Valley News February 2018

E E FR Issue No. 132

February 2018

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

Wassailing at Houghton Rachel Burleigh

Helping to inform and unite the Community Š Valley News 2018

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The budget for 2018/19 was discussed and it was agreed that the expected liability would remain including the possible responsibility from work covered by Highways being passed to local councils. The PC would also have sufficient reserve for some proposed projects. The precept was agreed therefore to be set at the same amount as the current year.

The clerk had received an email from neighbouring Milton Abbas PC regarding sharing in the cost of a SID with them and other PC’s to support the local CSW Teams in reducing speeding traffic through the villages since the withdrawal of Highways providing these in the past. The PC was in favour of further discussions with Milton Abbas PC on this including costs for the equipment and other associated costs such as post positioning etc.

A proposal to purchase maybe 1 or 2 defibrillators for the village was made due to the increase in demand on the ambulance service and the aging local population. It was agreed to look further into this after discussions with local groups.

The Play Park was then discussed after seeking legal advice in the light of the school withdrawing its agreed offer to gift the additional equipment, but instead the Diocese class it as landlord’s fixtures under the current lease for the land, the PC voted to purchase these items themselves to simplify the situation as currently there are no landlord fixtures on site, only the equipment previously provided by the PC. The SpeedWatch team had not been in action for 8 weeks but it was due to start again the next day after the planned first date was cancelled due to the recent storm.

The meeting closed at 8:58pm with the next set for Wednesday 14th February in the Old School Room at 7:30pm. All welcome.

For further information please see the village notice boards or go to http://winterbornewhitechurchparishcouncil.org.uk Alternatively contact the clerk on 01258 880600 or email to winterbornewhitechurch@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Editorial Welcome back to our first edition of 2018. In the midst of really cold winds spare a thought for the volunteers of the mountain rescue services in the north of England and Scotland who have been out overnight in freezing temperatures to help the many drivers who got stuck in snow on roads.

Did you know that there was a 'village halls week' - January 22nd-25th? This hasn't been very well advertised but it was originally conceived as a chance for village halls to promote themselves and celebrate what they do. We are lucky in our village communities that there are so many village halls or similar, offering all kinds of events, classes and activities for us to enjoy. All these buildings need to be maintained and looked after so that they are ready for use, and invariably they are managed by volunteers. As with the mountain rescue teams it is striking how many of the fundamentals of community life are dependent upon these volunteers, whether it be driving for Neighbourcar, looking after our churches, serving on committees and Councils of one sort or another, running playgroups or coffee mornings.

And let's not forget those who send in articles and photographs to the Valley News! There are so many ways that our life is enhanced by people who are prepared to give of their time or skills to benefit everyone.

David Cameron's 'Big Society' initiative didn't succeed as well as he had hoped, but perhaps we can be part of our 'small' society locally and enjoy what is on offer for us - or offer to help out too.

We have an interesting range of articles for you this month. For example, it is fascinating to see how the Milton Abbas local history group have been developing, delving deeper into the history of the village and its abbey. This month we can read about the grammar school - how many readers even knew that the village had had one! It's astonishing to consider how very much our local communities have evolved and changed over the years, and really interesting to hear how such information is being brought to light. Thank you to the group for sharing some of their information through our pages.

We also have two articles from our local surgeries. When flu does strike Dorset as is expected, we can be sure that there will be a lot of people who struggle with basic needs while affected. Do keep an eye out on neighbours, especially elderly ones, and if you are suffering from flu, do be careful not to spread the germs. And an article from the Royal Voluntary Service reminds us that this Service offers help and support also. Do make contact with them if you need their help, or can offer help to them.

This month we say farewell and thank you to two of our most reliable deliverers - Norman and Joan Wellstead are 'hanging up their boots' after being a major part of the delivery team in Stickland, taking 50 copies of the magazine to homes along West Street. They have been delivering this version of the Valley News since our first edition - but have been involved in delivering all the earlier forms of the Valley News for about 40 years. They have also been the epitome of 'volunteers', having been actively involved in the community in so many ways all the time they have lived here. We are grateful for their support and wish them every happiness.

Their round will be shared by Anne and Richard Whitehall, and linda Bryan - two of our current delivery team who have offered to take on more homes. So we are now hoping to find some more volunteers who may want to become involved - as 'reserves' for now. Do you fancy joining us? If you do please contact us and let us know.

