WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE
NO. 310 NOVEMBER 2018
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ART & ANTIQUES Art Appreciation, Summer Lodge MarkArk Old School Gallery Steve's Clocks
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BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn Hound House, Yetminster Tarks Hill View, Yetminster CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh
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Addison Motors, Leigh Autotech Garage Services Brotherwood Automobility NS Autos, Dorchester Rd West Country Cars Yetminster Motor Co.
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CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd i Sweep, & video inspections Steve White COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT DMDH Computers PDC Computing
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EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery Leweston School Lower Covey Montessori Nursery Maths Tuition Emma Harris
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EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall The Marquee Hire Co. Yetminster Jubilee Hall
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FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Shires Asset Management
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FOOD, DRINK & CATERING Daisy May Vintage China Hire Frit Catering The Flying Pig Jenny’s Kitchen
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Leigh Village Stores & PO On the Boyle Café SPAR, Stores & P.O., Yetminster Chrissie’s Kitchen
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Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing JJP Plumbing M Harris Builder AR Hillier, Building Maintenance Steve Jones Carpentry & Joinery Knott Roofing Lawrence Electricals Neal Electrical Services Sellick & Saxton Spearbuild Steve Mumford General Builder BA Wallbridge Plumb. & Heat. Wayne Timmins Decorator WHY DIY - Matt Westcountry Electrics Wriggle Valley Windows & Doors
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The Log Man
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M&S Welding
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Paul Hambidge Contractors
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HEALTH & WELL BEING Annabel Smith Home Chiropodist 3 Beauty Barn 36 Phoenix Physique Rebecca Dolbear, Psychotherapy
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LEGAL SERVICES Porter Dodson Solicitors
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POST OFFICES Leigh Yetminster
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PRINTERS Remous, Milborne Port
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PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD Chetnole Inn The White Hart
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THIS MAY 2017 THIS NOVEMBER 2018 I am not a badge of honour, I am not a racist smear, I am not a fashion statement, To be worn but once a year, I am not glorification Of conflict or of war. I am not a paper ornament A token, I am more. I am a loving memory, Of a father or a son, A permanent reminder Of each and every one. CHAIRMAN: Graham Plaice e: gplaice@gmail.com 01935 872921 EDITOR: Bella Neate-Clegg w: wrigglevalleymag@aol.com SECRETARY & DIARY: Judith Palmer e: ja_palmer@btinternet.com TREASURER: Rob Barfoot 01935 873306 rbarfoot48@gmail.com VILLAGES COORDINATOR Gordon Ratcliffe 01935 872996 e: gojan@btinternet.com ADVERTISEMENTS COORDINATOR: Rachael Bamber e: rachael.wvm@gmail.com PRODUCTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN: Bella Neate-Clegg DISTRIBUTION: Stan Darley 01935 873340 e:wrigglevalleymag@aol.com w:wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk COPY DEADLINE ● 12th of the month at the latest, prior to publication, earlier if artwork needs creating ● Maximum 400 words for ALL articles please ● Photographs either as .jpeg via email or as originals, the better the quality the better the reproduction. ● All village info. should be emailed or delivered to your village rep (please see addresses and email under each village heading). Collection point for hand written or typed articles: WVM box, Old School Gallery (On the Boyle Café), Yetminster or 1 Cloverhay, Yetminster Find us on FACEBOOK Printed by Remous, Milborne Port
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EDITOR’S MUSINGS… ….November is the month of Remembrance; the cover says it all. The youngest members of our society learning all about the sacrifices their great and even great great grandparents made in the two world wars to make our country safe. BE FIREWORK SAVVY. Just a gentle reminder that next month’s mag is a double issue, so 12th November for all your news, views and previews to cover December 2018 and January 2019.
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OVEMBER 2018 In late September Batcombe’s Harvest Festival was well attended with several families making up a good village congregation. This was followed by a very convivial bring & share lunch hosted by the Grahams at Batcombe Hill House. All in all it was a very good way of avoiding the road closures caused by the Iron Man event on the same day! At the risk of boring everyone, a note about the weather. Several people have mentioned how dry this summer has been and this comes after a relatively
dry spell since 2014. I have only lived in Batcombe since September 2007 but I have kept a monthly rainfall tally since then. Over the 11 years the monthly rainfall has averaged 9.5cms with the highest monthly average over a 12month period of 15.2cms from April 2012 to March 2013. However, over the last 24 months to 30th September the average has been only 7.7cms a month. The chart shows the decline in rainfall over the last four years. I don’t know what to make of all this, but someone will!
We hope you will come to a remembrance event to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War on Friday 9th November in Leigh Village Hall. The talk entitled ‘1914-18 AND ALL THAT’ (see p 21) will be given by Lieutenant General Andrew Graham in aid of the British Legion and Batcombe Church. Doors open at 7pm for wine and light refreshment with the talk starting at
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or Jim Aldhouse but hurry as tickets are limited to 68 - £3 each. The REMEMBRANCE SERVICE will be held at St Peter's church, Chetnole on 11th November at 10.50am. This is special this year as it is the centenary of the Armistice in 1918. ARTSREACH LIBERTY TREE is on Friday 23rd November Maria and Simon are hosting a GOOD OLD VILLAGE SINGALONG at the pub on Monday 12th November at 7.30 - go along and cheer up your Monday night for sure (see our poster for details). The annual Curry Lunch will take place at the hall on Sunday 25th November see poster for details. Looking further ahead the CHETNOLE CAROL SERVICE with mulled wine and mince pies on Thursday 20th December at 6.30pm.
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11th November 2018 marks one hundred years since the “war to end all wars” came to an end. Myself, Jim Aldhouse and a willing band of volunteers are planning to mark this important event in our recent history with a commemorative evening in the village hall on Saturday 10th November. The evening will mainly focus on the twenty one men from this village who returned home. Using the actual words of those who experienced the end of war and the beginning of peace, with poetry, songs and prose of the period, we hope to shed some light on those who served and survived. We also hope to show how this war ushered in the world in which we now live. The evening will go to supporting Soldiers, Sailors & Air Force Association (SSAFA).
LOCAL PET-SITTER My name is Amy and I live locally. If you need you dog, cat or small animal fed/walked (particularly over the Christmas period) then please contact me on 07476 812358 or at amy@drapper.com. References available.
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FRIENDS OF CHETNOLE HALT TAKE A TRAIN IN NOVEMBER This month sees the opening of the BATH CHRISTMAS MARKET on Thursday 22nd November. It runs until Sunday 9th December, with over 180 festive wooden chalets selling Christmas gifts and refreshments. The memorable atmosphere, created by the hustle and bustle of the market infused by aromas of festive, warming food, is bound to get you in the Christmas spirit. It is an easy journey from Chetnole Halt to Bath by train, so why not take a trip? Friends of Chetnole Halt
GOOD LUCK TO OUR YOUNG SUPERSTARS! This time of year is always one of change and some of our young people are particularly busy at the moment forging new paths. Congratulations go to Rob Hardy who has collected a first class degree in photography from Plymouth University (see photo), well done Rob! Nat Berry has made the long journey up to the University of Northumbria to study Media and Journalism, all the best Nat! Ethne Read has begun her art foundation course at Weymouth College and Andrew Frost is now working at Leonardo's - well done both! Good luck also goes to Callum Henry who is now studying medicine at Birmingham University. They all grow up so quickly don't they? And love to the empty nesters amongst us - you will feel better soon I promise. What clever and talented
young people we have - there must be something in the water! Let us know if a family member has exciting news won't you? Liz Tebbatt
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CHETNOLE FLOOD WARDEN SCHEME The level of the River Wriggle is monitored constantly as most residents know, upstream of the ford in Deep Ford Lane. It can be viewed live, on line at www.riverlevels.uk/river-wriggle-chetnole. Several flood wardens were appointed by the Parish Council a few years ago, who receive direct flood warnings on behalf of the village, from Environment Agency in the event of perceived flood risks in the local area. The highest level ever recorded is 2.34m, reached on 7th July 2012 at mid-day. The usual range of the Wriggle at Chetnole in extreme weather is between 0.04m and 1.10m. A warning to the unwary: The Wriggle can turn quickly from a benign trickle to a fast flowing torrent in bad weather. Drivers should avoid entering the ford if the water appears to be more than 12 inches deep [0.3m]. Believe it or not, in spite of the warning signs, several vehicles have to be pulled out of the river every year. High levels of groundwater can also occur from time to time, when warning signs will be put out by volunteers. To be on the safe side, a quantity of sandbags is provided FOC to Chetnole by Dorset Councils' Partnership, with the proviso that they are made readily available to any resident in case of emergency. Until recently, sandbags were stored in the barn of Chetnole House, however a new store shed is being prepared, located behind the Cricket Pavilion. Access is on foot via Church Path, as vehicles are not allowed on the Playing Field after beginning of October or any time in wet weather. A sack trolley will be made available. Anyone wishing to collect a few bags should contact me on 01935 872996 . Park in Church Close on the hard surface, not on the shingle which is a private driveway. Gordon Ratcliffe, Lead Flood Warden
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AN EVENING OF TALENT (and beer, wine and sandwiches…) In what looks like becoming a regular fixture in the Chetnole calendar, the evening of Friday 28th September saw a glittering array of local talent perform in St Peter’s Church. In the finest traditions of a variety show over 85 people were entertained to songs, music, poetry and comedy (does a shaggy-dog story count as comedy?). The quality of the local talent confounded even the most sceptical – there are a lot of folk hiding their light under a bushel! The evening was compered by the Rev John Summers who revealed a taste for corny jokes, Pam Ayres and risky rhymes.
