252 February 2013 Wriggle Valley magazine

No. 252

February 2013

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News from the Villages

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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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Drifts of snowdrops in Minterne Gardens

Ryme Intrinseca

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Editor’s notes…

Yetminster

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Out & About

Super to see you all, bright and perky at the beginning of a new year. Snowdrops Diary - February onwards are out in the Wriggle Valley and it isn’t long until spring. Glad you all enjoyed the Regular Meeting & Activities Wriggle Valley Player’s panto, Sleeping News from our Churches Beauty; the review will be in March’s issue.

Thank you for getting all your articles in Church Services - February on time, I know it is a bit of a shock to have our copy deadline so close to the General News festivities. Could I once again request photos to compliment your articles. Next …there's nowt so… time you have an event take along your St Andrew’s CE Primary School camera and snap away. Send us your snow photos.

Leigh Weather Watch Our cover photo this month is the beautiful east window of St Andrew’s Planning Applications Church with the sun streaming in taken on the occasion of the St Andrew’s CE Spotlight Primary School’s lovely uplifting Christmas …gone gardening.. service.

If you use any of the companies Club News advertising in this magazine could you mention where you saw the advert. Once again thank you to all our advertisers, we greatly appreciate your support.

Have a good February; enjoy the snowdrops and St Valentine’s Day. Bella Neate-Clegg

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Thank you for your continued support

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he new school term has got off to a rocky start for some of our Chetnole sixth forme attending The Gryphon School in Sherborne. Sadly, and not without some degree of frustratio

News from the Villages

BATCOMBE.....

February is said to be "February Filldyke"; I think our dykes are filled lets hope its not true this month....

Our thanks to the ladies for decorating the church so well; the children’s carol service on Christmas Eve was very well attended and it was nice to welcome back John Rennie to St Mary's Church. The

Christmas Day service was led by Bro Giles and once again the church was filled The monthly coffee morning for February has yet to be arranged but the March coffee morning will be at the Friary with Chantell .

We will be back to Court Farm House on Fathers’ Day in June for the Batcombe Cream Teas, more news later That’s all for now, Happy New Year to you all Alan Bastone

CHETNOLE..... with Melbury Bubb & Stockwood

per litre for the last delivery to the village.

Contact John on 872973 in advance of the above dates to place your individual order.

Happy New Year to you all and The Playing Field Management Team a warm welcome to Emily and David We are still looking for a few more Goodwin-Dickens and their three young members to complement its workforce. children to Lamb Plot, we hope you will all We all work as a team so there is no be very happy here in Chetnole. major hard work involved, but the work is Although we seem to be knee-deep in vital to keep our Playing Field in tip top mud and murk in the village and order. surrounding areas at the moment, my If you would like to help, or require spirits were lifted the other day driving more information, then please call Nigel through Yeovil and catching sight of all Bray on 872233. Thanks the early-flowering daffodils on the roadside - Spring is around the Writing Group corner...but only just. Wrap up in the Any keen scribblers out there meantime and have a good February all interested in setting up a local writing you old romantics out there. group? If so please contact Sue Morgan Liz Tebbatt 873104 in the first instance.

Get your oil here!

John Sanford wishes to announce the dates of the next two bulk oil deliveries to Chetnole: 21 Feb and 28 March - minimum quantity 500 litres; ordering in bulk achieved a saving of 3.4p

Message from Stephanie Fripp Many thanks to the carol singers who sang round the village just before Christmas They raised a lot of good cheer and £80.73p for the church wall fund. Our thanks also to all the generous donors.

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Letter to Chetnole As we start another year, it seems a good time to send, through this excellent magazine, the hearty thanks of all Chetnolians to our super Sue Morgan for her inspired starting of the drop-in coffee morning on Wednesdays. What a success it is and how the numbers grow!

When our shop and post office closed there was no meeting place in the village.

We hardly saw one another and had no idea of what was happening.

Now we meet, we use the post office (many thanks to Robert, just back from Australia), we buy bread and fresh vegetables, change our books and enjoy a coffee and biscuits with our friends in a welcoming atmosphere...and we TALK! Hence we get to know all the local news and any of us with problems or worries can get help.

Well done Sue! You are a star! And well done Chetnole for being such a caring village. I feel so lucky to live here.

A happy 2013 to everyone.

Forthcoming Chetnole Village Hall Events Chetnole Jazz Café Saturday 16 February Neil Maya Quartet Tickets £8.50 Chetnole Flower Show & Fete Quiz Night Saturday 9 March Table of 4 £20

Churchyard Wall Repair.

All will have noted that the long running saga of the above is to all intents and purposes, finished. However there is a small amount of topping and tailing as required by our Church Architect before the collective sigh of relief is heard from the Parochial Church Council. Although we have reached this point, there is still a shortfall in funds for the project, so feel free at all times, to contribute !!

David Gough Elizabeth Heaven

On Saturday 5 January the blessing of Tim Andrewartha and his new bride Natsumi took place at St Peter’s Church, Chetnole. Tim (son of Anne and Joe) has been teaching English in Tokyo for the past six years and this is where the couple will be living.

The picture was taken by the church gate which has a banner on it with 'Welcome to Chetnole' in Japanese.

This was produced by Bob Owen and put up by Mal and Mary Prodger. The wedding party knew nothing about it until just before the wedding!

Congratulations to the happy couple or should we say, “ ”!

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Variety Evening for Marathon Man Gary In October 2012 I received news that I had been given one of the 4,000 ballot places in the London Marathon on the 21st April 2013. It will be my fifth London Marathon and I will be using my place to run in aid of our local hospices once again.

I have decided this year that I will enjoy the marathon and not try so hard to run it in under 4 hours which has always been my target. I have received tremendous support over the years from family, friends and colleagues which has helped me get through the hours of training required.

This year I have been very fortunate to have some very talented friends in the village who have kindly offered to help me with fundraising.

We are planning a Variety Evening on the 16 March in Chetnole Village Hall. All money raised will be divided equally between Weldmar in Dorchester and St Margaret’s in Yeovil.

Gary Sturgess www.justgiving.com/Gary-Sturgess1

Further to my notes in the last issue of the WVN regarding the above, diligent scholarship amongst recently discovered documents, reveals that the Sister Ermintrude who became the Mother Superior of a Priory was a leading light in the Order of St. Brenda,

whose main purpose was the provision of rest, recuperation and succour for travellers and visitors to the Priory. It is of interest that the Mother Superior of the Order was always referred to as "The Madam" After a brief but popular flowering, the order was dissolved by

Papal Decree as it had become apparent that a significant number of the Nuns took their duties too literally.

However, it is of interest that even today, vestiges of the Order and its raison d'être can be found in many towns and cities.

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home in the early 1950's.

Betty, who was a Betty celebrated her lifetime member of The 100th birthday on 24 Woman's Institute and January. Her husband Secretary for many years Harry, who died in 1984, of the Chetnole Branch was a tutor at Yeovil and Secretary to the College, converted the Chetnole Flower Show store of the old Post for countless years was Office and Shop in also heavily involved in Chetnole to what is still known as Rowan Cottage. many village activities.

In 1990 she went to live This became their family

with her daughter Margaret and family in Canada where she still leads an active life for someone of her years.

She is still fondly remembered by many people in the village and we send her our very best wishes.

HERMITAGE....

Local representative: Ray Dickerson (01963) 210292

Christmas Fair Thank you to everyone who put in so much effort and gave of their time, to make the gifts and food that were on offer at this event.

Although the attendance numbers were disappointing we were able to make a profit, which will be shared between St. Mary’s Church and the Village Hall committee funds.

Thanks to those of you who came along and supported us.

Christmas Bingo In contrast to the Christmas Fair, the Village Hall was packed to capacity for the Christmas Bingo. There were fantastic prizes, which were fairly evenly distributed, Thanks go to Barbara and Pete, and Ann and Charlie, for putting on such a great evening.

The next Bingo evening will be in March – please see the details below.

themed evening 7.30 pm 9 March 2 course meal - £12.50 American diner flavour To reserve your place please call 01963 210292

The admission charge, for a 2 course meal with an American diner flavour, is just £12.50.

This promises to be a fun evening which we hope that you will support.

Please call 01963 210292 to reserve your place. We will need to know the numbers in advance in order to cater appropriately, so please do not turn up on the night without having first made a ‘booking’. Thank you.

Easter Bingo – 23 March American themed evening – 9 March Bingo, with an Easter theme, will return As previously announced, we will be hosting a ‘themed evening’ at the Village to the Village Hall on Saturday 23 March Hall on Saturday 9 March, starting at with ‘eyes down’ at 7.30pm.

We hope to see you there.

7.30pm.

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It’s Magic! – 7 June If you lived in Hermitage in 2003 you will probably remember a rather special evening we had on the Green with a magician. By popular demand he is coming back on 7 June, this time to Leigh Village Hall, for another entertainingly magical show. More details later.

Superfast Broadband You may be aware of the initiative which aims to bring improved broadband for everyone and superfast broadband for 95% of homes and businesses across Dorset by 2015.

To have any chance of making this happen in Hermitage , we must show that our village has a real desire for the improvement.

To do this please call 01305 221048 Family Event – 22 June Just a further reminder to mark this or go to date in your diary – we have no more and register your interest.

Thank you details as yet, other than it will be held on the Village Green on the afternoon of Saturday 22 June.

Memories of Jack Richardson 1936 – 2012 bungalow with a swimming pool in the garden.

By this time they had won several accolades in Covent Garden, including supplying flowers for royalty at special functions.

Together they decided to sell the Nursery and to retire to Boscastle in Cornwall where they stayed for 3 years. The opportunity came up to Jack was 18 years old come and live in when he met Pat, they Hermitage and that is were engaged for 2 years where they have both and married in 1958. enjoyed 16 years of They moved to West perfect retirement.

