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COVER STORY Robin Mills met Giles Aspinall at Magdalen Farm, Somerset ‘I was brought up in the West Midlands, just north ethos, the peace, and the natural beauty of the place. of Telford, so I’m not a local boy. Telford’s maybe Back home I thought nothing more would come of not the best address but is in fact steeped in history, the visit, but a year later the job of chief exec was with the Ironbridge Gorge nearby. I was lucky to advertised, and had I not seen the place a year previhave a very nice upbringing, and we lived quite deep ously I would not have applied. So I struck lucky in the countryside. However we were surrounded yet again. Back then Magdalen Farm had a very mainly by intensively farmed monoculture so I strong school trips programme, and they were just didn’t really learn a lot about nature as a child, but starting to develop care farming. Visiting school later in life in my twenties I became fascinated. My parties came from all over the south of England, parents were very into self-sufficiency when I was and would typically stay for a week. However, these young, growing and freezing huge amounts of fruit days with less funding available to schools, and and veg, and heating the house with logs that were parental contributions under pressure, parties norstacked in an enormous shed. They both had jobs mally stay for 3 days, and we’ve had to try and douand worked in the town, and although at first sight ble the number of customer schools to maintain the they didn’t seem like self-sufficiency types, I think same throughput. The other big change recently is they just enjoyed the life. that the care farming has finally blossomed, which After school in Telford, and later Southampton, I is great; last year we had 4200 visitors through the stumbled into a place at the University of Derby © Giles Aspinall farm gate, of whom 1000 were significantly disPhotograph by Robin Mills advantaged, disabled, or vulnerable in some way. studying creative writing, which seemed like a good idea at the time. As a student I became rather They are of all ages, but are predominantly children an armchair conservationist, convinced that there was nothing and young people. We also get a lot of families, with one or more right with the world, and everything was being destroyed. It only disabled children accompanied by their parents, coming here for occurred to me when I was about 22 that in fact there was a lot respite breaks. that could be done practically. As part of my course I was studyMost visitors are here for basic environmental education. A lot of ing Spanish, so there was a requirement to work in Spain, which the children have very limited understanding of the countryside, and is of course by far the best way to hone one’s language skills. I we get asked some absolute gems of questions, like “at what age didn’t want to work in an office, and bar work wasn’t considered does a sheep become a cow?” So we’re trying to set them straight a good language learning environment, so I was lucky to discover with whatever questions they have, but really our main aim is to get a project in the Canary Islands, where there is a non-migratory them to fall in love with nature. If children grow up without knowpopulation of whales and dolphins. At that time it was entertaining ing the answers to fundamental questions about the countryside for the paying tourists but was sometimes rather distressing to the that’s a shame, but in the end that’s probably not disastrous; crucialwhales, especially the mothers and their calves. I worked there for ly however if they go through life never appreciating the wonder a season, and the following year went back to run the project, my of nature, then their behaviour will reflect that, and they won’t care fluency in Spanish a much more useful factor than my very limited about their environment or for the future of their planet. knowledge of cetaceans. Of those who come here with significant disadvantages, there A year or so later I went for an interview with a large conservaare many with autism or other learning disabilities; there are young tion charity, the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), people and children who are refugees, without parents; there are who were just starting to develop their work with young people, children who are carers for others in their families—as young as 4, and my experiences in the Canaries helped me blag my way into believe it or not—and there are young people who are unemployed a job. A year later, involved with recruitment, I was turning down or have other barriers to success. Our purpose for them is to use people with far more experience than myself so it was indeed a the environment and the natural world to help them with their difvery lucky break for me. I worked for them for 10 years, first in ficulties, to move on. There is an inherent therapeutic value for Wiltshire, then including Somerset and Dorset. During that time them in being somewhere green and nice, especially if you’ve I actually had 6 different jobs, which kept the work interesting, had a traumatic time. Young refugees will usually arrive all full and eventually I was covering the whole of the South West. As of beans and excited, and then sometimes they will have spells of a national conservation charity their whole purpose was linking deep sadness. This is a reflection period, and may be the first time people with environmental work, and at one time they were the they’ve felt able to weep; it shows the value of coming somewhere go-to organisation linking groups like Afro-Caribbean, Asian, or quiet and green, where there are animals and birdsong. They feel a LBGT communities, or any marginalised people, with conservation sense of release. work, which made my work inspiring and exciting, in fact right We have a team of 16 people working here, either directly with up my street. Those days were actually a golden age for conservathe visitors or cooking, cleaning and looking after people overtion charities; we often complained about lack of funding, but with night. We also have a number of local volunteers helping out with hindsight, under New Labour money was way more available than the horticulture, as much of our food is home-grown. Their valuit is today. BTCV was funded through many different agencies, but able work is not only motivated by the environmental contribution; a great deal of the money could be traced back to government and it’s also a social one, as so many of the visitors are desperately local authorities, so when the credit crunch came, they became a poor and marginalised. One young refugee from North Korea, victim of austerity. I left shortly before that happened—I think we aged about 17, told me that one day whilst walking to school she could all see it coming. noticed that the river which divided her country from China was That was 7 years ago, and my next job was here at Magdalen. frozen. Seeing an opportunity to escape to a new life, she decided Rather by accident I came here for a meeting, about a year before to walk across, and kept going, leaving behind her family. How there was a job. The meeting had been relocated from Castle Cary, she survived until she reached England I don’t know, it probably and involved my having to drive an extra 30 miles, so I arrived doesn’t bear scrutiny; her suffering from the guilt of what she’d a bit cross about the whole thing. But once here, I looked round done, being unable to return, and with no means of contacting her the farm and the facilities, and was immediately smitten with the family, was acute. 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MV UP FRONT In the aftermath of tragic events like the recent bombing in Manchester, newspapers, television and websites are filled with stories of horror and pain, as well as messages of hope, care and sympathy. Readers are drawn to words, photographs and video in an effort to try to better understand what happened, and most of all to comprehend why. In The Guardian, columnist George Monbiot described the attack as ‘a blow to the heart: an atrocity whose purpose was to kill and maim as many children and teenagers as possible.’ He called on readers to defy terrorism by showing our empathy and cited an article in the journal, Frontiers in Psychology, pointing out that humans are the only species ‘able to imagine the emotional state of people we cannot talk to, or even see.’ In The Times, Daniel Finkelstein also asked why would anyone carry out atrocities like Manchester or mow down tourists or destroy a nightclub and the people in it. However, he takes a different tack on empathy, concerned that too much soul-searching might take our minds off the only line of defense. ‘Resistance and defiance’ he says, are all that we have until terrorism stops. Another Times columnist, Alice Thompson, stood up for the generation of children that seem to be the latest target of terrorist attacks, suggesting that there is a strength and resilience in today’s youth that is often overlooked when people complain about their ‘pampered and soft’ lives. She highlighted a story of a couple from Croydon who stood on Westminster Bridge the day after the Manchester bombing and posed for a wedding photograph. One was a Muslim and the other a Christian. ‘We wanted to make a point,’ the bride said. ‘It’s all of us against a handful of them.’ Perhaps this is part of the empathy that George Monbiot alludes to, but it may be a mistake to suggest that every member of our species has an understanding of empathy. Whilst, in a sense, there may only be a ‘handful’ of psychopaths, there are many who can only understand empathy when it is explained to them, and even then it makes no sense to their view of the world. There is no cut and dry answer to how to follow an attack like Manchester. A combination of understanding and resistance, along with a better awareness of how those around us think, may be our best response. But whether the party that wins the June 8th election can offer that balance is anyone’s guess.

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House & Garden Monica Hutchings, West Country Author By Ron Frampton Vegetables in June By Fergus Dowding June in the Garden By Russell Jordan Ally Pally By Cecil Amor Property Round Up By Helen Fisher Pollock By Nick Fisher

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Food & Dining Griddled Mackerel Bruschetta with Broad Bean Dressing By Lesley Waters Carrots, Yoghurt, Coriander By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Spring Vegerable Salad with Falafel and Feta By Mark Hix People in Food By Catherine Taylor

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First Lady Coming to Bridport Arts Centre

Alison Skilbeck plays Eleanor Roosevelt

DO rush to the Box Office but don’t expect to see Melania Trump on stage in Bridport. Instead be prepared for a First Lady from an altogether different era. Mrs Roosevelt Flies To London, coming to Bridport Arts Centre on 10th June, is a onewoman show about the remarkable Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the Depression era and wartime US president Franklin D Roosevelt. In October 1942, Eleanor Roosevelt took a dangerous trip to wartime London, to visit US troops, and see how the British women were coping. In her last days, as the Cuban missile crisis pushes the world to the brink of final catastrophe, Eleanor relives her journey, from bomb-damaged Buckingham Palace to midnight factories. She also recalls her life, from unhappy child, to unconventional wife, to becoming, in President Truman’s words ‘First Lady of the World’. Alison Skilbeck plays Eleanor in her own play, Mrs Roosevelt Flies To London, directed by Lucy Skilbeck, which was a critical and audience hit when it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Nominated for a Best Female Performance Offie Award for her performance, and granted special permission from the Roosevelt Estate to use Eleanor’s writings, Alison Skilbeck’s one-woman show explores the public and hidden life of one of the most extraordinary women of the 20th century. There will be a discussion with the writerperformer after the show.

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Dorset & . . . A WINNING COMBINATION

Margery Hookings catches up with an old friend to find out more about his ‘Dorset’s Legacy’ book series and the successful business he started from scratch, which is now a niche firm supplying branded items to top football clubs

Above: Thomas Hardy in Dorchester. Below: Michael Wood Right: The Martyrs by Elizabeth Frink

’d bumped into Michael Wood at the Melplash Show late last summer. I hadn’t seen him in ages. It was a lovely surprise to meet him there in the Kitson & Trotman hospitality tent. I knew him years ago when he ran Mikkimugs, an enamelware business in Uploders, near Bridport. We chatted about this and that and then he told me about the new book he was planning to bring out. I knew he’d written a number of books, and the subjects were all to do with quirky things in Dorset, which, to me, is a winning combination. “I’ll let you know when it’s published,” he said. Some months later, true to his word, I received an email to tell me about his latest book in the Dorset’s Legacy series, which he writes under his full name of Michael Russell Wood. “I went to do a talk in Dorchester once and I’m pretty sure they were expecting Michael Wood, the historian and broadcaster. I think they were terribly disappointed,” he tells me when I visit him at his house. Michael has lived in Dorset since 1955, and is well versed in local tradition and countryside. He was born in Hertfordshire where his father had a mixed arable and dairy farm. He went to Harrow and did his National Service in the Intelligence Corps before going to Cambridge where he studied for a degree in agriculture. “In 1955, my father bought the Ashley Chase estate, where he worked to reclaim much of the farmland there. I worked with him for a time before starting my own agricultural engineering business—Bredy

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Supplies, specialising in milking machines and grain handling equipment.” He sold the business to his partners and went into landscape contracting, working along the M4 corridor on the Trust House motels. “Then I bought sixteen tons of nuts and bolts from BSA motorcycles when they closed down and retailed them in smaller amounts to motorcycle enthusiasts. At the time, I was living in North Dorset and there we started on the idea of decorating enamelware. We started with a tiny kiln, doing one mug at a time and that became quite a successful little business.” He moved to Uploders in 1976 after the death of his father and built up the business—Mikkimugs—and then moved into plastic plates, mugs and high quality tableware, many of which are destined for Premier League clubs. Mikkimugs is now run by his son, Sam. Michael has been writing the Dorset’s Legacy books since 2011. All of them have been about things many of us take for granted—such as bridges, corrugated iron buildings, inscriptions and bus shelters.

Quirky It’s a labour of love for Michael, 83, who has great affection for the Dorset countryside and ‘all these quirky little things that people pass by without generally looking at—they have all got so much to say.’ He used to go around on his motorbike, photographing the subjects for his book, but now explores in his car. “The first book I did was about plaques and signs, the kind of thing everyone ignores and doesn’t even think about. “And then I did one on corrugated iron buildings. Having previously been involved in farming, these had an attraction for me and I knew where a lot of them were. There is so much history in them. “The little chapel at Dottery in Dorset features in my book, as well as the Baptist Chapel in Sherborne which was bought by a local philanthropist and donated to the Amateur Players of Sherborne.” The more he searched, the more he discovered, and it’s been the same with all his books. The latest, Dorset’s Legacy in Public Statues, features some well-known figures, such as Thomas Hardy in Dorchester and George III in Weymouth, alongside lesserknown pieces including a skateboarder by the sculptor Greta Berlin in the garden of Wimborne Library and Eric Gill’s obelisk in Briantspuddle. He was inspired to write it after seeing the statue of Sir George Somers in Langmoor Gardens in Lyme Regis. Somers was the founder of Bermuda and the statue by Ron Mole was unveiled in July 2016 to mark the twinning of Lyme Regis with St Georges, Bermuda. The book illustrates statues in public

view in the county as well as some oddities, telling their stories and the myths surrounding some of them. For example, the obelisk by Eric Gill, known for his typeface design (including Gill Sans), is reputed to have been brought to Dorset on a horse and cart from his studio in the south east, with the sculptor subsisting on ham, bread and cider. The Martyrs memorial at the eastern end of South Walks, Dorchester, is by Dame Elizabeth Frink. It marks the spot where the gallows once stood and shows two of the martyrs in front of the hangman. It symbolises the hundreds of people who were persecuted for their religious beliefs during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. St Aldhelm’s statue sits in a niche on the front of The Digby Memorial Church Hall in Sherborne, which was built in 1910. At the time, a master of Sherborne School described the statue ‘as one of the very worst specimens of cheap modern Gothic extant’. St Aldhelm, who died in AD 709, was a scholar who built churches and schools. He was also famous as a writer and one of his noted works was De Virgintate (About Virginity) written for the Abbess and nuns of Barking. The author tells us that when Aldhelm was Abbot of Malmesbury ‘he would often stand in the icy waters of the nearby stream in order to subdue the desires of the flesh’. The chapter on animal statues includes the real story of the five-legged deer on a disused entrance arch to Charborough Park, the home of the Drax family for over 400 years.

Sir George Somers in Langmoor Gardens in Lyme Regis

Dorset’s Legacy in Public Statues is available from The Book Shop, Bridport, and all local booksellers. Also available direct from the author via www.dorset-legacy.co.uk for £12 including postage.

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Coast &Countryside Tuesday 30 May Holiday Clubs Age: Tuesdays 5-7 yrs and 7-14 yrs. Educators/ Facilitators: Alasdair Green & Mickey Bonome. Limemead Farm 10am - 3pm. Cost: £25 per day. www. coreprojects.org.uk. Mud walk, Exmouth 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Booking required, £3 per child, Opposite toilets, Imperial Road Rec, Exmouth, EX8 1DQ wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk. Merriott Gardening Club A talk with slides by Neil Lovesey of Picket Lane Nursery, South Perrott, on the history/future of the cottage garden. There are also be plants for sale from Neil’s Nursery. Meet at the Tithe Barn, Church Street, Merriott (car park attached) at 7.30pm. All welcome – refreshments and raffle. Non-members £2. Wednesday 31 May Fun in the stream, Honiton Bottom 10am - 12noon. Booking required, £4 per child, Honiton Bottom, Battishorne Way, EX14 2XD wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk. Coffee Morning 10am - 12noon. Free Entry. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, TA13 5AA. www. thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240340,

boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. Plant and cake sale, Seaton Wetlands 11am - 3pm. No dogs. No booking required, donations for plants and cakes, Discovery Hut at Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SP wildeastdevon. co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk. Landscape Detectives, Colyton 2pm – 4.30pm. Gate leaning amble to see clues that reveal the history of the Shute estate landscape in Colyton Parish with local historian Colin Pady. Hillhead picnic site, Colyton, SY 244 934 Free. No booking required. Legacy to Landscape project. legacytolandscape@gmail.com; 01404 310012. Fun Quiz Night at the Pilot Boat Inn, Lyme Regis. 7.30pm. For further information please contact Valerie Hayward 07926 969 831. Wed 31 May – Thur 1 June Second-hand Book Sale Marine Parade Shelters, Lyme Regis from 11am. Fundraiser by the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum. For further information please contact Valerie Hayward 07926 969 831.

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Wed 31 May – Sat 3 June The Royal Bath and West Show Shepton Mallet 9am – 6pm. Thursday 1 June Axminster Country Market Thursdays 8.30am-12noon, Masonic Hall, South St. Music at The Minster 12.30pm Harriet Mountford – soprano & Ben Horden - piano & lunch@5past1 A Lover’s Journey. A journey of love and loss through German lieder, English and American Song and French melody. Donations towards the upkeep of the listed Minster church. The Minster, Axminste 01297 32927. Tatworth Flower Club Floral Demonstration Titled “In Touch With Nature”. Area Demonstrater Tracey Johnson at Tatworth memorial hall TA20 2QA. Doors open 1.30pm for 2pm Homemade cakes etc Visitors very welcome Entry £5 inf Julie Kettle 01297 33924. WDHS Retirement Fellowship 2pm in the Boys Brigade Hall, Sawmills Lane, Dorchester DT1 2RZ Steve Davis gives a talk on The History and Work of the Thames River Police. The West Dorset

Health Service Retirement Fellowship was set up over 30 years ago for retired employees of the Health Service and their partners living in Dorset and meet on the first Thursday of every month except August and December. In addition to the monthly meetings, there are coach outings, a theatre trip and Christmas lunch. New members welcome. Contact 01305 261676 or 785546 for further information. Fun in the stream, Cranbrook 2pm 4pm. No dogs. Booking required, £3 per child, Standing dead trees on Post Coach Way, Cranbrook wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon. gov.uk. Walking discovery of Colyton Every Thursday until 28 September. Walks start from the car park in Dolphin Street at 2pm. £3 per person, U16 free 01297 552514 / 01297 33406. Chard Camera Club 7.30pm at the Beer caves complex for a photo workshop within the caves. Further details can be found via the clubs website www. chardcameraclub.org.uk. Old Lyme Ghost Tours 7.30pm from Lyme Regis Museum Square (opp. Guildhall) this and every Tues and Thurs in June. Adults£8 children £4, ghosts free. www.ghostwalkslyme.org.uk 01297443140. West Dorset Circle Dance Group Every Thursday 8pm Shipton Gorge Village Hall. Juan Martín - Arte Flamenco Puro Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, 8pm, £15/£13, Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk. www.dorchesterarts.org.uk. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? National Theatre Live screening at The Gateway, Seaton. Imelda Staunton, Conleth Hill, Luke Treadaway and Imogen Poots star in this production of Edward Albee’s landmark play. Licensed Bar. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets £12.50 in advance or £15 on the door, available from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. Thursday 1 - Saturday 3 June Tea Party and Valuation (up to 2 pieces per person) with Richard Gold of Dukes. 2pm – 4pm, £5 per person. Guggleton Farm Arts Project, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RQ. 01963 370219 ann. guggleton@gmail.com, www.guggleton. co.uk. Friday 2 June West Dorset Ramblers 9 mile Forde Abbey, River Axe and Thorncombe walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All

welcome. Please call 01297 631130. East Devon Ramblers leisurely 4.75 miles circular walk from Bridford. 10am start. Dogs on short leads. 01404 42304. Lions Charity Book Stall The Square Seaton 9.30am – 3.30pm 01297 21572. Wildlife Discovery Day This half term, join the Blackdown Hill Natural Futures team in the gardens at Forde Abbey for a day of discovery and exploration, pond dipping, bird watching, butterfly and bug hunting, It’s free but booking is essential. Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset www.fordeabbey.co.uk, https://www. eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-discovery-dayregistration-31925030626. Classic Concert - Alasdair Beatson Piano 11am Bridport Arts Centre 01308 424204 www.bridport-arts.com. The Living Tree cancer self-help group. 2pm Marian Parfitt, Macmillan Manager at Wessex Breast Cancer Haven. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www. thelivingtree.org.uk. Country Dancing every Friday afternoon 2pm – 4pm. Masonic Hall, South Street, Axminster. Tea, Biscuits half time. Cost £2 More information 01297 34326. Sidford Canasta Group meets at Sidford Methodist Church, EX10 9RL every Friday at 7.30pm.; free parking is available behind Spar. Further details from 01395 579856. Sunjay at 8pm. Ticket: £14 Full. £13 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. A Gardener’s Question Time in The Offwell Village Hall. A panel of Horticultural experts from Bicton College are on hand to answer any questions you may have on gardening topics. Attendees are welcome to bring along any plants for identification or any ailing plants for diagnosis and expert advice. The event is organised by the Offwell Playground Team with the money raised going towards the new Children’s playground in Offwell. Tickets - £6 (including refreshments) at the door on the evening. Doors open at 7pm with event to start at 7.30pm. Also a raffle with gardening voucher prizes. Concerts in the West presents Alasdair Beatson At 8pm. Tickets: £15 (£29 with pre-show supper at 7pm – must be pre-booked). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. Dowland Works, with Dame Emma Kirkby - The Consent of Speaking Harmony Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, 8pm, £14/£12, Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts. org.uk www.dorchesterarts.org.uk. An

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intimate evening based around the music of John Dowland, in the company of the UK’s foremost early-music soprano, Dame Emma Kirkby, and a group of talented young singers and musicians, including the hugely talented lutenist Sam Brown. Saturday 3 June Wessex Wanderer Walk for a moderately paced 8 -9 mile linear walk from Avoncliff to Bath via Limpley Stoke Valley, Winsley, Bathford and Kennet & Avon Canal Trains: 09.49 from BTM to Avoncliff at 10.19, returning from Bath on frequent services. From Weymouth take the 08.46 to arrive in Avoncliff at 10.53. Return on the 17.07 from Bath. Contact for information - 0117 933 4998. Book Sale for local charity PFP Market House Ilminster 9am - 2pm. Wyld Morris dancing at the Wessex Folk festival in Weymouth. Summer Exhibition 10am – 3.30pm St George’s Centre, Reforne. Members of the art group are showing their crafts and camera club too. Refreshments + tombola. Vi 01305 778810. South Somerset Monochrome Photographers’ Group 10am - 12noon at The Monks Yard, Horton Cross, Ilminster TA19 9PT. The speaker for the first part of the meeting is Brian Hutchings LRPS £3 including refreshments. southsomersetmonogroup@gmail.com or http://southsomersetmono.wixsite.com/ group. Chedington Open Gardens & Studios 11am – 6pm Admission £5. Refreshments available in the Village Hall and Chedington Court Great Hall. 13 gardens open to explore in this pretty, conservation village. To find out more have a look at www.facebook.com/ChedingtonVillage or contact Susan 01935 891925. Axminster Art Society A workshop on Palette Knife work by Stephen Foster at All Saints Village Hall 10am – 4pm. Booking via www.axminsterartsociety. Lyme History Walks 11am from the Marine Theatre, this and every Wed and Sat in June. Experienced Tour Guide Chris Lovejoy, supporting Lyme Regis Museum Mary Anning extension. Lasts 1+1/2 hours. Cost: £8 children half www. lymehistorywalks.com 01297443140. Live Music, BBQ food & Licensed Bar 11am – 3pm. Anja Graefe – Singer songwriter: Folk, Jazzy, Bluesy, Jack Humphries – Folk Music with Country, Blues, Modern Vibe - Alan West, Steve Black and Adam Sweet – Americana. This event starts the Music in the Garden season at the Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5AQ. 01297 631455. Bradpole Village Fete 2pm in Norman’s

Orchard, and via Middle Street to Holy Trinity Church. Organised by The Friends of Holy Trinity Church, Bradpole. Stalls, Games, Grand Draw, Entertainment, teas, parking. Lyn Roe 01308 425804 /lyn.a.roe@gmail.com. Elijah concert presented by Weymouth Choral Society and Barclays House Choir at Wimborne Minster, at 7.30pm. Tickets for the concert at the Minster are priced at £12 & £10 and can be purchased from Square Records, The Square, Wimborne, or phone 07712 135150. The Choral Society welcomes new members www. weymouthchoralsociety.org.uk. Dorset Flamenco Flamenco dancer Salud is taking her thrilling onewoman show on tour around the county in June and July. In a spectacle combining poetry, humour, and even rap with modern Flamenco music, Salud embarks a passionate and moving journey through her own life in dance, exploring the highs and lows, and casting a light on duende, the mysterious and indescribable power at the heart of Flamenco. At Langton Matravers Village Hall. Also on 10 June - Briantspuddle Village Hall, 24 June - Cerne Abbas Village Hall, 1 July - Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall.At each venue doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Reservations can be made by calling 01308 485772. Audiences are invited to pay what they like at the end of the show. www.saludbotella.com/. Dracula, The Bloody Truth 7pm Adult £10, Student/Under 16 £8. Le Navet Bete Theatre Co. Side-splittingly funny. Suitable 8+years. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Eric Knowles - What’s It Worth? 3pm (doors & valuations 1.30pm) Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £14/12 Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk. £14 / £12 members & concessions. Bridport Ceilidhs welcomes back the Dorset band Arish Mel with Simon Maplesden calling. Church House (St Mary’s) Hall, South Street, Bridport DT6 3NW. Bring and Share finger food supper, with some soft drinks provided; bring your own beer/wine and make a party of it. Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm - 11pm dance. Tickets £9 on the door, but cheaper in advance at £8 from “The Music Shop”, South Street, “The Lime Tree” Deli, West Street, or online; or book by phone on 01308 423442 or email monty3dayslate@yahoo.co.uk. www.bridportceilidhs.wordpress.com. Kate Adie in conversation A fundraiser for Bridport Arts Centre

