Valley News May 2018

E E FR Issue No. 135

May 2018

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

Cover picture by Frances Ellis

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after showing initial interest in housing it.

The PC is currently looking into fund applications for 2 Defibrillators to be provided for the village.

A meeting was held with ABC regarding the purchase of the extension tower and bridge for the play park and ABC hope to have this installed around the 30th April. The second tower would have a fireman's pole and a blue slide. The play park notice which was damaged in the storm earlier in the year is hoped to be re-fixed shortly.

DCC Highways have confirmed that there will be a temporary 40mph on the A354 for the duration of the Teddy Rocks Festival again.

A notice has been received of a temporary closure of Rook Lane & Lower Street for one day on Monday 23rd April for BT to replace a telegraph pole.

Councillor Steven Pringle reported that the footpaths at Lower & Higher Whatcombe are still very muddy.

Community Speed Watch team has been out nearly every week this month when weather permitted and are still looking for more volunteers.

Councillor Steven Pringle provided a short report on the meeting of the CPRE held in the village hall recently which both he and Councillor Martin Dodd attended.

The meeting closed at 8:35pm. The next meeting will include the Annual Meeting and is on Wednesday 9th May at 7:30pm.

For further information please see the village notice boards or go to winterbornewhitechurchparishcouncil.org.uk

Editorial Last month proved somewhat tense for delivering the magazine!

With several events that took time away for Mark Steele, who is responsible for producing the magazine's layout, we were a bit worried that time was running out for getting the magazine delivered before Easter. However, Purely Print were so helpful (at a very busy time for them) and managed to print the copies (all 1100 of them) and deliver them on Maundy Thursday, and our delivery team of volunteers got the magazines round in really quick time. Thank you to everyone who helped get the magazine out in such good time, especially Mark, and Austin at Purely Print.

Have you been to see Dippy on Tour at Dorchester Museum? If you did, you were in good company! On the first day of opening the special exhibition, 50,000 people went to see it, and the museum has recently announced that more than 100,000 altogether have now been. It is free to go and tickets can be booked online at www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/dcm/events/list/65/dippy-on-tour/ or at the museum, although you will need to be quick as Dippy moves on to a new venue soon, and the last day in Dorchester is May 7th. One word of advice - you may find it helpful to let the initial 'rush' of visitors at the booked time go in first, and turn up about 20 minutes or so afterwards - you will still have as much time as you want but this may avoid several queues for you. You may also have seen the BBC2 programme about the installation of Dippy at Dorchester - worth a look if you haven't. And on the theme of BBC2 programmes, did you see the Repair Shop edition that featured the Stickland village green cross being repaired? How great that there are still such skilled people around, and what a terrific job they have made of the repairs. If you haven't seen the actual sign back in situ, it's worth a look 'in real life' - the carvings are outstanding renditions of village sites.

There are many lessons we need to learned about life - weaving a way through can sometimes seem really hard. One person who was famous for his wit thoughtfulness (among many other things) was Winston Churchill, and we thought some of his famous witticisms might brighten up your day!

There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Churchill and Montgomery did not get on too well, but Churchill was the only person Montgomery would allow to smoke in his presence.

When they were old men meeting near to Montgomery's 80th birthday, he said to Churchill that he was pleased to be such a great age - perhaps attributable to the fact that he didn't drink, didn't smoke and didn't swear. "How do you celebrate then?" asked Churchill. Valley News Team

Winterborne Houghton Village Meeting The annual village meeting, hosted by the Winterborne Houghton parish council, will take place in St Andrew's Church Room at 7 pm on Tuesday 15 May. All residents and friends of the village are warmly invited to attend.

The meeting is to discuss any matters of concern in our community.

It will include a review of the parish council's activities in 2017 and its aims for 2018.