Delicious sandwiches were created by members of the PCC while wine, and beer from the Wriggle Valley Brewery, kept us in good voice – so much so that an ‘after-party’ was declared and a lock-in only narrowly avoided. There is a very long list of people to thank and there is insufficient space to do so here. Particular mention however should go to Bev Welch with Jim Aldhouse Stephanie who organised the programme, those who donated the raffle attended and made prizes (including the donations on the night – Chetnole Inn) and, of course, over £530 was raised for the performers themselves church funds. we could not have done it Watch out Britain’s Got without you. Finally, a huge Talent – Chetnole’s got thank you to all who more! Richard Charrington
RIDE AND STRIDE Chetnole was once again represented in the annual ‘Ride + Stride’ to raise money for Dorset Historic Churches Trust (DHCT) on Saturday 9th September. We had a team at St Peter’s to receive visitors and dispense drinks and snacks throughout the day and 34 ‘Riders + Striders’ stopped by. There was a definite peak around lunch time – the lure of a functioning church and pub is something that makes our village one of the most attractive in Dorset! Representing Chetnole on their bikes were Richard Charrington and his son Henry. With little training in advance, careful planning sought to miss too many steep hills – but they did not succeed entirely… The trip around 25 churches was a great reminder of what a fascinating and beautiful part of the community our historic churches form.
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Thanks to some determined cajoling by Anne Andrewartha the residents of Chetnole raised over £250 for DHCT and through it, St Peter’s. If you want to ride or stride on a horse, a bike or on foot, then this annual event is a great way to see some wonderful country and beautiful buildings. It would be great to have some more from Chetnole out and about next year! Richard Charrington
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CHETNOLE FETE AND FLOWER SHOW 2018 The committee are very pleased to announce that the Flower Show raised £1600 this year to donate to local charities and organisations. This has been distributed as follows: St Peters Church Fabric Fund £450 Chetnole Village Hall £300 Future Roots £100 Gryphon Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme £100 Devon Freewheelers £100 Dorchester and Sherborne Citizens Advice £100 Leigh Brownies and Rainbows £50 Yetminster Scouts £100 Yetminster Guides and Rangers £100 Yeovil Opportunity Group £50 The Old Vicarage £50 Radio Abbey 104 £100 Many thanks, as always, to everyone in the village who generously supported the Show in all kinds of ways. It wouldn’t happen without your help. However, this will be the last year on the committee for a number of long-
serving committee members who stood down after this year’s show and now will need to be replaced. If you think you could give a little time to helping organise the Show, please get in touch with Jackie Boulter (outgoing Chair) on 873742 or boulterjs@yahoo.co.uk. This year’s AGM of the Fete and Flower Show will be held in the Chetnole Village Hall on Tuesday 20th November at 7:30. Wine and nibbles will be provided. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there. Chetnole Fete and Flower Show
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NEW YEAR’S PARTY This will be a great way to start the New Year, meeting with friends and banishing the January blues. This year the Hermitage VILLAGE HALL NEW YEAR PARTY will take place on Saturday 26th January 2019 (where has 2018 gone to !) starting at 7.30pm in Hermitage Village Hall. For just £8.00 you will enjoy a twocourse dinner and an excellent evening. We would be delighted if you could come and join us for what is always a fun night out. To reserve your place please ring Dave Whiteoak on 01963 210715 or email cdwhiteoak@hotmail.com so we know how many to cater for.
Village Hall; it was lovely to see friends and neighbours supporting this very worthwhile cause and £177.00 was raised. Thanks go to everyone who brought along cakes/pies and raffle prizes. HARVEST FESTIVAL Our Harvest Festival on 7th October was well attended when we welcomed the Rev. George Moody who took the service. The church was beautifully decorated so thank you to everyone for the lovely flower arrangements. We were treated to delicious soup and harvest sloewith sausage rolls after the…and service many thanks to Jan and Elizabeth. HERMITAGE CROQUET COMPETITION Hermitage Croquet Finals. 15th September There were two trophies on offer The Main and The Plate (for those who lost out in the first round.)
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killer. Congratulations to Nigel Stanford, winner, and Mervyn Durham a determined runner up. A big thank you to Jan Pescott for organizing the draws and umpiring on the day. Thanks too, to all those who came to watch - including Jenny Summerell for manning the refreshments. This contest could not happen without the hospitality of Roger and Faith Hervey who allow us to use their ‘manicured’ green sward.
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s I write Storm Callum is whipping around the house outside. October is always a dangerous time for trees as they are still in full leaf and some with their autumn fruits still attached. I wonder if there will be any conkers left by half-term or leaves to turn yellow and gold, so we can appreciate those wonderful autumnal colours in November? This is one of the first years for a long time I haven’t had to hang around in dark corners at the Pack Monday Fun Fair waiting for my children to run out of money on the rides. Oh joy! FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN NOVEMBER : Friday 2nd November “THE BRAINS OF THE BENEFICE QUIZ” Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm Tuesday 6th November CHURCH COFFEE MORNING AND BRING AND BUY St Andrew’s Church, Leigh; 10am – 12noon Friday 9th November POPPY APPEAL TALK: “1914-1918 and all that” presented by Lt Gen Andrew Graham – Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm Sunday 11th November 10.50am REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE (jointly with Chetnole) – St Peter’s Church, Chetnole Monday 12th November MOVIOLA: “THE BOOKSHOP” Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm Saturday 17th November LEIGH CHRISTMAS FAIR Leigh Village Hall; 10am – 2pm Sunday 18th November COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAY: “PEACE” St Andrew’s Church, Leigh; 10.15am followed by Craft Activities for children (and adults!) and then Lunch at 12.45pm
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I am making bunting to sell on the Church stall at the CHRISTMAS FAIR on 17th November. If anyone has any scraps of red; green or Christmassy material or old clothes in those colours/patterns please call or email me or leave in the porch at if I am not in. 01935 873563 emma.harris27@btinternet.com
BRAINS OF THE BENEFICE QUIZ 7.30pm Friday 2nd November LEIGH VILLAGE HALL FOR MORE INFO RING 01935 873846 or email me at julianturnbull@btinternet.com
LOOKING FORWARD INTO DECEMBER: Saturday 1st December CHRISTMAS FAIR at the Old Vicarage Saturday 8th December “A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS” by the Stanchester Quire St Andrew’s Church, Leigh; 6.30pm Saturday 15th December – ADULTS’ CHRISTMAS PARTY AND SILENT DISCO Leigh Village Hall; 8.00pm – Midnight Sunday 16th December CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Leigh Village Hall; 2.00 – 5.00pm
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LEIGH VILLAGE HALL AGM The AGM of the Leigh Village Hall took place on Monday 8th October. Those who attended were offered a glass of bubbly to celebrate the first ten years of our extraordinary Village Hall. The acting Chairman, Julian Turnbull welcomed everybody and reported briefly on the successes and events of the year. Duncan Moore and Michael Morrell set out the yearly accounts and were complimented on their professional presentation. Although the village hall committee had agreed to remain, nobody from the floor was prepared to stand for election. It is sad to reflect that with a population of approximately 500 souls, no more than ten Residents of Leigh came to the AGM. Many of us use the Hall, praise the Hall and receive plaudits about our Hall but how many of us get involved in the Hall?
