Valley News November 2017

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Issue No. 130 for Whitechurch, Whatcombe, Clenston, Stickland, Houghton, Turnworth & Milton Abbas

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"Poaching, fly-tipping and criminal damage can have a huge impact on rural communities. We'd like to thank members of the public who regularly share information with us and encourage anyone with information about crime to share it with us.

Reports of suspicious vehicles and their registration numbers have allowed us to map suspect routes, their likely targets and build a much better picture of those involved in rural criminality."

PCSO Tom Balchin, Rural Engagement Officer, said: "It is crucial that rural residents postcode mark their items in a permanent way, use trackers and, where possible, use infrared alarms so they are alerted at the time intruders are on the premises."

To share information about anyone suspected of being involved in rural crime, email the Rural Crime Team in confidence: RuralCrimeTeam@Dorset.pnn.police.uk

Editorial This month sees the national focus concentrate on the traditional Remembrance Sunday Services, both locally and nationally, when we pay our respects to those who died during the two world wars and in the many conflicts that have occurred since. This year will see a marked change - the Queen will not lay a wreath herself, but will instead watch the ceremony from the balcony above the Mall with the Duke of Edinburgh. It is clearly a mark of increasing age and possibly some physical difficulties - and at her age, this can surely be no surprise! - but it makes us realise that we cannot take for granted that our current monarch will always be there, as she has been for so many of us for our whole lives. We should remember to appreciate what she has done for the country in her lifetime of devoted service, and perhaps aspire to have just a little of that spirit ourselves. That would make a big difference in the world if we could.

In Stickland nearly thirty years ago a group of village craftsmen unveiled their masterpiece - the sign on the village green. It was officially unveiled by Dame Elisabeth Frink and attracted a great deal of local interest, and the idea has been copied in many other Dorset villages since. On Monday October 16th the newly refurbished sign was re-erected and unveiled in front of cameras from the BBC2 programme 'The Repair Shop'. Watch out for the programme when it is shown - no date yet available - but hopefully before Christmas. The sign once again stands proudly on the Green in its restored glory. It was a real pleasure to have Norman Wellstead in attendance - he was one of the original craftsmen responsible, and his ceramic work at the top of the sign looks as good today as it did then.

Please remember that the next edition of Valley News will be the Christmas and New Year double edition - we don't produce a separate magazine for January - so don't forget to plan ahead if you were intending to advertise something for January!

November also sees the traditional firework and bonfire parties; if you are going to be responsible for fireworks in any way, please do read the safety instructions carefully and help prevent accidents from events like these - they are really enjoyable but it takes just a moment for an accident to occur which can cost a lifetime of worry and pain.

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Winterborne Whitechurch Parish Council The meeting was held on Wednesday 11th October in the Old School Room with 4 members of the public present.

SSE have provided further details of their plans to install a new padmount substation in Fields Close which would involve a connection from the current H/V cable running underneath the parish council's land to the new installation. WWPC have received a request to run this new section of cable underneath the Parish Council's grassed area for a distance of approximately 7 metres before going under the road and then connect to the new padmount. After a short discussion the PC have agreed for this to be done on the condition that the grass is returned to its original state and care to be taken if the flower boxes require moving temporarily.

It is now 12 months since a local resident asked for assistance in obtaining warning signs in Chescombe Lane regarding horse riding along the road. Both the Chair and Clerk have spoken to Highways and County Councillor Hilary Cox several times during that period but nothing to date has been forthcoming from Dorset County Council.

An outcome of the new tender for the X12 bus service is still ongoing but it is hoped that this may be decided very shortly by Dorset County Council.

The new equipment partially supported by local donations and a grant from Viridor has now been installed in the play park and is waiting for a safety inspection so the park can be opened officially on the 8th November. This would be after some landscaping such as turf around outside the safety matting etc. and possibly fencing with a gate also. It was also confirmed that the Play Park Fund it to receive ÂŁ2000 from Tesco Bags of Help. A big thank you to Tesco at Blandford and all those who put their tokens into the Winterborne Whitechurch Playpark pot.

The PC still have not heard anything further from Dunbury Academy, regarding their offer at last month's meeting, to possibly purchase other equipment to be put in the play park.

A letter to local riparian owners is to be sent out advising of the need to watch for the spread of the Himalayan Balsam plant. The Clerk will also contact the Environment Agency for further advice.

2/2017/1235/FUL planning application to erect a new mobile home in place of the old office at Lady Bailey Residential Park was considered and concern was raised about the new home which would be opposite the entrance to the Caravan Sales workshop entrance with towing vehicles turning on the corner of this plot. The PC understood also that there are several water inspection chambers on the spot where the building would be situated.

The PC was asked about the possible development of phase 2 of Fosters Meadow as clearance work was going on recently together with surveying being carried out there. The PC has to date not received any notification of any planning application for this.

Mrs Tory from East Farm told the meeting that during the summer as a result of events taking place there they have donated money raised to 2 charities and would also like to donate ÂŁ70 for something for the play park. The Chair of the PC thanked her for her kind gesture.

The meeting closed at 8:45 pm.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 22nd November at 7:30pm in the Old School Room. All welcome.