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Coast &Countryside 7.30am 01305 424204 www.bridportarts.com. Kate Adie became a familiar figure through her work as BBC Chief News Correspondent. As a television news correspondent, Kate’s memorable assignments include both Gulf Wars, four years of war in the Balkans, the final NATO intervention in Kosovo and elections in 2000, the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge, the massacre at Dunblane, the Selby rail crash and the Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing in 1989. Kate is also the longserving presenter of Radio 4’s ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ and a presenter or contributor to many other radio and television programmes. Sunday 4 June East Devon Ramblers moderate 11 mile circular walk from Chard. 10.30am start and bring picnic. No dogs. 01395 260114. South Somerset Ramblers 10am B 11 miles Picnic. Meet at Abbotsbury Swannery CP. GR SY577846 via Rodden, Friar Waldon Hill, Portesham. Tony W 07749931443. Axe Vale Wildlife Day Seaton Wetlands 10am - 4pm. A day of wetlands wildlife fun, exploring the nature reserves and wildlife of the wider Axe Vale. Trails, activities and walks for all ages. No booking required, free, donations welcome, Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SPwildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon. gov.uk. Dorset Wildlife Trust Powerstock Common – Grassland, Woodland, Wildflowers & Rare Marsh Fritillary 10.30am – 12.30pm. Walk led by Jim White. Dogs are not usually recommended to be brought on reserve walks. This is a Kingcombe Centre event; call 01300 320 684 Booking is essential. Refreshments at nearby Kingcombe Centre. This event contact: Jim White, 01929 481 535. Briantspuddle Open Gardens The small, historic, thatched and picturesque village of Briantspuddle in the heart of Dorset Open Garden Day to celebrate the end of 20 years of planning and hard work. 21 Gardens throw open their gates at 10.30am and admission maps available at the free car park for £6. There is a beautiful vintage bus to ferry visitors about and the hall is open for visitors to appreciate whilst they enjoy coffee and cake, lunch or just a cup of tea. Local garden plants available at bargain prices, along with top-class preserves from home-grown fruit and veg. Good books and hand-decorated china will add to the interest of a great day out. Briantspuddle

is a hidden gem just off the A35 near Tolpuddle, Dorset. Open Gardens in South Petherton at 2pm. Tickets: £5. No concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www. thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. Alice Dilke Memorial Concert Simon Watterton (piano) and Anna Cashell (violin) play Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Schumann. 3pm, Church of St Candida and Holy Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum. £10 on the door. Details 01297 489629. Monday 5 June Lipreading and Managing Hearing Loss Try a free session at Honiton Methodist Church 10am - 12noon. Find out how lipreading can help you to hear more and pick up some tips to help you cope with your hearing loss. Small, friendly group. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact Ruth for further details ruth@bizleyart.com 01297 442239 or just come along on the day. Also on 12, 19, 26 June. Axminster Carnival Bingo Axminster Guildhall, doors open 7pm eyes down 8pm. Bridport Folk Dance Club meets at 7.30pm - 9.30pm in the WI Hall, North Street, Bridport. Membership available giving admission at £2.50, otherwise £3. Contact Jane on 01308 898 002 or Monty on 01308 423 442. (Also on 12 and 19, plus with live music on 26). Jazz Jam Session Do you play an instrument? Do you enjoy jazz and want to try improvising around jazz standards and other well-known tunes? Come along to this informal group – you can play, or just sit and listen. 8pm. £2 to take part. Bar available. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse. org.uk. Tuesday 6 June Colyton & Colyford Probus Club Members and Guests visit Wells and the Bishop’s Palace. Orchids at dusk Widworthy 6.30pm – 8pm. Magical evening walk amongst a sea of orchids and enjoy a riot of colour from early summer meadow plants with botanists Phil Wilson and Marian Reed. Lucehayne Meadow, near Widworthy. Legacy to Landscape project event. Limited parking – booking essential, Free legacytolandscape@gmail.com 01404 31001. Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas. at 7.30pm. Presented by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School West Country Tour Summer 2017. Directed by Chris Scott. Tickets:

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£14 Full. £13 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall. org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@ thedavidhall.org.uk. Wednesday 7 June East Devon Ramblers strenuous 12.5 mile circular walk from Bishop Lydeard. 10am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01395 516897. West Dorset Ramblers 8 mile Worth Matravers and Spyway coast path walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome. Please call 01300 341664. Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society Outing Clovelly Court Gardens, North Devon. Coach leaves Uplyme VH at 9am. Cost £20 for coach & admission (Landrover service extra). Please ring Brian Cursley 07831 533580 to book. Visitors are welcome for an extra charge of £3. Hilfield Monthly Craft Day 10am – 4pm. A chance to finish long-forgotten projects or begin new ones. Bring a packed lunch and £5 to go towards setting up women’s workshops in refugee camps. Hilfield Friary, Hilfield, Dorchester, DT2 7BE 01300 341741. Indoor Short Mat Bowls Every Wednesday 7.30pm – 9.45pm. Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Tea, Biscuits, half time. Cost £1.60. More information and lift available 01297 22488. Folk Dancing in Honiton at Gittisham Folk Dance Club’s regular ‘first Wednesday’ dance night, 8-10.15pm, in the Mackarness Hall, High Street, EX14 1PG. With live music from local band The Amycrofters and with club callers. £3.50. gittishamfolkdanceclub. org Call 01404 813 129 or email secretarygittishamfolkdance@gmail.com for more information. Thursday 8 June Clapton & Wayford Village Hall Coffee Morning 10am – 12noon with cake stall/’bring & buy’. More details from Julia (01460 72769). Probus Dorchester Lunch meeting at 12noon in The Gamekeeper, Charminster, Dorchester DT2 9QZ. New members always welcome. For more details please contact Tony Curtis 01305 751236. Music at the Minster 12.30pm Peter Lea-Cox & Richard Godfrey - 2 pianos & lunch@5past1. Come and hear some popular pieces for 2 pianos performed with originality, style and aplomb! Donations towards the upkeep of the listed Minster church. The Minster, Axminster 01297 32927. Lyme Voices Community Choir practices

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Coast &Countryside on Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9.15pm at the Baptist Church, Silver St., Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY. Sing for fun. Learn tunes by ear. Everyone welcome. Contact Pete Linnett 01297 445078 or email petelinnett@ naturalvoice.net. Sherborne and District Gardeners’ Association Marion Dale, Garden designer and planting consultant - Where did our favourite plants come from, 7.30pm. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne. £2 for visitors. Chard Royal Naval Association The association will be meeting at the Chard RFC Essex Close at 7.30pm for their bi monthly social where the members will be entertained by local man Mr Bernard Genge giving a talk on life as a former Royal Naval Medic. The association is always on the look out for new members who can gain further details by contacting the branch secretary Mr Gary Pennells on 01460 77978. Martin Harley at 8pm. A supremely talented Acoustic, Roots and Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with a burgeoning global reputation. Tickets: £14 Full. £13 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – Under Milk Wood 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424294 www.bridport-arts.com. Thursday 8 – Friday 9 June Prescription for Murder by Norman Robbins (Somerleigh Players) 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £12/10 Box office: 01305 266926, www. dorchesterarts.org.uk. Friday 9 June East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 mile circular walk from Fenny Bridges. 10am start. Dogs on short leads. 01395 597521. Food on Friday 12noon – at Clapton & Wayford Village hall: two course hot lunch, roll & butter + unlimited tea/ coffee. Open to all ages; very friendly atmosphere, newcomers really welcomed, but please book places in advance by phoning June 01460 77057 or Jackie 01460 72324, who will also provide more information if required. The Living Tree cancer self-help group. 1pm Rising Voices with Jane, 2pm Dealing with stress and anxiety, with Sue Howse, counsellor and mindfulness practitioner. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www. thelivingtree.org.uk. Somerset Wildlife Trust 2pm - 3.30pm

Langford Heathfield guided walk with Ian & Christine Loudon. Meet at the Jubilee seat at the south-west corner of the reserve. ST106227. Langford Heathfield SWT Reserve, Langford Budville, TA21 0QZ. Donations to SWT. No dogs. Can be wet underfoot: sensible footwear essential. Enquiries: 01460 234551. Readers’ Group Spend an afternoon once a month with like-minded people, a good cup of tea or coffee and a chat about the latest ‘read’. All books are provided by the library service. 2.30pm - 4pm. £4 per session (includes refreshments). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Kilmington Garden Club Bees in your Garden by Peter Ball. Peter will tell us of the life of the bees in our gardens and suggests how you can attract and help them flourish. He is a long time bee keeper and gardener. Kilmington village hall, Whitford Road, Kilmington EX13 7RF 7.30pm Non members welcome £2. Chard History Group David Gordon gives an illustrated talk “Unreturning Army” about his father’s experiences on the Western Front, 1917-1918. 7.30pm at Manor Court Primary School. Refreshment available. New members and guests welcome. Members £2. Guests £3. Free parking in School Yard. For information 01460 66165. ‘It’s alright!....It’s not the enemy!’ St John’s Church, West Bay, 7.30pm. Sheila Meany talks about the Yukon Exercises, that took place in the area, with the Canadian 2nd Division during WW11, as preparation for the Dieppe Raid in June 1942. Admission free, donation welcome for refreshments. For more info contact Jane on 01308 425710 or email: jferentzi@aol.com. Zoe Francis & Jim Mullen with Dave Newton Meltingly soulful jazz vocals by Zoe Francis, accompanied by awardwinning guitarist Jim Mullen and the everexcellent Dave Newton. At 8pm. Tickets: £14 (£28 with pre-show supper at 7pm - must be booked in advance). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Ebenezer Presents We Are Many ~ documentary, with director, Amir Amirani. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start at The Ebenezer, in The Seed Factory, Aller, Somerset TA10 0QN. To RSVP, please email ebenezer@ebenezerpresents.com. If you have not RSVP’d before the night and received confirmation then please ring 07879 206 543 in case there are no seats available The Jigantics + support Roseanna Ball 7.30pm £8 advance, £10 on the door

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(seated). 5-piece, Americana influenced, folk and roots band. The Jigantics foottapping, feel good and totally convincing tear-jerkers makes for a remarkable and spellbinding evenings’ entertainment. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Jazz Café- Solstice 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridportarts.com. Solstice is an exciting new collaboration between some of the foremost bandleaders and composers emerging from the thriving east London music scene. They have a unified sound drawing on in influences from Brazil, New York, and France, and they are touring following the release of their debut album ‘Alimentation’. Saturday 10 June Bincombe Fayre, Crewkerne 11am – 3pm showcasing the natural assets of Crewkerne and includes rural and craft activities for all the family. For information on the Bincombe Fayre, please contact Laura Gowers at the Town Council on 01460 74001 or e-mail deputyclerk@crewkerne-tc.gov.uk. Dorset Wildlife Trust World Oceans Day Marine Wildlife (Wild Start) 10am – 2.30pm. Booking Essential, Free. Registration on the ‘Wild Futures Programme’ required. Contact us on 01305 206191 £5 per session. Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Road, Portland, DT3 9XE. Pay and Display Car Park. Beaminster Antiques and Collectables Market. The Public Hall, Fleet Street, Beaminster DT8 3EF. Next market Saturday 8th July. Contact Glenn on 07505 798258 What’s that bird? Island Hide at Seaton Wetlands 11am - 1pm. Hone your bird ID with an experienced volunteer guide who will help you identify the birds at the wetlands. Telescopes and binoculars available to borrow. No booking required, free, Island Hide at Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SP wildeastdevon. co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk. Nine Pound Catfish – Ragtime Blues, Hokum and Old Country Music 11pm – 1pm. This event is part of the Music in the Garden season at the Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5AQ. 01297 631455. West Dorset Group of the SDFHS Loders Village Hall, 2pm. The Bankes Collection - Tales from the Archive, Luke Dady and Anna Wreyford ,from the Dorset History Centre, gives an update on the treasures in the archives from

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Kingston Lacey also cream tea as a special treat! Members £1.50, visitors £3 all welcome. For more info contact Jane on 01308 425710 or email: jferentzi@aol.com. Martock Farmers Market 10am – 1pm in the shopping precinct, North Street. Buy a full range of interesting and local foods, and meet the people that grow and make them, all fresh and good value. Ring Fergus on 01935 822202 for a table. Beer Wurlitzer Theatre Organ Show with David Ivory, organist and entertainer, at the Congregational Church, Fore Street, Beer, 2pm, admittance £7 on the door, children free, includes interval refreshments. Everyone welcome, for further info visit www. beerwurlitzer.org.uk or phone 01297 24892. Egyptian Society Taunton “Writings from Ancient Egypt” by Dr. Toby Wilkinson, University of Cambridge. The Friends Meeting House, Bath Place, Taunton. 2pm start. £7.50 non-members http://egyptiansoctaunton.wixsite. com/home. Summer Songs at the Minster Axminster 7pm. Presented by

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The Axminster and District Choral Society. Light refreshments.Tickets £10 from Archway Books, Church St, Axminster, members of the choir or phone 01404 881838. www. axminsterchoral.co.uk/. Hint of Lime Productions - Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London + Post Show Discussion 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www. bridport-arts.com. Sat 10 - Sun 11 June Piddlehinton Open Gardens 11am - 5pm £5 for two days, free parking. Lunches and afternnon teas available in the village hall. Floral display in the church and childrens kite making. All profits go to local charities. Enquiries contactpiddlevalleyinfo or 01300 348835. Netherbury Gardens Open Weekend Netherbury is a beautiful Dorset village with an amazing variety of gardens to view. As a visitor to the village you could walk around admiring the historic church and houses but never see the secret colourful gardens that hide behind the walls and gates. They range from large to small, old to

new and grand to informal, all with an individual charm. The village prides itself on the quality of the homemade lunches served in the village hall. Tea and cakes are available in a number of locations to refresh our visitors and local wines and cider can be found at the old Star Inn. Over the weekend the catering volunteers can prepare and serve over 200 delicious lunches and with over 50 cakes on offer you’re bound to find something to tempt. Besides the gardens there will be a variety of stalls selling plants, many of which are grown in the village, a tombola and some amazing restored railway carriages to admire. Many visitors return year after year, some to gather new ideas and inspiration, others to enjoy the tranquillity and well being gardens offer. 1pm – 5pm. £7 a ticket, valid for both days, accompanied children under 13 free and easy parking, it’s a must date. Gledholt Male Voice Choir of Huddersfield to visit Ilminster and Chard. The choir performs on Saturday at 7.30pm in the Minster Church Ilminster and on Sunday at St Mary’s church Chard again at 7.30pm. Tickets for the Minster Church performance can be obtained from Harrimans, Silver Street, Ilminster or telephone Gwyn at 01460 259371. For the Chard concert tickets can be obtained from Elios, Fore St Chard, from Barrons, Holyrood St Chard or again from Gwyn 01460 259371. All tickets are priced at £7 if purchased in advance or £8 on the door. All proceeds to Lymphoma Society. Sunday 11 June East Devon Ramblers leisurely 8.5 mile circular walk from Colyton. 10.30am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01404 45944. Open Farm Sunday 11am - 4pm. Free Entry. Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton, 01460 249758. www. frogmarygreenfarm.co.uk. Local Crafts & Collectables Fair From 10.30am - 6 pm. The Shelters, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis. Stalls include - Handmade Art Glass - Sea Shore Art - Painted Glass - Collectables - Vintage Jewellery (repairs & restringing). Collecting for F.O.R.C.E. our local Cancer Charity in Exeter. For more details, please contact 01297 445232. Green Scythe Fair at Thorney Lakes Camp Site - West Country Scything Competition with Green Fair, stalls, cafe, bar, live music, Environmental Debate, etc. All powered by renewable energy. Thorney Lakes, Muchelney, TA10 0DW, and please do consider Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 19

Coast &Countryside helping - free entry plus a free drink for 2 hours, plus a free meal for 4 hours for volunteers.... greenfair.org.uk. thorneylakes.co.uk. St Peter’s Festival at St Peter’s Church, Long Bredy DT2 9JB. 2pm - 5pm. An exhibition of Flowers, Wedding Dresses and paintings from local artists. Also stalls, refreshments and parking. Raffle in aid of the new Radiotherapy Unit in Dorchester County Hospital. Free entry. Contact 01308 482379. Sunday 11 – Monday 12 June Exhibition showing the role West Bay played in the Dieppe Raid of 1942 in West Bay Discovery Centre , (former Methodist Chapel), West Bay 11am - 3pm. Admission free – donations welcome. Further details - www. westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk/. Monday 12 June The Probus Club of Yeovil meets at The Yeovil Court Hotel at 12noon for social interaction, a healthy luncheon and an interesting talk on “The Amazon from the Andes to Atlantic”. New members are always made very welcome. Geoff Byham, Secretary, 01935 881422 or geoff @byhamgm.plus.com. Axminster Memory Café The café is open every second Monday of the month at Pippins Community Centre from 2pm 4pm.For more information please contact Shiobhan on 01297 630427. Biodanza @ Othona Express, Connect, Relax! Dance like no one’s watching, no steps to learn, no partner needed, uplifting world music and holistic health benefits. For all ages from 19 to 90. 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Join us with teacher Julia HopeBrightwell (Jewell). Cost £8 (Cons avail). Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RN. Contact Robin 01308 897 130 / biodanza-bridport.co.uk. Radipole & Southill Horticultural Society (Weymouth) Southill Community Centre at 7.30pm. The invited speaker David Carter presents on the subject of “Dr Marie Stopes – Paleobotanist & Founder of Portland Museum”. Refreshments available. Everyone welcome 01305 788939. Tuesday 13 June West Dorset Ramblers 7.6 mile Burton, West Bay, St Catherine’s Cross and Cogden walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome. Please call 01308 897702. Colyton & Colyford Probus Club meets at the Swallows Eaves Hotel, Colyford at 10am for coffee after which Brian Porch gives a talk ‘Winston Churchill – His

Finest Hour’. New members welcome: David Evans: 01297 553007. Hilfield Monthly Lunch Club for older adults between 12noon – 2.30pm. Main course and pudding plus tea and coffee, donation of at least £3.50 welcomed. Come to meet new people. Book in advance. Suzi 01300 341741. Hilfield Friary, Hilfield Dorchester, DT2 7BE. Broadwindsor Jammers Guitar Club meets every 2nd Tuesday in the month at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor, 2pm - 5pm. Playing popular songs from the 40’s - 70’s using song sheets with chords. All levels of ability are most welcome. For further information contact Geoff Kerr on 01308 867221. Tea Dance at St Francis in Sidmouth EX10 9XH 01395 579856. The Bankes Collection in the 20th Century United Church Hall, Bridport History Society, 2.30pm. Luke Dady and Anna Wreyford from the Bankes Archive, Dorset History Centre. They talk about the wonderful finds about the people who lived in Kingston Lacy, followed by a cream tea special. Members £1, visitors £2.50 all welcome. If you thinking of joining, give Caro your details on the day. Contact Jane for more info on 01308 425710 or email: jferentzi@aol.com. Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo – Love And Death at The Gateway, Seaton. Coinciding with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo - one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, and perhaps of all time. Doors open 1.30pm, film starts 2pm. Licensed Bar and Refreshments. Tickets £10 from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. The Royal Ballet – The Dream 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www. bridport-arts.com. Nightjar night walk Trinity Hill 9.15pm – 10.45pm. Help with the Rangers’ Nightjar survey and learn about these mythical nocturnal birds. Bring a torch, warm clothes, no dogs. Booking required, free donations welcome, Trinity Hill car park, Trinity Hill Road, near Axminster, EX13 5SS wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk. Wednesday 14 June West Dorset Ramblers 5 mile walk between Chideock and Symondsbury (with optional pub lunch). 10am start. Bring snack. Dogs on short leads. All welcome. Please call 01297 489567. Coach Outing to Sherborne The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum invite all to join them on this trip which includes guided tours of the town and the castle, plus the opportunity to explore the Capability

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Brown gardens. There will be time for a coffee in Sherborne and a light lunch at the castle. Tickets cost £22 per person - please book with Sylvia Oliver 01297 445537. The coach leaves Holmbush Car Park (Lyme Regis) promptly at 9am. Lichtenberg’s Remarkable Figures John Marriage illustrates ‘Lichtenberg figures’ – the strange, beautiful, almost organic shapes formed when a pulse of highvoltage electricity passes over the surface of an insulator – discovered in the 18th Century, first photographed in the 19th by Étienne Leopold Trouvelot. Coffee served from 10am - 10.45am followed by talk at 11am until 12noon. Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis DT7 3PG. Organised by U3A Heritage Coast Lyme Regis – free for members, non-members £2 donation suggested. www.lymeregisu3a.org or telephone 01297 444566. Somerset Wildlife Trust 11am - 12noon. Visit to Underway Meade, Combe St Nicholas: Informal walk led by trustees of this field. Meet at gate ST305110. Roadside Parking limited in the village. Lunches & refreshments available in Village Hall cafe & Green Dragon pub. Some steep slopes: suitable footwear. No dogs. Donations. Enquiries: 01460 234551. Sidholme Music Room Coffee Concert 10.30am – 12noon. Two Tenors and a Bass. Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website. Free entry with retiring collection. Wyld Morris will be dancing in Beer, near the sea, at 7.30pmish. The Beehive Acoustic Café 8pm – Free of charge. Hosted by Terry Stacey. Everyone welcome to come along and perform or listen at The Beehive bar. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Thursday 15 June Music at the Minster 12.30pm Axminster Chamber Choir – mixed voices & lunch@5past1. The sounds of voices singing music from the past in wonderful harmony. Donations towards the upkeep of the listed Minster church. The Minster Axminster 01297 32927. Bridport & District Gardening Club Cherry Barlow speaks on The Real Owl Experience. 7.30pm, Women’s Institute Hall, North Street, Bridport, DT6 3JQ. Peter.gough182@btinternet.com 01308 459469 / 07535 816299. Chard Camera Club The club will be meeting at the Chard Baptist Church Hall at 7.30pm for an in house Digitally Projected Image competition covering the subjects

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Coast &Countryside of Movement, Country life and an Open category. www.chardcameraclub.org.uk or by ringing the members secretary Mrs Joyce Partridge 01460 66885. Tatworth WI Jenny Webb talks and demonstrates Colour Co-ordiantion at the Tatworth W.I. meeting in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. The Big Arts Quiz presented by YCAA with quizmaster Mark Freeman Teams of up to six for this very popular quiz with prizes. 7.30pm - Johnson Studio at The Octagon Theatre. Yeovil. Tickets at box office £6. BACstage - Burying your Brother in the Pavement by Jack Thorne 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www. bridport-arts.com. This is a chance to see Bridport Arts Centre fantastic Youth Theatre in action. Led by local director and practitioner Niki McCretton, the group have been working on this piece over the last 7 months! Come and see a group of young performers aged 12 – 18 in this emotional play by BAFTA Award-winning writer Jack Thorne. Under Milk Wood – Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 7.30pm Adult £12, Student/U16 £10. The Beehive, Dowell

Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Friday 16 June East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 mile circular walk from Budleigh. 10am start. Dogs on short leads. 01395 442326. Lions Charity Book Stall The Square Seaton 10am – 2pm 01297 21572. Chef’s special lunch at Henhayes Centre Crewkerne three course meal Roast Chicken followed by Strawberry Gateau. Start with fruit juice and finish with tea/ coffee and choccies. The bar is open only £8. Please book 01460 74340 henhayescentre@btconnect.com. The Living Tree cancer self-help group, evening meeting: 2pm Sarah Cooper, creative writing. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www.thelivingtree.org. uk. No Finer Life Chaffcombe Village Hall. A play adapted by Graham Harvey, the agricultural advisor for The Archers. There will also be an after show talk by Graham Harvey. Tickets are £9 available from

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Elaine 0146065909 or Jean 0146064553. Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona and the Jit Jive Band presented by Band-On at Evershot Village Hall. Doors open 8pm, Fully licensed bar Tickets £10 on the door or in advance from 01935 83580 www. bhunduboy.co.uk. Gaz Brookfield with Ben Wain on fiddle 8pm £6 in advance, £8 on the door (standing) The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton. co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Take That “Wonderland” broadcast live from the 02 Arena to Seaton Gateway. Take That fans will, for the first time ever, be able to see Gary, Mark and Howard perform in the round at the O2 arena to celebrate their new album Wonderland. Licensed bar and refreshments. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. I am Joan 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts.com. Lucy Ward at 8pm. Tickets: £13 Full. £12 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. World Music – Flamenco Evening

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Dancer Aneta Skut and friends present an evening of Spanish flamenco dance and guitar music. Enjoy a delicious pre-show supper of Iberian cuisine to really get in the mood! At 8pm. Tickets: £10 (£24 with preshow supper at 7pm – must be pre-booked). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Jay Phelps Quartet 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £12/10/5 Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts. org.uk. This group of young musicians dedicated to contemporary jazz play with a clear understanding of what is both modern and traditional. The fresh and exciting band plays a mixed set of original compositions from the band leader and arrangements of jazz standards. Saturday 17 June Close encounters of the bird kind Discovery Hut at Seaton Wetlands 9am - 11am. Join the Axe Estuary Ringing Group for a VIP experience with behind the scenes access to bird ringing. Booking required, £10 per person, Discovery Hut, Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SP wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557,

countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk. Annual Fleece Fair Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall TA3 6SG 9.30am – 2pm. Lovely yarns, fleece and prepared fibre for knitters, felters, spinners and weavers. Demonstrations of different kinds of spinning, weaving, knitting and crochet. Refreshments all day Entry £1.50. Whitelackington Hall Table Top Sale (TA19 9EF) 10am - 1pm. Entrance if free, new and used items on sale. Refreshments available. All proceeds to hall restoration fund. Guggleton Summer Market in collaboration with the ATM Arts & Craft 10am – 4pm Guggleton Farm Arts Project, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RQ. 01963 363456 www. guggleton.co.uk. National Tug of War Championships at Offwell Nr Honiton, first pull 10am, also fete, good day out for all the family, food, bouncy castles, stalls, bar, approx 18 teams competing, see face book for further info or phone 01404831400. Petherton Fold Fest 2017 Starts 9.45am with a parade into South Petherton’s Market Square by Morris ‘sides’ and other performers, followed by the traditional

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Ceremony of the Glove – which is an ancient part of Petherton folklore. Music and dance in the Square all day until 6.30pm and visitors can also enjoy entertainment in The Blake Hall, The David Hall, The Brewer’s Arms and the grounds and interior of St Peter and St Paul’s Church. Plus, stallholders located in and around Market Square. www. pethertonfolkfest.org.uk. The Corscombe Fest – A superb family day out 1pm – 5pm. A superb family day out, the very best in the area. The Fest is a lovely traditional event, with something for everyone, including great stalls including selling local Dorset food. Corscombe is a beautiful unspoilt West Dorset village, just 4 miles from Beaminster, 9 Miles from Yeovil, and 7 miles from Crewkerne. Tickets are available on the gate at only £2 each so bring the family, there is amply free parking. Remember that the event continues in the evening as well with the Devil’s Chair Rock concert, with tickets on sale separately now from the website www.corscombe-fest.org. Meadow Magic Widworthy 2pm – 3.30pm. Stroll amongst a stunning

wildflower meadow and enjoy the glorious display of orchids and ‘shackle baskets’, local name for Hay Rattle, with botanists Phil Wilson and Marian Reed. Lucehayne Meadow, near Widworthy Legacy to Landscape project event. Limited parking – booking essential. Free. legacytolandscape@gmail.com 01404 31001. Beaminster Youth Club Summer Fun Day at Beaminster Memorial Playing Fields 2pm - 6pm. Stalls, children’s games, live music, completions and bar. Chiselborough Village Street Fair 2pm lots of stalls, grand raffle. Refreshments in Village Hall flower festival in the Church. Devil’s Chair Concert 5.30pm – 11pm. Corscombe Court, Corscombe, Dorset, DT2 0NS www.corscombe-fest.org, corscombefest@gmail.com, www. facebook.com/CorscombeFest/. Music starts at 5.30pm. Tickets are on sale at only £6.95 at www.corscombe-fest.org or buy them at £10 at the gate. Why the Devils Chair? Well Corscombe has its own standing stones, the largest one is known locally as the Devil’s chair. Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Party Evening of Social Dancing at

Chardstock Village Hall. No partner required. Contact David on 01460 65981; Ann on 01308 422927; or Andrew on 01297 33461, or just come along. www. chardscottishdancing.org 7.30pm 10.30pm. Cost £3.Bring a plate of food to share. Frogmary’s Summer BBQ South Petherton 7pm until Late. Live Music by the pond. Bar and BBQ £12 / Person includes BBQ and Salads Phone 01460 249758 to book or visit www. frogmarygreenfarm.co.uk. St John’s Church BBQ and Quiz Night at St John the Evangelist Church Hall, Waterlake Road, Tatworth, TA20 2NZ. BBQ at 6pm £5 Burger, Sausage in a bun plus salads including soft drinks. Please bring own wine and beer. Quiz Night at 7pm £4 per head, teams of 4 soft drinks and nibbles included. Tickets for both events from Helen Johnson 01460 220221. Peter Pan from NT Live at The Gateway, Seaton. Cert PG. Filmed at the National Theatre, this is a recorded performance of JM Barrie’s muchloved tale. Sally Cookson directs this wondrously inventive production – a

delight for both children and adults. Refreshments and children’s tuck shop. Doors open 1pm, starts 1.30pm. Tickets £10 children/£12.50 adults from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. The Tuckers Jazz Club Roger Marks’ “Brass Farthings” 8pm at The Tuckers Arms, Dalwood, Near Axminster, EX13 7EG (just north of the A35 between Axminster & Honiton) £10 advance or at the door. Info. at www.dalwoodvillage.co.uk 01404 831280. Charlie Bicknell - Fallen Angel 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www. bridport-arts.com. Expect songs by Tim Minchin, Jacques Brel and The Dresden Dolls, Beethoven and Handel...and plenty of climactic interludes. The Great Train Robbery by Scratchworks Theatre 7pm Adult £8, Student £6, Family of four £25. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 June Award-winning, Wildlife Garden open to everyone, 2.30pm - 5pm at ‘Pinecroft’,

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LOOKING TO INCLUDE AN EVENT? Charity and fund-raising entries in Coast & Countryside Events are free of charge. Please check times with organisers or venues. Email: info@marshwoodvale.com before the 10th of the month.

