292 February 2017 Wriggle Valley Magazine

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CONTENTS

NEWS & VIEWS FROM THE WRIGGLE VALLEY THIS FEBRUARY 2017 CHOIR FLASH MOB

CONTENTS NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES EDITORIAL 5 BATCOMBE 7 CHETNOLE 7 HERMITAGE 13

COMMUNITY SPIRIT

HILFIELD 13 LEIGH 14 RYME INTRINSECA 21 YETMINSTER 22

CINDERELLA THE SEQUEL REVIEW

OUT & ABOUT 31 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 22 GENERAL NEWS 39 ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 59 OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 61 THREE VALLEYS CHURCH SERVICES 65

SALTING & GRITTING

LEIGH WEATHER WATCH 66 CLUB NEWS 69 REGULAR EVENTS 74 PLANNING APPLICATIONS 76 ADVERTISERS’ REGISTER 78

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EDITOR’S MUSINGS… Welcome to another year. Let’s hope and pray 2017 is a good one.

This is the time of year for new year resolutions like getting fit or joining new clubs. We are certainly blessed in our community with a plethora of clubs and societies p74 to keep those little grey cells stimulated. Have a look at our clubs p69 section to read all about the clubs activities.

I am pleased to see that the many churches in our community are looking for new and innovative ways to get “bums on seats” and to support the fabric of our beautiful churches. The concert, by the Fiori Consort pp 25 & 61 sounds delightful, as does the with Tim Laycock pp 17 in St Andrew’s & 51 and the Church, Leigh. A feast for the ears.

Check out our p31 section which advertises events beyond our Valley to which you might like to go…. …and what a good way to celebrate Valentine’s day by enjoying pp 14 & 18 to raise funds tor a Leigh Village Defibrillator - getting right to the “heart” of the matter!

Enjoy your snowdrops.

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hank you to everyone who helped with the Christmas festivities. The church was decorated wonderfully and the Carol service, filled with so many children, was a great occasion. Christmas Day communion held by our friends from the friary was a joyous celebration.

We are sorry to loose Nick and Kathy from the village but wish them well in their new homes. Welcome to our new neighbours in Rowans and we look forward to meeting you soon.

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elcome to the shortest month and happy birthday to all you Aquarians and Pisceans out there! Hope you all had a good Christmas and new year and that you are feeling positive about 2017 even if it is cold, wet, muddy and windy outside.

There's a couple of great musical entertainment evenings on at the hall this month if you like jazz or classical guitar or just fancy getting out of the house but it's also very OK to snuggle up in front of the telly on these cold nights and dream of spring too if you so wish. Welcome to Susan and Richard Beatson who have moved into Kingswood recently and we hope you will be very happy here in Chetnole. We also hope that both Sally Lingwood and Rosemary Burden are feeling better.

Enjoy the pancakes and have a good month.

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Forthcoming Events in Chetnole Village Hall

EIGHTY YEARS A CHETNOLE GIRL Our very own Sylvia Frampton has been celebrating eighty years as a Chetnole resident since the new year chimed in. Sylvia, of The Nook and married to Doug, moved here from Elworthy in Somerset where she was born on 3rd January, 1937 with her mother and father.

They lived at Foys Lodge and her father was Head Gardener for Foys House, it being a private family home at the time. Her first image of the village as she arrived from the train as an eight year old is etched onto her memory - the railings outside the row of cottages next to the lodge and there they remain after all these years. She attended the little school in Chetnole and can remember her teacher Miss Manners and also her colleague Miss Legg who taught the younger children. Having passed her eleven plus she then attended Lord Digby's School in Sherborne.

Love blossomed at her place of work, the Southern Nation bus depot in Yeovil, when she met the handsome Doug and they married in 1951, living with her parents whilst they saved hard to buy a home of their own. The Nook was purchased in 1952 and she and Doug happily moved in, had David and you could say the rest is history! She has seen many changes to the village over eight decades, "mostly good ones" and has served her community well; congratulations Sylvia you truly belong to Chetnole and Chetnole belongs to you.

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7.30pm Saturday 11th February SUNSET STOMPERS Jazz Café 7.30pm Friday 24th February Artsreach CLASSICAL GUITARIST IAN WATTS Artsreach

will take place on It will be the 70th FLOWER SHOW, so we’re hoping for a bumper turnout!

CHETNOLE OIL GROUP If you would like to order domestic oil please contact me on 01935 872973 at least five working days before delivery date.

Thank you, John Sanford NEXT DATE 8TH MARCH

CLASSICAL GUITAR AT THE HALL Do you like classical guitar? Then come to Chetnole Village Hall at 7.30pm on Friday 24th February to listen to the exciting and extensive repertoire of Ian Watt. Ian has been a concert soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the City of London Symphonia as well as performing on BBC Radio. He has also appeared on television and radio stations in the USA, Austria and Holland. Tickets available from: John Head 01935 873555 and John Sanford 01935 872973.

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Friends of the late John Fripp, all members of "The Chetnole Choppers", gathered in St. Peter's Church yard to raise a glass in John's memory. Naturally, it had to be Doombar, John's favourite tipple.

SUNDAY SURPRISE FOR SHERBORNE SHOPPERS! Shoppers in Sherborne Waitrose were somewhat bemused to see four men in hi–viz jackets bringing lengths of drainpipe into the store and then start to play them with a flip flop. The gentlemen sitting at the coffee bar burst into song, the reception desk was invaded by a group of sopranos flanked by altos as the Chetnole Community Choir ‘flash-mob’ sang The Lion Sleeps Tonight to the surprise and delight of surrounding shoppers and staff alike.

Applause broke out as the last chord was sung. The choir then dissolved into the crowd. After the success of it’s second sell-out concert last week the choir decided to share their joy of singing in a public place.

Chetnole Community Choir is a non audition group who meet on Thursdays in the local village hall. They sing a wide variety of songs from musicals to Coldplay classics.

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CHETNOLE & STOCKWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN The first meeting of interested volunteers was held on 30th November, for an initial exchange of views. On 11th January the Parish Council formally approved the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan and endorsed the formation of a Steering Group, which will meet on a regular basis from now on.

Residents will need to be consulted from time to time, throughout the preparation

of the Plan, so watch this space, as the saying goes. Any resident wishing to have input at any time, is invited to contact me.

Gordon Ratcliffe

CALLING ALL ART LOVERS! A date for the diary , with more details later.... On Wednesday 22ⁿd March there will be an ART TALK by Richard Kay of Lawrences, in Chetnole Village Hall at 6pm, in aid of SAVE THE CHILDREN.

KIRSTY DRAPPER A big congratulations to Kirsty Drapper for becoming one of the newest qualified Search Technicians for Dorset Search and Rescue, (DorSAR).