We are pleased to announce that this year we are in a position to offer grants to the community, thanks to the continued support from our advertisers - our only source of income. See details elsewhere ere in the magazine for the criteria and how to apply - and good luck if you do.

Have a great 2018 - and keep us busy with pictures and articles and stories through the year! Thank you.

The Valley News Team

John Gill Thank you to everyone who has sent cards, letters and visited since the death of John. We were overwhelmed with the many kind wishes received from so many near and far and it certainly kept us going during a very difficult time.

Thank you May, Valerie and Carole Gill

news@valley-news.co.uk AskNED Do you have issues with parking? Noisy neighbours? Concerned with an animal’s welfare? Not sure who to contact… Then AskNED – the non-emergency directory.

Dorset Police has launched a new online knowledgebase designed to help the public find answers to common enquiries and guide them to the right agencies.

AskNED offers help and advice around a whole host of topics such as civil matters including landlord and tenant disputes, as well as criminal matters including burglary and assault. AskNED provides advice and information about what you should do and who can help.

The online service is quick and easy to use. It is an alphabetical list of topics the police commonly receive enquiries about, along with details of the agencies who can help you.

Head of Contact Management for Dorset Police, Superintendent Steve Lyne said: “Ask NED is a useful resource for the public, providing information on topics we are most commonly asked about.

“It is an alphabetical list of topics that hold information and signposting details for that subject.

“Ultimately, I hope that AskNED will assist the public with questions they may have and divert people away from the 101 non-emergency number which will in turn provide further improvements to our service.”

To access the AskNED knowledgebase visit www.dorset.police.uk/askNED. Remember, it is quicker and easier to report online, however the 101 non-emergency service is available should you wish to speak to someone. If a crime is in progress or life in danger always dial 999.

Winterborne Whitechurch Parish Council The first meeting of 2018 was held in the Old School Room on January 10th with one member of the public in attendance.

The clerk said that he still had not heard back from DCC about the horse riding warning sign for Chescombe Lane or the incorrectly positioned 30mph sign in Rook Lane.

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antibiotics. If you are unwell and need to see a doctor, don’t expect to be given antibiotics if you have a cold or flu virus - they won’t help make you better. Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them puts you and your family as risk. There is more information available on line at nhs.uk/conditions/antibiotics/

Ken Haskell Zena and family would like to thank everyone for their cards and messages of sympathy after their sad loss. Also thank you for your donations for Cancer Care UK. Please accept this as our personal thanks. Zena Haskell

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Thank you

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I would like to say a big thank you to all the team of Winterborne Whitechurch Community Speed watch who have been out during 2017. We couldn’t do speed watch without you.

Over the year we have gone from using a speed gun the size of a mobile phone to a much more impressive one similar to the ones used by the police. We have also been trialling a new gun combined with a monitor screen which shows the drivers what actual speed they were doing. We also have had the help from the Dorset camera van and Devon and Cornwall police who have been involved with Dorset police including our local police from Blandford with a new shared Community Speed Watch system.

We could however still do with more volunteers please.

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Milton Abbas Local History Group Our members seem to have been attacked by some deadly disease early in the New Year. Our meeting on 3 Jan had 19 apologies - at least that is a new record! Still the happy band of those nineteen remaining seem to have enjoyed the evening.

Bryan Phillips gave a presentation on 400 years of the Milton Abbas Grammar School. Despite the vast majority of documents which must once have existed for the school are now missing, it is possible to piece together some of its history. For example there are documents in the House of Lords Record Office which cover some of the dispute between Lord Milton and the feoffees of the school.

The move of the school to Blandford took Damer over thirty years to achieve because the feoffees vigorously defended their right to keep the school in Milton Abbas, as the original endowment intended. The school (it is believed) was first founded by Abbot William Middleton in 1521, and endowed with a chapel and 200 acres in Little Mayne. The original feoffees were leading men of the 16th century in Dorset. Indeed the same family names occur frequently in the 17th century, especially during the Civil War. They were the gentry who sent their children to the school. At times the school achieved a very good reputation, but at other times it was clearly in decline, all depended on the vigour of the headmaster.

