Valley News June 2018

E E FR Issue No. 136

June 2018

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

West Street, Stickland • Jackie Grearson

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The Flood Alerts service website has been updated. Visit https://www.fws.environment-agency.gov.uk/app/olr/register to register.

PLANNING 2/2018/0268/FUL Land SE of Sawmill, Cuckoo Lane to Woolland Lane - Erect timber processing and harvesting equipt storage shed with staff welfare facilities and 4 no parking spaces. It had been beneficial for the applicant to attend to present his application and answer questions, however the application itself raised too many unanswered questions. Councillors were concerned that there is an existing sawmill for sale in the locality and concerns about noise and lorries using the existing roads had not been adequately addressed. The Councillors objected on the basis that no feasibility and impact studies had been produced.

2/2018/0249/HOUSE 1 New Close Cottages, New Close Demolish existing porch and single storey side extension and erect new single & two storey side, front and rear extensions. Request for an extension to consider the application had not been granted. The Councillors had not seen any reason to object to the application and agreed that a response of no comment should be submitted.

The Clerk advised that from January 2018 applications as a result of Article 4 and permitted development rights are now chargeable. This is as a result of a central government decision and not a locally imposed charge.

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 9th May 2018 in the Reading Rooms following the Annual Parish Meeting which will commence at 7pm.

Editorial Were you one of the many millions - or even billions - who enjoyed watching the coverage of the Royal Wedding? An event such as this is a wonderful showcase for our country and its heritage, and is one of several events that are expected to lift the mood of the country - and indeed its coffers! There is an expectation that this event, the football World Cup, tennis at Wimbledon and the better weather that we have all enjoyed recently will boost revenue for all kinds of businesses and ultimately the Treasury. And the events showcased all over the world through the media of television show Britain at its best with enormous crowds attending the events in Windsor; this in turn is expected to bring an increased number of tourists to come and visit.

In all of this excitement though, let's not forget that at its centre is a couple getting married, and wish them every success for their future happiness.

As Jackie Grearson has captured in this month's offering, potholes continue to be a serious hazard on our roads. And - although it's no consolation - it's the same across many other counties. It will be good if we do get an upturn in our economy which might allow for additional spending to remove this blight which can ruin journeys and vehicles.

Now that summer is here we hope that the local events - fetes, garden parties, plant sales and the like - are all well supported with large numbers, and the organisers are appreciated for their hard work planning these. And there is still a little time time to enjoy visits to Dorset Art Weeks venues - there are several very local to us! - thanks to the artists who have opened their studios and venues for visitors.

Did you know that many other counties have now copied this event?

It's clear that there is a demand for the chance to put aside everyday life and be inspired with beautiful, creative work, and not just here in Dorset.

We hope you'll enjoy the summer - and that it won't be spoiled if we don't win the World Cup or Wimbledon… The Valley News team

Milton Abbas Local History Group At our meeting in May we were treated to a fascinating talk by Jane Ferentzi-Shepherd on social history and migration from Dorset. Now we know some of the reasons why people left the county in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. There were many reasons, but chief amongst them was poverty. Dorset has been, and remains today, one of the poorest counties in England. It is mostly agricultural with little industry, and few large employers. Most of the land was, and still is, owned by the privileged few in vast estates. All farmers were, and mostly still are, tenants. A survey of landowners in 1873 shows that 9 owners held over 10 000 acres, another 13 held 5 000 to 10 000 acres and 98 held between 1 000 to 5 000 acres. 36% of the land in Dorset was part of large estates, whilst the national average was 24%. It is not much different today, and many of the large land-holding families are still in Dorset.

The living conditions of the agricultural labourer were appalling.

Most were living near to starvation, in tied cottages. We have surveys of 1795 and 1797 of Dorset which show what they could afford: rent, fuel, tea, bread, potatoes, barley, candles, cheese, bacon. After this expenditure there was nothing left for clothes, furniture. The weekly wage in this period working on the large estates was 6 - 8s a week, and this was seasonal work, with little income in the cold winter months.