Available 365 days of the year, DorSAR is a team of highly trained volunteers that can deploy anywhere in the county within 90 minutes. DorSAR work with the Police, Coastguard and other emergency services, and with a comprehensively equipped command and control vehicle, a number of 4x4 member owned and operated vehicles, plus a dog unit, DorSAR assist in: Search and Recovery of Missing Persons, Swift Water and Flood Water Rescue, Search and Recovery of Significant Objects, and Support at Major Incidents. Their motto, “Hope for the best, prepared for the worst,” gives a true reflection of the professionalism and dedication of the men and women who serve with the team.

Deciding to put her Outdoor Adventure qualifications to further use, Kirsty became a volunteer with DorSAR and started her training. This included search techniques, navigation training on Dartmoor, night rescues,

rope work, first aid training, and much more. At the end of October, Kirsty and 5 others spent a gruelling 14 hours being assessed as they undertook simulated searches in urban, rural, and night situations.

Next time you hear that someone has gone missing in Dorset, take some time to think about Kirsty and the many other volunteers, out in all weathers, helping to search.

DorSAR is a registered charity and does not receive any government funding. If you would like to help in any way you can become a volunteer yourself, or make a donation via their website: www.dorsar.org.uk/donations Ruth Drapper

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DATES FOR DIARY COFFEE MORNING Thursday 23rd March The next coffee morning in the Village Hall will be on Thursday 23rd March, between 10.30 and noon.

We hope to see you there.

Auction, consume your picnic supper, help reduce the load on the bar, meet your friends and generally have a good time.

Proceeds will go to the Dorset Air Ambulance. Full details will be available shortly via this magazine or by email from GHG@Grazebrook.net

SPRING WALK AND BRUNCH Sunday 30th April A date for your diary – a leisurely walk in our beautiful countryside, starting at 11.00, followed by soup and bacon butties in the Village Hall. More details to follow in future magazines.

VILLAGE LUNCH – Sunday 13th August On Sunday 13th August there will be a village lunch for all residents of Hermitage, Batcombe and Hilfield – plus their friends and relatives. Lunch will be provided, followed by trips around the local countryside on a trailer, followed by Cream Teas.

Tickets/tables etc for both events will be available from members of the Village Green and Village Hall committee and can be reserved through 01963 210253.

MEANWHILE – RESERVE THE DATES 11th & 13th AUGUST.

BALL ON THE GREEN Friday 11th August On Friday August 11th , the next Hermitage Black-tie Ball will take place on Hermitage Green. Starting at around 7.30 and ending 11pm to midnight, dance to a six piece band, take part in the Charity

RHYME Welcome to Rob & Sue Wydra who have a last managed to move into Fern send an email to VILLAGE DEFIBRILLATOR Thanks to your hermitage.village@yahoo.co.uk and we will participation at the do all we can to arrange this.

By giving just a short amount of your various Village Hall fund raising events, time anyone could help save a life, it could and a generous even be yours! donation from the Hermitage Village QUIZ FOR ST. MARY’S IN NOVEMBER Green Committee, Thank you to everyone who supported we are delighted to this event – we had a ‘full house’ and much announce that we now have a Public needed funds were raised for our church.

Access Defibrillator situated on the Congratulations go to Chetnole’s exterior wall of the Village Hall. This is ‘Running in the Family’ who took first place, available 24/7 should anyone have need followed by the ‘Hermigans’ (Christine, to use it.

Faith, Rachael and Roger), with ‘The Welsh In the autumn we held a number of CPR Team’ in 3rd place. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training sessions and, if there is demand, we would CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING be happy to organise additional sessions on This was very well supported, and it CPR and/or a brief demonstration of how completed our fund raising efforts for the to use the defibrillator. The equipment is village defibrillator. Thank you. incredibly easy to use. If you would like CPR V W M training or a demo of the defibrillator please wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

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s I write we are expecting ‘thundersnow’ – a new term invented by the weather-gurus. It’s mid-January and Spring still seems a long way off. However here are some events to look forward to in Leigh in February: ● ‘DIGNITY IN CARE’ TEA PARTY AT THE OLD VICARAGE on Wednesday 1st February ● PIMMS IN THE PEWS on Saturday 11th February in St Andrew’s Church, Leigh ● MOVIOLA, “Bridget Jones’ Baby” on Monday 13th February in LVH ● COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAY in Leigh on Sunday 19th February in St Andrew’s Church, Leigh. Starting at 10.15am with a church service and following on with coffee, crafts, activities and then lunch at 1.00pm ● VALENTINE’S BINGO in Leigh Village Hall on Saturday 18th February to raise funds for a Village Defibrillator At the time of the Epiphany we remember how Joseph and Mary fled Israel for the relative safety of Egypt to escape King Herod’s threat to kill all baby boys under the age of one. Since time immemorial people have fled their homes to escape threats to their lives. Think of the Syrian migrants journeying across the Mediterranean and through Turkey over the last few years. Like Mary and Joseph with their baby; they will have asked themselves the same agonizing questions: Am I fit enough to travel? What will the journey be like and how long will it take? What will I take with me? When will I be able to return home?

Seventy-five years ago in early 1942 my grandmother faced a similar situation as the Japanese stood at the gates of Singapore and my father was a few weeks old. They were lucky enough to be evacuated on “The Duchess of Bedford”, the last large ship to leave amidst the bombs and fires. My grandfather had to

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stay behind. So although they escaped the Japanese onslaught, Great Britain was no refuge, and on reaching South Africa they had to disembark in Durban to be taken in as refugees. There, and later in Rhodesia, they were given shelter for three years.

In the relative comfort of our peaceful Dorset homes we have the luxury of time to ponder: Would we open our doors to refugees seeking help? Or if we were in their situation what possessions would we save? My grandmother had two suitcases. What could you carry?

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LEIGH LIGHTS Maureen and Bob would like to say thank you and a Happy New Year to everyone who came to see their lights over Christmas and New Year.

Your very kind donations to Children in Need totalled £134.00.

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It was so nice to see so many of you in the church over Christmas, and especially good to hear everyone in such good voice at our Carol Service.

This astonishing photograph of Sophia standing by Tony Durkin’s illuminated nativity was taken by Oscar, aged five.

What an amazing picture.

Please don’t forget to support our next PIMM’S IN THE PEWS event on Saturday

11th February when Tim Laycock will be leading a Valentine’s Celebration.

FEBjamald@fastmail.co.ukRUARY COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAYS IN LEIGH 19th February Community Spirit Sunday is a new initiative for Leigh church.

Everyone is invited to share worship, crafts, conversation and some fabulous food.