History group members were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to view the excavations which have been taking place in the north aisle and north transept of the Abbey. The floor which was laid in the 19th century has been removed, and by the time you read this it will again be covered, hopefully for another one hundred years. The excavation has revealed some previously unknown gravestones inscribed with names of people from the old town of Milton Abbas. We now have proof positive that Damer really did have the graveyard destroyed and the gravestones broken up.

The group were brought up to date with what is on the Milton Abbas History Group website which now has over forty pages and is regularly kept up to date. They were also shown the background workings of the site. This is a useful resource for the community of Milton Abbas. There is an effective search box to help visitors find information, and there are links to other useful websites. The website has just a small fraction of information which the history group holds, there is a members section which is password protected. To find our website please type in "Milton Abbas History" into your search engine and hopefully it will appear on the first page of results as number three or four in the list. Please let us know if there are other items you would like to see there.

Thanks to Tipperary County Library who have digitized Lord Milton's Irish Estate Rent Book of 1787 - 1798 and put it up on their website so that it can be downloaded, all for free. This contains useful information on the source of Lord Milton's wealth which he used to spend on his Milton Abbas and Park Lane properties.

Our members have come up with a large number of possible further avenues to explore in revealing the history of this amazing place. So please get in touch if you have other ideas or would like to help develop our knowledge and resources. You can contact us via our website. https://miltonabbashistorygroup.com/

Aideene Turley Whitechurch Community SpeedWatch Coordinator

News from the Blandford Surgeries 2018 – important events happening nationally and through your surgery 31st Jan: National Bug Busting Day (Headlice Campaign) www.chc.org/homedir/bugbustingforschools.cfm#natdays 5th-12th Feb: Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week sexualabuseandsexualviolenceawarenessweek.org/get-involved/ 17th Feb is Random Acts of Kindness Day - kindness.org/about.

Mar: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month targetovariancancer.org.uk 14th Mar: National No Smoking Day British Heart Foundation ‘DECHOX’, a sponsored challenge to give up chocolate for a month to raise money for the BHF www.bhf.org.uk 1st-30th Apr: Be Clear on Cancer – Bowel Cancer bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/order-publication/ 4th-20th May: Dementia Awareness - alzheimers.org.uk Screening Tests The NHS offers a number of tests throughout life to detect problems early, when treatment is usually more effective. Screening includes antenatal and newborn, cervical, breast, bowel and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Most tests only take a few minutes, but could have life-saving results. All you have to do is take up your invitation and don’t delay!

The benefits of having a screening test include: • Screening can detect a problem early, before you have symptoms.

• Finding out early can mean treatment is more effective.

• Finding out you have a health problem or an increased risk of a health problem can help people make better informed decisions about their health.

• Screening can reduce the risk of developing a condition or its complications.

• Screening can save lives.

Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year

News for Milton Abbas Surgery If you have a long term health condition we don’t just want to see you when you’re poorly! At the surgery we regularly check our list and invite patients we know have conditions such as asthma, diabetes and COPD to come in for a review. If you receive a letter or text message asking you to book in for an annual review, please make sure you call us to book. Reviews are an important part in aiding with the effective management of ongoing health issues so please don’t ignore or put aside our correspondence until another day, call the surgery.

You may have seen national advertising recently about the threat to health posed because antibiotics no longer work for some infections. This is because bacteria are becoming more resistant to 4

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Whitechurch Christmas Story Carol Service

Bliss

This seemed well received by the 30 or so who came out on Sunday afternoon. A dozen villagers took part in Sketches and readings as we followed the Christmas story moving from the Synagogue (Church) to the Inn (pub) and the stable (village Hall).

John the Baptist confirmed the earlier prophecies foretelling the arrival of the Messiah, a shepherd recounted the vision of angels while watching over his flocks by night and an angel introduced the new born Baby (who behaved exceedingly well). Three strangers presented the baby with gold (chocolates), frankincense (scented candles) and myrrh (a pot plant). Thank you to all who joined in and to those who provided the delicious tea in the Old School Room afterwards.

Piers Chichester

Wrapped in cream and purple.

Bathed in dusky light.

Watching as a frosty dawn, displaces frosty night.

Small brown dog beside me.

Snuggled safe and warm.

Upon a woollen blanket, her sleepy little form.

Jackie Grearson

Streamwatch We have had new visitors to the valley between Houghton and Stickland throughout the autumn and winter months. A pair of birds was first reported at the end of October and thought to be passing through, but no, a further sighting was confirmed on 14th January.