Anyone who cannot come but who would like a topic to be discussed is invited to contact Sam Smith, the parish clerk, by telephone at 880319 or by email at winterbornehoughton@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Milton Abbas Local History Group April was a very busy month with BBC 4 filming for their forthcoming series on English Villages. They will be back in early June for more filming. The series is due to air in autumn this year.

We have had meetings with Dorset Diggers Community Archaeology Group to potentially survey the Historic England Listed Monument of the Deserted town of Milton Abbas.

At our April meeting there were presentations on our research into the Old Town. Jennifer Harrison has been searching for the Mr. Harrison on the 1770 survey who leased several properties from Lord Milton, and is alleged to have taken Lord Milton to court and won his case and the last to give up his leases. She has found John Harrison, Attorney at Law buried 1792 in Winterborne Houghton churchyard, with a fine tomb. Could this be the same man? Only more research can confirm this.

Bryan Phillips showed some of the passages from the Overseers of the Poor books which have been transcribed by a team of people from England, Canada and Australia. They have so far entered 12 500 records and revealed many interesting stories showing what it was like to live in a rural town in the late 18th century.

There are tragic stories of the poor receiving expensive medical treatment and dying shortly after - Ann Seagar died this way in October 1777. We would love to hear from anyone who is researching Seagar family history.

There are also complaints from the poor at the church vestry meetings. In 1781 32 poor people asked for extra clothing and payments. The clothing was often granted, but extra cash was not. The following year, 1782, six people refused to pay their rents until they were given houses. Clearly Lord Milton had caused a housing crisis by pulling down the Old Town, then not providing enough houses.

The Dorset Diggers Community Archaeology Group presented their work in Dorset on sites at Nether Compton and Maiden Newtown, using geophysical survey followed by excavation. They have about 40 volunteers who excavate and record the sites that they have uncovered.

Winterborne Whitechurch Parish Council April's meeting was held on Wednesday 11th in the Old School Room with 6 members of the public present. Items discussed included Tom Newton from Teddy Rocks said that the festival at Charisworth Farm will again be held over the May Bank Holiday weekend and hoped it would go as well as last year and thanked the village for their support.

Last year the only issue raised was the problem with delays on the A354 at the entrance to the event but Tom said that they have a new system this time which is hoped to avoid this happening again.

A resident asked if anything could be done about the pavement on Dorchester Hill near the top as the surface has broken up by a driveway leaving pot holes and he has fallen twice, once at night, whilst walking his dog. He also said that the vegetation, hedge etc. just beyond this is also encroaching across the pavement and causing pedestrians to be very close to the kerb which in the dark especially is dangerous when the speeding traffic passes. The PC confirmed that they had already referred this to DCC Highways in the past but as yet no response has been heard it was agreed to chase them again, District Councillor Jane Somper provided a brief report.

The clerk had provided a copy of a dog poo notice and it was agreed to print some off and display them around the village.

Councillor Christine Flemming had spoken to the Blandford Museum regarding the village bier and is currently waiting on a reply 2

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Dunbury Academy

News from the Blandford Surgeries

We are creating wildflower meadows, with facilities for the community (and its wildlife) to enjoy!

One of our parents has grown this plan to create wild flower meadows within the grounds of each of our bases. Wild flowers are in decline across the country and we stand to lose much of the natural biodiversity of our landscape. This is why we are getting our children involved, learning about plants, pollinators and nature, from sowing the seeds through to enjoying the landscape, they grow as young scientists, artists and humans, simply appreciating the beauty. The school council are consulting their class colleagues and helping to design the meadows and play spaces and we are planning field trips to nature reserves later in the year to explore the potential of our spaces for benefitting wildlife.

Friends of Dunbury Academy just put on a wonderful "Ugly Bug Tea Party" to kick the whole thing off. We all had so much fun!

We are thrilled to have been successful in securing a grant from the National Lottery Big Lottery Fund for improvements to the outside areas of the school. The funding will help to pay for the preparation of the soil and wooden furniture, a log climber and stepping stones in and around the meadows. Already, we have the addition of a beautiful willow tunnel, planted and ready to come into leaf shortly. There will be wooden lecterns for the children to be able to study, sketch and draw the flowers and butterflies and benches for our community to simply sit and enjoy nature.