It’s an all-age thing. Everyone is welcome. It’s very child-friendly, and we aim to celebrate the wonderful ways and diversity of our community.

So – bring your whole family or come on your own – bring your knitting or your dog – and join us for any or all of this very first Community Spirit Sunday.

TIMETABLE ● 10.15 am Service ● 11.15 am Tea, coffee and a biscuit ● 11.45 am Crafts for all ages, newspapers, games, knit and natter or just natter ● 1.00 pm Lunch (please make a donation) Cottage pie (inc vegetarian option) & Pudding, Tea and coffee Everything will take place in the church.

PLEASE let us know if you are coming to lunch – leave a message on 01935 873889 or email eddie@folksw.org.uk before Saturday 18th February.

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Alpaca adventure Another year has come and gone and the Old Vicarage has been badly shaken by the loss of Annie and Ian. We have been left with a very precious legacy and we will do our utmost to carry on with the outstanding levels of care and compassion that was so important to them both. Their two daughters, Carey and Josie are stepping up and taking on the role of directors.

We already have many events penciled in for the New Year starting with a tea party to celebrate . Do come and join us for a cup of tea and cake and see what Dignity in Action looks like.

On we are having a to raise money for a defibrillator which will be available for the whole village. We are proposing that it is kept at The Old Vicarage as we are staffed 24/7. Tickets for this event are available from the office. Please do come and support us, this is a big team fund raiser. There will be a special raffle,

refreshments and lots of fun! There will also be a on to raise further funds.

Please make a note in your diaries. the village will On and we be opening will be providing refreshments. Details will follow.

Looking further ahead to the summer we are having a on and our .

We hope everyone will come and support us all as we continue to provide a haven of empathy and compassion for those who can no longer manage at home.

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Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control the

LEIGH FOOD FAIR AND VINTAGE/CLASSIC CAR/BIKE SHOW

FORTHCOMING FILM DATES

will be on Saturday 29th July instead of 22nd.

Please make a note in your diary! Elizabeth Turnbull

13th February BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15)

THE LEIGH LOTTERY November 2016

Bridget’s focus on single life is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, and unsure of the identity of her baby’s father. – Starring Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth

13th March THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (15) A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Starring Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux.

Christmas Bonus Prize 1st £100 Mrs Mary Dodds Christmas Bonus Prize 2ⁿd £80 Mrs A. Garrett Christmas Bonus Prize 3rd £50 Mr Charlie Read 1st £30 Mrs P. Taylor-Brewster 2ⁿd £20 Mrs T. Cooke

December 2016 1st 2ⁿd

£30 £20

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January 2017 1st 2ⁿd

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CLUB LUNCH Leigh Village Hall

12.30 Tuesday 21st February bookings by 14th February

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April A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (12A) Based on the international best sellar.

The true feel-good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. Starring Luke Treadaway and Joanne Froggatt Shows start at 7.30pm,doors open 7pm.(bar provided) We look forward to seeing you on some of the above dates.

Tickets £6 will be available from Bridge Stores,Leigh or Fiona and John Parks (01935 873603)

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ell, it seems a while ago now but St Hippolytus had three very well attended services over the Christmas period. The first was a very jolly carol service led by Colette who sorry to say has now left us. This was followed by delicous mince pies made by Sue Goldsworthy and wine kindly donated by several people; this is the spirit of Ryme.

Midnight Mass had a good turn out followed by Family Service on Christmas morning, which was kept light and cheerful with help as usual from Jan Millward, who had put together a poem with acting help from the congregation for twelve days of Christmas Dorset Style.

A good collection was amassed from these three services so a nice donation will be on its way to our three chosen charities this Christmas which are SCHOOL IN A BAG (Piers Simon Appeal) WATER AID and MERCY SHIPS. A Huge thanks to Andy & Sue Templeman who kept the whole church beautifully decorated, the stick trees are a marvel.

New Years Day saw 18 people setting off on the annual village walk in not very

nice weather led by Mike Batten; he put a spring in their step with promises of liquid refreshment at the furthest point. It was then back to Sue Batten for more liquid refreshment and soup & sausages, thank you very much Sue. A donation of £125.00 has been sent to DOGS FOR GOOD ( previously known as Dogs for the Disabled) WOMENS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER will be on Friday 3rd March at 10.30am in Glanvilles Wootton Church followed by Cake and Coffee. This year it will be lead by women from the Philippines.

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It may now be unseasonal to make this announcement, but it’s true: Santa Claus does exist. I saw him with my own eyes. He greeted me personally with a jolly, ”Ho. Ho. Ho” and gave me a present. He turned up at last December’s COFFEE N CAKE. He said he had left the reindeer on the sports field and but to make up for it he led us in a rousing chorus of “ . Funny thing is, he kept reminding me of Bill Dougan.

The CAROL SERVICE saw the Jubilee Hall packed to the rafters. An innovative move to hold it there brought in large numbers. And it was good to see so many children too.

After the service there was a break for mulled wine and nibbles and the choir turned to the more secular Christmas songs. All in the tradition of the medieval church we had been reliably informed.

BACK TO THE FUTURE and January’s COFFEE N CAKE. Quite a lot of cake left over as many people were ‘being good’ after all the Christmas consumption. Lots of fun and socialising. It is worth the effort to get along and meet people and chat over a tea or coffee and of course some ….

First Wednesday of every month – 10am at the Jubilee Hall. There’s no fixed charge, just a voluntary donation.

All monies collected go to charity.

HAYPOO NEW YEAR. At the risk of coprocentricity (focusing on poo) – it’s OK, I‘ve made the word up – we’ve had the phantom dog but now it’s a phantom horse. A pile several inches high and even more across was left on

the pavement between Manor Farm and Bower Court. What was a horse doing on the pavement there - apart from the obvious??!! A considerable hazard, friends equestrian. No consolation that it found its way into a nearby compost bin.

YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT are doing their thing to brighten up the coming year. There’s the QUIZ and bring your own supper on 4th February. If you are reading this on the 5th or later, sorry you’ve missed it! Never mind though, there’s another chance to see the FAT MARROWS BLUES BAND, Sunday 30th April .

Watch out for the publicity, or else you will miss that one too.

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ST ANDREW'S YETMINSTER. February.... Snowdrops, Candlemas, and Spring around the corner!

We look back on the lights and fun of Christmas.... Our packed COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE raised £410 with gift aid for Syrian Refugees via medecins sans frontieres......and we have welcomed another New Year and Epiphany. We hope to hear shortly that the Diocese will grant permission for the re-wiring of the Church, including updating the heating & lighting; in addition permission has been asked of the Diocese to repair the clock.

This has been necessary due to the age of the clock. (1682).

