Valley News August 2018

E E FR Issue No. 138

August 2018

for Whitechurch, Whatcombe, Clenston, Stickland, Houghton, Turnworth & Milton Abbas

WHERE IN THE VALLEY? Picture by Mark Steele

Helping to inform and unite the Community Š Valley News 2018

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by the Councillors and will appear online at miltonabbaspc.org.uk from 2nd July. They will also be available for inspection in person by arrangement.

Gavin Bridle reported on behalf of the Play Park Committee. Quotes have been obtained for the repair of the Multi-Use Games Area and for a replacement to the skate park facility. Several challenges have been raised in relation to the skate-park, but some interesting solutions have been suggested. It was unanimously agreed to host a Metal Detecting Fundraising event in the field behind Middleton Row. Councillors were pleased to receive an anonymous donation of £500 towards the project.

Alan Whale (Akela) gave a lively introduction to the 1st Winterborne Valley Scout Group, who are looking for all sorts of camping and scouting equipment. Residents offered suggestions for fundraising ideas and one resident pledged personal support. Contact Alan on 07932 159070 or wvbbsscoutgroup@gmail.co.uk for more information about the group.

DCC have visited the village and potentially identified one viable site for a speed indicator device (SID); acting on traffic proceeding down the hill into the Street in the direction of the Hambro Arms. A formal site assessment is required at a cost of between £150-£250 and it was unanimously agreed that the survey should be funded from the Speed Watch budget.

Residents expressed concerns regarding the frequency and volume of live music events at the Hambro Arms. Owner, Keith Johnson, is open to discuss any concerns and has tried a number of different tactics to reduce the impact on residents. The Parish Council are sympathetic to the views of both parties but having no powers in the situation refer residents to raise their concerns directly with Environmental Services using the following contact information; dorsetforyou.com/noise/northdorset, customerservices@north-dorset.gov.uk, 01258 454111, 07781 472878 District Councillor Jane Somper invites comments on the current service from the Planning Department to feed back to the Scrutiny & Review Committee. If you have any issues you would like raised, please forward to the Clerk for consideration.

Household Recycling Centre charges can be found at dorsetforyou.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-litter/recycling-centres-andbanks/recycling-centre-charges.aspx along with details of a voucher scheme for using your van to deposit personal household waste.

PLANNING Decisions: 2/2017/1996/FUL Milton Abbey School, Milton Abbas DT11 0BZ - Installation of cricket nets for training purposes to rear of existing cricket pavilion on lower level - Approved.

2/2018/0528/HOUSE Delcombe Lodge Access To Delcombe Manor Milton Abbas DT11 0BT - Erect single storey side extension (demolish existing porch); erect two-storey side extension (remove 2no. existing chimneys) and install 1 no. dormer window to roof slope on south west elevation - Approved.

APP/N1215/W/17/3191083 Land at Steeptonbill Farm, DT11 0AT - 2/2017/1054/FUL Installation of a 25 metre lattice mast complete with 3 antennas, 2 dish antennas and associated radio equipment cabinets with a fenced compound - Allowed.

Applications: 2/2018/0487/FUL & 2/2018/0734/LBC Milton Abbey School, Milton Abbas DT11 0BZ - Carry out works to art block including the installation of flat roofed areas to rear, removal of 12 No. rooflights and dormer window, installation of 12 No. rooflights and skylight, amendments to door and window openings, installation of staircase, carry out associated internal and external alterations. It was unanimously agreed this application should be supported.

Items for the Next Meeting: The 3rd Monday of every month will be considered as an alternative to the 2nd Wednesday of every month for future meetings.

It was suggested that instead of compiling a full response to district on each and every planning application, the default should be to enter a response of "No Comment at this time", which allows for the possibility of speaking at Committee if appropriate. If a resident asks Councillors to support an application, Councillors should submit either "Support" or "No Comment" unless evidence of a valid basis for objection is offered by others, in which case an application will be reviewed in detail.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 11th July in the Reading Rooms at 7.30pm.

Editorial We try hard in our magazine to bring articles and information 'helping to inform and unite the community' as you will know from our strapline on the front cover - and hopefully from the content in all our previous editions! Clearly we rely on information being shared with us so that we can do this - we aren't, after all, news reporters. However this month we are able to share good news with no recourse to information provided, as one of our founding team members - who has always been so supportive of all we try and do - is reaching a major milestone. Barbara Luke this month reaches 100 years young! We are very happy for her and for Jim and wish Barbara many happy returns; she will become 100 a few days before she celebrates with a party in the village hall at Whitechurch that she has also helped support for so long. Thank you for your support, Barbara, and a very happy birthday.

