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The New Blackmore Vale Edition 50 Friday, 19 August, 2022FREE EVERY FORTNIGHT 01258 472132 01747 250010 heating and plumbing services VolunteeringintheVale The NBVM talks to Carole Jones at The Vale Pantry, the sociable supermarket in Sturminster NewtonPage5

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net2 Debi Thorne Advertising Sales Manager 07714Debi.thorne@blackmorevale.net289409 Lloyd Armishaw 01963newsdesk@blackmorevale.netPublisher400186 Sue Kennington Account Manager sue.kennington@blackmorevale.net Lorraine Drake Distributor 07850lorraine_drake@icloud.com529937 01963adverts@blackmorevale.net400186 Kye Harman Sports 01963sports@blackmorevale.netEditor400186 EDITORIAL ADVERTISING susan.anslow@blackmorevale.net We love hearing your news and views. Get in touch with us by emailing newsdesk@blackmorevale.net or calling 01963 400186 Editorial deadlines are the Wednesday the week before publication. Display ads must be booked by Wednesday the week before publication, with final copy submitted by the Friday Classified ads may be accepted after this, however these will be subject to space. What’s inside this week… • Top: Michael Jones, OBE, celebrates his 100th birthday, page 26 • Above: Rewilding beavers, page 14 • Left: West Dorset MP Chris Loder talks heritage and tourism, page 5 BurlandTrust/JamesWildlifeDorset Announcements 79-82 Arts & Entertainments 42-44 Antiques & Collectables 48-50 Business 78 Church 39 Education 35 Equestrian 90 Events 29-34 Farming 91-97 & 103 Field & Stream 90 Food & Drink 70-72 Health & Wellbeing 73-74 History 38 Home & Garden 51-57 Items For Sale 89 Letters 36-37 Local Services 57-65 Motoring 75-77 Pets 68-69 Politics 45-47 Property 98-103 Puzzles 40-41 Recruitment 82-89 Sport 66-67 ADDRESS: 3 Alfred's Way, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9RU Online: www.blackmorevale.net

On page 12, gardener, author, and mum Claire Macnaughton shares her experience of becoming self-sufficient by growing her own veg in an inspiring new book out next month. Let’s face it, the weather has been too hot to handle at times, but the tomatoes have done well! Did you manage to steal a few blissful summer moments away this summer: either alone, with a partner, friend or with the family? Now really is a moment to appreciate the good things in life. Escape from the news, walk your way through nature and focus more on the world around you. Book into a secret escape at one of the more luxurious glamping stays (page 26) where there are wonderful farms and destinations to enjoy under a starlit sky. Take your pick of our best holiday reads while you’re there too.

So, let’s keep that summer feeling going just a little longer, as we gradually switch from outdoor music festivals to indoor art and literary exhibitions, bracing ourselves for the gentle onset of autumn.It’sa positive, packed issue, so we hope you enjoy reading it; and let us know your latest news at newsdesk@blackmorevale.net

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watching YouTubers talk about cycling and Googling different bicycles, changing gears, and oiling chains. “Cycling to work isn’t without its downside, which should be headlined: the worst thing about riding a bike is other road users – car drivers mainly. “The majority of the time, they are perfectly fine, respectful, patient and the rest. However, at least once – usually on my ride home – I’ll have a car come flying up behind me, speed past on a blind bend or dip in the road, squeezing me into the hedge and leaving no wriggle room whatsoever.”

As4 an event for everyone, from those who haven’t climbed on a bike since schooldays to committed cycle commuters, it was all about jumping on board, joining a community of cyclists, and getting a bit of a feel-good cardio thrown in for good measure.However, this time round, there was an even more pertinent reason to pedal a bit faster – to help cut the cost of travelling to and from work. “As the cost-of-living crisis shows no signs of slowing down, our recent research with Cyclesheme shows that employees are feeling anxious over fuel and travel costs (65%), as well as much reported utility bills (77%),” said Adrian Warren, Director of Blackhawk Network. “And with costs continuing to increase, employees are asking their employers for support. Figures show cycling to work now offers commuters the ability to save up to £780 each per year (£1,400 in London), and cycle schemes could offer significant support for employees to navigate the cost-of-living crisis.For employers or employees to get involved and to help initiate support, go to https://www.blackhawknetworkextras.co.uk and register on the extra benefits platform. even respondents said they to change at least one of their in an effort to many of switch for the 57% turning off their heating (but then it has been around 40ºC) 50% said they will order less or not eat out as often will buy less or no new clothes 23% will cancel holiday plans cancel streaming Amazon Prime 17% look for a cheaper to do their weekly shop buying a new phone and moving to a SIM only deal

A celebration of all that’s wonderful about cycling to work rather than driving or taking public transport, national Cycle to Work Day, organised by Cyclescheme, celebrated its 10th year on 4 August by encouraging everyone around the country to commute by pedalling.

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The updated Highway Code states that motorists must leave at least 1.5m when overtaking cyclists at speeds up to 30mph, and give them more space when overtaking at higher “Frankly,speeds.alot of the time this isn’t the case; leaving me morbidly fantasising about what would have happened if another car came round the corner – because I know that I’m the one who would come off the worst in that scenario. “Would I swap my cycle to work for a Conservative cycle, now we can no longer call it a ‘Boris bike’? While I’m sure in cities, the road design is better and more suited for cyclists, you miss out on the gorgeous rural view. The fitness is a huge upside and I’d recommend it to anyone. However, I’d be quick to follow that with concentration is key and paying attention not only to what you’re doing but to the movements of the vehicles around you.”

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“The positives of cycling feel genuinely limitless. The countryside views are incomparable, and the feeling of the wind hitting my hair (albeit through the gaps in the helmet) is life-affirming. No matter what else I accomplish during the day, I can rest easy knowing I’ve done something active for myself. It’s a similar feeling to making your bed each morning, starting each day by completing something. “In the relatively short time I’ve been cycling I’ve already noticed that my commute time has reduced, but also that my bike-handling skills have improved. I never thought that, at age 24, I’d find joy in

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Here at the NBVM we wonder whether the people behind the commendable Cycle to Work Day perhaps live in a city? If they had ever cycled along one of our beautiful bumpy, breathless Blackmore Vale country lanes, they might appreciate the adage of ‘taking your life in your hands’… Cycling to work is highly commendable, “but it would be worth getting some insurance” says Will Stanton, who cycles along the B3081 to work, where the speed limit is an astounding 60 mph. “After moving house six months ago –and having not been on a bicycle for many, MANY years – I decided to cycle to work, testing the theory of ‘you never forget how to ride a bike’ to the ultimate limit. What should have been a 10-minute pedal took me a solid half-an-hour on the first attempt, which incorporated a handful of stops to catch my breath along the way.

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Rising food costs, fuel prices, and utility bills are putting a huge amount of pressure on everyday living, with many people skipping meals because they won’t have enough money to pay their bills. If you are facing difficult choices, visit helpandkindness.co.uk/food-projectshttps://www. or call 01305 595958 (linked with Dorset Community Response, DCR) for advice, and a list of community food projects.

Warm and inviting One such project is The Vale Pantry in Sturminster Newton, a warm and sociable ‘social supermarket’ run by organiser Carole Jones. Set up in 2020, The Vale Pantry is run entirely by volunteers, with the mission to provide food, resources, and services to any individual or family facing food“It’sinsecurity.anabsolute challenge at the moment,” says Carole, “and I fear for what October might bring when the energy cap increases. We currently help 291 families, comprising 503 adults and 369 children, with three new applications right now. “We value the dignity of all individuals and work to promote their independence,” says Carole. “Last Friday I received a call from a 78-year-old lady in tears. She had to put her basket down and walk away at she supermarket as she simply didn’t have the money to pay for the food she needed. “Our strategy now is to encourage those who need our help to volunteer with us and feel part of a team. This helps the mental health of many of these people: they feel that they have a purpose, feel needed, and are valued. We could not do anything without our amazing team of volunteers.”

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The social supermarket “A food bank model generally has no fresh foods, or choice in foods, and only provides three boxes in six months and someone needs to be referred by an outside agency. “The Vale Pantry offers membership to anyone who struggles financially and has had to cut back on food to try to make ends meet. Members of the Pantry may visit once a week and pay £6 on each visit, and choose the food in their basket. This makes The Vale Pantry quite unique. The variety of foods available includes fresh fruit and veg, chilled and frozen produce, including meats, fish, and cheese, as well as store cupboard essentials. We believe there is dignity in making a contribution, and in being able to choose their own foods – thereby getting the food they (and their family) will eat! “There is no doubt, the social supermarket model is a sustainable way out of the crisis, and people value the fresh foods. For many the weekly trip in to see us is their social outing of the week. The Pantry is a place full of fun, and laughter, and it’s a place where often great things happen!”“Wework like demons,” says Carole, “asking anyone and everyone who can help us to do so. Not a day goes by when I don’t look for the latest updates on funding opportunities. We need to raise at least £150,000 per year to do what we do – it’s now costing us £3k a week on food. Contrary to perception, we have to buy pretty much everything!” become a member visit www. yourlocalpantry.co.uk, call 07968 348481, or email: info@valepantry.co.uk. Open Thursday: 8am-6pm, Saturday: 8.30am-12noon

The second fair will be held solely on Langton Meadows riverside site next to the Langton Road car park behind M&S on Saturday 27 August, when a similar range of exhibitors will be in attendance between 12 noon and 5pm. Climate Action Now 2022 is an initiative developed by Blandford Museum in partnership with charities in Blandford and supported by a grant awarded by Southwest Museum Development, thanks to funding from Arts Council England.

DEMAND FOR ASSISTANCE at food banks, community fridges, and social supermarkets across the Blackmore Vale is increasing according to Help and Kindness, a charity resource that offers information to residents across the Dorset community.

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The first of two Environmental Fairs organised this summer as part of Blandford’s CAN 2022 (Climate Action Now 2022) project was held on Saturday 30 July at two linked venues – Angus Wood in St Leonard’s Avenue and beside the railway arches on Langton Meadows.Exhibitors included nature and wildlife charities, local charities such as Blandford Environmental Trust, producers eco food, cosmetics and gifts, refilling businesses and other eco-friendly products, and information from several organisations, including local government, on their efforts to meet the climate emergency challenge and on ways to become involved. CleanupBlandford/War on Waste, whose team of helpers every Saturday morning in August is conducting litter-picks in the town centre, displayed their work. The Art Shed, Blandford Museum, Blandford Environmental Trust, and other wildlife charities held

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In the belief that climate change is the biggest challenge confronting the world in the years to come, CAN 2022 has been hosting, and will continue to host, events on climate change including children’s workshops, school events, lectures, museum collections, woodland events for families and special events for seniors. A new exhibition will also be created at the Blandford Town Museum using work from the community, schools, and local groups.Formore information see www.blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/ climate-action-now, or to get involved, call 01258 450388 or email: contact@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk

The good news: they all got in! “I’m incredibly proud of my students,” says Emma O’Brien, 48, founder of Just Dance and a dancer herself from the age of three. “It feels so good to be part of their process. I’ve been dancing for 45 years of my life, but wanted to teach from the age of eight when I was inspired by my own dance teacher. Now I help train children, aged from 3–18 years, in several different styles of dance, including Irish, contemporary, street, and ballet. “I selected the girls and put them forward for the audition because they have talent, but for all four to be accepted is incredible!”Thestudents will travel to London once a month to the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance where Cecchetti Ballet Associates offer classes for talented pupils aged 7–18 years who are receiving training in Classical Ballet.

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Talented Blandford student Molly Carter is raising money to fund her stage-school dreams

“Since November 2021 I have been auditioning for drama schools specialising in Musical Theatre, and in December I was fortunate enough to be offered a place on a three-year course at Laine Theatre Arts, my dream school. Laine Theatre Arts receives thousands of applications every year, from which it selects just 80 students. “However, I haven’t been able to get any government funding and because Laine is an independent school, student loans are not accessible. So I have been looking into various ways I can raise money to fund my schooling. I have written to local companies and set up my own Go Fund Me page at gofund.me/8ef321ee, which includes my story so far. I have been running bake sales, car boot sales and live performances throughout the summer, all to raise money to enable me to follow my dream.” Molly starts in September! If you would like to hear more about Molly’s mission follow her on Instagram: @mollyanncarterx; or contribute to her GoFund.Me page and wish her luck!

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“I think every body should dance: it’s so good for you, for your mental health, and keeps you fit. During lockdown a lot of mothers said ‘doing zoom lessons is the one thing that kept their children going’. For more information, call: 07901 553602.

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CONGRATULATIONS go to four young dance students – Imogen Gawler, 10, sisters Harriet and Sophie Wraith, 10, and 9, and Tilly Hutchins, 9; all regulars at Just Dance in Wincanton, who recently auditioned for the Cecchetti Ballet Associates in London.

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Pictured from left to right: Sophie Wraith, 9, Imogen Gawler, 10, Tilly Hutchins, 9, and Harriet Wraith, 10, students at Just Dance in Wincanton

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Drivers are advised by the RAC to compare fuel prices to make sure they’re getting the best deal for their money. For a list of the cheapest petrol prices in your postcode, visit the pricecomparison website petrolprices.com, which collates user submissions of the cheapest price of petrol in their area. The database doesn’t list every petrol station but provides a clear picture of the most and least expensive fuel prices and gets updated regularly. At the time of going to press the Co-op in Sherborne was at 165.9p per litre. Heatwave fire risk Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service have warned of the high risk of wildfire due to current weather conditions. Following the heath and woodland fire near Corfe Castle last week, the alert came as the very hot and dry conditions continued during the prolonged dry spell, the driest in 131 years. If you see a fire in the countryside, get to a safe place and call 999 to report it immediately to the Fire & Rescue Service. Download the What3Words or other location apps, to provide accurate details about the location. Rain is imminent, but for more information on countryside safety, visit https:// heath-fires-and-countryside-www.dwfire.org.uk/safety/ safety/ Museum after hours by Faith Eckersall Children with neurodiverse conditions can book a special session at Dorset Museum on 31 August. Visitors can explore the museum’s exhibition and galleries with sound levels at a minimum and screens turned off. There will also be lighttouch activities in the Learning Centre. The session runs from 5-7.30pm. More details at opening_31_08_2022/relaxed-family-dorsetmuseum.org/event/

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The Philomena Protocol rolls out across the UK

IT’S DEEPLY TRAUMATIC when a child goes missing. When you dial 999 – understandably in a panic – it can be hard to quickly provide the vital information the police need to start their search. Named after the patron saint of babies, infants and youths, the Philomena Protocol is a new scheme that asks carers to identify children and young people who are at risk of going missing, and to record vital information about them that can be used to help find them quickly and safely. The Philomena Protocol is a ‘live form’, which means the police do not hold this form, it is held by a child’s individual parent or carer. They keep the form up-to-date with current information that would be relevant if that child was to go missing. It also gives the parent/carer guidance on what needs to be completed before they contact the police and includes hospital checks. protocolmissing-people/missing-children-the-philomena-www.dorset.police.uk/support-and-guidance/

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The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces. “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making the sites in Gillingham worthy of a Green Flag Award,” said Paul Todd, Keep Britain Tidy’s Accreditation Manager. “This award is testament to all the hard work by the Works Manager, Simon Dobie, his team and the volunteers to ensure that it maintains the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.”

much-coveted Keep Britain Tidy Green Flag Award, as three of the town’s public open spaces are officially recognised as some of the best in the country

The Secret Garden Café, now no longer a secret, is open seven days a week. The garden centre has a wonderful range of very reasonably priced plants and if you are quick there is a summer clearance sale of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and pots. There is also an excellent shop, opened in 2021, with local produce, cards, arts and crafts and home and garden accessories. Thorngrove Garden Centre, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4RE www.thorngrovegardencentre.co.uk

Top: Simon Dobie, Gillingham Town Council Works Manager, and his team show off their Green Flag accreditation Above: view of Barnaby Mead I manage to have a quick chat with Ben, the chef who is enthusiastic about serving good quality, locally sourced food and pleased to be settling into the second year of being open. The thing he’s most proud of is that two days a week the café employs young people with special education needs (SEN) through Employ My Ability.Employ My Ability helps students with learning disabilities and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) develop vital skills, expertise, and confidence. The students work in the garden centre and at the café, getting hands-on work experience which will lead to vocational qualifications, helping them become part of the local community. Their main campus is based at The Walled Garden, Moreton.

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The town of Gillingham is celebrating after receiving not one but three Green Flag Awards. Open spaces at Rolls Bridge, Lodden and Shiresgate were all awarded the quality mark for public parks and green spaces, as were many more across the Vale, including Yeovil Country Park, Stour Meadows and The Milldown near Blandford Forum.The news that Gillingham has achieved not one but three Green Flag Awards is testament to the care and dedication of the town and the team at Gillingham Town Council. “Our public open spaces are carefully managed by enthusiastic and dedicated grounds team who are often joined by volunteers from the Gillingham Action for Nature Group and Green Gang,” said Gillingham Town Clerk, Julie Hawkins. “It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that this year judges awarded Gillingham the highest marks the town has ever received.”

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Secret Garden Café in Gillingham by Katrina ffiske AT THE HEART OF THORNGROVE GARDEN CENTRE, GILLINGHAM is a gem: The Secret Garden Café. It says on the website that the café tables are under a marquee, so I was expecting to be sat under a white tent tripping over tent ropes. They are completely underselling themselves. The café is in a beautiful wood-panelled building decorated with elegant prints of plants; there are colourful rugs on the floor and draped over each chair is a fluffy, cosy sheepskin, and being a garden centre, there are large healthy plants dotted around. Many garden centre cafes can have a slight school canteen feel about them, but stepping into The Secret Garden Café, it feels like home from home. A long walk is planned for the day, so we have the full English breakfast: it is delicious. The lunch menu is varied and includes homemade deli tart of the day served with side salad and tortilla crisps; Secret Garden salad with smoked mackerel fillet or halloumi; homemade frittata.

Gillingham is a town with a big future, a wonderful community spirit and a warm welcome. With easy access to the countryside, excellent schools, great cafes, historic local pubs, and many successful businesses, it is easy to see why Gillingham is such a great place to live.

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Gillingham Town Clerk Julie Hawkins shares her love of the town’s rich cultural history Dorset’s most northerly town, Gillingham is situated on the London to Exeter railway line, just 6km south of the A303. It was the town’s rivers that first attracted industry to Gillingham, and in 1769 a silk mill was established next to the existing corn mill, on the power available from the water. Following the of the railways, the Gillingham Pottery, Brick and Tile Company operated from land adjacent to the station. Today, the Brickfields Business Park is home to many thriving businesses, including two of Gillingham’s main employers: Dextra, the UK’s largest privately owned luminaire factory, and Merck, a science and technology company. Neal’s Yard Remedies, the natural and organic health and beauty brand, also have their headquarters in Gillingham.

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If local history is your thing, Gillingham Museum is free to visit and tells the story of the town, the immediate parishes, and their people, from a Neolithic settlement to the bustling Gillingham of today. The town has a rich heritage, and is home to over 60 Grade II listed buildings, four conservation areas, as well as the Grade I listed Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin. There are also four scheduled monuments, including Kings Court Palace and the Park Pale.If you are interested in sport, Gillingham is a haven of opportunity. There is a great swimming pool, gym, and a good selection of exercise classes at RiversMeet Leisure Centre, and the town boasts some great sports clubs including football, rugby, hockey, netball, bowls, and fishing.

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Artistic history When John Constable visited Gillingham in 1823 he wrote: “It is beautiful, full of little bridges, rivulets, mills and cottages – and the most beautiful trees and verdure I ever saw.” During his visit, Constable sketched Eccliffe Mill and painted Parham’s Mill and Gillingham Bridge.

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From fans to farms, Nicholas Millard, exdrummer of indie-rock band, The Kooks, is living his dream life as Herd Manager at Milton Farm, Westcombe Dairy; and ‘getting up now at the time he used to go to bed.’

Why have you always wanted to go into farming? When I was young, dairy farms were my weekend and school holiday playground. I was surrounded by tractors and fell in love with the idea of farming. My first word was ‘tractor’ – ironic really, because I am not a particularly gifted tractor driver. You were in The Kooks by the time you left school? My maternal grandmother loved music and wanted her grandchildren to play an instrument, so my siblings and I were packed off to Suzuki violin lessons from the age of three. I drifted into playing drums when I went to secondary school and it all just happened. I started touring when I left school at 18. I was told many times that there was no future in farming, and not being from a farming family, that I wouldn’t be able to get on in the industry..