For further info please see the village notice boards or go to winterbornewhitechurchparishcouncil.org.uk Alternatively contact the clerk on 880600 or winterbornewhitechurch@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Boundaries Commission for England Our Revised proposals, published on 17 October, set out the new constituencies in the South West. You have until 11 December to tell us what you think of them. www.bce2018.org.uk/node/6489 [VN: The new proposals see the Valley News area split between two different constituencies]

Dorset Rural Crime Partnership launched Representatives from partner organisations and the rural community have joined Dorset Police's Rural Crime Team to launch a new partnership designed to combat rural crime.

Partners include farmers, gamekeepers, countryside rangers, National Farmers Union, National Trust, Environment Agency, Angling Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Historic England, Country Landowners Association, RSPB, RSPCA, Natural England, local authorities and representatives from town and parish councils in Dorset.

The new partnership was launched in September at a meeting between partners to discuss how they would work together to reduce rural crime in Dorset, which the NFU estimates cost Dorset over ÂŁ600,000 last year.

The meeting was opened by Councillor Andrew Kerby, North Dorset District Council Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Wellbeing who spoke about the impact of rural crime on victims' livelihoods and how local authorities could support them.

Superintendent Ian Roe, Dorset Police's Gold Commander for rural crime explained the journey Dorset Police had been on in tackling rural crime, focusing on the launch of the Rural Crime Team and how it is already making a huge impact in encouraging victims to report crime and educating residents on how to stay safe.

Police Constable Claire Dinsdale, Rural Crime Co-ordinator, said: "It is vital we work with partners and members of the public to share information, ideas, best practice, concerns and suggestions to tackle rural crime in our community.

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The Winterborne Stickland Solar Fund Committee would like to remind residents of Winterborne Stickland that funding is available for community projects.

Applications for funding should be emailed to sticklandsolarfund@yahoo.com Decisions are made every 2 months.

The basic criteria is that ideas should have benefit to the community. A committee of volunteers select successful projects.

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over the past year. Thanks to all our members for their contributions to research, cataloguing, donating, organising and helping at events. We are sure that the forthcoming year will be just as busy.

The Treasurer's report showed a healthy balance, which will allow us to purchase some maps and books.

Our website (www.miltonabbashistorygroup.com) continues to grow and there are currently 34 pages active, and a blog which is kept up to date. You can also join our Facebook page which has 30 members and growing. One of the visitors to the website has been researching The Retreat, and he believes that it was used by Benedictine monks 1899 - 1901. One of our members recounts his father telling him that monks at the turn of the 19th century used to process down to the Abbey with candles - an evocative memory.

This month Barry Laing and his wife Vanessa Morris visited us all the way from Australia. Barry's ancestors are the Vine family of Milton Abbas who ran the Hambro Arms from 1850 - 1880. He has given us a photo of Samuel Vine, which is published on our Facebook page. Barry also found a gravestone in St James churchyard. He would love to hear from anyone who has any 19th century history, or photos of the Hambro Arms.

Please contact the secretary by email bryan.phillips2010@gmail.com if you can help.

Our next meeting will be on Wed 1st November, at 7pm in the Reading Rooms. Please note the earlier start time.

Scam Calls Dorset Police have received a high number of calls over the past 2 weeks in regard to the HMRC Scam calls. Please read the information and advice below regarding Scams.

Fraudsters are clever, manipulative and they have done their homework. They know exactly what to say to get you to trust them.

They know your name, your address, your partner's name, your children's names and your pet's name. They find all of this out to trick you into believing their claims.

Never give out your personal or financial information to anyone.

Don't engage in conversation with anyone you suspect to be a fraudster. The more you engage with these people the more chances you are giving them to suck you in. Hang up on Fraudsters!

Milton Abbas Local History Group Our exhibition held in the Reading Rooms on 16 and 17 Sep was a great success and the addition of the sale of coffee and cake proved to be worth while. Our displays of a small fraction of our findings were found to be of great interest to our visitors. Most were local people but we had visitors from Northampton, Bournemouth and Poole who came especially to share their documents and family research with us. This new information is vital for our Old Town Project where we are trying to discover what the impact of moving the town had on the ordinary people. Thanks to Ann and Chris Fookes for putting up a display of the Fookes Brewery.

In August we held a BBQ for history group members and were blessed by some good weather for a change. Some thirty members came along and enjoyed the event.

We were delighted to hear that the Milton Abbas Street Fair Trustees were kind enough to grant us our request. This has been used to help us display more of our research and meet our Aims and Objectives.

The Overseers of the Poor books are of enormous historical importance revealing how people lived in a poor rural community in the late 18th century. We have just come across a record in these books which is entirely new to us - 1781 "At a Vestry held this Sixteenth day of April the following Poor People appear'd & Complained they wanted as follows - Assistance for 3 children of his sister Ann Segar Boy aged 9,8 & 6..." This was followed by thirty more pleas. Pleas for cash were not granted, but shoes, shirts and shifts were given. We continue to be puzzled by the cash flow: the income from the annual rates in 1781 is about ÂŁ3, yet the expenditure was around ÂŁ120 for that year. How on earth was the difference made up? If anyone has any ideas please let us know.

The visit to Cerne Abbas with a presentation and tour followed by a meal at the Giant Inn proved popular. Phil Pryce, our transcriber from Lytham St Annes was able to join us.

Another visitor and transcriber, Chris Wood and his wife Debra visited us all the way from British Columbia, and were given a tour of the Abbey and St James graveyard where they found memorial stones to their ancestors.