Greenway, off Somers Road, Lyme Regis DT7 3EY. All proceeds will go to a Water and Sanitation Project in Zambia (Tearfund). Local singing group adding to the atmosphere on the Sunday with a few songs from across the world, Entry to the garden £2.50 adults, £1 children. More info from Angela Patterson 01297 442658 or Morag Kingsbury 01297 443947. Axe Vale Festival The Showground, Trafalgar Way, Axminster, Devon. From 10am to 6 pm on Saturday 17th and from 10am to 5.30pm on Sunday 18th. Family friendly festival with much to keep everyone entertained and inspired. For enthusiastic gardeners, the impressive floral marquee full of colour and scents will feed your creative side and the numerous stalls selling plants will get your green fingers itching to get into those gardening gloves! There is plenty more to keep you smiling - crafts of great variety, skill and ingenuity, toys and hobbies including many nostalgic exhibits, art, antiques and collectables. A number of craftsmen will be demonstrating their skills, many of them traditional, throughout the day and of course the day would not be complete without a visit to

the mouth-watering food marquee! Open Gardens – Martinstown 1pm – 6pm. A range of interesting gardens open over the weekend. W.I. teas in the Village Hall. Plants for sale and other attractions on the Village Green, including a Fun Dog Show on Sunday at 2pm (entries taken from Midday). Proceeds to go to refurbishment of our children’s play area. Kilmington Open Gardens Two gardens in Kilmington are opening their gates to visitors 1.30pm – 5pm. Only £5 combined admission, children free. Cerne Abbas Open Gardens About 25 private gardens which are normally hidden from view will be open from 2pm - 6pm. See www.cerneopengardens.org.uk for more information. Justin and Nicola Cooke : New Paintings Exhibition of New Paintings by Justin and Nicola Cooke. Upwey Old School, Upwey, Weymouth, Dorset. DT3 5QE Sat 1pm - 5pm and Sun 10.30am 5pm. Admission free. www.justincooke. co.uk www.nicolacookeart.co.uk. Sunday 18 June East Devon Ramblers strenuous 11.5 mile circular walk from Beaminster. 10am

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start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01297 22030. South Somerset Ramblers 10.30am B 11 miles Picnic. Meet in Evershot (triangle at bottom of East Hill). GR ST575046. Via Melbury Osmond, Halstock and West Chelborough. Registered Assistance dogs only. Carl E. 01460 30163. Evershot Country Fair Enjoy a fantastic family day out in the heart of the Dorset countryside 11am - 5pm. Admission will be £2.50 for adults with children, parking and dogs free. www.facebook.com/ evershotcountryfair/. Misterton Village fete 12noon - 4pm. Free admission and generous free parking. A great day out for all the family. Lots of stalls, live exhibitions, grand raffle and traditional fete activities for adults and children. Hog Roast, Barbeque, snacks, drinks of all kinds and live music. Misterton village hall and recreation ground, Unity Lane, Misterton. Visit Michael Evan’s Wildlife Garden 2pm – 5pm. A garden designed to support wildlife at Farrs Coach House. A real garden worth a visit. Also tea & cake available. Between Wimborne and Cowgrove. Turn at Wimborne hospital,

approx 1/4 mile, park next door at Farrs House.Cost £3 donation to Dorset Wildlife Trust. Tibetan and Crystal Singing Bowls 2pm -3.30pm at The Scout Hall, Redcotts Lane, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1JX. £12, to book your space call Dean 01935 389655, www.centreforpuresound. org Bring a blanket and something comfortable to lie on. Bridport Chamber Orchestra Classical Summer Concert 3pm, Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport. Music to include Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, (soloist Stephen Marquiss), Mozart’s “Paris” symphony and Symphony No. 4 by J C Bach. Tickets £10 from Bridport Music Centre or on the door, to include refreshments after the concert. Children free entry. Further information: 01935 824786. Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH 3.30pm - 4.30pm. The Cantilena Choir. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website. Hannah StephensonTea Dance at

Stowfod in Sidmouth EX10 9YL 01395 579856. Chiselborough Flower Festival in Church from 3pm cream teas served. Monday 19 June Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH 8pm 9pm. The Organ Builder Entertains. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website. Axminster Carnival Bingo Axminster Guildhall, doors open 7pm eyes down 8pm. Jazz Jam Session 8pm. £2 to take part. Bar available. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Tuesday 20 June West Dorset Ramblers 7 mile Eype, Thorncombe Beacon and West Bay walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome. Please call 01460 77135. Cooking for One Demo with HALFF 11am – 12.30pm (Health

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Coast &Countryside and Local Food for Families). At the United Reformed Church, Chard Road, Axminster. No need to book, just turn up, it’s free. Call Hannah on 01297 631782 for more information or email hannah@ halff.org.uk. Exhibition on Screen – Michelangelo Love & Death 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts. com. Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH 8pm - 9pm. The History of Devon Organs Dr. Nigel Browne. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website. Wednesday 21 June Wessex Wanderer Walk for a 9 mile moderately paced linear walk from Upwey to Weymouth. Contact for information - 0117 933 4998. East Devon Ramblers moderate 9.5 circular walk from Selwothy. 10.30am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01395 512973. Learn to Cook Healthily with HALFF 11am - 1pm (Health and Local Food for Families). At the Masonic Hall, South Street, Axminster. To book a place, or for more information, call Ros on 01297 631782 or email admin@halff.org.uk. Bridport Probus Club meets at 12noon in the Eype’s Mouth Hotel for lunch at 1pm. This will be followed by a talk by Tom Gladwin on Alfred Russel Wallace. Potential new members welcome. Please call Graham Pitts on 01297561569. Honiton U3A ‘Beetle Wings & Popups’ speaker Robin Wootton, Honorary Research Fellow Exeter University who explains how fans, origami, pop up books and beetle wings have helped in the spectacular development of many man made folding structures. The Beehive Centre, Dowell St., Honiton Doors open 1.30pm for a 2pm start Members Free and Visitors welcome (suggested donation of £2) Further information: 01404 598008 Website: http://u3asites.org.uk/honiton. WDDFAS The Walkers & their 16th Century Maps of Essex: Speaker: Simon Rees. Highlands End Leisure Centre, Eype at 2.30pm. For details contact 01297 443615. Colyton & District Garden Society talk by Jenny Short on Ponds and Water

Features. Colyford Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. For more info call Sue Price 01297 552362. Thorncombe Rail Activities Club host a talk and slide presentation given by Alan Reeve entitled ‘Yet More Steam in the 60’s’. Thorncombe Village Hall, TA20 4NE and starts at 7.30pm. Non Members are welcome, there are refreshments, a raffle and the parking is free. Contact Richard Holt, Chairman Tel. 01460 30428 or Google “traclubsite” for information. Comedy Café – Josh Pugh 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridportarts.com. Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH 8pm - 9pm. Peter King in Concert Organist Emeritus - Bath Abbey. Venue -Sidmouth Parish Church. Subsidised entry for Members of the Exeter & District Organists Association and Friends of Sidholme Music Room at £5 otherwise £8. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website.

under 16’s, meet outside Beer Heritage Centre, Beer, EX12 3EE wildeastdevon. co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk. One World Forum 7.30pm ‘Children of Fiji’ Speakers Dr Peter and Mary Long illustrated talk on their Somerset based Charity. Strode Room, Church Street, Beaminster. Visitors £4. including tea, coffee and biscuits. Enquiries to Peter Glanville 01308 458283. Fizz tasting talk, finger buffet £18 Furleigh Estate, Salway Ash, 6.30pm. Rotary Club of Bridport. Non members welcome 01308 459039. Wyld Morris dancing at the Cove Inn, Chiswell, Portland to celebrate midsummer with Frome Valley Morris and friends, 8pm. Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 9PH 8pm - 9pm. The Exeter Chorale. Sidholme Reception 01395 515104 or via Friends website.

Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 June St Andrew’s Church, Colyton – GOD at Work Exhibition - past, present, future St Andrew’s Colyton is transformed into the Holy Land. The exhibition will be open on weekdays from 1pm. Over the weekend of 24 - 25 open from 10am on Saturday and Sunday from 11am with special events during the evenings.

Thursday 22 – Friday 23 June DYT Junior and Intermediate 6.30pm Youth Theatre – Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £7.50/4 Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org. uk.

Thursday 22 June What’s that bird? Tower Hide at Seaton Wetlands 11am - 1pm. Hone your bird ID with an experienced volunteer guide who will help you identify the birds at the wetlands. Telescopes and binoculars available to borrow. No booking required, free, Tower Hide at Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SP wildeastdevon. co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk. Music at the Minster 12.30pm St Mary’s Catholic Primary School & lunch@5past1. A great welcome to these versatile, young, and aspiring musicians. Donations towards the upkeep of the listed Minster church. The Minster Axminster 01297 32927. Coastal canoe safari Beer 6pm – 8.30pm. Booking required, £26 adult, £16

Friday 23 June West Dorset Ramblers 8.5 mile Sidmouth, Newton Poppleford, Colaton Raleigh and Passaford walk. 10.30am start. Bring picnic. Dogs on short leads only. All welcome. Please call 01395 513846. East Devon Ramblers moderate 5 mile circular walk from Newton Poppleford. 10.00 start. Dogs on short leads. 01392 833109. Exhibition showing the role West Bay played in the Dieppe Raid of 1942 in West Bay Discovery Centre, (former Methodist Chapel), West Bay 11am 3pm. Admission free, donations welcome. www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk. The Living Tree, cancer self-help group. 1pm Rising Voices with Jane, 2pm Dr Patricia Saintey. HEARTFelt Consulting http://heartfeltconsulting.co.uk/ Massage with Amanda, foot massage with Anne. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm

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St John’s Church, Tatworth, Annual Summer Fete and Car Boot Sale. 12 noon Playing Fields Tatworth. Includes Punch and Judy and the Karizma Dancers.

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Arts in the Gardens Crewkerne 12 gardens open from 10am - 5pm featuring art and craft displays as well as various workshops. For info call Angie on 01460 75576

at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www.thelivingtree.org.uk. National Theatre Live screening of Salome at The Gateway, Seaton. (Cert 15). Licensed Bar. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets £12.50 in advance or £15 on the door, available from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. Ballet Central 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts. com. Songwriters in the Round at Monks Yard (Horton Cross Farm, Ilminster) 7pm sharp. Featuring the artistry of Ellie Baer, Elijah Wolf, Ange Hardy, Danny Sumbler and Emi McDade. Tickets are available at Monks Yard or by phone 01460 200020 £18 in advance and £20 at the door. Ticket price includes a great dinner as well. Jean Toussaint with the Craig Milverton Trio Hard bop legend, saxophonist Jean Toussaint comes to Ilminster. An essential gig for all modern jazz fans. Early booking advised. At 8pm. Tickets: £16 (£30 with pre-show supper at 7pm – must be pre-booked). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Saturday 24 June Wessex Wanderer Walk for a leisurely paced 6 mile circular walk in Weymouth. This visits Portland Heights, Chesil Causeay and Northe Fort. Trains: Take the 08.39 from BTM arriving at 10.57 Contact for information - 0117 933 4998. Breakfast at Henhayes Centre Crewkerne 10am - 12noon. Breakfast still only £4 egg, sausage, bacon, tomato or beans, toast, tea/coffee extras available @ 50p each 01460 74340. Meet the Artist Artist Maureen Cooper will be in the gallery 10.30am - 12.30pm to talk about the inspiration, ideas and techniques behind her latest exhibition ‘Morville: A Garden in Another Time’, currently on display at IAC. Free. All welcome. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. Macmillan Cancer Support Fundraising Day 10am - 4pm at Weycroft Bridge B&B, Chard Road, Axminster, EX13 7LN. All proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Please contact Margaret or Allan on 01297 32095 for more information. Midsummer Live Folk Music, BBQ

food & Licensed Bar 11am – 3pm. This event is part of the Music in the Garden season at the Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5AQ. 01297 631455. Wyld Morris dancing on Poole Quay, during ‘Folk on the Quay’ between 11am and 4pm. See ‘Folk on the Quay’ website for details of the event. Lym Valley Croquet Club taster session at 10am. A chance to try your hand at this fascinating game. Free session, all equipment provided. Call David BrookeSmith on 07909 111512 to chat and arrange. The club is beside the Uplyme Cricket Ground. Community Picnic on the Minster Green, Axminster from 1.30pm. Bring your picnic and enjoy some family fun and entertainment. Some refreshments available Contact: Jacqui 07878080188. Chloe Strata and Anna-Marie McLachlan two young professional singers, singing n Uplyme Church at 7.30pm. The concert includes songs written by Mozart, Handel, Schumann, Rossini, Bellini and Debussy. Tickets £10 on the door. Under 18s free. One Plus one carnival clubs Bingo in aid of raising funds for this years entry at Donyatt Bowling club. Meat hamper

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prizes and a raffle. Eyes down for 8pm. Seaton Majorettes present That’s Entertainment 4 - Dancing around the World at The Gateway, Seaton. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets £7 (adults) or £5 (16 and under) from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. The Darkside of Pink Floyd 7.30pm £15 (seated) Regulars on the festival circuit, The Darkside of Pink Floyd entertain audiences with a fantastic light show and passionate performances. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 June Midsummer Meadows Weekend 10am – 4pm. Dorset Wildlife Trust. A weekend of family events and local produce, surrounded by the wildflower meadows. Check www.kingcombe.org for details. The Kingcombe Centre, Lower Kingcombe, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. Contact 01300 320684. Visit Higher Ground Meadow Natural wildflower meadows, a sight that may take you back many years and hear skylarks singing. Higher Ground Meadow is a jewel in the Dorset countryside, with panoramic views to take your breath away. Jo Vassie and her son Tom will be on hand to welcome you with a cup of tea. If you wish to find out about natural burial and alternative funerals this is the ideal time and place. There will be no pressure you are just welcome to stroll around and pick up literature if you wish. Higher Ground Meadow is celebrating eight years of being open during this time very many families have held funerals here for their loved ones. Exhibition of Quilts at St Peter’s Eype by Eype Schoolroom Quilters. Opening times 10.30am - 5pm on both days– some quilts and quilting supplies for sale. Parking and refreshments. Free entry but donations welcome. Proceeds will be divided between the Friends of St Peters and the West Dorset MND Association (Motor Neurone Disease). The church is off the A35 near Bridport: follow the Eype (to the beach) signs. Bev 01308 428313.

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Sunday 25 June East Devon Ramblers moderate 9.5 mile circular walk from Westonzoyland. 10.30am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01395 512973. South Somerset Ramblers 10.30am B 12 miles Picnic. Meet at Mangerton Mill, parking on grass at end of CP. GR SY490957. Via West Milton, South Poorton, Eggardon Hill, Loders. Peter Bradford 01935 862229. Whitchurch in Bloom 10am – 4pm Six beautiful gardens in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Marshwood Vale, West Dorset including an award winning 2 acre garden to visit (£5 adults, children free) plus a free display of old village views and the unique 125 year old history notebook of the Reverend Bartalott too ponder; Old Curiosity Shoppe bric a brac, free tours of the only church in the country to have a Saint’s shrine intact 11am and 3pm - and delicious cream teas. Garden opening for Hardy Plant Society 60th anniversary The garden at Lower Severalls, Crewkerne. Lower Severalls was open for the NGS for around 25 years till 2011, it is now reopening for this one day only this year. It is the home of Catherine Bond’s Nursery which is a traditional nursery selling unusual hardy perennials and herbs, cottage garden favourites and native wild flowers http://www.cbplants.co.uk. Entrance to the garden is £2.50, open 11am – 5pm. www.hardy-plant.org.uk/blog/ jubilee-open-gardens/og-severalls. Pure Sounds of Tibetan and Crystal Singing Bowls with vocal overtoning which promotes a deeply relaxing healing state to re-energise your body, mind and spirit. 2pm -3.30pm at Oborne Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4LA. £12, to book your space call Dean 01935 389655, www. centreforpuresound.org Bring a blanket and something comfortable to lie on. Summer Ballroom Dance at The Gateway, Seaton. Licensed Bar. Doors open 7pm. Tickets £8 from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. Twelfth Night (Rain or Shine) 7pm (refreshments from 6pm) Maumbury Rings, Dorchester, £12/10/£35 family ticket (max. 2 adults) Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk.

Monday 26 June Axminster Carnival Bingo Axminster Guildhall, doors open 7pm eyes down 8pm. Biodanza @ Othona Express, Connect, Relax! For all ages from 19 to 90. 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Join us with teacher Julia Hope-Brightwell (Jewell). Cost £8 (Cons avail). Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RN. Contact Robin 01308 897 130 / biodanza-bridport. co.uk. Bridport Folk Dance Club ‘last Monday’ features live music from guest Iain Bryden, with Gill Spence calling. At 7.30am - 9.30pm in the WI Hall, North Street, Bridport. Entry £4 on band nights, otherwise admission at £2.50 for members (£2 fee) or non-members £3. Contact Jane on 01308 898 002 or Monty on 01308 423 442. Tuesday 27 June West Dorset Ramblers 7.5 mile wander about the Isle of Portland. 10am start. Bring picnic. Dogs optional. All welcome. Please call 01308 898484. Colyton & Colyford Probus Club meets at the Swallows Eaves Hotel, Colyford at noon for lunch following which at 3pm

until 5pm Members and their guests are invited to attend the Club Garden Party in Musbury. Tea Dance at All Saints in Sidmouth EX10 8ES 01395 579856. Bridport & District U3A monthly talk - Vietnam and the Far East, the history, culture and beauty of Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand: speaker Christopher Legrand. Talk starts at 2pm in the Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport. Cream Tea Talk with Diane Janes ‘Death at Wolfs Nick’ 3pm at Sidmouth Library. Hear how Diane was given access to police records of the unsolved murder of Evelyn Foster from 1931 and finally reveals a credible suspect. Tickets to be bought in advance from the library £4 or call 01395 512192. Martock History Group 6pm a visit to The Wheelhouse, Gawbridge Mill, on the road between Coat and Lambrook. This is another large mill complex on the Parrett downriver from the Parrett Works. Lynda and Tony will show us round and give us the story. £3 admission to each event or a year’s sub for £10. fergus.dowding@ btinternet.com or 01935 822202 for more details.

Wednesday 28 June Coffee Morning 10am - 12noon. Free Entry. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. Wyld Morris are dancing in the Square in Beaminster as part of the festival, joined by No Mean Feet. Lyme Regis Apple Users Group meets at Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis from 7.30pm. Free parking for the first 5 cars. Information from m_corgan@ onetel.com. Or 07920 779558. Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society Talk 7.30pm ‘The Bishops Palace and Gardens, Wells : Past Present and Future’ by James Cross, Head Gardener since 2004. Uplyme Village Hall. Visitors are welcome, at a charge of £3. Contact Secretary, Rose Mock, 01297 34733, rosemary.mock@btinternet.com. Yeovil Chamber Choir Summer Concert On Wings of Song – Music to celebrate our feathered friends…at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church, Preston Grove, Yeovil BA20 2BQ. Tickets cost £10, including refreshments, and are available on the door or in advance from

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the Treasurer on 01935 873719 or by email at yeovilchamberchoir@ hotmail.com. Royal Opera House Live: Otello 7.15pm Adult £15, Student £12, Family £46. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Thursday 29 June West Dorset Ramblers 8.1 mile Toller Porcorum area walk for Coles Moor, Barrowland Farm and Powerstock Common. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome. Please call 01300 320346. Music at the Minster 12.30pm Saxminster – saxophones & lunch@5past1. A welcome return to Axminster’s own saxophone choir. Donations towards the upkeep of the listed Minster church. The Minster Axminster 01297 32927. Stompin’ Dave Allen 8pmCorn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £10/8 Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk. Stompin’ Dave, described by Blues In Britain as “a downright genius”, is an astounding performer whose reputation has spread far and wide from his home town of Bridport. Master of the guitar, banjo, fiddle, harmonica and piano he is perhaps best-known for his old-time, flatfooting style of tap-dancing – hence his stage name. Also at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. Thur 29 June – Sat 1 July CLOKS-Chard Local Kids Society Presents- Disney’s Jungle Book and Back from the Jungle written by Maria and Jonathan Farey. The Guildhall Chard, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets available from Barron’s, Chard. www.cloks.org.uk. Friday 30 June East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 mile circular walk from Feniton. 10am start. Dogs on short leads. 01404 850347. Lions Charity Book Stall The Square Seaton 10am – 2pm 01297 21572. Come for Coffee £1 for a cafetiere of coffee, also teas, home made biscuits and cakes, and occasional stalls. 10am – 12noon in Parish Hall, Church Street.

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The Living Tree cancer self-help group. 2pm Art with Libby. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www.thelivingtree.org.uk. A Way with Words Contact: Angela Huskisson 01460 221138 angihusk1850@gmail.com 6.45pm for 7pm. £5 on the door. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Walking to Japan Talk in the Spiral Sanctuary at 7pm Combe Farm, Axmouth EX12 4AU. Carolyn Affleck Youngs will read from “Walking to Japan” and speak about her husband and co-author Derek Youngs (1940-2011) who walked thousands of miles in the name of PEACE. Book you place with Jo Smith Oliver on 07525005430 or email info@josmitholiver.com. Luke Wright – The Toll 8pm Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts.com. Acoustic Night 7.30pm - 11pm. All styles and forms of performance welcome – not just music. If you wish to perform please drop us an email at folk@chriswatts.org to secure a slot. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www. thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340. Maria Keselman With A Song In My Heart 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £14/12 Box office: 01305 266926, www. dorchesterarts.org.uk. The Beach Boys Story 7.30pm £15 (seated …with dancing in front aisles. Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton. co.uk Box office 01404 384050. The Heath at Dusk For Night Jars 9pm – 11pm. Dorset Wildlife Trust event. Walk Upton Heath as Dusk descends and Nightjars and Bats emerge. Meet at the end of Beacon Road BH18 9JN off Pinespring Drive, Roman Road Corfe Mullen. Please do not block residential entrances. Contact DWT Urban Wildlife Centre 01202 692033 or dwtpoole2@hotmail.co.uk Contact on the day Ken Yeates 07947 141539. Small donation at end of walk. Sorry four legged friends to stay at home. Suitable footwear and clothing for condition on chilly summer evening.

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duende FLAMENCO IN DORSET

he sound of stomping heels and clacking castanets has become a feature of Bridport life over recent years as locally-based Flamenco dancer Salud has showcased her elegant moves and spectacular footwork to sell-out audiences at the Lyric Theatre and other venues around the town. Now she is bringing the passion and excitement of her art form to the rest of Dorset as she embarks on a mini tour over the course of June and July, and village halls across the county are converted—for one night at least— into colourful corners of Spain. Hailing from Valencia, Salud has been schooled under some of the greatest names in Flamenco—including Javier Latorre, Rafaela Carrasco and Belén Maya—and performed both within Spain and internationally before moving to Bridport in 2013 with her two children and husband, the author on Spain, Jason Webster. Her show takes audiences on a passionate and moving journey through her own life in dance, exploring the highs and lows, and casting a light on duende, the mysterious and indefinable power at the heart of Flamenco. The poet Federico García Lorca once famously said that all music that has ‘black sounds’ possesses this magical quality. But it is a very personal thing, and Salud has her own thoughts on it. ‘Duende is something you feel but cannot explain,’ she says. ‘It is an energy that is essential to Flamenco, a sense of connecting to something greater—something outside ordinary existence - which makes you feel acutely alive.’ Salud is not only a highly gifted dancer. She also trained as an actress at Valencia’s Escuela del Actor, and brings elements of drama into her performance for what she describes as ‘Flamenco dance theatre’. ‘I combine the two disciplines for this spectacle,’ she says. ‘It allows me to do more than simply perform the dance—I can also bring people closer to an art form that is thrilling but can sometimes seem inaccessible.’ ‘People here respond so well to Flamenco,’ she adds. ‘It speaks to something profound in us all. But perhaps they want to understand it a little better. And that’s one of the things I’m trying to achieve with my performances.’ Salud uses elements as diverse as poetry, humour, improvised interaction with the audience and even Flamenco rap as she she draws on a lifetime of dance to immerse audiences into the soul of Spain in what has been applauded as a uniquely original and highly popular show. The performance also involves a combination of Flamenco styles - from face-paced rhythms to slower, more dramatic dances, and Sevillana-style castanets—and includes a homage to the great singer Lola Flores, accompanied by Flamenco cajón drumming. ‘People around the world love Flamenco,’ says Salud. ‘You don’t have to be Spanish or from Andalusia to understand it. It speaks a common language—that of human passion and emotion.’