Now you’re living your dream life? When I first came to Milton Farm, part of my brief was to put into action all that I have learnt about best practice farming for cheesemaking, through my studies and practical experience on farms in France and Italy. What the French and Italians are doing up in those mountains is about as good as it gets for producing a milk full of aromatic and flavoursome potential for cheesemaking. The key is a rich biodiversity that is found in wild alpine grasslands, filled with flowering plants. So that’s what I’ve been attempting to replicate at Milton. I do most of the jobs that have to be done with the cows, from milking and calving, to veterinary treatments, and managing the cows’ non-grazing feeding. I am assisted in much of my work by Wayne Baker, the brilliant tractor driver we have at Milton Farm.I’m also involved in the arable side of both Westcombe farms –what crops to grow, where and how, etc. Has your role changed at all? Quite a bit. The cows were grazed on a set-stocking system. In 2020, I successfully submitted a Countryside Stewardship application, and in 2021 the farm’s team got to work at making the CS agreement a reality. Consequently, we’re now grazing the Milton cows on a large array of multi-species herb- and legumerich grazing pastures, and there’s a lot of day-to-day management in keeping that rotational grazing system going.

I also played a part in designing our agroforestry system, which we started planting last winter. Another of our tractor drivers, Barry, is an experienced tree-planter, and between us we planted around 400 fruit and nut trees and bushes along paddock divisions at Milton Farm, and at Manor Farm, Westcombe’s other dairy farm. I am quite looking forward to spending the period between winter morning and afternoon milking, pruning trees and bushes. In time, the trees will provide shade for our cows, additional food for both humans and cows, sequester carbon, improve soil health, and improve biodiversity. Well, that’s the hope, anyway. What is the virtue of scrapping maize for barley, pea and vetch? Maize isn’t good for cheesemaking. There are stacks of scientific literature showing this to be the case. It’s also not great for soil health. You only have to witness the streams of topsoil flowing off bare maize stubbles and down the country lanes in much of Somerset in the winter. Since we got rid of maize, contrary to expectation, the fertility of Westcombe’s herds improved. Barley, pea, and vetch are much better for soil health, are a big cost saver on nitrogen fertiliser (and other agrichemicals), fantastic for pollinators, and are better for cheese flavour and texture than maize. We did lose some overall bulk in silage production – maize being a huge plant producing high yields of bulky forage – but growing red clover in our silage grass leys has given us much bigger cuts than ever before.

What’s one thing people don’t know about you? Every other book I read is a Georges Simenon Maigret novel. I’m attempting to read all 75 of them. I’m at something like number 26.

What’s a favourite melody in your head? That’s a very hard one! The opening of Bruckner’s 4th symphony? One of Sibelius’s doom-laden endings. It depends on my mood. My head is a jukebox that I find difficult to turn off.

dairy farming that takes place on those hills and mountains.. How special is the Milton herd to you? Whatever farm you work on is special. You spend so much time with the cows, you become part of the herd, and they’re like an extended family. Do you ever sing to your cows? I play them music. Classical in the morning; jazz in the afternoon.

What has inspired you most?

I have gained a lot from reading books like Andre Voisin’s ‘Grass Productivity’ and Frank Newman Turner’s ‘Fertility Pastures’, all the research scientists at the INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique) in Auvergne, Aurillac and Savoie too.

Also, by moving from Holstein to Dairy Shorthorn breeding, to get a smaller, hardier cow, we’ve been better able to make the most of those species-rich grazing lands. Have you always had a strong passion for cheese?

What’s a happy moment in your life? Walking through those flowery, grazing fields, with an uplift of butterflies and bees, surrounded by dairy cows and birdsong, while carrying my one-year-old daughter, Robin, in my arms.

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Yes. Every family summer holiday was in France. My maternal grandfather was a gourmand and it rubbed off on me. My favourite cheese is St Nectaire, from Auvergne. The best of it holds a mirror up to the beautiful landscape there and excellent wildlife-friendly

What’s Nick’s secret to a happy week? The cows behaving themselves. Follow Nick on Instagram @herdsman_nick for his inspiring farming prose.

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When she moved to the more rural property in 2010, she decided to try and grow more of her own food. “I read up about living more sustainably and I wanted to see how realistic it all was,” she says. “I soon learned that courgettes are an amazing plant; they don’t need much water or even light, although it was only later that I realised three plants are enough for most families. We ended up with so many courgettes I never wanted to see another one again! “I used old plastic bottles as mini propagators and looked around Facebook and Freecycle for things I could get for the garden for a fraction of the cost.” Clare scavenged pallet crates from industrial estates for vegetable beds, then lined them with weed matting, fixed in place by a staple gun. She discovered that she didn’t even have to buy seeds: “You can take them out of tomatoes, dry them and plant those instead.”

However, she also made use of modern technology. “I was sent a watering system which had a wireless connected timer for the hose, which meant that by using my smartphone, I could water my tomatoes from holiday in Greece.”

In the end, she says, the proof that her growing experiments have been a success is in the eating. “It really is true; food you have grown yourself does taste better. I love eating my own carrots, or going into the garden, picking some of my fresh herbs, and then marinating them with chicken.” Her personal experience of growing vegetables meant that when she was offered the chance to write a gardening book, she grabbed it. “I want my book to be read by any new gardener because it’s the book I wanted to read,” she says. “It’s simple, and has easy-tounderstand lists of what to plant, where, and when.”

Clare’s already dreaming up ideas for the “Howeversequel.goodyou are as a gardener, however much you plan, you’ll always get gluts of tomatoes, or courgettes, or whatever, so I’m hoping to write a book on all the ways you can deal with those.”

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The soulful joy of singing with other people Your invitation to join a local choir IT MIGHT SEEM EARLY TO BE THINKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS but on Monday 5 September, at 7:30pm, the Stanchester Quire will resume meeting at the superbly spacious venue of The David Hall, Roundwell Street in South Petherton. They will be rehearsing Christmas carols and songs, all of which have either been collected from, or written about, the South West of England, several of which originate from a 20-mile radius of South Petherton! This is with a view to performing them at a series of our successful Christmas Concerts. New members are always very welcome, there are no auditions to join nor is the ability to read music essential as they learn everything by ear, led by the musical director, Eddie Upton, holder of The English Folk Dance and Song Society gold badge for services to folk music. Why not join in and enjoy the simple pleasure of singing with others? Community singing has been proven to be good for the soul! Membership costs £3 per week; the first two weeks are free to new members. For further details, phone Bonnie on 01935 822287 or email stanchesterquire1@gmail.com

BRUTON CHORAL SOCIETY WILL RESUME REHEARSALS in September and are looking for new members with some choral experience. A well-established and friendly group with a wide-ranging and eclectic repertoire including Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart, Schubert, and Fauré, as well as Rutter, Scott Joplin, George Shearing, spirituals, jazz, and arrangements from musicals.Thereis an exciting programme of events coming up in 2023. Bruton Choral Society are celebrating their 30th anniversary with two concerts planned for March and May, and then a Christmas Concert to round off the year. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings in Bruton. For details, contact Barbara on 01749 812708 or visit: www.brutonchoralsociety.org.uk Top: Stanchester Quire in South Petherton; Above: Bruton Choral Society

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“Don and I first met at a boy’s Crusader Camp in Malvern,” said Colleen, “Don was group leader. I do think for me it was love at first sight! Not so Don: he was already interested in someone else! Alas for him, good news for me; the ‘interest’ lived too far away, and he had no transport.” “Tony and I both grew up in London and met as a result of having attended the same church as children,” said Janet. What are your favourite memories? “We have many happy memories,” said Geoff. “One of our sons died some years ago so family memories are even more important to us. We have five lovely grandchildren.”“Havingaloving family is most important. Celebrating 40, 50, 60 years with our children and grandchildren. One funny memory was when Don had to jump into a lock on the canal because we had dropped the lock key in the water and couldn’t get out …” laughed Colleen.

What are the best long-term attributes? “We’re devoted to our families,” said Geoff. “Don is very even-tempered; there is never a time when we have to wonder what mood he is in,” said Colleen. Where are we going wrong today? “I think Christian values are lost,” said Colleen. “Sexual freedom, with lack of commitment. Too much pressure when both partners work, and children must be cared for. These are just some of the things we see.” “The internet; mobile phones; limited conversations,” added Geoff, “there’s no time to really get to know each other.”

The NBVM asked... What’s your secret to a long and happy marriage? “Give and take on both sides,” said Geoff; “plus patience, forgiveness, understanding, and sharing,” added Colleen. “There is no secret to a happy marriage,” said Janet; “it is just being really good friends, enjoying each other’s company, and having a good sense of humour.”

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A Diamond Trio This summer, these three couples celebrated their 60th Diamond Anniversaries,Weddingtogether. Between them they are celebrating 180 years of love and marriage. Couples and long-term friends Janet and Tony Cole, Pam and Geoff Tapper, and Colleen and Don Farquharson, are regulars at Cheap Street Church in Sherborne, where they met. On 31 July they celebrated after the Sunday service with coffee and cake in the church hall. Here, they share their marriage tips.

Was it love at first sight? “After National Service I came back to Plymouth to my old job at Plymouth County Council and became aware of a nice-looking young lady who was a telephonist,” remembers Geoff. “One night she was invited out to a dance by a young man, and I was off to the pub with a few university friends. We ended up at the dance. Pam went in with one man and came out with another. I guess it was love at first sight because we are still together.”

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THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS AT ITS PEAK and many people are dreaming of exploring ancient Greek ruins or lounging by an outdoor pool in the Mediterranean sun. Ah, the sun. It’s odd how the sun abroad always seems, well, sunnier than the sun at home. Even when it’s cloudy or overcast, which appears to becoming more likely when going away. Well, the weather might not be under your control, but at least your reading choices can be.

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OF COURSE, BOOKS BROUGHT ON HOLIDAY don’t necessarily have to be up-to-the-minute. It’s often just as pleasurable to revisit an old favourite or tackle a classic that has been on your must-read list for years. Whether you take down a dog-eared paperback from a dusty bookshelf or unwrap a perfectly preserved volume from its protective covers, it’s reassuring having a trusty companion with you on your travels.

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For instance, A Good Man in Africa, published in 1981, is a thoroughly enjoyable satire on colonialism, among other things. It was quite a debut and set the writer, William Boyd, off on a distinguished career. Fans of Boyd will no doubt relish reacquainting themselves with the exploits of the central character, Morgan Leafy. Books that are soon to be or have just been adapted for TV/ film/theatre can often force the indecisive traveller to make the choice easy because it means meeting a deadline. You have to read the source material before seeing it on the screen or the stage, because once visualised, it would be impossible to get those portrayals out of your mind when reading afterwards. So, the task is simply to finish the book(s) in question by the end of your vacation.

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The big announcement was that there is a new event on the day: the Lightning Bolts Army Parachute Display Team. “We are thrilled that they can come to the show,” said Bonnie. “We are all slightly nervous as the staff have been asked to lie in the Grand Parade and mark the spot where they have to land. Apparently, we are in safe hands as they have managed to land at Longleat without landing on the lions! The organiser of the display

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THE ORGANISERS OF THE GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTESBURY SHOW held a warm welcome reception for the show’s partners, sponsors, and members of the press, on the afternoon of Friday 12 August. Arriving at the reception felt very surreal without the hustle and bustle of people and animals: the organisers are expecting a record attendance this year. The showground was half set up for the big day on Wednesday 17 August: the ground looked bone dry from the sun, as bright, white marquees shone out against the blue sky. The large Grand Parade, where rare and minority breeds of livestock will be shown, lay empty and expectant for its visitors. The occasional tractor stood alone, waiting for fellow traders to join in the spectacular show of farm machinery. In the centre of this showground desert was the reception, held in the shade of the largest marquee. A team of young faces were there to greet me on arrival: Bonnie Cradock (Assistant Event Organiser), Louise Harris (Office Assistant), Caroline Goode (HR), and James Cox, (Event Organiser). “We are excited to be holding this reception,” said James. “We wanted to thank everyone who supports the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. It is a chance for people to network with other supporters, and enjoy a few canapes and drinks. Many people are too busy on the day to chat to colleagues, so this is a great, relaxed opportunity to meet up.”

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net24 A complete funeral service is available directly, without the need for a Funeral Director. Available directly via Harbour View, or through any office of Tapper Funeral Service. Call 01202 630111 or visit www.harbourview.co.uk £2,795packagesFuneralfrom* * Correct at time of printing, August 2022 BCP Council has announced that Poole Crematorium at Gravel Hill will be closed until at least September 2022, and currently has no plans to replace the defunct cremators. Harbour View is an ideal alternative. The only crematorium in Poole, Purbeck and North Dorset A beautiful, peaceful location for funerals and memorial services Easily accessible from the A35 At least 90 minutes between funerals Air-conditioned ceremony halls Full funeral home facilities available on-site Ceremony halls suitable for small or large congregations Catering facilities available on-site for wakes 13398 - Blackmore Vale Magazine.indd 1 03/08/2022 15:40

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With the closure of Poole Crematorium, Harbour View has become the only crematorium in Poole and Purbeck. Although the Poole Crematorium building is set to reopen in the Autumn of 2022, it will be as a ceremony hall only as there are no plans to replace the cremator. The deceased will instead be transferred by road to Bournemouth Crematorium for an unattended cremation after the service, as has been the case since April 2020. At Harbour View Crematorium and Woodland Burial Ground, cremations are carried out in a stunning, purposebuilt crematorium, set in a peaceful rural location adjacent to ancient woodland.Thechoice of three air-conditioned ceremony halls means that small or large congregations can be accommodated comfortably. There is plenty of free parking just a short, level walk from the ceremony halls. A separation of at least 90 minutes is guaranteed between services. This is done to avoid the sometimes rushed atmosphere at other crematoria. State-of-the-art audio-visual equipment is available in each ceremony hall, and catering and refreshments are available at the Purbeck Tea Room, part of the main Ceremony Hall, which has spectacular views of Poole Harbour and the PurbeckHarbourHills.View also offers a beautiful woodland burial ground for the scattering or burial of cremated remains. Mourners may also use the grounds for peaceful contemplation and reflection.

Funerals at Harbour View can be arranged directly, without the need for a Funeral Director, and because everything needed for a funeral service is available on-site there is no need for funeral vehicles, or to move mourners betweenFuneralslocations.atHarbour View can also be arranged exclusively through branches of Tapper Funeral Services. Allinclusive funeral packages are available from £2,795.

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Whether you’re a hardened adventurer or prefer a comfy bed, we’ve rounded up some of the Vale’s best sites offering either traditional camping or the last word in luxury by Lottie Hayton For some, the idea of camping triggers memories of idyllic childhood getaways, the freedom to explore and being close to nature. For others, the prospect of living outdoors with nothing but some canvas between you and the elements is more a test of character than it is a relaxing holiday. With the staycation a recent necessity rather than a choice, ‘glamping’ has become increasingly popular. Glamorous camping – if there can be such a thing – offers the novice outdoor adventurer the luxury of sturdier (or at least pre-erected) accommodation, with access to more luxurious cooking and bathroom facilities – top of the range sites even offer hot tubs.

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Bloomfield, Child Okeford From £100 per night There are five yurts and a safari tent on this seven-acre dog-friendly site, each of which sleeps up to two adults and three children. Each pitch has a fully equipped kitchen, covered outdoor seating and a firepit. The solar-powered facilities block houses fridges and freezers.

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www.bloomfieldcamping.com 07970 979432 spacious and secluded sites that sleep 2, 11, 12, and 15 (and an extra two in each if guests bring their own tent and bedding). Each has a campfire, gas showers, toilets and enough electricity to run lights and a fridge. The larger sites also have gas ovens and stocked kitchens. The Withybed suite offers an outdoor bath. You will be within an hour of the coast and on the 27 and 28 August the estate hosts The Oak Fair, which sees over 200 exhibitors and stalls gather to celebrate the Dorset countryside. Farm, WinterborneMonktonPitchesfrom£30, bell tents from £270 This fun and relaxed working farm is the perfect place for families to explore the local area. from a grass pitch, bell tent or shepherd’s hut. Bike routes are easily accessible and there are some lovely beaches nearby, including Ringstead and Lulworth. If you’re visiting before 21 August, do check out the Burton Bradstock 40th anniversary music festival.

Whether you’re happy pitching your own tent or hanker after some home comforts, there’s a huge range of options in and around the Blackmore Vale. We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting offerings, from off-grid hideaways for enthusiastic ramblers to family-friendly farms and well-equipped sites for large groups…

Themed and luxury yurts offer heating from a log burner and solar lights. The hosts can arrange for a selection of wine to be delivered to your yurt. The farm offers ‘chickens for hire’ –three chickens for you to care for, along with feed, bedding and a hut next to your own accommodation (and you can keep any eggs they lay during your stay!)

New FromBatcombeFarmCourtCamping,£14pernight Pitch your tent on a farm in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Facilities are basic, with no electricity or wifi, although there are unisex portaloos, hot showers and cold water. It’s the perfect location for those wishing to find peace and quiet on a budget – although it feels remote, local pubs and shops are only a 10-minute drive away.

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Hardened campers will enjoy going off-grid at Chettle Campsite – using a compost loo and cooking over an open fire. This dog-friendly site is next to the Jubilee Way and gives easy access to walks in Cranborne Chase and the Chalke Valley. There are showers and washing-up sinks, and even an on-site ‘library’ that offers a sheltered place to curl up with a book after a day’s exploring. chettlecampsite.com 07716 479177 in the outdoor bath at Colber Farm’s luxury glamping retreat

Chettle Campsite, Blandford Forum From £24 for tent, motorhome or trailer pitches; £50 for bell tents

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Farmstead Glamping, Colber Farm nr Sturminster Newton From £110 per night Colber Farm’s glamping retreat aims to be a sustainable luxury experience. It boasts two shepherd huts and a tiny barn, each in its own secluded spot on this family-run dairy farm. Available all year round, the heated accommodation includes ensuite bathrooms and outdoor bathing in wood-fired hot tubs and a copper tub (pictured), a fire pit and wood-fired oven. Guests can pre-order breakfast hampers. Dogs are welcome. There are many beautiful local rambles on the doorstep, including the North Dorset trailway, while the historic Sturminster Newton Mill is a 10-minute walk away. Guests can get to the Jurassic coast by car in just under an hour.

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The organizers of Planet Purbeck’s second festival are aiming to make it bigger, better and broader than last autumn’s festival, It will be expand to 10 days starting Friday September 16 centered around major events in Wareham, Corfe Castle, Studland and Swanage. The general eco-themes of sustainability and protection of nature will be maintained, added “fun” elements such as music ,food and drink will be available “Our first festival was a shot in the dark for us but exceeded every Thoseexpectation.whoattended the eventS said they had been made more aware of environmental matters. And the vast majority said they had been inspired to change their behavior or lifestyle. That’s a terrific result for Purbeck – and the Activitiesplanet.”staged by hosts can range across the whole spectrum of ecology, from nature walks and workshops to photographic competitions and talks on community projects.

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“Those who held events last year told us they had generated income and helped to raise the profile of their business or organization.” Hosting is free and activities may be easily booked at planetpurbeck.org/festival or by emailing planetpurbeckevents@gmail.com.

Vintage, Artisan & Decorative Antiques Fair with local Foodies B/H Monday 29th August

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net MAIN FUNDING PARTNERs 16TH - 25TH SEPT 2022 LOCATIONSNATUREPURBECKACROSS&WILDLIFE FOOD - DRINK - MUSIC - ART - FILMS - FUN - KIDS ACTIVITIES PLANETPURBECK.ORG@PLANETPURBECK@PLANETPURBECK@PLANET_PURBECK BRUTON ART SOCIETY 69th Annual Exhibition King’s Bruton Memorial Hall BRUTON BA10 0ED Sat 20 - Sat 27 Aug 2022 10 - 4 daily Free entry Affordable Art from the best Regional Artists

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 33 Events Guide CREAM TEAS, ST MARY’S CHURCH, Lytchett Matravers, BH16 6BS, August 14th 2.30-4:30 pm RARE STORIESPERFORMINGABUNDANCEMUSIC and readings in Holnest Church Saturday 27th August, 7.00pm DT9 5PU Free Event Donations Welcome 01963 210632 CRAFTS ON THE MEADOWGillingham Dorset on Saturday 27th August 2022 10.00-15.30 Come along to see the wonderful products made by local crafters and artisans DUNCLIFFE GARDEN CLUB summer show, East Stour village Hall SP8 5JY, Saturday 20th August, 2PM-4.30PM Plants stall, Raffles and teas. Entry 50p LYN’S BINGO at Marnhull Royal British Legion on Monday August 22nd. Eyes down 7pm KnitWits is the inspirational one-stop Wimborne wool shop offering a range of yarns and accessories. 17-24th September 2022 Supported by the UK Hand Knitting Association a variety of events for knitting, crochet and crafting Coming soon! Unit 1, Jessopp House Mill Lane, Wimborne BH21 1JQ T: 01202 889620 W: knitwitsdorset.co.uk 11 5 4064 22 BINGO! Stalbridge Doors25thThursdayHallAugustopen6.30pmEyesdown7.30pm In aid of hall funds 90

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The trust is grateful to all contributing partners to the project, the Association of Independent Museums for its funding and the students who have shown focus, resilience and creativity.