A new book out by Jenny Nater - Secret Duties of a Signals Interceptor: Working with Bletchley Park, the SDs and the OSS, mentions Park Farm and the arrival of the Rifle Brigade during WW2 and being billeted there.

We would like to study the changes in the population of the village over time, for example birth, death and marriage rates, age at death, age at marriage, number of children. If any of our readers would be interested in helping with this please get in touch.

The first meeting of the new 2017/2018 season attracted 34 attendees, including new members. A short AGM and meeting was followed by a talk from Chris Fookes on the old roads and tracks of Milton Abbas. Most of these Chris had ridden on horseback in his younger days, so he has a wealth of knowledge. We have large scale maps and surveys of 1652, 1770, 1808, 1902 and today to plot the path of these roads and tracks. Next month will we use these maps together with four documents from the Dorset Quarter Sessions Order Books to show how the roads were altered by Joseph, Lord Milton in his removal of the village and installation of the Capability Brown designed landscape. Well that's the plan - it might not be as easy as it sounds!

The Chairman's report showed just how much we have achieved

news@valley-news.co.uk Bere Regis Floral Group The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group is the Christmas demonstration on Tuesday November 14th at 2pm, and it is to be held at Winterborne Whitechurch village hall. Please note that this change of venue is for this meeting only.

The demonstrator for that day is to be Irene Hickson, designer of the gold medal-winning exhibit at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Don't miss what promises to be a wonderful afternoon.

For all information regarding the floral group, contact secretary Sue Stone on 01929 472083.

Bus2Go Coffee Morning at M&S What a delightful sight greeted us, huge platters of assorted Belgian chocolate biscuits and two of M&S staff members from their voluntary fundraising team to assist with the teas and coffees. It was great to hear the chatter of our passengers as they met up with their Bus2Go friends.

Grateful thanks to Riverside Taxis for collecting some of our passengers from the villages to the west of Blandford.

Grateful thanks to M&S Food for providing the raffle prizes and staff to assist our passengers with their shopping in store too.

We all had an amazing time.

For details of our packed November programme, please see advert.

Looking forward to welcoming you on board very soon

Jan's Fun Art and Craft classes A new, fun art and craft group is being set up in the valley. If you are interested please contact Jan on 07836 639514 or email janodesigns@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

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News from the Blandford Surgeries

Dunbury Academy

The impact of missed doctors' appointments Lots of people comment about the time they have to wait to get a routine doctor's appointment. However, the sad fact remains that, for a variety of reasons, patients missing appointments each year add up to about 7 weeks of wasted doctor and nurse time each year which has a serious impact on waiting times.

Reasons for missing appointments range from patients who are too ill to come to the surgery, hospitalisation, memory problems, to too many patients who just forget, feel better, or who are too busy to bother to attend. Both surgeries in Blandford work hard to cut the number of missed appointments. Texting reminders has been a success story, but only if the surgery has an up to date mobile number or email address.

So, what can you do to cut waiting times?

1. Record the appointment and check it doesn't clash with a holiday, for example 2. Inform the surgery if you are unable attend an appointment as it can be offered to someone else, even at the last minute 3. Inform the surgery if you, or a relative, is hospitalised - the hospital will not tell the surgery 4. Make sure your surgery has an up to date phone number, mobile number and email address - to text reminders, for example You can easily cancel your appointment by phone, online, email (Eagle House) or text. Please see the Eagle House or Whitecliff Surgery websites, or ask at your surgery reception, for more information.

Finally, if you are moving out of the area, don't forget to tell the surgery too.

MacMillan, cakes and a trip to the mosque We have been enjoying the start of Autumn at Dunbury, with lots going on as usual. We held a very enjoyable coffee afternoon, all of us together at Whitechurch base on our link day, raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support. The children brought cakes in to sell at school and together we managed to raise an amazing ÂŁ280.58! Well done everyone and thank you all for your generosity. Thanks as well to our wonderful FODA, who were very supportive and made sure the event ran smoothly.

Milton Abbas Surgery

Also this term, as part of our RE curriculum, the Key Stage Two children went on a trip to visit the Bournemouth Islamic Centre and Mosque. It was a lovely day and the children were able to see an aspect of British life that was enlightening and surprising, often for not being as surprising as they thought it might be (for a start, the mosque itself was a typical building in a typical street)! Thanks to John and everyone there for making us so welcome. The children have written about what they learnt: The Five Pillars of Islam - by Chanel There are five pillars of Islam that show five things. The first is called Shahada. Shahada means "faith" to believe in God (Allah). The second pillar is called Salah. It means "prayer" to pray five times each day. The third pillar is called Zakat. It means "almsgiving" to give and share. The fourth pillar is called Sawm. It means "fasting" to give food to the poor before eating your meal. Finally, Hajj means "pilgrimage" to perform a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once.

Why Learn about Islam - by Grace People should learn about Islam as well as other religions because Britain is a multi-faith country. This means everyone is free to choose any religion they want. It is also good to learn about Islam so you can understand the way they act and how they pray and you can learn to accept them. Here are a few British values that are related to learning about Islam.

Multi-faith, Freedom, Tolerance, Beliefs, Respect & Community We should learn about different religions so we can live in a loving and friendly world.