We have really enjoyed seeing the nautical scarecrows being displayed round our villages last month - thank you to all who have taken part and entered in the fun of 'Casting the Net'. The thinking behind this was made clear in last month's magazine where Alan Ryan explained its purpose - one that we should all support, and thank everyone who organised or took part in any of the activities. We particularly enjoyed seeing the scarecrow on the bench outside the Pamela Hambro hall, but were a bit concerned when one person sitting next to it was having a heated conversation - but left in a huff when they appeared to lose the argument…! And it's a good job that the monster on the village green in Stickland is on dry land for a bit rather than swimming up and down the Winterborne - it might scare away too much of the wildlife! If you took part in some or all of the activities (or took some photos) do send us your thoughts.

August is traditionally a quiet month for the magazine, as thoughts turn to holidays (or holidays are already underway!) and we get fewer contributions usually. This summer has been very hot and dry with some people really feeling the heat; with no rain forecast as this editorial is written, we can only hope that it won't be too long before we get some rain to help prevent drought and even more problems for our farmers and their livestock.

Did you notice that we didn't refer to the World Cup before the event? Not wishing to cast any jinx by getting over-confident before the event, we can now reflect that whilst the World Cup might not be coming home, a united team of players and coaches is returning home having lifted the spirits of many, and enabled us to once again feel proud of our representatives. The trophy isn't coming home, but a sense of unity and restored pride does seem to be. Just like living here, really!

We wish all those waiting for their exam results good luck, and for all those going on holidays, safe travels.

The Valley News team

Winterborne Houghton Parish Council Notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy has arisen on the Winterborne Houghton Parish Council following the resignation of Cllr Henry Cole. Unless by Friday 24 August 2018 a request for an election to be held to fill such vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer of the North Dorset District Council at South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1VZ by 10 electors for the Parish, the vacancy may be filled by co-option.

Milton Abbas Parish Council This is a summary of the Parish Council Meeting [13th June 2018].

For the full minutes, when they are approved, please visit: miltonabbaspc.org.uk. The Clerk can be contacted on 01258 880383 or miltonabbas@dorset-aptc.gov.uk.

Present: Cllrs Rowan Woodhouse (Vice-Chair), Gavin Bridle, David Cocking, Steve Gould & Ellie Payne. Also present Elizabeth Sellen (Clerk) and 11 members of the public.

Due to implementation of the General Data Protection Regulations, if you would like to receive future "Ellie-Grams", agendas and ad hoc parish related correspondence, please email miltonabbas@dorsetaptc.gov.uk to confirm your consent to be added to the mailing lists.

Councillors are pleased to announce the co-option of Paul Amor to the vacancy which arose upon the resignation of Tobias CarletonPrangnell.

The Annual Governance Statement and Accounts were approved 2

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News from Milton Abbas Surgery

Greek Harehound arrives in the valley

With the hot weather we have been having recently, a lot of people have contacted the surgery because they have a tick on their body. Tick bites can sometimes be problematic, but usually don't cause any issues and you can remove the ticks yourself with a tick remover. These are available on line, from the surgery or pet shops. You do not need to visit the surgery unless you develop a bullseye rash or flu-like systems.

You can try to avoid tick bites by: · covering your skin while walking outdoors, tucking your trousers into your socks · using insect repellent on your clothes and skin: products containing DEET are best · sticking to paths whenever possible · wearing light-coloured clothing so ticks are easier to spot & brush off.

Further information can be found on the NHS Choices website and on leaflets available at the surgery.

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Please make a note of the date for our annual flu clinic at Winterborne Whitechurch village Hall. This will be held on the morning of Saturday 6th October. If you are eligible for a flu vaccination, please make every effort to attend this clinic as this is the most efficient way for us to ensure we have time to vaccinate everyone. Thank you.

Most people go on holiday and come back with a suntan. Not us.

We were adopted by a puppy and just had to rescue her and bring her home. She was one of the many stray and abandoned dogs found all over Greece.

The puppy turned up outside our house in the village of Mili on the Peloponnese and stayed. Looking at her pretty face, we decided that we could not leave her to her fate and set about finding a way to bring her back with us. We found a charity called PAWS (Pelion Animal Welfare Society) that seemed well organised. The only trouble was that it was based a seven hour drive away on the other side of Greece. We took her to a vet's before setting off to make sure she was fit and healthy. Seven very smelly hours later (she had never been bathed) we arrived at a farm in Thessaly where we were met by a charming German lady called Anika. The puppy was put in a pen with some other rescue dogs and brought to England, two weeks later, in a van.