The event saw a great turnout with local councillors, trustees and family and friends attending to celebrate the students’ work.

Once it grew dark, the shadow puppet film received its first public screening, students who had worked on the project, family and friends, and other local residents, enjoying the display. The film was projected onto the side of the mill and shown twice, once at dusk and again in full darkness.

Students tell seafarers’ story

Town trust youngsters’celebratescontribution to local history project Students from Sturminster Newton High School have been helping keep a slice of local history alive with the Swanskin Seafarers of Sturminster project. The youngsters have been exploring the links between the historic market town and Newfoundland in Canada, focusing on young people from Dorset who travelled across the Atlantic over 200 years ago.

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The project was celebrated in an event at the mill at the end of term in which students and the trust welcomed visitors. More than 30 students from the school contributed to the project, undertaking independent research, swapping stories of shared heritage with schoolchildren in Newfoundland and working with artists to create a shadow puppet film. Newfoundland One group of students worked with local artists Emerald Ant to produce the shadow film telling the story of the Seafarers of Sturminster. The film explores the connections between Sturminster and Newfoundland, depicting how swanskin cloth was manufactured at the mill and transported to Canada with the seafarers, and followed the stories of two residents who made the journey. Another group worked with local folk musicians New Scorpion to produce music for the film, and the third group worked on a new set of text panels, sharing their research findings. Visitors can view these panels at the mill and at Sturminster Newton Museum. The students were able to practise their independent research skills, nurture an interest in local history and build connections with young people in Newfoundland.Visitorstothe mill were invited to go on an evening tour and students had the chance to showcase their contributions to the display boards. New Scorpion created a lively atmosphere with live music on the riverbank and the trust provided refreshments, including two huge fishshaped loaves baked by local artisan baker Steve Oxford to tie in with the project’s seafaring theme. These were made with flour freshly bagged at the mill. Speeches were given by Vicky De Witt, museums adviser for Bournemouth, Dorset

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The project has been run with Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust (SNHT), which cares for Sturminster Newton Mill and Museum, and funded by the Association of Independent Museums.

& Poole; Sarah Butterworth, Tom Hughes and Ellen Velazquez, from Emerald Ant; local historian and journalist Roger Guttridge; and Year 9 student Elliot Wagner-Hale. Elliot, 14, worked hard alongside his classmates to produce original research and was invited to unveil a new display board outside the mill.

Nuclear must be part of energy mix

But wait, in the last issue they used their columns not to show solidarity with the residents in the area, but to comment on education, a waste incinerator and most important of all, which one of two fantasists they will back to be the new Prime Minister. It would be nice to know that the people in power who have the ability to take action are busy planning how to help the country through what could be a very difficult winter.Instead, it is up to people like Martin Lewis to make suggestions as to how to help. Too bad he doesn’t have the power to put his plans into action!Butwe are not powerless in this situation. We must make our concerns dissatisfactionandabout those in power known to them as I am attempting to do here, in the hope that this prompts action. I hope the people who can effect change are reading this and taking note.

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So many questions need to be answered – why are costs so high along with massive profits being made by the energy companies. Why should we invest in oil, gas and coal rather than get 100 per cent behind renewables – who knows what amazing new technologies and skills will be found. Vince Adams Hinton St Mary I wonder how many New Blackmore Vale readers are enjoying the warm and bright summer days but have half an eye, or more, on the thought of a long winter with worryingly high utility bills. I read in a national newspaper this week about the possibility of places for people to go to warm up if their homes are too cold and they don’t have the resources to use sufficient heating. The fact that this has been contemplated is shameful enough but where is the action to try to avert catastrophe? So far, the solutions have been to increase taxes (National Insurance) but then give us money back off the heating bills. I’ve heard of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but this feels like robbing Peter to payInPeter!themeantime, utility companies are safe in the knowledge they can charge what they like, make huge profits and laugh all the way to the bank. Still, at least our local MPs are on our side.

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In his article on renewable energy – ‘The future is renewable’, New Blackmore Vale, 5 August – Keith Wheaton-Green glosses over how to keep the lights on when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. He is sceptical about nuclear power and makes a passing reference to batteries. However, according to scientists at Oxford University, ten calm and overcast days would require battery storage capacity of 14 trillion watt-hours at a cost of £4.5 trillion using current technology.Thisisequivalent to four times the entire public sector spend in the UK during 2020-21.Ifour energy-intensive society is to end our reliance on fossil fuels to mitigate the effects of climate change, nuclear power will have to be part of our energy mix, alongside renewables, for the foreseeable future. Gordon LethbridgeSherborne Keith Wheaton-Green has summarised perfectly the role of renewables in our country. We have major resources in wind and sun to give us enough power going forward if we grab the initiative now. The nonsense of supporting nuclear because we worry whether the sun will shine or the wind blow is old news peddled by fossil fuel and nuclear lobbyists. Even if you close your eyes to the costs, the problem of radioactive waste lasting many centuries into the future just isn’t fair for those who followSurelyus.supplying low-cost renewable energy to heat our homes, fuel our cars and support families is a fundamental right for all. The issue should be above politics and without the prejudice of billions of pounds spent by fossil fuel company lobbyists. This issue affects the whole nation, so why not treat it differently. Proper informed debate by professionals with detailed plans available to us all and open to questioning at local and regional levels. Reduce vested interest to a minimum with an outcome that offers the lowest costs, the best return for the nation and a hugely positive outcome for the planet. Make a nonsense of this frightener about keeping the lights on.

For the last fortnight I’ve found every morning half a dozen or so small wasps lazily crawling around the window in my Theyscullery.crawlaround for an hour or two and then die.

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During the day more arrive and do exactly the same. I’ve really searched but can’t find where they are getting in, but the scullery is a single-storey building, so probably from the roof. I’m absolutely in tune with what Katrina ffiske says in her article (New Blackmore Vale, July 22) and I’d been aware that we’d had very few, or no, visible signs of wasps in the house or garden for the past couple of years. And we’d had many nests in the house and garden previously.Sothebehaviour of this year’s welcome visitors seems noticeably odd. I’ve checked on Google but with little success and there’s no mention of any diseases affecting wasps. I just wondered whether this behaviour was normal in July or whether there could be some other reason. Angela Jones Via email

Thought for the Day by Canon Charles MitchellInnes, Sherborne Abbey Each year there are points of contact between the Church and the agricultural world: Plough Sunday in early January – when work traditionally resumes in the fields; Rogation Days in May –when the growing crops are blessed; and Harvest Festivals – celebrated in early autumn, to give thanks for the harvest home. Less well-known – and under-celebrated for many years – is Lammas, which falls on 1 August; so, we are now in what Thomas Hardy described in his novels as Lammastide. The festival is Anglo-Saxon in origin, but first appeared in our lectionary in Cranmer’s 2nd English Prayer Book (1552) and has remained in the Book of Common Prayer’s lectionary ever since, though excluded from Common Worship. Lammas is Loaf Mass, when a loaf baked with flour from the newly harvested wheat would be brought into church and blessed. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle calls it, most felicitously, ‘the feast of first fruits’, and it remained a joyful celebration of the season of plenty at the start of the harvest, after the previous year’s supplies were running low. This is not simply of historical interest. As tentative steps are beginning, at this moment, to release Ukraine’s bountiful grain harvest to feed millions across the world, we know that, for some, Lammas this year is a matter not only of celebration but of survival.

Ellie is star baker St Michael the Archangel Church hosted the Great Mere Bake Off on Saturday, AugustElizabeth6. Howden, the ‘new-ish’ churchwarden, sold 81 entry forms with help from local businesses for the competition and entrants were asked to bake a celebratory cake. The church was set up with help from Judy Bickerstaffe and Sandra Fisher to get ready to show the cakes, offer refreshments and present the raffle prizes. Samantha and Tracy from Lavender Blue Bakery, Gillingham, and Paul from Angel Lane tea room, Mere, judged the cakes. Mere’s Star Baker was announced as Ellie Portnell (pictured), who made a scrumptious cake based on Eaton Mess.

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In response to the article on protecting our village halls (New Blackmore Vale, August 5), I point out that they came into use as a result of a fashion a century or two ago for installing pews in churches, thus restricting their use.Nowadays, pews are going out of fashion and churches where they have been removed are being used for various activities as well as services.Forexample, Beaminster Church on Wednesday mornings has a cafe with food and beverages while scattered in groups around the Nave will be musicians, artists, children at play or people just having a natter. So maybe in some places it’s not necessary to protect our village halls. Chris Slade Maiden Newton The top story on the BBC News website this morning –August 8 – was about the disgraceful state of NHS dentistry.Thiswas a very serious research project involving nearly 7.000 practices – and the results should be sufficient to trigger the immediate resignation of the current Health Secretary, and for all the preceding ones going back many years to be made to publicly apologise for their collusion in this destruction. Vast departments of expensive folk within the NHS and government have continued to enable some sinister force to drive this service into the ground. It is a national scandal and I am so relieved it has finally been given the exposure it deserves.Whyisn’t this service the best in the world? If there’s suddenly enormous pots of money for whopping great tax-cutting bribes, courtesy of Ms Truss, then there’s money for meaningful services. I will not be voting for anyone at the next General Election unless my top three issues – NHS dentistry, the grotesquely iniquitous Council Tax and the energy supply mess – are all at the heart of their manifestos.

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This unusual image of the Queen has been produced using GPS data from light aircraft flown over Somerset and Devon in a project code-named Art Force 1. Six planes from the Light Aircraft Association Wessex Strut and 12 crew from Henstridge Airfield in Somerset followed a GPS plotted path given them by team leader AmyAmy,Whitewick.whobegan

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The portrait is believed to be the most complex GPS image ever drawn by air, as well as one of the first ever GPS images in drawn by multiple aircraft.

Flying enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy the vintage Wings and Wheels event at Henstridge Airfield. The event, first held in 2000, offers visitors the chance to see the airfield, wander around the aircraft and ask the pilotsWingsquestions.andWheels is on Saturday, 27 August, with gates open from 10am. Entry is £5 with under-16s free. A summer garden party atmosphere is promised with great food and stalls. For more information visit wingsandwheelshenstridge.com

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• St. Mary’s Stalbridge. 21 August – Morning Worship 10am; 25 August – Holy Communion 10am; 4 September – Holy Communion 10am.

• Organ recitals at Sherborne Abbey on Mondays at 1.30pm resume on 12 September.

• Sherborne Museum ‘Messy Monday’ on 22 August, 11am1pm. Free family-friendly fun with creative activities and trails for children and adult carers. Other visitors can browse the rest of the collections.

• Hinton Martell. Second Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

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• Sherborne Munch: Every Wednesday in August, free hot family meals at St Paul’s Church (St Paul’s Close, Sherborne DT9 4DU). Drinks served from noon, food from 12.30pm. Hot meals for families in a friendly environment where visitors are welcome whatever the reason. Booking helpful but not essential sherbornemunch@gmail.comat

• St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary. First, second and third Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer. Fourth Sunday, 9.30am Holy Communion.

• Mothers’ Union meeting at the Griffiths Room, Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne Abbey, on Friday, 23 September, at 10am for 10.30am start.

• The Reverend Lesley McCreadie is retiring in August. Her last service at Sherborne Abbey is on Sunday, 21 August, at 9.30am. It is hoped as many people as possible can go along to the service and afterwards on for coffee to wish Lesley a long and happy retirement.

• Taize services: Half an hour of prayer, meditation and music on the second Sunday of the month at 6.30pm, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne. Everyone welcome. Next service is on Sunday, 11 September. This informal, ecumenical service is based on the Taize Community’s worship founded by Br Roger in the 1940s in Burgundy, France. Taize music has become part of the worshipping life of churches worldwide.

• St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton. First and third Sundays, 11am Holy Communion; 6pm BCP Evensong. Second and fourth Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer; 6pm BCP Evensong. Fifth Sunday, 11am Benefice Holy Communion. Wednesdays, 10am BCP Holy Communion.

• Fancy a coffee? The churches in The Donheads, Charlton, East Knoyle, Semley and Sedgehill now have a team of friendly, approachable people available to offer home visits. Contact Revd. Kate at rector@benofbart.org.uk, 01747 830174.

• St Thomas’ Lydlinch. Second and fourth Sunday, 11am Holy Communion. Third Sunday, 6pm Evensong.

• Longburton Village Café on Tuesday, 23 August at 10.3011.30am at St James the Great Church. Everyone welcome.

• Our Lady’s RC Church, Marnhull. Mass Sunday, 9.30am and 6pm.

• St Gregory’s Church, Marnhull. Coffee, Cake and Company, Thursdays from 10-11am. Everyone welcome.

• Lower Stour Benefice: Sunday, 14 August – 9.30am, Communion – Blandford St Mary; 11am, Communion – All Saints Langton Long; 11am, Family Service – Tarrant Rushton. Sunday, 21 August – 9.30am, Communion – Spetisbury; 9.30am, Morning Worship – Charlton Marshall; 11am, Morning Worship – All Saints Langton Long; 11am, Communion – Tarrant Keyneston; 4pm, Family Service – Charlton Marshall Sunday, 28 August –9.30am, Communion – Charlton Marshall; 9.30am, Morning Worship – Spetisbury; 11am, Communion(BCP) – Tarrant Crawford; 11am, Communion –All Saints Langton Long.

• Horton and Chalbury Village Hall. Third Sunday of the month, 9am Breakfast Church.

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• Remembering the Fallen at Sherborne Abbey on Friday, 19 August.

• Kingston Lacy. Second Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion. Fourth Sunday of the month, 9.15am Family Service.

• Sherborne Quakers meet Sundays 10.30am in the Griffiths Room, Digby Memorial Church Hall. Everyone welcome.

• Chalbury Church. Fourth Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

• Julian Group: Next meeting is at St John’s Almshouse Chapel, Sherborne, on Wednesday, 14 September, 4-4.30pm. Everyone welcome – the meetings are ecumenical.

• St Mary Magdalene, Castleton. Sunday, 21 August – Mattins, 11am; Sunday, 28 August – Mattins, 11am.

The party will attend Evensong at 5.30pm. The cost is £27, including coach travel, the tour and afternoon tea. Places should be booked by 18 August – for details/ booking form, email Sams@sherborneabbey.comJoanna.or phone the parish office.

• Sherborne Abbey – the abbey is open to visitors Monday to Saturdays from 8am-5pm and on Sunday from 11am-5pm. The Abbey may close when private services are taking place.

• Witchampton Church. Third Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

• Sherborne Abbey tours: Everyone is welcome to join the tours which last 45 minutes to one hour. They run on Tuesday at 10.30am and Friday at 2pm –excluding 9 September – until the end of November; and on Saturday at 10.30am and Sunday at 11.15am until 11 September. No charge is made and booking is not necessary – visitors can turn up and the guide will be waiting near The Abbey’s porch. Larger groups should book a date and time with the parish office – again no charge, but any donation to The Abbey greatly appreciated.

• Shapwick. Third Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion.

• St Benedict’s RC Church, Gillingham. Sunday, 11am.

• West Camel Independent Methodists. All Saints Church on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm followed by tea. Other Sundays, evening worship is at 6pm. 01935 850838, Geoff.mead@yahoo.com

• Blandford Methodist Church – you are invited to Sunday services at 10.45am, followed by refreshments in the hall. Lunch club for over-55s meets on Friday from noon-2pm. Meals £5 –please book a place. Everyone welcome at coffee mornings on Thursday from 10am-noon – just turn up. If you need our help please leave a phone message –we will return your call within 24 hours. Church steward John Cornish (phone 07799 516735).

• Shaftesbury Quakers (Society of Friends). Meets for one hour each Sunday from 10.30am at the Quaker Meeting House, Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury SP7 8BB.

• Horton Church. First Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

• St Paul’s Church, Sherborne. Sunday, 21 August – All Age Holy Communion, 10.30am; Sunday 28 August – All Age Worship, 10.30am.

• Anglican High Mass at Wimborne St Giles. High Mass is the first Sunday of each month at 10am. BH21 5LZ.

• St Martin of Tours, Lillington Sunday, 21 August – Morning Service, 10am; Sunday, 28 August – Morning Service, 10am.

• Sherborne Munch: Every Wednesday this August, free hot meals for families at St Paul’s Church in St Paul’s Close, Sherborne DT9 4DU. Drinks served from noon, food from 12.30pm. Meals in a friendly environment where visitors are welcome whatever the reason. Booking helpful but not

• St James the Great, Longburton. Sunday, 21 August – Family Communion, 10am; Sunday 28 August – Said Holy Communion, 11am.

• Dorset Historic Churches Trust’s 2022 Ride and Stride event is on Saturday, 10 September.

• Sherborne Abbey. Monday to Saturday, 8.30am Morning Prayer; The Sepulchre Chapel. Mondays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Tuesdays, 12 noon CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Wednesdays, 10.30am Holy Communion with Homily; The Lady Chapel (alternates CW and BCP). Thursdays, 12 noon BCP Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Fridays, 9am Ecumenical Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. First Friday of the month, 9am Requiem Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel. Third Friday of the month, 11am Remembering the Fallen. Saturdays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel.

• Friends of Sherborne Abbey outing: The outing to Salisbury is on Tuesday, 6 September. The coach will arrive in Salisbury late morning, giving visitors time to wander/shop/have lunch, with the cathedral tour at 2.30pm followed by afternoon tea in the refectory.

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net42 Arts & Entertainment Oh so sweet sounds of the Four Tops Sweet soul music and the magic of Motown is set to fill the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil. Soul –includesAmericanSatisfaction’sFourTopsshowallthegroup’shits Reach Out , Baby I Need Your Loving , Walk Away Renee , Same Old Song , Loco in Acapulco , Standing In the Shadow and Bernadette . The show, full of powerful vocals, splendid harmonies and high-stepping dance routines, also features hits by the Temptations, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Ben E King and many more legends.American Four Tops (pictured) are performing on Friday, 2 September, and tickets are available from the venue’s website, www.octagon-theatre. co.uk, and the box office on 01935 422884.

Robin Mackenzie said: “We are very excited to be launching our new exhibition ‘Fine Lines’ at Durlston Castle this August. We will be showcasing our innovative solo and collaborative work, featuring silk and paper weaving, print-making and textiles.”

The new Fine Lines exhibition at the Fine Foundation Gallery at Durlston County Park, near Swanage, showcases collaborative work by artists Debby Kirby and Robin Mackenzie, including wood and lino-cuts and woven silk. Print-maker Robin and silk weaver Debby have worked alongside one another since 2016 and the idea of combining the art forms resonated with them both in 2018. The exhibition shows their intricate work and includes prints and textiles, many inspired by the landscape of Dorset.

Riverdance began life in 1994 with a seven-minute performance during the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin and the fusion of folk music and modern dance went on to become a global phenomenon. The silver anniversary show saw composer Bill Whelan re-record his soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan reimagined innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is screened on Sunday, 21 August, from 7pm. Tickets priced £10, under-18s £7.50, are available from www.shaftesburyartscentre. org.uk, in person or by phone on 01747 854321.

Irish Dancing is coming to Shaftesbury Arts Centre with a screening of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, filmed at the 3Arena Dublin in 2020.

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The exhibition is open seven days a week from 10.30am-5pm until Tuesday 30 ForAugust.more information on upcoming events and exhibitions visit www.durlston.co.uk Silk work by Debby Kirby.

Shannon Dugdale, from Durlston Country Park, said: “We’re so pleased to welcome two very talented artists into our Fine Foundation Gallery. Their work is perfect for the setting of Durlston.”