Salud’s full tour is as follows: 3 June - Langton Matravers 10 June - Briantspuddle 24 June - Cerne Abbas 1 July - Wootton Fitzpaine At each venue doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Reservations can be made by calling 01308 485772. Entrance is free and audiences are invited to pay what they like at the end of the show. https://www.saludbotella.com/

Filling the Funding Gap Local Children’s Charity, Family Counselling Trust, has seen demand for its services double in the past year. Founder, Robert Montagu, explained some of the reasons for the increase to Fergus Byrne.

hilst many households have seen an increase in family stress levels due to exam pressure recently, a Dorset based children’s mental health charity, that has seen demand for its services double in the past year, has highlighted many other reasons for an increase in the difficulties faced by young people. Robert Montagu, Chair and founder of Family Counselling Trust said that a rapidly increasing number of troubled children suffering from the pressures of modern life was one of the reasons for the unprecedented demand for their services. The Trust now has up to 50 referrals a month from GPs, schools and social services to get help for problems including acute anxiety, depression, bereavement, family breakdown and self-harming behaviour. Robert also pointed out that mental health pressures on children are increasing rapidly and are now attacking them at primary school age as well as secondary school. He added that this is due to numerous factors including social media demands—many children are spending almost all their free time on mobiles, the internet, TV and computer games. He also cited increased parental separation as a factor, explaining that this is ‘quoted in 70% of our referrals.’ Domestic violence and fears of many kinds are also a factor. For example, fear of break-ins, fires, road traffic accidents and heart trouble, all of which are amplified by constant news reports sitcoms and dramas according to Robert. Another reason for the increase in demand for the Trust’s services is pressure on the NHS. ‘The NHS have been recommending more and more GPs and schools to come to our service rather than trying to enter theirs’ said Robert. ‘Thresholds have risen so much in recent years in the NHS Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams, that they are now only taking cases where there is a diagnosable mental health problem, eg personality disorder, severe eating disorders, life-threatening self-harming behaviour, etc’. Family Counselling Trust is one of many small charities around the country that are pulling up the slack in governmentbacked services. They offer counselling assistance to children

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and young people at a time when they need it most. However, the increase in need has produced a huge strain on resources and with no government help, Robert is concerned that they will not be able to offer the help needed. ‘If demand continues at this rate the charity risks having to suspend services as funds are limited’ he explained. Without statutory authority funding of any kind at all Robert believes charities like his will not be able to help prevent further family stress and alleviate social pressure. In the current run-up to an election the subject of mental health is definitely on the agenda but with so may other issues to deal with it is likely to be left to organisations like Family Counselling Trust to step in and help. ‘The last conservative government was very much to blame for stopping the ring-fencing that protected children’s services’ said Robert. ‘According to a recent radio interview with a © Robert Montagu Photograph by Robin Mills spokesman for the Royal College of Psychiatry, councils are now routinely raiding mental health services to repair holes in their physical health budgets, where they have a statutory obligation to provide service—whereas in mental health they haven’t. So much for what we care about our children nationwide compared to other countries where children’s services continue to be well provided for!’ Family Counselling Trust is determined not to let the children and young people of Dorset down by closing or restricting their service, yet as Robert says ‘we may have no choice if more funding and donations are not found. We currently receive no funding from Dorset County Council or Dorset NHS despite almost all out referrals coming from GPs, schools, and social workers.’ FCT has helped over 800 Dorset children, young people and their families since it began in 2006. It is now a vital and wellrespected provider of help in the region and research has shown a definite improvement from their counselling in 95% of cases without the need for further help for the following year. Anyone wishing to support their work can find details on how to donate at their website www.familycounsellingtrust. org or may send donations to FCT-Dorset c/o Robert Montagu, Nethergrove House, Portesham, Dorset DT3 4ES.

Life Stories in Bridport LIFE stories are told using different formats this June at Bridport Arts Centre. Veteran broadcaster, foreign correspondent and author Kate Adie is coming on Saturday 3rd June at 7.30, as a fundraising event for the venue. Kate Adie The longserving presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series From Our Own Correspondent, Kate Adie became a familiar figure through her work as BBC Chief News Correspondent. As a television news reporter her memorable assignments included both Gulf Wars, four years of war in the Balkans, the final NATO intervention in Kosovo and elections in 2000, the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge, the massacre at Dunblane, the Selby rail crash and the Tiananmen Square protest in Beijing in 1989. Kate, who lives in Dorset, is the author of several books including an autobiography, The Kindness of Strangers, Corsets to Camouflage: Women and War, Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Child, Into Danger and Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One. Later in the month writerperformer Viv Gordon, artistic director of Mean Feet Dance, brings her remarkable autobiographical one-woman show I Am Joan to Bridport Arts Centre on 16th Viv Gordon June as part of a national tour. It is a hopeful comedy about a woman recovering from trauma who begins to discover a sense of herself by connecting with various inspiring Joans, such as Joan Collins, Joan Jett and Joan of Arc, all of whom embody elusive qualities of resilience and self-belief. Think Dynasty meets Joan of Arc with lashings of cherry bakewells, a heavy dose of glam rock and tissues for all at the end. It is described as irreverent and laugh out loud funnyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at times you will hold your breath and you may even cry.

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Courses&Workshops Wednesday 31 May Cape Farewell - Children’s Activities, Ages 6-12. Join Bridport Arts Centre during Half-Term who will be hosting gallery activities for young people that are linked to the current exhibition Cape Farewell! 2pm - 4pm, £4. Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. Open, Tues-Sat: 10am – 4pm. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com. Thursday 1 June Art Classes Thursday daytime 9.30am – 12.30pm, at the Scout Hut on St Swithins Rd, Bridport. Covering technical and expressive work in drawing and painting. Phone Tara on 07505 268 797 for more information. Life Drawing Thursday evenings 7pm – 9.30pm at The Chapel in the Garden, Bridport. Phone Tara for more information on 07505 268797.

next year. 10am - 5pm consisting of practical work, stage fighting, rehearsed reading and characterisation workshops. Numbers are limited, and it is aimed at people who are interested, but have never taken part in a community production before. The day is free of charge, and all are welcome. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Anne Jonathan on 01305 269510, or email bannejonathan14@ gmail.com.

Thursday 8 June - 13 July Exotic Animals in Pastel Pencils Learn the techniques of drawing in pastel pencils, using exotic animals as your subject matter. Tutor Linda Hampson. Suitable for beginners and those with more experience. Thursdays 10am-1pm. £60 for 6 week term. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Monday 5 June Clay A friendly and informal untutored sculpture group that meets weekly at IAC. All abilities welcome. Mondays 9.30am-3.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Friday 9 June Slow Stitch New workshop with k3n, focusing on simple hand-stitching, exploring techniques such as kantha, Boro, collage, visible mending and embroidery. Create small textile pieces, clothing, bags or cards or start a regular stitch journal. Bring handsewing kit. 10am - 1pm. £12 (includes materials). Ilminster Arts Centre,The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Thur 1 June – Thur 27 July Oil painting Discover the rich medium of oil painting with tutor Belinda Ireland. Beginners and improvers welcome. Through individual project based teaching learn how to use oil paint, colour mixing, composition and values. Thursdays 1.30pm - 4.30pm. £50 for five week term. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Tuesday 6 June Adventures in Crochet – Beginners Get to grips with crochet in this beginners’ workshop led by tutor Lynne Raddall. This session will include the cost of materials. For more details contact Lynne: lynneyraddall@yahoo. co.uk.10am-1pm. £22 (including materials). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Saturday 3 June Luxury Chocolate Making Course with Jane Swayne from local chocolatiers Gilbert & Swayne. 10am - 4.30pm. Includes a nice lunch and a glass of wine. Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton 01460 249758 www.frogmarygreenfarm.co.uk.

Wednesday 7 June 2017 Sausage Making Course with Clinton Bonner from Award winning Butchers Bonners of Ilminster. Learn how to make and flavour your own sausages. Includes lots of tasters and a glass of wine and a hot dog at the end of the session. 7.30pm - 9pm Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton, 01460 249758 www.frogmarygreenfarm.co.uk.

Sunday 4 June Drama Skills and Script Exploration Workshop Ever wanted to be a part of a massive dramatic production, or wondered how such as undertaking is put together? Plans for the staging of the next Dorchester Community Play, Spinning the Moon, are well underway, on this workshop playwright Stephanie Dale and director Peter Cann are holding a day of drama skills and script exploration at Dorchester Town Hall, above the Corn Exchange. Spinning the Moon is Dorchester’s seventh community play, and will be staged

Thursday 8 June Colour Workshop with Annabelle Hunt 7pm at Furleigh Estate. An inspirational colour talk by Annabelle Hunt, Bridport Timber & Flooring’s in-house colour consultant. Learn about what works for your home and how to use this season’s key colours. There will be a selection of delicious canapes and a glass of awarding winning Furleigh Estate wine plus a bag full of Farrow & Ball goodies. To book a place please call 01308 458443 or email: annabelle@bridporttimber.co.uk.

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Saturday 10 June Upholstery Workshop in Dalwood 10.30am – 4.30pm. Learn traditional skills using finest materials. Bring a small item of your choice. Small group maximum 5 students, plenty of oneto-one tuition. Tools and refreshments provided. Build materials at reasonable cost. For more info contact Martin on 01404 881321 or email martin@ bramblemead-upholstery.co.uk. Sound Healing Workshop led by John Hofton (Professional Sound Healer Practitioner, Wheater Sound Academy) as event 4 of 4 on ‘Healing and Spirituality’ at ‘A Space for Living Spirituality’ Bridport Quaker Meeting House 10am - 4pm. Donation £5 - £30. Bring-and-share lunch. For information and booking, email Janet Lake on iona. lake@aol.co.uk. Flamenco for Beginners An introduction to flamenco dancing enjoy a morning of Spanish guitar music, clapping and stamping, led by tutor Aneta Skut, a well-respected Flamenco dancer. Wear loose clothes, and shoes with a solid heel. 11am-1pm. £10. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Monday 12 June Figure Drawing This is a non-tutored drawing session from the clothed model. Two models will be provided each session for one hour each. Please bring your own paper and drawing materials. Book with Andrew Sutton 07814 641609 or andrewmjsutton@ hotmail.com. Mondays 6.30-8.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Tuesday 13 June Furleigh Estate Vineyard Tour and tasting with Capreolus 2.30pm. As part of Bridport Food Festival Week Furleigh Estate is hosting a special vineyard tour followed by a wine & food tasting with local artisan charcuterie producer David Richards of Capreolus. Enjoy tasting Furleigh wines with charcuterie made in Rampisham and David will share his

knowledge on the art of curing and smoking in this informative event. Tickets £12.50. To book visit www. furleighestate.co.uk. Wed 14 – Thur 15 June Animal or Figure Sculpture in Clay with Pippa Hill, two days. 10.30am – 4.30pm. £80 clay at cost. Guggleton Farm Arts Project, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RQ. 01963 363456 www.guggleton.co.uk. Thursday 15 June Knit, Stitch & Crochet Too From casting on to the finished garment. Come and share your ideas and be inspired - whatever your level of skill from beginner to master knitter. 2.15pm - 4.15pm. £4 per session (includes refreshments). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Friday 16 June Felt Making Discover the wonderfully tactile and rewarding art of felting by making felt scarves, bags, slippers - or whatever takes your fancy! Beginners to advanced welcome. 10am - 3pm. £23 per monthly session (excluding materials). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. Saturday 17 June Dorset Archaeology: The Sites, The Artefacts & The People of Dorset’s Past Also 24 June. Chris Tripp BA (hons) MA (University College London) from 10,000BC to the anglosaxons. ‘The Grey Mare & Her Colts’ neolithic long barrow. Two day schools with a class in the morning & site visits in the afternoon. Students will learn about Dorset’s deeper past, the people and their material culture, from the last ice age to the beginnings of the wessex

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Courses&Workshops kingdom. For the site visits please bring weather proofs and boots plus a packed lunch. £40 for the two days. Students may book for the whole course or just for both lectures (£20) or both walks (£20). The walks are short but will involve some climbing of stiles and rough ground. Unitarian Chapel, East Street, Bridport. tripp. chris60@gmail.com 07768695162. Garden Floristry Workshops with Grace Alexander. There is a reason why British Flowers Week (19 – 25 June) is mid June. The best of the summer, bursting out of the ground and giving us its all. Fancy a dip? Come and paddle in a sea of blooms in one of the loveliest gardens in the South West. Your pickings, the best of the harvest from Grace’s own flower field, lashings of tea and scones, and you’ll be guided to produce a bountiful and beautiful hand tied bouquet. Mid Summer tied with string. www.fordeabbey.co.uk/ event/posy-tying-garden-floristryworkshop/. Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, £35 per person 10am 12pm or 1.30 - 3.30pm. Gospel Choir Workshop Return visit of Jo Sercombe. St John’s Church, West Bay. 10am - 4pm Under18’s/ students free. Donations £10. BYO Lunch or buy Fish and Chips. Drinks provided. All Welcome. Please book elfsavigear@btinternet.com or 01308 424031.

experience necessary. The Scout Hall, Redcotts Lane, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1JX. £12, bookings call Dean 01935 389655, www. centreforpuresound.org. Mindfulness & Creativity Day at the Othona Community, Burton Bradstock, with Sue Howse & Sue Lansbury. 10am - 4pm Fee £40 (incl. light lunch) Contact: Susan Howse howsesp@yahoo.co.uk or tel. 01308 898337 or Othona tel. 01308 898130.

Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 June Cleft Chestnut Summer Workshop at Bredy Farm. Make some gates, a table or a bench if you’re adventurous. Start with a chestnut log, cleve it, shape it and joint it to make something that will last a lifetime (or two) using traditional methods along with a few more modern tools. Camping available on the farm in a picturesque orchard campsite adjacent to the river Bride. Maximum 6 participants so book early. To book or for more details de@artisangardening.co.uk 0797 097 6031.

Friday 23 – Sunday 25 June Living Nutrition £395 Residential / £295 Non-residential. Explore the relationship between land, food, health and vitality, and leave with seasonal recipes and cooking skills to share at home. 01297 631113 www. trillfarm.co.uk Trill Farm, Pudleylake Road, Musbury, Axminster, Devon EX13 8TU.

Sunday 18 June Angels of Sound Voice playshop 10am - 12.30pm A great opportunity to enjoy the extraordinary sounds your voice can make and see how by Toning our chakras, Vocal Overtoning, and using Sacred language, Divine names and breathwork we can re-energise and ground ourselves. Absolutely no

Tue 20 – Wed 21 June Watercolour Course in Flower Painting 2 day course with Susie Corbett. 10.30am – 4.30pm £80. Guggleton Farm Arts Project, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RQ. 01963 363456 www.guggleton.co.uk. Wednesday 21 June Beginners photography with Passion4Photos, Reed Base at Seaton Wetlands 9am - 1pm. Learn how to get more from your camera with professional photographer, Matt Willson. Capture countryside scenery and professional images of family days out. Drinks and snacks provided. Suitable for 16+. Booking required, £25 per person, Reed Base, Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, EX12 2SP wildeastdevon.co.uk, 01395 517557, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk.

Saturday 24 June Self-Enquiry Satsang with Derek Thorne 10am – 1pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, High West St, Dorchester. A morning of spiritual wisdom, meditation and chanting with an inspiring and authentic teacher from the Advaita Vedanta tradition. An opportunity to explore your true nature. Cost £20. “Early Bird” £15. For details and to book please contact Nancy Chantrell 01305 750174 or nchantrell@uwclub.net or www. yogaliving.co.uk. Children’s Art Chest Saturday

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morning art club led by artist Margaret Micklewright. This week’s theme is ‘Going Dotty’. Many artists use dots to create tone & colour. Using ballpoint pens, paint and cotton buds explore ways of dottifying your favourite subjects. Ages 8+. 10.30am-12.30pm. £5 per session (including materials). Please bring an overall! Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. Wednesday 28 June Wildflowers, Orchids and Grasses Identification Workshop 1pm – 2pm. Improve your identification skills amongst our ancient pastures, meadows and woodlands. For more information and to book go to www. kingcombe.org. The Kingcombe Centre, Lower Kingcombe, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. Contact 01300 320684. Wed 28 June – Wed 2 August Acrylic Painting With guidance and advice, students of all abilities will be able to explore and develop their own personal painting style, with particular attention given to individual needs. With tutor Juliet Farnese. Wednesdays 10.30am-12.30pm. £60 for a session of 6 workshops. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. Start to Draw With exercises in shape and space, perspective, and the value of light and shade, students will gain an understanding of the importance of drawing as a foundation to painting and as a hugely enjoyable form of expression. With tutor Juliet Farnese. Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm. £48 for a session of 6 workshops. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. Friday 30 June Rag Rugs Come and make beautiful rag rugs from recycled materials. Be warned - it’s addictive! 11am-1pm. £10 per monthly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

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News &Views THORNECOMBE

BRIDPORT

SOUTH SOMERSET

Children at the village primary school have raised nearly £1,500 in a 100km cycling challenge. Pupils at St Mary’s were sponsored to complete as many laps of the school grounds as they could within one hour. When the results were totted up, the PFA found that the relay had actually covered 297km. Children also used a specialised smoothie-making bike, provided by the nearby Magdalen Environmental Education Centre, which created smoothies as the children clocked up the kilometres. Some £1,498.20 in sponsorship was raised from the event, which will be used to pay for new equipment at the school. Head teacher Tanya Robinson, said: “It was hard work to keep going for an hour but children took part with smiles on their faces and were so pleased with their achievements.”

A black actor says police targeted him as he prepared for a production at Bridport Arts Centre about discrimination. Oraine Johnson was performing in ‘Sorry! No Coloureds, No Irish, No Dogs’, which explores racism, discrimination and migration. He says police approached him and he was accused of being a drug dealer. Pamela Cole-Hudson, chief executive and artistic director of Gazebo Theatre, said: “For our actor to be racially profiled whilst preparing for a performance of a show exploring racism and discrimination is both sadly ironic and telling.” A police spokesman said officers spoke to Mr Johnson in a ‘routine stop and account enquiry’ as part of intelligence-led patrols about specific issues of drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.

Residents are being asked by police to be vigilant after a spate of lead thefts from buildings, including a church. Thieves struck at Orchard Lane and Easthams Lane in Crewkerne, High Street in East Chinnock and All Saints Church, Merriott. Since legislation changes in relation to cashless payments for scrap and a national operation to tackle metal thefts, lead thefts have dramatically reduced, with figures dropping by more than 50% in Avon and Somerset. Anyone who has been offered large amounts of lead flashing recently is asked to contact PC Chris Purnell on 101 with the following crime reference numbers: 5217090421 for Orchard Lane, Crewkerne; 5217088329 for High St, East Chinnock; 5217065970 for Easthams Road, Crewkerne; 5217056763 for All Saints Church, Merriott.

Children harness pedal power

Black actor says he was targeted

SEATON

Call goes out to young golfers Axe Cliff Golf Club is trying to encourage more young people to take up the sport. Simon and Jill Wellington, who took over the club in 2014, say they have noticed a steady membership increase overall, with six new people under 30 joining within the space of two weeks. Club professional Andrew Thompson is planning to set up a summer school for under-18s as soon as the club has suitable numbers. This will take place on Saturday afternoons, starting at 2pm, and the cost per session will be £3. Mr Wellington said the clubhouse was very welcoming if parents wanted to wait for their youngsters and enjoy refreshments and the views. For more information, email office@ axecliffgolfclub.com or call 01297 21754 and leave names, ages and full contact details.

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Spate of lead thefts

DORCHESTER

Riverside reserve has new sparkle

Dorchester’s ‘hidden gem’ has been unveiled after an £18,000 revamp. The riverside reserve alongside the Frome Millstream now has a new boardwalk, bench area and platform. It’s managed by the Friends of the Riverside Reserve, with help from Dorchester Town Council. The project was boosted by £12,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme, which encourages shoppers to vote for local charities and community groups. The old boardwalk was more than 20 years old and had started to rot. The new one is made of recycled plastic. Mayor of Dorchester Cllr Tim Harries praised the town council for putting a lot of work into the scheme. He added: “It’s a hidden little gem and I would encourage people to visit—and keep it tidy, as it’s a special place.”

What Shall We Talk About? Laterally Speaking by Humphrey Walwyn

pparently, not that much. Talking is a dying art form. Human beings no longer chat to each other: they prefer to text or Facebook each other even if they’re in the same room. Like many of us from an older generation, I was brought up to never discuss Religion, Sex or Money in polite conversation with strangers. Too personal, too private and too much information for anybody, particularly if you’ve only just met—either face to face at a party or virtually on a mobile screen. But, in any event, these three taboo subjects are out of date in today’s world. Here are some pointers on what else not to talk about in 2017. We used to occasionally discuss politics in our house but Theresa May’s decision to hold an election on June 8th changed all of that. Quite suddenly I now find myself supporting a different political party from other members of the household. My children have emerged as radical extremists with overt sympathies for either Julian Assange or militant Veganism while my wife and I are arguing about which party poster to put up in the window. Will it be blue or red or orange or green? The only thing we’ve now agreed is not to put up anything. This has never happened before. Our domestic unity is now a shattered memory along with warmed Hovis bread rolls and prawn cocktails served in glasses. I can’t even discuss politics while writing in this magazine because electoral rules forbid me promoting one party without mentioning all the other parties at the same time, and I don’t have a spare ten hours to read through the long list. So, Politics as a subject is completely out for the moment. Of course, if you’re reading this after June 8th, you can start arguing all over again but by then the outcome may be academic and a ‘fait accompli’ for another five years. I blame Brexit of course. The ‘B’ word has ripped apart the social fabric binding all our friends and relations over the last six months. I know of other family mem-

travel across the Atlantic on a Lilo or escape from Pentonville Prison while doing a five year stretch for fraud, then that suddenly is a fascinating subject to keep anybody glued to your conversation. So, this is yet another taboo subject to not talk about—your children (unless they’ve climbed Everest backwards or won an X Factor heat while spinning plates with a bamboo stick— maybe both at the same time?). My other non-subject for discusHow not to start a conversation sion is literally a pet hate. Never talk about your pet unless someone else bers who say they won’t talk to each other has already raised the subject or you’ve got ever again. We have banned discussing the something really interesting at home like a ‘B’ word in our house for fear of a guest tame Koala or man eating crocodile in your being speared by a fondue fork over the garden pond. Discussing the merits of your dinner table. You can’t even think about pet goldfish while sipping a glass of tepid Brexit let alone mention it in polite converProsecco is not going to set the party on sation. This means that all of the following fire. Again, talking about your fitness levels subjects are now out of bounds: Europe, within a minute of meeting someone and Brussels, Strasbourg, The Single Market how you like to run half marathons every and (especially) Jean-Claude Juncker. Thursday morning can be a little intimidatAnd while you’re about it, please don’t ing. As I stand and listen, am I supposed talk about all the lovely European places to join you in my running shoes or join the you’ve just visited on holiday. I’m sure queue for cardiac arrest in A&E? you had a wonderful time soaking up the And never mention social media (and sun in Crete, Spain, Greece, Italy, South how Donald Trump writes to you and of France and the Algarve, but please stop fifty million others individually five times talking about it. Nothing to do with politics every day) or your latest fad diet involvbut everything to do with making me and ing nettle soup, tadpoles and seaweed. You everyone else jealous. ‘Too busy to go on will have lost me by the time you end the holiday in May. Bah Humbug… first sentence. And if you really want me Here’s another piece of good advice. to collapse in instant boredom, you could Unless someone specifically asks you start talking about your Traffic Route—the about them, never volunteer unprompted worst subject of all to raise. It goes someinformation about your children. As you thing like this… know, other people’s children can be a “Terrible traffic on the A35, got stuck most boring subject. You’ve just been behind a muck spreader near Honiton and introduced to somebody new and within a Jurassic coast bus at Axminster which two minutes they’re off on a rant about stopped EVERYWHERE but had nice their daughter Fridgia who is SO brilliant colours on the side, then blocked by a and how she’s cycled around Thailand after plague of seagulls in West Bay but unforUni and had the MOST wonderful time etc tunately Broadchurch is no longer on, then etc. This is not particularly exciting or difmet the train at Dorchester but it goes SO ferent or newsworthy. It’s not even remoteSLOWLY from Poole onwards doesn’t it, ly interesting since I don’t know anything awful bank holiday traffic all the way to about dear Fridgia or whether she’s good Bournemouth, they really should do someat mending a bicycle tyre puncture. Of thing… etc…” course, if she had done something really I could keep going, but I don’t think interesting like becoming the first person to there’s anything left to talk about.

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House&Garden Contemporary jazz in Dorchester TRUMPETER Jay Phelps, who came to jazz fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention playing Miles Davis in the film Kind of Blue, brings his quartet to Dorchester Arts at the Corn Exchange on 16th June at 8pm. This talented young quartet are dedicated to contemporary jazz, playing with a clear understanding of what is both modern and traditional. They play a mixed set of original compositions from the band leader and arrangements of jazz standards.

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12 Million Volts packs a Powerful Punch THE Outbound Project comes to Dorchester Arts at the Corn Exchange on 21st and 22nd June with an exciting stage show that combines science, storytelling and physical and visual theatre. The award-winning company tells the story and achievements of the inventor Nikola Tesla in 12 Million Volts in a performance using holograms (sort of), pigeons with lasers coming out of their eyes (use your imagination!) and more lighting tricks than they can afford batteries to perform! The Outbound Project promises to show you the many reasons why they think Tesla is a legend, Edison is an overrated thief, and the American dream could have been so much more. The performance begins at 8pm.

PARTY TIME

with B Sharp

B Sharp musicians from Big Mix 2016 Photograph by Maisie Hill

B SHARP are celebrating their 10th birthday at the Big Mix this year. With young people always at its heart, B Sharp have been on an incredible journey over the past 10 years and what better way to celebrate than to bring together those young people, friends, colleagues and funders who have been part of their success. They’ll be showcasing some highlights of their work over the past decade and sharing their hopes and plans for the next. Following that, they’ll be raising the rafters and opening the doors for more music, dancing, partying and fun—with food, refreshments and bar. Fran Williams, CEO said, ‘We’re really excited to be celebrating our 10th birthday. As usual, everyone who attends can expect a musical extravaganza, staged by some of the most exciting young producers, music acts and guests, topped by a headline act to dance the night away!’ Managing Director, Marcus Dixon said, ‘The Big Mix offers a real, live, learning opportunity

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KOG and the Zongo Brigade from Big Mix 2016 Photograph by Maisie Hill

for young people. They collaborate as planners, musicians, performers, producers, technicians, stage managers and young entrepreneurs to put on an event through which they gain a vast range of skills and experience. This shows how B Sharp is much more than ‘just music’. We are also a social enterprise offering an opportunity for young people to work alongside industry professionals.’ It all takes place in and around the iconic Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, set against the backdrop of The Jurassic Coast. The showcase on July 1st runs from 6.30pm to 10pm and the party runs from 10.30pm to midnight. Tickets are £8.50 adult; £5 young people and low waged; £21 family (2 adults + 2 young people). The Box office is at the Lyme Regis TIC, 01297 442138. If you would like to get involved with The Big Mix, please contact Fran Williams by email at franwilliams@bsharp.org.uk. If you would like to help develop B Sharp’s future, please contact Marcus Dixon at marcusdixon@bsharp.org.uk

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Vegetables in June By Fergus Dowding

‘Rain in June keeps all in tune’ is true up to a point. Last year heavy June rain produced huge crops of potatoes and broad beans. My father’s comment that ‘we need rain, but only in some fields’ came true again: good for potatoes but not enough sunshine and warmth for other crops like runner beans and courgettes. This year has been pretty good—so far. As so often we transplanted our French and runner beans as early as we dared, hoping they can grow strongly away from slug attack. Fleecing over until they badly need canes to grow up helps establish them. Our early outdoor sowings of carrots and broad beans failed this year under sheer pressure of predators combined with the cold, whereas my early May sowing of carrots came up in a fortnight, helped by constant watering of the top soil layer when dry. Nip out broad bean tops as soon as you see the first blackfly, dib leeks at the end of the month, and put lots of compost around established plants to both mulch and feed them. As gaps appear, sow or transplant beetroot, French beans, carrots, lettuce, winter brassicas such as swede, winter cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower, calabrese and broccoli and, after the solstice, bulb Florence fennel, radicchio and endives. This year Real Seeds have sold me mixed packet of spring cauliflower seed, this may help spread the harvest period next spring. Red sky at night, shepherds delight. Red sky in a mist, shepherds pissed.