Amazingly the landowners were supported by the Church of England vicars who resisted any change and were against educating the poor who should know their place and stay in it without complaining! They were afraid that learning would lead the poor to wanting to better their condition. No wonder some people turned to non-conformity.

It is astonishing that the British labourers did not follow the lead of the French and have a revolution. Here the Militia were called out to quell any meetings which might agitate the workers. This led to the Swing Riots and the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

Our group researching local parishes during WWI are busy preparing for an Exhibition 5 - 7 October this year. If any of our readers have photographs with the names of the sitters on old WWI photographs, or stories from ancestors from Milton Abbas who were involved in WWI - please get in touch with Pamela Phillips on 880385.

At our next meeting, Wednesday 6 June, 7pm, Reading Rooms, Milton Abbas we will be looking at the history of the old town and planning our walk of the Old Town of Milton Abbas using maps and surveys.

Milton Abbas Parish Council Meeting 11th April 2018 This is a summary of the Meeting. For the full minutes, when they are approved, please visit: www.miltonabbaspc.org.uk. The Clerk can be contacted on 01258 880383 or miltonabbas@dorset-aptc.gov.uk.

Present: Cllrs Tom Ives (Chair), David Cocking, Steve Gould, Ellie Payne & Rowan Woodhouse. Also present Elizabeth Sellen (Clerk) and 12 members of the public.

Councillors were pleased to learn that the replacement Catherine's Well signage has now been installed.

Pamela Phillips reported on the APM "A Celebration of Life In Milton Abbas". Local businesses and organisations have enthusiastically welcomed the invitation to participate. Refreshments will include various drinks and food. It is not too late to book a spot for the evening and visitors will be welcomed from 7pm on 18th May 2018.

Thanks to the generosity of a resident from Winterborne Kingston, the Play Park received 21 rolls of turf, free of charge, which have been laid under a section of the zip wire.

Councillors were saddened to hear about incidents where cats have been poisoned with antifreeze.

The track from Catherine's Well to the Abbey had been blocked by fly-tippers two weeks ago on Thursday. A white tipper van was seen leaving the area at around the same time. Most of the waste was green waste and was shifted to the verge to make way for traffic. Fly-tipping can be reported at https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/tip-off.

A new government subsidy has been launched to improve broadband where access to fibre services is unavailable (£500 for residential properties, £3k for small/medium enterprises) and vouchers can be grouped to obtain larger subsidy to benefit locality. For more information please check https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/.

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) become mandatory from 25th May 2018. Any organisation or voluntary group holding personal information should consider their responsibilities.

Advance notice of cycle events; The Jurassic Beast on 19th May 2018 and the Macmillan cycle ride 1st July 2018.

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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.

Dunbury Academy We are already a couple of weeks into the summer term and are fast approaching another half term holiday - time is flying by!

We have got some really exciting things planned for this term including residential trips for Year 4 to Leeson House and PGL for Year 6 - let's hope for some good weather for them! Reception and KS1 have already experienced an amazing day out at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. This has fitted in very well with their topic this term of 'Flying High'. It was a fantastic fun filled and educational day. They all had the opportunity to dress up in aviation gear, walk through Concorde and go on the Ark Royal experience. The children were beautifully behaved and a credit to our school, even being praised by other members of the public who were visiting at the time.

Save the date for the Stickland Summer Fete Our annual Summer Fete on the Village Green is being held a little earlier this year so keep your diary free for Saturday, 21 July. As in previous years, there is no entry fee, and this will be a traditional village fete with traditional stalls, fun activities, games and the chance to share conversations, refreshments and fun with fellow neighbours, friends, family and visitors. More details will be available in next month's Valley News and on posters around the villages.

Although this event is a few weeks away, please could you consider us when you are decluttering. If you have any items you would like to donate - good quality toys, books, bric-a-brac, garden tools, bottles for the tombola, raffle prizes etc - then please ring us, leave answerphone messages or pass items on to Kevin or Pat Oakley (880445), Michael Trevett (881295) or Janet Bown (880015). We also hope to run the popular china smashing stall again this year so if you have any china you wish to dispose of (large or small quantities) please ring one of the numbers above or pass items to Heather Somerville.