Thank you to everyone who came to our recent flu clinic for their vaccination. If you were unable to attend and are entitled to a free vaccination because you are a carer, are over 65 or a patient at risk, please telephone the surgery on 01258 880210 to book an appointment. If you are attending for a regular appointment, ask the doctor or nurse to give you your flu vaccination while you are here.

Thank you, also, for your patience with us during our change over to our new clinical IT system. We are all still learning how to use some aspects, so your continued support would be much appreciated by the team. Also a reminder to all those who order medication on line that new passwords are available from the surgery. If you have not previously used on line services, please contact the surgery and we can advise you about this.

Unfortunately, I often hear from other surgeries about problems their staff experience with violent or abusive patients. The whole of the NHS, and therefore Milton Abbas Surgery, has a zero tolerance policy with regard to threatening, abusive or violent behaviour towards staff.

We are advised to contact the police if an incident occurs and this may result in the patient being removed from our list and allocated to another surgery. Our aim is to be as polite and helpful as possible to all patients; however, shouting and swearing at staff will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

We are still experiencing staff shortages in the dispensary - it seems that qualified dispensers are a rare breed! Because of this, the dispensary will be closed from 1pm to 4pm every day to allow staff uninterrupted time to focus on preparing prescriptions for patients.

Dispensary is therefore open Monday to Friday 9am - 1pm and 4pm 6pm, and Saturday 9am - 10.30am.

On occasion, patients and their relatives very kindly make donations to the surgery. We like to use this funding to provide care beyond that which is 'normal' for a GP practice and recent donations have allowed us to purchase two costly pieces of equipment: a new replacement defibrillator for our Milborne St Andrew branch surgery and a new spirometer. On behalf of the staff and all the patients who will benefit from patient donations, I would like to thank everyone for their continued generosity.

Gillian Brindle, Practice Business Manager

Artsreach update The Artsreach Autumn / Winter programme is now well underway, bringing subsidised professional performances to village halls all over Dorset.

Locally, our season kicks off on Friday, 10th November when performer Katherine Mary brings us a powerful insight into the life of Mata Hari, the most notorious female spy in history. Written and directed by the brilliant Gavin Robertson, this show is inspired by Mata Hari's own words.

We have a couple of acts lined up for after Christmas - female, all-round entertainer Charlie Bicknell joins us on Thursday, January 25th, and early March sees Scratchworks Theatre with their version of The Great Train Robbery - look out for further details nearer the time.

Artsreach, a registered charity, is Dorset's Rural Touring Arts Organisation. If you have never been to one of their shows, have a look on-line at www.artsreach.co.uk Graeme Gale

Dorset Historic Churches Ride and Stride I would like to thank all of you who sponsored me for the Dorset Historic Churches Ride and Stride event on Saturday September 9th.

The total amount you contributed was a splendid ÂŁ736.

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice we hope the hosts will complete. Hosting them helps to focus on the true meaning of Christmas. So, if amongst all the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations and parties, you would like to find a space for Mary, Joseph and a donkey (no taller than 6 inches), or if you are having a family gathering and you would like to invite them , please contact the Travel arranger at mawvoffice@btinternet.com or speak to Alan.

Blessings, Alan

Dear Reader, As summer moves into autumn I have noticed the changing colour of the leaves on the trees has been particularly spectacular this year. Perhaps it is because September and October have been warm and so I have spent more time outside. Now that the evenings are drawing in, preparations for winter are on my mind. Windscreen washer fluid, tyres, torches and all those sorts of things.

Our Churches are preparing for winter as well. Harvest services have ended - the churches looked wonderful and pews were well filled! There were noticeably more people than in previous years which is encouraging! Thank you!

Next comes the Service of Light and then Remembrance Sunday.

Many people attend the Service of Light. This service is to help us to remember those whom we have loved and who have died, and to help us travel through the journey of grief.

Remembrance Sunday is marked with special services and wreath laying in our villages. In past years I have received comments about the lack of presence of Parish Councils. The best thing to do is to raise this with your Parish Councils. They know when Remembrance Sunday is! Or stand for your Parish Council and encourage from within.

Advent begins on the first Sunday of December and it's a time of expectant waiting. To start the season off, in the morning there will be an Advent Carol Service in Clenston Church and in the afternoon there will be a Christingle Service in Stickland Church.

Look out for details on the church notice boards and around the villages. Our Knitivity family will begin their travels around our villages and will be looking for a place to stay each night. They don't take up much space. They do have a travel diary with them which FROM THE REGISTERS

Funerals

Kathleen Heald

5th November 4th before Advent Red 1000 HC AR 1800 HC AR 1000 MW IB/WB 0830 (BCP) sHC AR

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

PS. At St Andrew's Houghton, things are going to change. St Andrew's Church needs about £25,000 to sort out its electrics. That is a huge sum of money to raise for a building that doesn't get a great deal of use. Attendance at the morning service has dwindled and we have to consider the options. As a trial, the morning service is going to move to the evening and we will see how that goes.

Evensong will return to the second Sunday of the month. St Andrew's will become a Sunday evening meeting place. This is an opportunity for two things: one, to meet in a different way, and two, to get involved in something that can really make a difference to the community! Do come and support this - and think about fresh ideas of how we might meet in church. All will find a warm welcome!

What lies beneath?