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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH This has been a busy autumn in the church. We enjoyed another "Just Breakfast" in early October, with about 40 people tucking into eggs, bacon and sausage baps, washed down with lots of tea and coffee. The next CHURCH COFFEE MORNING is on Tuesday, 6th November when there will be plenty of Christmas goodies to buy!
Our JOINT REMEMBRANCE SERVICE will be at Chetnole on 11th November and we hope many from Leigh will come and join in this special event.
St Andrew's have a stall at the LEIGH VILLAGE HALL CHRISTMAS FAIR on Saturday, 17th November from 10am 2pm. We will have a variety of Christmas goodies on sale, so do come and support us. The theme for our morning service on Sunday 18th November at 10.15am will be "Peace". This is another COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAY event so the service will be followed by a variety of craft activities then lunch in the church at 12.45pm. Please let us know if you are planning to come for the lunch. We look forward to welcoming you at one of our varied services, and please make a note of two important events in December – our TRADITIONAL FAMILY
CAROL SERVICE on Christmas Eve and a special VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS event on Saturday 8th December. Eddie Upton and Anne Reason Churchwardens
A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Saturday 8th December, St Andrew’s Church, Leigh Join us for this special musical evening. Listen to the Stanchester Quire singing a variety of old Christmas carols from across the South West of England – rarely heard carols full of exciting rhythms and harmonies – and join in singing some of the wealth of popular carols from the Victorian period accompanied by a “Thomas Hardy” band. Refresh yourself with mulled wine, mince pies and hot roast chestnuts! Tickets £10 (children free) will be on sale in Leigh Shop from the beginning of November.
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Are you happy to allow the council alone common purpose to decide where new houses will be built in with the our village? No? Then join the move to help Yetminster Leigh set up its own Neighbourhood Plan. As Planning Group to a community we will then have direct our mutual involvement in locating new developments advantage, since – or no developments at all! we share the same Now that autumn is here, we are hoping consultant. to reinvigorate the Plan with a new Steering To this end, we will try to write monthly Group. We would appeal to anyone who updates of our progress in this magazine, to may be interested in joining to contact me, enable the villages to recognise that this is as fresh thinking is always required! an area of importance to all residents and Monday 12th Nov 7:30 pm Jonathan Dixon has agreed to take over that we will try to both include and inform the chairperson role and is in the process of as we progress. So watch this space every Doors (and Bar) open 7pm setting out a new action plan which he month for progress! Ice Creams in the Interval would like to be able to discuss with a full Sandra Scutt Steering Group over the next month. Leigh £6 on sandra.kobe@btinternet.com Tickets the door or from Leigh Village jonathandixon@ddpuk.co.uk would like to continue to discuss ourhttps://www.leighvillage.org.uk/events/mov wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
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TEXTILE RECYCLING, Thank you to all the donations which have been gratefully received. 328kg was collected on Wednesday by Astra recycling, it will eventually end up in Eastern Europe & Africa. Please keep it coming. All clean wearable clothes hats, bags , belts & shoes. Also towels & bed linen. Please NO rags, duvets or pillows. Please leave in church porch where it will be collected daily, if you need any help contact Gilly Wilson 01935 872982
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And moving next door, Happy Birthday to the Flying Pig. One year old on 3rd November. To mark the occasion there will be DRINKS AND NIBBLES from 9-1pm. As the festive season starts drifting in there will be a Christmas Preview, November 29th,4.30-6.30pm, where there will be lots of promotions
and discounts for Christmas pre-orders. Then on December 8th there will be mulled wine and nibbles in aid of the Church Restoration Fund. Another village asset. Yetminster is a great place to live, isn’t it? If you missed Pip Utton, “At home with William Shakespeare”, you missed at treat. He really made the person of Shakespeare come alive. You got the feel for the pressures of the professional rivalries and writing all those plays for very little money. (He gained his wealth as a theatre owner.) Wrapped in with the performance and fun audience participation were many interesting trivia items: the box office really was an office where the box with the afternoon’s takings was kept. And ‘afternoon’, because there was no artificial lighting and the show went on in the daylight in a roofless theatre. Pip does other “At homes” playing Dickens, Churchill and even Thatcher (Margaret, not Dennis). He has promised to return next year as one of these. When it comes round make sure you get to see it. Bag it and bin it. It’s that subject again. Dog owners and dog walkers. It’s one thing to pick up after your dog. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS That’s a good start, shows promise. But the next job is to take it to a bin – there are plenty around the village – and dispose of it properly. Other peoples’ driveways and hedges are not the place. There have been several instances recently of this unpleasant, anti-social behaviour particularly in the Coles Lane area. And finally on a jollier note, will Mr P.Illingworth contact Derek Mott to collect your YFA Draw winnings, see the winners’ notice on page 58.
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WE DID IT. The White Hart Race Night in October raised more than enough to get our Village Defibrillator; the evening alone raised £935 - we needed £2500 and our total is now £3146 meaning we are well on our way to getting enough money for a second one which we hope to site near the school. A very big thank you to all who have donated so far. Watch this space for news on when we hope to get the first one, once I have collected our pledges from YFA and YCA. Many many thanks, Blanche
THE PASSING OF JOHN MEADEN 'John Meaden, that well-known Yetminster character, passed away peacefully at Quarry Farm on 28th Sep 18 at the age of almost 92. His funeral on 9th October at Yetminster Parish Church attracted some 400 mourners, and successfully managed to block Yetminster due to the parking! John was involved in so many local issues: District Council, both local hunts, farming and stock-breeding, race horse breeding and training, shooting, skittling - and much, much more. He will be sorely missed, and fondly remembered, in all these areas of the local community.' Robert Blake Next mag is DOUBLE ISSUE, DEC 2018 /JAN 2019 , 12th NOVEMBER please for news, views & previews
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No doubt many of you have heard of the ‘THERE BUT NOT THERE’ campaign to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. You may even have seen some full size silhouettes of WW1 soldiers in other towns/villages. These are part of this campaign which aims to raise money for Armed Forces charities. As part of the campaign, St Andrew’s Church in Yetminster has purchased, thanks to the generosity of ex service residents and others, four seated silhouettes (to represent the four parishes we cover on Remembrance Sunday) and 36 small plastic bricks each engraved with the name of one of the men from these parishes (Batcombe, Hilfield, Ryme and Yetminster) who died in the service of their country. It is planned to place three of these silhouettes (the fourth being used by the School) in the pews on Monday 5th November.
They will remain there during the week before Remembrance Sunday. On the pew shelf opposite will be placed a poppy and two of the named bricks. These bricks will be changed daily so that all the fallen will be remembered during the week. All four silhouettes and 36 name bricks will be used in a different way on Remembrance Sunday. PLEASE NOTE.:As Armistice Day falls on Remembrance Sunday this year, there will be no Service at the Triangle; only the in St Andrew’s at 10.50am.
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The Old School Gallery Art for All Project The competition is a yearly event organised by Dorset Community Action and supported by Magna Housing, the District Council and a number of other organisations with the intention of promoting community initiatives within Dorset. One of the competition categories is a People’s Project award which is intended to identify something that makes a local community special. Yetminster has not previously competed but this year the Gallery’s “Art for All” initiative was entered in this classification. The Art for All project enables, and empowers, local residents of all ages to overcome their disabilities by developing, and releasing, their unrealised artistic skills and abilities by exploring the various art related mediums that are available. In the time that the classes have been running, the students have visibly gained confidence through their newfound abilities and self-expression. Their yearly gallery “showings” are a pleasure to attend, and as a group, their development, and support for each other is an example to the community. The project is supported financially by Sarah herself, as well as receiving additional help through local private donations and contributions from the Yetminster Fair Association and the Yetminster Community Project, both of which raise money for local initiatives. There were a number of interesting projects contending for the award. These ranged from the refurbishment of a village phone box to become a mini museum through to the creation of a trackway linking two roads. However, it is pleasing to report that Art for All won first prize which is a wonderful achievement for a first-time entry!