Now our quiet and ordered life has gone for good. Mili, for that is what we named her, is mostly Greek harehound. What other genes she possesses we don't know. She could end up being the size of a donkey!

At present she is settled happily in her new home, biting and chewing anything within reach and being an absolute delight!

The charity PAWs impressed us greatly and I am organising a Doggy Treasure Trail on 19th August as a fundraiser for them. It cost us £300 to bring her here and it would be lovely to give another dog (or cat) the same chance. Please see the events page for more details.

[VN: EVENT HAS NOW BE CANCELLED] Helen Hakimzadeh

Clenston Church Fete A big thank you to all who came to the fete at Whatcombe on 30th June. Especially to Linda's family for again producing such an array of Cakes for tea and prizes for the Tombola and skittles; also thank you to all those who ran the stalls and games and those who set up and cleared up as well.

Book Review The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant We are in biblical times. A handsome but poor shepherd appears at the tent of sour old Laban, and tells him that he is his nephew, Jacob.

Already Rachel, one of Laban's four daughters (each by a different wife) has met Jacob at the well. She is fascinated by his strong, gentle features. Soon enough, Jacob takes to wife all four daughters, with two given as dowries by the miserly Laban.

The shifts in the relationships of the four half-sisters are delicately traced, as they struggle to live with jealousy, childbirth and love. Leah, the eldest daughter is sensible, practical and fruitful; Rachel, whom Jacob first loved, is beautiful but seems to be barren; Bilhah, the youngest and the most humble, has hidden depths; while Zilpah, the clever one, is a sceptic who will try, at first, to mould the rest to her wishes.

Twelve sons will grow but only one daughter, Dinah, will survive. It is Dinah who tells the story, she who is overlooked in the great history of her tribe, which tells of her father, Jacob, and how her favourite brother, Joseph, was sold into slavery in the land of Egypt. Dinah's version is gently but thoroughly subversive of the man-told, Bible story - albeit it is clearly a modern, feminist perspective.

The second half of the book recounts Dinah's tumultuous life in Egypt, as exile and midwife, driven there by the evil of two of her brothers. But what lingers in the memory is the dignified intimacy of the sisters' pregnancies in the early part, their bellies 'swelling as if they had swallowed the moon'. That and the secrets of the red tent, where the nomad sisterhood are schooled in the ancient, earth-mother ways of Haran.

Mark Hudson

The objective was a happy day for the local community and to raise a little bit to keep the church going and the PCC are always amazed at people's generosity which this year produced just over £2,000 for the church. So with this, and with the kind donation by the Valley News earlier this year, the PCC are setting out to build the small extension to house a toilet on the back of St Nicholas Church. It should be finished

by Christmas and then do come and try it out! You are all most welcome.

Race For Life 2018 - Thank you A massive massive thank you to all my family, friends and neighbours who sponsored me for this year's Race For Life. The grand total as I write is £465... which beat last year's total. Your generosity is very much appreciated. Next year will be my 20th Race For Life so watch this space!

With thanks, Lindsey Jolliffe

I Long To Return Oh I long to return Betws-y-Coed, to dance softly around Fairy Glen.

To ride a steam train to the top of Mount Snowdon, then ride the same train back again.

To visit once more every castle, breathe history held in their walls.

Then trip along woodland pathways, to sit and admire Swallow Falls.

Barmouth beckons me fondly, with beaches of pure golden sand.

Trickling through open fingers, such memories held in my hand.

Oh I long to return Betws-y-Coed, to dance softly around Fairy Glen.

Beautiful Wales, I promise one day, I will visit you once again.

Jackie Grearson 4

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Clenston Church Fete at Whatcombe House Pictures: Mark Steele

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Casting the Net at Clenston A small display with a very bold and poignant message Pictures: Zoe Sprackling

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Events COFFEE MORNING & CHARITY SHOP Mondays, 10.30am-12.00, St. Mary’s Church, Stickland WHITECHURCH YOUTH CLUB (7-14 year olds welcome) Mondays, 6.30pm, Whitechurch Village Hall COFFEE STOP Tuesdays, 10.30am-12.00, St James, Milton Abbas CUP & CAKE Wednesdays, 10.30am-12.00, Old School Room, Whitechurch ARTSREACH WORKSHOPS at Milborne St Andrew VH Wed 8th Aug 10am-11.30am for 2-4 year-olds, drawing to music and making Tue 14th Aug 10.30am-3pm for age group 6+ with cutting, sticking, papier mache and collage Tue 21st Aug 10am-1pm Songwriting for 9-12 year-olds For more info phone Sarah Ryan 01258 839230 FRI 10th AUG BINGO 7.30pm, Whitechurch Village Hall Raffle, Refreshments. In aid of Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance SAT 11th AUG RNLI Country Fayre and Vehicle Rally 11am–5pm, Spetisbury Manor, Spetisbury Vintage and classic vehicles, Dog Show, stalls, refreshments. Admission £2, children free. Enquiries 01258 857449.