Sussex and started a Jack was a very quiet Nursery, growing cut man and loved his privacy. flowers under glassHe was happiest being in houses for Covent Garden. the garden with Pat This, as you can enjoying a glass of wine imagine, was a great deal and watching the wildlife of hard work and very long around him. hours, however, the years Even though Jack was went by increasing the size a private person he of the property and believed in honesty, eventually building a lovely generosity, integrity and

hospitality. He also had a really good sense of humour.

He will be missed greatly.

Thank you I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all the folk of Hermitage who supported me through Jack’s illness, for all the flowers, ‘phone calls and cards.

All donations have gone to Marie Curie who were wonderful.

On 16 December a Remembrance Service was held in St. Mary’s church for Jack, and again many thanks to all the team (they know who they are!) for making it such a memorable occasion.

Once again, THANK YOU ALL.

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HILFIELD....

Local representatives: Michael & Ann Harris ann.hilfield@hotmail.co.uk, 01300 341148

Hoping everyone in neighbouring villages had a lovely Christmas and New Year.

We had a lovely Crib Service at our church on Sunday 23rd December.

The church was full to bursting point when we had 72 people attend the service.

Flares lit the lane and pathway up to the church, and the church was lit up with candles and tea lights.

A beautiful real Christmas Tree was a glow with lights.

Local children took part in building the christmas story and adding the animals and figures to the crib scene.

Many thanks to all those that helped on the day and a big thank you to Emma and Mark for their hospitality of mulled wine and to those who made the mince pies.

It will be great if at last it were to stop raining and everywhere starts to dry out.

Could we ask that people take extra care and not try and get off the roads

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onto the very soft, wet and muddy verges, it really has not helped that the verges have been cut up due to the hunt followers recently, do they really need to get right off the road and cause more damage. Our roads around Hilfield are really suffering due to pot holes etc, the wet weather not helping.

I have not seen the area looking such a mess in a long time, and with water and mud continually on the roads it a constant struggle to keep vehicles clean. I am not one to moan but a little consideration for other road users does go along way.

The other day a Council vehicle was spotted down our way So I went out to watch and I have to say He was having a real struggle trying to fill the pot holes Some as big as washing up bowls What was the use they were filled with rainwater And as much as they were filled the size and depth did not alter As they moved on to try and fill the next one All their hard work became undone As cars and tractors passed over them and beyond Out came the filling and once again we were faced with a small funny shaped pond.

It would be nice to have a pot hole free road and a smooth drive out and about and perhaps the day will come with a great shout The Council have been back on a dry and sunny day And all the pot holes have been filled in the correct way.

Ann Harris

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that we had had a visitor whilst we were all out. “I don’t know who he was, “ he said “ but he must have had his wellies an awful long time as Representative: Philippa Toulson they was dreadful wore down at the philippa@folksw.org.uk heel!” Perhaps we can all help to So – the snow make keeping an eye out for each drops are out and the days are other fashionable again!! getting longer. We can put aside our On the topic of new neighbours I catalogues and actually get outside am particularly pleased to welcome and enjoy doing things and talking to Tracey, Matt and boys, Archie and each other again!

Oscar, to Church Farm Cottages. It is As always there are lots of a real pleasure to have two more activities and events coming up, children in the village. jumble sales, Moviola films etc. (too Please do let me know if you have many to summarise) so do please new neighbours so we can welcome read the whole magazine carefully so them and make sure they get a as not to miss anything! welcome pack.

Years ago, being a nosey If you have been on the edge of neighbour was not just popular, but your armchair for the whole of an obligation for anyone in any Christmas and New Year – please community. As a teenager I came read on for more on the Mystery of home from my Saturday farm work to the Disappearing Bench! be told by our very vigilant neighbour Philippa Toulson

LEIGH.....

St Andrew's Church, Leigh thrilled to raise the sum worry about them dropping

There need to be several thank yous to all those who made the Christmas services so meaningful - from those who took the services ie Simon Brignall and Tony Durkin to all those who decorated the church so beautifully and all those who attended. We were

of £295.57 at our Christmas Eve Carol Service to send to the Ezo Appeal in South Sudan for them to buy seeds and hoes for cultivating the land.

However a very big thank you must also go to Les and Connie Wallis who made and donated to the church the beautiful hand knitted set of nativity figures which were admired by so many who came to our services. It was so good to see the children bringing all the figures up to the altar to be blessed and there was no

them! The PCC also sent £50 to Crisis for Christmas this year as well. Anne Reason

Dates for your diary: Sunday 17 February Family Service Thursday 14 March from 12.00 - 2pm Lent lunch in Leigh Village Hall - do come and sample some delicious home-made soups.

Saturday 18 May The annual May Fair will be held in Leigh Village Hall on - please keep any unwanted Christmas presents for our Good as New stall! Thank you.

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Mystery of the disappearing seat solved The seat was purchased

by Leigh WI to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.

Since then the seat and the area immediately around it had been maintained by the WI ladies and their husbands. Unfortunately, the years have taken their toll both on the ladies and

the seat! Apart from the seat requiring major repairs it was constantly overgrown by weeds and grasses which had become difficult to keep under control as well as the wonderful view being obscured by the height of the hedge. Following discussions with the Leigh

Village Hall committee it was agreed that once repairs had been carried out to the seat it could be relocated to the meadow behind the village hall where it could be enjoyed and maintained more easily.

President, Leigh WI

News from the Old Vicarage As promised we have news from the Care awards and we are delighted to announce that Emily Spearing won the National Caring Times award for care leadership, with Louise Turner and Denzil Goddard runners up in their categories. At the regional Great British care awards in Bristol, Dan Turner won the ancillary award and goes on to represent the South West in London later this year. Emily Spearing and Sheila Kumulo were runners up.

Ruby celebrated her 103rd birthday in November with a surprise visit from Sherborne school of dance.

Ruby, an ex-ballet teacher, thrilled them with stories of how she had watched Pavlova dance and how Agatha Christie had come to watch a performance!

Christmas was incredibly busy with carol singers in all shapes and sizes. Many thanks to everyone who joined in with the festivities, especially the WI, Leighers, Chetnole singers, Leigh Brownies, Trent school, Folk South West and especially Bailey Ridge garden centre for loaning us Santa and his reindeer, Flash!

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An Edwardian Christmas with Folk South West

Grateful thanks too go to Lance David for stepping in as Santa on Christmas eve and all our volunteers who help us to provide a full programme of activities.

Our Christmas Fair raised £326 for the Save the children fund. Thank you to everyone who supported us and a big thank you to Yetminster Scout group for helping with refreshments. Staff also raised £55 for Children in need.

Looking forward to the New Year and we are planning a coffee morning in April. Time and date tbc.

Jan Millward

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Lighting Up Leigh Maureen and Bob Osborne would like to thank everyone who came to see our lights this year. We collected a grand total of £104.62p for Children in Need.

Bob and Maureen Osborne

More Stitches in Time During the next 18 months pupils of St Andrew’s CE Primary School, Yetminster will be working on a series of banners reflecting the Christian year.

Work has already started on the first banner. We are looking for fabric and other Church Plans interesting bits and pieces St Andrew’s PCC, eg. thread, ribbon etc for Leigh are seeking the next three. If you have planning permission for fabrics you wish to donate a small extension to the could you please take church in order to these to St Andrew’s School. accommodate the Community Stitch Up installation of a toilet and Polish up your thumble or kitchenette. dust off your sewing machine!! We You are warmly invited to pop into the are seeking volunteers to come and help us church between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm on stitch the banner together on the weekend Saturday 9 March for a tea or coffee and to of 9 & 10 February at the school. If you learn more about our plans. would be interested in helping during the John Parks and Eddie Upton, weekend please get in touch with Philippa Churchwardens philippa@folksw.org.uk

WRIGGLE VALLEY LUNCH CLUB Meets monthly at 12.30 pm in Leigh Village Hall

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WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS

MOVIOLA

Family days at

POGLES’ WOOD

The first Woodland Wednesday of 2013 will be on Wednesday 20 March at the slightly earlier time 12 noon.

Parents and pre school children welcome. Sessions will be on the last Wednesday of each month from March onwards.

We are planning some family activity days for Easter Holidays To book a place please contact Philippa on 01935 873889 or email

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - SHOE BOX CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2012 On behalf of Samaritans Purse we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ for all the shoe boxes you made up for the children in the world who are less fortunate that we are. Altogether we had a total of 60 shoe boxes from the Benefice.

We were also very lucky to tap into the Dorset County Council website and through this we collected further 45 boxes.

This was a marvellous effort by everyone, and it is good to think of all those children who have not received Christmas Presents before.

We would also like to thank Carol Porter and Brenda for all their help in advertising and acting as collection points.

Fiona and John Parks.

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Classic Tolstoy story of marital infidelity.

With Keira Knightley as Anna, Jude Law, her husband, and Aaron Johnson as Vronsky. Cast also includes Olivia Williams, Emma Watson and Matthew Macfadyen. A film not to be missed.

If Colin Firth’s downtrodden art curator is to get the better of his unpleasant millionaire employer (Alan Rickman) he must enlist the help of a master forger(Tom Coutrenay)and a Texas cowgirl (Cameron Diaz). All extremely silly but very,very funny.

This is set in a retirement home for ageing musicians where preparations for the annual gala are thrown into chaos by the arrival of Opera Diva Jean .There are so many memorably sweet and poignant moments. This has a star studded cast including Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay,Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly and Andrew Sachs. This Film is a must.

All films start at 7.30pm, doors open 7pm.