And ‌ if you would like to get involved and help at the Fete, we would really love to hear from you. Please telephone one of the numbers above, leave a message and your number and we will be in touch.

We look forward to sharing a fun day with you on Saturday, 21 July!

St Mary's Stickland PCC and Events Team

Organic Dairy Farming at Knife Hill Farm In September 2016 Will Tizzard became a tenant of the Bryanston Estate and took on Knife Hill and Normandy Farms at Winterborne Stickland, shortly after plans were put in place to replace the milking parlour at Knife Hill. Building commenced at the beginning of July 2017 and the farm is now home to a milking herd of 330 Organic cows, supplying milk to Arla Foods. The dairy is run on a simple grazing system where the cows are predominantly outdoors producing milk from grass.

At the end of last term both Silver Birch and Scots Pine visited Nothe Fort in Weymouth as part of their WWII topic. From the very start of the day, dressed as evacuees the children were immersed in the experiences of the time, from attending a school (writing with ink pens at wooden desks and the teachers used the cane!), to huddling in an Anderson shelter and shopping for rations. It is always a really informative day out for the children and it inspired some really fantastic creative writing.

The following are extracts from stories written by pupils in Silver Birch Class.

'Esme felt something under her gas mask, she looked at it. Moments later she heard a death rattling noise, she could make out the A.R.P ringing a bell, fear rose upon her like a formidable beast. Without thinking she put on the gas mask and ran to the nearest Anderson shelter. The children Esme saw earlier were in there with their bags, when she got the courage she said "Are you evacuees?" "Yes," replied one of the girls'. By Mollie 'He smells burned wood, rubber and smoke. Jake ran to the closest Anderson shelter. The air raid siren goes off, it sounded like the world's loudest generator. He saw seats, lights, paper and a gazunder. The Anderson shelter looked like it would fall down but a bomb dropped and he was alive.' By Kelce

Those of you local to Stickland may have seen cows grazing in fields surrounding the village, calves being fed by the football pitches or even been held up by crossing cattle on your morning commute! This June Will and his team would like to invite you to Knife Hill Farm to see the new dairy, sample some of our products and experience first hand what goes on day to day at your local dairy farm.

OPEN FARM SUNDAY will be held at Knife Hill Farm, Winterborne Stickland, DT11 0NA on Sunday 10th June 12pm - 4pm.

Watch the milking, view and sit on the machinery, meet the animals and have tractor and trailer rides. FREE ENTRY, fun activities and learning for all the family. For more details see farmsunday.org

Milton Abbas & Milborne St Andrew Surgery At the surgery we are aware that some of our patients seem to be here a lot, particularly those with more than one long term condition.

This is because each condition requires patients to have various tests and be reviewed on a regular basis. In discussion with Patient Voice (our patient participation group) we have decided that it would be sensible to ask patients to attend to have all of their reviews at once. This means that around the month of your birthday you will be invited for your reviews. Obviously, to begin with we will have some patients who may have been reviewed within the last year, but we ask that you still attend so that the system runs smoothly in the future. Hopefully, this will save you time, as well as freeing up appointments for all our patients.

Unfortunately, there is limited room for parking close to the surgery and this can present problems for staff and patients, with one of our staff vehicles being damaged recently. Please can I remind everyone to be careful when driving and walking in the area of 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

The Pothole Is King All hail the Pothole. The Pothole is King.

He'll puncture your tyres, and damage your springs.

He'll bend your track rods, and crack your big end.

Your car and the Pothole can never be friends.

Big cars, or small ones, the Pothole won't mind.

To unwary cyclists, he's also unkind.

On town streets, or country roads, much mayhem he'll bring.

With his crown of sharp edges, the Pothole is King.

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Streamwatch

Pamela Hambro Hall 100 club

Once on a canal boat holiday and confronted with a double lock, it was necessary to think hard before endeavouring to raise the vessel to a higher level. Among the crew members were two graduates - a mathematician and a physicist, an experienced boat handler and another studying science at university. After much discussion a plan of action was agreed and water was drained from the top level into each lock in turn in order to achieve the desired outcome. At the point when the middle gates were opened ready for the boat to float into the next chamber, a brick wall was blocking passage, and a jump of about 4 feet would have been required to achieve our objective. It was clear that more planning was required in order to surmount the obstacle and other factors needed consideration.