Micah 3: 5-12 Psalm 43 1 Thess 2: 9-13 Matt 23: 1-12

3rd October 12th November 3rd before Advent Remembrance Sunday Red

1800 EP AR 1015 Remembrance CJ 1500 Remembrance SL 1030 Remembrance JHB 1015 Remembrance AR HC afterwards A dark night Amos 5: 18-24 Psalm 70 1 Thess 4: 13-18 Matt 25: 1-13

St Mary’s, Turnworth.

19th November 2nd before Advent Red

26th November Next before Advent Red

1800 EP AR 1000 HC AR 1000 MW DA/PC

1000 HC AR 1000 MW HR 1800 HC AR 0830 (BCP) sHC AR

Settling accounts Zeph 1: 7, 12-18 Psalm 90: 1-11, 12 1 Thess 5: 1-11 Matt 25: 14-30

Judgement call Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95: 1-7a Ephesians 1: 15-23 Matt 25: 31-46

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

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its carvings refreshed. If you have not had the chance to look closely at the sign itself, please do so - the workmanship is superb, and it is great fun looking at the carving to spot some of the houses which still exist today - and to try and decipher why some of the carvings have been done. The Parish Council - responsible for the maintenance of the sign - was very grateful to the BBC programme for choosing this work as one of their projects, and were extremely pleased with the result. "The sign should now last comfortably for another thirty or more years, standing proudly on the Green as a reminder of some of the history of this parish. I was very pleased that Norman Wellstead (one of the original craftsmen, responsible for the ceramic inserts at the top of the sign) was able to come and watch this proud moment as his and others' work was shown once again in all its glory," said David Godden afterwards.

National Prayer Weekend National Prayer Weekend, which this year took place from 29th September - 1st October, is a national prayer initiative focussing on praying for local communities. At St Mary's Church in Stickland, we took part in the weekend in a number of ways - we emailed local businesses and councillors asking if they had any specific prayer requests, we also had several prayer request boxes within the community where prayer requests could be left and on Saturday 30th September we held a Prayer Walk from Stickland church to Houghton, stopping at various places en route to pray for our community and local area. Prayer requests which had been received were then prayed for at both St Andrew's Church in Houghton and St Mary's in Stickland. We were very grateful to Valerie Ashford for providing much-needed refreshments in the church on our return to Stickland!

In memoriam: Major Norman Baker Major Norman Baker was born 8th April 1924 in Liverpool.

From 1935 to 1943 he was at Liverpool Collegiate School, and was head boy.

Norman was an Instructor with the Boy Scouts Association and during the war was in the OTC, ATC and Liverpool Defence Cadets.

He also did his Scoutmasters training course.

He was accepted to Cambridge for degree studies in modern languages, but decided to join the Army in 1943 and then enjoyed a 27-year Army career.

Norman was an Officer in the Royal Signals 1943-1970 (27 years) and was commissioned in April 1945 very close to the date of his 21st birthday.

He saw active service in 1945 in India, and then in Singapore and Malaya at the end of the War with Japan. He went on to serve in Egypt, Libya, the Canal Zone, Suez, Harrogate, Catterick and Berlin in the 1950s, then Yemen, Cyprus, MOD London, Blandford Camp, and Northern Ireland in the 1960s.

Norman received five service medals: The Burma Star (given to those who served wartime service in Burma, parts of India and Malaya), The Defence Medal, The 1939-1945 War Medal, and two operational tour medals : General Service Medals with The Canal Zone (Suez) and Northern Ireland clasps.

Norman had two particular long-term Army friends. The first was Captain Ron Budd. They met up at a number of Royal Signals training establishments prior to their OCTU in 1944-1945, and were at Wrotham Camp together, at OCTU in Catterick together, and in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia together at one point, though in different units. The other was Major General John Boyne MBE who was in the REME, and they met in the Canal Zone in 1955; John Boyne is still in touch, though sadly Ron Budd died early in 2017.

Norman retired in 1970 and went to Teacher Training College, and embarked on a new career teaching Science, mainly at Hardye's School in Dorchester, Dorset.

When Norman retired from teaching he lived in Dorset with his wife Caryl who died in 2008. He was a keen gardener, and was very involved in village life and the local Church. Norman moved to a care home in South Buckinghamshire in his later years, and died peacefully on 2nd October 2017. He leaves two sons, five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

Services will be held on 17th October in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and on Saturday 4th November at 2.30pm there will be a Celebration of Life service at St Mary's, Stickland. All are welcome.

At the end of the service there will be internment of ashes for family only. After that, you are all warmly invited to join us at the Crown Inn for refreshments and light food. If you are able to come along, and for the sake of planning numbers for The Crown, please let me know if you can come. Contact gxmartinbaker@hotmail.com for details.