We look forward to seeing Tickets £5 available from Bridge Stores, Leigh or Fiona and John Parks (01935 873603)

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RYME INTRINSECA.....

angels and shepherds followed by the Representative: Gilly Wilson 01935 872982 birth of Jesus; if Happy New Year to you all. you weren't Christmas seems ages ago there you missed now, but Ryme had three something.!! Well very well attended church done all the performers services over the festive especially Jan Millward season. for arranging it all. As usual The Carol Service on 16 the whole church looked Dec was greatly enhanced lovely with all the window by the St Andrews singers & sills decorated; thank you to the bell ringers. all the flower ladies and Unfortunately Gloria Abbey Andy Templeman. had flu but all was not lost Sunday 6 January was as the wine, mince pies & the annual Village Walk. cake crossed the road to Ian Luckily it managed not rain & Mary Scott’s where a jolly for a couple of hours in the time was enjoyed by all. morning and some 20+ Many thanks to Gloria & the people set off on a new Scotts. route this year round Midnight Mass was very Frankham Farm being led at well attended. and the a sharp pace by Andy & Sue Family Service the next Templeman. We returned morning was most to Church Farm at 1.00pm entertaining, with the

Clara Chilton’s snowman built in the recent snowfall.

Happy SNOW DAYS

for soup & sausages. A donation of an amazing £300 is on its way to Dogs for the Disabled, thanks in part to very kind donations from people that didn’t even come on the walk, Very many thanks to everyone.

Frankham Farm Gardens will be open this year from 2pm - 5pm on 17 March, 28 April, 9 June and 13 October.

Gilly Wilson

YETMINSTER.....

Representative: David Torrance (01935) 873979 wvnyetrep@aol.com

“unsung heroes” who try to help the community when things are getting difficult. As such a resident of the village Well, 2013 begins well, with rang me just before Christmas to tell me rain and a dropping thermometer that during the time that everywhere although notices are up on the Thornford was flooded he had seen Mike Bird doing Road warning of work to this so, his best to clear a gulley on the Ryme hopefully, some of the problems with road and another village “hero”doing his water running off from the fields may be best to battle with a blocked gulley in sorted out. the High Street outside the vets. Our Thinking of wet roads I am reminded thanks therefore to these two stalwarts of the need to recommend those and indeed to all those who regularly

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wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk labour on our behalf without any formal Lastly, and in the best journalistic recognition. tradition a feel good factor to end on in As I write this I believe that Penny that, just before Christmas, Graham and and Melanie of Georgies fame are Michaela Plaice celebrated the marriage nearing the completion of their transition of their daughter Emily to Paul the to their new premises adjacent to Boyles ceremony taking place at Hazelbury Mill Gallery so I am sure we wish them the and on a day when there was actually best of luck in their new venue. We also sunshine! I am sure you join with me in wish Karen and Tony Read well in their wishing them every happiness for the new venture, the new SPAR shop and future.

Post Office in Sunnyside; I know you Please continue to let me know of any will support them and it is great to have “heroes” or of a special event and I wish the Post Office back in the village. you all good health, good fortune and There appears to be a change of happiness in 2013. leadership at the Yetminster Fair David Torrance Association with Barbara Driver now taking up the reigns – I understand that We have just heard that Nicky she is happy to be referred to as the “Chairman” preferring this to “Chair” is currently poorly in Frenchay which, as she said implied that she was Hospital; we wish you a speedy “just a piece of furniture”! – refreshingly recovery and our love to you, non PC! We certainly wish her and the Association luck in the New Year.

Paul and Amy. BNC

have just taken all the gallery holly and ivy to the bottom of the Where did Christmas garden and the tree go! It only seems like decorations are now yesterday that I was staggering down the High nestling in their boxes for the year.

Street with a large The wood burner, Christmas tree hitched however, is still over my left shoulder, glowing and our lights heading for the Christmas are still twinkling in Tree festival at the church. welcome to our Our floral workshop, visitors and will organised by Fleurtatious preside over a series Floristry, was great fun of events in February and had a multi-national which include a floral attendance with armfuls ‘Valentine’ workshop, an of cuttings being evening hosted by a miraculously transformed Yetminster author, a into elegant wreaths and Garden Design workshop bark table decorations together with candles, and and a new Art Exhibition seems only last week, yet I with an evening of music by the artist. So, though

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Christmas has passed, the fun goes on!

HAPPY NEW YEAR and wishing you all a wonderful 2013.

Sarah Hedin

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YETMINSTER

FILM NIGHTS Tues 26 February

ANNA KARENINA

(12A)

Keira Knightley is Anna, Jude Law her husband, Count Karenin, and Aaron Johnson is Vronsky. A powerful supporting cast includes stalwarts Olivia Williams, Emma Watson, Kelly Macdonald and Matthew Macfadyen.

Tues 26 March QUARTET 12A Starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Andrew Sachs and Trevor Peacock.

This is a version of Roland Harwood’s much loved play, set in a retirement home for ageing musicians where preparations for the annual gala are thrown into chaos by the arrival of Opera Diva Jean (Maggie Smith).

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 door, it is most appreciated if they are bought in advance so that seating is fairly accurate and enough wine and choc ices be brought to the Hall.

Doors will open at 7pm (not before as Moviola need time to set up) and films begin at 7.30pm.

Look forward to seeing you

REW’S H D N YETMINSTER

L AL

In November the ABC quiz raised £68.00 and we were very busy over the festive period and, thanks to you all, our events were very well supported - in fact with all three - every table was taken.

The Ladies Night was a great success with quite a variety of stalls, e.g. Jewellery, Scarves & Bags, Paintings, Belgium Chocolates, Beauty products etc. and raised £60.00 for our nominated Charities.

We had a visit from the SAS! – the St Andrews Singers! - on the Saturday before Christmas who performed a number of favourite Carols, to a packed and very appreciative house which, together with the mulled wine, put us all in the right Christmas spirit!! Again we had many in for the Christmas draw with Harvey Rowbotham winning the Blu ray DVD player.

The Review Quiz had a few heads scratching to remember some of the highlights/lowlights of 2012, which started with the Costa Concordia and included Plebgate and some quite bizarre true or false questions – for example “did Brussels pass a decree that all Brussels sprouts should be flatulence free!!” The event was a gas (!!) and a donation from this went to the Choir to help towards new hymn books.

Alison Sehar won the New Years' fancy dress competition as a Red Arrow and by midnight she was "Flying" - did anyone one spot your Landlord's new black hairdo as “A Black & Red Minstrel?"

So far we have raised nearly £500. Our target is at least £1,000. Again, thank you for supporting our charitable efforts and our best wishes to you all for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Jim and Carole Bayfield

ST A

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Following our AGM at the end of November I am pleased to introduce myself as the new Chairpman of the Yetminster Fair Association and would take this opportunity to thank Garth Hentley, as the outgoing Chair, for his hard work and commitment to the Association and to the Fair over the past years.

I have been involved with the Association for a number of years and I am pleased to welcome three new members, Alec Reek together with Philip and Elizabeth Jubb. I am sure that their contribution will be invaluable in helping us to face the various challenges that lie ahead.

In rationalising our operations we have decided to separate the various fund raising activities so that, this year, we will have a Picnic Supper and Quiz night in the spring, the actual Fair at its normal time in the summer and a Concert night in the autumn.

This, we feel, will enable us to better use our limited resources so “watch this space”!.

I also want to raise the profile of our fund raising activities and in particular the Association Lottery which is run by the ever hardworking Derek Mott. The odds of winning a cash prize are a lot better than those of the National Lottery and it is our main source of funding. We need more participants in this and details are available

Successful applicants for YFA funding with their "Brown Envelopes"

by contacting us at yetminsterfair@aol.com or through the WVN mailbox in Oak House Stores, Yetminster.

We will be updating our website – yetminsterfair@blogspot.com- to reflect the proposed event changes and we will include details of the lottery and of our other fundraising activities so please check this out for the latest information.

Finally I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported the Association’s activities and Fair Day last year. It really is satisfying to receive the positive feedback from those people and organisations that we were able to support but we can only provide this, with your help.

Barbara Driver, Chairpman Yetminster Fair Association YFA Contact tel no: 01935873979

Yetminster Fair Association 50 Club Results December 2012 Draw 1st Prize £100 No. 51 Mr. M. Fuller 2nd Prize £50 No. 5 Mr. D. Torrance 3rd Prize £25 No. 39 Mr. S. Cridland 4th Prize £15 No. 4 Mrs. P. Hassan

January 2013 Draw 1st Prize £50 No. 24 Mr. P. Sims 2nd Prize £30 No. 60 Mr. G. Orton 3rd Prize £20 No. 34 Mr. J. Purland

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Farm raised, freshly frozen Beef, Pork & Lamb for sale through our farm shop.

Large range of ready meals with gluten and wheat free options available, various cakes and quiches.

We also do outside catering and Hog Roasts; from one pork chop to a whole pig, we will cater for everyone.

Kate 07971 842274 Hamish 07967 309786 hamish01st@hotmail.com the Dairy House, Netherton Farm, Closworth, Yeovil

CHETNOLE VILLAGE HALL

Opening times 10am – 4.30pm Monday - Saturday 01935 872761 galleryyetminster@btinternet.com

LEIGH VILLAGE HALL Accredited to Hallmark 1. Kitchen 5 stars. Parking for 72 cars. Covered patio.

Book Main Hall or Committee Room: Available dates: Paul Orchard 01963 210619 or paulandmorag@gmail.com Pricing, firm bookings: Duncan Moore 01963 210154 or duncancmoore@aol.com

February Dates for your diary

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Mon. 18 Tue. 19 Fri. 22

Moviola - Anna Karenina Wriggle Valley Lunch Club Old Time Dancing

Out & About

é Saturday16 February Neil Maya Quartet Saturday 27 April The London Klezmer Quartet Chetnole Village Hall Tickets £8.50 Available 872233/873555 and will include nibbles, in a Café style environment.

Bar for alcoholic & soft drinks

- Dates for your diary...