Health Walks in Blandford Walking is a great way to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.

So, if you're not sure where to find safe footpaths or you're worried about getting lost then it can be easy to choose not to go walking. You may be concerned that walking even a short distance may be too much for you. So, to help people in the Blandford area to get out and go walking, volunteer Walk Leaders have recently been trained as part of a Walking for Health Scheme for North Dorset. A weekly health walk now takes place in Blandford every Wednesday at 2pm, starting from the Eagle House Surgery in Whitecliff Mill Street. This is free and there is no need to book. All you need to do is turn up.

There is also a health walk in Shillingstone every third Wednesday of the month, starting at 11am from the Church Centre (old Primary School).

All walks are a maximum of 90 minutes, but usually last about an hour at a steady pace, in a friendly group. Local GP practices are supporting Blandford Health Walks as they are well aware of the health benefits associated with regular physical activity.

The North Dorset Walking For Health scheme has a website https://www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/walkfinder/north-dorset-walkingfor-health and a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/northdorsethealthwalks .

If you would like more information or are keen to train as a Walk Leader please contact Keith Harrison, Scheme Coordinator on 07825 691508.

Healthier Together: N.H.S Online medical advice for children When you have an unwell child, whom should you contact? Should it be the GP, pharmacist, minor injuries units, 111 service or A&E, for example? When it isn't possible to get an urgent appointment, it is easy to turn to emergency services such as A&E departments and 999 ambulances, putting increased strain on these already overstretched services.

A new online website has been set up by healthcare professionals in Wessex called 'Healthier Together'. This website initially focuses on providing information to parents and carers of children under 5 years with common illnesses, then up to the age of 18, including information and guidance about common symptoms, how long they last and what you can do at home to improve your child's health. It also includes essential information about where and when to seek help if you are worried and think your child needs to see a doctor.

Healthier Together website: http://www.what0-18.nhs.uk/

This project, as well as a new table tennis table for the community being installed in Whitechurch, has been possible due to the support of the Big Lottery Fund, in turn made possible by those who play the lottery. Thanks to all the willing parent helpers who were out in one of the wettest weekends of the year, making sure the willow was planted at the right time! Watch this space for updates and progress as the project comes together.

In other news, we can share now that having recently been through a SIAMS pilot inspection, we are very proud to have been once again graded "Good". Our inspector praised our strong vision and values which are "deeply embedded throughout the school community, making a tangible impact on the way children learn and develop". He recognised that our pupils are "inspired by the opportunities opened to them and they empower each other to reach their true potential". Inspire, Learn, Empower indeed!

Dunbury Academy

news@valley-news.co.uk Milton Abbas Surgery In March 2018 Milton Abbas Surgery took back a large amount of returned medications from our patients. The total cost to the NHS of this was approximately ÂŁ860, which averaged over a year is approximately ÂŁ10,320 of lost NHS money.

There are a number of different reasons that medication needs to be returned and we are always happy to accept and dispose of it safely but please be aware that any medication or appliances that are returned have to be disposed of, even if they are still in sealed containers.

With this in mind please could we ask that you only order the medication that you need. If you are a dispensing patient, as a rule we can have medication available to you within 2 working days -this means if your circumstances change we can accommodate your needs.

Sadly today sees our NHS overstretched and underfunded so any way we can contribute to reducing costs will make a difference. If you have any queries regarding your medication please feel free to speak to a member of the dispensary team.

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.

The Valley Gardening Club Spring Show Results Congratulations to all our exhibitors for producing another brilliant Spring Show, and to the following who won awards.