Throughout the weekend we also had interactive prayer stations in place at St Mary's. A very big thank you to Dunbury Academy whose pupils provided us with sun rays for a "Giving thanks to God" display and also to the staff and children at Stickleberries Day Nursery who came into the church to paint their hands and decorate pebbles for a "United in Prayer" display. Both of these displays will be remaining in the church for a while longer so please do come in and take a look at them, they are well worth a visit! Toni Gregory and Heather Somerville

The Village Sign, Winterborne Stickland

On October 16th, David Godden (Chairman of Stickland Parish Council) made a short speech to a group of enthusiastic villagers to welcome back the Village Sign onto the Green. The sign had been away for refurbishment as part of the BBC2 programme called 'The Repair Shop'. It was great fun watching the TV crew arrange for their shots, and practising the countdown and cheers when it was unveiled! Kevin Oakley and John Felstead were chosen to perform the ceremony of unveiling the sign as they had contributed so much to getting the work done - delivering the sign to The Repair Shop in Winchester, repairing the base, using a scaffold tower and winch to dismantle and then re-erect the sign, as well as discussing with the programme makers some of the history of the sign. The original had required work as it was starting to rot in places, but the refurbishment has meant that it now looks as good as it did when first erected; the wooden upright has been completely replaced, the iron work restored, and the sign itself has had 10

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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 5th NOV • 2pm • Tarrant Crawford (4½m) Meet near TC Church WED 15th NOV • 11am • West Stafford & surroundings (5½m) Meet near the Wiseman Pub. Bring a packed lunch.

SUN 3rd DEC • 1:30pm • Hambledon Hill (4½m) Meet near St Mary's Church, Shroton. More info: Ian Bromilow 880044 BERE REGIS FLORAL GROUP CHRISTMAS DEMONSTRATION TUE 14th NOV • 2pm • Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall Demo

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GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE - TALK BY DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST WED 15th NOV • 7.30pm • Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland. Raffle, Refreshments. Entrance £2.00, Valley Gardening Club members Free BINGO FRI 17th NOV • 7.30pm • Whitechurch Village Hall Raffle, Refreshments. In aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance MILTON ABBAS FRIDAY QUILTERS COFFEE MORNING SAT 18th NOV • Reading Room, Milton Abbas. Gift stall from 10.0012.00 in aid of the Joseph Weld Hospice. Info: Mary Battrick 880748.

UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED! We invite you to a FUND RAISING evening at the Pamela Hambro Hall on Thursday November 16th at 7.30pm for a Knockout Challenge Quiz There will be a prize hamper for the winning team.

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Gallery ⊳ Early morning in Water Lane Jackie Grearson

Please send your photos to news@valley-news.co.uk � The Valley News reaches Mozambique thanks to the current Lord Mayor of London with past Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir Michael Bear (left)

� The Winterborne Whitechurch Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have had a very full and active programme of activities and fun this year, but a visit to Blandford Camp to see the White Helmets perform was an extra special treat! The Group got to witness one of the very last performances of the display team, on the evening before their farewell ride through Blandford, and before their final closing show the following Saturday.

The children were treated to a ringside seat, and a complete show of all the favourite formations, tricks and stunts. Afterwards they had the opportunity to see the Triumph motorbikes at close hand and meet the riders of the display team. A big thank you to one of the Cub leaders for arranging this amazing evening, and for the members of the White Helmets, who despite a busy week gave their time so willingly.

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wherever the dominant cress has collapsed and smothered it. The roots however, will have survived, and the plants will rapidly regrow throughout the winter, eventually producing their attractive masses of white flowers at the surface again next spring.

November brings a big change to the river environment. The visiting songbirds have left and the riverside flowers and abundant insects of warm summer days have dwindled. Many of these insects are aquatic creatures, spending much of their life underwater, when they are known by fishermen as nymphs. During the warmer months the nymphs rise to the surface where they begin their transition into mature flying insects with exotic names like Blue-winged Olive, Iron Blue, Pale Watery Dun, and Large Dark Olive.

Sandy & Paul Crofton Atkins We moved into Stickland Farmhouse on 31st July 1997 when we were warmly welcomed with coffee and biscuits by Joan and Norman.

We spent the next 20 very happy years in the village, the first two renovating the house, thanks to John Felstead and his team, and then the garden. The following 18 years were spent welcoming a host of interesting and delightful B&B guests. We are sad to leave this great village but we will return often to visit friends and ex neighbours. Sandy & Paul

A year in the life of a village printmaker "Collagraph" is a printmaking term coined in the 1950s by Glen Alps, an American professor at the University of Washington. It refers to a print pulled from a plate to which a variety of textured materials are glued and then varnished. This particular type of printmaking is still relatively modern, although there were precursors in existence before Alps coined the term, and it is still one of the more experimental techniques in printmaking today. Collagraph printmaking developed during an era of political change and radical ideas in the early to mid 20th century, known as the age of Modernism. The rejection of traditional representation, the use of collage and "found" items in abstract art, the availability of new acrylic paints and strong adhesives, were all key factors in the development of collagraph printmaking.

Many, but not all, of my prints are collagraphs. A successful collagraph print in my eyes combines a harmonious balance of texture, line and tone. Anything from foil, string, couscous, scrunched-up tissue paper to lace or porridge oats can be useful in creating an interesting textured surface to print from. I start with a blank piece of mount board, a pot of PVA glue, a glue spreader and a pile of "stuff". I have my favourite materials that I use over and over again, because they never let me down. I also like to try new things too, to expand my repertoire.

A conversation between two collagraph printmakers is likely to run along the lines of: (Printmaker 1) "Have you tried using bubble wrap yet?"

(Printmaker 2) "No. That sounds fun. I will give it a go. What's that like to ink up? I am obsessed with lace at the moment. String just drives me mad; I end up with puddles ‌" The drive to discover something new to print from, in the hope it will give an interesting textural imprint on the paper, is what keeps us collagraph printmakers going. I think I will save the joys and pitfalls of proofing and editioning to another time, but at least I have (hopefully) clarified collagraphy a little for those of you have maybe not come across this particular type of printmaking before.