Sarah, the project teacher and students and their carers are all delighted and would like to thank all those who contributed and supported their entry. See photo: Sarah Hedin receiving the award from Magna Housing Chief Executive, Selina White David Torrance
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Our falls on itself this year, starting at 10.50 am. We are planning a field of remembrance near the church on the small triangle, where RBL crosses can be placed in memory of a loved one, who fell in the service of their country. On F at 7.30pm in St Andrews Church, local rock, pop and will perform an acoustic set by candlelight. Jo has been a professional musician for over 40 years, touring the world with acts such as Freddie Mercury and the Troggs. In this community event, he will perform some of his best loved songs and some of his new work, see www.joburt.co.uk. Tickets are £10 to include a drink, available at the Spar, Old Gallery Cafe and White Hart in Yetminster. Book early as this is expected to sell out. Proceeds to St Andrew’s Restoration Fund. Our next PCC meeting will be held on in the Trim Room, Jubilee Hall, at 7.30pm. This is an open meeting, and anyone can attend to hear how we manage your church. On , the will once again be held at the Methodist Chapel starting at 10.30 am. Keep the dates free! On we have a lovely planned in the church, and our popular will take place on . With very best wishes from your Churchwardens pccsec.yetminster@gmail.com
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NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT Pip Utton’s portrayal of William Shakespeare was absolutely riveting, and it will certainly not be his last visit to Yetminster. We have already agreed with him that he will return next year – our only problem is: which of his many characters will we ask for? The choice is varied: Charles Dickens, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher (yes really!) and several more. Have a look at his website: piputton.co.uk for more information. If you have a favourite character, do let us know. On Friday 16th November at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall we have another one-man show, this time by Peter Gill, entitled ‘MEET TOMMY ATKINS’. In this much-praised performance Peter assumes the rôle of a typical soldier in the First World War, and tells of his experiences in the Western Front trenches. He then describes his difficult time through the 20’s and 30’s, and how ultimately he played a crucial part in forcing through the foundations of the welfare state. This show is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Peter is making no charge for his performance, and all of the proceeds will be
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divided between two charities: 75% to Help for Heroes, and 25% to Artsreach. Tickets will be £10 for adults and £5 for under 18s, and are available to reserve now: ycp873@gmail.com. They will also be on general sale in the Spar from 1st November. We are already planning our next quiz, which will be early next year. There will be more details in the next issue. Coffee & Cake will continue over the winter, on the first Wednesday each month, 10 –11.30 in the Jubilee Hall. It’s a lively and sociable event much enjoyed by all who come. Make a donation to charity, and enjoy as much coffee and cake as you want! We have given over £1200 so far to a wide range of charities including St. Margaret’s Hospice, Dogs Trust, Shelter Box, Water Aid, Parkinson’s UK, Macmillan and Julia’s House. This month’s event is on Wednesday 7th November. Proceeds from our events are distributed in the form of grants to local organisations. This year we have already made donations to the Guides, the Scouts, the Bowls Club, the Defibrillator Fund being organised by the White Hart, and the Jubilee Hall for purchase of new chairs. Ray Drewett
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YETMINSTER AND RYME INTRINSECA PARISH COUNCIL Chairmans Blog Evening All , After 20 or so years, our Parish Clerk, Carinna Vickers has decided to retire. The Clerk is actually the engine room of the council that makes everything work and she will be sorely missed. None of Carinna’s original councillors are still in post and there have been at least five Chairmen in her time so rather like HMQ, she has provided continuity through some fairly turbulent times. However, all things must change and we will have to adjust to a new Clerk’s modus operandi. We hope to make an appointment by the end of the year and Carinna goes with a huge thank you from the council for sticking with us. As you may know, all local councils stand down every four years and a new council is voted in. This happens next year in March and a new council needs to be constituted. In an ideal world there would be more than twelve candidates (our quota is twelve) and an election would be held, but to make this happen, we need some applicants to be councillors. The job is so very important to the village and we need new faces from all walks of life to keep the council vibrant. The job does take up a few of hours a month of your time but the rewards are great knowing that you have done your bit in directing the way the village evolves. Please, if anyone thinks they can spare a few hours a month they can contact me on 872846 to discuss what’s involved. It’s your village so it’s your chance to help guide us through some fairly choppy water with County re-organisation looming. A bit of news about the Pound in Ryme Road. Extensive enquiries have led us to believe that it does belong to the village so a Dorset flag will be fluttering from it soon! We need to discuss any possible uses for it with the neighbouring residents, but if anyone has
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and the leaders who made it possible. The box is just about ready for painting which I hope (weather permitting) will at least have started by the time you read this. One of the young men is doing his Duke of Edinburgh Award and has volunteered to help with litter picking in the village as part of the social awareness aspect, so well done Oscar and best wishes for your future. The speed gun we used for Speedwatch is in trouble after four years and needs to be replaced. Council voted to purchase a replacement which we hope will be here by the end of October. There have been a few incidences of traffic travelling too fast in the village and we need to get going again asap. Speedwatches only last an hour, so why not volunteer even if you can only do one every now and again – it’s very important for us and our children’s safety (phone no above). Thanks also due to Yetminster Community Projects for organising Artsreach events in the village. We went to see Pip Utton in the Jubilee Hall as part of the season and I can only say that it was absolutely marvellous. I hope YCP can book him again in the future so look out for adverts and come along. On a very happy note, congratulations to Sarah and the team at The Gallery for winning an award for Art for All. So glad that the work they do has been recognised. Congratulations! Best wishes, Geoff Goater
With our change of Chairman this has been very much a month of reviewing where we NEIGHBOURHOOD are and looking at what still needs to be PLAN. done. Our formative draft document is, as we have reported before, taking shape and we are relatively happy with our background to the villages and the area. The Community have agreed with the Vision and we have developed the
objectives and a number of the policies which support this with regard to the Environment, the Community, to the local Business and Economy and to Transport and Infrastructure. We have also undertaken a major evaluation of the Neighbourhood Plan’s housing needs with particular reference to Central Government Policy and to both the adopted and emerging WDDC Local Plan. As part of this we have undertaken a “Call for Sites” and we have now written to the owners of the sites that were either submitted or identified to offer them the opportunity to talk to us about their proposals against our initial assessment as to their appropriateness with regard to the criteria we have developed – our recent “Open Day” gave people the chance to see the sites and to provide their thoughts and views as to their suitability. Once this piece of work has been completed we will be able to finalise the draft Housing Section and then begin putting everything together in what is known as the pre-submission draft. This document will then be reviewed by the Parish Council (the PC are the body responsible for delivering the plan) who have, under the regulations, to give the community the opportunity to comment on the proposals. Additionally, West Dorset District Council will also be asked to comment and the statutory time period for this consultation is 6 weeks. It is hoped to be able to have the draft ready by February or March. A number of people have queried why it is all taking so long and hopefully what we have outlined above will help with the understanding of what is involved and the complexity of the task. There is more information on the Plan at yrinp.net and on the Parish Website http://yetminsterparishes.gov.uk and don’t forget you can find us on Facebook – facebook.com/YRINP You can contact us at: yetminsterplan@gmail.com
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NEWS FROM BEER HACKETT UPDATE ON “FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL’S” The planned open meeting took place in church on Monday 8th October, chaired by Rev. Tony Gilbert, Team Rector. After the encouraging response from the village consultation, the objective of the meeting was to seek opinions, discuss and then decide on the viability or otherwise of a Friends. Tony Gilbert emphasised that the identity of a Friends is entirely
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separate from the parochial church council. It exists to support the PCC in its secular aim to enhance and preserve the building and churchyard for the benefit of the whole community. People were keen to ask questions, make suggestions and share ideas. All agreed that the next stage should be the production of a draft constitution later in October to be circulated to all interested parties. When this has been received and considered, we will know whether we have the minimum requirement of a chairperson, treasurer, secretary and three trustees needed to form a Friends. Combined with apologies received, this was a very encouraging meeting.