Bookings are now being taken for the following dates: - AFTERNOON TEA from 2pm till 4.30pm - HOSPICE LUNCH - CURRY NIGHT from 7.30pm - AFTERNOON TEA from 2pm till 4.30pm - MOTHER'S DAY LUNCH from 12.30pm - EASTER SUNDAY LUNCH from 12.30pm

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Diary - February 2013 onwards Mon 4 Tues 5 Tues 12 Wed 13 Thur 14 Sat 16 Sat Sun Mon Tues

16 17 18 19

Tues 26 Tues 26 Fri

1

Sun 3 Tues 5

Thur 7 Sat 9

Sun 10 Tues 12 12 Thur 14

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FEBRUARY Chet & Leigh Garden Club Rockeries Leigh Discussion Group Navy Yarns Yet & Ryme GAC Soc Clematis and how to grow them successfully Yetminster Hist Soc No Knickers a light look at Tudor Life Age Concern Surgery Chetnole Jazz Café, Neil Maya Quartet Conservation day Conservation day Leigh Moviola Anna Karenina WV Women’ Group An Evening at the Old School Gallery Wriggle Valley Lent Course Yetminster Film Night Anna Karenina Wriggle Valley Lent Course MARCH PTA Quiz Night Women's World Day of Prayer Messy Church Leigh Discussion Group Tristian de Cunha Wriggle Valley Lent Course Chetnole Chuckers AGM Chet Flower Show Quiz Night Church plans and coffee American themed evening Conservation day Wriggle Valley Lent Course Yet & Ryme GAC Soc Discount buying Evening Lent Lunch

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

7.30pm

St Andrew’s Hall

2.30pm

St Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster

10am - 1pm Blandford 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall 10-4pm 10-4pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm

Giant Hill, Cerne Alners Gorse Leigh Village Hall The Old School Gallery, Yetminster St. Andrew's Hall Yetminster St. Andrew's Hall Yetminster

7pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2.30pm 3-5pm 7.30pm

St Andrews CE Primary School St Andrew's, Leigh St Andrews CE Primary School Leigh Village Hall

7pm 7pm 10.30 12.30 7.30pm 10-4pm 7pm 7.30pm 12 - 2pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew's, Leigh Hermitage Village Hall Giant Hill, Cerne Leigh Village Hall Castle Gardens, Sherborne Leigh Village Hall

C Sat Sun Mon Tues

Wed Sat Tues Tues Tues

Mon Sun Sun Sat

16 Variety Evening St Andrews PTA Charity Ball 17 Frankham Farm open day 18 Leigh Moviola Gambit 19 Wriggle Valley Lent Course WV Women’s Group The Julian Trust by Vera Sanders 20 Woodland Wednesday 23 Easter Bingo 26 Yetminster Film Night Quartet APRIL 2 Leigh Discussion Group AGM 9 Yet & Ryme GAC Soc Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens, past, present and future.

15 Leigh Moviola Quartet 28 Frankham Farm open day 28 St Andrews PTA Fun Run MAY 18 May Fair

7.30pm 2-5pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Stockbridge Farm Frankham farm, Ryme Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Gable Court, Yetminster

12noon 7.30pm 7.30pm

Pogles’ Wood Hermitage Village Hall St. Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew’s Hall

7.30pm 2-5pm 10.00am

Leigh Village Hall Frankham farm, Ryme St Andrew’s Primary School Leigh Village Hall

JUNE Fri Sun Sat

7 It’s Magic 9 Frankham Farm open day 22 Family event

FOLK SOUTH WEST has a vacancy for admin support for their exciting Singing Strategy initiative.

This is a flexible part time position involving approximately 20 hours per month. For more details contact Eddie Upton.

T: 01935 873889 E: eddie@folksw.org.uk

2-5pm

Leigh Village Hall Frankham farm, Ryme Hermitage Village Green

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Regular Meetings….

Mon - Fri

Wriggle Valley Pre-School

Every Mon Leigh Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Informal Art Group Gymnastic Classes

Every Tue

Ist Yetminster Guides Yetminster Table Tennis Club Yetminster Bell Ringers Topsy Turvy Toddlers Beavers (in term) Scouts (in term)

Beginners Pilates Chetnole Art Group Every Wed Dollywood Dance Class Outreach Post Office Services Drop in Coffee Morning Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Wednesday Club (in term) Morning Yoga Class Junior WV Players (in term) Zumba Every Thu

Every Fri Every Sat 1st Mon 1st Tue

2nd Tues

(not July/Aug)

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8.30am - 3.00pm St Andrew's P School 2.00 -5.00pm 2.00 - 4.00pm 4.15 - 6.30pm

Leigh Village Hall Trim Rm, Church Hall St Andrew’s Primary Sch

6.45 - 8.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm-10.00pm 9.30 - 11.30am 5.45 - 6.45pm 7 - 8.30pm wint 7 - 9.00pm sum 1.30 and 2.35pm 10.00 - 1.00pm 2.00pm 9.30am -12.30pm 10.00 - 12 noon 7.00 - 10.00pm 3.15 pm-4.05pm 10.30 - 11.30am 6.30 - 7.45pm 4.00pm

Trim Rm, Church Hall Scout Hut, Yetminster St Andrew's Church St Andrew's School Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall St And's Hall, Y'minster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew's Hall St Andrew's P School Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Leigh Village Hall

Beginners Yoga

7.00pm

St Andrew’s Primary Sch

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Rainbows & Brownies (in term) Yetminster Cubs Bridge Club The Eye Bus Advanced Pilates Table Tennis Irish Dancers Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Hospice Lunch Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months) Tuesday Club (senior citizens) Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Senior Winter Lunch Outings Halstock & Distr. British Legion

7.00 - 10.00pm 2.00 - 5.00pm 5.30 - 6.55pm 6.45 - 8.15pm 7.00 - 10.00pm 1.00 - 4.00pm 10.00 - 11.000am 9.30 - 12.30pm 10.15am 7.30pm 12.30pm 7.30 - 10.30pm 7.00pm 2.30 - 5.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut, Yetminster Dairy House, Ryme Scout Hut, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Manor Farm, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall Sue Footner 873610 Rest & Welcome Pub

Tue

‌Events & Activities 3rd Tues

Last Tues 1st Wed 2nd Wed 2nd/4th Wed

3rd Wed 3rd Wed

WV Women's Group

7.30pm

Gable Court or tbc

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

12.15 - 3.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Women's Institute Batcombe Coffee Morning Coffee Beans Coffee Morning Yetminster Historical Society Police Support Unit High Stoy Bible Study District Council Ward Surgery Police Community Support Yetminster & Ryme I. PC

7.30 - 11.00pm 11.00am 10.00 - 12 noon 2.30pm 2.00 - 3.00pm 7.30pm 11.00 - 12 noon 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall tba Church Hall, Yetminster Church Hall, Yetminster The Cross, Leigh Venue contact 872342 Jolin Gallery, Yetminster

By Church, Yetminster St Andrew's School

Sturminster Mobile Library

Whist Drive Friary Shop Hermitage and Hilfield YFC Chetnole & Stockwood PC

11.15am 11.50am 2.00pm 11.40pm 12.20pm 12.40pm 8.00pm 2.30 - 4.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm

Church Lane, Hermitage Shearstones, Yetminster Stonyacres, Yetminster Carpenters' Arms, Leigh The Church, Chetnole Lamb Plot, Chetnole Chetnole Village Hall The Friary, Hilfield Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

Woodland Wednesdays Yetminster Fair Association

12.45-2.45pm 8.00pm

Pogles Wood nr Leigh White Hart

[not Aug & Dec]

Wed/f/night

Bridport Mobile Library

Wed - Sat Alt Thurs 2nd Thur /alt mth

Last Wed Last Thurs

HAIR & BEAUTY STUDIO utting of the ribbon performed by Sheila Meaden Guest speakers, demonstrations, entertainment, consultations and refreshments – all welcome

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News from our Churches in every generation has come out of fresh thinking about how we are to ‘go into the world’. There will be plenty of time given in each session for small discussion groups to do some fresh thinking of our own.

We won’t however be starting with a blank sheet of paper. Preb. John Parfitt, a member of the Wriggle valley The Bishop of ministry team and a Chaplain Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam is to St. Margaret’s hospice will challenging the Churches of the be visiting each of our Church Diocese to rethink their councils with questions that priorities for the coming years. urgently need answers.

In a video address he invites us all to talk about what’s important to us and the communities we serve.

Our response will form the platform for a major strategy review in the diocese and shape the direction of the “Those facing terminal decline and in particular those who are Churches’ work. We will be taking up this challenge in our terminally ill, are choosing to spend their remaining years in Lent course this year and would invite all with an interest their homes with appropriate in the work and witness of the medical and social support, churches of the Wriggle valley rather than in hospitals, nursing homes or hospices”. How are Benefice to join in the we to improve our provision in discussion. this area and make it a priority The Rev. Ron Hart, a for action? member of the Bishop’s strategy group will open the “The church of discussion with a look at the way in which Christ’s teaching England has a legal access to the Christian education of and life has shaped the churches’ thinking down the most children between the ages centuries. The renewal of the of 3 and 18... Such status gives churches’ ministry and mission us the opportunity to further 36 36

Tim and Matsumi Andrewartha St Peter's, Chetnole Jack Richardson Yeovil Crematorium and a Thanksgiving Service in St Mary's Church, Hermitage strengthen the links between church and state education. Are we using to maximum effect the present and future structure to educate the young in the Christian faith?”

“The opportunities to link the Christian faith and Church with rural based industries have been sadly neglected in recent years, partly due to the mechanisation of rural industries and the changing nature of the population in villages and the countryside” Can the church once again forge the social networks that held rural communities together in the past?