Our visitors are Stonechats that usually stick to areas of poor vegetation or heathland and moorland, but have stayed in the relatively lush and shelter of the valley. The male and female of the species have different markings: the male having a black cap and a white collar, the female has a much lighter head, almost sparrow like in colour with a pale eyebrow and a less pronounced white collar (as pictured below). Both have a light orange breast. Stonechats are not shy birds and should you be walking along Water Lane, look to the field side of the road, particularly on the fence wires or on the top of hedgerows to catch a glimpse of our welcome visitors.

Bere Regis Floral Group The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on Tuesday 13th February at 2pm in Winterborne Kingston village hall. The demonstrator will be Elizabeth Witcomb and her title is Stars in Your Eyes.

Visitors and new members are always welcome. Your first visit to the club is free of charge. For all information. Contact secretary Sue Stone on 01929 472183

news@valley-news.co.uk Artsreach At the time of writing, we are looking forward to Charlie Bicknell entertaining us with her "Fallen Angel" - hope you enjoyed it!

If you managed to see "Fire In The North Sky" featuring Nick Hennessy storytelling with live musical backing, then you will already be aware of the high-quality productions brought to us by Adverse Camber.

The good news is that they are coming to the Pamela Hambro Hall again, this time with a different storyteller and musicians.

Michael Harvey is rated as one of the most engaging storytellers in the UK (possibly, the world!), and will be captivating us with a tale of Welsh folklore. Full of Welsh landscapes and night-skies, where honour, justice, magic and transformation collide, told alongside exquisitely haunting live music where English and Welsh are artfully woven together.

See advert in this issue for full details, or take a look at www.artsreach.co.uk for more of what this great charitable organisation has to offer!

Tickets on sale NOW! Graeme Gale

Picture by Will Bown

Another frequent sighting has been that of a Chiffchaff, a small pale green and yellow bird feeding particularly at water level and searching the Fool’s watercress for small insects and spiders.

Obviously this bird decided to stay on our shores and over winter rather than migrate (a growing number choose to remain on the south west coast of Britain). The Chiffchaff should not be confused with the much smaller Goldcrest that regularly patrols the hedgerow on the river side – look for the bright yellow crest of feathers on this tiny inquisitive bird. Wrens are also abundant at present.

Mentioning Fool’s watercress, one reader reported that a group of people were spotted picking some Fool’s watercress from the river in December. It is thought that they were carefully selecting the tips for culinary purposes, however, if you select the wrong plant or the wrong part of the plant it can also be deadly. For example, sometimes hemlock grows as a companion plant to Fool’s watercress as it likes the same watery condition – one hemlock leaf can kill – so you need to know what you are doing. Best advice, leave well alone!

Some patches of watercress were left untouched following the autumn tidy up with the intention of protecting the bank from further erosion - this has been fairly successful. What is not good news is the condition of the soft verges along the lane; this winter again several of the concrete blocks defining the edge of the river have been nudged into the water by vehicles - thus leaving the bank vulnerable to erosion and opening up swallets that will cause water loss during the summer months. Drivers please be patient and use the passing places, especially when you see delivery vans coming from the opposite direction.

Stickland River Management Group

The Valley Players need you The Valley Players are holding an open meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 5th February in the Pamela Hambro Hall, Winterborne Stickland. We will be discussing our projects for the next 12 months and anyone who would like to join us is welcome to attend. Whether you're interested in acting, helping backstage or front of house or could help us build props and scenery, we’d love to see you there.

Our plans for this year include a comedy play in the spring, a murder-mystery early in the summer or early autumn and a pantomime.

All our profits go to charity with the members of the group selecting which charities we will be supporting for each production.

In the last few years, we have also been asked by charities to help them fund raise by performing our murder-mystery for them. Last year our pantomime and Murder-Mystery in June raised £1,600. We also helped local charities raise over £2,000 for their own funds. We have already been approached by charities to see if we can help them this year.

We would like to welcome under 16s back in to the group but to be able to do this, we will need to find some chaperones to look after them - a chaperone is required for every rehearsal and every performance. Chaperones need to be licenced by the County Council - this involves a DBS (CRB) check and a short interview.

For further information, please email info@valleyplayers.co.uk or just come along on the 5th.