A busy hoop house in mid May. In the left bed: peppers sown mid-Feb, still small and normally under fleece, transplanted after pulling a crop of peas sown November that produced pods right through April. Garlic was planted early December between rows of salad to deter slugs—it helped a bit(!)— between rows of now-tall overwintered salad lettuce, spinach and dill—some still being picked, and which will be kept for seed. The garlic will be ready to harvest by the end of May. Between the garlic are some cucumber and melon plants just transplanted. A self-sown parsnip has been left to see how big it grows, with French beans beyond that should be ready to eat through June. The right bed is mainly tomatoes sown mid-Feb. Between them some beetroot sown mid-Feb now being picked, and radish also a good size only 6 weeks after sowing. In the foreground a few last carrots (Autumn King) sown October and now a good size. All this intercropping seems to work well even if a bit chaotic, definitely more productive. I will be planting squash under the tomatoes in June, which makes for added but irresistible chaos, last year this produced 40kg butternut off 3 plants.

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June in the Garden By Russell Jordan

was just dipping into Marjery Fish’s ‘A Flower for Every Day’ and the doyenne of cottage gardening sums up June pretty nicely; “June is the month that takes care of itself. Even the dullest garden can’t help being colourful in June.” She goes on to draw inspiration from the hedgerows and verges which are full of honeysuckle, wild roses and cow parsley. My closest wild verge is brimming with cheerful pink campion which seems to take over from where the bluebells left off, after their dominance in May. Mimicking the gay abandon of nature is difficult, in a contrived garden situation, because, thanks to our temperate UK climate, we grow plant species which hail from all parts of the globe. They would never be found, cheek by jowl, in nature so they don’t have the natural ability to all get along with each other. Like rugby players crashing a genteel tea dance, there will always be the downright ‘thuggish’ species which trample the more delicate specimens. Hence, in June, when suddenly the borders appear to double in size overnight, the gardener needs to do a bit of refereeing. If the plant supports, pea sticks for me, that you inserted a few weeks ago, have been overrun, threatening collapse, then now’s the time to shove in a few more to keep the ‘lunatics from taking over the asylum’. Another trick is to perform the ‘Chelsea Chop’, albeit a week or two after the flower show itself, which is where you deliberately chop back some of the later flowering perennials (Helenium, Rudbeckia, Sedum etc.) so that they remain stockier, flowering a little later, than the ones left at full height. I’m wondering if, with the very dry start to the growing season, herbaceous borders will be naturally shorter and less prone to collapse this summer? I’ve noticed that my meadow plants have barely reached half the height that I would have expected by now. Meadows flower earlier than herbaceous borders so there is a chance that, if rainfall returns to normal, garden plants will ‘catch up’. Most meadow grasses are already flowering, or even setting seed, so they’ve peaked and won’t grow any taller. Now that pots, containers and hanging baskets have been planted up, with annuals and tender perennials, the summer ritual of regular watering and liquid feeding can commence. Even if we have a lot of rain, the restricted amount of soil that plants in containers have access to, together with the fact that they are planted unnaturally densely, conspire to demand extra hand watering. I always use a watering can for this (tricky if you’ve got a lot of hanging baskets—I don’t!) because it’s the only way to judge precisely how much water your plants are getting.

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Container plants really benefit from feeding, once the nutrients in their potting compost have been exhausted, because they have got to work hard if they are to keep on producing flowers right up to the first frost. Whichever feed you choose, add it to the watering can at the rate suggested on the packet. Usually there is a choice between adding a reduced amount, at every watering, or adding it at full strength, on a weekly or fortnightly basis. I tend to favour the latter as keeping the compost constantly moist means that, in very dry weather, I’d get through gallons of water and therefore an excessive amount of feed if it was added to every can. During periods of very wet weather, when containers require watering less often, if I still feed every other week then at least they are not going without the nutrients they need. With warmer weather, even more vigilance is required to stay one jump ahead of pests and diseases. Most pests are controlled naturally, by predators, but an infestation may require a little intervention in order to give nature time to catch up. Aphids can be ‘blasted’ off plants with a jet of water, being careful not to damage the foliage too, which should limit the damage they can do while the population of ladybirds, lacewings and the like builds up sufficiently to keep the aphid numbers down. The infamous ‘Lily Beetle’, being an ‘alien species’, has no such natural control so must be dealt with physically or chemically. The adult beetles are pretty obvious, they are vermillion red, about a centimetre long, with a black underside. They are sneaky little blighters and tend to hide on the underside of lily leaves except for when they are sunning themselves, I suspect they are advertising for a mate, when they sit on the tops of the lily plants. Even then they have a trick up their sleeves. If they spot you approaching, they will instantly drop off the plant and land, black side uppermost, on the dark soil where they are very hard to spot. Not only that, they also have a signalling system, a faint squeak, that warns fellow lily beetles that danger is approaching so that their mates drop to the ground too! In contrast to the shiny, red, adults, the larvae are disgusting, fat, maggoty, grubs which eat lily leaves at a voracious rate. They tend to start at the bottom of the lily stem, eating the leaves in a manner so that only a shrivelled brown remnant of the glossy, green, original remains. Consequently, they may well have destroyed a large proportion of leaves before you spot them. To make matters worse, the nasty fat grubs will not be immediately apparent because, as a disguise, they cover themselves in their own excreta so that they look like lumps of bird poo, rather than beetle larvae. They can be controlled by meticulously combing every lily stem to remove the grubs by hand – if you can

bear it. To control them with an insecticide you’ll have to use a product with acts ‘systemically’; the active ingredient enters the plant and kills the grubs as they eat the leaves. The most widely available product is ‘Provado’ which is also known as ‘Vine Weevil Killer’ (although vine weevils seem increasingly resistant to it these days). After the evils of the lily beetle, I feel I should end on a more pragmatic note and remember that, even if every lily in the garden is eaten, there are still tons of other flowers to enjoy on herbaceous perennials, bulbs, shrubs and trees during this month of plenty.

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Ally Pally

By Cecil Amor

Broadchurch has finished now on TV and the large number of viewers claimed has been amazing. We have noticed the increased number of cars and visitors, and with good weather, shops and kiosks have had plenty of trade, and no doubt hotels and bed and breakfast establishments have also. I am sure the local Tourist Information is pleased. Chris Chibnall the writer of Broadchurch is to be congratulated. The magnificent views of cliffs, beaches and terrain all added to the experience. Recently I saw a programme on BBC4, repeated from last November which told the story of Television’s Opening Night: How the Box was Born. It told the story of the first live TV broadcast on 2nd November 1936. No recording exists of this historic event, so the programme attempted to re-create it, with actors playing the parts of the original engineers and artists. The BBC transmitted the original programmes from Alexandra Palace, hence my title. I have written about this before, but thought it was worth another mention as we have just passed the 80th anniversary of television, so it is 80 years plus 7 or 8 months from that first broadcast. Without what came to be known as “Ally Pally” we should not have been able to enjoy Broadchurch and so much more. After the early trial broadcasts, transmissions ceased during the war and engineers were diverted to the war effort. Television was of course closely allied to radar. The story of the development of television is similar to that of radio, which preceded it, the drive of one man being responsible. In the case of TV that man was John Logie Baird. He was born in Glasgow in 1888, a son of the manse, but Baird started training with the Clyde Valley Electrical Power Co. In his early days he apparently tried to get rich quickly by making artificial diamonds using Clyde Valley power and so lost his job. He then tried to earn a living in 1918 by selling a variety of goods, like inflatable boot soles, then jam and chutney and thermal socks, the latter being moderately successful. He moved to the south of England for health reasons and in 1923 he first demonstrated “Seeing by Wireless” in Hastings, producing an image of a plus sign “+”, but his landlady became tired of his apparatus everywhere. He moved to 22 Frith Street, Soho and continued development. Baird’s system was both mechanical and electrical and required the image to be transmitted to be highly illuminated and in bold contrast. The reflected light was scanned by a spinning perforated disc, previously invented by Nipkoff to operate a photocell. This produced a variable electric current which could 54 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 Tel. 01308 423031

be transmitted by radio to illuminate a light source to be scanned by another perforated disc, synchronised with the first, to produce the final image. In 1925 Baird televised an image of a ventriloquist’s dummy “Stooky Bill” from one room to another. The picture of his “Televisor” was half the size of a postcard, with an orange and black image of only 30 lines. In 1927 Baird’s Chief Engineer was also a “Radio Ham” (amateur) and transmitted live TV pictures across the Atlantic to the home of a fellow “Ham” near New York. Yet I have heard Americans say that California was where TV was invented. During my time in engineering I had the coincidence of working consecutively with two engineers in two separate companies who had both worked with Baird. They knew each other and both independently spoke very highly of him as an inventor and thought he had been badly treated by history. One colleague has written some of his reminiscences and spoken about them on BBC Radio 4. This colleague coincidentally holidayed at Charmouth for many years. Baird showed the BBC his ideas and discussed setting up a TV broadcast service but was ignored for some time. Eventually a trial was proposed between the Baird system and an electronic system produced by Marconi - EMI, probably better funded, for 6 months commencing in November 1936, using 405 lines originally. EMI engineers McGee and Lubszynski had worked on a cathode ray tube to display images, ready just in time. The electronic system eventually prevailed and was capable of much more development than the Baird system. In both cases, like so many developments, they were both based on a number of earlier inventions by others. The components used by both systems had been developed over many years by other inventors/engineers, for example the photocell by Carey in 1875, the Nipkoff (or Nipkow) disc in 1885, the basic cathode ray tube by Rosing in 1911 and radio transmission/reception by Marconi from 1896. Both the Baird company and Marconi EMI were heavily engaged in the war effort, but once peace was restored they could reconsider their position in various markets. It was some time before the TV network was able to reach the whole of the UK. Happy viewing! Bridport History Society meets on Tuesday June 13th at 2.30 pm in the United Church Main Hall, East Street, Bridport to hear about “The Best of Bankes: The Bankes Archives Project” from Luke Dady. All welcome, visitors fee £2-50. Cecil Amor, Hon. President Bridport History Society.

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PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Something for Everyone By Helen Fisher

SOMERTON £1,250,000

An imposing, Grade II* listed family townhouse with 5 bedrooms. Built in 1770 and retaining many original features inc: flagstone flooring, fireplaces, expansive cellars and attic accommodation. Plus detached coach house. Lovely walled garden and private parking. Knight Frank Tel: 01935 804634

COLYTON £175,000

A bright and well presented modern terraced house with 2 bedrooms. Situated in a small cul-de-sac in an elevated, residential area. With a pretty, enclosed south-facing garden with private parking. Gordon and Rumsby Tel: 01297 553768

BRIDPORT £575,000

A contemporary home taking full advantage of light, space and position. Both the town centre and open countryside are only a few minutes walk away. Outstanding decorative order throughout, with 3 double bedrooms and 3 shower rooms. South facing rear gardens with decked terrace. Symonds & Sampson Tel: 01308 422092 56 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 Tel. 01308 423031

STOKE ABBOTT £295,000

A pretty, refurbished character cottage with 2 double bedrooms set in the heart of the village. Lovely dual aspect sitting room with door to the garden and wood-burner. Large rear garden and veg patch. Stags Tel: 01308 428000

SHIPTON GORGE £650,000

A detached 3 bedroom bungalow with loft conversion. Enjoying an outstanding country location with spectacular views and sea glimpses. First time on the market in 30 years, with no immediate neighbours. Detached garage, parking, stables and a range of sheds. All set in 2.25 acres. Humberts Tel: 01308 422215

BEAMINSTER £500,000 GUIDE PRICE

A opportunity to buy a unique building plot, close to the town centre yet with almost total privacy. Set in 1.82 acres and bordered by woodland, farmland and residential gardens. With planning permission to develop a south-facing, single two storey dwelling. Mayfair Tel: 01308 862606

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Marshwood David Worthington Matilda Temperley

Selecting Photography and Digital Art Matilda is an award-winning photographer. Her work regularly appears in international publications such as, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Harpers Bazaar and National Geographic. Matilda’s work is inspired by marginalised societies. Her sell-out book, Under The Surface—Somerset Floods won the Royal Photographic Society’s Vic Odden Award in 2015. Her second book, Omo—Change In The Valley documents human rights abuses in Ethiopia. In May 2017 Matilda’s third book, The League of Exotic Dancers—Legends of American Burlesque (Oxford University Press) will be published. www.matildatemperley.com

Selecting Sculpture

David Worthington is a sculptor who has been working principally in the medium of stone. After training in Barcelona and New York, he worked in London before moving to Dorset. Worthington also works in bronze, cement, tarmac, and paint. For several years he has been making wax drawings over a water-colour base, images that frustrate the viewers ability to see them clearly. For Worthington, sculpture is about the body, and if the audience’s bodies can also be part of the process, so much the better. www.davidworthington.co.uk

ARTS Awards 2017

HOW TO ENTER ENTRIES need to be returned by 6pm on Friday 15th September 2017 to: info@marshwoodvale.com.

Please also provide an artist statement of up to 100 words plus all contact details to include telephone, email and mailing address.

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for Entry John Makepeace Selecting Applied Arts

John bought Parnham House, Dorset in 1976 and founded the Parnham Trust to provide integrated courses in design, making and management for aspiring furniture makers.This was alongside but separate from his own furniture workshops. With his team of craftsman, he has completed commissions for the V&A, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, the Arts Institute, Chicago, and private collections in the Britain, the United States and China. Last year, he won the Prince Philip Designers Prize 2016. www.johnmakepeacefurniture.com

Tom Hammick

Selecting Painting & Drawing The 2017 Marshwood Arts Awards has now opened for entry. The fourth in a series that began in 2008, the Marshwood Arts Awards was designed to highlight and promote the wealth of creativity in the South West and quickly attracted artists and makers from much further afield. This year the Awards are divided into four categories; -

Painting & Drawing Photography & Digital Media Sculpture Applied Arts (to include products such as: Furniture & Works in Wood, Ceramics & Glass, Fashion & Textiles, Jewellery, Metalwork and Decorative Arts.)

Artists are invited to submit work to any one, or more of the categories and the relevant judge will select three entrants from that category (Nine entrants will be chosen from the Applied Arts Category). Those chosen will exhibit in a high-profile mixed exhibition at the Bridport Arts Centre from 4th November – 2nd December 2017. Artists to exhibit in this year’s Painting & Drawing category will be chosen by renowned artist Tom Hammick. Tom is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Painting and Printmaking at the University of Brighton and Visiting Lecturer Fine Art University of Ulster and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University). He has work in many major public and corporate collections including the British Museum (Collection of Prints and Drawings), Victoria and Albert Museum, Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Collection of Prints and Drawings), Deutsche Bank, Yale Centre for British Art, and The Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Harriet Wallace-Jones Selecting Applied Arts Trained at Central St Martin’s and The Royal College of Art Harriet WallaceJones was awarded Silver Medal of Achievement and elected Liveryman by The Worshipful Company of Weavers. She is a founding partner in the hugely successful Wallace Sewell design studio. In 2017 Wallace Sewell celebrates twentyfive years of creating their original and exciting woven British designs. www.wallacesewell.com

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Pollock By Nick Fisher

‘I wouldn’t give that to me cat’ spat Padraig, an Irish-ghillie-cumpoacher-cum-mobile Guinness reservoir that I met on a salmon adventure to County Mayo. ‘Pollock is rubbish. Rubbish man. Not fit for human consumption. Any man in Ireland, who could even be bothered to bring pollock home, would only be after using it to fertilise their veggie patch’. Padraig put the pollock in its place. The modern Irish, he claims have no use or taste for this species. This virulent snobbery regarding the fitness of pollock as a table fish is common. Even today, when cod stocks are crippled, haddock’s about as rare as rocking horse dung, and most other sea species are struggling. Still some people have trouble regarding the other pelagic species like pollock, saithe or coley as proper nosh. But believe me, they are potentially delicious. Treat them right and they’ll show your taste buds a very good time. The problem with the Irish is that they’ve historically been a bit jammy when it comes to fish. Especially on the west coast around Mayo, where the huge salmon runs up the river Moy system, meant local people could eat top class game fish from spring through to winter. So, they had little need to ever step down to the second rung of sea fish. The Scots were never quite so lucky or fussy. Or unadventurous, come to that. I remember eating pollock as a lad when we lived in Glasgow. It was simply treated the same way as cod. Although, I do also remember that coley (saithe) in those days was seen as strictly food for cats. Something I now realise was a culinary oversight. Saithe or coley is practically identical to pollock. They both have greeny-black colouring on their back. And both have a pronounced lateral line that runs the length of their bodies. The easiest way to tell the difference between coley (also known as saithe or coal fish) and pollock is the mouth. Pollock has a very pronounced jutting lower jaw which is longer than the upper one. With coley the upper and lower jaw are identical meeting together symmetrically at the mouth. And the pollock’s lateral line is different from the coley’s. The pollock’s line starts at the head and curves sharply downwards in a sort of ‘hip’ line like 50’s Italian sports cars. The coley’s line is dead straight from one end to the other. Generations past, the British used to be so fond of coley, that they developed an amazing 57 different names for it. Names that related to regional variation as well as size. These names include sillack, sillock, piltock, harben and cuithe. And in Ireland there’s a few more colloquial variations that evolved like gilpin, blockan, greylord and glashan. Pollock fishing and to a small extent pollock eating has become popular in the south coast of England. The channel wrecking charter

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boats along the coast seek out rusty marks where anglers can haul big bags of pollock off wrecks using feathers, jigs and red gill lures. It can be cracking sport, although I’m always keen that any wrecking party knows the meaning of conservation. It’s too easy to take too many fish. More than you need. If I’ve caught two or three good pollock, I stop and fish for something else, or even stop fishing altogether. The problem with some wrecking trips is that anglers have to travel so far, for so long, up to three hours from some ports, that they really want to catch loads of fish, to make the trip feel worth their while. And if the skipper’s done his homework and pulled up over a good wreck it’s not unusual to pick up a good fish on nearly every drop of your bait. I get nervous when anyone starts bag filling. What are they really going to do with the fish they can’t eat, if they eat any? Sell it? Recreational anglers should never sell fish. If you want to pay for your fishing by selling the fish you catch, then get a licence and go the whole hog. Don’t eat away at fish stocks and someone else’s livelihood by playing at it. Fish off deep wrecks are very hard to return alive. As they ascend from 150 or 200 feet their swim bladder over-inflates and so, even if an angler wants to release his fish, the expanded swim bladder restricts the fish from diving under the surface. Much as I love pollock eating and pollock fishing, I know when to stop. The inhabitants of the Shetland islands have lived off saithe and pollock fishing for hundreds of years. And over that time have developed some excellent and bizarre techniques for catching them. There’s a book called Shetland Fishing Saga that relates one tasty technique... ‘The fisherman fishing in a small boat had a good supply of half boiled limpets which he chewed to an oily pulp before spitting them out in a rapid series of blobs on the sea immediately around the boat. As the oily ‘vam’ spread, sillacks were attracted to the area and as soon as the lust grew, the fisherman no longer had to even bait his hook, but could take the fish aboard on a bare hook’. Apart from providing an essential protein diet for the rugged island dwellers, saithe and pollock provided the people of Orkney with more than just food. The traditional practise in the Orkney islands was to split the coley fish, salt them and slowly smoke them over their peat hearths over a number of days. Once the split coley are dried they feel like wood and also begin to emit a slight aquatic phosphorescent glow. Old Orkney folk claim that in some houses where the catches had been particularly good, the huge number of hanging dried coleys would actually emit enough glow to read by at night. Which just goes to prove, there is nothing quite so weird as fish.

Food&Dining

June 2017 Food Markets Please check dates and times with venues or organisers

Sat 3rd Thur 8th Fri 9th Sat 10th

Thur 15th Fri 16th Sat 17th Thur 22nd Sat 24th

Poundbury, Queen Mother Square, 9am - 1pm Shaftesbury, Town Hall, 9am - 1pm Wareham, Town Hall, East Street, 9am - 1pm Blandford, Blandford Forum, 9am - 1pm Bridport, Bridport Arts Centre, 9am - 1pm Martock, Moorlands Precinct, 10am - 1pm Yarcombe, Village Hall - 10am - 12noon Purbeck, Commercial Rd, Swanage, 9am - 1pm Honiton, St Paul’s Church, High St, 8.30am - 1pm Sherborne, Cheap St, 9am - 1pm Seaton, Town Hall, 9am - 1pm Wimborne, Market Square, 9am - 1pm Crewkerne, The Henhayes Centre, 9am - 1pm Wareham, Town Hall, East Street, 9am - 1pm Dorchester South, High Street, 9am - 4pm Barrington, Village Hall, 10am - 12noon Yeovil, Middle Street, 9am - 2pm

Bridport’s Big Food Celebration RUNNING from Sunday 11 – 17 June, the Bridport Food Festival is a time for celebrating the very best food, drink and hospitality that Bridport and the surrounding area has to offer. Local growers, producers, farmers, restaurants, cafes, bars, food retailers and other related businesses all get involved, many supporting the Festival by putting on their own events during the week to showcase what they do. There is a fabulous programme in place including local food and drink producers giving tours; restaurants putting on special menus and master classes; pubs putting on food quizzes and tastings; a foraging walk and talk and not forgetting the Festival Food Trail that runs throughout the week to enable visitors to sample tantalising dishes from participating venues. The main event is on Saturday 17 June in Asker Meadows to the south of Bridport, where the Festival joins with the popular Bridport Round Table’s Beer Festival which starts on the evening of Friday 16 and runs throughout Saturday. Join in the carnival atmosphere and enjoy a whole host of food and fun for all ages. There will be over 60 superb local food and drink producers showcasing their wares, a delicious range of street food, over 80 real ales and ciders to try, a country café serving Dorset cream teas, cooking demonstrations by local chefs and guest chef Rachel Roddy, food making and tasting workshops, special children’s free hands-on foodie activities, a new Teen Tent, the cool place to go for food, fun and entertainment, live music and lots more—all the ingredients for a great family day out. The full programme can be viewed on www.bridportfoodfestival.co.uk Adults £3, in advance £2.50 from the Bridport Tourist Information Centre; children and teenagers 16 years and under free.

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GRIDDLED MACKEREL BRUSCHETTA WITH BROAD BEAN DRESSING INGREDIENTS

LESLEY WATERS

▪ 1 ciabatta style loaf, sliced (approx. 2 slices per person) ▪ 1 large garlic clove, peeled ▪ 45ml/3tbsp olive oil ▪ 140g/5oz broad beans, blanched and peeled ▪ 2tbsps baby capers ▪ 55g/2oz sunblush tomatoes ▪ 100g/4oz salad leaves, washed (rocket and watercress) ▪ 15ml/1tbsp balsamic vinegar ▪ 4 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped ▪ 1 ½ tablespoons cracked black pepper ▪ 4 small/ medium mackerel fillets, skin on Serves 4

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DIRECTIONS 1

Pre-heat the oven to 200C/ 400F/ Gas 6. Place the sliced ciabatta on a baking tray and bake for 5 minutes.

Toss the beans, capers, tomatoes and salad together, drizzle over 15ml, 1tbsp olive oil, balsamic and season well.

Mix the parsley with the black pepper. Stir to combine. Rub the skinless side of the mackerel fillets with the olive oil and coat with herb and pepper mix.

Cook the mackerel pepper side down first for 2-3 minutes each side.

Remove the ciabatta from the oven and rub over with the garlic and arrange slices onto serving plates. Drizzle with the remaining oil.

Pile the bean salad on top and top each with the mackerel fillets. Serve straight away.

One Great Day in Dorchester STREET food, market stalls and live music will be on the menu at Brewery Square in Dorchester for a charity event in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and Children’s Charity, and Butterflies, a local childrens charity. ‘One Great Day’ will take place Saturday 3rd June in the main hub of Brewery Square from 10am until 4pm. There will be a variety of family activities includ-

ing face painting, games and quizzes and fitness in the Square with Anytime Fitness Dorchester. With stalls from Jurassic Cottage Foods, Lillies Treats, Mad Mitch Whippy and more, there will be plenty to do in Brewery Square on June 3rd. ‘One Great Day’ was established in 2014 and has so far raised over £230,000 for more than 50 different children’s charities.

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CARROTS, YOGHURT, CORIANDER This simple combination of warm flavours from the carrot, orange and coriander is beautifully cooled by the gentle tang of yoghurt. I like to serve it with a clutch of other dishes as part of a mezze spread. Alternatively, served with warm flatbreads, it makes a delicious starter.

HUGH FEARNLEY WHITTINGSTALL

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

▪ A good bunch of young carrots (12–20), trimmed with a little of the green top left on, scrubbed ▪ 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ▪ Finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange ▪ 4 tablespoons plain wholemilk yoghurt ▪ A small bunch of coriander, tough stalks removed ▪ A pinch of dried chilli flakes or ½ fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional) ▪ Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the carrots. Bring back to the boil and cook for 4–6 minutes, until almost tender but just firm to the bite. Drain and leave to cool just a little.

Combine half the extra virgin olive oil with the zest and juice of the orange. While the carrots are still warm, toss them in this dressing and season with salt and pepper.

Lay the warm carrots out over a large plate or serving platter and add the yoghurt in dollops. Scatter over whole coriander sprigs, along with the chilli if using, and some more salt and pepper. Trickle over the rest of the olive oil and any remaining dressing.

Serve the salad with warm pittas or flatbreads to soak up all the lovely juices.

Serves 4 This recipe features in River Cottage Easy, written by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, published by Bloomsbury, and available from rivercottage.net. Photography © Simon Wheeler The River Cottage Festival returns for 2017 over the August Bank Holiday. There’ll be activities for kids, foraging, dancing, yoga classes, music and of course food! There’ll be demonstrations from well-known chefs, inspirational speakers, masterclasses to take part in, tasty street food to sample, not forgetting our very own River Cottage chefs preparing the best seasonal food for you to enjoy. You can choose if you come for the day, the evening or the whole weekend - there are different ticket options to suit everyone and under-16s come for free! So come and spend an idyllic summer’s weekend in the beautiful surroundings of River Cottage! For more details and to book see www. rivercottage.net or call Tamsyn in our Events Team on 01297 630302. 64 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 Tel. 01308 423031

Cast out for Nick Fisher’s ‘Fishy Tales’ POMMERY Dorset Seafood Festival in Weymouth is celebrating its 10th year over the weekend of the 8th & 9th July and is pulling out all the stops and includes a new event for fish lovers. The Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival ‘Fishy Tales’ is the first live and interactive celebrity seafood discussion panel at the Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival. The panel of famous guests will discuss a smorgasbord of personal fish related topics, from catching and cooking to conservation and poacherpolicing. This exclusive 40-seat event will be held over both days, 8th & 9th July, from 2 pm in a private room at the Stable Bar overlooking the historic Weymouth Harbour. The lineup sees well-known TV personalities, fish chefs and industry experts, including award-winning journalist, author and broad-

caster Jeremy Paxman and top seafood restaurateur Mitch Tonks, come together over the two days. Participants will give their thoughts on a range of fishy topics from their favourite fish to why seafood is such a fundamental part of British culture. Politics will also come into play with Commissioner for Dorset

Police, Martyn Underhill, talking about the post-Brexit policing of our inshore waters. The event is hosted by BAFTA winning writer Nick Fisher who commented: “I firmly believe that the next best thing to catching and eating fish, is talking about catching and eating fish!” Saturday 8th July plays host to Chef Mitch Tonks, TV personality Jeremy Paxman and Restauranteur Caroline Bennett. Sunday 9th July warmly welcomes Dorset Police Commissioner Martyn Underhill and Skipper Annie Gilbert who is one of the only female skippers working out of the UK. Annie will give some original insight into this maledominated macho world. The event will be held at The Stable, Custom House Quay, Weymouth. Tickets are £13.25 and include a pint of cider.