During lent this year we’ll be giving time to discussing each of these topics (please see next page) as well as hearing from the leaders of projects around our Deanery that might inspire us. I hope that you will come and join the discussion.

St. Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster: – St. Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster:

Leigh Village Hall:

Chetnole Village Hall

Chetnole Village Hall.

News from the Methodist Church - THE STORY Every year at this time I plant seeds for my flower beds. I put them in and add water every day and wait for them to sprout. I will plant them in my flower beds when they begin to bud. A few weeks later they will flower and by the end of the summer, depending on the variety, the flowers will have many blooms and eventually they will spread and fill my garden.

It's amazing. Tiny seeds can transform the landscape around our little home.

From bare ground to a paradise. Botanically, we know quite a bit about seeds. How they germinate. We know that a seed consists of a protective seed coat, some kind of storage tissue with nutrient reserves, and a dormant plant embryo. Also we know under the correct conditions the dormant embryo can be woken up. It’ll germinate and grow into a mature plant. Some Botanists say that in every seed there’s on/off switch that will let the seed grow.

At some point the seed is turned on. It begins to sprout. In time, what was once a seed is transformed into a flower, fruit or grain. Jesus used the illustration that His impending death and burial were like a grain of wheat being buried in the ground.

I like Eugene Peterson's rewriting of this passage in his book, The Message.

It reads, "Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal."

Joan of Arc understood she had been betrayed. She was to be burnt at the stake by the leaders of her own people. George Bernard Shaw has it in his play that Joan turns to them and says passionately, "I will go out to the common people, and let the love in their eyes comfort me for the hate in yours. You will be glad to see me burnt; but if I go through the fire I shall go through it to their hearts for ever and ever."

What was the passion of Jesus? You are the passion of Jesus. Even if you were the only person in the whole world he would still have died for you. His death and burial will bring you eternal life. When He is raised, you will be raised with Him. He would rather go to hell for you than to heaven without you.

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2.30pm, Friday 1 March St Andrew’s Church, Leigh Theme:

Prepared by Christian Women of France

men, woman and young people

You ar e invi ted

M essy Church - a relax ed infor mal fam ily fri endl y chur ch wh en:

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3-5 - pm on 21 October 2012

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St An dr ew ’s C E Primary School, Yetminster Book now on 01 93 5 87 26 00 /8 73 72 6

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The Benefice Church Services for February FEBRUARY 3rd 2nd Sunday before Lent BATCOMBE

10th

17th

24th

Sunday before Lent 10.15am Holy Communion

1st Sunday of Lent

2nd Sunday of Lent 10.15am Holy Communion

8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

10.15am Holy Communion

CHETNOLE

HERMITAGE HILFIELD LEIGH

6.30pm Evening Prayer

10.15am Morning Prayer

10.15am Holy 6.30pm Communion Evensong (BCP)

10.15am Family Service

RYME 8.30am INTRINSECA Holy Communion (BCP) YETMINSTER 10.15am Family Holy Communion

8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

6.30pm Evensong

8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.15am Education Sunday

10.15am Choral Holy Communion

**Please note the service on Sunday, 10 February at 10.15am "Education Sunday" will be held in St Andrew's CE Primary School, Yetminster**

Mid-Week Services Monday

4th 11th 25th

6.00pm

Compline

Yetminster

Monday

18th

6.00pm

Healing Service

Yetminster

Tuesday

5th

10.00am

Wednesday

6th

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Lower Covey Yetminster Service Ministry meeting Yetminster

Wednesday

13th

11.00am

Wednesday

13th

7.30pm

Thursday

7th

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Ash Wednesday Yetminster Holy Communion Ash Wednesday Leigh Holy Communion Holy Communion Old Vicarage Leigh

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Information about your Church Wriggle Valley Benefice

The Friary, Hilfield

Priest in Charge: Rev’d Simon Brignall The Rectory, Church St, Yetminster tel: 07718 627674 or 01935 872 237 email: brignall97as@btinternet.com

Sundays:

Office: St Andrew’s Hall, Church Street, Yetminster Tel: 01935 872600 (24 hr message service) email: wrigglevb.office@gmail.com Note: Simon’s usual day off is Friday Licensed Lay Minister: John Strover 01935 872437

Roman Catholic Services Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021 Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. e-mail: sherbornerc@btinternet.com, website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

8.30am Sung Eucharist 5.15pm Sung Evening Prayer (Mondays Closed – Brother’s Free Day)

Weekdays: 12 noon Midday Prayer followed by Eucharist 5.15pm Evening Prayer These are sung on Saint’s Days

Mass times: 6pm Saturday 10.30am Sunday Holy Days 10am and 6.30pm Wednesday 10am 10am Friday For other services and information, please see the noticeboard, newsletter or website.

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev’d Dr Roy Catchpole 60 Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5BB 01963 250040 email: rev.catch@virgin.net Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris (01935 864232) Treasurer: Mr Cliff Harris, Broad View, Forge Lane, East Chinnock, Yeovil, BA22 9EG. Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver (01935 873690)

Methodist Church services February

3 Informal Worship 10 10.30am Morning Worship Don Farquharson 17 Informal Worship 24 10.30am Holy Communion Rev’d Linda Barriball

Services commence at 10.30 am and are followed by refreshments.

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General News Christmas Tree Festival We had a wonderful array of Christmas trees and 21 organisations took part from across the Wriggle Valley in our Biannual Christmas Tree festival in St Andrews Church, Yetminster.

We wish to send a huge thank you to everyone that gave their time and creativity in making the festival such a success. We were able to collect £170 from donations during the event; half going to the Wriggle Valley Benefice and the other half to the winning tree from Folk South West ‘Doing the Rounds’ which was picked from a hat.

During the festival the public were also able to vote for their favourite tree, the winner being the Yetminster Irish Dancers ‘Glendalough.’ A close second was the Wednesday club ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’ with third place, the Chetnole Wednesday Coffee Morning group ‘Coffee and Cupcake.’

So we are now looking forward to 2014 for the next Wriggle Valley Christmas Tree festival. If you wish to be involved in the organisation of this fun community event please contact Jane Trower (01935 872436) we would welcome support.

Jan Milward, Daphne Barfoot and Jane Trower.

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Many thanks to all who attended St Andrews Primary School PTA Christmas Fair in November; the evening was a great success and we raised £1000!!!

Dates for your diary Fri 1 March Annual Quiz Night.

Tickets are £3 per person,max table of 6, includes cheese and biscuits, bring a bottle. Tickets will be available from the School Office and Oakhouse Stores Yetminster.

Sat 16 March, Charity Ball at Stockbridge Farm Barn.

Tickets are £35 per person to include a 2 course meal. It features Augusta Westlands House Band, bar, lucky ticket will win a cash prize.

Tickets will be available from St Andrews School Office, Oakhouse Stores, Yetminster and Bridge Garage, Leigh. Keep your eyes peeled for posters!!!

Sun 28th April is the FUNRUN!!!!

Details to follow in next months magazine.

Many thanks for all your continued support.

St Andrews School PTA committee Maryann Parkinson, Chair PTA

Oakleigh Farm Shop Just over a year ago we opened the doors of The New Farm Shop and we would like thank all our customers, old and new, for all their loyal support.

The weather last year, was very difficult at best

and piggin devastating at worst. We struggled to get anything to grow and then when it did the slugs ate it; we had blight in the potatoes, mildew on the tomatoes, caterpillars on the cabbage and it was just too wet to make the hay! However we have survived! We also raised £45 from the Christmas raffle for Helping Hands.

This year we have a new boar called Winston for our next generation of Oakleigh Saddleback piglets! Also a new German Pointer pup

called Alfie to bring home the pheasants.

If you haven’t found us yet, we are halfway down Coles Lane (opposite the school turning).

We have plenty of parking and disabled access. Bookings are being taken for Hog Roasts in 2013. For anyone organising summer events for 2013, we will be at the 8th Leigh Food Fair and Classic Car Display which takes place on Saturday 20 July 2013.

Terri Steele

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Guns to Roses Most men, after a long career in the Armed Forces, seek a job involving security in some form – maritime, bodyguarding, commercial security; or becoming physical education teachers/personal trainers. But this did not appeal to Royal Marine Colour Sergeant Ed Ramsbottom; who after 27 years wearing the green beret has started his own business offering garden design, tree surgery and garden services.

Achieving RHS Level 1 and 2 Horticulture at Kingston Maurward College evening classes, Ed added to his qualifications and trained as a tree surgeon, hard landscaper and garden designer while still in the Royal Marines. A lifelong interest in gardens, landscapes, historic buildings and architecture meant he’d often encountered the Green Man carvings most commonly found in churches; and decided that this ancient symbol of the regenerative power of Nature and spirit of the forest; together with the implication of “green” as in green-fingered, also fitted in very well with the fact that he’d worn a green beret for so many years – hence the name of the business.

A talented artist as well as qualified in technical drawing, Ed‘s garden plans are astoundingly detailed and beautiful works of art in their own right. He is also a highly 46 46

skilled craftsman who has created complicated and unusual designs and features, for example circular brick patte d’oie; herringbone steps and tapered brick-edged circular ponds, all his own designs.

He loves restoration work in particular and is fascinated by old encaustic tiled floors – he’s created some of his own designs as well as recreated classic patterns in his own home.

Ed is happy to talk to customers about any type of project, however off-the-wall or however small; and work with your vision to transform an outdoor space to somewhere you want to be – whether it’s an outdoor “room”, a gathering area, or just a place to sit and be spiritually uplifted and experience tranquil and calm.

He also offers lawn mowing services, shrub and tree pruning, and the usual landscaping services like decking/fencing, retaining walls, patios and paths, as well as planting, weeding, strimming, outdoor buildings/structures.

You can view pictures of Ed’s work – interior and exterior – on his FaceBook page, Green-Man-Tree-and-GardenServices.