There is much water held in the upper reaches of the River Winterborne, and rather like the conundrum illustrated above, the most carefully laid plans do not always work despite best intentions. Recently, both Highways Agency and Environment Agency representatives visited Stickland to assess the high levels of water flowing on the road. It was clear that more planning was required on behalf of the professionals to surmount the problem of flooding outside the Pamela Hambro Hall and suggestions were made as to how this could best be achieved. The Parish Council supported by the Stickland River Management Group is working with both the Highways Agency and the Environment Agency to seek a permanent solution to this problem.

The area near Pamela Hambro Hall formerly held a leat pond and surplus water would spill onto and flow along the road to join the water course nearer the Village Green. From the hall the course of the river is elevated and diverted towards the mill. Today there is a complex system of drains by the hall all of which are intended to return water to the main flow of the river. When work improved the culvert by the hall, road levels were elevated and inadvertently prevented water from continuing down along the road as it was intended and as it did when the mill was in operation all those years ago.

Thank you to everyone that has renewed their 100 club ticket for the coming year and welcome to new ticket holders. Also a big thank you to all the people helping to collect the money each year.

Results for April May results 1st 200 Mrs A Harding 1st 132 Mrs K Westby 2nd 162 Mrs M Dee 2nd 179 Mrs Z Mills 3rd 145 Miss V Ashford 3rd 150 Mr N House June results 1st 150 Mr N House 2nd 179 Mrs Z Mills 3rd 131 Mr T Gibson

Tulips in Madrid About 18 months ago, as a member of the Society of Botanical Artists, I was invited to submit paintings for an exhibition celebrating the Tulip, to be held in Madrid.

Firstly I had to select one or two tulips I wished to illustrate and submit my choices for approval. I decided on a miscellaneous species tulip ' turkestanica' and a viridiflora 'dolls minuet', both were accepted and so I ordered my bulbs.

I had decided on a traditional botanical layout so when the bulbs arrived my first task was to illustrate them, after that it was just a case of planting the bulbs and waiting for spring ....... or was it? I planted the bulbs in pots, as I had done many times before, so I could easily bring them into the studio when painting. A few weeks later I was horrified to discover mice had been visiting and had eaten most of my precious bulbs! Why this time? I hurriedly re-ordered and re-planted, this time keeping them in a spare bedroom where those pesky mice couldn't reach them.

Spring arrived, the tulips bloomed and I continued with my paintings.

A year later and spring has arrived again and I find myself surrounded by a multi-coloured carpet of 22,000 tulips in the Real Jardin Botanica in Madrid, I am heading towards the Villanueva Pavillia to visit the Tulipa Tulipae Exhibition where my two paintings hang along with 88 other illustrations worked by 46 SBA artists.

The exhibition far exceeded my expectations and along with modern paintings there were historical illustrations and documents from the Jardins archives, huge tubs of colourful origami tulips decorated the two spacious galleries, and the tulips in the gardens were planted to coincide with those illustrated in the exhibition.

I am now working towards exhibiting at the RHS Art Show, my choice of subject 'species tulips' mice permitting!

Picture by Richard Marchant

Back in May, a head of water continued to escape at the ford on Water Lane. The bridges along this stretch have had water lapping their underside for the best part of a month and water levels have only just begun to subside.

Meanwhile, the growth of vegetation has exploded and the summer management plan will begin with sensitivity as soon as possible.

The Mallards are nesting, evidence has been found of bank voles in abundance and some water vole activity and foot prints have been discovered indicating that there is still hope of water vole presence in the valley. Obviously any work carried out on the river this summer must be done extremely carefully. Removal of weed (ranunculus) can only be done by licence under the direction of the Parish Council and any other vegetation removed wisely to maintain an ecological balance.

To think that this time last year we were plugging swallets throughout May and June to prevent water disappearing!