Daffodils (Growing) The Bob Steele Cup Hazel Steele Daffodils (Cut) The Ivor Billett Memorial Cup Hazel Steele General Cup Claire Scott The Presidents Vase Hazel Steele Cookery Philippa Smith Cookery The Reg Lomax Tankard Richard Marchant The Photography Cup Mark Steele The W.I. Cup for best photo Graham Case Best Children's Exhibit & Most Points Sofia Miller Spring Growing Competition Pat Butler Mark Steele, valleygardening@gmail.com 4

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more training, and treats for your dog.

Please note that dog waste bags and bins will be provided, we ask that all dog owners keep their dogs on leads and act responsibly. We look forward to sharing a great fun afternoon with you, your family, neighbours and, of course, your best friend.

If you don't have a dog why not come along to watch the fun without the stress.

St Mary's Stickland PCC and Events Team

Artsreach We are really pleased to welcome Namvula back to the PHH, along with some great support musicians.

Those of you who remember their visit in 2016 will recall what a lovely artist Namvula is - beautiful singing voice, great sense of humour, and a totally infectious joy of performing her music.

Creating an intrepid new world where folk and urban traditions of her Zambian homeland blend with London's vibrant eclectic music scene, Namvula crosses boundaries with a refreshing honesty and evocative lyricism.

Namvula comes to us just one week before performing at the BBC's Big Music Weekend.

See advert in this issue for full details.

Graeme Gale

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Bere Regis Floral Group The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on Tuesday 8th May at 2pm in Winterborne Kingston village hall. The demonstrator will be Katie Baxter and her title is Recycle and Reuse.

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 472083

Exhibition by Candlelight At the beginning of Winter, the church room at St Andrew's in Houghton became a gallery space for an exhibition of paintings of the familiar lanes and woods of our valley and of Dorset landscapes.

The church, beautifully tidied and polished by Mary, was filled with flowers. The urn was boiling, ready to serve tea with delicious cakes made by Tessa. Paintings were displayed on the walls and easels about the room. Ready for visitors, the lights and heating were turned on…

A little while later, a strange scent of burning and a haze of smoke drifted over the pews. The fuse box, long threatening to give up was finally about to catch fire. Before any flames began, a quick thinking response from firefighters Richard and Karen Marchant, and a call to the church wardens, saw the electricity safely turned off and the electrician called.

Meanwhile, the November sky darkened. The church grew cold.

Paintings became almost invisible in the gloom. And there was no tea!

In true British spirit, the exhibition continued. Kind people brought candles and lanterns. Visitors, wrapped in coats and scarves, munched cakes and were given torches to shine at the paintings for their own private view. Not even Tate Modern in London could have planned such a contemporary experience.

Turnworth in May We are hoping to build on the success and fun of the last few years' fund-raising venture (and venue) and will hold our church fund raising event on Sunday 27th May from 11.00 a.m. at the Old Rectory, Turnworth (by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Richard Heald). The plan for the day will be a chance to visit a few of Turnworth's lovely gardens - a plant sale with stalls such as books, bric-a-brac, produce and tea and cakes. (The bric-a-brac has been especially successful with many making spectacular "finds"!) There will be family fun and the chance to explore the Old Rectory garden or to simply sit and relax in the beautiful surroundings listening to live music.

The Church will be open and decorated. There will be a number of the other gardens in the village open so that you can see the diversity and beauty of gardens in Turnworth and perhaps share a few tips. We very much wish to keep the Church as a focus of village life so if anyone would like to help us on the day in person or by doing some baking or by donation please let us know. If any gardeners have any plants/shrubs surplus to requirements we'd love to hear from you. If you can help in any way please contact Rosemary Hennicker 01258 480933, Sue Dalton-Brewer on 01258 455788, Sarah or Richard Heald on 01258 450326 or John Tory on 01258 453491 otherwise - please remember the date. We look forward to a good day, starting at 11.00 a.m. and, most important, your presence is what we need most. Entry to all of this is free, so see you there!