We look forward to another wonderful CONCERT on Saturday 11th March, at 7.30pm when the Fieri Consort perform "LOVE AND FORTUNE: A NOBLE LEGACY", a stunning evening of Renaissance madrigals and song.

Tickets: £15, including wine in the interval - available online at www.fiericonsort.co.uk/event/standrews-yetminster/ or from John Summers (threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com) who can be contacted for further information.

The PCC continues to work extremely hard, so please do support our fundraising and 'fun-raising' events this year with your family and friends. With best wishes for the year ahead, from your Churchwardens.

David Gould and Clare Lindsay. pccsec.yetminster@gmail.com

YETMINSTER FAIR 50's Club December 2016 1st No.49 £100 2ⁿd No. 30 £50 3rd No.34 £25 4th No. 52 £15 January 2017 1st No. 29 £50 2ⁿd No. 39 £30 3rd No. 58 £20

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NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT We are now in a position to offer modest grants to local organisations, so if you have a project which would benefit from extra funds please email us with the details: ycp873@gmail.com Tickets for the QUIZ on 4th February have been selling fast, but if there are any left they will be available in the Spar shop.

YETMINSTER Tuesday 28th February

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (12A)

This film is about a national manhunt for a rebellious boy and his foster uncle (Sam Neill) who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

Tuesday 28th March

A Street cat Named Bob (12A) Based on the bestseller, the true story of how a busker and recovering drug-addict had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

Yetminster Jubilee Hall 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets at £6 will be on sale in the Spar/PO, Sunnyside, Yetminster from two weeks beforehand.

Tickets include choc ice!

Our next event will be a welcome return of the FAT MARROW BLUES BAND on Sunday 30th April at 7.30pm.

Tickets will be £10 to include supper, and if you would like to reserve some in advance, please email us.

If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to get information about our events, and an opportunity to reserve tickets in advance, please email us.

COFFEE & CAKE has been going for a year now, and has proved a very popular social occasion. It is held in the Jubilee Hall on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am – 12noon, and is run by a rota of volunteers. For a small donation you can have as much coffee or tea and cake as you can handle! All funds raised are donated to charities nominated by those attending.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN UPDATE Right now we are forming our “vision” for the Neighbourhood Plan. In plain English the “vision” means how we would like Yetminster, Ryme Intrinseca and Hamlet to be in, say, fifteen years time. It seems a simple enough task but it is a very important part of the document.

From the “vision” we work out the jobs to be done to get us there – in officialese, “the objectives”. Getting the “vision” and “objectives” right in the first place is vital.

Government consultants will check our plan. They will want to see that the plan we draw up is not only credible and achievable but will bring about our “vision”. If they are satisfied then we will be allowed to determine the future development of our villages ourselves and not have it imposed on us from Dorchester.

So, work is continuing on refining the vision and to set the direction for the detail of the plan. What we need is to “capture the essence of our area”. What does that mean? We have to be able to say: ● what is unique about our area ● what do we like best about it ● what does it look like now ● what might it look like at the end of the plan period.

NEIGHBOURHOOD If you have any thoughts on these subjects it is not too late to put them forward. There have been meetings around the village but it doesn’t stop there.

Continuous two-way communication is vital. To help improve this we will shortly be setting up a Facebook page and a newsletter for you to sign up to. More on this next month.

In the meantime if you have something to say do not hesitate to contact us. Just email yetminsterplan@gmail.com. We particularly would like to hear from younger members of the community. And by “younger” we generally mean anybody under retirement age!!! It’s your future that will be really affected by all this.

In the meantime if you just want to find out more of what is happening there are the Neighbourhood Plan pages on the Parish website.

The Neighbourhood Plan Working Group

RHYME Welcome to Rob & Sue Wydra who have a last managed to move into Fern the villages’ determination to fight this By the time you read this we should proposal. I would particularly like to thank know the result of this Appeal which was David Torrance for all his hard work in due by 30th January. So I will not reprise the organising the ‘demonstrations’ and Appeal happenings. However I do want to correlating residents’ input on the last day.

Whichever way the Appeal has gone at say a very big THANK YOU to all those who least we can say ‘we fought a good fight’. got involved, whether it was giving your views which were well thought out and We cannot do better than that.

David Gould effective, or just attending the hearing and Chairman YRIPC the site visit both of which demonstrated

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Out & About PUBS, POTTERIES AND THE POORHOUSE: A HIDDEN HISTORY OF HOLNEST Saturday 18th March 2017 at 7pm, Glanvilles Wootton Village Hall In this illustrated talk in aid of the Friends of Holnest Church, Luke Mouland explores some forgotten aspects of Holnest's history using the church as a focal point for the various phases of development. Among other topics we will learn more about the lost industries which have left their mark on the landscape of the parish and uncover stories of those who lived and worked here in former times.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The next WIND ENSEMBLE MUSIC WORKSHOP is on Sunday 5th February when the players will rehearse and perform two short gems: Elgar’s Serenade in E minor & Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture.

Each composer was in his midthirties when devising his particular work.

For Elgar, the Serenade in E minor was to be his first work to become well known (& his favourite work), whereas for Mozart, it was to be one of his last as he died the very year that it was composed.

Tickets £8 to include a two-course meal. Bring your own drink.

To reserve please contact Luke on 01963 210 635 or email friendsofholnest@gmail.com.

Pendomer Church. Rehearsal from 11.30am do pop in any time, Performance 5.00pm followed by refreshments. Free though donations for the church gratefully received. For further information please contact info@ pendomer.org.uk or 01935 891328.

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SNOWDROPS AT MINTERNE GARDENS

Gardens Open 11th FEBRUARY 2017 “The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.”

Robert Burns This quote by Robert Burns aptly sums up the arrival of spring with the appearance of snowdrops (and possibly some rain too!)

With more Snowdrops planted under the Chusan Palms near Eleanor’s Bridge we expect to see carpets of these dainty white flowers adorning the banks in Minterne’s wild woodland garden.

Visit Minterne Garden and enjoy their appearance from 11th February onwards. Gardens open daily 10am to 6pm. 2-for-1 while the snowdrops last – (£5 for 2 adults.)