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Community “Dragons Den” comes to North Dorset

Book Review

“Soup” Funding Evening with a Fun Flavour – Friday February 23rd.

The concept of Soups comes from Detroit and our friends at Brighton Soup. Project can be arts based, community, sporting or educational. Anything goes.

“It’s a great value night out for the whole family. Democracy and compassion in a fun filled atmosphere. Feel good for only £4!”

Four local projects pitch for the ticket money raised by the event.

Everyone, young and old, get to vote for their favourite project.

Projects have four minutes to pitch and four minutes to answer questions from the audience. There is live music from a mix of young performers and beautiful London vocalist and the delicious soups for all to share. We will also have vegetarian options. These soups are made lovingly by volunteers and local pubs. The tickets cost £4 for an adult and £2 for under 12. Infants are free.

All the ticket money to our funding events go to the winning project, so we cover the costs of organising and hosting the event ourselves. We rely on donations of food, culinary skills, musical talent, raffle prizes, time and money. All donations greatly appreciated!

If you would like to pitch, buy tickets, volunteer or simply more information about this topic, please contact Suzanne Coop 880154 or email Scoop@BigCustard.co.uk. This is a not for profit event.

Secrets of the Sea House, by Elizabeth Gifford One island: Harris, in the Outer Hebrides; two related obsessions with ‘seal people’, in the 1860s and in the 2010s; and three people who are broken and gradually re-made by what they discover.

Secrets of the Sea House lives up to its billing as a haunting tale of loss and homecoming.

Often I find that a novel with dual-time narratives, set a long time apart, suffers because one story - typically, the older one - is much more compelling than the other. But this is not the case here.

The contemporary story is about Ruth, a young mother-to-be who is burdened by the apparent suicide of her mother and by shadowy memories of the children’s home she was brought up in. A strange baby corpse is found buried beneath Ruth and her gentle husband’s house in Harris, which begins to prey on Ruth’s fragile mind. But this is not a horror story. It is about excavating the literal and psychological past in order to free the present.

I loved the cleverly linked nineteenth century narrative about a good but hopelessly naive clergyman and the two young women who fall in love with him on rugged and remote Harris. There are brilliant short passages about the hardship of crofting life, as when the prospective visit of the laird’s daughter fills the poor servant girl Moira with consternation, worrying about what the fine lady will make of ‘Maggie Kintail’s chickens, which like to live under the bench near the fire ... not to mention the ram that ... tries to get in through the back door.’ A good tale for the winter evenings.

Mark Hudson

A year in the life of a village printmaker I have acquired some lengths of bamboo – of decent-sized girth!

I needed them to build a scaffold framework to hang some prints at head height above my stall at the Wimborne Etsy Made Local craft fair in December. Doing craft fairs can be a bit hit-and-miss, but I am glad to report that this one was a huge success for me. The bamboo was the star of the show and it must have been entertaining for the other stallholders to watch my husband and I trying to lash the poles together in a rush before opening time!! He always gets roped in (!) for these events, for which I am eternally grateful. Over Christmas they came in very handy for an impromptu tepee building session, which my French niece and nephew used as their den while they stayed with us.

I quite like getting into the New Year. It’s a clean slate! The days are already lengthening, and it’s surprising how quickly the snowdrops arrive. I already have a lot of projects to keep me busy.

The month of May brings Dorset Art Weeks, so I shall once again be opening up my studio to the public. It’s not my first time, but it will be my first time in my new village location. I am already planning how to make the most of the space in my studio to exhibit what I already have, but hopefully I can also add a few new prints to my collection before then. I also have a set of my teapot prints that have so far only been exhibited in Bath last November. I had such a lot of good feedback about them there, so I shall definitely be giving them some wall space!

Before I embark on any new printmaking, the priority is to revamp my website. I have been spending the past few days on a website builder, with the aim of doing it myself. However, I now realise that it’s going to take me weeks to create something “almost good” (that’s possibly a bit too optimistic), so have bitten the bullet and asked an expert to help me out. At the start of February I am booked for several events; a beginners collagraph printmaking workshop at a community art studio in Branksome, and a two-hour talk and demonstration on collagraphy for an art club in Sandbanks.

I have taught printmaking workshops to groups before and feel quite comfortable about that now, but have never given a talk on it.