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From 16 February West Dorset & South Somerset will have its own local radio station. Abbey 104, the new station’s name, will begin broadcasting from its studios in Sherborne on that date.

Abbey 104’s Chairman, Ken Horswell say’s “The area around Sherborne is neglected by the national and commercial broadcasters. We are on the limit of their coverage and rarely feature in the News or Current Affairs programmes. Abbey 104 will strive to fill the gap with local news and features. The seeds of the idea for the station were sown during the bad winter of 2010 when so many villages were cut off by the snow. It was realised that people dependant on buses had no idea if they were running or not. We can give out information like that in future because we’re local.”

Abbey 104 is a Community Radio station and is staffed totally by

volunteers of all ages, from teenagers to seniors.

Local groups and schools are already contribution to programme content. As part of an Enrichment course Pupils from Gryphon School are participating in making and planning programmes. There are even plans for the English Department to create original plays especially for radio.

Other community groups will be welcome to contribute to programmes and showcase their activities.

Many programmes will feature live music from local musicians.

Abbey 104 will be on FM on 104.7 and online at Of course the online service can be listened to on the move via Smart Phones & Tablets.

“A chat over the farm gate can make all the difference in the world” The Countrymen’s Club is a new project designed to tackle the specific challenges faced by older men from rural communities. It is for men who want to remain active and involved in the countryside and who want to share their knowledge of farming and rural skills with others.

The group meets every afternoon and will be of particular help to those who have been experiencing health problems and are finding it more difficult to get out.

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The Countrymen’s Club is being run by Future Roots, a community organisation based at Rylands Farm in Holnest. Julie Plumley, the Director of Future Roots, explains how the idea developed: “Farmers live and breathe farming while they are working – the health of their animals, the cost of feed, prices at market – and when they have to give that all up to due old age or ill health they sometimes find it difficult to find a new purpose in life.

Over the last year of working with older men on a small scale I have met men who have been diagnosed with dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other conditions

but I have also seen them find joy and satisfaction in coming to familiar surroundings. Through The Countrymen’s Club we will always be there for them to talk over the farm gate if they need it. My hope is that this approach will help them to feel happier and more fulfilled as they cope with the challenges of ageing.”

The Countrymen’s Club is an alternative for those older men who are not interested in regular activities designed for people their age. It is a place to get your hands dirty and do something that really matters. At our farm near Sherborne older men will now be able to use and pass on their skills and knowledge to a younger generation of

farmers as well as reminisce about the days gone by.

To find out more and to help keep traditional farming practices alive, please contact Brian or Dominic on 01963 210703 or email countrymen@futureroots.net.

Further information: The Countrymen’s Club Project Coordinators: Brian Lee brian@futureroots.net Dominic Knorpel dominic@futureroots.net Telephone: 01963 210703 Full details of The Countrymen’s Club can be found on the website:

www.countrymen.org.uk

YETMINSTER greatly appreciated still be appreciated. Finally Yetminster Scout donation of £1000 from an army of volunteers will Hut Update “Bramleys”, thus totaling be painting the new walls Well, I thought it was £8000. ready for a Grande time for an update on what The Scout Group Opening hopefully in June is happening with the Committee have decided 2013.

Yetminster Scout groups that the internal walls need If you feel you could hut…… replacing and insulation lend a hand in the Following on from inserting together with volunteering stage of this having the end gable wall UPVC Double Glazing at a project, please feel free to rebuilt last year, we have total cost of £8849.00. email Becki Cooke, Group decided that the hut is in We have contracted Treasurer; need of more nurturing to Firmseal and “R” Plumbing eastlands12@gmail.com enable it to stand for If you have any works for the major works. another 40 years……

We intend to commence children who are We have been the work on 2 April 2013 interested in joining one of successful in obtaining a our packs, please contact and hope it will take four grant of £5000 from Bev Taylor-Wade on 01935 weeks, after which we will Veolia Environmental Trust, 873144 or mobile: 0779 be tiling the kitchen and together with a donation toilet area with tiles kindly 618 4111 for more from the Parish Council of donated by local residents, information. £2000 and more recently a any more available would

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…there’s nowt so

fascinating as Folk …

One day a year – Weather, decorations and missiles!

Thus times do shift, thus times do shift, Each thing his turn does hold.

New things succeed, new things succeed As former things grow old.

No doubt you all took down your Christmas decorations on 6 January but did you realise that Candlemas Day (2 February) was the time to carry around candles and to change the greenery decorating your house?

The candles were accompanied by a bout of beer drinking which went on as a precursor to the start of Lent and until the candles were burnt out – so the larger the candles the greater the level of carousing.

Robert Herrick wrote a poem, Candlemas Eve (which also appears in one edition of the Oxford Book of Carols) in which he extols: Down with the rosemary and bay, Down with the mistletoe, Instead of holly now upraise The greener box for show.

The holly hitherto did sway, Let box now domineer, Until the dancing Easter Day Or Easter’s Eve appear.

So … box is the thing with which to deck your house from the beginning of February to Easter.

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According to Udal in his Dorsetshire Folk-lore Candlemas Day is also useful as giving a sort of long range weather forecast. If 2 February is fine then the worst of winter is still to come. If it’s a “middling sort of day” then winter is half over. If it’s a very rough day, winter is past.

“If Candlemas Day be fair and fine, Half the winter is left behind.

If Candlemas Day do bluster and blow, The winter is over, as all good people do know.”

So let’s all hope for really bad weather on 2 February 2013!

Then on Shrove Tuesday, when you’re enjoying your traditional pancakes, just think of the chaos that must have abounded in the county in the days when boys went Lent Crocking. These boys would arm themselves with a plentiful supply of pieces of broken crockery and their leader would knock on the door and beg for food – bread and cheese or a piece of pancake. If he got what he asked then all was fine, but if he met with a refusal his mates would hurl bits of broken crockery against the offender’s door.

Of course, all that was a long, long time ago. Well, it seems that it wasn’t all that long ago after all. Perhaps only a hundred years or so.

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREWS’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

So begins another year with a mountain of exciting opportunities and experiences for every child within our school.

The end of last term was one filled with all sorts of festive activities notwithstanding our Christmas plays.

Our children thrive when presented with acting and singing challenges and we have some very talented young artistes.

Our younger children performed a traditional nativity, Bethlehem Baby, with a modern twist and it www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk

was filled with some toe tapping tunes.

The older children’s musical told the story of a young orphan, Sasha, as she and her friends were mysteriously swept up the orphanage chimney, thanks to a sprinkle of magical stardust. But this was just the start of the thrilling adventure that took them all the way to the North Pole and changed their lives forever. Our challenge as teachers was to cope with the sickness that descended in the last two weeks of term which necessitated some children performing more than one role at a time and included our headteacher having to take on a speaking role! Well done to one and all, our parents even

deemed the performances “best ever”

The excellent outcome of our plays, which I have to say can seem to dominate our waking lives in a busy school time, is the confidence that exudes from the children when they are on stage so much so that it lives on and pervades their everyday lives, helping with their learning.

The final end to the Christmas period was our visiting panto, Alladin, by M&M productions, which came in January on a dank afternoon and cheered us all up. Roll on spring.

Join us for our PTA events, for more info see p45.

Bella Neate-Clegg Photos by Anna Taylor, Rubblestone

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Leigh Weather Watch November/December 2012 “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we just sat in the house. All that cold wet day.”

Dr. Seuss. The cat in the hat.

2012 opened with nationwide concern about the lack of rain. It ended with massive flooding, disruption to transport and mass evacuations in flooded areas. Looking on the bright side, Leigh was spared the heavy snowfalls and arctic temperatures of some recent winters.

Rainfall Unlike many parts of the country, Leigh did not have its wettest-ever year in 2012. It was close though. The twelve month total (1248 mm/49 inches) was 36% above normal, but just short of 2000’s record of 1294 mm/51 inches.

Even so, the year’s total was the equivalent of over 16 months of ‘normal’ rain.

November was especially wet, with 71% more rain than usual (203 mm/8 inches) and December had 129 mm/5 inches, making it 35% wetter than the average for 2000-2011.

Temperatures Two years ago, December 2010 was the only month when the average temperature in Leigh never rose above freezing for all 31 days. The end of 2012 saw a welcome return to milder conditions. November averaged 6.8 C (44 F) and December saw 5.7 C (42 F), one of the higher values for the last month of the year.

Sunshine When there is as much rain as we suffered in 2012 sunshine totals are obviously going to be much lower. There were 1044 hours of sunshine for the whole year, making it 13% duller than usual. But, with shorter days, there was less to lose at the end of the year. November had 58 hours (2% fewer than usual) but December was 7% above average, with 51 hours.

Pressure and wind speeds The barometric pressure in November averaged 1012mb, ranging from 1031mb down to 988mb.

The corresponding figures for December were an average 1014mb, and a range from 1030mb down to 984mb.

Philip Bryan

Temperatures (deg. C)

Rain

Sun

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Max.

mm

hours

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Sun

Nov.

6.8

-6.0

14.7

2.2

11.3

203

58

13

11

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5.7

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12.7

1.7

9.6

129

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6

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Av. Min. Av. Max.

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PC users: previous weather reports and other news about Leigh can be found at www.leighvillage.org.uk

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Planning Applications February 2013 BATCOMBE

Nil

CHETNOLE 1/D/12/001749 19/12/2012 SPRING COTTAGE BARN, NEALS LANE - Conversion of a barn to a dwelling. (Full). No Decision.

1/D/12/001681 19/12/2012 HAWTON, BACK LANE - Removal of condition 2 of P.P 1/N/2002/0410 for a temporary period to allow independent occupation of the annexe (Variation of condition) – No Decision.

1/D/12/001512 29/10/2012 LAND AT PARK HOUSE FARM, create new agricultural gateway. (Full) . Approved.