Richenda Oldham, another new member, said: “The art group was exactly the friendly, welcoming nudge I needed to get drawing and painting again after so many years in the wilderness. You couldn’t ask for a nicer bunch of fellow supportive artists.”

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Art group has come out of the Covid-19 pandemic with more members than ever to stage a successful exhibition Milton Abbas Art Group was formed in the mid-1970s to encourage local people to get out of the house and spend time together, with an evening of art and painting providing the excuse.Thegroup has kept going over the last 50 years, with membership waxing and waning with the natural movements of village life. And although the weekly meetings had to stop for a while, the group survived Covid-19 by embracing technology, creating a website and having an online exhibition for the first time. More expressive The club has come out the other side of the pandemic with renewed vitality and membership numbers better than ever. It meets for two hours on Monday evenings and warmly welcomes new members whatever their starting point or area of interest. This year’s most recent summer exhibition showcased a wide variety of work and styles from members who live in the area. One of the newest members, Daniela Garrett, had never picked up a paintbrush until lockdown but has discovered a natural and joyful expressive talent. She sold several of pieces during the show and describes the club as being a great source of inspiration and encouragement.Theartondisplay this year ranged from the sensitive pen and ink drawings of local landmarks by Louise Freir, to bold collages and textiles by Maggie Curtis and intuitive photography by Paul Batterick. It also included narrative watercolours by club chairman Eve Bonham Cousins, fairytale illustrations, equestrian pastels, prints and jewellery by many others, and oil landscapes by Sara Mower, a participant in this year’s Dorset Arts Week. The exhibition, held in the last week of July in the historic Milton Abbas Reading Rooms in the centre of the village, had visitors from all over the world pop in to enjoy the show and sign the visitors’ book, often buying a card or a piece of art to take away with them. Looking forward In the coming months a new programme of events will be drawn up by this year’s committee and the art group looks forward to hosting more creative events and challenges cumulating in another exhibition at the Milton Abbas Street Fair in summer 2023.

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The Performing Arts Theatre Academy put on a magical musical student production of Peter Pan Junior at the Layard Theatre at Canford School in Wimborne. Some 78 students, aged from three to 18, brought to life ‘the boy who won’t grow up’ with singing, acting, ballet, tap and acro numbers. It was the first time many of the students had taken to the stage and for some of the principal cast, it was the first time they had a title role in a production of this size.“We loved the opportunity to learn so many new things, working with all the students across the academy and making great memories,” said Chloe and Amelia, who shared the starring role of Peter Pan. Teddy20 charity To help celebrate, the academy welcomed Mayor of Blandford Colin Stevens and his wife Chris to watch the matinee performance. They said: “What a fantastic show.“We really enjoyed it and appreciated the amount of effort and hard work that went into this Proceedsproduction.”fromthe sale of programmes went to the Teddy20 charity. Trustees Michele and Ian Corben said: “Thank you all so much for inviting us to your fantastic performance. There was so much talent on the stage. As trustees for Teddy 20 we really appreciate your donation to the charity.”

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Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire Dr Andrew Murrison

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High streets should be vibrant places

Town planning may sound a bit dull, but it impacts on all of our lived experiences. Derelict, sad, neglected townscapes depress and demoralise. I want the heart of our towns, large and small, to be vibrant happening places not forlorn threatening spaces with tumbleweed blowing through them.So, I have high hopes for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and for the Government’s future high streets funding, some of which has, happily, reached our little corner of England.Butwe do need to futureproof our high streets rather than hanker after a retail past which consumers no longer want. That means in many cases contracting town centres allowing change of use from commercial to much-needed residential, in turn reducing pressure on precious green field sites. Truth is that many of the core elements of our town centres are handsome buildings which have been allowed to deteriorate. How can we foster civic pride and a sense of space and place if we neglect the built environment of our town centres? As a Conservative, I’m ever vigilant for the heavy handedness of government, national and local, but I do welcome powers in the Regeneration Bill which will allow action against owners who wilfully neglect commercial property. That stems from flagrant examples in my constituency, one of which, in Warminster, has blighted the town centre and the experience of townspeople for several years. I’m pleased that our lobbying has helped, at last, to inculcate some common sense. Please can I in passing mount a defence of often maligned coffee and charity shops. I’m particularly fond of independent cafes which allow people to chill out in congenial surroundings. The bone of contention with charity shops is the favourable tax status they often have, and we do need to ensure that small retailers are not too disadvantaged. However, they do serve an important function both charitably and socially. The important thing is the mix of premises on the high street, aesthetics, safety and access. Significant work is under way in Trowbridge town centre, as befits Wiltshire’s county town. In Westbury there is a conversation about the layout of the top end of the classic 1970s shopping centre with a view to improving flow towards the library and gardens. Tisbury is a favourite of mine, a rural gem, full of interest. In the smaller centres, like Mere, controversial,developments,housingalwaysshouldat least help to sustain shops and services for residents old and new.

What’s the connection between digging holes, fighting fires and roosting pigeons? Most of us have had occasions when we’ve dug ourselves into a bit of a hole. I have, and the lesson I’ve learned is that it’s best to stop digging, put the spade down and step away from the hole. Definitely do NOT just dig more slowly, or switch to a smaller spade, while trying to dream up inventive ways of someday climbing out of the ever-deepening hole before it collapses on top of you. Fighting a fire is similar. The sooner you get on with it, the easier it is to put the flames out. What doesn’t help is fanning the flames while pondering whether there might be some new technological way to extinguish them. And as for the pigeons, well we have rather a lot of them coming home to roost right now.If you delay taking action when you find yourself in a hole, you end up firefighting. Struggling to deal with crises as they arise, without having the time or resources to prevent future crises happening.Someof the holes that our Government has dug include the NHS, with more than 100,000 staff vacancies, staff under intolerable pressure, ambulances delayed and queuing outside A&E, treatments delayed and patients at risk. The police, with staff vacancies, recorded crimes at a 20-year high and fewer than one in 18 offences resulting in a charge or court summons. The water companies failing to stop leaks and pumping raw sewage into watercourses. Millions of poorly insulated homes using too much energy and costing their occupants dearly this winter. Renewable energy infrastructure inadequately supported, so that we are still over-dependent on burning fossil fuels, which keep fanning the flames of global warming and vulnerable to overseas events. Livestock farming that overuses antibiotics, contributing to the alarming rise in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And, of course, our Fire Service, where firefighter numbers have been cut by over 20 per cent since 2010, and badly needed fire engines have been standing idle for lack of crews. This summer’s heatwaves show how such problems are exacerbated by the relentlessly changing climate. Last year there were 247 major wildfires. So far this year there have already been 745, including here in Dorset.Isee little cause for hope in either of the two contenders for the Tory leadership, as neither appears to appreciate the urgency of addressing climate change. Two glimmers of hope elsewhere are in the United States, where it finally appears that Biden’s bill addressing global warming is to be passed into law, and Australia where the new

urgentlybringworkingConservativedelayyearsworkingcoalitionLabour/GreengovernmentishardtorollbackofclimatedenialandbythepreviousGovernment.TheGreenPartyhereishardatalllevelstoaboutthechangeswesoneedourselves.

Digging holes and fighting fires

Ken Huggins on behalf of the Green Party in North Dorset

Simon Hoare MP revisits the North Dorset Railway at Shillingstone Station to catch up redevelopmentson and officially open the improved Trailway

Simon Hoare MP performs the ceremonial duties at Shillingstone Station.

Three cheers for our farmers!

Conservative MP for North Dorset Simon Hoare

What I am certain of is that we must increase, sustainably, UK food production. Ukraine and vagaries in the supply chain underscore the imperative of producing good quality, high-standard foods. High standards in terms of animal welfare and the environmental concerns. There is no merit in, or argument to sustain, the decline of our livestock sector.

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The recent hot and dry weather will have impacted all of us, be we gardener or farmer. For the latter, pasture has not been growing, making livestock farming challenging to say the least. Crops have ripened early but yields are likely to be lower given the lack of rainfall. We have all seen in the media fields and heathland destroyed by fire, some caused naturally but far too many caused by irresponsible behaviour. So, let me make this plea – no bonfires, no unattended or left barbecues and certainly no sky lanterns!AsIwrite we are on the cusp of our local agricultural ‘showcase’ our very own Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show. Many months of planning and weeks of preparation all coming together for a one-day window on rural north Dorset. The show, and this time of year generally, as harvests are made, remind us of the importance of agriculture to our local and national economy. It puts food on our tables and sustains an incredible amount of jobs when food processing is rolled in. It is larger than the UK’s automotive sector in terms of contribution to our GDP. In recent times there has been a false debate – are you for the environment or for agriculture. I am, as every farmer I speak to is too, both. The two are not different forces pulling in opposite directions, rather they work in tandem.

Good pastureland sitting idle while foreign imports – often raised to much lower standards – fill our shelves. No point urging us all to dominate our diets with soya when deforestation occurs to meet the increase in demand. We need joined-up thinking in our food chain thinking.

Full steam ahead at Shillingstone

I was delighted to welcome Rishi Sunak, who I am backing for Leader of my Party and PM of our country, to Sturminster Newton recently. He, like me, represents a predominantly small livestock farming constituency. In his address to fellow Party members he made very clear his support for boosting UK food production and for precluding the use of high grade agricultural land from non-food production purposes. Moreover, he reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that future trade deals secure regulatory equivalence. He will not countenance an unlevel playing field for our farmers.So,as we enjoy the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show – and my huge thanks to them for complimentaryprovidingtickets to conflict-fleeing Ukrainian families in Dorset and Somerset – and look forward to the Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival, The Oak Fair and the Dorset County Show, let us give three cheers for our local national farmers. We simply would not survive without them.

North Dorset MP Simon Hoare returned to Shillingstone Station to see a Scots Pine tree he planted six years ago to replace a cypress tree which had become a landmark at Shillingstone Station before it closed.Healso inspected the progress being made by North Dorset Railway in restoring and rebuilding this stretch of the historic former Somerset and Dorset Railway. Mr Hoare performed the official opening, as part of the railway extension project, of the re-aligned and improved Bridge, Bere Marsh. Dorset councillor Pauline Batstone and Joe Hickish, chairman of the North Dorset Trailway Network, helped cut the tape. The first official user of the Trailway was John Davies, who was riding his mobility scooter Trailway alignment and surfacing.Afterthe ceremony the visiting guests were given a tour of the trackbed workings and the historic station site. Mr Hoare thanked North Dorset Railway volunteers for their passion and energy in helping achieve the vision of an their efforts, it may at some point be possible to travel to Sturminster Newton by train. To find out more about the North Dorset Railway, become a member or volunteer visit www.northdorsetrailway.co.uk or follow S&DJR Shillingstone on Facebook.

To intervene or not to intervene?

Next month, we will have a new prime minister – most probably Liz Truss. The fourth Tory leader in six years. Having presented herself to the Tory membership as the continuity-Johnson candidate, she’ll attempt the deranged pivot of blaming some alien, previous administration – of which she was part – for the structure of the energy market. The one-upmanship of the candidates’ tax relief measures has distracted from some of the toxic elements of the contest. Remember Penny Mordaunt? Once the front runner, until Truss’s semihysterical Mail allies launched day after day of bilious personal attacks on her, for – heaven forbid – having expressed an open mind on gender self-identification. Once eliminated, poor Penny then publicly demeaned herself by backing Truss in an attempt no doubt to ensure herself a cabinet job. Messrs Hoare and Murrison look set to stay on the backbenches, after having backed – like most MPs – the Sunak horse. And what of West Dorset’s Chris Loder? We see in these pages he has plenty of time to attend the opening of tourist attractions. Perhaps he could explain to readers why, in July, having secured an WestminsterimportantHalldebate on ‘Rural transport connectivity in the South-West and Dorset’, he didn’t turn up to it? Ministers were on hand to respond on this vital issue, but in Loder’s absence – with no apologies or reason provided – check Hansard – the debate had to be cancelled. The natural party of government? More a party that has awkwardly gone on too long. As an alternative, Labour may still have its challenges. Its difficulty in supporting workers who need a pay rise while simultaneously being critical of the breakdowns in negotiations that lead to strikes remains. But at least Labour looks increasingly like a government-in-waiting under Starmer’s leadership. As the conference season approaches, I look forward to seeing the policies which members across the country have been working on make their way to the fore.

Greg Williams, on behalf of Dorset Labour Mike Chapman on behalf of Liberal Democrats across the Blackmore Vale

A winter of approaches…discontentTheBank of England’s forecast of 13 per cent inflation is truly terrifying. The average energy bill will reach £3,600 in October, before exceeding £4,000 in the new year.Imust advise against these ‘don’t pay’ your utility bill campaigns. This is not the poll tax. Not paying will drag down your credit rating, have the bailiffs at your door and worst of all see you disconnected mid-winter.

What readers might want to know, though, is that you will still benefit from the protection of the energy price cap if you cancel your direct debit and choose to pay in arrears instead. Do this with caution though, as budgeting will be harder – particularly if you don’t have a smart meter. Heating oil prices also remain stubbornly high, despite crude oil prices declining. And what of Government action on the energy crisis?

The NHS is safe in our hands, they say, although recent reports suggest a dentist taking on NHS patients is a very rare beast indeed. Social Care is being resolved, they say, but now potentially without the earmarked funding from the National Insurance rise if Truss becomes PM. She avowedly prefers tax cuts to more ‘hand-outs’, dissing Sunak’s efforts as Chancellor throughout Covid and in response to the energy price rises.More broadly… Take back control, they said. The great defining mantra of our age turns out to be a feeble bleat in the wilderness. Without the power actually to do things, change things, the concept of ‘control’ is meaningless. Yes, you may have your hands on the steering-wheel but the engine is losing its oomph, the fuel is unaffordable, the state credit card is pretty much max-ed out, the brakes on inflation are failing and we are going downhill into a long recession. We need leadership with a capital L: capable, experienced and with demonstrable integrity. I am not at all sure that is what we are going to get. The Liberal Democrat stance on energy is crystal clear – intervene on energy pricing by harnessing the gap between production cost and market price. Social unrest might otherwise be on the cards. Otherwise, we might as well hand the reins of government to Amazon or the supermarkets. They know how to leverage suppliers. Enough doom-mongering. We are a liberal democracy –we each have a voice and here in the UK, at least, the State doesn’t get to stop us using it. Liberal Democrats in the Vale, just as elsewhere, have that core, potent belief in liberty and its offspring – working for the good of all and to the detriment of none. That is not flim-flam. Everyone gets to have opportunity and everything is as fair as it can be. Personally, I am sick and tired of the seesaw of ‘rightier’ than thou, squire and ‘left-ier’ than you, comrade, which does nothing but undermine our common values and divert us from our mutual best interests. These last weeks have shown again how much we need electoral reform just as surely as further intervention and support measures in this cost-of-living crisis. So, to the Show. Here is something that really does highlight our common values and interests – livestock, horses, dogs, food, drink, big new bits of agricultural kit, producers of all manner of things crafty and country, hell-bent on selling to us. Wonderful! What is not to like?A shout out, too, for the NBVM. The Show marks a year since this wider political section was introduced, expanding on the then Members of Parliament-only entries. More evidence of the benefits of fairness and opportunity! I hope that in our own ways we have all informed, illuminated, even occasionally entertained.

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Clarke’s Auctions at Semley has just held the last of its summer sales with bumper prices achieved for most of the 1,250 lots offered. Despite the current economic climate, the firm has seen buoyant results throughout the summer and is looking forward to successful sales in the Autumn.Thisyear has seen a 20thcentury Black Forest carved bear hall stand fetch £3,400, a Victorian Howard & Sons upholstered armchair make £2,550, a champleve19th-centuryandenamel mirror frame go for £7,500 and a Chinese Meiping vase sell at £3,400.ItsClassic Vehicles sales saw a 1928 Ford Model A Phaeton fetch £15,200 and a 1964 BSA A65 Rocket make £5,000. After holding online-only auctions throughout the recent lockdowns the firm has found that most of its sales are made online and to overseas buyers in every continent with the Chinese market still strong. Clarke’s has now re-opened its doors to the public and is pleased its regular buyers are returning to bid live in the salerooms.Ithasexpanded its workforce and valuers are busy dealing with enquiries ranging from a single piece valuation to complete house contents, valuations for probate and insurance, and arranging house clearances for families and solicitors.Clarke’s is taking entries for future sales and enquiries for consignment into its autumn sales. probate and insurance valuations and part- or fullhouse clearances phone Richard Clarke or Karen Marshall on 01747 855109 at the main offices in Kingsettle Business Park, Station Road, Semley, Shaftesbury.Forthenext Classic Vehicles & Automobilia sale being held in October phone Matthew Whitney on the main office number. Chinese blue and white charger sold for £1,450.

Top prices as buyers return to saleroom

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Making more for next summer

by Sally Gregson August can be a disappointing month. Despite weeks of drought, inevitably it seems to rain just when a barbecue is planned. But that’s just the perfect time to take summer cuttings of half-hardies for next summer. All those expensive flowering perennials that are filling the pots to overflowing are full of good cutting material just ready for theCuttingssecateurs.taken in August, after you have come back from holiday, will provide lots of stocky, healthy plants by September to over-winter on a cold windowsill, in a porch or in a frost-free greenhouse. How to grow cuttings Remove a growing shoot, about 10cm long, preferably without flowers, just below a ‘node’ – the point at which a side-shoot or a leaf joins the main stem. Cut back the ‘snag’ you have left on the plant to a lower node. Remove the lower leaves and any flower-buds from the cutting, and the growing tip. Dip the base of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, tap off the excess, and insert it around the edge of a shallow pot filled with a mixture of potting compost and sharp grit (50:50). Label the cuttings with the name, number and date taken; water it well to settle them in; and drop the pot into a clear plastic bag. Blow into the bag, tie up the top and place it somewhere shady where you can keep a watchful eye. Open the bag daily. Eventually, once the cuttings look perky, keep the bag open. Then little by little remove the bag, water the cuttings regularly and place the pot somewhere less shady, although not in direct sun on a greenhouse bench. After a few weeks they should have rooted through the base of the pot. Tip them out and pot the cuttings individually into small, 9cm pots and place them somewhere visible so you can keep an eye on the watering.Ifthecuttings don’t root, you still have time to take some more. If they only have small roots by the end of September, it’s wiser to keep the cuttings in the propagation mix somewhere frost-free, until next February. If cuttings are given too rich a life between November and February, they will make tall, sappy growth that is prone to fungalAfterdisease.February they can be moved into larger pots, still keeping them frost-free. They will be ready for planting into their final pots for the summer by May.

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Glads all over… by Sally Gregson We are all familiar these days with gladioli cut and arranged in a tall, narrow-necked jug – or perhaps planted in a row in the vegetable garden. They may be the antithesis of today’s fashionable tousled, wildling garden plants, but their vibrant colours are very welcome indoors.

It’s often a good idea to look at some of the other, different species of a well-known plant and the genus Gladiolus does not disappoint. They are all from Africa and so most prefer a sheltered sunny spot with plenty of good drainage – they dislike muddling through a mixed herbaceous border on a rich, heavy soil. Plant the corms in Spring over a handful of grit in the sun. Some of these other, daintier species and their hybrids are a little tougher than their bobby-dazzler cousins. From the mountains of East Africa comes Gladiolus callianthus, (once known as Acidanthera murielae) with its tall, white flowers and ruby-red central splashes. It’s the wonderful perfume that makes this species well worth growing in a container on the terrace for the late summer, or position a pot under an upstairs window where the flowers will perfume the bedrooms for weeks.

Another African species, G. cardinalis, has been crossed with G. tristis to produce G. x colvilei, which boasts a myriad of different-coloured flowers – from white to pink, through to bright red. There are the white flowers of ‘The Bride’ with a green throat, and soft pink ‘Amanda Mahy’ to give a lift to the late summer borders. Then there’s the enthusiastic G. communis subsp. byzantinus with carminepink flowers that bounce their merry way through a sunny border in early summer. Often this will self-seed among its neighbours, popping up in unexpected spaces a few years later. Towards the end of summer, G. papilio charms its many admirers with its sparse flowers, each in shades of buff-pink, cream and white, veined in violet with sulphur yellow markings. They seem to look at you through their eyelashes. Coy. Alluring. Beautiful. Gladiolus papilio has been hybridised to produce one of the most beautiful gladiolus of all – G. x papilio ‘Ruby’. This glamorous beauty has the elegant shape and the hardiness of G. papilio, but its colour is a luscious, crimson plum, with a soft, silvery bloom. Plant the corms among the dusky, feathery leaves of bronze fennel to pick up the powdery shades. Pop them through a bed of ‘old’ roses which have finished flowering and by August they will steal the show. One of the most beautiful gladiolus of all – G. x papilio ‘Ruby’

Prepared cuttings. Well-rooted cuttings. Pot up the cuttings.