SUN 19th AUG DOGGY TREASURE TRAIL 2pm, Old School Room, Whitechurch Entry £3. Teas, Raffle. Details: Helen 880883 4th JUL to 31st AUG ATHELSTAN’S DREAM - A SAXON TALE A feature exhibition at Milton Abbey and St. Catherine's Chapel. Milton Abbey open daily 10am until 5pm

Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall

Pub Night Social Evening Saturday 11th Aug at 7pm All welcome Come for a chat and a drink

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AND: 8th Sept

Auction Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall

Sunday 16th September 12pm Lots to be left in the hall on Saturday 15th September between 9am - 4pm Viewing Sunday 16th September 9am - 12pm

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice TWO STYLES OF CHURCH I have recently come to the conclusion that there are two types of Church. (Not the buildings, which are where we usually meet).

One (which is the norm for the C of E at least in theory!). is to be community centred. It tries to get involved and sometimes organise things that will help people. Churches are involved in such things as the Food Bank, caring for the lonely & the elderly. Welcoming those who are normally ignored or rejected. Sometimes it will organise events, such as we do to bring people together. Fetes, Coffee mornings, and in our case "Casting the Net." The second, which one tends to find in evangelical churches, and not a few Anglo Catholic Churches, are Gospel and Jesus centred. They concentrate on getting the message of Jesus and his love through to as many people as possible. Occasionally their message can be strident, FROM THE REGISTERS

Clenston Houghton Milton Abbas Stickland Turnworth Whitechurch Theme Old Testament Psalm Epistle Gospel

FUNERALS BAPTISM

Phyllis Critchell Rosie Elmiah Lilly Anne Mai Critchell Frank Junior Critchell

5th August Proper 13 10th after Trinity Green 1000 HC AR 1800 HC AR 1000 MW IB/WB 0830 (BCP) sHC AR

Gifts to all people Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15 Psalm 78: 23-29 Ephesians 4: 1-16 John 6: 24-35

and frighten people off. I come from this second type which is centred on the message of Jesus, and encouraging people to open their lives to him.

Which is right?

The correct answer is, of course, churches are called by God to do BOTH. Thanks to Alan's leadership in particular, that is just what the churches in this valley attempt to do. Whether we are successful in both these styles you are the people to tell us when we get it right or when we get it wrong. And of course, it is not only the clergy, it is Christians working together, or sometimes independently, who try to carry this out.

All I can say to you now is, whichever style of church you prefer, come and get involved as we try to make this Valley a little more like the Kingdom of God. Jimmy Hamilton-Brown on 26th June 2018 on 12th July 2018 on 12th July 2018 on 12th July 2018

12th August Proper 14 11th after Trinity Green 1800 EP SL 0830 HC BCP AR 1200 Baptism AR 1000 MW JT/JHB 1000 HC AR Imitators of God I Kings 19: 4-8 Psalm 34: 1-8 Ephesians 4: 24 - 5:2 John 6: 35, 41-51

at St Mary's, Winterborne Whitechurch at St Mary's, Winterborne Stickland at St Mary's, Winterborne Stickland at St Mary's, Winterborne Stickland

19th August Proper 15 12th after Trinity Green

1800 EP AR 1000 HC AR 1000 MW PC Party people Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm 34: 9-14 Ephesians 5: 15-20 John 6: 51-58

26th August Proper 16 13th after Trinity Green

1000 HC IB/JHB 1000 MW SL 1800 HC AR 0830 (BCP) sHC AR Stand firm together Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 Psalm 34: 15-22 Ephesians 6: 10-20 John 6: 56-69

MIDWEEK SERVICES: Mondays & Tuesdays 0835 Morning Prayer Stickland Wednesdays 0930 HC Milton Abbas SERVICES KEY: BCP 1662 Book of Common Prayer Traditional EP Evening Prayer HC Holy Communion (Eucharist) SHC Service without hymns or music MW Morning Worship, informal service for all, with old & new hymns & songs, without HC Rev'd Alan Ryan - AR • 01258 880482 • www.winterbornevalleyandmiltonbenefice.com Rev'd Sue Litchfield SL; Rev'd Jimmy Hamilton-Brown JHB; Rev’d Tina Sterling TS; Rev'd Helier Exon HE; Rev’d Jo Davis JD Debbie Albery DA; Harriet Ryan HR; Jenny Tory JT; Ian Bromilow IB; Wilma Bromilow WB; Piers Chichester PC

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Send by email to Mark Steele at news@valley-news.co.uk or to Valerie Ashford, 11 Fairmead, Stickland (DT11 OND) Please include name & contact number in case of any queries.