1/D/12/001477 22/10/2012 THE GRANGE, Mill Lane – Internal and external alterations (Listed Building Consent) . No Decision.

1/D/12/001225 28/08/2012 THE GRANGE, Mill Lane – Internal alterations (Listed Building Consent). Approved.

1/D/12/000528 24/04/2012 1 GROVE COTTAGES, Mill Lane Demolish existing glazed conservatory and construct single storey extension (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

1/D/12/000527 24/04/2012 1 GROVE COTTAGES, Mill Lane Demolish existing glazed conservatory and construct single storey extension. No Decision.

HILFIELD

Nil

LEIGH 1/D/12/001635 05/10/2012 LILLIPUT COTTAGE, CHETNOLE ROAD - Emergency demolition of chimney and rebuild (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

1/D/12/001623 30/11/2012 BROOKSIDE COTTAGE, CHETNOLE ROAD – Erect domestic garage with hobbies room over. Alter and extend porch of cottage. Erect small greenhouse.

(Retrospective). (Full). No Decision.

1/D/12/001388 08/10/2012 LOWER TOTNEL FARM, TOTNEL – Alterations, restorations and repairs to listed building. (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

1/D/12/001379 01/10/2012 BIRTS HILL FARM, HIGH HALSTOCK – Agricultural Dwelling. (Full). No Decision.

1/D/12/001230 31/08/2012 GREYLANDS, CHETNOLE ROAD - Demolish existing dwelling and outbuildings. Form new replacement dwelling and outbuildings. (Full). Approved.

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1/D/12/001209 20/08/2012 FOUR WINDS, BATCOMBE ROAD - Construction of a new milking parlour, dairy and cattle handling facility.

(Full). No decision.

MELBURY BUBB

Nil

RYME INTRINSECA

Nil

YETMINSTER 1/D/12/001691 03/01/2013 LAND ADJACENT MILL LANE, MILL LANE – Erect new four bedroomed, house and garage with a new vehicular access formed off Mill Lane. (Full). No Decision.

1/D/12/001489 30/10/2012 DOWNSGATE, Melbury Road – Addition of two-storey rear extension. Replacement front porch. (Full) storey extension (Full) No Decison.

1/D/12/001317 26/09/2012 4 MILL LANE - Single storey extension (Full) Approved.

1/D/11/002086 15/12/2011 CROSSING HOUSE, MILL LANE Demolition of residential property (Conservation Area Consent).

Refused.

The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on 14 Feb 2013, 14.15 at Stratton House, 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

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Spotlight on our Community Cricket Club Voices from the Old Vicarage - Christopher Fry I spent a very interesting hour with Chris stayed at Filton for a few this charming gentleman listening to years training in the design of aircraft him recalling his life in aviation design spares which would be made in the and engineering control. Chris was workshops.

His career was spent born in September 1935 in Bristol. mainly with BA but after many years His father, Aubrey, was born on with them he was made redundant. the Isle of Wight and He then worked in served there as a various firms in the Prison Officer following West Country in his father’s carrying out design professional footsteps and quality and also those of an engineering work. uncle.

His parents One great moved to Bristol and adventure which Chris attended the Chris undertook was Cathedral School to fly around the where he found he world in a week! He had an interest in the told me he had been technical subjects. asked “where will you He joined the Air go on your free flight?”

Training Corps while He had replied that he at school, remaining didn’t have any idea with them when he but he had to use it as left at 18. he was give a free flight every year While with the ATC Chris won a and could not carry it over. So, he scholarship enabling him to learn to decided to go around the world fly at the Bristol Flying Club based in “hardly ever getting off the plane”.

Whitchurch. His brother later won the Eventually Chris and his family same prize. settled in Yeovil and then he moved to Chris’ first job was at Filton where a bungalow in Yetminster. Chris has he learned aircraft maintenance “on two sons; one lives Peterborough and the job”.

He worked on Boeing the other lives in South Wales. They Stratocruisers and Constellations. both visit him when they can.

Chris’ room has many pictures and Chris has few hobbies now but photographs of the aircrafts with likes to watch television and take part which he is so familiar.

He is in some of the activities at The Old especially proud of an oil painting of a Vicarage. In fact he had recently Tiger Moth which was produced for given a presentation on his life and him in 1970 by the Chief Pilot of career in aviation to the other Cambria Airways. residents and told me “it was well received”. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk 59

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Club NewsChetnole Cricket Club I’m generally not one for looking back over my shoulder, but there are occasions which do merit reflection. I know it’s February and the Society Christmas Party is now long past, but it was really rather good and I think praise is due to Jean Bridges for her immaculate organisation and to Terrie Steele from Oakleigh Farm Shop for expertly catering for 66 hungry merry makers. The amusing talk given by Margaret Adams on ‘Living with the Boss’ with her witty, honest, yet touching observations of everyday life on the farm with her husband, left just about all of us helpless with laughter.

What a great end to the year!

Rolling forward to January, our programme for 2013 started with a talk from Mike Burks of Castle Gardens on ’. ‘ Having restored his own Victorian greenhouse, Mike spoke enthusiastically and amusingly about where to place a greenhouse, how to heat it up and keep it cool, what to use to clean it and how to keep the annoying little bugs at bay. He said that the key to it all is getting the right balance between heat and light. Along with a selection of kit to use in a greenhouse, Mike brought along plants and seeds to grow in addition to the ubiquitous tomato, on the subject of which his personal choice for flavour was Sungold. In fact his combination of practical expertise and warm personal reminiscences (cricket balls smashing through glass) made an excellent start to our first meeting of the year.

Our programme for 2013 is as wide and varied as ever and if you are not yet

a member you may be interested to see what you are missing! New members are of course always welcome and to tempt you over the threshold, here is our programme for the next six months: Marcus Dancer on Clematis and how to grow them successfully.

Discount Buying Evening at Castle Gardens Stephen Griffith of Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens, past, present and future.

All day coach outing to the Organic Garden at Holt Farm, Nr Bladgon, Somerset. : Live demonstration on Birds of Prey Subscriptions remain at £10 per head – a worthwhile investment which is more than compensated for by the discount buying event at Castle Gardens in March. If you would like to know more, please give me a call on 01935 873850.

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Chetnole Chuckers The 2012 boules playing season ended as usual, soon after the clocks were put back and late afternoons became evenings. In spite of the weather we managed to complete three intraclub competitions, thanks to the organising skills of John Fripp.

Of the 31 members and guests who reserved places at the annual dinner at the Chetnole Inn, 29 enjoyed an excellent festive board [two2 members unfortunately shared a Senior Moment and forgot to attend...]. An impromptu, uproarious sing-song completed the evening, led by Jim Aldhouse - who just

happened to have a guitar on him when needed.....

We thank Jim, dinner organiser Ian Wood and Raffle Supremo Mary Head for a splendid evening. The seating plan is already under discussion for a 2013 repeat performance.

The season finale was played out in a light-hearted manner by fourteen souls on Boxing Day morning, bolstered by mulled wine, sausage rolls and mince pies. The next event for club members' diaries will be the AGM on Thursday 7 March in Chetnole Village Hall.

New members are always welcome and are invited to contact any committee member, when contemplating joining the club.

Gordon Ratcliffe, Chairman

Wriggle Valley Women's Group The speaker at our November meeting was Steve Oxford of Oxford's Bakery fame.

He gave a very interesting and amusing talk about the history of the bakery and baking in general. The bakery was established by Frank Oxford in 1911 at Alweston and Steve is the fourth generation of the family to continue the baking business. As well as the bakery and shop at Alweston, there are shops in Sherborne and Sturminster Newton and, as a new venture, a delicatessen in Sandbanks, Poole.

Oxfords is a traditional English bakery using locally sourced ingredients and its loaves are generally lower in yeast and salt than the mass produced variety. In the very early days flour was collected by horse and cart and the bread delivered to the houses in the surrounding villages.

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At the end we were all treated to a slice of very yummy bread and butter pudding – soft and fruity in the middle and sugary and spicy on top! Delicious!

The next meeting, on Tuesday 19 Feb, is “An Evening at the Old School Gallery” and we are meeting at the gallery at 7.30.p.m. This is a special meeting for members only. The March meeting, to be held at Gable Court, Yetminster on 19 March, is a talk by Vera Sanders on The Julian Trust and visitors/new members would be most welcome.

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The History Society - 70% of Dorset Involved In Smuggling

Smuggling was not exclusive to Dorset. But Dorset was particularly attractive to smugglers. Not far from the continent, its coastline features sheltered coves and shelving beaches.

It was also less well guarded than other counties. Behind the beaches was an intricate network of lanes allowing easy and unobserved transportation inland.

70% of the population of Dorset was involved. Actively: – ships’ captains, seamen, landers, “batmen” (toughs to protect the smugglers with bats or clubs), agents to purchase abroad, syndicates putting up money to fund the purchases, clerks to keep detailed accounts, loaders, carters, farmers supplying horses, distributors, sellers. Or passively: - the parson who recorded in his journal buying his tea cheap from “Andrews the Smuggler”, the landowner taking a fee for crossing his land, the underpaid customs officer taking a bribe.

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Rob Curtis, local historian and Sherborne Blue Guide, presented “Smuggling Tales and Trails” to the society in November. He drew many parallels with today. Smuggling, or the evasion of paying duties, was viewed as “innocent”, no worse than poaching. It was considered quite reasonable to avoid taxes thought unjust and unfair.

Attitudes were such that smugglers would opt for trial by jury. There was far less chance of being convicted by fellow citizens. A smuggler killed by a revenue officer was declared by an inquest jury to have been murdered.

Like today governments were worried about the loss of revenues to the crown. In the years 1822-24 alone, by which time Customs and the protection services had become much better organised, “goods seized” included, among many other items, 135,000 gallons of brandy, 235,000 gallons of rum and 19,000 lbs of tea.