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Sturminster & Hinton Angling Association’s match on Sunday, 7 August, was for the Read Trophy, 21 anglers fishing at Little Ham and Sowley, Hamgate Farm. The weather continues fine and sunny with the river being low, clear and with little flow. Despite these conditions a few fish decided to feed but the top weights all contained bonus fish.

Arron and Footloose a winning team by Bob Bracher

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John Taylor was pegged at the top end of Sowley and won with 11lbs 11 ozs which included a two-and-a-half pound chub caught on sweetcorn. He also had three skimmers and back-up perch caught on red maggot and worm.Andy Miller continues his excellent run of results, coming second with 8lbs 6ozs, three decent skimmers and roach caught on caster and pinkie. Nicky Collins was third from the last peg in Little Ham weighing in 8lbs 5ozs, which included a bonus bream. The top section (Little Ham) was split between Charlie Way and Neil Sims who both had 3lbs 8ozs, the middle section (top of Sowley) saw Simon Dennis taking 4lbs 10ozs and Mic Hurst won the downstream section with 5lbs 3ozs. The method for most was to fish the groundbait line until bites ceased and then loose feed, fishing shallow.

The 2021-22 point-to-point season will live long in the memory of Arron Butterfield, 18, from Frome. He began his point-to-point riding career as a 16-year-old at Dunsmore in November 2019 but it was not until last season his talents started to show through his partnership with eight-year-old gelding Footloose and his first ever winner at Larkhill. Footloose made his debut at Larkhill for Arron in November 2021 when finishing runner-up to the The Big Sting in a Maiden Race. Footloose, wearing his usual hood to keep him calm, was led up by Gwyn Marsh, who Arron and his father Alex credit for the gelding’s transformation. He was only beaten a length by The Big Sting ridden by Will Biddick and this form was quickly franked at Avon Vale in December when he romped home by 12 lengths for his first victory.Another two visits to Larkhill followed in January resulting in an easy win in a Restricted race followed by being runner-up in the Novice Riders race at the Royal Artillery meeting. These four outings at Larkhill during the season gave Arron the course awards for leading owner-rider and most successful novice horse at the start of the season. After finishing third to Rocheston and Molineaux at Cothelstone, Footloose ran three more times unbeaten with success at Kilworthy, followed by a comfortable victory at Cherrybrook, before ending the season winning the Cornish National at Trebudannon. These successes were recognised at the Wessex Awards evening in July when Arron collected the John Dufosee Trophy for leading owner-rider and the Wincanton Racecourse Novice Horse Championship for most successful Novice Horse. Plans are already being made for the new season set to start in November with races at Badbury Rings and Larkhill pencilled in for the partnership. Arron rides out each morning for trainer Joe Tizzard at Milborne Port and then goes to the neighbouring Toomer Farm home of Peter and Sheena Doggrell where he stables and trains his three point-topointers. His father, Alex, Arron’s strongest supporter, is a vital part of the partnership who feeds and mucks the horses out in the morning, ready for Arron’s arrival around midday. Sandford Castle, the winner of a three-mile, two-furlong chase for Johnny Farrelly at Taunton, began his career with Arron when finishing third in a Novice Riders race at Stafford Cross and followed that up with another third in a Veteran horse point-to-point at Flete Park before pulling up at Cothelstone in May.Janespriceless, a six-year-old grey Jelani mare, owned and bred by Jane Nicholls, is the first ‘outside’ horse Arron will be training and it is hoped she will run in Mares’ Maiden races at the start of the new season.

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Sturminster Newton 6, Portland Utd Res 5 by Chris Frear If late kick-offs are meant to provide the best entertainment of the day, then for the neutral Barnetts Field was the place to be on the opening day of the season as Sturminster and Portland slugged it out in the late afternoon sunshine. The Cherries eventually triumphed in an 11-goal thriller.Portland started the game the better side and were rewarded when their striker Lewis Clarke found room in the Newton box to score the opener. This woke up Sturminster and either side of the drinks break they asserted themselves on the game, goals from Nick Thomson, Buddy O’Shea and Elliot Bevis turning the game around and giving the Cherries theHowever,advantage.instead of drifting to half-time the game ignited even further in the last five minutes of the half. Portland broke through to reduce the deficit through Lewis Clarke but Sturminster immediately responded through a shot from Ryan Schoulten to restore their two-goal lead, only for the visitors to wriggle through the home team’s defences again to score courtesy of Josh Camp. Luckily for both management teams the second half did not match the goal tally of the first half, but both team’s defensive frailties were still evident with the game itself as dramatic as the opening half. Portland again came out pressing Sturminster and equalised through Josh Camp before Sturminster responded immediately with Nick Thomson’s header from a corner restoring the host’s advantage.Butback came the visitors who again equalised, this time from Lance Wilson with a long-range effort to restore parity. The final chapter in this game came as Arron LaneLaney wriggled free in the box only to be fouled by the defender. A penalty was awarded and George Coleman stepped up to slot the ball home.Both sides still had chances but the Cherries held on for victory and three points in an exciting opener to the season.

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Club champs Yeovil District Swimming Club (YDSC) completed their annual club championships at Oxley Sports Centre in Sherborne. For anyone interested in joining the club YDSC are holding a free taster session on 24-25 September at Goldenstones (Yeovil) and Oxley Sports Centre (Sherborne).Formore information about the club visit www.ydsc.co.uk Anyone looking to book a free taster session should email membership.ydsc@gmail.com

by Avril Lancaster It was a disappointing start to the season for Shaftesbury FC 1888 at Coppice Street as visitors Alresford Town repeated last season’s 2-1 victory with a 25-yardcounter-attackingdisciplinedperformance.TheytooktheleadwithavolleyfromNick

Horndean away, not one for the faint-hearted, came up next. The team under Steve Gilbert and Ryan Andress were missing key players Asa Philips, Bowles, Brad Hill and Cameron Beard. Shaftesbury put in an excellent performance only for Rudi Blankson to break clear in the last seconds of stoppage time to force Symaniak into a save before the ball fell invitingly for him to stroke in the winning goal.

Next week Sherborne face Dorchester at home. Sherborne 2nd XI v Cattistock 2nd XI, Saturday, 13 AndyAugustGuppy, Captain On one of the hottest days of the year, Cattistock and Symeme arrived at the terrace. After winning the toss, Sherborne batted first with openers Andy Guppy (128 not out) and Will Sharman (10) quickly put on 60 before Sharman fell LBW. Freddie Harden (43) joined Guppy at the crease and they quickly put on a partnership of 92. Harden was next to fall LBW, which brought Danial Baker (56) to the crease. Baker blazed his way to 56 in just 36 balls. Guppy finished on 128 not out with Sherborne setting the opposition 277 runs to win.Sherborne’s opening bowler Mark Hancock (5-10-3) never let the Cattistock batsman settle, taking three quick wickets and bowling tightly with his partner Freddie Harden (4-22-0). A change of bowling brought Mark Lawrence on and he quickly tightened the screw taking three wickets (8-32-3) with Max Parfitt bowling well for his 5-22-1. A run out from David Barnstable, alongside Finn Guppy’s tight bowling, making his comeback after injury, kept the Cattistock batters quiet, and they could only reach 122 all out.

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Yeomans which flew past Konrad Symaniak into the top of the net and went 2-0 ahead through Sheldon Wright. Wayne Smith looks to have made a class signing in Symaniak from Baffins Milton Rovers.TheRockies threw the kitchen sink at it with ten minutes left. Jack Lovell fired past Callum Smart to reduce the arrears then hit the post; Reuben Smith forced Smart to save and the creative Luke Delaney was inches from salvaging a point. After a league loss an FA Cup tie often is the best way to bounce back but the match against Camberley Town from the Combined Counties League Premier South in the Extra Preliminary round was abandoned at 0-0. Jack Lovell had the best chance for Shaftesbury and Symaniak brilliantly stopped another effort. In the re-run Shaftesbury’s, Gary Bowles’ looping header from Louis Moore’s corner beat Harry Cawson in the 11th minute, and Luke Delaney was on hand to lash in the second after 33 minutes. The visitors looked defeated but after tactical changes by manager Luke Turkington they attacked and pulled back goals through Gianluca Zanre Botti and Luis Hamblin to earn a replay in Surrey on Wednesday, 17 August.

Flyers are flying high by Jonathan Creffield Blandford Flyers Swimming Club battled for another win in the fourth and final round of the Jurassic League at Bridport Leisure Centre. This third victory gave the Flyers an unassailable fourpoint lead in the table to secure the overall Jurassic League 2022 win for the first time in theirFromehistory.led this round from the start but were always very closely followed by Blandford, Bridport and Weymouth. The Flyers’ persistence and resolve paid off in the last five races in which they took the lead and finished five points in front on the night. For young swimmers looking to join this friendly club visit www.blandfordflyers.co.uk Players wanted Wincanton Youth FC are looking for boys and girls aged five and six of all abilities to playThefootball.clubre-start for the new season on Thursday, 18 August, at Wincanton Racecourse (BA9 8JB) – youngsters should take a bottle of water and shinpads. For more information phone Wayne Pamphilion on 07816 192011 or Sean Chapman on 07586 349372. Game time at Horndean’s Fiveheads Park against Shaftesbury. PHOTO: Avril Lancaster Masters results Wincanton Golf Club, August Masters, 6-7 August. August Masters Champion: David Cartwright – Best combined nett score, 130. Chandler Trophy winner: John Atkins – Best combined gross score, 142. Best Nett Score, Day 1: Ray Hirst 68. Best Nett Score, Day 2: Jim Phillips 6. Seniors Monthly Stableford, 9 August: 1 Pete Starkey 43, 2 Jon Reed 41, 3 Neil Auckland 39 ocb, 4 Chris Mieville 39. Parkrun date Henstridge Airfield Parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9am – except 27 August due to an airfield event – and runners and volunteers are welcome. For more details contact henstridgeairfield@parkrun. com

Wimborne batters make hay by Emlyn SherborneKuhn1stXI v Wimborne 1st XI Saturday, 13 August Shane Pulling, Captain This was a forgettable trip to Wimborne for Sherborne 1st XI. After losing the toss and being asked to bowl on a very hot day Sherborne quickly went down to ten men with Mike Kennedy injuring his knee. A couple of quick wickets for Shane Pulling could not halt the Wimborne line-up and they proceeded to put on a huge total of 332-5.Inreply, Mark Roca scored a sublime 99 not out but no other batsmen could contribute enough to chase down the mammoth total. Sherborne finished on 163 all out and were outplayed in every department.

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CT scans are useful when further detail is required which can’t be provided by x-rays or ultrasound scans and when cost prohibits MRI scanning.

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CT by Lynn PracticeLongmeadBroomVeterinary CT scans – previously known as CAT scans – are images created by tomographycomputedandarea series of x-rays, interpreted by a computer, to give a detailed view of the inside of the body as a cross-section. A 3D image can be produced so that the area of interest can be further assessed.ACTscanner is a complex and expensive piece of equipment which needs its own dust-free controlledenvironment,temperature and a steady level of humidity, and is housed within a room entirely lined with lead to minimise spread of Traditionalx-rays.x-rays primarily show bony changes, although differences in soft tissue densities will also be visible. However, they do not give the detail required for smaller areas of soft tissue or where different soft tissue structures have the same density. Soft tissue under or within bone, such as the brain, cannot be assessed on x-rays because bone obscures this.Ultrasound scanning allows assessment of soft tissue structures and is useful to assess abdominal structures and soft tissue structures. Again it is limited by the amount of detail it can provide and ultrasound cannot ‘see’ through bones or air, which limits its use in the chest, the skull and the spine. The CT scanner produces multiple closely placed images which the computer interprets and small fine structures can be identified which would otherwise be unseen on an x-ray or ultrasound image. Contrast medium injected in to the veinous system allows specific imaging of areas otherwise unseen or poorly defined. CT scans provide excellent images of bones to allow, for instance, assessment of complex fractures prior to surgery, and the lungs to help identify areas of damage due to, for example, inhaled foreign bodies or tumours. Using a contrast medium the urinary system is also clearly seen and can identify obstructions within, for example, the ureters, which carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, which can be difficult to properly assess with other imaging media. Foreign bodies can also be visualised in other inaccessible areas which are difficult to x-ray or ultrasound scan such as behind the eye. Tumours within nasal chambers can be difficult to assess and CT scans are very useful in imaging this area. CT scans are also good at assessing soft tissues within bony structures such as the skull and spine to allow assessment of the brain to identify brain tumours and bleeds. The spinal cord can be assessed for lesions and assessment of slipped discs, using contrast media where appropriate.Otherstructures within the chest, abdomen and intestines are also identifiable in more precise detail than x-rays and ultrasound allowing, for instance, precise diagnosis before surgery is performed. MRI – magnetic resonance imaging – scans are more precise for certain structures such as nerves, fine brain detail and muscles, although adequate views of these structures can be seen on CT scan. A clinical decision has to be made as to which type of scan is more appropriate to the condition being investigated. Neuromas, which are tumours of nerves, are visible on CT scans. MRI scanners are considerably more expensive, require even more specific environmental controls and the scans themselves take much longer.CTscans are an excellent addition to our repertoire of diagnostic options, especially where further detail is required which cannot be provided by x-rays or ultrasound scans and where cost prohibits MRI scanning.

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These are just some of the cats the Blandford & Sturminster Newton branch of Cats Protection has looking for new homes.

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Tip #21: What’s wrong with theory dominanceof

Subsequent studies showed that normal wolf packs are not at all like this, and instead consist of a breeding pair and their offspring. The pack works together voluntarily, and aggression is rare. Moreover, dogs are not wolves, but a different species, selectively bred for thousands of years not to be wolves. The vast majority of dog behaviour problems are caused by dogs feeling fearful of, or threatened, by something, not by an attempt to ‘dominate’.Sowhen a trainer claims to be using ‘dominance’ – invariably to suppress behaviours they don’t like – they are generally using punishment of some kind so that the dog becomes fearful of expressing the behaviour. The next tip looks at why this is a bad idea.

Contrary to what is often seen on television, reputable, regulated trainers and behaviourists do not used ‘pack leadership’ theory in training or solving behaviour problems in dogs.

Dominance/pack leader theory dates from a single 50-year-old study of an artificial group of wolves. The wolves were unrelated and did not know or trust each other. They used aggression to get and keep resources, with the more aggressive wolves getting more than weaker individuals.

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by Barbara Cossins Here in Dorset we’re so lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world. Not one motorway in the whole county and surrounded by the stunning Jurassic coast. The fishing industry is something I know very little about but in the last few years I’ve been learning more from our Dorset fishermen and fish sellers. In fact, I’ve been on the most exciting journey with the Love Local Trust Local food awards, as I hear the wonderful stories of our very own Dorset shellfish and fishWhenproducers.Covid first struck, the fishing industry were one of the most inspiring for me. Not only were they already struggling with the UK having just come out of Brexit, they were suddenly left with no borders open at all. Never an industry to fall at the first hurdle, they started selling straight off their boats, getting rid of the middle man and rebuilding their businesses with a different supply chain. Innovation at its simplest and best, it was about survival. We don’t eat enough fish from our own waters despite having some of the best fish and shellfish in Europe. In fact, we export most of it, almost 75 per cent to Europe for them to enjoy instead. What is total madness is that most of what we eat in the UK is then imported fish?! What is wrong with us? We must be the laughing stock of Europe for letting this happen. Did you know that, just in our Dorset waters, we catch wild sea bass, Dover sole, plaice, Pollock, mackerel and, of course, our very own Portland crab and lobster and pool bay oysters. What a mouth-watering selection that is. Let’s try and eat more of it whenever we can. In fact, an even wider range of seafood can be sourced from the waters of Dorset, more than 40 species in total. If our Dorset fishermen are allowed to fish and return with their catch daily, then they can offer us the freshest fish of the highest quality. Something none of us should take for granted and all of us should enjoy. Let’s celebrate our seafood and eat local. Dorset fishermen are simply the best. Barbara Cossins is founder of Love Local Trust Local; www. thelangtonarms.co.uk; awards.co.ukwww.lovelocaltrustlocalrawstonfarmbutchery.co.uk;www. Dover sole, plaice and pollock are among more than 40 species of fish caught in Dorset’s waters. PHOTO: Dimitris Vetsikas/ Pixabay

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by Barbara Cossins The hot weather in July was incredibly challenging for our combining of the rapeseed oil crop. Combining when it’s so dry means the seed doesn’t press well so doesn’t produce the volume of oil we want. As there is already a shortage of sunflower oils from Ukraine right now, this makes rapeseed oil very sought after this year. I’ve been using rapeseed oil in my kitchen for years now. It’s a really good product to cook with as you can get the oil very hot and it still doesn’t burn. It cooks really well in the frying pan and is also great for salad dressing. A great all-round choice for cooking and often overlooked in favour of trendier oliveWeoil.grow lots of rapeseed here in Dorset – it’s the bright yellow flower you see everywhere in late spring filling the fields with vibrant colour. Did you know it is an excellent source of Vitamin E, a strong antioxidant? Plus it’s a great source of omega-3, a good fat which is good for your heart health and helps lower blood pressure. Despite the fact it is so wonderful for us all, these last few years it’s been a challengingvery crop for British farmers to grow as they can’t use a spray in this country which kills the black beetle, an insect which eats the crop and causes a great deal of damage. It’s been banned from use on British soil, but what is bonkers is that we are still importing oilseed from Europe which has been grown with the same pesticides which are illegal in our own country! Not ones to give up without a fight, our British farmers have overcome the problem by planting the crop early enough that the young plants establish themselves early and are strong enough to fight off the beetles so they can’t destroy the crop. I get so mad when I think our farmers have the best practices, the smartest innovations and the strongest determination, and then we are still importing all the bad things from abroad. On a positive note, I was recently in a meeting on chocolate. The demand for British sugar to be used in chocolate production here in the UK is on the rise – instead of importing sugar from abroad our sugar beet farmers are busy growing our own. This makes me Remember,happy.eat seasonally, eat locally and always support our British farmers. Barbara Cossins is founder of Love Local Trust Local; www. thelangtonarms.co.uk; www. rawstonfarm butchery.co.uk; co.uklovelocaltrustlocalawards.www.

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Green beans and peas is a food marriage made in heaven. Keep it simple with green beans

Braised peas and beans (serves 2-4) 200g peas (fresh or frozen) 200g green beans (Runner or fine beans) 1 medium shallot (finely diced) 1 garlic clove (finely grated) 1 sprig of thyme 100ml Stock (chicken or vegetable) Zest ½ lemon 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Pinch of black pepper

by Rebecca Vincent I adore green bean season, so much so that my wonderful mother would post some runner beans to me from our vegetable garden at home each year when I moved away, and I was so grateful! I’d always look forward to finding new ways to cook with them but would always come back to simple recipes that just help to bring out their natural, delicious flavour. In this recipe I have paired them with peas to add a little natural sweetness, along with store cupboard essentials. Green beans are a good source of vitamins A, C and K, folate, thiamine, riboflavin, iron, magnesium and potassium, and the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory flavonols quercetin and kaemferol. Strictly speaking, peas aren’t a vegetable, they are a legume like lentils, chickpeas and white beans. They share a similar vitamin and mineral profile to green beans, and contain good levels of protein and fibre which makes them very satiating.

Pop a large sauté pan on a medium-high heat, add the oil and the diced shallot, and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring regularly until slightly softened. Add the garlic, thyme and lemon zest, and cook for a further minute. If using fine beans just cut off the ends, if opting for runner beans cut off the ends and cut on the diagonal about 1cm thick. Add to the pan with the stock and cook with the lid on for about five minutes until starting to soften, then add the peas for a further three minutes. If you find all the stock evaporates before the end, top up with a splash of water. Finish with a pinch of black pepper and a squeeze of lemon for an extra zesty kick.