My husband is usually awake earlier than me in the morning, and likes to look out of the bedroom window at the fields opposite. We will have been here a whole year on 28th November and the "cow location" commentary has not abated much: (My husband) "They're down in the bottom field this morning. One of them is standing a little apart from the others ‌ It's stayed up in the top field alone."

(Me, barely awake) "Mmmmm!"

The crows are in the trees at the back - or are they rooks? At any rate, they're noisy. Cows and crows in autumn; only one letter of the alphabet to differentiate between them, but vocally they are worlds apart!!! Printing in my studio on a clear autumnal day, I like to keep my windows open so I can hear them. Printmaking with a CD playing in the background is now a thing of the past, because village sounds are far nicer.

Any questions about printmaking, please contact me: Genevieve.lavers@btinternet.com

These poetic but descriptive names were given to them by trout fishermen long ago, but on many English rivers they have been in serious decline. As nymphs and as winged insects they are greedily ambushed by trout, but the emerging flies are also important food for many birds including grey wagtails, chiffchaffs, wrens - and even swallows and house martins, like those that race up and down the upper reaches of our stream, especially when a good hatch is underway. You might not immediately notice these fragile insects emerging from the aquatic weed and rising into the air, but together with kingfishers, water voles, water shrews, water crowfoot and others, they are good indicators of a healthy and biodiverse river system - even one as small as ours.

Picture: Blue-winged Olive by Will Bown

Wrens Sing In The Bramble Thorn When I'm down, and feeling low, I know the place where I must go.

To walk the road beside the bourne, Where Wrens sing in the bramble thorn.

With every step my spirits rise.

And grey mist clears before my eyes.

While traffic passes unaware of healing waters flowing there.

Golden leaves adorn the trees.

Autumn whispers on the breeze.

A warm sun sparkles on the bourne.

Where Wrens sing in the bramble thorn.

Jackie Grearson

The Lord Mayor and the VN Readers may have wondered about the connection between the 689th Lord Mayor of London and the Valley News. It all began when Claire and I were invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party and, naturally, we took along the VN. We had just taken a photo, with Her Majesty a distant speck on the terrace, when the Lord Mayor recognised me as an elected councillor in the City and offered to feature in another photo opportunity. So enamoured was he with our tale about the community support given by the VN that he offered to take the magazine on his official visits overseas, representing the financial services sector throughout the UK. We are truly grateful to him for taking the trouble and the photo from Mozambique may be his last visit abroad before he hands over to his successor next month. But all is not lost! Next year I will be Chief Commoner of the City of London and the VN will be by my side, although not to such exotic destinations as this year. In case you are wondering about the role of what the Chinese call the Chief Peasant maybe the VN will allow me to let you in on the secret next year.

John Scott

Streamwatch By the time you read this the team of volunteers should have completed the autumn clear up of our stream and removed much of the tall, rampant Fool's Watercress that from mid-summer begins to collapse and fall across the stream, causing blockages and collecting silt and rubbish. As the winter storms arrive large quantities of decaying cress could quickly choke culverts and drains if not removed.

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What's Cooking?

With the changes in the seasons and the colour palette around us our taste buds seem to change also, wanting more complex tastes with plenty of fragrant spices and rich flavours. The nights close in early and are getting colder and at the same time the garden is still giving of its fruitful abundance until the first frosts put a marker down that winter has arrived.

Game is increasingly popular, for being low fat, delicious and also not farmed. Pheasant breasts can be used in any of your favourite chicken recipes. Here is a very easy and quick dish. Take a pheasant breast per person and lay on a piece of cling film and fold the film over the meat, gently beat the meat with a rolling pin to flatten it and make an escalope. Mix cream cheese with finely chopped herbs - any mixture that you have to hand, chives, parsley, thyme, watercress, rocket, marjoram, - whatever you fancy, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Then stuff each breast with some of the mixture, roll the breast in half over the mixture and wrap in smoked ham and bake in the oven.

Pheasant works well in Asian and Indian curries and also tagines with ras-el-hanout spices and dried apricots. It is easy to cook the same dishes all the time but occasionally experimenting can bring unexpected and delicious surprises. I recently made a tagine using rabbit, it worked beautifully.

We are very lucky to be able to get delicious trout on our doorstep.

Trout is so easy to cook and its bones are obvious and easy to remove.

Being an oily fish it can stand up against strong flavours. This recipe is light and has a lovely combination of flavours. The amount given for the sauce is for two trout. Take one cleaned trout per person, open up the fish and fill the cavity with lemon slices, allowing half a lemon per trout, and grated fresh ginger. Place on a piece of oiled foil and drizzle over a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Fold the foil around the fish and bake in a preheated oven 200c/gas mark 6 for 15 minutes or until the flesh flakes easily when tested with a knife. While the fish bakes make the sauce. Bash one lemongrass stalk a few times with a rolling pin to release the essential oils. Put the lemon grass, one red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional), 40g caster sugar, 40ml lemon juice, grated zest of one lemon and 3cm piece of fresh ginger coarsely grated into a small pan and simmer for 8 - 10 minutes, remove from the heat and cool for two minutes. Remove the lemon grass and add a small bunch of finely chopped fresh coriander. Transfer the fish to plates and pour over some of the sauce. Serve with green beans, mange tout and some rice.