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Dignity in Care tea party

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Yetminster Community Project Quiz

Sun

5

Mon

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7

Old Vicarage, Leigh 7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wind ensemble music workshop

11.30am

Pendomer Church

Christian Fellowship & 1st Anniversary tea

3pm

Chetnole Village Hall

WVMU wave of prayer

9am

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club A Wild Garden Colin Varndell

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Coffee morning/bring & buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Leigh Discussion Club A Glimpse of 7.30pm the Galapogos Mike Spencer

Leigh Village Hall

WVMU - AGM

7pm

Trim Room, Yetminster

Yetminster History Society Dorset Women Diane Trenchard

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wed

8

Sat

11 Pimms in the Pews for Valentine's 7.30pm Day with Tim Laycock Jazz Café Sunset Café Stompers

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Sun

12 Rock & Roll Concert

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Mon

13 John Muir Session

10am3pm

Pogles Wood

Mon

13 Leigh Moviola Bridget Jones' Baby

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

14 Y&RGS Trugmaking by a miserable 3pm old trugger Carl Sadler

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wed

15 Come & Play

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Sat

18 Valentine's Bingo for Village defibrillator

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sun

19 Community Spirit Sunday, crafts and lunch

10.15am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Tues

21 WVWG Here & There photos with Deryck

7.30pm

Gable Court, Yetminster

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22 Woodland Wednesday

12-3pm

Pogles Wood

Fri

24 Artsreach Event Ian Watts, classical guitarist

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

28 Yetminster Film Nights Hunt For The Wilder People

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

10.30am

Glanvilles Wootton Church

Leigh WI Mark Lewis, Auctioneer

MARCH Fri

3

Women's World Day of Prayer Holwell Spring Music Night

Mon

6

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club: Outing to Castle Gardens

Castle Gardens

Coffee morning/bring & buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Leigh Discussion Club Victorian Gardens Christine Stone

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster History Society The Ladies of Wilton House

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall Yetminster St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Wed

8

Sat

11 Fieri Consort perform Love & Fortune, a Noble Legacy

7.30pm

Sun

12 NGS Open Garden

11.30am- Frankham Farm, Ryme 5pm

Mon

13 Leigh Moviola The Girl on the Train 7.30pm

Tues

14

Sat

18 PTFA Table Top Sale

Castle Gardens

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Society Members’ Discount buying Pubs, Potteries & the Poorhouse, a hidden History of Holnest

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Village Hall 7pm

Glanville Wooton Village Hall

Wed

22 Richard Kay talk on Art for Save the Children

6pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Thur

23 Coffee morning

10.30am

Hermitage Village Hall

Fri

24 NAPA singing challenge/ opening of Annie's Walk

3pm

Old Vicarage, Leigh

Tues

28 Yetminster Film Night A Street Cat named Bob

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

Ryme Village Meeting

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Extraordinary Bulbs Chris Ireland Jones

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4

Coffee morning/ bring & buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Leigh Discussion Club Ickers Joggers and AGM

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

8

Coffee morning

Old Vicarage, Leigh

Mon

10 Leigh Moviola A Street Cat named Bob

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sun

23 NGS Open Gardens

11am5pm

Frankham Farm, Ryme

Fri

28 PTFA Quiz

St Andrew's School, Yetminster

Sun

30 Fat Marrows Blues Band

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Spring walk and brunch

Hermitage Village Hall

MAY Mon

8

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Companion Planting

19:30:00

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

9

Coffee morning/bring & buy

10.30am- St Andrew's Church, Leigh 12

Sun

21 PTFA Fun Run and May fair

St Andrew's School, Yetminster

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General News 2016 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL – HERMITAGE, HILFIELD, BATCOMBE AND LEIGH A huge thank you to all those who again gave so much of their time assisting with the 2016 appeal, and an equally heartfelt thank you to all those who gave so generously. Kerry Straughan collected £139-78 from the most generous inhabitants of Batcombe, while Liz Cozens similarly encouraged Hermitage to kindly donate £119-91.

Chris Keohane collected £55-30 around Hilfield, while Anna Awdry ranged far and wide along Batcombe Road to add a further £60-94.

From the relative metropolis of Leigh (including Totnell and Three Gates), Anne and David Reason, Emma Harris, Alaistair Cumming, Liz Turnbull, Diana West, Brenda Addison and Jan Millward together raised a further £543-34.

Overall, another truly wonderful effort.

Thank you!

The ‘FORGOTTEN HEROES’ talk in Leigh Village Hall on 11th November was a memorable evening, when Commodore Malcolm Williams CBE Royal Navy gave us an insight into the sacrifices our Merchant Navy and fishing fleets made during both World Wars. Thank you to

all those who came and once again gave so generously; and also to Elizabeth and Julian Turnbull, Alaistair and Hilary Cumming, and Emma and David Harris for providing the delicious canapes and wine. The evening netted £576-08; this has accordingly been distributed equally between the RBL and The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society (as dependants of those who gave their lives while serving in the above fleets do not benefit from the RBL’s largess).

So in total, the above parishes raised a most impressive £1207-71 for the 2016 RBL poppy appeal, and a further £288-04 for The Shipwrecked Mariners. If you are prepared to assist in next year’s collection, or know of an engaging speaker with a relevant topic, please do contact me.

Alan Bennett arcbennett@hotmail.co.uk PAO TCH03

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In December the Wriggle Valley Players performed an original production of Cinderella the Sequel.

This year’s cast was different from previous year in that the number of children outweighed the grown ups, and what a statement the children made!

Cinderella the Sequel was superbly written by Paul Attwell who also directed with assistance from costume lady extraordinaire, Kirsty Andrews. The tale was narrated by two fairies (Gill Clark and Mel Andrews) who told the story of Cinderella and co. after she had left the altar with Prince Charming.

Two fake Princes (Jenny Huddleston and Sarah Ferris) arrive at the Royal Palace intending to gatecrash the christening of Cinderella and Prince Charming’s delightful, yet windy, son Rupert, their intention being to gain the hands in marriage of two wealthy princesses. Upon literally falling into the Christening ball, the fake princes end up at the feet of Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters, Violet and Violencia Hardup beautifully depicted by Andy Goodfellow and John House. A mass confusion between both parties ensues leading each pair to believe the other is rich and plans to take money from each other begins.

Despite the Christening of her son, Cinderella, (Amy Goodfellow) is sad due to the villagers being so poor and unhappy due to the mean ways of her Father-In-Law, the King (Steve Crumpler) depicted as a very evil King allowing for the traditional boos and hisses from the crowd.

The King however had a change of character after being knocked out by a tree (a technically brilliant performance by the backstage crew!) and became caring

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and friendly. He was taken in by the local villagers and children (meaning Steve spent much time surrounded by a multitude of children, he seemed very much at home!) but was identified by his son the prince, (Sophie Fowler) with the help of Buttons and Mary (Lily Myall and Amy Goodfellow) when they devise a plot to spot the birthmark on his…his……B……U…….M! Meanwhile back at the palace the Queen (Bella Neate-Clegg), is informed of the King’s disappearance by the loyal Chamberlain (Mike Flint) in a scene which was full of tears, laughter, songs and piggies!

After a hunting scene enabling the inevitable arrival of the pantomime horses the Fake Princes finally pluck up the courage to propose to the ugly sisters who squeal “YES”!