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of smoke and the burnt bits. Many summer vegetables respond well to this treatment: courgettes, aubergines, sweet peppers, cauliflower, carrot, beetroot and so on, whatever takes your fancy. The choices of how to use them is endless as are the dressings, but here are a few suggestions.

Herb flavoured oils are easy to make, useful and delicious. To make parsley oil blitz 50g flat-leaf parsley, leaves and stalks in a food processor with 75 ml olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice and some salt and pepper. You will get a runny bright green sauce that you can use on any number of salads. To make basil oil swap the parsley for basil. Fruit flavoured vinegars are also easy to make and add a different level to salad dressings. A glut of gooseberries or blackcurrants can be converted into bottles of deliciousness which during the winter months will remind you of the joys of summer.

The varieties of beetroot available today are much more interesting and also flavoursome than the old red boiled beetroot in vinegar that has put so many people off eating this vegetable. I bake beetroot whole, in preference to boiling, keeping a bit of a bite and firmness to the texture. I also love the chirrogio variety with its pretty stripes and also the yellow varieties. Once cool enough to handle, skin and slice the beets and put them in a glass dish with very finely sliced red onion or spring onions, about an inch of fresh grated ginger, for three beets. Then add a tablespoon of sesame oil, a dessert spoon of light soy sauce and a good grind of pepper and the zest of a lime and a lemon. Skinned and finely sliced mooli or daikon can also be added. If you have never used it, it is a long white crunchy vegetable from the radish family, daikon is similar in appearance to fresh horseradish but packs a lighter peppery punch similar to watercress. Unlike other radishes, it is as good cooked as it is raw and usually is quite mild and contrasts well with beetroot and also suits oriental spices. This is a lovely side dish to go with oily fish such as salmon, mackerel or sardines.

There are three main types of fennel, bitter and sweet fennel are both used as herbs and Florence fennel. They have pale green, celerylike stems, bright green, feathery foliage and greenish-brown seeds, all of which have a strong aniseed flavour that particularly complements fish. Florence fennel, also called finocchio or Italian fennel, is eaten as a vegetable and has a broad, bulbous base with a mild aniseed flavour and is delicious cooked and raw. Fennel has an affinity with orange and together they make a delicious refreshing salad. Take 2 medium fennel bulbs, 1 ½ oranges, ½ lemon, juice only, extra virgin olive oil and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cut off the tops of the fennel bulbs and slice thinly into rings. Place into a large bowl. Cut away the skin and pith from one orange and slice into circles 1cm/½in thick. Add to the fennel. Make the salad dressing by mixing the orange juice from half the orange, the lemon juice, an equal amount of olive oil and salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle over the fennel and orange and serve.

Fresh beans are in season now and there is such a wide variety available, the small haricot, French, runner, borlotti, soya or edamame, long green and of course broad beans. There are also yellow beans and purple beans for those who do not like green beans. The classic salad nicoise with fresh tuna has raw or blanched beans included in the salad.

Some beans are eaten whole while others are podded once the seed has enlarged and can be eaten fresh or dried, such as broad beans, chickpeas, black eyed beans and so on. They are a delicious and useful addition to any diet and a really simple bean salad is filling and meaty and with a full flavoured dressing it is perfect with barbecued foods and tinned beans can be used to save time and work. Just wash off the liquid and drain before mixing together and adding your dressing of choice.

You can also buy tins of mixed salad beans so that you can make smaller quantities.

Hummus is a classic chickpea dip which is not difficult to make. Take 500g of chickpeas, either buy them in a tin or dried, in which case they will need to be soaked overnight, add a tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda and double their volume of water. The next day drain and rinse.

Place the cooked chickpeas and ½ tbsp of bicarbonate of soda in a medium saucepan and cover with double their volume of cold water.