But also like today these seizures represented only a fraction of the total amount being smuggled.

The profits were enormous. For instance, after taxes, tobacco at 2 pence (less than 1p) would have cost 7 shillings (35p), or tea at three pence a pound (just over 1p) would have cost 27 shillings (£1.35). The buyer would get a bargain and the smuggler would still make a handsome profit.

As a result, smuggling attracted organised crime. With such profits at stake and government enforcement becoming increasingly severe, violence was rife. Landowners who refused to co-operate would find their sheep slaughtered or their hay burned.

Illegal importing was punishable by death. Resistance to capture was desperate and brutal.

The Free Trade Acts of the 1840s abolished the excessive protectionist duties. The profits disappeared, and smuggling no longer paid. Centuries of criminality, with society at all levels turning a blind eye, then became romanticised, as typified in Kipling’s “Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk.

Laces for a lady; letters for a spy, Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!”

The Yetminster History Society: contact David Fogden on 872090, or come along to the next meeting at St. Andrew’s Yetminster Hall, 13 February 2013 at 2.30pm. Jenny Peet will present “No Knickers – a lighthearted look at Tudor Life” John Ferretter

Yetminster Sports Club We would like to say a huge THANK YOU you to all the following local businesses who very kindly donated prizes for our Christmas Raffle:Barfoots Bouncers, Express Motors Foxlair Georgies Hairdressers M&S Welding Oak House Stores Oakleigh Herd Farm Shop Old School Gallery The Ark The Hair Loft Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year Stuart Barnett

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club reminiscent The membership of the C&LGC has enjoyed two events since our last of more activity report namely our seasonal clement Christmas Party and our first lecture of times and 2013. Both proved highly entertaining seasons. A affairs – the first a boisterous, and quick marginally raucous occasion and the overview of second, a more horticultural but no a couple of less noisy and enjoyable event. gardens she The Christmas Party took place had early December in Leigh Village Hall designed and was very well attended, a tribute and built to the success of the recently adopted and the formula based on an ample supply of purpose of delicious food accompanied by copious the amounts of various beverages. schoolroom was revealed. Having Another excellent and competitive wondered what the title of the evening three round quiz produced by the “Newd Gardening” inferred, we soon devious minds of Ray & Christine realised it was neither a misspelling Dickerson preceded recitations and a nor double-entendre. Rather it meant range of other vocal contributions New Design! Everyone received a offered by the Chetnole Monologue & client brief, a pencil and blank garden Glee Club, comprising Rambling Stan plan and was asked to produce a Darley, an occasionally puzzled Duke design for a hypothetical south facing Prodger (on keyboard), cultured John garden in Chetnole. The equally Head, the unique tones and pitch of hypothetical owner wanted no lawn, a David Gough with energetic lead large sitting area, irregular shapes, a vocalist and guitaristo Jumping Jim water feature and other garden Aldhouse doing what he does best – elements. To suggest that chaos leading vocally! All in all it proved a reigned is perhaps a little extreme hugely entertaining evening ably MC’d however the 60 + individuals present by the commanding figure of Blair set to with a will. It was almost a case Sibun. of Gertrude Jekyll meets Playschool – The January meeting proved no less but it wasn’t as well behaved as that. noisy with the visit of landscape At the close, when Jim Aldhouse (he of designer and co-owner of Bailey Ridge Jumping fame) rose to propose a well Plants, Sue Dodge. As the members earned vote of thanks he started by arrived the transformation of Chetnole mentioning he had rarely heard such a Village Hall into a classroom triggered volume of chatter and laughter at one an automatic regression to childhood of our meetings. That makes two in 2 with the inevitable increase in noise. months. Heady times! The next Chairman Sandy Burton needed more meeting takes place on February 4 than her gavel to bring her unruly mob February when a speaker from Castle to order. It was virtually standing Gardens will bring us back to earth room only as Sue Dodge led into her with an address on “Rockeries”. presentation starting, thankfully, with Chetnole Village Hall at 7.30, visitors a very beautiful and calming video of welcome! blossom and blooms at Bailey Ridge, Tom Withycombe

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On 8 January with thirty two members present, the speaker Our Christmas dinner was held on 16 November, was a Mrs Bryant who gave a most after last years success informative and very we again went back to Folke Golf Club and again interesting talk on Morton Church and the they did us proud with a wonderful meal. Fifty four relationship with T E Lawrence (Lawrence of members and guests Arabia).

Mrs Bryant attended and enjoyed a commenced with great evening. The moving little known generosity of the details into the members donating raffle happenings on the prizes resulted in raising fateful day that well over a hundred Lawrence tragically lost pounds and our popular his life riding his beloved hands on heads or bums Brough Superior called by Paul, with the motorcycle and listed the prize of a bottle of whisky kindly donated by famous persons and heads of state that Adrian Samways raised attended his funeral even more.

Our next meeting on 4 service and burial in the churchyard. Morton December commenced Church was a normal little with our annual Cake church with the usual competition. This years amount of local history recipe being set by last attached to it until it was years winner Valerie hit by a bomb from a Buckland – Ginger Cake fleeing German bomber in and Chocolate Brownies.

WW2 which demolished a There were ten entries for major part of it. Until the Ginger Cake and five for the Brownies. 1st 2nd and end of the war services were held in local houses.

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by Angela Sargent and Laurence Whistler have Elaine Smith. Everybody made this small church a got to have a taste must to visit. The afterwards – lovely ! Our Discussion Club have evenings entertainment accepted Mrs Bryants was rounded off with a invitation to visit the game of Bingo with our Church and Cemetery sprightly caller Charlie plus taking refreshment in Osmond ably assisted by the tea rooms later this wife Ann who ensured no year. cheating took place.

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Also on this evening saw our Hay and Silage competition judged by Graham Sargent. There were nineteen entries en seven hay and twelve silage. First with the hay was Lucy Parrot with Derek Gorge and Richard Vickery closely behind.

First with the silage was John Vincent, followed by Norman Buckland and Derek Gorge. Graham said it was not an easy decision as the quality was very high.

Our membership is steadily increasing but there is always a welcome for you to come along to Leigh Village Hall on the first Tuesday of the month starting at 7.30pm.

As they say “Try before you Join” ● 5 February Navy Yarns by Mr Ayres. ● 5 March Tristian da Cunha re-visited by Mr Grundy. ● 2 April AGM Speaker or Bingo.

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Tuesday Club November’s meeting was somewhat different from usual as we did not have an invited speaker; instead we relied upon our own members and their memories. As you may imagine with a club especially for those of mature years there was no shortage of interesting and amusing memories.

David Gough started us off, by recalling his years flying jet planes. Following this he was part of Search and Rescue services in North Devon. On one occasion the helicopter was waved down by a distressed lady who on their landing, explained that her doggy was tired and could they please give them a lift back.

Sylvia Frampton and Doris Vincent then gave us a glimpse of their early school days at Chetnole School. Doris had to walk from Melbury Bubb though part of the way her mother gave her a lift on her bike. There seems to have been little at the school apart from a tortoise stove, a piano and a blackboard. Sylvia later went to the Lord Digby school at Sherborne, but to get there she had to get the train from Chetnole to Yeovil and then the bus to Sherborne – no school buses in those days!

Alan Fennell remembered electricity coming to Croydon in 1936 with the luxury of one light bulb per room and one power point per house but with the constant unemployment problems of those days not having to pay 6d for every gas mantle breaking was a great help. He also recalled that most of the family’s food shopping was done on Saturday evenings as fruit meat and veg were then at reduced prices.

Several other people made fascinating contributions and we finished with Ginnie

Goodall’s childhood memories. She was born in the United States as her mother was a G.I. bride. The marriage did not work out and they returned to England. Her mother was catholic and when she divorced her husband she was excommunicated thus losing home, family and church in one fell swoop. Her mother’s new partner was violent and she contracted T.B. so Ginnie was sent away to school and so unlike most of us she had a rather tragic childhood.

Despite a sad finish the afternoon had proved so interesting that we all agreed that it was well worth doing again especially as many people had not spoken.

January’s meeting was preceded by our very brief AGM at which the Committee and officers were thanked and unanimously reelected, subs were paid and the treasurer reported on the healthy state of the finances. We also noted with regret the absence through illness of several members and hoped that they would soon be well enough to rejoin us.

We then continued with this month’s illustrated talk by Sandra Scutt entitled “My life from East to West. Sandra now lives in Leigh in sharp contrast to her previous times spent as a child for a while in Singapore and more recently for Several Years in Japan.

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chrysanthemum displays. She also visited many famous Pagodas and Ceremonial gateways. Some of the traditional houses are still built of wood and paper and the houses are so crammed together and the streets so narrow that people are only allowed a car if they have off-street parking.

By the end of the afternoon it was quite a shock to return to our everyday lives in Leigh.

In the next two months we again make use of local talent with Blair Sibun’s talk on the Flora and Fauna of the Cape and Ginny Goodall giving us an insight into Family History. Do join us for our invariably interesting afternoons where you may be sure of a warm welcome.

Sylvia Bryan

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Their faces and back of their necks and are white and the white socks they wear have a space between the big toe to allow for the strap in their flip-flops.

Whilst there Sandra saw many interesting local customs, including pearl fishing by divers (all girls), cormorant fishing, ikebana flower displays, calligraphy and

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The award winning Old Vicarage Care Home has opened a new wing, adding 8 rooms, dining room and sitting room.

Investment in the building along with staff training, a full activity programme, computer suite and involvement with the village community creates a unique, friendly family home atmosphere where every effort is made to improve the quality of life for the residents.

VISITORS WELCOME – JUST CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT The Old Vicarage Care Home Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6HL Tel: 01935 873033 email: care@tovic.com

Wriggle Valley Magazine February 2013