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General News St. Andrews PTFA would like to welcome you all to our CHRISTMAS FAIR on the 30th November 6-8pm. The children will be performing carols throughout the evening and the bell ringers will also be making an appearance. We spoke to the big guy and he informed us that because the children have been so incredibly well behaved, he would pop by and greet them, we're even hoping he brings a few spare presents ho ho ho. So not only will father Christmas be present, we also have lots of local businesses who will be selling and promoting. So why not come down and join us for a festive sing song, support our local children and you never know, you may be able to grab yourself a few pressies. Food and drinks will also be on sale. All profits will go towards upgrading the school computing suite and providing the children with chrome books. The world is very quickly becoming technology dependent so these are crucial to their learning. We hope to see you there, everyone welcome Cher Baker, Chair wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
THE WRIGGLE VALLEY COMMITTEE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY Rachael Bamber, our new advertising coordinator I moved to Chetnole over a year ago having lived in and out of Yetminster for the last 23 years. Whilst my mum (Valerie Bamber.. a previous WVM committee member) was school secretary at St Andrews CE Primary in Yetminster for many years, I spent a few years at St. Andrews before going to Leweston. After Leweston I studied Diagnostic Imaging at UWE Bristol, gaining a 2:1 with honours. I have since worked in the medical field now training Consultant Radiologists imaging software for
reporting CT and MR scans. I love to travel, spending time with family and friends, and active when I can be. After breaking my back horse riding I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the air ambulance, I regularly give and work for charities.. namely MacMillan, air ambulance and animal charities. I Hope to climb Mont Blanc one day for the air ambulance too I love cooking and am an avid masterchef and come dine with me fan.. and love to watch a vast array of movies in my spare time when at home.
TOILET TWINNING Some time last year I visited Fontmell Magna’s Village Hall. On going into the Ladies I was intrigued to see a notice announcing that this toilet was twinned with one in the Third World. I made some enquiries and was directed to the website of the Charity responsible - www.toilettwinning.org. Toilet Twinning is a charity with the stated aim of “Saving lives one toilet at a time”. “For just a £60 donation, you can twin your loo with an impoverished family’s household latrine, in a country of your choosing. Your smallest room becomes the proud owner of a certificate, complete with a colour photo of its twin and GPS coordinates so you can look up your twin on Google Maps.” What a fabulous idea! Inspired by this scheme I approached the Yetminster Jubilee Hall Committee, and I am
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delighted to say that they have agreed to twin the Hall toilet if I can raise the necessary £60. THE PLAN. Many people in Yetminster know that my son Toby and I run Moviola, the community cinema network. What they probably don’t know is that we have a personal collection of over 1000 DVDs – comedies, thrillers, dramas and arthouse gems, all catalogued. I would like to put this underused resource to a good purpose, so I propose to start a lending library. For a suggested donation of £2 people can borrow a DVD for up to two weeks. They will undertake to return it in good time and in good condition. That’s it. We hope this will enable people to watch films they may have missed or just want to see again, while knowing that they are supporting a truly worthwhile cause. Full article in next month’s mag. Christina Walkley
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WRIGGLE VALLEY RISING STARS ETHAN MOODY of Yetminster “I’m never doing this ever again” Ethan Moody said as he slammed down his sail onto the slipway at Weymouth. He had travelled to two windsurfing competitions, spent two Saturdays sailing but had not made the start line of a single race let alone the finish. Here was someone who clearly should find another sport. Eight years later and he finds himself National RS:X Youth Champion. He has competed all over Europe at European and World Championships, twice crossing the line first in a world-class race, once finishing top ten at a worldclass event. Now he has moved from land-bound Oxfordshire to coast-blessed Dorset, he can’t believe his good fortune. He is near his favourite haunt, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, is sailing at the top of his game and just needs a willing sponsor to help him in his desire to achieve an Olympic honour. George Moody wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
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ART HISTORY STUDY MORNINGS Our Art History study mornings at Summer Lodge are informal, friendly and inclusive events when we really engage with the artists and their lives through viewing and discussing many of their artworks. The sessions run from 10am until 1pm which includes a break when the hotel provides us with delicious fresh coffee, teas and pastries. Held in the Dorchester Suite, a beautiful wood-panelled room and surrounded with many books, also on art and artists, this is the ideal venue for our talks. For further information have a look at our website www.appreciationtours.com Jennie Spiers
PRIVATE JAMES. Stand by the graves, the lost souls across the sea. Row upon row, the price tag of the free. Stand in the lines as if you were at war. Stone cold and silent. Don’t forget what was it for. Look to the skies, heavy leaden clouds of rain. Hear and feel the silence, was it really worth the pain? Watch me as I walk and read out your old lost names. Tell me of your journey. Who were you Private James? Feel the breeze scatter fading petals from your grave. I will never know you, or the ones you fought to save.
Your bones wear down to ashes and your memory dulls from view, your sacrifice is sliding away from the ones who knew. Stand by the graves and read them one by one. Each name hides a soldier, a father and a son. See them in their lines just as they fell in war. They never made it home, no footsteps at the door. Please stand by the graves, and lament their soulful cry. They paid for our future without a last goodbye. I promise I'll remember and think of you Private James. Just one man in an ocean of long forgotten names. Jan MillwardŠ
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By the time you read this we will have had another week of holiday club and our log cabin will have arrived! Once that is assembled there will be quite a bit of inside work to do as well as all the usual outdoor bramblebashing and maintenance jobs. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for details of how you can be involved. Look out in next month’s magazine for VOLUNTEERS’ DAYS IN JANUARY 2019. It will help you with your New Year fitness plans as well as being helpful and fun! Sadly we have not been able to have our usual bonfire night spooky stories event this year. Whilst we can manage to avoid the extra tripping hazards in the daylight it is more tricky in the dark! We are waiting to see how much progress we have made before we decide if we can do our usual Christmas decorations workshop. Father Christmas is on standby! WOODLAND WEDNESDAY on 28th November will probably be our last session for this year so if all else fails we will make some Christmas decorations then. The sessions are for accompanied pre-school children and run from 12noon til 3pm. £5 per child Bring a picnic lunch (Tea coffee etc. available). Look out for news of the Grand Opening of our Log Cabin! Hopefully in February 2019! Philippa Toulson
In addition to all the exciting preparations we have also had a few visits in October. Gillingham Wyke School brought their Year 3 to do some Iron Age explorations, Hazelbury Bryan reception came to see how Autumn looks in the woods and we hosted an adult team building day. It has been great fun and by-and-large the weather has been kind to us. A few children are popping up to Pogles to do a bit of OUTDOOR MATHS and once we have our new building this may be something we can offer as a regular group. Please let me know if you would be interested in this. For more info. Email: philippa.toulson@gmail.com or web:www.pogleswoodexplorers.org.uk/what-we-do/education
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The Fair in 2018 was very successful financially. We thank everyone for their efforts and for the donations we have received. Also, we owe our thanks to Derek Mott who continues to operate the 50/50 Club which raises funds every year. We are pleased to announce the following organisations which have been successful in receiving grants from the Fair Committee. These are the Wednesday Club, the PTFA, Jubilee Hall, Irish Dancers, Yetminster Cubs and Yetminster Guides, the Junior Wriggle Valley Players, Abbey Radio, Artsreach and Rylands Farm. In addition, the Chairman’s Grant went to the Defibrillator Appeal and representatives will be asked to come along to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 28th November in the Trim Room at 7.30 p.m. Anyone else is welcome to come along to this meeting. I cannot say that I have been overwhelmed with your comments regarding the Fair but we considered them at our October meeting. The Charter for this Fair was granted in the 13th Century as a Street Fair and when it was revived in 1975 in order to raise funds for a swimming pool at the school, it was necessary to apply to the authorities for a change of date. This was granted and, since then, the Fair has ALWAYS been held on the second Saturday in July. Next year it will be on the 13th July 2019. That makes 43 years almost unbroken and in that time we are very proud of the monies we have raised for local organisations. We do try to involve everyone on the day. Holding it in the High Street means the road can be closed easily with a short diversion for traffic. This means it is centred