Circus and Music at Seafood Festival TO celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival, Inside Out Dorset are presenting a one-off signature event. Dutch-based Le Cirque du Platzak are returning with Kermiz, their darklycomic circus adventure for all the family. With eastern European folk music played live, the show’s characters include a man with a fascination for lawnmowers and lettuce, a temperamental Italian aerialist fighting with a Spanish toreador and an acrobat obsessed with staplers. As well as circus, Inside Out Dorset are also bringing music with their Rock the Boat Street Guitars. Visitors to the Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival are invited to play five acoustic guitars sheltered inside brightly coloured upturned boats dotted across Weymouth. These upcycled old sailing dinghies make fabulous stages for playing guitar, and are a nod to Weymouth’s important maritime heritage. Le Cirque du Platzak – Kermiz, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July at 3pm, North Quay, Weymouth. Tickets £10 (£6) and £8. For tickets call 01305 260954 or visit www. insideoutdorset.co.uk Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 65

SPRING VEGETABLE SALAD WITH FALAFEL AND FETA

MARK HIX

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

FOR THE BROAD BEAN FALAFELS

First make the falafels. Put the broad beans in a food processor with the garlic, ground coriander and cumin, and blend to a coarse puree. You will probably have to stop the machine a couple of times to scrape the sides with a spatula in order to get an even-textured mix. Remove from the machine and transfer into a bowl.

Mix in the parsley, dill, spring onions and coriander; season with salt and cayenne pepper (they will need to be well seasoned) and mix in the breadcrumbs. Make into patties by shaping small handfuls into balls in your hands and flattening them slightly. Put them on a tray or plate and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Make the dressing by whisking the lemon juice and olive oil and seasoning to taste.

Preheat about 8cm of vegetable oil to 160-180C in a deep, heavy-bottomed pan or electric deep fryer. Fry the falafels, about 5 or 6 at a time depending on the size of the fryer, for 5-6 minutes until golden, then remove from the fat and drain on kitchen paper. To serve, arrange the herb leaves, falafels, peas, broad beans and feta on one large or individual serving plates and spoon over the dressing.

▪ 200g podded weight of fresh broad beans (unshelled) ▪ 1 large clove of garlic, peeled and crushed ▪ 1/3tsp ground coriander ▪ 1tsp ground cumin ▪ 1tbsp chopped parsley ▪ 1tbsp chopped dill ▪ 4 spring onions, finely chopped ▪ 1tbsp chopped coriander leaves ▪ A good pinch of cayenne pepper ▪ 4-5tbsp dry white breadcrumbs ▪ Salt ▪ Vegetable or corn oil for frying

FOR THE DRESSING

▪ The juice of 1 lemon ▪ 4-5tbs olive oil

TO SERVE

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PEOPLE IN FOOD

Phil Verden, photograph and words by Catherine Taylor

PHIL VERDEN With his nose pressed up as close to the oven door as he dare, a young Phil Verden watches his mother’s Yorkshire Puddings rise higher and higher, wondering just how she manages it. Today, Phil attends to his own batches of bread, Yorkshires and soufflés as they expand in his oven at the multi award-winning Lord Poulett Arms Pub in Hinton St. George, where he is Head Chef. Advised to do A-levels following a great set of exam results, Phil ignored everyone, instead choosing to pursue his dream of becoming a chef. Straight off to catering college he managed to cram twice the amount of courses into one year, qualifying early. Then he wrote to every hotel advertising in a catering magazine asking for a job, with only one response; from The St Andrew’s Golf Course in Scotland. Undeterred, he undertook the 12 hour train journey for his interview, fortunately getting the job. His 18th birthday was spent peeling potatoes, no time to party and no cards as there was a postal strike. But Phil didn’t care, he was learning the French Classics from the best. Moving on, Phil has worked for some of the best country house hotels in the country. Working his way up through the kitchen ranks he settled at Summer Lodge in Evershot for 10 years as Head Chef then brought his extensive culinary knowledge to Lord Poulett. Still very much a local’s drinking pub there are also elegantly furnished rooms to stay in. Phil is passionate about his food being more accessible, focussing on local English produce. When he does have a day off, he looks after his sons, Kitt; two and Fynn; five years old. Soon, when both boys are occupied during term time, he aspires to go on a pottery course so he can create some earthenware-style platters on which to present his celebrated food. Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 67

Arts &Entertainment

Beyond Parnham The Rolling Stones considered it for a recording studio; the Liberal Party wanted it as a South West headquarters; the Goodies allowed a giant dog to burst through its walls, and thousands came to tramp through its grounds during Open Days. Most recently it was home to the Eat Dorset Food Fair. But it is as a unique educational establishment that Parnham House will be remembered by many. At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beaminster Festival, John Makepeace will be speaking about some of his memories of Parnham House. He talked to Fergus Byrne.

FOR anyone not already aware of recent events, an internet search on Parnham House will result in many pages of details and photographs about the recent fire that shocked so many local residents: it was a jolt that spread far beyond the local community. Parnham House meant many things to many people but beyond the impact and personal devastation for the family that called it home, the house also provides a legacy for hundreds of people that stayed there throughout the late seventies, eighties and nineties: designers and furniture makers that are now spread across the globe.

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April 2017 marked the anniversary of the launch of what was then called the School for Craftsmen in Wood, a school for furniture makers based at Parnham House. The project, initiated and run by John Makepeace, was announced by a full-page article in The Times written by Prudence Glyn, as well as a smaller feature in the Daily Telegraph. The publicity resulted in enquiries from enough potential students to fill the first yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intake. Ironically, exactly forty years later to the month, the same newspapers carried a much sadder story about the fire; made even more poignant because

John Makepeace, Wings (2010). Made from a single tree of ripple sycamore. Private collection, Texas.

Interior of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by Juliane Trumner

it happened exactly a week after a reunion that had seen 120 past students of the furniture college gather together for the first time since they had left. It is therefore fortunate that, through one of those quirky coincidences that history will thank us for, John and Jennie Makepeace had been working since the middle of last year on a book about the history of what eventually became Parnham College and it is to be published in July. It is a project that John has wanted to pursue for decades. Speaking from his home in Beaminster he explained: ‘I was always quite keen on a book because it’s never been recorded and books are really important in the history of things.’ Entitled Beyond Parnham, in the introduction Sir Christopher Frayling, who was rector of the Royal College of Art for thirteen years, defines the role of the college as ‘a place where the hand, the head and the heart could be brought together through the making and designing of craft furniture’. He also describes it as ‘an impossibly romantic setting—a sort of Manderley for makers.’ For John Makepeace the school itself was a result of his belief that there was a need for somewhere that furniture makers could learn, not just their craft, but also how to make a living from that craft. He explained: ‘I had concluded that there ought to be somewhere that people could go and learn to design, to make and 70 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 Tel. 01308 423031

to run a business.’ The idea had been triggered by his involvement with the Royal College and many of the craft organisations, as well as with the Oxford business school. As a designer and maker, he was already building a reputation for himself but felt that in the education system, ‘the disciplines of making, design and management were poles apart’. He believed that the three disciplines each considered their own sphere to be independent and ‘almost superior’. Feeling that these attitudes resulted in an anti-entrepreneurial approach, he set out to develop an educational environment that could offer students an all-round experience that would help them to, not only grow their talents, but also grow their businesses, or at least their understanding of commercial skills. The School for Craftsmen in Wood offered a twoyear course attracting people from a wide range of backgrounds. From Royal connections to the son of a coffin maker, the varied intake eventually created a diversity of output that saw past Parnham students going on to design for industry, retail, and manufacturing, as well as helping create luxury yachts, palatial homes and civic buildings… and of course, spectacular furniture. Viscount Lindley, who began his course in September 1980 remembered the passion that drew such different people to the course: ‘Our group of students ranged from eighteen years old to second-careerists of a certain

age, from diverse backgrounds but all drawn together determined to be master craftsmen.’ He remembered his time at Parnham with great affection saying: ‘I owe my subsequent career to the many people whom John Makepeace brought together to revitalise the modern Arts & Crafts movement.’ Juliane Trummer, who studied at Parnham in the eighties said that when she finished her course she felt ‘empowered and full of plans for the future.’ She went on to spend nine years as part of the multidisciplinary team who worked on the 787 Dreamliner interior design development. She was involved in early research, strategy definition, conceptualisation and implementation. ‘Working on the 787’ she said ‘felt like a “once in a designer’s lifetime” opportunity. My work experience also provided me with the co-ownership on eighteen US patents, one for IBM and seventeen for Boeing.’ Sarah Kay, who graduated in 1996 and now lives between London and the foothills of the French Pyrenees where she has a workshop, continues to offer consultancy to organisations like Heal’s and SCP whilst still working on bespoke design and making. She also recalled the beauty of the house that drew so many people together. ‘The first impression of Parnham College was of this beautiful Tudor manor house’ she said. ‘It was romantic and idyllic and helped make the whole experience totally immersive. The magic never wore off – there were bluebells in the spring, beautiful walks whatever the weather (especially across the fields to the Eight Bells in Beaminster), the Jurassic coast a short drive away ... Sometimes I have wished that I’d gone to Parnham earlier, but to go back to college when you are thirty and KNOW what you want to do was the most liberating and exciting experience.’ Guy Martin, a Design Tutor at Parnham College was one of the sculpture winners of the Marshwood Arts Awards in 2013. He described Parnham as a ‘place of transition, even a rite of passage for some’. He recalled that the working budget enabled him to invite a diverse range of practicing professionals to contribute to each project, enriching the experience. The varied levels that were offered to help enrich that experience even included presentation as John Makepeace recalled: ‘One of the interesting things we put into the course was having a week with a couple of actors. It was to try to get people to express themselves and be able to tell their story, to help with confidence and the ability to sell themselves. It’s easy for people who make things to think that’s the end of it.’ John’s memories of first moving in include some of the trials that come with taking on such a huge challenge. ‘We had forty buckets in the attics collecting rain’ he recalled. The house was ‘leaking like a sieve’. The boilers were ‘ancient’ and ‘some of the early students told stories of how the water in their glass would freeze overnight’. But for John and also for the 210 students that went through the doors ‘it was part of an adventure.’ That adventure was re-lived when so many past students gathered the week before Parnham House burned down. ‘There was this fabulous celebration of people coming together’ said John ’with huge passion and friendship and delight for coming together. And

Strong Room Storage by Roger Evans, Halstock Cabinet Makers

the poignancy of that set against the horror of a fire a week later… There were thousands of people who loved Parnham. Not just the students but the public and everybody who was involved. Within days we had had messages from Australia, South Africa, America— friends and friend of friends, it was quite extraordinary.’ Remembering her time at Parnham House, Alice Robin, who now lives in Nelson, New Zealand, perhaps summed up what many others also felt when she described its effect on her: ‘The course was a unique coming together of hand, eye, mind and heart—in a nourishing atmosphere of shared workshops, great friendships, passionate production and creativity that saw us raring to go in the workshops at 8am. ... and still there at 10pm. It changed my life.’ There will be an inevitable element of poignancy to John Makepeace’s talk at this year’s Beaminster Festival on June 26th. However it will also be an opportunity to celebrate some of the huge achievements of those that passed through the college. The book, Beyond Parnham, described by arts writer Emma Crichton-Miller as ‘an appropriate tribute to a visionary enterprise’ and ‘indispensable for anyone with an interest in Britain’s creative past and future’ is available to pre-order now and preordered copies will be distributed in July. John Makepeace will talk about Beyond Parnham in St. Mary’s Church on Monday 26th June at 2.30pm. Tickets: £10 available online at www. beaminsterfestival.com or by phone 01308 862943. Email: boxoffice@ beaminsterfestival.com Beyond Parnham Limited Edition is available to pre-order by emailing beyondparnham@gmail.com or by writing to Beyond Parnham, Farrs, Beaminster, Dorset DT8 3NB. A signing for pre-ordered copies will be held at Yarn Barton Centre in Beaminster on Saturday, July 8th, 10am - 12noon. John Makepeace is the Applied Arts judge for the 2017 Marshwood Arts Awards. For entry details visit www.marhwoodawards.com

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Museums&Galleries 1 June – 1 July Swimming Upstream: cultures of watercolour A series of watercolours by Professor Lei Yongbin, from Sichuan Arts Institute China. Ideas and materials move around our digitally connected world, but so do people. The artist has immersed himself in the global visual culture that is being formed amongst the staff and students within the university. This can be seen through his portraits in this exhibition; reacting to the community of creators who have come to work and study from all corners of the globe and recording them. CRAB Drawing Studio, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. www.aub.ac.uk/ gallery. 2 June – 15 July New Paintings by Heather Duncan with supporting artists Robert Hewer, Louise Hildreth and Zoe Hyde. Artwave West, Morecombelake, Dorset DT6 6DY 01297 489746 www.artwavewest. com. Until 3 June Cape Farewell Allsop Gallery, Bridport Arts Centre DT6 3NR 01308 424204 www.bridport-arts.com. For the last three years The Arts Development Company and Cape Farewell have been running residencies for artists to work with farmers to examine our relationship with food, farming and the wider environment. Across the Borders The East Dorset Potters join forces with Somerset painters and printmakers for a multidisciplinary show that crosses county lines and dimensional frontiers. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. Free. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

3 June – 1 July William Wright: Places The Art Stable, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8HB. 01258 863866 www.theartstable. co.uk. Until 4 June Open For Art Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester. An Open Studios event run by Artwey in galleries, cafes, offices, libraries, town halls and artists own homes or studios throughout the three towns above, brochures available in various venues and more details at www. artwey.co.uk. Ryme and Reason The first show at new studio space in the Old School, Ryme Intrinseca. Liz Somerville - handcoloured linocuts, Mark Somerville - fine art photography, Emily Myers - studio ceramics. 10am - 5pm. The Old School, Ryme Intrinseca, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6JX 01935 872550. 5 – 17 June Outside Inside Captivating prints and drawings by two award-winning wildlife artists from the Forest of Dean, Chris Sinden and Jackie Cox. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. Free. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk. 5 June – 2 July Richard Webster Exhibition: Different Thinking an exhibition of portraits of notable creative people most of whom have Autism, Aspersers’ or OCD to some degree. The images intend to highlight the importance, to ourselves and our society, of all kinds of different thinking at a time when the arts are underfunded, creativity is diminishing in the school curriculum and accepting the X Factor model as a norm for shaping

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contemporary philosophy. Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Axminster EX13 5AQ Tel 01297631455. Until 7 June Lyme Regis Art Society’s Annual Summer Exhibition held at The Malt House (Town Mill) open daily 10am 5pm. The work of over 20 artists is on view. Enquiries 01297 445464. Running since the 1960s, the Society holds an annual show of members’ work every summer that attracts over 100 works of art and offers all members a chance to display and sell their work and the public an opportunity to explore what can be achieved with a variety of media. Divine Essence The Courtyard Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. 10.30am - 4.30pm. Free admission. www.townmillarts.co.uk. 7 – 15 June Beaminster & Colfox A-Level Show 10am Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts.com. The joint A-level show with two of Bridport’s local Secondary’s, never fails to disappoint. 9 – 14 June Coast and Found The Courtyard Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. 10.30am-4.30pm. Free admission. www. townmillarts.co.uk. An exhibition of coastal impressions by two self-taught Charmouth-based artists: painter Philip Winstone and sculptor Ernie Godden. 9 – 21 June Towards the Sea The Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. Open daily 10.30am-4.30pm. Free admission.www. townmillarts.co.uk. Michael Stride, one of Dorset’s most established artists,

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presents in this exhibition a series of new paintings conveying the feeling of anticipation in a journey towards the sea. On show will be his large acrylics and small watercolours of land and seascapes in all the elements, alongside Jonathan Bingham’s impressionistic charcoals. Until 10 June Brutal Solitude As part of Open for Art b-side presents work by Bridport based photographer Brendan Buesnel. A visual observation of the stark yet meditative landscape, seascape and architecture of Portland, Dorset. Selected from a collection of photographs, taken by the artist for the b-side festival. There is an understated tension in many of Brendan’s works - people, buildings and natural landscapes are often on the cusp of change: the almost, about to, the moments of transition that take the viewer from one place or time to another, never settled or complacent, inviting us to share in the thoughtfulness of the moment. www. buesnelphotography.com 12noon - 5pm, Outpost, 77, Fortuneswell, Portland, DT5 1LY. Open Tues – Saturday. 10 – 17 June An Exhibition of Portraiture by John Staib with Landscapes and still lifes

by Gillie Waddington and John Vallins. Works for Sale. Entry Free, family friendly. 11am – 5pm. Guggleton Farm Arts Project, Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RQ. 01963 363456 www.guggleton.co.uk. 10 - 28 June Katherine Swinfen Eady Jerram Gallery, Half Moon St., Sherborne Dorset DT9 3LN 01935 815261 www. jerramgallery.com 10 June - 8 July Art in Motion: Spirit of the Horse. Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LW. 01747 445042 www. messumswiltshire.com. 16 – 18 June Three Interpretations The Courtyard Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. 10.30am-4.30pm. Free admission. www. townmillarts.co.uk. Vanessa Smith, Marion Sawl and Frances Dale: These three artists will be exhibiting together, each with their own interpretation of the way in which they experience their environment. Using colour, light and shade, texture and form through the

mediums of acrylic and oils, they create an exhibition that is a feast for the eyes. The range, sensitivity and size shown in order to express the work add to the whole experience. 17 June - 1 July Uncertain As part of Refugee Week 2017 Outpost are showing work by Iranian photographer - Farhad Berahman. Outpost 12noon - 5pm, 77, Fortuneswell, Portland, DT5 1LY. Until 18 June The Poetry of Philip Sutton RA paintings, works on paper and new work. Sladers Yard West Bay Road, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL. Tel. 01308 459511. ‘Buffet d’Art’ an array of work by 45 artists, all of whom have been invited to bring along a buffet sized piece of work, to be perused on a plinth. The work includes sculpture, live art, film, sound, light and painting. Portman Room, Hestercombe House, Cheddon Fitzpaine Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG. 01823 413923. www.hestercombe.com. 19 June – 8 July Morville: A Garden in Another Time An artist’s response to the garden at Morville Dower House in Shropshire. Mixed media photography by Maureen

Museums

Please telephone for opening hours Chard. 01460 65091.

Portland. 01305 715726.

High Street, Honiton. 01404 44966.

www.chardmuseum.co.uk.

ILCHESTER COMMUNITY MUSEUM High Street, Ilchester

www.honitonmuseum.co.uk

Church of Our Lady, North Road, Chideock. 01308 488348.

ALLHALLOWS MUSEUM

AXMINSTER HERITAGE

Silver Street, Axminster. 01297 639884. www.axminsterheritage.org

BEAMINSTER MUSEUM

Whitcombe Road, Beaminster. 01308 863623. www.beaminstermuseum. wordpress.com

BLANDFORD MUSEUM

CHIDEOCK MUSEUM

www.chideockmartyrschurch.org.uk

COLYTON HERITAGE CENTRE

Market Place, Colyton www.colytonheritagecentre.org

CREWKERNE & DISTRICT MUSEUM

The Heritage Centre, Market Square, Crewkerne. 01460 77079.

Bere’s Yard, Blandford Forum. 01258 www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk 450388. DORSET COUNTY www.blandfordtownmuseum.org High West Street, Dorchester. BRIDPORT MUSEUM 01305 262735. South Street, Bridport. www.dorsetcountymuseum.org. 01308 422116. EXMOUTH MUSEUM www.bridportmuseum.co.uk. Sheppards Row, off Exeter Road, CASTLETON Exmouth. 07768 184127. WATERWHEEL MUSEUM

Oborne Road, Sherborne. www.castletonwaterwheelmuseum. org.uk

CHARD MUSEUM

Godworthy House, High Street,

FAIRLYNCH ARTS CENTRE AND MUSEUM

27 Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton. 01395 442666. GROVE PRISON MUSEUM

Governors Gardens, The Grove,

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(at the side of the Town Hall). 01935 841247. LYME REGIS MUSEUM

Bridge Street, Lyme Regis. 01297 443370. NOTHE FORT

Barrack Road, Weymouth. 01305 766626. www.fortressweymouth.co.uk.

PORTLAND MUSEUM

Hope Cottage, Church Street, Sidmouth. 01395 516139. THELMA HULBERT GALLERY, ELMFIELD HOUSE

Dowell Street, Honiton. 01404 45006. THE MILITARY MUSEUM OF DEVON AND DORSET

The Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester. 01305 264066. www.keepmilitarymuseum.org.

TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS MUSEUM

217 Wakeham Portland. 01305 821804.

Tolpuddle, nr Dorchester. 01305 848237.

ROYAL ALBERT MEMORIAL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

3 Trinity Street, Weymouth. 01305 779711 or 812341.

Queen St, Exeter, EX4 3RX. 01392 665858. SEATON MUSEUM

Top Floor, Seaton Town Hall, Fore Street, Seaton. 01297 21660. SHERBORNE MUSEUM

Abbey gatehouse, Church Lane, Sherborne. 01935 812252. www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk.

SIDMOUTH MUSEUM

TUDOR HOUSE

www.weymouthcivicsociety.org.

WATER SUPPLY MUSEUM

Sutton Poyntz Pumping Station, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth. 01305 832634 www.wessexwessex.co.uk.

WEYMOUTH MUSEUM

Brewers Quay Hope Square, Weymouth. 01305 457982 www.weymouthmuseum.org.uk

Art in the Landscape at Forde Abbey ‘A Landscape of Objects’ is the title of a new exhibition opening at Forde Abbey near Chard on June 16th. Aiming to encourage research by artists into the spirit of place, local identity and rural context in their making, the exhibition, curated by Yvonna Demczynska of Flow Gallery in London, celebrates the importance of water at Forde Abbey gardens. The artists, Anne Marie O’Sullivan and Tom McWalter, Eleanor Lakelin and Vezzini & Chen draw inspiration from natural forms. The exhibition is part of a series of sitespecific commissions, residencies, and curated shows. For more information visit www.flowgallery.co.uk/portfolio/alandscape-of-objects.

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Cooper. Monday - Friday 9.30am 4.30pm. Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. Free. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk. 20 June – 22 July Chris Neaves – Plugged Chris has lived in Bridport for the last few years and the offer of this exhibition space provided him with the opportunity to exhibit some of the new areas of work he has been exploring. Café & Foyer Spaces, Bridport Arts Centre 01305 424204 www.bridport-arts.com www. chrisneaves.net. Until 22 June 40 Years of Twinning Beaminster Museum - celebrating the anniversary of the link between Beaminster and St James in France. Opening times: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Bank holidays 10.30am - 4pm. Sundays 2pm - 4.30pm. For more details see website www. beaminstermuseum.wordpress.com. Tel: 01308 863623 (answerphone message). 23 June – 5 July Borderline The Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. Open daily 10.30am-4.30pm. Free admission.www.townmillarts.co.uk. Until 24 June Blooming Marvellous Knitters and crocheters. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Free admission, donations welcome. Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG), Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LX www. thelmahulbert.com 01404 45006. 24 June - 2 July Beaminster Festival Visual Art Exhibition Beaminster Town Hall. Open every day: 9.30am to 5.00pm (Except Sunday 2nd July: 9.30am to 4.00pm). Marilyn Allis, Caroline Barnes, Brian Cocks, Christine Corson, Jenny Cuthbert, Annie Dent, Barbara Green, Josephine Hamilton, Louise Hamlin, Philomena Harmsworth, Wendy Hermelin, Jane Horner,Jane Huxtable, Mike Jackson, Bron Jones, Nicola Leader, Helen Lloyd-Elliott, Linda Mannion, Charlotte Miller, Pat Mummery, Anthonia Phillips, Heather Pope, Jill Preston, Val Ravenhill, Annie Roberts, Katie Scorgie, Angela Seckington, Liz Somerville, Fenella Stride, Michael Stride, Baffy Turner, Billie Willcocks, Michael Willdridge, Hugh Woodeson and Rita Yates. 24 June - 7 July A Breath of Fresh Air Adrian Sykes solo

show of new works. Bristol based Adrian Sykes has established a prize-winning reputation for paintings which are both inventive and alternative, but grounded in his deep appreciation of remote landscapes and his love for British, French and Italian townscapes. He recently visited Venice which has inspired a number of the paintings in this show. He has staged solo shows in London and this is his first solo show at Marine House although they have exhibited his work to great acclaim in the gallery and at Art Fairs in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. Awards include The Bristol Art Prize. Young Masters Art prize and The Bath Art Prize. Contact the gallery for a full colour catalogue and invitation to the launch day 11.00 - 5.30 Saturday 24 June. The paintings can be viewed on the website from early June. Marine House at Beer, Fore Street Beer, ex12 3dn. 01297 625257. www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk. 24 June - 3 September Of Myths and Moons Frances Hatch Paintings, Clare Trenchard Sculpture & Drawings, Akiko Hirai ceramins and Petter Southall furniture. Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport DT6 4EL 01308 459511 www.sladersyard.co.uk. 29 June – 16 August Matisse: Drawing with Scissors: Late Works 1950-1954 Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, features 35 lithographic prints of the famous cut-outs, produced in the last four years of his life, when the artist was confined to his bed, and includes many of his iconic images, such as The Snail and the Blue Nudes. The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. He continued creating highly original works well into his eighties. The lithographic reproductions in this exhibition are taken from a special double issue of Verve in 1958, which was a review of art and literature, published by Tériade, a major publisher of fine art books. A Hayward Touring Exhibition from Southbank Centre, London. TheGallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. www.aub. ac.uk/gallery. 30 June – 12 July One More Time! The Courtyard Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. 10.30am-4.30pm. Free admission. www. townmillarts.co.uk. Local painters Zee Jones and Pam Allsop join together for their fourth joint exhibition called One More Time! Both artists enjoy the surprises and opportunities of mixed

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media, using acrylic, inks, pastels and various textures. Their colourful paintings revolve around landscapes, nature and still life. Until 2 July Hestercombe Gallery: Regions of Light An exhibition that showcases the historic work of painter and poet Rev. John Eagles (1783-1855), together with contemporary pieces by multi-media artist Rebecca Chesney, painter Paul Desborough and photographer Jem Southam. The exhibition title, taken from a line in one of John Eagles’ poems, alludes to the visual diversity of this exhibition, which features photography, paint, sculpture, objects, words and film. Entrance to the gallery is included in admission to Hestercombe Gardens. Open every day 11am – 5pm. 01823 413923 info@hestercombe.com www.hestercombe.com. Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG United Kingdom. Until 10 September Rashid Johnson: Stranger Hauser & Wirth. Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL. Email: somerset@hauserwirth.com Tel: 01749 814 060 Until 14 September What is Textiles? Curated by Charlotte Hunt and Gemma Summerell. A collaborative exhibition by BA (Hons) Textiles, AUB staff and Alumni. This exhibition highlights the role of textiles within the design world and demonstrates the breadth of practical processes used within the textiles industry today. Library Wall, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH, 01202 363272, www.aub.ac.uk/gallery. Until 29 September Sam Scales WestBeach, Pier Approach, Bournemouth. TheGallery, AUB is working with WestBeach on it’s Off-Site Arts Programme, featuring the work of Sam Scales, BA (Hons) Illustration, 2016 Alumnus. Sam’s practice has been influenced by his work with local craft and tradesmen. 01202 363272, www.aub. ac.uk/gallery. Until 29 October Wood You Know Beaminster Museum exploring the local history of woodlands, wood and woodworkers. Opening times: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Bank holidays 10.30am - 4pm. Sundays 2pm - 4.30pm. For more details see website www.beaminstermuseum.wordpress.com. Telephone number 01308 863623.