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The magic of moths by Susie Curtin Last night while I was sleeping, the moths in my garden were gathering. It was the perfect night for them – warm, cloudy and moonless. Just after dusk, I chose a shady, sheltered corner in my garden and plugged in my Robinson moth trap. Then I sat with a hot drink and watched the moths fly fast and erratically towards the brightness until tiredness beckoned. No one really understands why moths are attracted to light. It is thought that being nocturnal, they have evolved to travel by the glimmer of the moon or stars. The bright artificial lights of human habitation confuse their navigational systems, and like Romeo and Juliet, the lamp and the moth become a fatal attraction. Fortunately, as long as my light trap is positioned away from the heat of the rising sun, and is emptied early in the morning, the moths are not hurt. The worst that happens is that they lose a night’s foraging, which is why it is best not to trap too often. Now early morning, I reach for my camera, my field guide and my notebook ready to open the lid on my catch. Until you slowly sift through the empty egg boxes that are used to provide the moths with crevices to roost, you do not know what you will find. This morning, there were my usual favourites for August, ruby and Jersey tigers, thorns, waves, footmen and prominents, plus new varieties I had to look up. Although moths evolved before butterflies, it is the latter which gets most of the tribute. But once you enter the world of moths, there is so much more to behold than the brown, delusional, cloth-munching insects most people perceive them to be. In fact, 99.9 per cent of moths are not clothmunchers at all. Instead, there are 2,500 highly diverse species – 900 larger, macros and 1,600 smaller, micros. Although some are indeed brown and nondescript, many are brightly coloured, exotic and delicate, and others like the twig-like Buff-tip moth that are masters of disguise. The biological distinction between moths and butterflies is negligible. In fact, a butterfly is just another kind of moth. The most obvious difference is their visibility. Most moths fly at night, with only a few, like the Jersey tiger moth and the often-seen hummingbird hawk moth, which are day flyers. Without the use of a light trap, we would rarely get to appreciate their beauty and diversity. As I gently handle the by-now sleepy August thorn moth, it is an opportunity to gaze into its fine, ginger, fuzzy face. Black bulbous eyes and eyebrows adorned with long-feathered antennae stare back at me, and for a moment we are connected. I honestly cannot think of a better way to start the day. n If you would like to experience the world of moths, join the moth event at the Countryside Regeneration Trust, Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone, Blandford DT11 0QY on Wednesday, 24 August, from 9am. Contact Andy Fale at a.fale@thecrt. Drco.ukSusie Curtin (email curtin.susanna@gmail.com) The Jersey tiger moth is a rare day-time flier.

A walk around...Castleton by Chris Slade Castleton is a large parish bordering the south, east and north sides of Sherborne. This walk goes mainly through beautiful parkland and is about seven miles long. Park in Castleton Road and walk east over the railway bridge to visit the church, which is just within the parish. Then go back to where you started, turn right and head north-east for nearly a mile by pavement and footpath. When you get to the ancient Chantry on your right, visit it as it’s normally open and tiny but beautiful inside. Then join a footpath leading south-east across fields to enter a wood which has some very tall trees, also red currants in summer. Follow the path to Pinford, turning right just before the house, and head south-south-east for a mile across a deer park. This takes you to the Lodge and gate, which is on the parish boundary, so turn back and head west for a mile-and-ahalf, enjoying the views of the Castle. Enter the field next to the main road which takes you down to the road opposite the junction leading to the station. Don’t go down there but take the pavement south-west to the junction with the A352, enjoying the view over Sherborne to your right and the wooded, steep slopes of Dancing Hill to your left. When you get to the junction, take the footpath up to the Beacon, then make your way back along the path at the top of The Slopes to meet a hollow way that takes you down to the road again. Turn right and the road curves round to the north passing a large garden centre. After about half a mile you will be back at your car.

Chris Slade is a retired Dorset rights of way officer

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by Alice Johnsen By the time you are reading this, we will be half way through August and summer will be peaking in every way imaginable. Be under no illusion, the pressures most families and individuals are under at the moment are not at normal levels. This long, hot, dry summer is lovely if you find yourself next to - or ina swimming pool with nothing to do but read a bit more of your book. For the rest of us, that simply is not the case and life, work, family, caring, training, budgeting –whatever it is, it all has to keep on happening.It’snogreat surprise that working under challenging circumstances, combined with the long school holidays, massive uncertainty about the winter ahead, political unrest and ongoing conflict around the world all combines to make some of us, all of us, a bit ‘frazzled’ now and then. Nothing unusual or inexplicable about that. The trouble starts when people within a family or team get ‘frazzly’ at different times. I think I’m getting on okay with the day’s tasks, you come in hassled about something external and snap. I snap back. Off we go. It will sound familiar to us all. Here’s a tool I use with lots of people who are in a relentlessly challenging relationship. Treat the conversation or argument like a game of tennis. If someone is looking for an argument and you don’t want to indulge them, walk away, consciously, in a planned way, not an exasperated, reactive way. As if you were walking off the tennis court. If you’ve left the court, they can’t carry on playing tennis with you. Same in life. If you leave the room, they can’t carry one goading you. You’re not avoiding the issue. Rather, you are managing the situation with a calm tact. By putting some distance between you and the frazzled one, you are allowing time and space to defuse. This is particularly effective within a marriage or partnership where both parties are under huge and constant pressure. No amount of good intention will stop you flaring up when pushed. So walk away before that happens. Same with highly charged children. Or employees. As long as you come back to the conversation at a later date, when the air has cooled, you are doing neither party a disservice. Alice Johnsen is a life coach based near Sherborne (07961 080513; alicejohnsen. co.uk)

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Echinacea keeps colds at bay by Fiona Chapman I have just got back from a week in the aptly named Emerald Isle, Ireland. Unbelievably to me, as we sat in driving rain for a number of days, it is suffering a drought. Nothing to here…when we got back it felt like we had mistakenly gone to Spain or southern France. Bliss for me, who thrives in hot weather, but worrying for the environment. I think we may lose some plants this year but the roses are thriving and lots of my herbs. Herbs are pretty hardy, which is why they would have been of interest to the healers in ancient times. Anything which can survive extreme conditions is going to be a powerful plant. As I look out of my window, I can see some wonderful, healthylooking Echinacea purpura. It is mainly the root which is used but some products also use the aerial parts. If buying it, I would always opt for the root. It is something I swear by and have the full backing of my family! As soon as we feel anything coming on, particularly a cold and chills, we are knocking back the echinacea. I find it is brilliant for stopping lots of unexplained sniffles, aches and pains in their tracks. You do have to be on it, however, and dose yourself up with about 3mls of tincture five or six times a day. Do not do, as I did the other day, take the tincture neat – it nearly blows your head off! It makes your whole mouth tingle and then produce quantities of saliva. It is not a pleasant experience! It should always be diluted in water and sipped. I usually put it in a mix with other herbs to really strengthen the immune system and increase the white blood cell count – the fighter cells – to combat any infection. You can gargle with it if you have a sore throat or toothache, really swilling it around your mouth and getting it down to your tonsils. It is great for exhaustion and fatigue, and good to take just as a precaution when stopping work –particularly if your work is very stressful – and before going on holiday, which is when one invariably gets ill. It is a must if there are any swollen lymph glands – except with Leukaemia – as it helps with lymphatic drainage and any low grade inflammation or infection. It can also be used topically on wounds and sores. Fiona Chapman is a Naturopathic Herbalist (fiona@ packapunchherbs.com; 07534 110225).

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‘Reaching retirement age is not an ending, it’s the start of a new chapter in life.’

...We’re here to help As Dorset financial expert Peter Harding explains, someone aged 60 today could easily live another 30 years. It’s never too late to start or refocus your efforts on pension saving, regardless of how old you are. Having a range of assets to rely on as a pension will give you Whenoptions.you’re considering your future and what to do with your money, it’s vital to ensure your financial security will continue for the full duration of your retirement.

The acquisition takes Azets’ portfolio of GP practices to more than 350 and makes Azets one of the leading specialist providers of medical accounting services in the UK. The deal expands Azets’ regional footprint while Sandisons, and its clients, will benefit from access to broader accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services and more than 3,800 new colleagues as part of Azets. The acquisition, which will complete next month subject to regulatory approval, will see Sandisons re-brand to Azets. The firm will continue to be led by Sunil Sawney, James Broom, Thomas Bradley and Roger Morgan. All 50 staff will be retained as part of the transition. Sandisons director Sunil Sawney said: “This is an exciting opportunity for Sandisons, our colleagues, and clients to join a rapidly growing firm with an outstanding reputation.“Ourmany years of experience afford us specific expertise in addressing the complex issues that arise in professional, medical partnerships and GP practices, and we will continue to evolve our services as part of Azets.

Sandisons directors (from left) Roger Morgan, Sunil Sawney (third left), Thomas Bradley and James Broom join new colleagues David Owens (second left) and Hayley Dickenson following the firm’s acquisition by Azets.

Putting the right plan in place will help ensure you can enjoy the future you want. At Peter Harding Wealth Management, we have over 25 year’s experience. Our dedicated team of friendly, qualified financial advisers across Dorset, Wiltshire and the surrounding counties are available to help you plan, grow and protect your financial future with confidence. Contact us today for an initial, no obligation consultation: Tel: 01747 855554 Email: peterhardingwm@sjpp.co.uk Visit: www.findpensions.co.uk Call in: Have a coffee and a chat at one of our offices in Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Corsham or Canford Cliffs... we would be delighted to see you.

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“Day-to-day, it’s very much business as usual. “Our clients are at the heart of everything we do, and they will receive the same high level of service from their trusted advisors, now underpinned by Azets’ breadth and depth of capability across several new areas. “All our current staff are joining us on this new journey as part of Azets, ensuring continuity of client care.”

Expanding Azets acquires medical accounting firm

The value of an investment with St. James’s Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds selected and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you invested. by Andrew Diprose Accountancy firm Azets has agreed a deal to acquire Sandisons, the Dorset-based specialist medical accounting firm.

The firm, founded in 1978, became Sandisons in 2004. It now acts for more than 160 GP practices and 2,000 individual GPs, consultants and other medical professionals.

The deal marks Azets’ fourth UK acquisition in seven months, as the UK Top 10 accounting firm continues to deliver against its ambitious growth strategy to double revenue in the next five years. It follows the acquisition of Poole-based Inspire in March. Azets now has about 120,000 clients.

Peter Harding Wealth Management is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the group’s wealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the group’s website www.sjp.co.uk/products. The ‘St. James’s Place Partnership’ and the titles ‘Partner’ and ‘Partner Practice’ are marketing terms used to describe St. James’s Place representatives.

The business, based in Blandford Forum, is a longestablished firm of specialist medical accountants with four directors and a 50-strong team. It delivers accountancy and business services to a wide portfolio of medical practices and medium-sized ownermanaged businesses across the south of England and Wales.

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On 3rd August 2022 peacefully at home aged 76 years of Motcombe. A much loved wife to Hubert, a loving mum to Shaun, Andrew and the late Pat, also a loving grandmother and great grandmother, who will be sorely missed. Funeral service takes place at St Thomas' Church, Melbury Abbas on Tuesday 23rd August at 2pm, followed by Interment.

Flowers welcome or donations if desired to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance can be made online at www.mhfd. co.uk or send cheques made payable to the charity c/o Merefield & Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU. Tel: 01747 853532

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MARY AMELIA BODMAN (Deceased) Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the above named, late of Hillcrest New Road, Broad Oak Sturminster, Newton, Dorset, DT10 2HF, who died on 23/07/2022, are required to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before 13/10/2022, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice.

JOHN RAMSDEN BAKER (Deceased) Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the above named, late of The Malthouse Bay Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4EW, who died on 30/07/2022, are required to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before 20/10/2022, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice.

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JOAN KATHLEEN GOODEY (Deceased) Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the above named, late of 18 Foxglove Close, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4TW, who died on 01/07/2022, are required to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before 20/10/2022, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice.

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 79 DEATHS Announcements IN ANNIVERSARYMEMORIAMTHANKYOUPUBLIC NOTICES GORDON WING 16/08/1937 – 17/08/2014 Always in our thoughts love Margaret SAMANTHA DAWN HOLT (nee Eastment)

Join our friendly and forward thinking Town Council if you would like to: Play a part in making decisions affecting your area • Get more involved in your community • Influence the way local services are provided Further information about being a Councillor can be found at www.gillinghamdorset tc.gov.uk/the town council/the role of a councillor/ or by contacting the Town Clerk Completed application forms must be received by 4.00 pm Thursday 15th September 2022 Interviews will be held on the evening of Wednesday 21st September Application forms are available via website: www.gillinghamdorset tc.gov.uk/recruitment/ or by contacting the Town Hall 01747 823588 o r gtc@gillinghamdorset tc.gov.uk

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Passed away peacefully at home on 31st July 2022, aged 79 years. Devoted husband of the late Bridget Bell, loving father of Matthew, Gregory and Josephine and Grandfather to eight. Funeral mass to be held at the Sacred Heart Church in Tisbury on Monday 22nd August 2022 at 2:30pm. Donations, if desired, for Bowel Cancer UK and The British Heart Foundation c/o Chris White Funerals, 12 South Street, Wilton, SP2 0JS. Tel. 017122 744691

Samantha's family would like to thank all those that attended her funeral and for the kind messages after our loss. TOWN COUNCIL COUNCILLOR VACANCY - TOWN WARD

HERBERT TURNER

Passed away peacefully on 1st August 2022, at Foxes Moon Residential Home. Formerly of Winterborne Kingston. Aged 101 years. Much loved wife of the late Percy and dearly loved mum of Sylvia. Funeral Service to take place at the Church of St Nicholas, Winterborne Kingston on Friday 26th August at 1.00pm. Family flowers only please, donations, if desired for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity for the Heart Unit, may be made online by visiting www.closefuneral.co.uk or cheques payable to the charity c/o Colin J Close Funeral Service, Peel Close, Salisbury Road, Blandford DT11 7JU. Tel: 01258 453133

PAUL CHAPMAN Our beloved son Paul sadly passed away on 22nd July 2022. He will be dearly missed by his mother and father Rita and Bill, his sisters Jackie and Debbie and her husband Martin and all our family. Rest in Peace loving son CECIL “DANNY” LAWES

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CLEALL JOYCE Of Closworth, passed away peacefully at home on 4th August 2022 aged 92 years. A beloved wife of the late Gordon. A much loved mum, gran and great gran. Funeral service will take place on Thursday 25th August 2022, 12 noon at Yeovil Crematorium. Family flowers only please. Donations in memory of Joyce for the Weldmar Hospicecare may be sent c/o A J Wakely & Sons, 33 Sparrow Road, Yeovil, BA21 4BT (please make cheques payable to the charity)

Peacefully on 31st July 2022 at The Hayes, Sherborne aged 91 years. Formerly of Caundle Marsh. Funeral Service at Yeovil Crematorium on Monday, 22nd August at 12 noon. No flowers please, donations if desired for Cancer Research UK. C/o Peter Jackson Funeral Services. Mons, High St, Henstridge, BA8 0RB. Tel: 01963 362570

On 6th August 2022 peacefully in Salisbury District Hospital aged 89 years of Fontmell Magna. A much loved husband to Stephanie, dad to Andrew and Steve, much loved grandad, uncle and friend to many. Funeral service takes place at Salisbury Crematorium on Wednesday 31st August at 1.00pm. No flowers please but donations if desired to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance may be made online at www.mhfd. co.uk or send a cheque to Merefield and Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0BU. Tel: 01747 853532

DOROTHYDOTHANNAM Dot died peacefully at home on the 31st July 2022. Aged 84. Dearly loved Mother to Dawn and Trevor. Mother in law to Shaun and Karen. Much loved Nan to Tom and Luke. Great Nan to Oliver and Hailey. Funeral service to take place at St Mary's Church, Gillingham, Dorset on Friday 26th August at 12 noon. The Committal will be taking place at Salisbury Crematorium at 14:00. All are welcome to attend. Family Flowers only please. Donations in memory of Dot to Dementia Friendly Gillingham may be sent to Bracher Brothers Funeral Directors, Newbury, Gillingham,Dorset SP8 4QL. Tel: 01747 822494

DOREEN MARY READ 'MARY' Mary passed away peacefully on the 27th July 2022. She will be sadly missed by all. The Funeral Service is taking place at Salisbury Crematorium on the 24th August 2022 at 12noon. All welcome to attend. Family Flowers only please. Donations if desired, in Memory of Mary are for the British Heart Foundation, can be donated to Bracher Brothers Funeral Directors, Newbury, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4QL. Tel: 01747 822494

Long standing resident of North Brewham, aged 89 years, passed away at home on the 17th July 2022, after a long illness. A much loved Husband, Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad. Will be greatly and sadly missed by all his family and friends. Private Cremation was held on the 1st August 2022. Donations in memory of Herb to Dementia UK.

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DURRANT, JOAN Died peacefully in hospital on 22nd July 2022, aged 91. Loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A Thanksgiving Service for Joan’s life will be held at Church of the Holy Rood, Buckland Newton on Friday 26th August 2022 at 12 noon. Please make any donations in her memory to a charity of your choice. All enquiries c/o Grassby Funeral Service, 8 Princes Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TW. Tel: 01305 262338

On the 2nd August 2022, peacefully in Salisbury District Hospital aged 84 years, of Bourton. Funeral service to take place at Salisbury Crematorium on Thursday 1st September at 11.00am. No flowers please. Donations in memory of Danny for The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance RYAN PETER DOOLEY Tragically on 30th July 2022 aged 41 years of Shaftesbury. A much loved son to Brian and Sue, a loving brother to Sam and Wayne. A much loved Uncle to Aimee, Millie, Jamie and Jonathan. Graveside service takes place at Mampitts Cemetery, Shaftesbury on Friday 19th August at 11.30 am. No flowers please but donations if desired to Dorset Mind can be made online at www.mhfd.co.uk or send cheques made payable to the charity c/o Merefield & Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU. Tel: 01747 853532

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Passed away very suddenly on 29th July, 2022, aged 76 years, at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester. Beloved wife of Patrick, Gillian will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral Service will take place at Yeovil Crematorium on Wednesday 7th September, 2022 at 12.40pm. No flowers please, and no dark clothing. Donations in memory of Gillian for the charity Butterfly Conservation, may be sent c/o A.J. Wakely & Sons, 16 Newland, Sherborne, DT9 3JQ (Please make cheques payable to the charity)

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KATHLEEN MOODY A service of celebration in flowers, words and music at 2pm in St Mary's Church on August 25th. No black please.

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BROMELL CORAL Mrs Coral Rosemary Bromell Formerly of Sherborne. Recently passed away aged 88 after a short illness. Funeral has taken place.

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 81 DEATHS Announcements FUNERAL DIRECTORS FUNERAL DIRECTORS PETER FUNERALJACKSONSERVICES Independent Family Owned and Run Funeral Directors Private Chapels of Rest • 24 Hour Service • Golden Charter Pre Paid Funeral Plans Henstridge (01963) 362570 Mons, High Street, Henstridge, Somerset BA8 0RB Gillingham (01747) 833757 Harwood House, Newbury, Gillingham SP8 4QJ pjfs@btinternet.com www.peterjacksonfuneralservices.co.uk Proudlyservingyourlocalcommunity 01747 860 361 Water Street, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 6DZ Callusforimmediatesupport,advice,ortofindout moreaboutourprepaidfuneralplans. Weareheretohelp24hoursaday. " www.lchillandsonfuneraldirectors.co.uk @ Family Run Caring & Efficient • Private Chapels of Rest Personal Day & Night Service “Golden Charter” Pre-paid Funeral Plans available Memorials in Stone Marble & Granite, etc. Shaftesbury (01747) 853532 imerefield@aol.com Gillingham (01747) 835335 www.mhfd.co.uk “Ridgemount”, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU A J Wakely& Sons FamilyIndependentFuneralDirectors Please contact Richard Wakely, or a member of our dedicated team for any advice or guidance. Pre-payment plans available Sherborne Tel: 01935 816817 Wincanton Tel: 01963 31310 – 24 Hour Service –Choice of Hearses available including our Land Rover Hearse A J Wakely& Sons FamilyIndependentFuneralDirectors Please contact Richard Wakely, or a member of our dedicated team for any advice or guidance. Pre-payment plans available Sherborne Tel: 01935 816817 Wincanton Tel: 01963 31310 – 24 Hour Service –Choice of Hearses available including our Land Rover Hearse A J Wakely& Sons FamilyIndependentFuneralDirectors Please contact Richard Wakely, or a member of our dedicated team for any advice or guidance. Pre-payment plans available Sherborne Tel: 01935 816817 Wincanton Tel: 01963 31310 – 24 Hour Service –Choice of Hearses available including our Land Rover Hearse A J Wakely& Sons FamilyIndependentFuneralDirectors contact Richard Wakely, or a member of our dedicated team for any advice or guidance.