in the village. We were very happy indeed that the Sports Field was made available to us on the day for parking but we realise that transport was needed to get people up the hill. Nevertheless, our thanks go to Jemma and Co. for all their help and for their Friday evening’s event and to Tony Gilbert for taking the Pet Service on the Sunday. We hope to work together again. The variety of stalls seemed to work well this year also. The evening’s entertainment at the ‘White Hart’ was well attended. I had my usual two G & T’s. We are a team of ‘willing’ volunteers and not professionals. This is the only time in the year when Yetminster comes alive. It is always a pleasure to see everyone milling around, to hear the music, stop and chat, have a drink in the pub or tea in the hall. Even buy a programme – all proceeds go to the Fair and get distributed locally. Barbara Driver, Chair, Yetminster Fair Association
50 club OCTOBER 2018 DRAW
1st £50 2nd £30
No.11 Ms. V, Kimber No.54 Mr. P. Illingworth
3rd £20
No.29 Mrs. B. Holloway
Would Mr. P. Illingworth please contact Derek Mott on 01935 872123 to arrange the delivery of your cheque for the prize money
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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
The season of Harvest and Thanksgiving is upon us. This term we are focusing on our Christian value of ‘Thankfulness’ which links very nicely with our celebrations. We have been reminding ourselves that not everyone has food on the table and a warm bed to sleep in. Our families were incredibly generous with their gifts of nonperishable food which were duly taken to The Lord’s Larder in Yeovil for people in need of food. It seems to me to be a tragedy that there are children living in poverty in the 21st century and needing to rely on food banks for their essential needs. Thank God for the generosity of the volunteers who organise the many food banks around the country and the donations from people to stock the food banks. Our Harvest Celebration in church on 28th September was followed by a very busy MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING. The children brought their pennies to school in order to buy a cake from the well-stocked cake stall. It was lovely to see such a variety of cakes made by parents, grandparents, friends and children. By the end of the day, we had raised an impressive £268.58 for Macmillan Cancer Care. So many of us have been touched by cancer in some way so it is a privilege to support the work of the Macmillan Cancer Care who provide so much more than their wonderful nurses. Thank you to everyone who has knitted or crocheted a poppy for the tree (see cover). The bark is almost full
All our donated food going into church
Bird’s eye view of our harvest festival
of poppies and we are now beginning to ‘plant’ our plastic poppies ready for Remembrance Day. Please do come along to admire our poppy field. Our children have also made poppies to be included in the exhibition in Sherborne Museum in November. Julie Simpson, Headteacher
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ST ANDREW’S PRIMARY SCHOOL YETMINSTER WINS GOLD! We are delighted to announce that we, St Andrew’s CE Primary School, Yetminster have achieved the School games GOLD Mark Award for the 2017/18 academic year. The School Games Mark is a Government led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success. Our sporting achievements this year include: ● Increasing extra-curricular participation by nearly 100% ● Children taking up new sports through taster sessions in school, such as martial arts and sailing and tennis. ● Wins in tennis and football tournaments as well as a record amount of children representing the school in a variety of sports. ● Introducing intra-school house competitions which means EVERY child gets the chance to compete in competitive sport regularly. With a total of young people competing in local inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible. As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year. A special thanks foes to ALL staff, children and parents for their continued support and enabling their children to
First netball match off the year on our new court
flourish at their chosen sport. You never know, we may have a future British or World champion right here! We look forward to applying once again in 2019! Ali Sparks, PE LEAD
Our beautiful TREE OF REMEMBRANCE (see cover too), thank you once again to all those who have knitted and crocheted poppies, we even have purple poppies for the many animals, specifically horses, who died serving our country. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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Our Church Communities NEWS NEWS FROM FROM THE THE THREE THREE VALLEYS’ VALLEYS’ TEAM TEAM There is a story of two peacemakers who visited a group of Polish Christians ten years after the end of World War II. “
?” the peacemakers asked. “ ” At first there was silence. Then one Pole spoke up. “ ” Before the group parted, however, they said the Lord’s Prayer together. When they reached the words “ ” . . . everyone stopped praying. Tension swelled in the room. The Pole who had spoken so vehemently said, “
Far from being the cause of the problems of the world as some would claim, true belief in God can be completely transformative and break that cycle, so that out of the ruins comes a new world and a new strength. Not a bad thing to remember 100 years after the end of one of the most cataclysmic wars in history. Tony Gilbert, Team Rector
!” Eighteen months later the Polish and West German Christians met together in Vienna, establishing friendships that continued for life. What a different world we would now be living in if the allied powers had said to Germany at the end of the first or second World Wars we cannot forgive, therefore we will not help you to recover, you can starve for all we care. There are many parts of the world where we can see how a continuing cycle of unforgiving hate and revenge has locked people into a life of grief and strife without end.
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NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH HUMAN DIVERSITY No two individuals interpret the world in exactly the same way – even identical twins. Social groups – be they racial, political, or religious – often share a considerable number of assumptions. Sometimes people allow the herd instinct to take over, and seek to merge their personal identity into a larger whole. Many in Nazi Germany must have acted in this way. But in the end we are all distinct individuals with our own ‘take’ on the meaning and purpose of life. Some thinkers have come to the conclusion that there is no ultimate Truth to be found, but only a vast number of individual truths. What is true for you is not necessarily true for me. This is an unwelcome argument to those of us who believe we have some insight into eternal Truth. In the past some religious and political authorities have felt justified in enforcing their way of thinking upon others. If there is only one Truth, and they are guardians of it, then everyone must be compelled to embrace it for their own salvation. One thinks of the Inquisition in the medieval Church and the brutality of Stalinist Russia in our own lifetime. What are we to make of all this? First, it encourages us to develop humility. We need to acknowledge that other people have as much right to their convictions as we have to ours. Any kind of arrogance or superiority complex is misplaced. The poet Yeats once wrote that ‘the worst are full of passionate intensity’. This is to be avoided at all costs.
Second, we should learn to rejoice in the rich diversity to be found in human nature. In 1990 the Chief Rabbi Jonathon Sacks delivered the Reith lectures at the BBC with the title ‘The Dignity of Difference’. It was a forceful plea for tolerance. The differences found within the human race should be celebrated. The greatest enemy of civilisation is intolerant extremism. That said, let us continue our quest for understanding. We have much to learn from one another. One important criterion was stated many years ago in the Sermon on the Mount: ‘You will know them by their fruits’.
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Our Church Communities THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG
01935 872600
Roman Catholic Services The Rectory Church St, Yetminster DT9 6QE
01935 873214
e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org Opening hours
e: revgeorgemoody@gmail.com
Rev’d Richard Kirlew e:richard.kirlew@btinternet.com
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am - 12.30pm Tues 1.30 - 4.30pm
@RuralChaplain 01963 23570
Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE
Assistant Curate Rev’d John Summers 01935 872414
01935 873044 e: rector3valleys@gmail.com
threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com
HELPING HANDS 01935 872921
Jubilee Hall Yetminster ENQUIRES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 1935 872600 3valleysoffice@gmail.com
Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Mike John 24 Harbin Close, Yeovil BA21 5FS Tel: 01935 415837 email: revsup@gmail.com Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel:
Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021
Team Vicars Rev’d George Moody
01935 864232 Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster. Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 All services begin at 10:30am followed by coffee.
Weekend mass times: Saturdays at 6.00pm Sundays 10.30am Holy Days 10.00am and 6.30pm Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. Email: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk
ACTIVITIES IN THE CHURCH NOVEMBER 11th November United Service at St Andrews with Rev Paul Arnold. 25th November Mr Stanley Neville.