Stickland River Management Group

Bere Regis Floral Group The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on Tuesday 12th June at 2pm in Winterborne Kingston village hall. It is the club's 60th anniversary and there is to be a birthday party with an entertaining speaker and a birthday tea to mark this very special occasion.

For all information. Contact secretary Sue Stone on 01929 472083

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screen: 'This is how it happens with her. A memory will eel through her, slick dark, muscular. This time all Florence grasps are the words, the fierceness they once inspired, and a tangle of things which are all of a piece: a ghost, an orphan boy, a black pit in a ruined world. Her mother, calling her in.'

There is a tenderness in the way the author writes about his characters, even as they flail about, trying to better or to protect themselves, with greater or lesser degrees of callousness. About half-way through the book, there is a very successful shift to 20 years later, when two of the children who played together in the East End ruins bump into each other. Jem now works on the Underground, 'still frightened of everything. It's a kind of innocence. But it can't be the whole truth of him, she knows.' The main story becomes what happens to Floss, now calling herself Florence, and Jem, separated by decades of living in different worlds but drawn to that pure sense of each other when they were discovering the world as children. But it's also about everyone else we met in the first half of the novel, about the way people change and stay the same; and about the London of the 1940s being catapulted into the 1960s.

Mark Hudson

Book Review What was Promised, by Tobias Hill London, 1948. Children are running free in the bomb-made jungle spaces beyond the clapped out tenements of the Columbia Buildings in Hackney. There's Jem, the quiet lad who has just arrived with his parents from Jamaica. Floss and Iris are there too, playing under a burned out arch, daughters of the cold-hearted street-seller, Michael Lockhart, who's on the way up and doesn't want his children mucking about with the poorest sort. And Pond, orphaned by war, living alone in the debris. Soon Pond will be taken in by Dora and Solly, Jewish refugees who make room, despite (or because of) what they've been through.

Hill has an astonishing feel for the sights, sounds and smells of post-war London and what it felt like to be part of that busy, ruthless, hugger-mugger community. He writes with a poetic intensity, creating character from lively dialogue where thoughts are as real as what is happening, or where repressed emotions well up in someone's mind almost as if they are sitting alone and watching them on a large cinema

Valley Organisations & Contacts Abbey Swimming Club Milton Abbey Swimming Pool. Tue 1830-2030, Fri 1930-2030, Sat 1000-1200, Sun 8am-9am, Lynn 881443, Pat 880601, Stephen 881524, abbeyswimmingclub@gmail.com Aquacise and lane swimming for fitness Exercise in the water - safe and fun for all ages.

Ladies and gentlemen welcome Fridays 6.30pm Maria 880895 secretary@masportsclub.org.uk Badminton Fri 6.45, Rec Hall, Milton Abbey School Anita Handley 882118 Bere Regis Floral Group 2nd Tue each month, 2pm, Kingston Village Hall, Diane Edmunds 01929 472 331 British Horse Society (Dorset) County Bridleway Officer • 01258 880318 carolshoopman@btinternet.com Bus2Go Margo www.bus2godorset.org 01258 837749 / 07917 298321 Dunbury Church of England Academy www.dunbury.dsat.org.uk • 880501 Extend Exercise (to music for 60s+) Fri 10am-11am, PHH, Jilly Spencer 07971 755715 Golf Club Milton Abbey School, Laura Haim 881872 Jan’s Fun Art & Craft Classes 07836 639514 janodesigns@yahoo.co.uk Ladies Keep Fit Wed 7.30pm WVH. Mary Fripp 880416 Milborne St. Andrew Village Hall Events Alice Harrall 01258 837371 msavillagehall@gmail.com Milton Abbas 2001 Women’s Group Pauline Northeast 880223 Milton Abbas Art Group Mon 7pm-9pm, RRMA, Janet Maughan 881210 Milton Abbas Cricket Club Thu, Juniors 6.45, Seniors 7.30 Rec Hall, Milton Abbey School, VENUE KEY OSR Old School Room, Whitechurch PHH Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland RMA Reading Rooms, Milton Abbas WVH Whitechurch Village Hall

Milton Abbas Local History Group 1st Wed each month, 7pm RRMA Bryan or Pamela Phillips 880385 Milton Abbas Neighbourcar For your medical transport needs, 01258 470333 Milton Abbas Riding For The Disabled Friday 10am-12noon Term time, Luccombe Riding Centre, Sue Hodder 880229 Milton Abbas Sports Club Tennis and Squash. Based at Abbey School.