Stickland Fun Dog Show May is a very special month this year with the royal wedding and, of course, the annual Stickland Fun Dog Show! So come on down to the Stickland Village Green on Sunday, 20 May to share the fun and laughter. The Show will start from 2pm, entry fees are the same as last year, £1 per class, and there will be more of our lovely rosettes and prizes to be won.

Pat and her ladies will be selling refreshments with delicious home-made cakes for you to enjoy between classes.

As it is a very special weekend, our first class will be 'Royal Wedding' - we invite you and your 'best friend' to enter dressed for the wedding - bride and groom, bridesmaids, guests perhaps - we will leave the ideas to you. This class will not be judged as the others but will be voted by the audience, so make sure you bring a band of supporters to cheer you on.

Start training now for 'Best Biscuit Catcher' and have fun practising for 'Fastest Sit Down', is there room for improvement from last year perhaps? Due to the popularity of the Agility class in previous years, we have included it again this year. Our ring organisers, Kevin and Jason are busily planning fun obstacles for the course. Other classes will be Best Handler, Most Appealing Eyes, Dog Most Like its Owner (props allowed), Waggiest Tail, Pair of Dogs Most Unalike, The Dog the Judges would Most Like to Take Home and Best Tricks - an opportunity for even

The electrics at St Andrew's have since been mended and it will be safe to attend a Summer Exhibition in May this year. All throughout the Winterborne valley from May 26th to 10th June, artists and potters, sculptors and printmakers will be opening their studios and exhibits.

Look out for Dorset Art Weeks brochures and leaflets...or come along to St Andrew's in Houghton on the dates mentioned (not Sundays!) and you will find a map of all the valley artists taking part.

All are welcome and you will be assured of a hot cup of tea this time!

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how things progress. The frogs and toads spawned late and developed which is always a pleasure, for a gardener to see, so all is not lost.

I enjoy growing a range of beans including the usual broad beans and runner beans, as well as French beans and some Italian bush beans which, as the name suggests, make bushy plants, with pods 4-6 inches long which are delicious both raw and cooked and freeze well. Being a bushy plant they don't need canes for support and can easily be grown in pots and are pretty enough to go into the flower beds. As with all beans they need to be picked regularly and while the pod is small. Seeds planted in early May will be cropping in June and successional sowings to the end of June will provide pods until early October. If you don't have room to make frames for the climbing beans these are a perfect alternative.

The number of varieties of climbing beans seem to grow every year.

The classic runner bean not only has the usual scarlet flowers but also white, white and red and a slightly softer plummy red. The pods can be round or flat, green, yellow or purple. A mixture of varieties planted together make a beautiful show. Picked regularly and when not too big will provide beans that are not tough or stringy which is what happens with age and to all of us, not just beans. (speak for yourself - Ed.!)

Climbing beans are often presented as an easy crop to grow, and they are, however they do need a structure to climb up, a wigwam, netting or some other construction made with stout poles. They also need regular watering in dry weather especially once the pods have begun to form to keep them succulent. The other MUST DO job is to pick the pods every other day. Once the bean starts to grow in the pods the plant will switch off its flowering mode and that will put an end to your crop. They are a win win crop, decorative, heavy cropper that also freezes well.

Spinach can be a temperamental vegetable. One year you can have a wonderful crop and the next it bolts before you have had a chance to pick any. If you missed Gardeners' World the other evening Monty Don still planted his rocket seedlings which had bolted already but cut out the lead stem so as not to waste all that effort which meant that the extra energy went into the sideshoots instead of the flower. The alternative is to grow Swiss chard or leaf beet. They make attractive plants which grow up to half a metre and come in a range of coloured stems. The stems make a delicious vegetable on their own and the leaf tastes just like spinach. Rainbow chard comes in orange and red and are pretty enough to be planted in the flower border. They grow easily and require little work and you can pick the outer leaves for months, right through to the winter.

Both chard and beans provide good tasty crops and attractive plants, what more can one ask from a vegetable.