Sundays:
Tuesday to Saturday
7.30am Morning Prayer followed by silent prayer 8.30am Sung Eucharist 12.30pm Midday Prayer 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time Night Prayer arranged at supper
7am Silent Prayer in Chapel 7.30am Morning Prayer 12 noon Midday Prayer and Eucharist 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time 9pm Night prayer (8.15pm -Thurs, 8.45pm-Sat)
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THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services For complete list see:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER
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25th
ALL SAINTS
REMEMBRANCE
2nd SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
CHRIST THE KING
BATCOMBE
10.50am Remembrance at Yetminster
BEER HACKETT
9am Remembrance
BRADFORD ABBAS
11am CW Holy Communion
CHETNOLE
8am BCP 9.30am Holy Communion Family Service
10.50am Remembrance 6.30pm Remembrance
HERMITAGE HILFIELD FRIARY LEIGH
10.50am Remembrance
10.15am CW Holy Communion
9.30am CW Holy Communion 10.15am Morning Prayer
8.30am CW Holy Communion 6pm BCP Evensong
RYME INTRINSECA
10.50am 10.15am 8.30am BCP Remembrance at Community Spirit Holy Communion Chetnole 6.30pm Evening Service for Remembrance
THORNFORD
9.30am Family Service 3pm BCP Holy Communion
10.50am Remembrance
YETMINSTER
11am CW 10.50am Family Remembrance Communion 3pm All Souls Service
8am BCP Holy Communion 8am BCP 9.30am CW Holy Communion Holy Communion 11am CW Family Communion 9.30am CW Choral Holy Communion
9.30am CW Holy Communion
Extra and Week Day Services NOVEMBER Monday Tuesday Thursday
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Club News LEIGH DISCUSSION & SOCIAL CLUB Out talk on the 2ⁿd October was given by Luke Mouland about John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Drax of Holnest House. He was the son of Samuel Elias Sawbridge of Kent, born 1800-1887. His grandfather John Sawbridge was Lord Mayor of London in 1775. John married Jane Drax in 1827 allegedly for her money although she had an older brother who was heir to the family fortune, but he died in 1828, having been ill for some time. Jane inherited the family estates including Charborough to which she and John moved with him taking the surname Erle Drax. They made considerable improvements including the stag gate and the long brick wall which it’s claimed contains more than two million bricks. John was also a Captain in the East Kent Militia. He and Jane had two daughters who were kept at home and well away from society. Eventually one, Sarah managed to elope and marry. Jane died soon after and Sarah inherited most of her estate. John went through the courts to try to stop it, but lost and it was at this point (1832) he bought Holnest House. He increased the size of the house and added a 210ft conservatory to the back. He also The Drax Mausoleum
The stag gate fenced the boundary of the Park and kept approximately 1,000 deer. Later he constructed ornamental ponds and fountains and a large stone pillar with a nine ft statue of himself on the top overlooking his estate. In 1872, fifteen years before his death he built a mausoleum. He used to practice his funeral regularly, being very annoyed if the bearers jolted him. He also had a letter box built into the door so that he could have the Times delivered daily after his death. The mausoleum was demolished in 1935 because the Drax family would not pay for its upkeep. Now, all that remains is a flat memorial stone in its place. Graham Sargent
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Played 11 Won 7 Without doubt this has been our most successful season with more victories than ever before. This season felt like we had finally fledged, and could approach the season’s fixtures confident that we could field a full and competitive team. A total of 29 players represented the WVCC and selection rather than pressganging was the norm and we were pleased to have attracted a number of new players this season. The philosophy of the club is in evidence when the team is selected. Selection is a balance, incorporating a blend of established talented players, emerging ‘waxing’ players and a sprinkling of waning talent too! As a team we enjoy being competitive and sporting on the field, sociable and self-deprecating after, win or lose. We are fortunate in that the teams we play take a similar approach and each match was played in good spirit and in good humour. Our home fixtures were well attended by Wriggle Valley residents with many games being played in glorious weather which added to the charm and enjoyment of playing on the Chetnole Playing Field we are grateful for such support as it certainly adds to the atmosphere of the game. Local grants and donations meant that the new practice net made our nets
sessions a lot safer and the new cover proved its worth when a last minute downpour before one match would hitherto have resulted in a cancelled fixture. Thank you to all who played or supported us this season as spectators or sponsors and to all who helped to look after and prepare the ground.
We are a friendly and informal club and welcome new players of all ages and ability. If you are new to the Wriggle Valley or new to cricket and you would like to play, do let us know. Some players like to play on a regular basis whilst others are very happy to play as and when they have the time to do so (our matches are normally 20 over games midweek starting at 6pm or on a Sunday afternoon). The 2019 season will start with nets in the middle of May with matches scheduled through to September – we look forward to another entertaining, enjoyable and successful season and to welcoming new players and supporters to the WVCC. New players please contact Jeff Beaumont by email: jeffs.stuff@btinternet.com
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WRIGGLE VALLEY WOMEN’S GROUP SEPTEMBER
This month’s meeting in the garden room at Gable Court, kindly lent to us by Judy and Boney Pyke, was addressed by our friendly neighbourhood gallery owner, Sarah Hedin. She talked about her training first as a drama teacher and her life leading up to flying with BA for some considerable years. She has now been operating the Gallery for 6 ½ years, which surprised us as the gallery is so much now the “go-to“ place in Yetminster. Sarah has contacts with many in the art world and it would seem that she cannot turn anyone away. Getting known originally in Dorset Art week did much to promote the Gallery and so many people visit when the Art Week is on. But with the various courses from needle-felting to garden design, colour analysis to story writing, it always has something new going on. And don’t forget that there are always seats for someone just dropping in, be it mucking around with painting or just to chat or have a light meal. The evening finished with tea and coffee (not that the coffee was up to much after Sarah’s coffee) and everyone had questions to ask. A very friendly evening enjoyed by all. Pat Smith
OCTOBER Our October meeting was a talk entitled ‘Friends against Scams’, given by Trudi Henderson from the Royal Bank of Scotland. She opened our eyes to the increasingly numerous and sophisticated scams that are being devised, whether postal, doorstep, telephone or online. Trudi gave us some interesting statistics: for example, fraud against individuals is reckoned to cost the economy between £5 and £10 billion annually and those most at risk are 18-24 year olds because of their greater use of social media. She emphasised the importance of never giving out any personal information and never clicking on links on emails which may take you to bogus websites purporting to be your bank or HMRC for example. Trudi told us about placing call blockers on our landlines and apps such as TruCaller which detect scams on mobile phones. She expressed the importance of letting both the police and the relevant organisation know if you suspect a scam as they need this information in order to expose the criminals involved. Trudi also told us of the website https://howsecureismypassword.net which tells you how long it would take to hack into your account – frightening when you find out it is instantly but reassuring when it is twenty trillion years! Polly Howes The next meeting of the Wriggle Valley Women's Group will be on Tuesday 20th November. Our guest speaker will be Georgina and her topic will be MAKING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. All meetings are held at The Conservatory, Gable Court, High Street, Yetminster DT9 6LF by kind permission of Judy Pyke at 7.30pm every third Tuesday of the month. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
Ne’er do well or forgotten hero? William Dampier to many of us was just an obscure name on the Wetherspoon’s at the bottom of Middle Street, Yeovil. That was until Mike Goddard’s exposition of the life and legacy of this local man. Mike’s researches revealed a character of enormous courage and skill who was a pirate, navigator, explorer and documenter of, at the time, unknown flora and fauna from around the world who ended up with a knighthood but very little money. Born in 1651 in East Coker and orphaned at the age of five he was fortunate to be taken in by a family who paid for his education. Serving an apprenticeship in Weymouth he first took to the sea on a fishing journey to Newfoundland. He nearly froze to death and for the rest of his life confined himself to the warmer waters of the East and West Indies. To be precise, he was a “privateer” officially licensed to attack and plunder enemy ships. As for most of his lifetime England was at war with Spain or France, or both, that gave him plenty of opportunity. Spanish ships in particular would be carrying gold and silver back from Central and South America. However he never seemed to get rich from his efforts. He was either cheated, fell out with his crews and had to fend for himself, or in one case found himself courtmartialled and his pay docked.
He circumnavigated the world three times on different expeditions, one time crossing the Pacific to the East Indies and William Dampier ultimately to New Holland, now Australia. He learnt local languages eg Malayan and studied and recorded the customs and habits of different local peoples. He was also a great naturalist bringing new words to our language such as breadfruit and avocado (an Aztec word by the way, not Spanish), not to mention drawings of new species of plants. On top of this he charted winds and tides, and made maps of ocean currents which have been used right up to modern times. Predating Captain Cook by 70+ years, his discoveries and legacy are just as important but few have heard of him. It seems sad that his only local memorials are his name on a pub and plaque in a church in East Coker. Thanks to Mike Goddard we now know better.