Maria 880895, secretary@masportsclub.org.uk The Middleton Players Mike Roberts 880976 Pamela Hambro Hall 880969 • pamelahambrohall.wix.com/home Patient Voice (the Patient Reference Group for Milton Abbas & Milborne St Andrew Surgery), Sec. Nigel Hodder 880229 Pilates 1 hr classes: Mon 10am; Tue 6.45pm; Wed 10am; Thu 12.00; PHH, Jilly Spencer 07971 755715 POPP Wayfinders for The Winterbornes Sue Inman 07920 650608 Sue.Inman@helpandcare.org.uk Richard Hewitt 07971 338129 Richard.Hewitt@helpandcare.org.uk Round Robin Ramblers Normally 1st Sun & 3rd Wed each month Ian Bromilow 880044 River Stickland Management Group Richard Marchant 881716 (Secretary) r.marchant@btinternet.com Running Club Sunday morning social runs with Milton Abbas Sports Club Madgits. Maria 880895 or Jonathan D: madgits@masportsclub.org.uk Short Mat Bowls Mon 1.30pm PHH Francis Dennett 880129 The Spanish Society Susana 01258 721261 / 07766 069836 To add or update a listing on this page please email news@valley-news.co.uk

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Sticklebacks Parent & Toddler Group Tue (Term Time) 10am-12pm, PHH Cheryl 07795687151 cheryl_s84@hotmail.com Swimming Lessons Juniors and adults. Beginners and improvers.

Maria 880895 or Richard 837402 Table Tennis for Adults Tue 2pm-4pm & Fri 7pm-9pm, PHH Graham Case 880740 Tap Dancing (Adult) Thu: Intermediates 6.15, Advanced 7.30 RRMA. Elizabeth Goodchild 01305 268029 Tennis Club Winterborne Sports Club, Stickland Debbie Albery 451873 Valley Ringers John Close (Tower Capt, WW) 880457 Ann Fox (Tower Capt, WS) 881156 Valley Computer Club Richard D’Silva 880118 Valley Gardening Club Talks: 3rd Wed (Sept-Jun), 7.30pm, PHH WS sites.google.com/site/vgcdorset Valley Players 881415, www.valleyplayers.co.uk Whist Drive 3rd Wed of month, 7pm, RRMA. Entry £1 W. Stickland Sports & Community Club Vaughan Manners 880969 • wssc.club Whitechurch Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Tue, Beavers, Dunbury School Gym Girls & Boys 6-8 years Fri, Cubs 6.30-8.15pm, Dunbury School Gym Girls & Boys 7½-11 years Fri, Scouts, 6.30-8.30pm, WVH Girls & Boys 10½-14 years. Leader: Skip, winterbornewhitechurchscouts@gmail.com Secretary: Anna 880363 anna@annaway.plus.com Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall See Text Ads Yoga Thu 9.30-10.30am, PHH, Louise Hull 860381 Zumba WVH, Various classes, AM & PM, Tue & Thu Tracy 07971 636437

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Events COFFEE MORNING & CHARITY SHOP Mondays 10.30am-12.00, St. Mary’s Church, Stickland

Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall

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

Pub Night Social Evening

ROUND ROBIN RAMBLERS SUN 3rd JUN 2pm Fifehead Neville (4½m) Meet in the centre of the village.

WED 13th JUN 11am Hilton and surroundings Meet at the Old School, Hilton Bring a packed lunch. Coffee & cake will be served from 10:30am.

For more info call Ian Bromilow 880044

Saturday 9th June at 7pm

FRI 8th JUN Milborne Movies: MAUDIE (PG12) 7.30pm, Milborne St Andrew Village Hall Bar open from 7pm.

Tickets £3.50 on the door.