We have so much choice with vegetables today that just boiling or steaming seems a waste when we can do so much more. Kale has been 'in fashion' for a while, it really is a useful vegetable being tasty and with a depth of flavour that enables it to go well with robust seasoning.

Juniper is a classic winter spice that we usually associate with venison however it works very well with kale. For four people take 75g kale all stalks removed and finely sliced, blanch in boiling water for 3 -4 minutes until it begins to soften, drain and squeeze out the water or wrap in a tea towel till dry. Using a pestle and mortar, crush 1 tablespoon of juniper berries, 2 cloves garlic with half a teaspoon sea salt. If you don't like chilli leave it out, otherwise take 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced and cook in 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan for one minute on a medium heat. Remove the chilli and put on one side, add another tablespoon of oil and one tablespoon runny honey, then the kale and the juniper mixture. Turn up the heat and cook for 3-4 minutes stirring the kale to coat with the spice. Serve topped with the fresh chilli, if using. Delicious with meat or oily fish. You could also add some finely sliced chorizo, quickly fried in a little oil and dressed with lemon juice or pancetta to make a more substantial dish. Caraway seed also goes well with kale and with all the brassica family.

Most root vegetables benefit from slow roasting as this releases their sugars. Many orange carrots seem to be tasteless these days, but slow roasting whole for about an hour produces a totally different vegetable. Drizzle with some olive oil and scatter over some chopped garlic, lemon zest, cumin, salt and pepper and roast for an hour. Sprinkle with chopped parsley just before you serve them.

As for winter puddings and proper custard, crumbles, pies, tarts all that luscious autumn picked fruit, glorious pears in red wine, spiced with goats cheese and prosciutto, baked in frangipane poached with

Down the Garden Path Having recently slipped and injured myself on a path which stays shady and damp at this time of year, allowing algae to flourish, I was reminded by a friend that biological washing powder scattered on paths was a good deterrent to the slippery growth. We tend to think of gardening as a benign activity but accidents can and do happen. Modern pressure hoses are perfect for cleaning the surfaces of terraces, patios, decking and paths, reducing the surface build up that algae love.

If you grow dahlias you will be keeping an ear on the weather for the warning of the first frost. Dahlias will continue flowering until the first frost and can cope with a mild frost but nothing serious. The frost will knock them back and it is the signal to protect them for the winter.

We are lucky in living in an area which is warm enough for dahlias to survive in the ground through the winter, unless you are in a wet frost pocket. They need to be cut down and given a good mulch to provide added protection. If you have grown them in pots and these are moveable, cut them down and put some mulch on top, then move the pot into a dark frost free shed or garage. I know it is recommended to dig them up, removing any damp soil from around the roots, stand them upside down to dry for a day or two to let the hollow stems dry out.

Then pack them in crates or pots with sand, spent potting compost mixed with perlite to insulate them and absorb excess moisture. This has never worked for me so I bring in the pots as is and dig them up in the spring.

Cannas also need to be brought in, cut down to a stump and treat in the same way as dahlias. Both should not be allowed to dry out completely so every few weeks water them lightly, not enough to start them off growing again but enough for them not to dehydrate.

As I write this the tomatoes in the greenhouse are still growing and ripening. I have collected seed from the new varieties that I tried this year. There was a French farmers' market in Blandford in the summer and I bought some of their heritage tomatoes, the orange and sweet green ones which are delicious. I scraped some of their seeds onto kitchen towel, writing the name and description on the paper for next year. This is a brilliant way to keep growing your favourite tomatoes, at no cost, year after year.

Greenhouses earn their keep in many ways and it is possible to continue growing vegetables through the winter in an unheated greenhouse alongside overwintering plants, rather leaving them empty.

To help keep the temperature up, put buckets of water in your greenhouse. The water absorbs the warmth during the day and releases it during the night. Polystyrene boxes are really useful. Pots can be put in them, providing the roots with extra insulation; they can also be used to grow winter salad. Mizuna, mibuna and other types that cope with colder weather such as land cress, rocket, corn salad, winter perslane and mustard will all grow, providing fresh leaves through the dark season. It is worth experimenting. In January start sowing the same varieties of seed and as the light picks up you will have green pickings for the empty season in March.

The last of the geraniums will need to be in this month, if you over winter yours. Last year I forgot a pot which was in a sheltered position and it flowered through January and restarted in March. The warmer weather may enable us to leave more plants outside through the winter with minimal or no protection. It would be lovely if that happened as it would reduce the autumn and early winter work load, extend the seasons and give us more time to do other things even if it meant the grass never stopped growing!

Claire Scott

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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, Wed 2pm-4.30pm • PHH • Francis Dennett 880129 The Spanish Society Susana 01258 721261 / 07766 069836

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 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 Winterborne Whitechurch Scout Group Fri, Cubs 6.30-8.15pm, Dunbury School Gym Girls & Boys 7½-11 years Fri, Scouts, 6.30-8.30pm, OSR Girls & Boys 10½-14 years. Alan 881164 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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Parish Council Websites winterbornestickland.org.uk winterbornehoughton.org.uk miltonabbaspc.org.uk. winterbornewhitechurchparishcouncil.org.uk

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