Claire Scott

Streamwatch What a difference a month makes. In April we were talking about the river disappearing just below Clenston but with persistent heavy rainfall over the past month the situation is completely different.

Flooding has occurred in Stickland, Whatcombe, and Whitechurch. The Milborne St Andrew bore hole recorded a 70 metre rise in ground water levels and there has also been flooding to the south of the A354 in the village. Contributing to this are springs that are now flowing at Houghton, Whatcombe and Whitechurch. Flood wardens have been active to ensure that there was no risk to properties and the Environment Agency did issue an Amber Flood for some local areas.

The weather has been unusual again this winter with the prolonged cold spell and all that came with it. Snowdrops remained in bloom for a good month longer than expected and Primroses have provided spectacular colour due to the lack of leaf cover on trees which had not woken from winter slumber thus allowing light to stimulate luxuriant growth of these frost tolerant perennials.

Our winter visitors, the Chiffchaffs, have thrived. There are at least two pairs policing the river surface vegetation of the section between Houghton and Stickland and they have become quite bold, flying in relays ahead of pedestrians. Flocks of Common Gulls (which are actually not all that common in the UK) have patrolled the valley skies. Further downstream, among the trees of a residential garden, a Hawfinch with its sturdy characteristic bill was pictured against a rare backdrop of a blue sky. Wrens have started to sing their hearts out although this year they have been doing so from sheltered locations rather than in prominent view - they have made their nests and await companionship.

What's Cooking The smell of wild garlic is all around the woods and lanes at this time of the year. It spreads at quite a rate, which any gardener knows if a bird has kindly seeded a patch for free, and they are not easy to get rid of.

Apart from making delicious pesto why not try a sweet onion and wild garlic tart.

You can make your own pastry or buy readymade. For your own pastry you will need 175g of whole wheat all purpose flour, 50g cubed cold butter, 40g cold cubed lard and a pinch of salt. Rub the fat into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs and then slowly add 3 tablespoons of cold water and stir with a knife until it starts to clump together, then using your hands bring it together into a ball. Roll out the pastry thinly on a floured surface and then line a 24 cm tart tin, leaving some pastry overhanging. Prick the pastry all over with a fork and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Bake the pastry for 15 minutes until lightly coloured.

To make the filling, melt 55g of butter in a large pan over a low heat and add four finely sliced white onions, season well with salt to draw out some of the water from the onions. Continue cooking the onions slowly for about 30 minutes until they have become soft and golden and sweet. They should have no 'bite' left in them when they are ready.

Add about 40 shredded wild garlic leaves and stir briefly so that they wilt, remove from the heat.

In a bowl beat four eggs, then add 300 ml single cream and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour this over the onion mixture and stir

Hawfinch - by Will Bown

At the end of March a Skylark, a sure sign of an imminent summer, was heard singing at its best and then spotted high above the fields to the north of Water Lane. Roll on warmer and sunnier days.

Stickland River Management Group

The Window I have a window in my soul, through which no-one can see.

I sit and watch the world pass by. The world does not see me.

I have no wish to join you, the world is far too wide.

I'll keep my window fastened, for I am safe inside.

I have no means of contact, but that is through my choice.

The world is much too noisy to hear another's voice.

I'll just continue to observe, and watch you from afar.

My window will reflect your light.

For I'm an evening star.

Jackie Grearson

Down the Garden Path This year is unchartered territory for the gardener. Having winter in March, followed by rain and grey for weeks on end, has put all the usuals on hold. The saying about planting first early potatoes on Good Friday just got ignored, combining the cold and wet and that Easter was so early, meant that getting out into the garden was not possible. Nature does have an amazing ability of accommodating the unusual and of catching up and it will be interesting as the summer approaches to see 8

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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 6th MAY 2pm Tarrant Gunville & Pimperne Long Barrow (4½m) Meet near TG Village Hall WED 16th MAY 11am Abbotsbury & Ashley Chase (6½m) Meet at the lay-by Bishop's Road, NE of Abbotsbury SUN 3rd JUN 2pm Fifehead Neville (4½m) Meet in the centre of the village.