The final wedding scene finally saw the truth come out that neither the Fake Princes or Ugly Sisters have any money resulting in a not-so-happy wedding day and a not quite first-class honeymoon in Amarillo (Oh yes, the song was indeed sung!). There was happiness however for Buttons who finally gets the girl of his dreams after plucking up the courage to ask Mary to marry him. The pantomime had a wonderfully happy ending, “OH YES IT DID!” The show was full of songs and dances, amazingly choreographed by Amy Goodfellow which saw children as young as four dazzle the audience with their faultless dance moves.

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s panto so magical: from techies to cast, back stage crew to front of house, set painters and prop makers to advertisers and to you the audience With it being such a resounding success, one can only wonder if it can be replicated in 2017… watch this space.

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FINANCIAL HELP FOR THOSE ON SLOWEST BROADBAND Fibre isn’t the only way to get a better broadband connection. The Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme helps those on the poorest speeds improve their service.

Residents and businesses that are not in Dorset County Council’s fibre broadband plans, and are on less than 2Mbps, could be eligible for a subsidy towards the installation cost of a wireless, satellite, or 4G broadband connection.

These technologies are capable of reaching properties in the most rural parts of the county, offering a solution where rolling out fibre broadband would be more complex and expensive.

More than 400 voucher codes have already been issued in Dorset, helping

individuals and entire communities. An example of the success of this scheme can be seen in Kimmeridge where broadband speeds were transformed thanks to a local wireless supplier.

For the full information about the scheme and the application form, visit: www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/broadband/be tter-broadband-scheme

RHYME Welcome to Rob & Sue Wydra who have a last managed to move into Fern LORD-LIEUTENANT’S FUND FOR YOUNG AND TALENTED OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT TALENTED SPORTS STARS The Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented, set up and managed by local charity Dorset Community Foundation, is now open for applications. The Fund will support, with grants of up to £1,000, local young people (aged 14-21) with exceptional Lord-Lieutenant with DCF Trustees and Ambassadors sporting talents.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr Angus Campbell who is behind the fund coaching, travel costs and accommodation. explained: ‘The Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund was Applicants must have an exceptional set up to support local young people with a sporting talent which has been recognized variety of talents and for the first round we or acknowledged by the appropriate will focus on supporting those with sporting National Governing Body. As part of the talents. My fund will help young people who assessment applicants may have to attend are particularly financially or socially an informal interview. The fund will close disadvantaged – it will help ‘level the for applications at noon on 07/02/2017. playing field’ so to speak!’.

To find out more or to apply please visit Foundation’s website The £1,000 grants will pay for things the such as kit/clothing costs, competition fees, www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org.

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YETMINSTER SPORTS CLUB The Sports Club in Yetminster is always available to hire for parties, skittles, football matches and any other functions.

We have great facilities: ●a bar that serves a variety of drinks ●a skittle alley ●pool table ●dart board ●juke box ●football field ●and changing rooms with showers.

CHARITY CALLS ON DONATIONS TO SURVIVING WINTER APPEAL AFTER SHOCKING STATS REVEAL THERE WERE 2,700 EXCESS WINTER DEATHS ACROSS THE SOUTH WEST LAST YEAR Shocking stats recently released by the Office of National Statistics reveal that last winter 2,700 vulnerable people died during the winter months in the South West because of effects relating to the cold. Dorset Community Foundation, a local charity raising funds for local residents in need is calling on more donations to its Surviving Winter Appeal to help save lives this winter.

Jon Yates, Chief Executive at the Foundation explained: ‘The regional stats are very shocking. Older people in Dorset are particularly vulnerable – we have the largest older people population in the UK and our county is also very rural - those who live in shire Dorset struggle to get to support services and extra help.’

Every year donations raised for SURVIVING WINTER, mostly by people donating their unwanted winter fuel allowances, are being dispersed in the form of grants through the local Citizens Advice Bureaus. Last year the charity raised nearly

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If any one would like to use the Sports Club please contact us By email tina_balsom@hotmail.co.uk Or by phone 0758384717

£20,000 people helping around 200 local households.

Mrs S.H. 73 who lives on Portland was one of people who was supported. She has been worried about paying the bills ever since her husband passed away a couple of years ago, so she has to rely on one pension. At the time Mrs S.H. had an undiagnosed health condition that affected her ability to walk and it was essential for her to keep warm. A grant from the Appeal helped her stop worrying about paying the bill.

To donate to the SURVIVING WINTER Appeal and help an older person in Dorset please send a cheque made out to Dorset Community Foundation to Surviving Winter, The Spire, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF. Alternatively, visit Dorset Community Foundation’s website www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org or contact the charity on 01202 670815.

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With 2016 behind us the PTFA are hoping to improve on last year’s successful fundraising and plans are already in place for many exciting events to take place in 2017.

In addition to the school only activities we very much hope for the continued support from local community as we invite you all to come and grab a bargain at OUR TABLE TOP SALE being held in Leigh village hall on Saturday 18th March, banish the cobwebs and seize the opportunity to exercise the little grey cells at our very popular QUIZ NIGHT at St Andrew’s CE Primary School on Friday 28th April and by no means least to get fit and frivolous as you take part in the YETMINSTER FUN RUN on 21st May. To make this day even more enjoyable we are organising a wonderful FAMILY MAY FAIR on the school field so if running isn't your forte you can eat drink and be merry as you cheer the competitors across the finish line, either way it's going to be a great day!

Further details to all these events in next edition but in the meantime please save these dates to your diaries.

Happy New Year to you all.

Elaine Pennington PTFA Chair Choir singing at the Christmas Fair

Dressing up in WW2 soldier’s uniform

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MACHU PICCHU TREK IN AID OF ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE We are planning another exciting challenge in 2017. The Trek to Machu Picchu takes place in April 2017. Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. This trek will invite up to 30 participants, and will involve social media and as much media coverage as possible.

The ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE TREK will involve a route less well known than that traditionally offered to offer participants a more remote experience.

This challenge offers the opportunity for Kit sponsorship and the Company logo on all launch collateral.

There are A Variety of Ways You Can Support St Margaret’s Hospice • Cash • Gifts • Services/Advice • Staff Time • Advertising • Matched Giving WHAT SPONSORSHIP GIVES YOU Your corporate logo and branding on all promotional materials, from posters, to outbound emails ● Social media activity

● Branding on kit, which will be available in advance of the event and probably worn post event. ● Direct marketing to past participants and target groups such as running clubs, gyms and corporates ● Banners of various types ● Radio advertising on Heart FM. ● Website editorial ● Blogging ● Press releases and photo opportunities ● Cost to sponsor kit and collateral £3,800 ● Kit is ready to take logos and go out soon after Christmas hopefully to maximise exposure BENEFITS OF SPONSORSHIP AND PARTNERING WITH ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE Association with a well -loved, local brandSt Margaret’s has 60% awareness within Somerset and helped 3,200 people within Somerset last year Providing for you and your staffs’ own future needs- one in three of us will need St Margaret’s services within our lifetime.