FRI 15th JUN BINGO 7.30pm, Whitechurch Village Hall Raffle, Refreshments. In aid of Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance

All welcome

WED 20th JUN TALK: SLIGHTLY NAUGHTY PLANTS by The Gardens Group 7.30pm Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland Raffle. Refreshments. Entrance £2, Valley Gardening Club members Free

Come for a chat and a drink

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice Dear Reader, Plans for the "Casting the Net" festival have been progressing. You will see the advertisement in this month's edition of the Valley News.

Six villages are involved (they are named on the front of this magazine) and lots of people are getting involved in the development of an event now in its second appearance and growing far beyond the initial concept. Take a look at the advertisement in this edition to see what is happening.

Some dates and events have still to be finalised- an update will be provided in the July issue of the Valley News.

Once again, there will be a scarecrow competition. We saw a plethora of scarecrows in 2016. It was good to see young people tracking them down in the school holidays. To whet your appetite, here are the rules: Nautical Scarecrow Competition in the Winterborne Valley and Milton Abbas Benefice Criteria for judging taking place Monday 16th July 2018 1. Suitably nautical (Why? Because we are a long way from the sea!!)

2. Imaginative use of a variety of materials (must include some straw somewhere!)

3. Homemade FROM THE REGISTERS

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4. Fit for purpose i.e. not a statue or mannequin - must scare the birds (Minus mark for each bird seen within 3 metres) 5. Artistic / creative skills A maximum of 10 marks will be available in each category. Prize winners will be determined by reference to the marks awarded to each scarecrow - in the event of tied scoring, the judges will decide the winner in their absolute discretion. There will be a separate class for group entries this year (more than one scarecrow).

MISCELLANEOUS (- the very important bits we added!)

1. The scarecrow committees' and judges' interpretation of these rules (and any decisions made by them) are absolutely final - and can't be challenged!

2. The rules are subject to change at any time (without notice).

3. By entering the scarecrow competition you confirm that you accept these rules.

4. No nautical scarecrows must be harmed during this competition.

5. All entries must be made with the full agreement of the scarecrow.

6. Entry forms will be available in churches - £1 entry fee Why not get involved? There will be a scarecrow workshop outside St James' Church, Milton Abbas. Look out for details in the July issue of The Valley News. It would be good to see you!

God bless, Alan

Milo Nicholas Rawlings and Anita Elizabeth Vincent 5th May St Mary's, Stickland

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VIVIENHORDER Estate Agents See the latest properties online:

www.horderproperty.co.uk www.rightmove.co.uk www.teamprop.co.uk A local family run business Established 1984 Dealing with all types of residential property "We pride ourselves on personal service" 4 Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7AR Email: office@horderproperty.co.uk Fax: (01258) 454459

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BRYANSTON design Chartered Architects Building design work Planning and Building Reg. Applications Listed Building works Feasibility studies

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Conveyancing • Wills • Probate A friendly and efficient service Contact Paul Lowe, Solicitor 01258 881142 paul@lowelegal.co.uk www.lowelegal.co.uk

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Our dog Orla inspecting the new sign whilst visiting relatives in Winterborne Stickland on the May bank holiday.

From Ian, Yvonne, Ann and Orla

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WINTERBORNE WHITECHURCH VILLAGE HALL is available to hire

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J.P.L Gardens Professional Garden Services

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Lawn Mowing • Hedge Cutting Garden Maintenance • Garden Clearance Nail trimming, Treatment of corns, Callus, Mole Catching • Landscaping and fencing Cracked heels, Fungal and thickened nails, Small tree work Verrucas, Athletes foot, Nail reconstruction

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Curtains & Blinds Supply & Fit Curtain Rails & Poles Make, Hang & Dress Curtains & Pelmets with your own material Make & Hang Blinds – Roman, London, Roller, Venetian, Vertical Pole & Track Maintenance

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Our Cubs and Scouts, at the St George's Day Parade for all of North Dorset Scouting Association - including Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Sea Scouts and Explorers. It was held this year in Sherborne , with a parade through the streets accompanied local town bands.

Pictures by Lynne Rainford

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