Drummers and Dean’s Brook Farm was part of the Scotley Park Estate which was auctioned off in 1910. Percy’s grandfather bought the farm of 77 acres for Percy and Connie Read £1,500 and Percy, now 88, was born there in 1921 the youngest of six children.

Unfortunately, his mother died within two weeks of his birth and Percy went to live with a local family until he was two years old after which he returned to live at Drummer Farm. His maiden aunt Flo came to look after them all until his father remarried when Percy was seven years old. His grandfather, Albert Reed, was the publican of the “King’s Arms”, now Bridge Farm House.

Connie was able to tell me of the hardships Percy’s mother must have gone through bringing up five children with one more on the way. There was no running water or electricity on the property, a small living room and kitchen and she had to keep fires burning in hearths in both rooms plus a kitchen range. She must have been exhausted.

Connie is 81, born in 1929 in Stockwood, Melbury Osmund in an old coaching inn, the only child of Joyce and Arthur Pardy. Connie left school at 14 and worked on the farm until she was 16 when she gained a United Dairy scholarship and went to agricultural college at Seale Hayne where she achieved certificates in butter and cheese making, and clean milk production. Connie told me she knew one milker who smoked while he was milking the cows, dropping ash into the buckets of milk! Hence having to learn “clean milk production”.

Although Percy was in a reserved occupation he volunteered in 1942 to join the Army as he wanted to do his bit and saw service in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Greece.

His service medals are displayed in the sitting room, together with a photograph of Percy in his Army uniform. He returned to farming after the War and said that milking by hand was still the norm in 1951 before milking parlours came in. Each successive generation of Reads has added buildings to the original farm to meet the growing needs of dairy farming. Percy, now living at Bridge Farm drove in by lorry to do the milking at Drummer Farm. Percy feels that one of the biggest changes in farming during his time has been the number of cows now kept on farms and the size of the farms themselves . He told me two men used to milk 42 cows and now it’s normal for 53

farmers to have 130 to 140 cows or even more. Percy showed me a photograph of the slaughter house his father ran; Percy is the lad standing on the far left, aged about 14.

Percy also told me that his father was part of the team which helped to build the very first Leigh Village Hall.

Connie and Percy met in 1947 at the Chetnole Flower Show dance and were engaged for four years. Connie told me she and Percy wanted a farm before they wed but as men were returning to farming from the War, there weren’t many farms available so they just had to wait. They married in Melbury Osmond and had four children – Michael, Ruth and Charles (twins), and Robert who lives in Australia. Charles, known as Charlie, is still in farming; Michael runs a nursing home; Ruth had riding stables for 25 years now runs B&B accommodation and, of course, Robert lives in Australia. Connie told me that she and Percy took their very first flight to visit Robert ten years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Connie and Percy have eight grand-children and five great-grandchildren, their photographs proudly displayed throughout the home. Connie and Percy have been married for 57 years and Percy likes to spend time in his workshop – once a cow shed – doing metal repair work for his son Charlie as well as helping out with farm work where he can. He was also a bell ringer at Leigh Church and was Captain of the bell ringers for just over 50 years and still keeps his in hand in occasionally.

Connie showed me a lovely oak drop leaf dining table held together with wooden pegs – no nails or screws used in its construction. It had belonged to her great grandfather and is still in use today and has stood the test of time.

One hundred years of Read family farming and still going strong! What a heritage, what a history and what a lovely, charming couple.

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club It was virtually ‘standing-room only’ on Monday 6th September when members of the Garden Club met to listen to a talk by Paul Atterbury of “Antiques Roadshow” fame.

The subject of his talk was “The Making of a Garden”. Paul told us that in 1987 he had moved, with his children, to the village of Eype, to a bungalow built in 1921 on a narrow plot of about an acre – by the sea and bordered by a stream.

Attached to the bungalow was a sixwheeled railway carriage which had been converted into living accommodation.

There was no main drainage! - this did not arrive until 1994 . Initially, Paul just kept the site tidy, mowed the grass and developed a small area as a cottage garden.

In the late 1990s, Paul met his wife who was keen to re-organise and landscape the site.

Paul presented her with a gift – a Garden Design Course. This led to a major transformation of the site – and major costs! It was decided that no piecemeal plan would work – the whole sight had to be developed in phases. For the next ten years, up to the present time – these phases have been processed. Paul amused us all with his interesting, articulate explanations of the various stages – many of which seemed to involve heavy earthmoving equipment which turned the site into a replica of Passchendaele!

All of this was illustrated for us by beautiful slides which certainly showed the magnitude of the task undertaken.