Monkton Wyld

Boarding School

Tudor Explorers

MONKTON Wyld School was started by a small group of dedicated educationalists in 1940, in an old parsonage, halfway between Axminster & Charmouth. On behalf of a small group of surviving alumni Charles Bevan, who was at the school from 1958-1962, has written a fascinating history that details the origins of the school, its ethos, the personalities involved, its closure by Sir Christopher Woodhead in 1982; and the transition to Monkton Wyld Court, the community that now occupies the old parsonage today. The history is based on careful review of published documents, personal recollections and a detailed analysis of events, notably the governors’ meetings in the final years that led to the decision to close the school. It explores many of the mysteries and legends surrounding the school and provides fascinating profiles of the rather reclusive founders. Monkton Wyld School: The History of a Progressive School in Dorset, 19401982 (ISBN 978-1-912009-55-8) is available at Serendip, Lyme Regis & Archway Bookshop in Axminster for £12.00.

YSENDA Maxtone Graham shares with Prue Keely the highs and lows of life in girls’ boarding schools between 1939 and 1979 at the Tithe Barn Symondsbury at 2.30pm on Monday 12 June. Today it’s hard to grasp the casual carelessness and even hostility with which the middle and upper classes once approached the schooling of their daughters. Education, far from being regarded as something that would set a girl up for life, was seen as a handicap which could render her too unattractive for marriage, and with some notable exceptions such as Cheltenham, schools went along with the idea. While their brothers at Eton and Harrow were writing Latin verse and doing quadratic equations, girls were being allowed to give up any subject they found too difficult and were instead learning how to lay the table for lunch. Terms and Conditions is a wonderfully funny and comedic anthropology of harsh matrons, freezing dormitories and appalling food in these eccentric establishments that claimed to prepare girls for life Tickets £12 include a Dorset Cream Tea. Tickets from Bridport TIC.

LOCAL author Horatio Morpurgo has written a compelling portrait of the Age of Discovery that uncovers some surprising truths about the Tudor navigators. The Paradoxal Compass is both historical narrative and environmental manifesto. Morpurgo compares our own tipping point with the ‘great unsettling’ faced by the Elizabethans more than four centuries ago. Morpurgo dramatizes the perilous hours during which Drake’s Golden Hinde was stranded on a reef off the coast of Indonesia, and asks what was really at the heart of Drake’s violent quarrel with Fletcher, the ship’s chaplain. Many of the Tudor explorers set sail from the South West Peninsula. Morpurgo, with his own deep connections to the Dorset coast, unearths stories behind little-known key figures Stephen Borough and John Davis, and their brilliant navigational teacher, John Dee, inventor of the ‘Paradoxal Compass’. The Paradoxal Compass: Drake’s Dilemma (ISBN 9781910749517) is available from www.nottinghilleditions. com.

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Book Now for Theatre in the Open Air THE open air touring theatre season begins its progress around the south and west in June, visiting many venues in the Marshwood Vale area. This year’s most popular play is Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, being toured by four companies. As well as other Shakespearean productions, there are classic adaptations and original plays on offer, and all we can hope for is warm and dry evenings. First off is Ilyria, touring five plays this summer, all of which will be performed at Castle Gardens in Sherborne. See The Emperor’s New Clothes on Saturday 3rd July, Pride and Prejudice on Friday 21st July and at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Thursday 3rd August. The Lost World is at Castle Gardens on Tuesday 11 July and the Marine on Wed nesday 16th August, The Mikado is at Castle Gardens on Wednesday 2nd August and The Comedy of Errors at the Sherborne venue on Thursday 10th August. For more information visit the website, www.illyria. uk.com. The Festival Players was founded by Beaminster resident Trish Knight-Webb in 1986. The choice for 2017 is The Merry Wives of Windsor, stopping at the Mill House in Netherbury on Sunday 25th June. It will also be performed at Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens on Saturday 26th July. For more information, visit the website, www.thefestivalplayers.co.uk. Rain or Shine, the company that performs no matter what the weather provides, has chosen Twelfth Night. It is at Maumbury Rings in Dorchester on Sunday 25th June. For more information, visit the website, www.rainorshine.co.uk. Only one of Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s six 2017 plays comes to West Dorset. See Great Expectations at Athelhampton House on Friday 18th August. For details, visit the website, www. chapterhouse.org. The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company always brings an original show, and this year’s is The Commercial Traveller. See them at Abbey House in Abbotsbury on Friday 16th June. Visit the website, www.therudemechanicaltheatre. co.uk, for more information.

The Pantaloons are touring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The all-male Lord Chamberlain’s Men perform The Comedy of Errors at Bradley Manor at Newton Abbot on 25th July and Killerton at Broadclyst on 2nd August. For details visit the website, www.tlcm.co.uk. The Pantaloons, touring A Midsummer Night’s Dream, visit Montacute House on Friday 14th July and the walled

gardens at Cannington on Wednesday 19th. For information on line, visit www. thepantaloons.co.uk. The Handlebards have two troupes, male and female, and they travel the country on bicycles. The girls are performing As You Like It, and stopping at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Tuesday 22nd, Bridport Arts Centre on Wednesday 23rd, and Maumbury Rings in Dorchester on Thursday 24th August. For details of timings, visit the website, www.handlebards. com. Cornwall-based Miracle Theatre will bring an adaptation of Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman to Exeter Phoenix on 4th July and Maumbury Rings in Dorchester on 13th July. The show returns to Kimmeridge Bay on 5th August. For full details, visit the Miracle website, www.miracletheatre.co.uk. Castle Players from Durham University make their annual stop at Mapperton House near Beaminster on 9th July, and their choice is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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PERFORMANCE Monday 29 May LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Paddleboat Theatre in According to Arthur, children’s show, various day times, to Thurs. TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Three Half Pints in The Three Musketeers, 1.30. PLYMOUTH, Plymouth Fringe Festival, to 3 June - www. plymouthfringe.com Tuesday 30 May BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Madeleine Peyroux. EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Nicholas Woodeson in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30. Wednesday 31 May WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Weymouth Operatic Society in Spamalot, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30. YEOVIL, Octagon, Moya Brennan, The Voice of Clannad, 7.30. Thursday 1 June DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Juan Martin, Arte Flamenco Puro, 8. EXETER, Phoenix, Katy Brand, I Was a Teenage Christian, comedy. HATHERLEIGH, Lower Pulworthy Farm, Concerts in the West, Alasdair Beatson, piano, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy, Schumann, Dohnanyi, 7.30. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Winstanley, film, part of Monmouth community play project, 7.30. PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lyric, Hofesh Shechter, Grand Finale, and Fri, 7.30. SOUTH PETHERTON, Brewer’s Arms, Wassail Theatre in Rex the King, 8. Friday 2 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Alasdair Beatson, piano, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy, Schumann, Dohnanyi, 11am. DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dame Emma Kirkby and Dowland Works, The Consent of Speaking Harmony, 7.30. EXMOUTH, Pavilion, Little Mix Experience, 6pm. ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Alasdair Beatson, piano, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy, Schumann, Dohnanyi, 8. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Marley Experience, Bob Marley tribute, 8. SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Sunjay, 8. WEYMOUTH, Harbourside, Wessex

Folk Festival, free, Morris dance, song, inc Ninebarrow, No Mean Feet, Paul Openshaw, Wild Willy Barrett’s French Connection, to Sun. Pavilion, Purple Zeppelin, tribute. YEOVIL, Westlands, Brian Conley, comedy, 7.30. Saturday 3 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Kate Adie, in conversation, Arts Centre fundraiser, 7.30. Electric Palace, Letters from Baghdad, documentary film about Gertrude Bell, narrated by Tilda Swinton, 7.30. BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Public Hall, Salterton Hootenanny Hoedown Horror, murder mystery with dinner, 6.45. CREWKERNE, The Dance House, Concerts in the West, Alasdair Beatson, piano, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy, Schumann, Dohnanyi, 7.30. DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Eric Knowles, What’s It Worth, 3pm. HONITON, The Beehive, Le Navet Bete in Dracula, The Bloody Truth, 7. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Time Zone Theatre in Rimsky Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri, one act opera, and A Night in Vienna, Mozart medley, 7.30. SHERBORNE, Castle Gardens, Illryia in The Emperor’s New Clothes. Sunday 4 June BEAMINSTER, St Mary’s Church, Allington Strings, cond Arturo Sera, Sammartini, Haydn, Bach, Mahler, Mozart, 3pm. EXETER, Northcott, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, talk by Olympic skijumper, 7.30. PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lyric, Count Arthur Strong, 7.30 YEOVIL, Westlands, To Kill a Mockingbird, screening of 1962 film followed by discussion with Olivia Williams, 2.30. Monday 5 June BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Playhouse, Salterton Drama in A Fine Bright Day Today, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat. Tuesday 6 June EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Sasha Regan’s All Male production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30. SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, BOVTS in Under Milk Wood, 7.30. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Ladyboys of Bankok.

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Wednesday 7 June BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, encore by satellite from Harold Pinter Theatre, 7pm. IFORD, Festival, The Peto Prom, Clare Teal and her Trio, Leeds City Stompers, PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Ontroerend Goed, etc in Eyes, to 24 June, Wed-Sat 7.45. TAUNTON, Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Heathfield School, Finding a Voice, 7pm. YEOVIL, Octagon, The Manfreds, Makin’ Tracks tour, 7.30. Thursday 8 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, BOVTS in Under Milk Wood, 7.30. DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Somerleigh Players in Prescription for Murder, and Fri, 8. ILMINSTER, Warehouse, Street Theatre in Inspector Drake and the Black Widow, 7.30. Arts Centre, Zoe Francis, vocals, with Jim Mullen, guitar and the Dave Newton Trio, jazz, 8. SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Martin Harley, roots and blues guitar. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Baroque Theatre in triple bill, 7.30. Friday 9 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Jazz Cafe, Solstice, 8. Electric Palace, Take That!, live by satellite from 02 Arena, 8. BRISTOL, Old Vic, Julius Caesar, with Julian Glover and Lynn Farleigh, with students from BOVTS, to 1 July. CHILTHORNE DOMER, Home Farm, Fest, Crimson on Silver, Snakebyte, 100 Days etc, in aid of School in a Bag charity, to Sun. EXETER, Powderham Castle, Amamus Cantare, madrigals, catches and glees, 7.30. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Bella Heesom in solo debut play My World has Exploded a Little Bit, 7.30. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballet Theatre UK in Alice in Wonderland, 7.30. Saturday 10 June BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Anastacia. BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Hint of Lime in Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London, 8. Electric Palace, Peter Pan, encore by satellite from National Theatre, 2pm. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Chris Jagger and Charlie Hart, blues, 8. PLYMOUTH, Hoe, Funky Llama Festival, noon to 10.30pm. SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Emmanuel Bach, violin, Jenny Stern,

PERFORMANCE piano, popular classics, free, 3pm. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Roy Orbison and the Travelling Wilbury’s tribute, 7.30. YEOVIL, Octagon, Shine 2017, showcase, 7.30. Sunday 11 June MUCHELNEY, Thorney Lakes, Green Scythe Fair, music, debates, film, etc 11am to 11pm. YEOVIL, Octagon, Sons of Pitches, 7.30. Tuesday 13 June BATH, Theatre Royal, The Adams Family Musical, to Sat, Wed/Sat mats. BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, by satellite from the Royal Ballet, 7.30. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Gaslight, thriller, to Thurs, 8. PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lyric, Fantastic Mr Fox, to Sat, 7, Wed 10.30am, Thurs/Sat mats 1.30. YEOVIL, Octagon, Jazz Dance Co in Dynasties: The Sands of Time, 7.30. Wednesday 14 June WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Totally Tina, tribute, 7.30. Thursday 15 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, BAC Youth Theatre in Jack Thorne’s Burying Your Brother in the Pavement, 7.30. Electric Palace, encore by satellite of Anthony and Cleopatra from RSC, 7pm. EXETER, Northcott Theatre, The Railway Children, to 24 June. HONITON, The Beehive, BOVTS in Under Milk Wood, 7.30. Friday 16 June ABBOTSBURY, The Abbey House, Rude Mechanicals in The Commercial Traveller, 7.30. BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Viv Gordon in I Am Joan, 8. DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Jay Phelps Quartet, jazz, 8. HONITON, The Beehive, Gaz Brookfield, singer songwriter, 8. ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Aneta Skut and Friends, Flamenco dance and music, 8. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Pet Shop Boys Tribute, 8. SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Lucy Ward, folk, 8. TEIGNMOUTH, Folk festival, Chris Wood, Ewan McLennan, etc, to Sun. www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk TINCLETON, Gallery, Duncan Honeybourne and Katharine Lam,

pianos, and Sat. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Count Arthur Strong, comedy, 7.30. YEOVIL, Octagon, That’ll Be the Day, 7.30. Saturday 17 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Charlie Bicknell, Fallen Angel, cabaret, 8. Electric Palace, Col John BlashfordSnell, A Life of Adventure, illustrated talk in aid of Bridport Sea Cadets, 7.30. EXMOUTH, Pavilion, The Counterfeit Sixties Show, 7.30. HONITON, The Beehive, Scratchworks Theatre in The Great Train Robbery, 7. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Barbara Nice (The Nation’s Favourite Housewife) in Raffle!, comedy, 8. YEOVIL, Octagon, Reginald D Hunter, comedy, 8. Westlands, Disco Heaven with The Real Thing and Odyssey, 8. Sunday 18 June EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Reginald D Hunter, comedy, 8. EXMOUTH, 10 Bicton Street, JSLN Dance triple bill, 2.30. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jazz in the Bar with Jade Gall, saxophone, Philip Clouts, piano, 8. Tuesday 20 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Michaelangelo Love and Death, exhibition on screen, 7.30. HAM HILL, Country Park, Time Walk, 1.30. TA Wednesday 21 June BATH, Theatre Royal, David Haig in Racing Demon, to 8 July. BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Comedy Cafe, Josh Pugh, 8. EXMOUTH, Pavilion, Talon, Best of the Eagles, 8. IFORD, Festival, The Barber of Seville, and 23, 24, 27, 28 and 30 June and 1 July. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Outbound Project in 12 Million Volts, physical theatre and storytelling, 8. Thursday 22 June BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Salome, live by satellite from National Theatre, 7pm. CHARD, Forde Abbey, The Forde Ensemble, Mozart, Brahms, 7.30. DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Youth Theatre in Charlotte Holmes - Future Detective, and Michael Morpurgo’s I Believe in Unicorns, and Fri, 6.30. SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Ray

Cooney’s Caught in the Net, to 28 June, 8pm. YEOVIL, Octagon, Castaways in Bugsy Malone, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2. Friday 23 June BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Ballet Central, 7.30, and Sat 2pm. EXETER, Poltimore House, Cygnet in Much Ado About Nothing, 7, and Sat 6. EXMOUTH, Pavilion, Bon Jovi Experience, 8. ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Jean Toussaint, saxophone, with Craig Milverton Trio, jazz, 8. SIDMOUTH, Marine, The Cormorants, 9.30pm. WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Queens of Country, 7.30. WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Let’s Hang On, music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 7.30. Saturday 24 June BEAMINSTER, Festival, to 2 July. Square, Street Party with local bands inc Broadwindsor Jammers, Shadrack Street Blues, 5 to 9pm. BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Mad to be Normal, film about RD Laing, 7.30. EXMOUTH, Pavilion, The Jukes, Down at the Diner, 7.30. FRAMPTON, Village Hall, BOVTS in Under Milk Wood, 7.30. AR HONITON, The Beehive, The Dark Side of Pink Floyd, 7.30. LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Comedy Club, 8. Sunday 25 June BEAMINSTER, St Mary’s Church, Tom Poster, piano, 7.30. DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Rain or Shine in Twelfth Night, 7pm. NETHERBURY, The Mill House, The Festival Players in The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2.30pm. Monday 26 June BEAMINSTER, St Mary’s Church, Emily Sun, violin, 11.30am: John Makepeace, Beyond Parnham, talk, 2.30: Choral Evensong with Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, free, 7pm. School, Festival Hall, Cambridge Footlights, comedy, 8.30. EXETER, Northcott Theatre, All Or Nothing, The Mod Musical, to Wed, 7.30, Wed mat 2.30. PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lyric, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

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PREVIEW On Stage - In and Around the Vale

Red Priest come to Beaminster Festival

Ballet Showcase BRIDPORT

BALLET Central returns to Bridport Arts Centre on 23rd and 24th June with a programme that showcases the talents of this company of young dancers at the start of their professional careers. Under the new artistic director, Christopher Marney, the programme features work by established choreographers and new commissions. The performances, at 7.30pm on Friday and 2pm on Saturday, include Indigo Children by Royal Ballet artist in residence Liam Scarlett, a scene from Romeo and Juliet by former English National Ballet dancer Jenna Lee, a specially created work by Christopher Bruce, excerpts from Petipa’s La Bayadere and The Nutcracker, and a scene from Dracula, choreographed by Michael Pink from the original production directed by Christopher Gable in 1996.

Barbara Nice LYME REGIS

POPULAR comedian Janice Connolly brings her favourite Phoenix Nights character Barbara Nice to the Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis on 17th June at 8pm. In Barbara Nice: Raffle!, the audience is promised a playful life-affirming show for all the family including the chance to win a prize off Barbara’s table. With her enviable track record of garnering five star reviews and sell-out shows, Barbara will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step with this new show about chance and luck.

An Explorer’s Life BRIDPORT

JOHN Blashford-Snell has led a life that reads like a Boy’s Own story—exploring African rivers, South American jungles and Himalayan mountains, and founding one of the world’s leading adventure programmes for young people.

Col Blashford-Snell, who lives near Shaftesbury, will be at the Electric Palace at Bridport on Saturday 17th June, at 7.30pm, to give an illustrated talk and answer questions from the audience, at an event raising funds for Bridport Sea Cadets. In 1968 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia invited the British Army to send a team to explore and make the first descent of the Blue Nile. Captain John Blashford-Snell of the Royal Engineers was commissioned to select, train and lead the 60-strong party. The success of this immense expedition led to even tougher assignments, such as the first vehicle crossing of the complete Darien Gap in 1971/2 and in 1974/5, navigating almost all the 2,700 miles of the great Zaire (now Congo) River. In 1984 he launched Operation Raleigh and by 1992 more than 10,000 young men and women from 50 nations had taken part in challenges and global expeditions, returning home as pioneers intent on putting something back into their own communities. Now in his 80s, Col Blashford-Snell has organised and led more than 100 expeditions. He has a well-deserved reputation as a practical field engineer and is one of the world’s most renowned and highly respected explorers. His innovative method of negotiating white water in inflatable boats has been adopted as a worldwide sport. In recent years he has concentrated on expeditions to Mongolia and exploring little known areas of South America. In 2009 he led a second meteorite quest in Bolivian Amazonia. After the talk and Q&As there will be a fund raising auction.

Beaminster Festival – who could ask for anything more? BEAMINSTER Festival director Nigel Corbett lists some of the many highlights and exciting performances at this year’s festival, and quotes the great Gershwin in his introduction to the 2017 programme— “Who could ask for anything more?”

Gershwin is an appropriate choice as his music pops up in at least four programmes. But there is music for all tastes, from the Pasadena Roof Orchestra to Pop-Up Opera, the Brodsky Quartet to the Broadwindsor Jammers at the opening street party in the square. The festival runs from Saturday 24th

June to Sunday 2nd July, with a packed and eclectic programme that caters to all ages and tastes. There is knockabout comedy from the brilliant Festival Players, in the open air at the Mill House, Netherbury, with The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the sharpest of young wits with the Cambridge Footlights at the Festival Hall at Beaminster School. On the literature front, the speakers include actor Brian Freeland talking about George Bernard Shaw, David Starkey on Henry VIII and Joanna Trollope talking

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about her 20th novel, City of Friends. The finale event, chosen by Festival President Ron Emmett, brings the ebullient Red Priest to Beaminster’s beautiful St Mary’s Church, playing a programme called Baroque Bohemians, a celebration of music by composers who lived in the former Bohemia—including Telemann, Biber and Mielczweski, as well as Elizabethan composers Byrd and Nicholson and works by the Red Priest himself, Antonio Vivaldi. Pick up a programme or visit www. beaminsterfestival.com (See more page 77).

Alasdair Beatson TOURING

ACCLAIMED Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson returns to Concerts in the West with a demanding programme that includes Debussy’s Images Book 2, and works by Beethoven, Bartok, Schumann and Satie. The series begins on Thursday 1st June at 7.30pm, at Lower Pulworthy near Hatherleigh, in Devon. On Friday 2nd, there is a coffee concert at 11am at Bridport Arts Centre, and a recital at 8pm at Ilminster Arts Centre at The Meeting House, and on Saturday 3rd at 7.30pm he plays at the new Dance House venue in Crewkerne. A prolific soloist and chamber musician, Beatson’s 2017 concerts include dates at London’s Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, Zurich’s Tonhalle, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and Ryedale, Resonances and Ernen festivals. Catherine Maddocks, founder and director of Concerts in the West, says: “Alasdair first performed for Concerts in the West in 2007, just as he was embarking on a career as a professional musician, and then again in 2012 and 2014. In that time he has gone on to achieve many great things, so we are delighted that he is able to take the time to perform for Concerts in the West audiences.”

Gaslight DORCHESTER

GASLIGHT, one of the greatest period thrillers, comes to Dorchester Corn Exchange from Tuesday 13th to Thursday 15th June. Patrick Hamilton’s drama is set in Victorian times, with eerie gas lighting and sinister fogs swirling outside. Bella Manningham is left alone every night as her husband Jack goes out on the town. She cannot explain the disappearance of familiar objects, the mysterious footsteps overhead or the ghostly flickering of the living room lights. Is she losing her mind? Does the terror exist in her imagination or are dark secrets lurking in her home? The surprise arrival of a detective leads to a shocking discovery ... The production is by John Elnaugh in association with Imogen Vance and performances begin at 8pm.

Under Milk Wood VILLAGES

BRISTOL Old Vic Theatre School’s 2017 summer tour brings Dylan Thomas’s radio masterpiece Under Milk Wood to village halls, arts centres and theatres around the region in June. The production, directed by Christopher Scott, will be at the David Hall, South Petherton on 6th June, Bridport Arts

Centre on 8th June, the Beehive at Honiton on 15th and for Artsreach at Frampton village hall on 24th. Originally written as a play for voices on the radio, and famously featuring Richard Burton as the first voice, the story of a small Welsh community begins with a marvellous description: “It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobble streets silent and the hunched courters’-and-rabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea… ” Set in the fictitious fishing village of Llareggub, this 24-hour peek into the lives and loves, dreams and fears of Captain Cat, Polly Garter, Willy Nilly and the many other characters continues to delight audiences with its canvas of gossip, feuds, affairs, fights, frauds and practical jokes. There is also one date in Devon, at the Phoenix Arts Centre at Exeter on 3rd July.

Dowland Words DORCHESTER

AN ENSEMBLE spcialising in the music of John Dowland comes to Dorchester Corn Exchange on 2nd June at 8pm with the great early music soprano Dame Emma Kirkby. The Consent of Speaking Harmony, with the Dowland Works consort, will feature the UK’s foremost early music soprano with a group of talented young singers and musicians, including the hugely talented lutenist Sam Brown. The group was formed in 2013 to mark the 450th birthday of John Dowland. It is described as “a sort of club for young performers and seasoned specialists to explore together the rich heritage of lute song left to us by Dowland and others.”

Letters from Baghdad BRIDPORT

BRIDPORT’s Electric Palace has one of the selected art house screenings of a new documentary that features Gertrude Bell, a remarkable explorer and adventurer whose Middle Eastern exploits in the early 20th century are overshadowed by the career of Lawrence of Arabia—largely thanks to the glamour of Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s epic film. Letters From Baghdad , being shown on Saturday 3rd June at 7.30pm, will probably not give Bell the public recognition she deserves but it should help to restore her reputation which is totally eclipsed by Lawrence. The First World War hero of the Arabian deserts is particularly well known in Dorset where he lived at Clouds Hill, now owned by the National Trust, is buried at Moreton, and is memorialised at the Tank Museum at Bovington. Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was a

colourful, charismatic and compelling character whose adventures are captured in extracts from her vivid and elegantly written letters, read in the film by an unseen Tilda Swinton. As she explored the desert she developed a particular bond with its people; along with Lawrence, she would help to shape the modern states we have today— especially Iraq—before moving into the field of archaeology. Directors Zeva Oelbaum and Sabine Krayenbuhl made the film in black and white—not only the archive footage but new sections with actors reciting recollections of friendships and encounters with Bell, who was always immaculately dressed and impressed all who met her.

Explore Dartmoor BRIDPORT

INVENTIVE Soap Soup Theatre comes to the Lyric Theatre, Bridport, on Saturday 17th June, with two performances of The Pixies’ Scarf at 11am and 2pm. Inspired by the powerfully evocative story by Alison Uttley (the creator of the Little Grey Rabbit stories), Soap Soup Theatre has created a theatrical treat for children and their families, set in the wet, craggy landscape of Dartmoor. While out picking whortleberries with Grandmother, Dicky Bundle finds a treasure that opens the door to a beautiful, fragile world. It is the world of the Wee Folk. But the moor hears Dicky listening, and watches Dicky looking, and tells the Pixies, who don’t want to share their precious secrets with a human child. Soon Dicky must strike a deal with the Queen of the Pixies, or lose the magical scarf forever. With storytelling, music and puppetry Soap Soup creates an adventure for children aged three and over.