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Passed away at Yeovil District Hospital, 8th August aged 81. She will be sadly missed by David, Alan, Marian, Tara and family. Service will take place at Yeovil Crematorium on Thursday 8th September at 1.20pm. Family flowers only.

SYLVIA JUNE DENNIS (of Stalbridge) Passed away peacefully at Casterbridge Manor, Cerne Abbas aged 89. Late wife of Derek Dennis mother to Stephen, Eileen and Linda, grandmother and great grandmother. Funeral to take place at Yeovil Crematorium on 23rd August at 2pm.

Leweston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. Leweston is an equal opportunities employer. A Catholic Foundation which welcomes pupils of all Denominations Leweston School Trust is a registered charity number 295175

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Please send your CV with the names of two referees to the HR Manager, Leweston School Leweston, Sherborne, DT9 6EN or email: recruitment@leweston.dorset.sch.uk www.leweston.co.uk

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HEAD GARDENER required for a large beautiful private garden in South West Wiltshire. Manual and heavy machinery work involved. You will be working as part of a team and you must be comfortable around dogs. This is a live-in or liveout position. Please email CV & covering letter to Mrs Vicky Macaskie at vm@fonthill.co.uk

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The Senior School Registrar is responsible for the smooth running of the admissions process from initial enquiries through to registration and eventual enrolment. As the main point of contact for prospective parents the Registrar will be able to respond to queries quickly and efficiently and to work closely with colleagues to deliver an excellent service to prospective parents both in the UK and abroad. You will play a key part in the planning, preparation and execution of the key admissions-related public events, such as Open Mornings and Assessment Days. Salary in the region of £27,000 dependent on experience. For further information and to download an application form please visit our https://www.leweston.co.uk/information/work-with-uswebsite:ClosingdateforApplications:Midday30thAugust2022

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We are seeking to appoint a School Minibus Driver to start at the end of August 2018 The role entails driving the School vehicles on designated routes collecting children in the morning and dropping off in the afternoon at pre arranged points. You will also assist with some basic maintenance and cleaning of the fleet The primary qualities sought are a genuine commitment to the welfare and safety of young people You must hold a valid PCV Manual, (D or D1) Licence Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 0630 to 0830 and 1730 to 1930 Term Time only. Rate of Pay: £9.69 per hour plus holiday pay

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated person with outstanding interpersonal skills and previous experience of working in a complex, service-driven environment. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who relishes challenge and responsibility and is looking to play a key role in a small but very busy Department.

WELDMAR HOSPICECARE SHOP MANAGER - SHERBORNE Weldmar Hospicecare is looking for a great manager to lead the team at our popular charity shop in Sherborne. No two days are the same in our shops, so you’ll need to be friendly, confident, and willing to take a hands on approach in everything from outstanding customer service though to ensuring the shop floor is well presented and welcoming. Find out more and apply at http:// www.weldmarhospicecare.org/jobs

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For a full job description or to apply with your CV please email: enquiries@fowlerfortescue.co.uk BENCH JOINER required to make and fit traditional joinery with small team in modern workshop near Sturminster Newton. Contact07939btinternet.comnigelbastable@206968 PART TIME VAN DRIVER to assist delivery of New Blackmore Vale titles. Must be fit and have a friendly disposition. Two days per week working from Shaftesbury area. 07714 289400

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 83 Recruitment Vacancy for full time Delivery Driver Assistant based from our Shaftesbury store. You will need to be smart appearance with good communications skills and physically fit as the role will involve, loading delivering and installing electrical appliances in our customers’ homes. Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm. Must have a full clean driving license and over 25 years of age due to our insurance restrictions. Please email your CV to shaftesbury@myhomemaker.co.uk ADMINISTRATOR FOR SHAFTESBURY OFFICE. Would suit Legal Secretary. Pay dependent on experience. Flexible hours (with a minimum of 30 per week). References essential. Please call 07742 419491 TRACTOR DRIVER WANTED on dairy farm, in Sturminster Newton area 01258 472162 TERRASCAN LIMITED, the underground utility survey specialists, are looking for a new assistant surveyor to aid the team leader in day to day tasks, other roles also available. For more information and to apply, please email: office@terrascanuk.co.uk Part Time Minibus Driver 20 hours per week Monday to Friday Term time only, 34 weeks Annual salary of £8,500 Two positions available Option to increase hours by joining the gardening team maintaining our beautiful estate grounds and walled gardens. Start date: September 2022 Hanford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Registered charity number 01001751 Cook Grasp this opportunity to join our friendly kitchen team, catering for the staff and children of 150 in our beautiful school • Live and work in the stunning Dorset countryside with time to enjoy it • Competitive salary : £10 11.25 per hour • 40hrs per week, part time considered • Term Time only 3 5 weeks per year • Some flexibility around shifts • Other benefits including discounts for staff children

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If you’re considering a change of job, looking for extra hours, or exploring a new career path, maybe we could offer you that opportunity? We’re looking for passionate, enthusiastic and caring professionals, both experienced or new to care, to join our fantastic team and become a valued part of day-to-day life in our luxury nursing home Newstone House, Sturminster Newton. At Newstone House, we recruit the best people to support our residents in a wide variety of fulfilling roles. From nursing to catering, daily care to housekeeping, we all work together as one to ensure our residents have access to everything they need to live life as best they can, on their terms. About Newstone House Located in the beautiful market town of Sturminster Newton, Newstone House is a contemporary and luxurious nursing home, combining state-of-the-art facilities with a friendly and open atmosphere, reflecting the traditional local community within which it resides. It’s a large home, but it has a distinct ‘home from home’ feeling, created by the residents and staff who are just like an extended family. We’re proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, putting us in the top 4% of homes in the country, and 10/10 by carehome.co.uk, an independent care home review website.

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net86 Recruitment Wren Classics Limited, Knights Barn Farm, Higher Coombe Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9LS info@wrenclassics.com Aluminium and Steel Fabricator required We require an additional Aluminium and Steel Fabricator at our Classic Car Restoration Company near Shaftesbury, Dorset. Hours available are 8:30am 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Full or Part Time hours would be considered for the right person. No weekend or Bank Holiday working. Salary will be dependent on experience. Tel: 01747 852899 for further information. Email your CV to: info@wrenclassics.com 2ND CHEF Grasp this opportunity to join our friendly kitchen team, catering for the staff and children of 150 in our beautiful schoo l • Live and work in the stunning Dorset countryside with time to enjoy it • Competitive salary £20 22k (equiv £26 28.5k pa) • 40hrs per week. • Term Time only 35 weeks per year • Some flexibility around shifts • Other benefits including discounts for staff children • School holidays and exeat weekends off • Training and support can be given • Providing quality food for 150 For an application form please see our website, or for more information email office@hanfordschool.co.uk Hanford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitm ent This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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Registered charity number 01001751 Wessex Fire & Security are a family run company based in Dorset, with nearly 40 years’ experience in the Fire & Security industry both in domestic and commercial settings. We pride ourselves on providing a good work/life balance to employees and have a strong focus on staff wellbeing. Being the service provider of choice and with an ever growing portfolio of business, we are seeking keen and enthusiastic individuals to join our Fire & Security Service team as trainee security service engineers. Working across the south and southwest offering support to both commercial and domestic customers the successful applicants will learn and experience a full range of service tasks. This will include routine servicing, reactive repairs and planned works of Intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems as well as assisting team members with general tasks and duties whilst being supervised by our team of highly skilled engineers and supervisors together with completing Level 3 BTEC courses in the below and a host of other industry product training.

Intruder alarm foundation BTEC Level 3. Practical installation BTEC level 3. Intruder alarm maintenance BTEC level 5. The successful candidate will become an integral part of the service team becoming the next generation of engineers for the south west’s most established fire and security company. Wessex will provide full training in line with industry standards through an industry leading provider, as well as health and safety best practice to ensure the successful applicants become fully fledged skilled security service engineers. If you are looking for a new challenge or to progress in this field with the south west’s leading fire and security company then Wessex wants to hear from you. For further details please contact: Tel: 01747 852258 fire@wessex.org www.wessexgroup.co.uk

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travel payments Company workwear Company van with fuel card and private use available once certain skill levels are reached Supply of essential test kit and plant once certain skill levels are reached 24 days holiday plus bank holidays (opportunity to purchase additional holiday through salary sacrifice) BUPA Medical Insurance Accident and Sickness Insurance Life Assurance Pension contributions Assistant House Warden Vacancy St Johns’ Almshouse has a vacancy for an Assistant House Warden working with our 18 active, retired residents 18 hours per week over three days with some weekend working Rate ofpay: £12per hour You will be a practical, problem solver with excellent IT, administration, and communication skills, and be able to work within a close staff team The ability to work with a wide range of people professionally and compassionately is essential Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook is essential This role does not involve personal care Ifyouareinterested,and would like more information,pleasecontactuson:01935813245 or emailChousewardens@stjohnshouse.orglosingdateforapplications26822 CONTACT US TODAY ! 01258 INFO@KINGSSTAGJOINERY.COM441030 We Are Hiring!! We are looking for permanent full time employed BENCH JOINERS Who can use their initiative and skill working to exacting specifications and drawings manufacturing a range of products using modern workshop machinery. The ideal candidates will be able to deliver quality products while prioritising their work schedule to ensure smooth workflow through the various stages of production ensuring on time delivery to our customers. An attractive employment package is available for the right candidates including start up bonus, competitive rates of pay and regular overtime.

The care we provide at both The Old Rectory in Stalbridge and Bramley House in Mere is second to none. Our residential care homes offer excellent care within a true homely environment offering a safe haven for vulnerable people living with dementia and age related conditions. Our residents move safely about our homes and gardens and are encouraged to lead a full and active life. A real home from home with bright and spacious air conditioned communal areas that provide the perfect space to sit and relax, meet other residents for a chat, enjoy one of the daily activities or simply sit and enjoy watching the world go by. Our bedrooms are light, airy and bursting with charm. All unique, individually decorated and furnished to a high standard, many offering beautiful views and wet room en-suites. Our sheltered walled gardens are safe and secure, beautifully landscaped with ponds and pergolas. The raised flowerbeds are specifically designed so residents can easily enjoy the flowers and join in with the gardening if theyOurwish.dedicated caring and professionally trained team provide our residents with all their day-to-day care needs. Our Activities Hostesses are available every day ensuring residents are kept active and engaged, offering and assisting with many enjoyable activities from crafts and flower arranging to gardening and supported outings in our own wheelchair accessible minibuses. Plus, our on-site hair dressing salons are available 5 days a week to ensure that one can keep up

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Our chefs provide delicious home cooked food sourced, as much as possible, from local food providers. The Chefs adjust the menus with the seasons and with the likes and dislikes of our residents. Food, drinks and snacks are available 24 hours a day plus, we also offer visitors the opportunity to join us and enjoy meals with their loved ones. At Bramley Care we have a policy of unrestricted visiting. During the difficult times of the covid pandemic we provided safe on-site visiting in our garden rooms where loved ones could meet each other in a covid safe environment. Now that the Government restrictions have relaxed, we are able to return to our unrestricted visiting policy. Friends and relatives can follow their loved one’s activities on Facebook. Immediate family or friends can also follow their day-to-care via our on-line care planning

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At Bramley Care we recognise the high costs and financial uncertainty that one faces when having to move into residential care, especially now with rampant inflation pushing costs constantly upwards. To provide our residents with peace of mind we offer a ‘fee for life’; We promise that the fee agreed will not change, therefore giving our residents and their relatives a chance to budget and plan for the future. If you or a loved one would like more information about moving into care, please call us on 01747855844 or visit www.bramleycare.com

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net88 Recruitment Rubicon is recruiting for Trainee Factory / Warehousing roles across Shaftesbury & Gillingham Call Alexandra today for more details on the jobs available 01202 680311 Pickers / AssemblersPackers Warehouse Operatives Factory Operatives EXPERIENCENONEEDED! BENCH JOINER VACANCY Experience in all aspects of traditional joinery & woodworking machinery. Ability to work alone & as a team. Keen, motivated, punctual & eye for detail. Full time, employed, workshop based position (Wincanton), occasional site fitting. Paid weekly (pay dependant on experience). Immediate start available. Please apply through our Office or Website W: builders south west.co.uk T: 01963824444 E: info@hhpltd.co.uk Property Developments & Joinery CLEANER WANTED - 2 hours + per week, Flexible hours may suit student Templecombe - 01963 204481 The UK’s leading Sports Turf & Golf Construction RequiresCompanya WorkshopApprenticeFabricator/Welder To serve an apprenticeship in our Workshop department working with a small, experienced team of Youfabricators/welders.willbementoredand provided with both internal and external training leading to a formal welding qualification on a day /week release scheme. You will gain experience in a workshop environment Key Skills Required: ▪ Enthusia sm ▪ Willingness to learn ▪ Good time keeping ▪ A Full UK driving licence or working towards one This is a full-time apprenticeship based at our offices in Dinton. For an application pack please contact: Mrs Jules Simmons M J Abbott Limited Bratch Lane, Dinton , Salisbury, SP3 5EB Email: jules.simmons@mjabbott.co.ukwww.mjabbott.co.uk MJ Abbott Limited is an equal opportunities employer Sandroyd Co-ed Boarding and Day Prep and Pre-Prep School Two RequiredAssistantsDomesticSeptember We seek 2 cheerful, energetic and hardworking individuals to be part of the School’s cleaning team. Term time only. Meals provided during working hours. For further details please contact: Chris Stewart, Sandroyd, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Nr Salisbury, SP5 5QD Tel: 01725 Closingbursar@sandroyd.com516329www.sandroyd.orgdateFriday29July Interviews the following week Sandroyd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post involves contact with children and is classed as “regulated activity” by the UK government. As such, a number of mandated preemployment checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken to ensure that the successful candidate is suitable for work with children. Additionally, suitability for work with children will be assessed by taking up appropriate references and at interview. Finally, candidates should be aware that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 89 Recruitment SELF EMPLOYED PROFESSIONAL LADY CARER with 30 years experience, available for all aspects of care from personal to more advanced. References, Insurance and CRB checked. Please call Sarah on 01258 269654 or 07530 631847 SITUATIONS WANTED Items for Sale Items for Sale FREEWANTEDADupto £50 1 ad per contact number please limit to 20 words of less blackmorevale.netclassified@ OLD BOOKS BOUGHT. Will call by appointment entirely without obligation. Bristow & Garland 07392 602014 ELECTRIC FIRE £10, two wheel shopping trolley good condition £10 01935 813967 STUART TUNER LIVE STREAM 501 BOILER with water tower pump two engines all on a plinth more info call 01935 475451 WOODEN COT (no Mattress) with drop side. £15-00 3 x RUCKSACKS 2530L @ £5 each. 01747 840896 after 5.30 p.m. BOOKCASE £4007821 272983 TRICITY MICROWAVECOMBINATION & convection oven with grill good condition £20 01935 872217 STAINLESS STEEL PRESERVING PAN suitable for any hob plus thermometer, spatular and jars £45 ONO. 01258 268738 M & S DINNER SUIT. Jacket 42. Trousers 38" waist, inside leg 29". As New. 01963 362450 ATCO WINDSOR 1400S CORDED ELECTRIC self propelled roller mower.Qx scarifier adaptable in very good condition - £50 07747 098126 SHAULIN ELECTRIC SCOOTER with a charger, all new batteries which cost over £200, its needs attention to throttle as its broken. Manual book, £150 ono - Desert orchid picture with Princess Ann on horse limited edition £1,000 01747 828904 2 x 6FT GALVANISED CATTLE TROUGHS, one is studded - ideal planters Tel evenings 01747 820541 CARAVAN AWNING KMPA RALLY 390 with extra storm poles £250 01963 364147 SEWING MACHINE JANOME Memory Craft 6500 Professional together with fitted sewing table. All basic stitches plus utility and decorative elements (useful for monogramming.) Excellent for patchwork and quilting. Instruction book and variety of presser feet including a walking foot. Excellent condition and serviced from new. £475 ono. Contact Diana on 01963 31071 MINI BEKO OVEN and grill with 2 ring Hob £25 Waterproof cover for single axes caravan bnib £25 07817 599632 YAMAHA CLAVINOVA PIANO vlp-311 work perfectly, very good condition £200 - 01963 440056 LARGE HARDBACKCOLLECTIONBOOKS 260,beer mats 300 match boxes all for £50 please phone 01722 711456 or 07773 906104 FOUR WHEEL ROLLATOR WALKER in very good condition £50 01747 825104 BERGMAN 15” CORDLESS CYLINDER MOWER and grass box, used once, comes with charger and new spare battery. £160 o.v.n.o Tel. 01963 370687 4FTPLANTERS.GALVANISED Tel eves 01747 820541 M&S BEDDING NEW 2 SINGLE FLAT SHEETS 2 single duvet sets pillow cases sliver grey one spots one leaf £25 Tel 01258 817136 BOSCH AHS48-16 Electric Hedge Trimmer. 230v 420w 48cm Blade Length 16mm Tooth Spacing. Little used. £20 - Tel. 01258 821394 NEFF SINGLE ELECTRIC OVEN, built-in. 59.5cm x 59.5cm, white, very good clean condition. £40 01300 341637 SINGLE GOOD QUALITY DENSE FOAM MATTRESS - pristine condition, zipped washable cover hardly used 3' x 6' 2" £12 01935 872217 BOSCH FRIDGE/FREEZER Model No KGU 34640 GB in good working order and good external condition in white £50 - 01749 705358 BABY EQUIPMENT MOSES BASKET, cot & bedding some new,changing table & mat,bouncing chair,highchair etc vgc, from grandparents home £35 01935 872217 HP PRINTER OFFICE JETPRO 6970 Full working order. Colour printing fine but no longer photo quality - £50 01747 828640 c:\program files (x86)\pdf tools ag\3 heights(tm) document converter 0f816.docxservice\temp\3bb1e658c7879a671189457489b083e5886269ea2421e0898934b5a5ccc PORT REGIS Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 www.portregis.com9QA SCHOOL RECEPTIONIST & SECRETARY We are seeking to appoint a School Receptionist & Secretary to work on Saturdays from 09.00 18.00, term time only. The successful candidate can expect a competitive salary, benefits package and an exceptional working environment. For full details of the role and application procedure, please visit our website www.portregis.com (key information / staff vacancies). Closing Date: 08.30 on Monday 5 September. Early applications encouraged. Port Regis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and other safer recruitment checks Charity No: 306218

Equestrian

Halter training needs to be started at a young age – we are all used to watching that line of sheep in the show ring, behaving beautifully with their halters on, but that takes practice. My own sheep have perfected the art of throwing themselves on the floor and wriggling sideways when a halter is put on them, closely followed by a flat refusal to stand up, let alone walk nicely. Halter training starts early with young lambs, getting them used to being led and standing and waiting. It is a long process requiring patience from you both and not hurrying – never hurry a sheep to do anything. Just before the show a last-minute trim to define the best bits is a must. Bathing the sheep about five days before being shown to ensure that they are dry, then at the last minute remove any straw and card the fleece. The carding comb makes the fleece stand up – the comb goes in just deep enough to lift the fleece and make it stand up – and then trim the raised fleece with hand shears. The whole job is finished off with a spray of woolfast and patted down firmly. Serious sheep exhibitors will have a rug ready and waiting to keep the sheep in pristine condition and ready to face its Goodpublic.luckto all the exhibitors this year, enjoy every minute, celebrate your breed and do us all proud.

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Preparation pays in the show ring

Showing sheep is not just about waking up the week before a show and deciding to take them.

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by Tria Stebbing It is show season, and after the last few years of cancellations, livestock is finally being shown and prizes are being won to celebrate the best that the breed canShowinghave. sheep is not just about waking up the week before a show and deciding to take them – it takes a lot of preparation, for some going right back to the lambing the year before. There are no rights or wrongs, it is down to what works for you. Preparation starts in January, usually being organised enough to have prepared a diary of the shows you hope to attend, as paperwork needs to be in and flocks registered. Just about all breeds of sheep will need to be shorn in the year in which they are to be shown and when to do it will depend on when your first show of the season is. Like a good haircut the regrowth needs to be just right, with just enough fleece to be worked with – it is slow to regrow but should still be workable at the end of show season.The condition of the sheep is just as important, so feeding needs to be thought about. If the sheep has been shorn it will need to be kept in to keep warm, so feeding it just the right amount becomes easier.