Admittedly, at the outset of a workshop it’s mostly me doing the talking whilst I explain what to do, but then I can let everyone get on with it and we all chat together as we create. I’m thinking that two hours is quite a long time to keep everyone entertained, with only me doing the talking! I have just invested in a tiny little intaglio press that will travel with me for the talk, so I will be able to demonstrate how to build a few small collage plates and how to ink them. That should eat up half of the time, surely? I will let you know how I get on. genevieve.lavers@btinternet.com

Down the Garden Path First of all a very happy New Year to all my readers and may your gardens flourish as never before in 2018. I hope that you are all raring to go with loads of ideas for what you want to achieve this year.

Gardening, for me, is about continually learning and experimenting to make the most of the space around me.

The major event in our garden is to treat ourselves to a new greenhouse. The one here at the moment has been decaying slowly, hardly surprising when you live outdoors near the top of Bulbarrow, and this winter's gales have proved the last straw. So this Spring will see its demise and it has been fascinating researching greenhouses to find a worthy successor. I had always wondered why most metal greenhouses are empty through the winter as my trusty wooden one is always overflowing. Many gardeners don't bother to overwinter geraniums and pelargoniums but the problem I have with throwing mine away are the memories. Friends who gave me a cutting, places, holidays where they were bought, so I take cuttings and fill the greenhouse which, as I write, is a mass of flowering plants - we may be high but we get the sunshine the moment that it rises over the Bournemouth horizon.

All gardeners have a view on climate change as we can see it happening before our very eyes - perhaps politicians should get out more! Leaves stay on the trees for longer, flowers are out at completely the wrong time of year, and this year is no exception. The wonderful perfumed Sarcococca, Christmas Box, usually flowers in February but this year was out to see the new year in and as for our roses, some of them are still in bloom! Winter gardens do not have to be devoid of colour and choosing winter flowering and perfumed plants adds another dimension to cold, grey days while the perfume seems to carry further than in the still air of summer when there is more competition.

It is time to buy seed potatoes for chitting. I grow potatoes that I can't readily buy in the shops, for example pink fir apples are an early variety and are delicious in salads. Growing what you like to eat justifies the work and I like chioggia beetroot, the candy stripe variety. It has a gentler flavour which is less earthy and is delicious raw or cooked.

If you grow beefsteak tomatoes now is the time to plant seed. They take longer to get going than small salad ones but are worth the effort.

One freshly picked tomato, warm from the sun, sliced and eaten in a salad has so much more flavour than those 'fresh' from the supermarket.

I brought a few tomato plants into the conservatory and was still picking ripe fruits at Christmas and any warm space indoors will do the trick.

I have written about hebes before but this time of year is a good reminder of why they are such a useful plant. They repeat flower and as I write several of them are flowering their socks off and their 8

Polly 'Bs' Local lady doing: Holistic Treatments, Massage, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Ear Candling.

Also Beauty Treatments Facials, Waxing, Eyebrow/Lash tinting.

Manicure and Pedicure Nail cutting and Hard Skin Removal.

Appointments available during the day and evenings.

Some treatments can be done in your home.

Ring Pauline on 01258 880084 / 07760 303332 Gift Vouchers available.

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Events COFFEE MORNING & CHARITY SHOP Mondays • 10.30am-12noon • St. Mary’s Church, Stickland WHITECHURCH YOUTH CLUB (7-14 year olds welcome) Mondays • 6.30pm • Whitechurch Village Hall COFFEE STOP Tuesdays • 10.30am-12noon • St James, Milton Abbas CUP & CAKE Wednesdays • 10.30am-12noon • Old School Room, Whitechurch ROUND ROBIN RAMBLERS SUN 4th FEB • 1.30pm • Durweston & Bryanston Wood Meet near Durweston Village Hall & School (4½m) WED 21st FEB • 11am • Maiden Newton & Cattistock Meet outside St Mary's Church in Maiden Newton (6m) SUN 4th MAR • 2pm • Fifehead Neville Meet in the centre of the village. (4½m) For more info call Ian Bromilow 880044 FRI 16th FEB BINGO • 7.30pm • Whitechurch Village Hall Raffle, Refreshments. In aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

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delightful lily of the valley perfume is being wafted on the breeze. There are an enormous range of hebes, some are perfect for pots and small gardens while others suit the back of the border being quite tall. They need little attention and are rewarding to grow and any plant which flowers so prolifically deserves a space in my garden.