Monmouth and Winstanley LYME REGIS

WINSTANLEY, a 1975 film telling the story of the 17th century social reformer Gerrard Winstanley and the radical social movement known as the Diggers, is being shown at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, on Thursday 1st June at 7.30pm as part of the fund-raising and awareness campaign for this year’s community play, Monmouth. Written by Andrew Rattenbury, who wrote last year’s The Tempest of Lyme, as well as writing for Doc Martin and Golden Hour, the play tells the story of the Monmouth Rebellion which began in Lyme in 1685. It will be performed on 6th to 8th and 13th to 15th July, starting at 6.30pm as a promenade at the sandy beach and continuing in the theatre from 7.30, with a cast of local actors, musicians and singers. GPW

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On Screen - In and Around the Vale her uncle from Spain to Germany to recover her grandfather’s beloved, 2000 year old olive tree. A challenging journey, which has unexpected consequences for the whole family. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm screening. Members £3.50, non members £5.00. All welcome. Bar, raffle and icecream.

TUESDAY 30 MAY The Light Between Oceans (2016, 12A) Axminster Heritage Centre. Film starts at 2pm, doors open at 1.30pm. Tickets £4 plus refreshments, advance booking on 01404 831207. FRIDAY 2 JUNE Hidden Figures (PG) 7.30pm Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50 Family of four £20. The true story of the African-American women who provided NASA with important data needed to launch its first successful space missions, despite institutionalised segregation in the workplace. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE La La Land (12A) “you’ll leave with a tear in your eye and a song in your heart”. Moviola screening at Kilmington Village Hall (Whitford Road), doors and bar open at 6.45pm with the show starting at 7.15pm. Tickets £5 in advance or £5.50 on the door, phone John on 01297 32335. www.kilmingtonvillage.com/moviola. htm. FRIDAY 9 JUNE Lion (PG) CineChard, the Guildhall Chard, 2nd Friday of every month. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, ultimately being adopted in Australia. This extraordinary tale describes his relentless efforts to find his birth family. Based on a true story. Tickets from Eleos, Barron’s and the PO in advance for £5 and £2.50 (under 12s), or on the night for £6 and £3. Bar, teas and coffee, popcorn and snacks. Lion at 8pm presented by Petherton Picture Show. Tickets: £5. No concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. SATURDAY 10 JUNE Jackie (15) presented by Hinton St. George ‘Flix in the Stix’. Hinton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 in advance from the Village Shop and Dorothy’s Tea Room, or £5.50p on the door. To reserve Tickets please contact Bob Kefford on 01460 72563. After her husband’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy’s world

Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy

is completely shattered. Traumatized and reeling with grief, she has a week to console their two young children, leave the home she restored and plan her husband’s funeral. Jackie quickly realizes that the next seven days will determine how history will define both her husband’s legacy and how she will be remembered. Jackie was renowned for her dignity, poise and stunning beauty. Natalie Portman gives us a glimpse of the psychological angst she endured too. Look out also for John Hurt in one of his last performances. Tomorrow/Demain 7.30pm £5. Inspiring documentary by Melanie Laurent & Cyril Dion about the best ways to solve our ecological crisis. From the Bristol Pound and Detroit’s urban farms to Copenhagen, this reveals positive solutions that already work. After film discussion in the bar. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. MONDAY 12 JUNE La La Land presented by Moviola in Beaminster Public Hall. Two people – aspiring actress and coffee shop counter girl Mia (Emma Stone) and jazz pianist and wannabe club owner Seb (Ryan Gosling) – find their heart’s desires blossoming after a rendezvous at a party in the Hollywood Hills. 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets at Yarn Barton 01308 862715. Weekdays 9.30am - 12.30pm & Saturdays 9.30am - 1pm. Or ring Elaine on 01308 861746 £5 (in advance) £5.50 (on door). MONDAY 19 JUNE The Olive Tree Beer Film Society at Steamers Restaurant, Beer. An emotional drama. Alma travels with

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THURSDAY 22 JUNE About Time (Cert 12A). Cinema in the Afternoon at The Gateway, Seaton presents this 2013 comedy about love and time travel from Writer/Director Richard Curtis. Doors open 1.30pm. Tickets £4 inc. tea/coffee from The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699. FRIDAY 23 JUNE Road to Utopia (PG) 2pm £3.50. A 1946 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. A dementia friendly screening for all. Come along and enjoy this classic comedy! The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Their Finest (12A) 7.30pm Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50, Family of four £20. Stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy. Blitz spirit prevails in this good-natured romantic drama about a team who are commissioned to make a propaganda film during World War II. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050. Jackie (Cert. 15) presented by T & F Movies in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 8pm. The doors open at 7.15pm and the entry charge is £4. Natalie Portman portays Jacqueline Kennedy as the assassination of her husband and the days immediately afterwards are seen through her eyes. Jackie at 8pm. Presented by Petherton Picture Show. Tickets: £5. No concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk. MONDAY 26 JUNE Lion 2016, PG-13 ‘Movies on Monday’, Axminster Heritage Centre. Film starts at 2pm, doors open at 1.30pm. Tickets £4 plus refreshments, advance booking on 01404 831207.

Health&Beauty New Location for Memory Café ON Monday the 8th May the Axminster Memory Café was re-launched in its new location at Pippins Community Centre. Professionals from Health and Social Care were available to offer advice or signposting in the case of any concerns, and booklets/leaflets were available to take away and offer support and guidance where needed. The café is open every second Monday of the month at Pippins Community Centre from 2- 4pm. The next date is 12th June 2 – 4 pm. For more information please contact Shiobhan on 01297 630427.

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A Survivors’ Guide to Life after Stroke ON the evening that Will Davison had his first stroke he put two potatoes into the oven to bake before a neighbour had convinced him to go to the doctor. On learning what was happening to him he packed a bag to take in the ambulance and for some reason got his neighbour to put the baked potatoes in foil, so he could take them with him. ‘Why did I need them?’ he asks in a book that he has since published. As it happened the hospital he was taken to didn’t have a room for him and he was given a temporary Will Davison bed in a store room. He did eventually see a doctor but by the time he was brought to a ward he was starving and more than thankful for his two baked potatoes. He was to have a similar experience when he had his second stroke in France; the only place the hospital could put him was in the surgery ward. Thankfully he didn’t get wheeled in for surgery but he did get a French breakfast the next morning. This quirky coincidence is one of the stories related in a book that tells the experiences of eleven stroke victims aged from as young as twenty years old. In So You’ve Had a Stroke: a survivors’ guide to life after Stroke, Will Davison and the other ten people interviewed talk intimately about their stroke experience and their road to recovery from this life threatening condition. And although their stories have as many questions as they have answers it is an inspiring, heartening and most of all enlightening account of life after a stroke. One repeating theme that runs through the stories is the need to ‘get back to normal’ as Jo Elliott, a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages explained. She had her stroke aged forty-five and remembered the hardest thing was ‘being so out of control.’ She now lives to look on the positives of each new day rather than dwelling on what she calls the ‘little insignificant things’ that could be negative. ‘It’s a waste of energy asking “why me”’ she says. Elizabeth Ashmore, who suffered her stroke at the age of twenty, remembered how she didn’t think she could ever be normal again but believes that if you ‘keep thinking positively and keep reminding yourself you’re still alive and with stroke, you can get better’. Stroke experience isn’t one-dimensional. The outcome, especially paralysis, is very variable. Even a small amount of brain damage affects memory and thus confidence and some lose speech. It’s a devastating result that puts survivors outside a society which thrives on instant repartee and communication. Many feel locked out by their stroke situation, physically less strong and unable to continue with their old lives. But as Will Davison says, one thing he has learned from the interviews conducted for his book is that ‘everybody who has had a stroke has had to face the loss of their old self: the running, jumping version of themselves, and face up to a newly emerged reality. It can be painful but the new you is the real you. And you are alive. It is just so vital to make the most of the life you’ve got.’ According to the World Heart Federation, 15 million people a year worldwide suffer a stroke, and of those that survive five million are left permanently disabled. For anyone directly affected or close to someone who has had a stroke, Will Davison’s book offers an insight and therefore a better understanding of the life-changing consequences of a cruel and indiscriminate illness. For more information or to order a copy of the book visit www.willdavison.info

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PEST CONTROL Mole pest control. Traps not poison. Robin Gundry 07802 800124 / 01404 881555

aug 17

FOR SALE Settee, chair, both new £200. Bedroom furniture, sideboard, table, all good, offers. Bereavement sale. In Bridport 01308 459554. 3 piece brown leather suite includes 2 seater settee, 2 armchairs all reclining VGC £225 ono 01297 444929. Large antler pull along suitcase dark blue with keys, super condition only £15 phone 07594687485 evenings. Ladies golf clubs, full set Titleist plus calloway driver, bag trolley & accessories £100. High chair Babystart VGC used by grandparents £15 01305 257652. 24” girls mountain bike (Davies) lightweight alloy frame, excellent condition, tyres vgc £25. 1 Falcon steel frame excellent tyres. Spring bargain £20, 01460 220178. Ivory satin wedding gown, size 14, strapless, back lacing, with diamante jacket.

Little Curtains. Handmade Curtains, Blinds and Cushions, Please Contact 07443 516141 for details.

SITUATIONS VACANT

PERSONAL

July 17

RESTORATION Furniture Restoration. Antiques large and small carefully restored. City and Guilds qualified. Ten years experience in local family firm. Phil Meadley 01297 560335. Jun 17

GARDEN HELP Mandy Cave garden maintenance. If you need help please ring 01460 221319. MJ. 07855 250382 mandy_cave@ btinternet.com June 17

Warm-hearted, creative, earth-loving woman, 51, welcomes a sacred relationship with like-hearted man. walkinbeauty7@gmail. com

HOUSESITTING July help. Practical couple with well-behaved dog can animal/garden sit in exchange for accomodation. Experience with horses, sheep, chickens. References available. 07773 687991.

Jun 17

Experienced mature lady available for house and pet sitting. Fully insured. References available. Tel. 01460 74214 Misterton

Gardener required to help tend a beautiful large walled garden. Good plant knowledge & a genuine passion for gardening essential. 1 to 2 days per week. Beaminster area. Please call 07837 109417.

Saturday Waiting Staff required by outside catering company for weddings near Beaminster. Exact hours vary but usually 1pm-9pm. No experience required but should be very presentable, reliable and hard-working. Must be 16 or over. Very good rate of pay. For further details call Kate 07971 589333 or email enquiries@ moretontearooms.co.uk

Housekeeper/ Guardian required to maintain a beautiful Manor house to a high standard. Professional, committed and experienced. General cleaning. Animal sitting. Some cooking required. Babysitting on occasion. Must be flexible to help during summer months with some light gardening. Genuine love of animals essential. This is a full-time position of 5 1/2 days per week, 1 weekend off per month. Beaminster area. Good salary and a two bedroom cottage provided. Please call 07837 109417.

GRAZING WANTED Wanted to rent grazing for dozen friendly cattle 07714 674946

FOR SALE Cabbage, sprouts, leek plants £5 per 100 Tel 01460 74572 Boat for sale. Laser Bahia plus mainsale, jib and spinnaker, launch trolly and trailer. £3450. Great boat for great price 01308 422119 Dry cleaned £250 ono 01305 257398. Upright vacuum cleaner Electrolux Velocity, pet lover attachments, easy clean low usage, blue silver, clean £75 01308 458062. Wooden cot – good condition with mattress £30. Wheelchair – good condition (manual) £45, 01308 538542. 1970s wedding dress size 12 dry-cleaned, long sleeved with empire line good condition £55 01308 538542. Full 15kg Flogas cyclinder £15, electric garden vac/ blower £15, baby stairgate £15, trailer lighting board £15 01297 560365. Queen Victoria two-piece black costume plus petticoat, bustle, two hats 36/38” bust unworn demonstration model £100 01404 823699.

Vintage fashion magazines from 70s / 80s / 90s / UK and US Vogue / Elle / Marie Clare etc. Ideal for fashion students. Details dorsetlamb@ gmail.com Oil warm 7kw full and flame effect stove with all fittings good condition except needs new glass £100 01297 489504. Comet sailing dinghy no 381 dark blue excellent condition, cover, trailer, suitable for car roof rack, £650, 01935 891988. Chainsaw Silverline 40HP working order (oiler needs sorting) £20. Orbital sander £20. Router Transformer £40. Banana/chair as new £50 – cost £300, 01297 489725 DT6 6EN. Vintage Hornby Doublo 3 Rail “Silverking” / Coaches track £180. “Dutchess Montrose” Coaches £180. 2.6.4 tank coaches track £160 All 1950s 01305 834554. Honda Rotavator, 2 forward gears reverse and neutral £250 ono. Petrol strimmer Just serviced good working order £70. Small freezer, good condition £25,

Dining table Edwardian style with extension. Dark wood plus two carvers four chairs Fair condition £95 01308 456192 electric strimmer £25, 01297 442018. Vintage Hornby “O’Gauge tank 040 Clockwork trucks track etc all 1950s £160. Vintage Trix “Peppercorn” boxed Trix DiCast class V / coaches £160 each 01305 834554. Jersey Channel island definitive stamps (19692007) postage dues (1969-1982) mint condition in album real price approximately £450, £370 ono, 01305 834884. Push lawnmower, Brill Razorcut Supreme, 38cm Cut, with collection bag, vgc £85 (new price £159) 01460 242254. 6 Dining Chairs brown leather roll back £150. Childs High chair £15, ladies golf clubs including callaway driver trolley plus accessories £100 01305 257652. Glass display cabinets two corner ones with long glass fronts. One 2ft 6” wide with glass tops & 2 doors £40

ono 07889019587. Single oven cooker for sale just needs new elements £25 ono 07889 019587. Rayburn 380G gas burgundy hot water central heating cooking £350 ono 01305 822696. Books 24 Milllers Collectable Price Guides Hardbacks VGC plus 6 others, £2 each 01395 568848. 2 trailers for sale. 1 ERDE 122 £130 and 1 x large wooden £120 01308 862480. “Sutcliffe” nest of tables teak as new £45 ono. Large square wood basket coiled rope VGcon £10. Grey, cream pebble stones table lamp cream shade £5 01395 516832. New “concept” ruck-sack picnic hamper complete with cutlery plates two bottle compartments etc. Ideal for ramblers £20. EKCO hostel trolley little used £15. New ‘antler’ briefcase black £10 01460 74367. Wolf sack truck £25. Pressure washer £25. Child’s cot no mattress £10 all in good condition 01297 35320. 3 standard building props £15 each 01460 220181.

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MDR 4 with discs for Yamaha HS8 organ £50 ono. Music for Accordion £20 ono 01460 929435. King size 100% memory foam mattress topper. 3.5 “ thick with a zip off washable jersey cover and 4 corner straps. £25 ono. Vermont coal effect gas stove colour bottle green enamel £150.00 01297 22603. 3 sectional wicker screen each section 70ins high x 20ins wide £25.00. 2 wicker garden,patio chairs £10.00. 01297 22603. Genuine retro 1970s UK made men’s Levi denim shirt 14 1/2 inch collar orange tab in VG condition £30. Genuine retro 1970 Levi Jacket small well worn

but characterful! Orange tab. I was smaller then! 01297 551271 Qualcast Hedge Trimmer - 480 Plus. Heavy Duty, Mains Electric supply, long lead. £25 ONO Phone 01308 424797 Ride on tractor mower, Husqvarna, good condition, well maintained, very reliable.£850. tel 01308 488789. Cycle Rack for 2 bikes Dutch Twinny. Fits to rear ball hitch Plated plug in lights/ number plate £110. Phone 01460 242071 Mob 07834 550899 Sleeping bags. Two very warm bags which can be zipped together, old but little used. £10. 01297 553577.

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Send in your answer on a postcard, along with your name and address to: Hargreaves Quiz, Marshwood Vale Magazine, Lower Atrim, Bridport, Dorset DT6 5PX. Study the clues contained in the rhyme and look carefully at the signposts to work out which town or village in South Somerset, West Dorset or East Devon is indicated. The first correct answer drawn out of a hat will win a book from local publisher Little Toller Books. There is no cash equivalent and no correspondence will be entered into.

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FOR SALE 1960’s Alloy Sports Car Boot Rack Needs new rubbers& straps. £25 01460 242071 Mob 07834 550899 Bradbury Mobile Trolly Jack Removable handle 4 Tons (4082kgs) £80 01460 242071 Mob 07834 550899 Water Bowser 30galls approx Drum on frame plus connections Suitable to mount on garden trailer. Ideal for watering new trees or animals. £30 01460 242071 Mob 07834 550899 Trailer, two wheel, half tonne capacity, body 6 ft long ,3ft 6 ins wide , 18 ins deep,with brand new spare wheel, in good condition, £ 190 ono. 01297 553120. Beautiful solid light wood fire surround and matching curved over mantel mirror with carved acorn detail to both. The surround is 140cm wide, 118 high. The mirror is 127 wide and 102 high. Both are in very good condition. Please feel free to view without obligation to appreciate the quality of these pieces. Mirror sold separately £100 surround £80 or £150 for both. Photos available 01460 55105 Willis and Gambier Chest of Drawers.Very solid and heavy hardwood in good condition with perfectly sliding graduated drawers. 90cm wide, 47 deep and 78 high. £110 Photos available. 01460 55105 Vintage table which could be used as a hall table, serving table, writing table or just a lovely piece of furniture with 3 drawers and brass handles. It has been painted in cream,lightly distressed and finished in antique wax for a shabby chic appearance. 124cm long, 54 deep 72 high. Enquire about delivery within 25 miles of Ilminster. £110 photos available 01460 55105 Ukulele tanglewood soprano cove creek tu8 with padded case excellent condition £80 tel. 01984 640465 Chunky pine drawers £30, Victorian pedestrian gate £20, 6 pine dining chairs £50 or £10 each, Haro bike frame, ideal

skatepark bike £10, garden hose reel £10 01297553064/07770722099 Mammas & Pappas “Amelia” drop side cot, no mattress but available, kept at grandparents for occasional use. £50, 01404 44829 Slippers. Men’s navy leather M & S moccasin style slippers size 8. Brand new. £9. 01297 553577. Oak gate-leg drop leaf table with barley twist legs. Old and in excellent condition. Top extends to oval 43” by 54”. £100 . 01297 553577 Art easel, wood in good condition, portable and adjustable. £9. 01297

PEOPLE AT WORK 553577. Vintage Rollei slide projector with 6 circular carousels. £20. 01297 553577 Settee, chair, both new £200. Bedroom furniture, sideboard, table, all good, offers. Bereavement sale. In Bridport 01308 459554. 3 piece brown leather suite includes 2 seater settee, 2 armchairs all reclining VGC £225 ono 01297 444929. Large antler pull along suitcase dark blue with keys, super condition only £15 phone 07594687485 evenings. Single oven cooker for sale just needs new elements £25 ono 07889 019587.

ELECTRICAL Nathan Tuck, photograph and words by Catherine Taylor

NATHAN TUCK

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“I grew up in Dorchester, went to school there, but didn’t behave myself all the time. There was a new fire station being built, so I laboured there for a while. That’s when I first found out I wasn’t very good working with my hands. So then I worked as an electrical apprentice and discovered I really wasn’t very good with my hands. The tiles and flooring work that came afterwards showed me I definitely wasn’t good with my hands, so went to work in an Off License”, reminisces Nathan Tuck, owner of Wyvern Fireplaces in Dorchester. It was working in the Off License that Nathan found his true calling in Sales. He was so good he caught the eye of the owner of the fireplace manufacture workshop nearby, and was offered a job selling fireplaces. As time progressed and Nathan’s obvious flair for sales was let loose, he was given the opportunity to buy into the business and really set his mark. Later still, Nathan bought the original owner out when he retired. He has retained most of the original staff from decades ago who work in the manufacturing plant behind the scenes. Now Wyvern Fireplaces is also in Yeovil and has a plethora of customers, with the growth of the business mostly down to word of mouth and Nathan’s cheeky banter. In the run up to winter and through to Christmas, Nathan works long hours, six or seven days a week, finding it difficult to turn business down. But when the summer hits, Nathan will often pick his daughter Olivia up from school and shoot straight down to the beach. He loves the sea and coastal paths, finding it calms him after a stressful day. Having his daughter and wife Grace makes Nathan realise what he’s working so hard for, “if there’s no-one to spend it on what’s the point” he grins. Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine June 2017 89

WANTED Vintage & antique textiles, linens, costume buttons etc. always sought by Caroline Bushell. Tel. 01404 45901. Jul 17

To advertise here telephone 01308 423031

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Postage stamps. Private collector requires 19th and early 20th century British. Payment to you or donation to your nominated charity. 01460 240630. Dave buys all types of tools 01935 428975.

Jul 17

Alberny Restoration In-house blast cleaning for home and garden furniture, doors and gates. Agricultural/construction machinery and tooling. Vehicles, parts and trailers etc. 01460 73038, email allan@alberny.co.uk, FB Alberny Sandblasting

FOR SALE Ladies golf clubs, full set Titleist plus calloway driver, bag trolley & accessories £100. High chair Babystart VGC used by grandparents £15 01305 257652. 24” girls mountain bike (Davies) lightweight alloy frame, excellent condition, tyres vgc £25. 1 Falcon steel frame excellent tyres. Spring bargain £20, 01460 220178. Ivory satin wedding gown, size 14, strapless, back lacing, with diamante jacket. Dry cleaned £250 ono 01305 257398. Upright vacuum cleaner Electrolux Velocity, pet lover attachments, easy clean low usage, blue silver, clean £75 01308 458062. Wooden cot – good condition with mattress £30. Wheelchair – good condition (manual) £45, 01308 538542. 1970s wedding dress size 12 dry-cleaned, long sleeved with empire line good condition £55 01308 538542.

Full 15kg Flogas cyclinder £15, electric garden vac/ blower £15, baby stairgate £15, trailer lighting board £15 01297 560365. Queen Victoria two-piece black costume plus petticoat, bustle, two hats 36/38” bust unworn demonstration model £100 01404 823699. Oil warm 7kw full and flame effect stove with all fittings good condition except needs new glass £100 01297 489504. Comet sailing dinghy no 381 dark blue excellent condition, cover, trailer, suitable for car roof rack, £650, 01935 891988. Chainsaw Silverline 40HP working order (oiler needs sorting) £20. Orbital sander £20. Router Transformer £40. Banana/chair as new £50 – cost £300, 01297 489725 DT6 6EN. Vintage Hornby Doublo 3 Rail “Silverking” / Coaches track £180. “Dutchess Montrose” Coaches £180. 2.6.4 tank coaches track

£160 All 1950s 01305 834554. Vintage Hornby “O’Gauge tank 040 Clockwork trucks track etc all 1950s £160. Vintage Trix “Peppercorn” boxed Trix DiCast class V / coaches £160 each 01305 834554. Jersey Channel island definitive stamps (19692007) postage dues (1969-1982) mint condition in album real price approximately £450, £370 ono, 01305 834884. Push lawnmower, Brill Razorcut Supreme, 38cm Cut, with collection bag, vgc £85 (new price £159) 01460 242254. Honda Rotavator, 2 forward gears reverse and neutral £250 ono. Petrol strimmer Just serviced good working order £70. Small freezer, good condition £25, electric strimmer £25, 01297 442018. Motorhome carry box Fiamma Ultra-box £120 01297 553782.

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FOR SALE 6 Dining Chairs brown leather roll back £150. Childs High chair £15, ladies golf clubs including callaway driver trolley plus accessories £100 01305 257652. Glass display cabinets two corner ones with long glass fronts. One 2ft 6” wide with glass tops & 2 doors £40 ono 07889019587. Rayburn 380G gas burgundy hot water central heating cooking £350 ono 01305 822696. Books 24 Milllers Collectable Price Guides Hardbacks VGC plus 6 others, £2 each 01395 568848. 2 trailers for sale. 1 ERDE 122 £130 and 1 x large wooden £120 01308 862480. “Sutcliffe” nest of tables teak as new £45 ono. Large square wood basket coiled rope VGcon £10. Grey, cream pebble stones table lamp cream shade £5 01395 516832. New “concept” ruck-sack picnic hamper complete with cutlery plates two bottle compartments etc. Ideal for ramblers £20. EKCO hostel trolley little used £15. New ‘antler’ briefcase black £10 01460 74367. Wolf sack truck £25. Pressure washer £25. Child’s cot no mattress £10 all in good condition 01297 35320. MDR 4 with discs for Yamaha HS8 organ £50 ono. Music for Accordion £20 ono 01460 929435. Beko Fridge freezer 6 cu ft FC140 good working order £25. Also girls bicycle £40 01935 872421. Metal sprung folding single bed with mattress and head board £50 tel 01308 458533. AEG SC25 circular saw on floorstand cost £350 new selling £100 ono. Titan Ecosafe bonded oil storage tank 1225L £850 ono details 01297 443930. Old oak cabinet barleytwist legs 2 doors 36” x 30” x 18” formally held gramophone £45. Mahogony bedside cabinet 34”x18”x12” £20 01297 443930.

Nintendo hand held games Snoopy Tennis, Tropical Fish boxed with instructions £15 each, £25 for both 01305 781657. Spare wheel to suit Astra unused £20 01308 456329. Webb classic self-propelled petrol Rotary mower brand new used once by lady owner £175 01297 631191. Sea fishing tackle too much to list come and look 01297 20750 Seaton. Free heavy wrought iron gate 75cm x 138cm with sliding bolt affixed together with its iron frame surround 84cm x 172cm 01460 55892. Andrews Heating Propane gas workshop heater. Dual voltage. Adjustable heating output control. Can be seen working £75 ono 07905627483. Caravan Satellite kit Road-pro 40mm dish signal finder Suction pad, tripod/ coax ideal UK and Northern Europe £70 ono Seaton 01297 20151. Butane Gas cylinder 6kg full/sealed ideal Spain Repsol Refund ‘incl adapters £50 Seaton 01297 20151. Canoe: two man canoe and oars £99 01308 485362. Perform Bench drill CCD 121 speed 1400 motor 250w, 230 volt, 50 lez. Table

size 165x165mm base size 315x200mm. Chuck base 400mm £99 ono buyer to collect 01460 221637. Portmerion Botanic Garden tableware. 24 designs. Some now discontinued all in new condition. Space needed. Details from 01297 489020, Chideock. Downsizing to an apartment. Garden hand tools, mower, hedge trimmer, chain saw, etc. All reasonable, details from 01297 489020. Caravan (or car security) wheel clamp high quality nemesis. Bargain at £48 Seaton 01297 20151. Chainsaw spear and Jackson model 4645 46cc petrol 18” cut VGC cuts well £35 01297 23567 Seaton. Three seater settee for sale. Both ends recliner. Good and clean condition £50 phone 01460 52371. Coffee table £30, Dressing table £40, 2 chair dinner tables £50, 2 bedside cabinets £20, LED TV flat £50, CD DTD £10, Double bed £170, tables £10, Washing machine £180, slow cooker £10, fish tank £200, fridge freezer £80, white cupboard £70, cream leather sofa £150, glass cabinet with UTDs £250,

and other items Sherborne 07340368032. Photographic background support system, Interfit COR756. Two vertical stands extend to 2.6m. Crossbar extends to 3.15m. New, £20 01297 442295. Telescope, Tasco 302003 280x76mm astronomical

reflector telescope. Good as starter kit, unused, £20 tel 01297 442295. Gabions. Steel baskets 1mx1mx1m. Fill with stones to create walls etc. Flat packed, new. Four available, £10 each 01297 442295.

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