Bring to the boil, then simmer very gently for 2 - 3 hours until they are totally soft and easy to mush. Add more water during the cooking if necessary to keep them immersed. Drain them, retaining the cooking liquid. Transfer the warm chickpeas to a food processor and add 250g

Streamwatch My word - what a remarkably strange period we've experienced with several weeks of dry, hot weather. The impact on the river has been remarkable too. Grasses and nettles that normally grow to about 4 feet on the banks achieved over 6 feet high with splendid seed heads and structurally supporting some wonderful specimens of comfrey, meadow sweet and great willow herb. The growth was so prolific that the lane narrowed as all began to compete and lean towards the open space. Needless to say, this actually became quite dangerous to walk along the road as car drivers could not see far and there were few places for walkers to take refuge, particularly with pushchairs and dogs. In previous years volunteers have strimmed some areas specifically to reduce the nettles and reveal the more colourful wild flowers, but this has not been possible this year. However, in mid July the hedge cutters were out with a vengeance and flattened the lot, newly planted flag irises and all, no reprieve for any plant venturing more than 4 inches above the ground. Although this looks devastating, it will come back and hopefully by autumn more colour might enhance a stroll along the lane.

The weather has also had a remarkable effect on the aquatic life have you noticed the number, size and variety of creatures that have appeared along the river. An Octopus? The prolific yield of some anglers have been carefully displayed with hitherto unknown species. The Village Green has a new resident - the Stickland Nessie - trapped between the receding waters to the south and the grill on the culvert under Dunbury Lane. Judging by the smile on this creature's face, it is being well fed and cared for by the locals - well done Stickleberries.

Surely we have a unique and record breaking waterway!

For most of July, the upper reaches of the river have been choked by watercress, however this has maintained a shady retreat for wildlife hiding from the hot weather. The water level of the river has defied belief and continues to flow well through this period of drought (at time of writing the water level remains an inch and an half higher than this time last year). The work undertaken last year to protect the most vulnerable sections of the river has held, and further works from previous years reinforced. The combination of these factors seems to have worked.

One rather nice story to end with: the aim is at this time of year to create a water channel of about 18 inches wide that flows over a gravel bed. Whilst working on this task quietly and alone, a water vole made use of the newly created channel, and over 20 minutes or so swam back and forth, up and down the open water and not being bothered by my presence one jot. It looked like a young vole doing a bit of exercise. The excessive growth and weather of this season has not bothered them at all.

If you are interested in helping preserve our river, its wildlife and habitats, please contact Richard Marchant on 01258 881716 or r.marchant@btinternet.com Stickland River Management Group

What's cooking?

The Mediterranean weather that we have been enjoying, or not, for weeks on end not only wilts the garden but is also not conducive for big heavy meals. Light tasty dishes with fresh herbs and a hint of citrus are ideal to tempt and refresh the palette. Roasting vegetables or char grilling on the barbecue makes them taste almost meaty with the aromas 12

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tahini paste, 50 ml lemon juice, 6 cloves of garlic and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Blitz for a minute or two until totally smooth. Add some of the cooking liquid and blitz again. The consistency you want is very soft, almost runny but holding its shape. Taste and add more salt if you like. To serve put in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika and garnish with chopped parsley.

And what about summer desserts I hear you ask. Well how about strawberry and basil ice cream? Basil may be a herb widely used in Italian cuisine but like black pepper it goes brilliantly with sweet strawberries.

Hull 800g of strawberries, for those who still have sugar tonges in the drawer they are perfect for hulling strawberries, the teeth get around the stalk so easily. Put 200g to one side and purée the remaining 600g with a small bunch of fresh basil and the juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon.

Add 300ml of double cream or crème fraiche and 150g caster sugar and mix well. Taste, at this point the flavours need to be strong as they will be milder when frozen, so feel free to add more basil until you reach the point when you think it too much, it will then be perfect when frozen. If you have an ice cream maker pour the mixture in and churn until set then put into a plastic container and freeze. If you plan to use it the same day leave it in the freezer for at least 2 hours before serving.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, pour the mixture into a shallow container and freeze for an hour then remove and using a fork mix the ingredients up to break up ice crystals and refreeze. Do this again after another half hour and for the third time half an hour later. The ice cream needs about 15 minutes in the fridge to soften before serving, decorate with some fresh basil leaves and some fresh strawberries or a strawberry coulis and enjoy. Raspberries and blackcurrants can also be used to make luscious ice cream.