Friars Moor Livestock Health will be at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show.

One of the highlights of the farming calendar for many is show season. I love an agricultural show. I always have. When I was at school, aspiring to be a vet, I worked at the nearest dairy farm to gain work experience, which happened to milk 450 water buffalo. They were fascinating animals – many had come from Romania where they were trained to pull carts and as a result were very docile. They used to give yields on a par to goats rather than the high-yielding dairy cows I am used to dealing with today, but the butter fat content was high, and so the milk, ice cream and mozzarella they produced was delicious. I started to attend shows with the buffalo, and it was always great to introduce people to these unusual animals, while promoting good dairy products. Of course, one of the other greatest reasons to go to the shows is a chance to catch up with friends and clients. Plans are well under way at the practice for attendance at the upcoming Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. As always, the team have been working hard, with huge thanks to Izzie and Georgia who have been co-ordinating everything, to make sure our day runs smoothly. You will be able to find our hospitality tent at the end of avenue D between the main ring and the cattle judging rings. We have plenty of complimentary merchandise and refreshments available as well as our traditional barbecue which will be fired up for lunchtime. We are looking forward to welcoming clients, old and new, and it will also be the perfect opportunity for you to meet some of our newest team members, too.For those who have kids who are interested in farming and perhaps are considering a career in Veterinary, we will also be in the food and farming area, on our education stand. We will be doing the same at Dorset County Show in its ‘Fabulous Food and Farming’ tent, too. We always have a lot of fun chatting to the next generation of young vets and farmers, about what we do to treat livestock and how to start exploring different career options they may be interested in. Kids are encouraged to have a go at delivering a calf or lamb using our simulators – they can also learn how to administer first aid and bandage an animal or learn how to use a stethoscope and even listen to their own heartbeat. We look forward to welcoming many of you along and answering any questions your children may have. It was fantastic to attend The New Forest Show a few weeks ago and see many of our clients and even colleagues having successful days in the show rings. Our very own Rhianne won Supreme champion with her handsome Welsh Black Mountain ram, ‘Cowboy’! We wish every success to our clients who will be entering show classes with their livestock in the upcoming shows, too. Many hours go into pre-show preparation and we hope it pays off for you all.

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 91 Farming www.friarsmoorvets.co.uk Independent veterinary services for livestock in Dorset, Somerset and medicinesCollectionWiltshirepointsforlivestockandsuppliesatSherborne,SturminsterNewton,BlandfordandShaftesbury Please call the office on 01258 472314 www.friarsmoorvets.co.uk Independent veterinary services for livestock in Dorset, Somerset and medicinesCollectionWiltshirepointsforlivestockandsuppliesatSherborne,SturminsterNewton,BlandfordandShaftesbury Please call the office on 01258 472314 www.friarsmoorvets.co.uk Independent veterinary services for livestock in Dorset, Somerset and medicinesCollectionWiltshirepointsforlivestockandsuppliesatSherborne,SturminsterNewton,BlandfordandShaftesbury Please call the office on 01258 472314 PASTURE LAND TO LET – Sandford Orcas, Nr Sherborne, Lot 1, 65 ½ acres approx. with farm buildings; lots 2 and 3, single fields, 3.32 and 3.22 acres approx. respectfully. Enquires to Robert Rhys telephone 01935 robert@robertrhys.co.uk223027; TOPPING, FLAIL HEDGE trimming and haulage please phone Andrew 01747 855198 IAE CALF CREEP FEEDERS GC Tel 07860 759996 ATV SPRAYING, GRASS & FERTILISER applications, Flailing, harrowing & rolling with Tractor or ATV, Muck away, Digger work, All aspects of tractor work 07711 980871 Roll up, roll up – it’s show time!

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With further hot weather being forecast, please ensure the health and welfare of your animals by providing sufficient water and feed – and transporting your livestock during the coolest parts of the day and in suitable conditions.

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More information and guidance is available horses-in-extreme-weatherkeeping-farm-animals-and-https://gov.uk/guidance/atAnimalandPlantHealthAgency(APHA)Worcester

“This review cannot overlook the immediate and pressing issues the food supply chain is facing as we speak. “With this review taking place imminently, it’s important that the Government no longer delays commissioning the Migration Committee’sAdvisoryreview of the Shortage Occupation List.

The NFU has responded to Defra’s launch of an independent review into labour shortages within the food supply chain, highlighting the importance of immediate action to alleviate workforce pressures. NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said: “We have long highlighted the impacts of workforce pressures across the food and farming sector, so this review is much needed. “We hope it will act as a catalyst for government to take action to ensure the food supply chain has the workforce it needs to continue producing, picking, packing and processing high quality, affordable and sustainable food for the nation. “While there must be a focus on long-term workforce requirements and business resilience in the future, including things like boosting domestic recruitment and automation, farmers and growers are seriously concerned about how they will get the workforce they need right now.

Labour shortage review welcomed

“This will look at jobs where there is a shortage of suitable workers in the UK and where it is sensible to fill those shortages with migrant workers, so will play a big role in determining job shortages across the food supply chain.” note

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New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 95 Farming SALES | LETTINGS | AUCTIONS QUALIFIED | EXPERIENCED | PROFESSIONAL Ringwood Guide £1,450,000* An award-winning, successful equestrian retail business based fringe of the New Forest. Established accounts with brands such as Barbour, Le Mieux, Fairfax & Favour. *Business for sale as a going concern. Wimborne 01202 882103 Frome Vauchurch Guide £250,000 An established site bordering the River Frome with a shepherd’s hut and planning permission for a further three units. In total 0.82 acres (0.33ha). Freehold. Dorchester 01305 236237 Corfe Mullen Guide £380,000 An exciting opportunity to acquire a block of permanent pasture extending to approximately 15.31 acres situated in a peaceful location on the fringe of Corfe Mullen village. Freehold. Wimborne 01202 882103 Pitcombe Hill Guide £40,000 A parcel of gently sloping scrubland with exceptional views, within which lies the ruins of a traditional farm building. In all approximately 0.23 acres (0.09ha). Freehold Yeovil 01935 423526

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net96 Horton Guide £200,000-£225,000 A detached 3 bedroom cottage requiring renovation, set in 0.38 of an acre garden and improvement. EPC E, CT Band G. Freehold Ilminster 01460 200790 PLANNING | VALUATIONS | BUILDING SURVEY CORNWALL | DORSET | DEVON | HAMPSHIRE | SOMERSET | WILTSHIRE | LONDON Auction 22 September Digby Hall, Sherborne & Livestream Milborne Port Guide £300,000 A charming Grade II Listed 3 bedroom cottage requiring improvements, with driveway and large gardens. EPC Exempt. CT Band C. Freehold Sherborne 01935 814488 Ashill Guide £175,000 A period 2 bedroom village cottage requiring modernisation, in a pretty location with stunning views. EPC F, CT Band B. Freehold. Ilminster 01460 200790 East Stoke Guide £45,000 Approximately 1.43 (0.58 ha) acres of level, free-draining permanent pasture with field shelter situated in a secluded location. Freehold. Wimborne 01202 843190 Milborne Port Guide £280,000 An attractive Grade II 3 bedroom cottage requiring improvements set in the heart of the village. EPC Exempt. CT Band C. Freehold. Sherborne 01935 814488 West Grimstead Guide £275,00-£295,00 A development site measuring 0.14 acres (0.06 ha) with full planning permission for two detached 3 bedroom dwellings. Freehold. Sturminster 01258 473766 Buckland St Mary Guide £300,000 A detached period property with large garden and small paddock, in all 0.54 acres (0.22 hectares). EPC E. CT Band D. Freehold. Ilminster 01460 200790 Fontmell Magna Guide £500,000 A detached bungalow with tremendous opportunity to modernise in about 0.2 acres. EPC E. CT Band F. Freehold. Sturminster 01258 473766 Farming

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 97 SALES | LETTINGS | AUCTIONS QUALIFIED | EXPERIENCED | PROFESSIONAL Portland Guide £90,000 A parcel of land with panoramic views over Lyme Bay and Portland Harbour with potential for a wide range of uses. Freehold Poundbury 01305 261008 West Moors Guide £70,000 A single building plot with full PP for a detached 2 bedroom single storey dwelling. Freehold Wimborne 01202 843190 Piddletrenthide Guide £420,000 An idyllic detached 4 bedroom home with a south facing garden with river flowing through. EPC F. CT Band D, Freehold. Dorchester 01305 261008 Bridport Guide £75,000 An imposing Grade ll Listed former church with huge potential, parking and a garden, to the centre of Bridport town. Freehold. Bridport 01308 422092 Properties sold in 7 counties: | Bath to Berkshire | | Plymouth to the Purbecks | | Crewkerne to Cornwall | | Honiton to Hampshire | Entries welcomed for our autumn sales Mark Lewis 01258 473766 Meredith Holmes 01202 843190 Record Auction Year Farming

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net98 Property SALES | LETTINGS | AUCTIONS Blandford Guide £168,000 A 2 bedroom ground floor apartment with allocated parking located within a popular residential road close to amenities. EPC C; CTB B. Leasehold Blandford 01258 452670 Buckhorn Weston Guide £495,000 A detached and extended 3 bedroom stone character cottage with good sized rooms and pretty garden near the middle of this popular village. EPC E; CTB E. Freehold Sturminster 01258 473766 Charlton Horethorne Guide £425,000 A detached 3 bedroom property with beautifully presented accommodation sitting on a quiet no through lane, in a sought after village. EPC D; CTB D. Freehold Sherborne 01935 814488 Bishops Caundle Guide £650,000 A detached 4 bedroom house with a garage and ample off road parking positioned away from the road in a sizeable plot. EPC F; CTB F. Freehold Sturminster 01258 473766 Sherborne Guide £650,000 A well presented detached 4 bedroom family home in a convenient location close to the town centre with no onward chain. CTB F; EPC C. Freehold Sherborne 01935 814488 Hartgrove Guide £1,250,000 A stunning brand new detached 4 bedroom farmhouse with separate outbuilding giving over 3300sq ft in idyllic rural location. EPC B; CTB TBC. Freehold Sturminster 01258 473766 Kingston Guide £800,000 An imposing modern 5 bedroom stone farmhouse enjoying countryside views, a games room and land, in total 11.84 acres. Agricultural Occupancy Condition. EPC D; CTB G. Freehold Sturminster 01258 472244 CORNWALL | DORSET | DEVON | HAMPSHIRE | SOMERSET | WILTSHIRE | LONDON

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EPC Rating: D. £350,000 Templecombe £325,000 Horsington

An attractive Grade II Listed barn conversion situated a delightful ‘tucked away’ location near the sought after village of Horsington. Spacious living room, large kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, en-suite shower room, allocated parking, attached garage. Some updating requires. No forward chain. EPC Rating: D. A 2 bedroom detached period cottage situated in a wonderful tucked away position in the heart of Wincanton. Although this little gem requires refurbishment there is the opportunity to create a home to your own taste and style. EPC: G. £315,000

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A 3 bedroom link-detached house situated on a popular residential development. Spacious room French doors opening to the garden, cloakroom, fitted kitchen and garage. No forward chain. EPC Rating: D. £375,000 Templecombe

Thinking of Moving? Due to continued sales success we urgently require more properties to meet the demand from buyers looking for a home in Wincanton, Bruton, Mere, Stalbridge, Milborne Port and the surrounding villages. If you are considering bringing your property to the market we would be delighted to provide you with a free market assessment and valuation. Please call 01963 34000 to arrange an appointment or email wincanton@hambledon.net

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A 4 bedroom link detached house situated on a small select development of individually designed properties. Large light and airy sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom and a double garage. There are solar panels fitted to this home providing free electricity. No forward chain. Rating: D.

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WINCANTON £145,000 spacious two bedroom semi-detached house residential car port, long driveway, garden, kitchen, Rating: D. £179,950 HAMLET

sitting room, fitted

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 99 H ◆ A ◆ M ◆ B ◆ L ◆ E ◆ D ◆ O ◆ N WW W .HAMB L E D ON . NE T Gillingham Tel: (01747) 824924 Shaftesbury Tel: (01747) 851151 Wincanton Tel: (01963) 34000 Sturminster Newton Tel: (01258) 472647 WWW.HAMBLEDON.NET WINCANTON0196334000 GILLINGHAM01747824924 SHAFTESBURY01747851151 STURMINSTER NEWTON 01258 472647 An individual and deceptively spacious four bedroom detached bungalow which enjoys the benefit of a large landscaped garden. Characterful sitting room, separate dining room, large kitchen/breakfast room, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite and useful attic room. WINCANTON £410,000 NEW INSTRUCTION A substantial three bedroom detached bungalow situated in a small close in the sought after village of South Cheriton. Spacious sitting room with open fire, separate dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility/boot room, en-suite shower room, attractive landscaped garden and garage. SOUTH CHERITON £430,000 NEW INSTRUCTION A spacious four bedroom terrace house situated within a short walk of local schools. The property enjoys the benefit of a loft conversion creating a master bedroom with dressing room/study and en-suite. Spacious lounge/diner, fitted kitchen, private garden, garage and no forward chain. EPC Rating: C. BRUTON £225,000 An exceptionally well presented three bedroom semi-detached house with stunning far reaching views over Wincanton and countryside beyond. Sitting room, stylish fitted kitchen, master bedroom with en-suite shower room, cloakroom, driveway and garage alongside property, landscaped garden. EPC Rating: C. WINCANTON £226,500 NEW INSTRUCTION An attractive two bedroom mid terrace house situated in a small close on a mature development. Spacious sitting room, kitchen/diner, bathroom, easy to maintain garden, allocated parking, ideal investment or first time buy. EPC Rating: C.

A 3 bedroom detached bungalow situated in a no through road within easy reach of the village shop and mainline railway station. Spacious living room, refitted kithen/diner, conservatory, stylish shower room, central heating, double glazed windows, garage, and attractive landscaped rear garden.

conservatory and potential to extend (STPP). EPC

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net100 Property Local & National reach through a network of London & Regional offices PROPERTY EXPERTS SINCE 1910 SHERBORNE 01935 810141 SHAFTESBURY 01747 850858 BLANDFORD 01258 423002 LEIGH, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £1,550,000 SOLD NORTH BREWHAM, SOMERSET GUIDE PRICE (TENDER) £350,000 SOLD PIMPERNE, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £560,000 SOLD jackson-stops.co.uk BRYANSTON An impressive, partially refurbished Georgian village house and outbuildings located in the grounds of the Bryanston Estate. In all about 1.5 acres. Blandford Forum 01258 423002 Guide Price: £2,000,000 EPC Exempt

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022blackmorevale.net 101 Property Local & National reach through a network of London & Regional offices PROPERTY EXPERTS SINCE 1910 SHERBORNE 01935 810141 SHAFTESBURY 01747 850858 BLANDFORD 01258 423002 SHERBORNE, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £330,000 LEIGH, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £1,550,000 NORTH BREWHAM, SOMERSET GUIDE PRICE (TENDER) £350,000 PIMPERNE, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £560,000 jackson-stops.co.uk EPC Band FTURNWORTH An appealing Victorian model farmhouse with extensive outbuildings and magnificent walled garden. In all about 2 acres. Blandford Forum 01258 423002 Guide Price BLANDFORD£1,250,000FORUM An immaculate detached bungalow within walking distance of the town centre. Blandford Forum 01258 423002 Guide Price £595,000 EPC Band D OKEFORD FITZPAINE A charming cottage surrounded by a pretty garden, in a popular village. Blandford Forum 01258 423002 Guide Price £795,000 EPC Exempt

New Blackmore Vale, 19 August 2022 blackmorevale.net102 Don't leave your property sale to chance - call our Award Winning Team for a FREE valuation today! Gillingham 01747 824547 Sturminster Newton 01258 473030 w w w . m o r t o n n e w . c o . u k South Cheriton Asking Price £750,000 A g r i c u l t u r a l t i e d d w e l l i n g i n S o u t h C h e r i t o n c o m p r i s i n g f i v e b e d r o o m e d c h a l e t s t y l e b u n g a l o w s e t i n f i f t e e n a c r e s w i t h a n o u t b u i l d i n g E P C t b a B o u r t o n G u i d e P r i c e £ 6 2 5 , 0 0 0 A l a r g e , e x e c u t i v e s t y l e d e t a c h e d f a m i l y h o m e w i t h f o u r d o u b l e b e d r o o m s , s i t u a t e d i n a s m a l l d e v e l o p m e n t o f j u s t f o u r o t h e r s i m i l a r s t y l e p r o p e r t i e s E P C D Sturminster Newton Guide Price £345,000 A spacious mid terraced townhouse offering flexible accommodation with four double bedrooms, contemporary open plan living space and presented for sale with no onward chain EPC C W e s t S t o u r A s k i n g P r i c e £ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 A v e r y m u c h i m p r o v e d d e t a c h e d p r o p e r t y w i t h t w o d o u b l e b e d r o o m s , o f f e r i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y o p e n p l a n l i v i n g s p a c e , s i t u a t e d i n a r u r a l b u t n o t i s o l a t e d l o c a t i o n E P C E Marnhull Guide Price £350,000 A w e l l p r e s e n t e d a n d m a i n t a i n e d s e m i d e t a c h e d f a m i l y h o m e w i t h t h r e e b e d r o o m s , e n j o y i n g a s m a l l c u l d e s a c l o c a t i o n , b o a s t i n g c o u n t r y s i d e v i e w s EPC C Stalbridge Guide Price £465,000 An attractive and well presented detached family home with four double bedrooms, situated in a quiet cul de sac in a popular residential area EPC D

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Holiday season is upon us and various family and staff are having their time off enjoying a well-earned rest. Of course, this has to managed to get over the work for those left behind. The turkeys are doing well now and growing fast, which makes them less vulnerable, but now with bird flu in the news again, we wonder whether we will be allowed to let them out to freeOurrange.local church arranged an evening meeting with a local bat enthusiast – we gathered at the church at 8.30pm where he told us of the many species he had seen there, six different ones. He had a bat detector and an infra-red camera, and showed us the echo patterns the different bats make. We were hopeful we would see lots, but as sod’s law rules, only a few showed themselves that night. We have a good few down our lane and around the farmyard but don’t know which species they are. Maybe we can get the expert to come to the farm and our lane and see if we have better luck. About a week ago Paul found what he thought was a dead bat in a water tub and brought it in to show the grandchildren – but we then noticed a tiny movement. I laid it in my hands to give it some warmth and one of the children fetched a hair dryer and we put it on the lowest coolest setting to blow dry it. It perked up, opened its mouth and made a kissing noise, and we put it in a shed on a shelf. When I went to check on it, I found it had moved and was hanging upside down, as you would imagine. On return sometime later it was still in the shed – it was now dusk – and I put it outside on a high ledge and left in hope. In the morning it had gone – presumably it had survived and re-joined its colony. Fingers crossed! Kimbers Farm Shop –SomersetKitchenkimbersfarmshop.co.uk.www.TheatKimbers.TheTradingBarnBA9 8HD (B3081 Wincanton to Bruton road). Phone: 01963 33177. Open Tuesday-Friday, 8.30am5pm; Saturday 9.30am-4pm.

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by Ruth Kimber We are having our straw deliveries coming in ready for winter. Harvest is marching on without the torment of rain but the grain is not as swollen as usual and quality will be affected. Our neighbours, who bale and supply our straw, are having difficulties because the straw is too dry! From a normal 15 per cent to four per cent! The resulting bales are springy and the straw very brittle. Every job on the farm requires skill and brings its own challenges, even baling of hay or straw – balers are renowned for being tricky, knotters playing up when conditions are too wet or too dry. In these very dry conditions, the risk of fire is always near. Combines and balers catching fire is a wellknown occurrence. The fire extinguisher is part of the tool kit on these machines. We must all play our part and be extra vigilant, the use of disposable barbecues is very high risk and I feel should be banned at the moment and possibly for good. Throwing away bottles and cans is not only anti-social but can trigger a fire as the sun plays on them, as, of course, can discarded cigarette butts in a tinder dry verge. Paul and I went on a factfinding tour with our vets, Shepton Vets, which they arranged as part of their centenary celebrations. We were taken to three dairy farms in Yorkshire – it is always very interesting to see how other farmers produce milk. We visited a brewery and finally a trip to the Yorkshire Show – it was a very good three days, full of interest, and we came back with ideas for our own farm.

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