NEXT MEETING. The November meeting will not take place, in order to avoid clashes with the village presentations on the same subject – local servicemen who died in WW1. There will a booklet produced by Antony Brown on the names on the memorials in Yetminster, Ryme Intrinseca and Beer Hackett, which will also be on sale at those events. Next formal meeting - 13th February 2019, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY Father Christmas, Apple Scrumping in Paradise and the Wicker Man We made a leap in the dark last year when we booked this talk for our meeting on 9th October because we didn’t have a clue what it would be about but liked the unexpected promise it gave. And we were not disappointed. Our speaker Michael Jordan is a botanist, interested in the mythological backstories of plants, particularly trees, and this was the focus of the first half of his talk, the second part being the very surprising origins of the Christmas tree. Father Christmas and Coca-Cola To set the scene however, he traced the evolution of the concept of Father Christmas himself. Before 1890s it was a green-robed St Nicholas who represented the spirit of Christmas in the Christian context, although he had evolved from the ancient pagan god associated with the winter solstice. Michael then explained that the other secular version of Father Christmas had the most astonishing origins in the CocaCola culture of the USA. Originally this drink contained a mixture of red wine and cocaine but was banned after prohibition. The COCA-COLA COMPANY , seeking to redress its image, adapted its trademark colours of red letters on a white background and in 1930 transformed them into a jolly figure of the same colours to lead their winter sales campaign. The image spread from the USA to Britain and Europe and is still with
us today. Well….you didn’t know that before, did you? The most surprising tree legend of all M i c h a e l described this section as a ‘ramble through some of the more entertaining esotericism of plants’, touching for instance on the weeping willow, a tree with sinister connotations in legend which caught passersby in its branches and infamously was used to build the Wickerman which was set alight, packed with human sacrifices. But it was the origins of the Christmas tree itself which presented the biggest surprise. Not as you might imagine, Prince Albert introducing one from Germany – although he did- but so much earlier than that, right back to the 9th century BC. In Assyria a tree embodying feminine fertility was at the centre of a midsummer ritual designed to bring back the rain. When tribes eventually moved back north the image of the tree went with them but in a cold climate became the means of ensuring the return of warmth, light and growth and eventually became our so-familiar Christmas tree.
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Our September meeting was a Bring & Share Supper which was preceded by a collection of "Childhood Memories" from various members. It is always fascinating to see the diversity of objects brought along and their earliest memories when growing up. There were dolls, teddies, books (ranging from Enid Blyton to poetry books) and there was a beloved child's nurses outfit. Then some experiences of living during the 2nd World War on both sides of the conflict which was fascinating and also Dorothy Baldock shared stories of some prisoners of war they got to know whilst growing up. One member shared how she
had always wanted a typewriter from a very young age and she worked hard to earn money so that by the age of 11 she could buy one and then went on to use one in her future employment for many years and still does (perhaps not the same one!). We then shared some delicious eats both sweet and savoury - certainly WI members never fail to produce wonderful food to eat. We have our CHRISTMAS MEAL on December 14th and then on January 29th there will be a talk on "Pins & Needles" and the Competition is "A Thimble". Anne Reason
CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB On Monday 1st October, Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club met for our AGM in Chetnole Village Hall. We had a great turnout with over 40 members present, and enjoyed a short meeting followed by excellent wine and nibbles and an interesting quiz. The new committee are Michele Aldhouse, Kevin Roberts, Joan Carter, Aly Kozowyk, Angela Garrett, Chrissie Russell, Jilly Clarke, Colin Seabrook and Gwen Adair. We still have room for one more on the committee, so if you think you might like to get involved, please contact a committee member or come along to our next public meeting on Monday 5th November when our speaker will be Helen Picton with a talk called 'DAISY DAYS'. Membership subscriptions are due then - only ÂŁ12 for a year which is great value, or visitors ÂŁ3 a meeting so come along and join us! Aly Kozowyk
THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MOTHERS' UNION In November we are holding our annual coffee morning/Bring & Buy in the Methodist Church in Yetminster on Saturday 17th November from 10.30 - 12 noon.There will be a selection of goodies for sale, so do come along and support us, we look forward to seeing you there. Margaret and Anne, 872440
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PLANNING
Planning Applications WD/D/18/001925 31/08/2018 buildings (Agricultural Determination).
Erection of 3
WD/D/17/002763 14/12/2017 Change of use and conversion of redundant agricultural barn to form a single dwelling (Full). WD/D/18/002154 03/10/2017 Erection of building to provide store and office (Full). WD/D/18/001500 11/07/2017 Loft conversion including erection of pitched roof rear dormer, installation of conservation roof lights to front and rear elevations, removal of chimney, replacement of upvc windows with aluminium casements and associated fenestration alterations. (Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)). WD/D/18/001517 11/07/2017 Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 3 of listed building consent WD/D/15/002154 (Compliance with Conditions). WD/D/18/000610 27/09/2018 Erection of an agricultural building (Full). WD/D/18/001832 17/08/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3, 4 and 5 of Planning Approval WD/D/18/000417 (Compliance with Conditions). WD/D/18/001662 08/09/2018 Demolition of existing cottage & outbuildings, the re-location of one existing shed structure & construction of 1no. replacement dwelling. (Variation of conditions 1 of planning permission WD/D/18/000417 - Amended plans) (Variation of condition). WD/D/18/001055 08/06/2018 Demolition of existing agricultural equipment shelter and erection of dwelling (Holiday Cottage) (Full). WD/D/18/001547 14/08/2018 Demolition of conservatory, erection of two storey rear extension, 2no. single storey extensions, porch and replacement balcony. (Full). WD/D/18/002161 27/09/2018 Erection of single storey and two storey extensions, new garage and alterations to existing vehicular access and existing stable block (Full). WD/D/18/001955 24/09/2018 Erection of 3no. detached dwellings with associated parking, access & landscaping (Full). WD/D/18/001951 19/09/2018 Erection of single storey extension and first floor extension. (Full). WD/D/18/001950 18/09/2018 Enclose and cover existing farm yard manure store (Full). WD/D/18/001926 25/08/2018 Erection of 3no. buildings (Agricultural Determination
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NOVEMBER 2018 WD/D/18/001199 30/08/2018 Erection of fence panels and stone piers. (retrospective) (Full). WD/D/18/001438 25/07/2018 Installation of Photovoltaic Modules (Solar Panels) to roof of Garden Outbuilding (Full). WD/D/18/001420 24/07/2018 Demolition of garage, erection of garage with ancillary living accommodation. above, erection of rear and side extensions and loft conversion including raising roof. (Full). WD/D/18/001157 12/06/2018 Change of use of agricultural store to dwelling (Prior Approval Agricultural to dwelling). WD/D/18/000838 09/05/2018 Replacement windows in single storey rear extension and rear lean to extension. (Listed Building Consent).
WD/D/18/002107 26/09/2018 Alterations to outbuilding to include adding pitched roof; Demolition of side porch, and Erection of extension linking main house the outbuilding. (Full) WD/D/18/002108 26/09/2018 Internal and External alterations to include Alterations to outbuilding to include adding pitched roof; Demolition of side porch, and Erection of extension linking main house the outbuilding. (Listed Building Consent). WD/D/18/001814 13/09/2018 Erection of roof over an existing slurry compound (Full). WD/D/18/001913 03/09/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 3 of listed building consent WD/D/18/000691 (Compliance with Conditions). WD/D/18/001139 16/07/2018 Application for approval of reserved matters for layout, appearance, landscaping & scale in relation to Outline approval WD/D/16/000642 (Reserved Matters). WD/D/18/000819 23/04/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance of conditions 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 of planning approval WD/D/14/000548 (Compliance with Conditions). The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on the 15th Nov 2018 at 1.00pm, meetings are held in Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications. Note: due to publication deadlines these details only reflect the website records up to the 12 Oct 2018.
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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club
7:30pm
Chetnole Village Hall
1st Tue
Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)
7.30 - 10.30pm 7pm
Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster
2nd Tues
Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.
7.30pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Senior Winter Lunch Outings
7.30pm
Sue Footner 873610 Rest & Welcome Pub
WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club
7.30pm 12.30 - 3pm
Gable Court Leigh Village Hall
Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths Leigh Women's Institute
7.30pm 7.30 - 11pm
Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall
1st Wed
Coffee ‘n’ Cakes Batcombe Coffee Morning
10 - 11.30am 11am
Yetminster Jubilee Hall tba
2nd Wed
Yetminster Historical Society
2.30pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Police Support Unit Chetnole & Stockwood PC
2 - 3pm
2nd Wed/alt mth
The Cross, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall
(not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion
3rd Tues
Last Tues
2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study
7.30pm 7.30pm
3rd Wed
District Council Ward Surgery
11am - 12noon
Last Wed
Woodland Wednesdays
12.45-2.45pm
Old School Gallery, Yetminster Pogles Wood nr Leigh
[not Aug & Dec]
Police Community Support Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC Friary Shop
7.30pm 2.30 - 4.30pm
By Church, Yetminster St. Andrew's Primary School The Friary, Hilfield
Wed - Sat
1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers 2nd Thurs
Last Thurs
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Old School Gallery, Yet
Meadens Coffee Morning
6.30 - 8pm 10.30am
Yetminster Fair Association
7.30pm
White Hart
Leigh Short Mat Bowls
7-10pm
Leigh Village Hall
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