Figs have ripened early this year and are so delicious. Baked drizzled with honey and sprinkled with pine nuts or sliced with a piece of goat's cheese placed in the slice and baked till the cheese melts and served warm with a salad, also perfect as a sweet addition to any salad drizzled with a good dressing and walnuts. No wonder it was the food of the gods. If you have your own fig tree you will know the joy of picking a warm ripe fig and eating it straight away. Supermarket figs are picked unripe and transported from all over the world; if these are the only ones you can find then bring them home and leave them on a windowsill until they ripen, become slightly squidgy and have that wonderful perfume. Always do this with supermarket tomatoes, and never put a tomato in the fridge if you want it to taste of anything as the cold kills the flavour dead and it is impossible to resurrect that highly perfumed sweet acidic taste of a perfectly ripened tomato. So many fruit and vegetables that we have available are picked unripe and travel miles and we do not realise the loss in flavour of all that chilling. Pineapples are sold green and hard but if we keep them on a windowsill they will gradually turn yellow and soften slightly and again release their perfume and full flavour. Pineapple ice cream is another divine dessert and perfect in the winter with mince pies and left-over Christmas pudding, in fact at any time of the year. If you enjoy unusual ice creams and sorbets then a good ice cream maker is a great investment as you can convert a glut into lusciousness in the freezer, waiting to be enjoyed at any time of the year.

Fruit tarts are always enjoyed in the summer, puff pastry cases with a zesty lemony filling and topped with fruit is a joy. An easy filling that makes a change to the usual créme pàtissiére. To fill a 30 cm tart case, place the juice and grated zest of 6 lemons and add 6 whole eggs, 200g of caster sugar and a 284ml carton of double cream in a bowl and beat together. Put your precooked tart case on a hot baking sheet in the oven and pour in the mixture, this will prevent any spillages when transferring the baking sheet to the oven. Bake for 30 mins in the oven at 180?/gas mark 4 until set and springy. Leave to cool before topping with the fruit of your choice. Most people serve cream with tarts but try Greek yoghurt or a fruit coulis for a change or homemade ice cream. Claire Scott

struggle. The grass is like straw and the vegetables are feeling the heat.

Such is the joy of gardening, the one thing a gardener has to be is adaptive, we all know that the grass will recover at the first sign of rain and thank goodness for the dews which are keeping so much alive and so what if the onions and potatoes are smaller, they will still be delicious and the tomatoes will taste divine with all this sunshine.

Watering the pots to keep the dahlias and petunias and other annuals alive can feel like a full-time operation at the moment but do remember to feed your pots as well as water them. My sweet peas are flowering well but are getting shorter stems as the summer is progressing but with no loss of fragrance. The roses have been sublime this year, with masses of flowers, so keep deadheading to keep them coming. I love hollyhocks. The range of colours, and their statuesque beauty held high above everything else, makes them a useful as well as beautiful addition to the back of the border of any garden. The hot weather and lack of water has not affected their growth and some have reached eight feet tall. I have also found it interesting how much growth the trees have put on this year. I have a young Japanese chestnut and it has put on over two feet of growth on the main stem. It has such unusual leaves which are variegated with pink and white new growth that becomes increasingly white and then gradually turns green as the season progresses. It is easy to ignore or forget the beauty of the leaves and forms of many trees, the gingko and the tulip tree with the cuts in their leaves and the beautiful strange leaves of the wilhelmina pine with its silver underside, all can contribute colour, shape and form to a garden. During my gardening life I have planted several tulip trees but have never stayed long enough to see them flower as they take at least twenty-five years before they do, but that is no reason not to plant one.

When the potatoes have flowered and are beginning to collapse you know that there are potatoes underground just waiting to be dug up. At this point, before the whole plant is ready to be dug up, I go rummaging in the ground and find enough for a meal, the flavour of a potato just removed from the soil and cooked immediately after washing is so intense. Storing any vegetable does mean that some of the flavour is lost, but this way one can enjoy the intensity of the taste and appreciate just how different the varieties taste. I only grow first and second earlies and varieties I can't buy as the main crop potato is inexpensive and easy to buy, whereas pink fir apple a delicious salad potato, or the purple heritage potato that keeps its purple colour during cooking are nigh on impossible to find. A pink fir apple potato salad is a joy or boiled with a nob of butter and a sprinkling of chives, they have a lovely texture and flavour which make them well worth growing. When the plants have fully collapsed it is time to dig them all up, leaving the potatoes on the surface to dry off before putting them in potato bags for storage.

Beans are such a useful and beautiful climber with a wide choice available which means that the flowers can be white, red, red and white, and purple. A friend in Surrey has a very small front garden and this year she has grown her beans up the front of her house near the front door, they look beautiful and are very close for her to pick the beans for a meal. Pick small and often to keep them flowering and fruiting and then when they really get going start freezing them to enjoy through the winter. It is tempting to stay with the same varieties that we always grow but occasionally it is fun to branch out and try new vegetables and new plants.