Increased brand awareness in a positive light;- research proves that association with a charity will enhance brand image and increase sales.

Sponsorship of this event will give a company much deeper roots in the Somerset community. Local volunteers and participants will interact with your staff in a way that you’d never be able to replicate sitting in the office or at a standard, programmed event. An event is dynamic and we see individuals collaborating and working together in many different ways.

Lastly, we hope to prove an event that is fun,

memorable, challenging and exciting.

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This term has seen the District Go-Kart Competition. The scouts had to build and race a go-kart in four varied races. This led to the construction of a record number of vehicles, thanks to a donation of wood from Yeovil B&Q. Four teams entered, with three surviving all the races and one of them taking home the third prize in the cross-country event, which included a river crossing (it looked very cold from the river bank).

Kevin Waterfall, from Beer Mill Mead Conservancy has presented the scouts with a cheque for ÂŁ198 for the construction of owl and bird boxes.

This will allow the scouts to use their newly enhanced woodwork skills for the benefit of the local environment.

The boxes will be erected at the Beer Mill Mead Conservation area.

Finally, practice is now under way for the District cooking competition.

In which we hope to follow in last years’ success, and again progress to the regional competition and beyond.

Tara Butcher

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We had a very good turn out for a lovely CHRISTMAS DECORATION WOODLAND WEDNESDAY, with lots of stunning creations and a visit from a special friend! The weather was very kind to us after all!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year with warm winter socks in every stocking!

Our next few WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS will be - 25th January and 22nd February with a half term holiday COME AND PLAY day on Wednesday 15th February.

We had fairly low numbers for MUDDY MONDAY activities as I think there are quite a lot of other activities on on a Monday. Please let me know if you would like a second day each month and I will try and go with what suits most people.

These sessions are for pre school children during term time and children

age 7 and under in the holidays. The session runs from 12 – 3pm and costs £4 per child. Bring your picnic lunch. Drinks available.

We will have our first JOHN MUIR session of the year on Monday 13th February. 10am - 3pm. We have plenty of jobs to do, things to plant and will be making things out of our newly coppiced hazel! Please contact me for further details.

VOLUNTEERS – We are always looking for willing hands to help us during the Winter and Spring. Please get in touch if you have time and would like to help. Even adults can do a John Muir award if they want to! It can also count as part of a Dof E award or could just give you a warm glow of pride and satisfaction (probably at the end of the day rather than during the day given the weather at the moment!)

POGLES PARTIES – We had our last party in December and our first one for this year is in February.We have had some lovely varied parties; some themed parties for the very young, some action/bushcraft parties for the very active and some afternoon tea parties for the older and more sedate! Please do think about booking a special Pogles Party celebration.

For more details email philippa@folksw.org.uk Why not like us on facebook - Pogles Wood Education

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Our next event in St Andrew’s Church, Leigh will be on Saturday, 11th February when we will be treated to a light-hearted programme of music, songs, stories, monologues and verse on a Valentine’s Day theme. The evening will feature the great Dorset musician, singer and actor Tim Laycock.

Tim is a man of many talents. He was born in Dorset and specialises in songs and stories from and about the county. He has been delighting audiences across the country for many years and we are delighted to be welcoming him to Leigh.

Tim will be supported by a veritable feast of local talent and a thoroughly enjoyable evening is guaranteed. A suitable drink will be awaiting you at 7pm and the

entertainment will start at about 7.30 pm.

Put it in your diary now and book your tickets at Bridge Stores or ring 01935 873889.

FUTURE ROOTS IS LOOKING FOR PART TIME VOLUNTEERS TO HELP AT OUR CARE FARM NEAR LONGBURTON We are looking for people to engage our vulnerable young people groups and our Countrymen’s Club. We run tailored programmes that build every individual’s resilience.

The role involves the use of a farming and rural environment, working in tough weather conditions and often with animals.

The role will include working as part of a team to maintain a stable,

happy and caring environment and to contribute towards the running of a well organised, hygienic and safe site. A key part of doing this well is being able to listen and identify changes in circumstance and issues for participants and share this appropriately.

Days and hours are by arrangement. Please see our website for further information about Future

Roots and email for an application form.

Thank you office@futureroots.net

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CHRISTMAS CUPPA “N” CAKE The local community and the children’s grandparents were invited in to St Andrew’s Primary School for a Christmas Cuppa “n” Cake.

They were serenaded with some delightful Christmas singing, recorder playing and bell ringing as well as enjoying a nice cup of tea and home made cakes. Even our local “bobbies” enjoyed themselves

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Most readers will be aware that the Boyle’s Educational Foundation successfully sold its remaining approved building plot last year. It should be made clear that the net capital realised is not freely available for the Foundation to spend in any way it wishes.

The reason is that this capital represents part of the endowment of the Foundation and has to be treated as ‘restricted’ funds. and not to be regarded as general income.

However, soundly invested, in line with Charity rules, this money should generate additional income which would be available for the Trust to use as it deems appropriate including grants.

The Foundation is currently finalising a definitive Financial Plan, a requirement of Charity rules, which, with regular updating, will guide it to establish how much money it can safely distribute each year by way of grants, whilst ensuring that the necessary funds are kept in reserve to meet ongoing expenditure on property maintenance and

SALTING/GRITTING IN THE WRIGGLE VALLEY Here is a link about salting and gritting through the Wriggle Valley in frosty, icy or snowy weather.

The RED route is the salting/gritting one for frosty conditions, but the BLUE one is done also when snow is threatened. Check out this website for more information https://mapping.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/tr aveldorset/severe-weather/gritting this page gives all the details, including when the roads were last treated and when they are next due to be treated etc. mapping.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/traveldors et/severe-weather/gritting - this page

general running costs etc., and also any unexpected demands on its funds.

During the last year, 2016, the Foundation allotted grants totalling £8733.50 of which £3633.50 was given to organisations including St.Andrew’s CE Primary School, and £5100.00 to individual applicants.

With a history extending back over more than 300 years, the Foundation is keenly aware that it has a duty to manage its funds and assets diligently, and wisely, in order to provide for a sound and enduring future.

gives all the details, including when the roads were last treated and when they are next due to be treated etc.

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IS YOUR MATTRESS SAFE? T r a d i n g Standards have been cracking down on rogue traders selling illegal mattresses after an increase in complaints from consumers about cheap mattresses sold online or from the back of a van.