Claire Scott

socially isolated. You may well have seen our famous penguins on display at a local library, on Facebook and at RVS events around Dorset. Knitting patterns are available from the office.

Dorset Home Library Service Most Libraries in Dorset have a team of dedicated Royal Voluntary Service volunteers who are able to visit on a regular basis, delivering the books you want from the Library to your home, free of charge. Large print books and talking books can also be delivered.

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What's Cooking I was listening to Angela Hartnett on Desert Island Discs and hearing her talking about how little people know about food and how much is thrown away that is perfectly edible. Some of the best soups and casseroles are made using leftovers added to fresh ingredients and left over vegetables are perfect for omelettes or tarts but many people throw them away in the absence of a leftover recipe book. Bubble and squeak is a classic dish that originated from leftover potatoes and greens but now it is a dish often made from scratch.

Game has become much more available as a healthy, sustainable and delicious source of meat and we are fortunate in this area to have so many birds available at this time of year. Venison, wild or farmed, is delicious if well cooked and has a very low fat content which means that it is important not to overcook it or it will become dry. It is perfect for casseroles and curries as it stands up well to spices, not just chilli, but cinnamon, cumin and coriander which also work well with pheasant.

I was given a lovely recipe for pheasant with spiced plums and red cabbage for which you will need 2 medium onions, 1½ lbs red cabbage (cut out the thick stalk and slice the leaves finely), 1 lb red plums (I use last summer's crop from the freezer, halved and stoned), a 2 inch piece of fresh ginger peeled and cut into thin slices and 4 large cloves of garlic peeled and cut in half lengthways. Melt 2 oz butter in a large flameproof casserole over a medium heat, add the onions and cook until soft and just beginning to brown. Then add the ginger and 2 tsps of caraway seeds, 2 tsps of ground cinnamon and 4-5 cardamom pods lightly crushed. Stir well and add the cabbage and plums with 3 -5 pinches of cayenne pepper and some salt. Remove from the heat. You can use 2 pheasants or 4 pigeons or partridges and if you don't like game then substitute chicken or poussin.

Preheat the oven to 170 (325 or gas 3). Put 2 rounded tbps of plain flour, 3 tsps of paprika and another few pinches of cayenne pepper in a bowl and mix well. Coat each bird thoroughly with the seasoned flour.

Put 3 tbps of sunflower oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan over a high heat and brown the birds on all sides. Arrange the birds on top of the red cabbage and plums - I start them off breast down and turn them the other way half way through cooking. Cover the casserole and cook in the centre of the oven for 1½ - 2 hours until the birds feel tender when pierced. If you don't like any of the spices or can't get hold of them, leave it out as recipes are suggestions not rules.

Serve with mashed potato or mixed potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes which have a nutty smoky flavour and are delicious roasted and sprinkled with thyme. They are underused partly because they are knobbly and can be difficult to peel so look for the straighter, larger ones which make them easier and quicker to clean and peel. Enjoy!

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice than ours come down on both sides.

If you think you have God all buttoned up - then think again! God is far too big to be put into words or creeds, let alone our poor little minds. The best we can do is to look to Jesus who demonstrates to us what God is really like. In the words of Archbishop Michael Ramsey, "God is like Jesus and in him is no unChristlikeness at all."

Science and God Many Christians think there is a contradiction with science. It goes back to Galileo saying the earth went round the sun, and the church at the time refusing to accept the fact that the earth is not the centre of the universe. Later on came Darwin with evolution taking place over millions of years. It is worth noting that at the beginning of the Bible there are in fact two creation stories, which are difficult to reconcile. This suggests that they are in fact stories or impressionist style pictures rather than scientific or historic fact. We now have a new set of problems that go with the recent advances in astro-physics.

Other Religions Our attitude to other faiths is also changing. It used to be believed that anyone who did not sign up to become a follower of Jesus would end up in hell. That is not an idea that we find explicit in the Bible, although it does warn all of us that there will be "a day of judgment". So what about the other religions? Most of them contain elements of truth and we can learn from them. The New Testament suggests that the Old Testament gives us "glimpses of the truth" which was eventually opened up into an deeper vision of God when Jesus came. Christians point out that Jesus said that "no one comes to the Father but through me." But what did he mean? My own interpretation is based on the fact that it is only in the Christian Faith that we are encouraged to call God Father. So, if we want to understand God as "Our Father" then it is to Jesus we must turn. He taught his followers to pray "Our Father...."