Cannas are a glorious plant for any large pot or garden. With their tropical leaves in purples, greens and striped with acidic red and yellow flowers they bring a taste of the tropics. This year they have loved the hot weather and feel right at home, sadly they are not frost hardy and do need to be overwintered in a shed or garage to provide protection but that is no hardship for the reward of a glorious deep plum leaved plant three feet tall topped with a striking scarlet flower.

Hydrangeas are struggling in many gardens this year. Their name gives it away, hydra, meaning water, the lack of water means that many are looking very sad and have much smaller flowers than usual. They like slightly shady and moist not wet ground, so if yours is flourishing they have got their roots somewhere where they have access to water to keep them hydrated. There have been a lot of breeding developments over recent years producing a range of new flower shapes and colours, some I don't like, but it has made them a popular plant again. They are useful in flower arrangements and are easy to dry for winter

Down the Garden Path Oh dear, the poor garden what it has had to tolerate this year, a very mild winter which just as we thought spring was arriving came back and hit us with a vengeance followed by cold and wet which delayed sowing and kept the soil colder for much longer and then it has been roasted, not gently but ferociously. Just as we counted the cost of what the beast from the east had killed, we are now watching trees, shrubs and plants 14

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arrangements. Dried flower heads sprayed with silver or gold for the Christmas decorations look lovely. Gardeners need to spend their time looking into the future as well as working in the here and now, it is not only a manual occupation but a cerebral one as well.

The strawberries have been delicious this year and the plants are beginning to produce their runners. A strawberry plant starts to reduce its productivity after three years and the runners are the replacement plants and need to be nurtured so that when they are large enough and have a good enough root system to survive with out the parent they can be moved to where you want them to grow. The older less productive plants need to be consigned to the compost heap once their runners have been separated.

I planted some goji berries a few years back and have been less than impressed so this summer they got the chop, very drastic but they took up a lot of space and seemed to be triffid like in their growth and untidy habit and the fruit was really not worth the effort or space that they took. Sometimes we have to be brutal in the garden, there is no room for sentimentality, the plants have got to perform and reward otherwise they have to go. Sometimes this means that we look at a border and decide that the planting that used to work is no longer doing what we want and therefore it is time to have a rethink. This is one of the pleasures of gardening, it is not static and no one can say that you are wrong, it is your garden and it reflects your preferences. I may not like box but lots of people love it, I may not like straight lines in gardens but sometimes there is no choice. The canvas we have is unique to every gardener to do with, or not, as they please. The cry one hears increasingly is for gardeners to garden for the wild life. Try and make sure that there is something in flower for twelve months of the year so that when a bumble bee comes out on a warm winter's day he can find food and water. Choose more plants for their berries as well as their flowers and don't be too tidy. The decline in butterflies has been very noticeable this year but unless we grow things for the caterpillars we won't have any butterflies to enjoy fluttering around our flowers.

As I write this there seems to be no rain on the horizon for Dorset, and as gardeners we can only hope that when it does come it does not

appear as one of those very heavy downpours which flattens everything in sight and runs off the surface of the ground causing flooding and doing more damage than good. Weather is very temperamental, as the football team in Thailand discovered, and however invincible man may think he is the weather and our climate has much more power than we have. As gardeners we are having to learn to adapt and work with what climate change is throwing at us. It keeps us on our toes and the one thing which cannot be said about gardening is that it is boring; there is always something to learn and to do, gardens to visit, garden centres and nurseries to excite, and gardens provide the perfect place for parties - what more could one ask from a hobby?

Greetings from Corfe Mullen!

Since I last wrote we have suffered from extremes of temperature, from freezing snow and ice to the searing heat of 30 or more.

Life in Corfe Mullen is of course very different from the Winterborne Valley - busy roads, many housing estates - and yet we can still find tranquillity just ten minutes walk from our house. We can find fields and meadows and beautiful heathland, and just opposite Corfe Hills school we can walk across the golf course on to yet more heathland with beautiful views across to Poole.

So in a way we have the best of both worlds, lovely countryside and the convenience of being able to hop on a bus to meet friends in Poole or Wimborne.

People are very friendly here but there is not the close community feel of a village. When I am walking the dogs in the mornings, I rarely see the same people twice in a row.

The church I attend, St. Nicholas, is just up the road from our house.

It is a big modern building with something going on nearly every day slimming classes, lunch club, children's activities, meetings, not all of which are run by the church, some rooms are let out to other groups and societies, and there is a coffee morning every Saturday. I do, however, miss the sound of church bells on a Sunday morning.

All in all there have been a good many changes for us, but we are enjoying life here. However, I do miss you, God bless you all. Heather Sims

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