Paul advised us that to carry out such a project needs a sense of vision and imagi-

nation with large measures of perseverance and optimism. A sense of humour is also vital. He also reminded us that we are custodians of our gardens which we pass on to future generations to enjoy and perhaps develop further. He surprised us all by then announcing that having fulfilled their grand project, he and his wife are now in the process of selling his bungalow, railway carriage and garden to experience a different way of life in a new house (with a small garden) in Weymouth!

Mary Head Hundred of Yetminster History Society After our AGM on September 8th, Peter Knight again talked to us, this time on Church Symbols. He gave us many local examples, well illustrated and emphasised that there were new ways of looking at things and even archaeologists were changing their outlook. He himself leads outings to get people to see with new eyes and has written a number of books, the latest one being "The Wessex Astrum". He has previously written "Ancient Stones of Dorset" and "Sacred Dorset" etc.

Early Christian churches were often built on former pagan sites and ley lines which not only encouraged conversion but added to the attraction of the site for many. Symbols, like everything else, came from something else, often very ancient and linked to other religions.

Natural objects could assume faces or even be "rock bottom" and were recognised by people of earlier times or other cultures, We looked at pictures of spirals, dragons, the white "horse" at Up56

pingham, (was it originally a dragon?) green men and coloured glass windows.

We thought of how these must have appeared to people who had so little colour and art in their own lives, we considered festivals and were given plenty of examples. Indeed we were given much to think about and surprised to learn of many symbols we perhaps had not noticed before, even in our own church.

Our next meeting is on October 13th, 2.30 in the Church Hall, when we shall hear from Dr Mark Forrest of the Dorset Record Office, about the Black Death.

Shelagh Hill, Chairman.

Port Elizabeth and travelled for twelve hours a day using 230cc off-road bikes.

They rode for five days and then had one day off - and they were long hot dusty days. Princes William and Harry were also participants and therefore this trip had slightly more publicity than usual but as Charles said the Princes were treated the same as all the others. Several husbands of WI members joined us for a very informative and entertaining evening and we look forward to Charles' next venture (not sure his parents do!!).

The sum of £123.80 was raised by the WI at the Leigh Fete and Heather Baldock thanked all those who had helped in any way. Our meeting on October 26th is entitled "Bed & Breakfast - the other side".

Anne Reason

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Leigh WI At our August meeting Charles Jolliffe came to speak on "Enduro Africa - 1200 mile motorcycle ride". Charles brought a short film with him, lots of photos and shared with us many of the highs and lows of his trip. The money raised was divided between the three charities, Sentabale Lesotho, Nelson Mandela's Children's Trust and Unicef. They started their journey just south of Durban and finished in

major car parks.

The October meeting on Tuesday 19th will be at Gable Court, Yetminster at 7.30pm - the talk about Abandoned and Deserted places in the South West sounds fascinating.

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Hermitage & Hilfield WI – September meeting The Hermitage & Hilfield WI had a very informative evening learning about the waterways of Somerset and Dorset by Mr Mike Bolton.

It was an open evening and was well attended by many local WI members, friends, WI members from neighbouring villages and some husbands. Everyone was very warmly welcomed by our President.

The evening was a great success due to Mr Bolton’s highly tuned IT skills and geographical and historical knowledge of the topics covered. We also learnt about the use of canals throughout the world, including the Panama and Suez Canals. A very interesting fact was that Dorset never had any canals built but Somerset did build canals and some are still used today.

After the illustrated talk was concluded, time was allocated to ask questions, after which everyone enjoyed a cup of tea or coffee.

Hermitage & Hilfield WI would like to thank everyone who attended for their wonderful support.

We next meet on Tuesday 5th October at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall when the subject of our evening’s talk will be “A male speaker’s view of the WI”.

Mair Jones

Wriggle Valley Mothers’ Union `At our September Meeting we were hoping to have a representative from The Women’s Refuge in Salisbury coming to speak to us about their work but unfortunately at the last moment she had to cancel and therefore we were very grateful to Simon and Clare Brignall for sharing with us their time in Taizè this summer.

They brought photos of their holiday, pictures of the Taizè icons and Simon shared some of the history of Taizè with us all.

Their enthusiasm made all of us present hope to visit some day and Simon is hoping to organize a parish group there next year.

On Saturday October 16th we are holding a Quiet Day at Hilfield Friary from 9.30pm to 4.30pm. The day will be led by Brother Damian from the Friary and there are still places available. Do contact Margaret Shipman (872440) if you would like to join us and find out more about the day – it should be very special.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday November 2nd in The Trim Room, Yetminster when the subject will be “Families’ Holiday – Exmouth” – a project dear to all Mothers’ Union members.

Anne Reason

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