For more info call Ian Bromilow 880044

Saturday 5th May at 7pm

WED 16th MAY TALK: NEW TRICKS FOR OLD GARDENERS

by Katherine Crouch 7.30pm Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland Raffle. Refreshments. Entrance £2, Valley Gardening Club members Free

All welcome

FRI 18th MAY SKITTLES EVENING 7pm Winterborne Stickland Sports & Social Club. £5 including light refreshments.

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everything together before pouring into the pastry case. Dot around 100g of soft goat's cheese. If you do not like goat's cheese substitute with feta or a blue cheese. Bake the filled tart for 30 -35 minutes until the custard has risen and is set. Let it cool for 15 minutes before serving with a salad.

Last month I commented that people are not buying lamb and the following Countryfile talked about the increasing problem farmers are having as a result of this trend. They suggested that the meat is regarded as fatty and unhealthy and that people no longer know how to cook it.

Breeding programmes have produced a much leaner animal with less fat. The choice of cuts in the supermarkets can be limited but we are lucky enough to still have two butchers as well as several excellent farm shops.

Hopefully the barbecues are out for the summer and lamb is perfect for barbecuing. Greek and Turkish kebabs are a perfect example. Cubes of lamb are marinated with oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and black pepper for about an hour. About five pieces of the meat are threaded onto a metal skewer and then cooked on the barbecue for about six minutes, turning the skewer 2-3 times during the cooking to brown the outside nicely while leaving the inside succulent. Cook in batches, what can be easier. You can buy cubed lamb or else use some shoulder meat and cube your own.

Tagines are a way of cooking named after the conical lidded pot used in north Africa which allows the steam to gather in the lid and return to water and then drip back onto the casserole below, keeping in all the flavors and making a moist dish. Lamb or goat is the usual meat and they are cooked with fruit, often prunes, and nuts such as almonds.

It is easy to take the concept and create your own dish.

The usual spices include ginger, ras el hanout, turmeric and cinnamon, but you can leave out any you don't like. The base of onion and tomato and a cubed meat with prunes, almonds or cashews garnished with parsley and coriander can be used in the quantities you like. Often recipes seem to have a long list of ingredients which can be off putting as it seems to create a long shopping list. Many north African dishes use the same spices in different ways, and it is fun to take a concept and play with it to create a dish that suits your palate.

Chops marinated in spices such as cumin and cinnamon or ras el hanout or herbs de provence with some olive oil make delicious dishes for the barbecue or grill. Add barbecued vegetables and the taste of summer has arrived, just so long as the rain clouds stay away.

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A year in the life of a village printmaker On alternate years, May is the most important month of the year for me. May is the month, and 2018 is the year, for Dorset Art Weeks.

I am writing this with a ceiling missing in the utility room, a tin of wall paint in the corner, a small pile of empty frames leaning against the studio wall and a massive TO DO list!! It all kicks off on Saturday 26th May and runs to Sunday 10th June.

If you have never done the DAW art trail before, I recommend you give it a go. It is fun travelling round the county to different studios, and much more satisfying to buy a piece of original art direct from the artist rather than paying gallery commission. In the next few weeks the brochures are being delivered to all the Dorset Tourist Information Centres and other large venues. The artists also receive a stash of their own brochures to disseminate in as many local places as possible - I shall definitely be leaving a pile at the Crown in Winterborne Stickland and also the Hambro Arms. I am new to this particular area of Dorset, so I myself hope to visit the artists who live near to me. I already know the painter Sue Fawthrop over the hill in Ansty. I thoroughly recommend you visit her; her plein air oil paintings of the Dorset landscape are lovely.

If you do the art trail, please check the brochure carefully. Each artist's opening times are personal to them; some stay open all day every single day. Others cannot, due to childcare or other reasons. I have opted for 1pm to 5pm every day (apart from two Tuesdays off) - my aim is to walk the dog, dash round other artists' venues, get some bread and milk if needed and be back in time to open up!!