Death What happens after we die? Of course we do not know - we have not got there yet! But Jesus gives us hope that there is more and better to come. We believe he really did rise from the dead.

The five accounts of the Resurrection in the New Testament differ quite a bit.

There are the four gospels all looking at Jesus from a different point of view, with St. Paul writing the earliest account in one of his letters. These are are difficult to harmonise. The fact that witnesses tell slightly different stories indicates that the authors did not get together to fabricate the evidence. If you are a witness to an accident what you saw and heard will turn out to differ from others who were also there. Juries then have to decide what they consider to be the truth. To use the words of JB Phillips who produced a modern translation of the New Testament for his youth group they have "The Ring of Truth."

We do not expect you to agree with everything in this letter, but to all of you we want say this: Always keep an active mind, be ready to learn new things, and do not be afraid of change which may prove to be progress. (Some changes are not progress!) Christianity like science is seeking the truth.

Jumper & Granny

Dear Reader, I met up with Jimmy Hamilton- Brown shortly after Christmas. He shared with me a letter he had written for his grandchildren. I thought it might be helpful if his letter was shared beyond his grandchildren: As a result of conversations over Christmas & Boxing Day lunches I concluded that before I depart this life it might be helpful to write to my grandchildren.

Margaret agreed and duly edited what I had written!

For some people, the Christian Faith seems to be past its sell by date. Our grandchildren are aged between 27 & 6, so some of them will not yet have a clue about what Christianity is on about.

A LETTER TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN Natasha, Oliver, Ben, Matthew, Melissa, Harry & Thomas Years ago you were baptised, but you were not baptised into the Church of England, but into the family of God. This happened because we wanted you to become followers of Jesus Christ. Of course, the final decision is up to you.

Christians nowadays are in a minority in UK, and this is true particularly for people under 25. Those who describe themselves as having "no religion" is increasing. Being a churchgoer is unattractive for lots of reasons, not least because belonging to any organisation can be inconvenient. Sundays now are very different from 40 years ago. It is now open for shopping, sport and visiting families.

It is worth saying here that I cannot find anywhere where Jesus calls people to become religious, and for much of his life he was seen to be in opposition to the religious leaders with the rules and rituals that often goes with it.

The Church Neither granny nor I became Christians in the first place because of a church, but through the friendship and fellowship of other Christians. The official churches are not the only ways in which God makes himself known to people. We both discovered that there was more to being a Christian than believing in God and Jesus. and going to church. We needed to let Jesus into our lives and turn us around, which was far more revolutionary. We discovered that Jesus died to put right the relationship with God that was distorted by our sinful nature, and we knew that we were "accepted in the Beloved" to use the words of St. Paul. More than that we received the Spirit of the living Christ enabling us to be transformed - but we make no claim to be perfect!

Being a follower of Jesus has never been the easy choice, and those of us who try, often let the side down. Whatever failings the churches may have it is not wise to attempt to go it alone. We all need the love, understanding and support that can only come from others who are travelling the same way. The support of other Christians is essential - what is not essential is that you belong to any particular brand of the church, which is why I said at the start that you were baptised into the family of God - not just into one specific part of it. Churches are like shoes - you choose the ones you are most comfortable with.

Is there a God? We have faith that there is; but we cannot prove it. Nor can the atheist prove the opposite! (Atheism is just as much a faith as being a Christian.) Greater minds FROM THE REGISTERS

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AN OPEN CHURCH by Rev'd Jimmy Hamilton-Brown I have written a series of five group discussions, based on the Bible concerning being an OPEN church. (I do not mean unlocked!)

There will be five sessions on Wednesdays at 2pm in Whitechurch Parish Room (The Old School Room) repeated the same day at 7pm at Whatcombe House.

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Feb 21 Open to the Spirit.

Do you find church a struggle - or do we allow ourselves to be carried along by the power of the Holy Spirit?

Feb 28 Open to People.

Are we a church FOR the people? Or are we a church OF the people? How did Jesus work?

Mar 7 Open to Change.

What do we think about change? Do we take risks? How can people come to faith?

Mar 14 Open to Minister.

Are we driven by the authorities from the top or do we all have a part to play in the way the local church works?

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