Usually at roughly this time in the run-up to this well-known open studio event (one of the largest in the country I am told!) I get in a bit of a panic and doubt my ability to pull it all together in time. I think I am on target, but it is best not to feel too complacent about these things!

Complacency in printmaking is risky. Doing things in a rush is also not advisable! A few weeks ago we had a nice week away in Wales.

Beforehand I was like a whirling dervish in the studio, trying to tie off the loose ends before the holiday. Being under time pressure is not the best time to undertake a new print idea, but this is what I did. It was going quite well I thought; having already sought out some photos of the little egrets living alongside the Winterborne - kindly supplied by Will Bown - I did some preparatory sketches. Then I painted a little series of egrets with Chinese ink on xuan paper. Then I thought about making a new collagraph print. This is where the complacency tripped me up! I spent a very busy morning with my glue pot and piece of mount board with the intention of creating a collaged plate depicting the Winterborne winding up towards Houghton ‌ (egrets to be applied to the scene later!)

However, I had temporarily forgotten the most important thing about printmaking: we do it IN REVERSE! I was pleased with my collaged plate, but it was only when I had varnished and proofed it onto paper that I realised my fundamental error. As an indeterminate landscape image it was fine, but nobody living locally would recognise it, because it was the wrong way round. My heart sank when I realised how stupid I had been. I had to leave it and go on holiday! When I came back I started again from scratch. The new collaged plate is on the work bench waiting to be proofed. I hope it works out alright this time, because time is running out ‌.

I hope to see you in my studio in a few weeks ‌. I should have a few spare art trail brochures if you haven't managed to pick one up elsewhere. The black and yellow signs will be appearing in the week before the event kicks off. Follow those little bumble bees and you will find an artist keen to tell you about their work.

Claire Scott

Dorset Police Scams The scams continue! The Microsoft one keeps going - they contact you by phone stating that your computer has a virus, they then remotely take control and ask for funds to release control back to you. Do NOT engage with these unscrupulous people.

Hang up on fraudsters! Never give out personal or bank details.

Online Marketplace Fraud Advice For Sellers Action Fraud has received several reports indicating that sellers of items on online marketplace websites are falling victim to fraud by bogus buyers. Typically, the bogus buyers contact the seller wanting to purchase the item for sale and advise they will be sending the requested amount via PayPal or other electronic payment method. The seller then receives a fake, but official looking email stating they have been paid more than the asking price and to send the difference back to the buyer's bank account. In reality, no money has ever been sent to the seller; the bogus buyer has spoofed an email and purported to be an online payment company. All contact is then severed with the seller.

It is important to remember that selling anything could make you a target to these fraudsters however the NFIB has identified that those offering sofas, large furniture and homeware are particularly vulnerable.

Protection Advice o Don't assume an email or phone call is authentic. Remember criminals can imitate any email address. Stay in control. Always use a trusted payment method online, such as Paypal, and have the confidence to refuse unusual requests for payment like bank transfers. o Don't be rushed or pressured into making a decision. Always verify that you have received payment from the buyer before completing a sale.

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice Dear Readers, The Winterborne Valley and Milton Abbas churches are planning to repeat the 2016 "Casting the Net" festival in July 2018. I know we are a long way from the sea (but so was Noah when he built the ark!) but many of us have connections with the sea and we want to celebrate that.

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- these are all in the planning stages at the moment. Nautical scarecrows were very successful in 2016, many people enjoyed seeing them around the villages. The designs were superb! This year we are hoping to have at least one scarecrow workshop - at Messy Games on Stickland sports field on the 14th July.

We really want to build on the 2016 experience - so if you have an idea or want to be part of what is going on - do contact me: alanryan1957@btinternet.com. Watch out for the advert in the next issue (June) of the Valley News, Blessings, Alan

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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.

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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.

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