The law requires that mattresses meet a level of fire resistance as laid down in the British Standard, however it does not require that mattresses have a label to that effect.

Rogue sellers may entice customers into thinking they are getting a bargain, for example by saying that they are selling clearance stock, or excess stock from a large hotel order.

The mattresses typically fail all fire safety tests as well as being filthy and unhygienic. The items are often old and discarded mattresses that have been recovered and repackaged to look new.

Some of the more brazen traders are even using the logos of well-known manufacturers and retailers on their vans to further fool consumers into

believing they are ‘bagging a bargain’.

Paper work given with the mattresses may contain limited or false information.

Dorset Trading Standards Service has on two separate occasions prosecuted traders for selling mattresses which when tested failed the fire safety tests. Devon and Somerset Trading Standards have issued warnings to residents as complaints about mattresses increased tenfold in the period from 2014 to 2016.

Dorset Trading Standards Service advise that you do not purchase goods or services from people who approach you in the street or from callers who cold call on your doorstep.

If you want to report concerns over mattresses, or if you would like advice about your consumer rights, then please contact the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506.

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GENERAL EVENTS GENERAL NEWS

HELPING HANDS PLEA FOR VOLUNTEERS As we approach the Christmas Season, I thought this would be a good opportunity to update you on our HELPING HANDS organisation and make a plea for more volunteers.

Helping Hands was set up in 2011 and to date has carried out over 500 requests for assistance from the local community.

We originally set up the organisation to offer assistance to the local community for specific tasks, which have included: transport and assistance to medical appointments at the health centre and hospitals, shopping, gardening, attending church and various other tasks. Since then the organisation has widened its remit to offer befriending and companionship, a most worthwhile and rewarding experience. Ninety per cent of our requests are for transport.

A quick review of how we work: those seeking support ring our dedicated 24/7 number: 01963 210953 and leave their request for assistance.

Lin our administrator monitors the line on a daily basis and forwards the request to our volunteers to see who is available to assist.

Our main and virtually only asset is our volunteers, who have provided a lifeline to many in the local community.

They amaze me at their ability to go the extra mile, displaying immense understanding and compassion when dealing with some very vulnerable and lonely people.

However, due to volunteers moving away from our area, deaths and those who have retired we are in desperate need for more volunteers in order to keep this vital service going.

Further information can be obtained either from myself details below or from Lin at the number above.

Graham Plaice, 01935 872921 gplaice@gmail.com

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17th Jan – 4th April (excl 28th Feb and 7th March) Tuesdays afternoons 1.45 pm – 3.45 pm (Step1 ) OR 4pm – 6pm ( Step2 ) Sherborne Library, Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne DT93AA There are six computers in the library; we can accommodate four laptops as well so if the six places are booked you have the option of bringing your own laptop if

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"Pearl Gatehouse and Melita Frances Moule would like to thank everyone for supporting their recent exhibition "Points of View" at the Old School Gallery in Yetminster and they would also like to thank Sarah Hedin for hosting it. Some of the proceeds have been donated to Smile Train - enough for two operations for cleft lips/palates in the third world so two children will now be able to smile!"

COPING WITH DEBT After the Christmas celebrations the new year is often a difficult time for people financially. If you find you’re falling into debt it’s best to try to sort things out straight away to avoid the situation getting even worse. Being in debt is stressful and it can be hard to know what to do - especially if you’re constantly getting letters and calls from the companies you owe money to.

You might be thinking about taking out a loan to pay off your debts, but this could put you even further into debt and there may well be a better solution for you.

The first thing to do is to make a list of all the debts you have and how much you owe. Secondly establish which ones are “priority” debts, that is debts that could involve you being taken to court or losing your home if you don’t make repayments, for example rent arrears or council tax payments. Next take a realistic look at your income and expenditure and decide how much you need for essential spending and how much you can afford to make debt

repayments. You then need to negotiate with your creditors about a payment plan, starting with the priority creditors.

This may all appear very daunting but there is a lot of information on-line to help you - go to www.citizensadvice.org.uk, and click on “debt and money”. However if you prefer to talk to someone face-to-face call Citizens Advice on 0344 2451291 and an appointment can be made for you to see an advisor at the Manor House in Sherborne.

You will be asked to complete a form that gives details about your income and expenditure and the debts that you have.

Remember you can also call Citizens Advice for help with any other problem

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GENERAL EVENTS GENERAL NEWS

YETMINSTER FAIR ASSOCIATION Report from the AGM 2016 It is “fair” to say that this has been a year of endeavour.

Having not been held since 2014 we were keen to make its return in 2016 the best Fair ever!

All our committee members got stuck in in the months that led up to July and it was a sharp learning curve for us as we came face to face with websites that played up, demanding stallholders and the unknown factors as to whether anybody would actually come on the day and whether it would rain!

Fortunately it didn’t rain and people did come and the feedback we have received was very positive and we feel that we can safely say “didn’t the day go well”! We are grateful to all those, and in particular the friends of the YFA and the Boyles Trust, who supported us in one way or another and recognise that we couldn’t have done it without you!

It is therefore pleasing to be able to report that the funds generated during 2016 enabled us to help a number of local organisations. There were happy faces all round from those whose organisations who received YFA Grants (see photo). Although, we recognise that a key financial strength is the income from the YFA’s 50’s Club

Lottery and we continue to be grateful to Derek Mott for organising this.

David Torrance has now stood down as our Chairman and we thank him for his effort and commitment to the YFA over the years in his various roles. Barbara Driver has again taken on this role and we are already planning for 2017.

As always, we are looking for new members to join the Committee and this is particularly important now as an area we need to cover is to organise the stallholders for the next fair. We know this perhaps sounds somewhat of a daunting task but we now have the forms and information available to use together with a database of those who came in previous years, all of which should certainly make things easier.

We meet in the White Hart on the last Thursday of each month at 7.30pm so just drop in or use the email address below to contact us.

Barbara Driver Chairman YFA yetminsterfair@aol.com wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

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GENERAL EVENTS SCHOOL NEWS

NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

‘A TRULY INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WHICH HAS RIGHTS AT ITS HEART’ St Andrew’s is very proud to have been awarded a LEVEL 2 Rights Respecting School Award

by UNICEF. This is the highest award in this category and is the result of several years’ hard work by staff, children, governors and parents.

The award uses the international UN Convention for the Rights of the Child as a basis to judge the performance of a school, including: ● How safe and valued children feel by each other and teachers ● How actively children are involved in their own learning ● How active children are in making decisions which affect them in the school ● How aware children are of the rights of all children and where these rights are not being met, either locally or internationally.

Two inspectors spent a day in school talking to staff and children, and parent and governor representatives, as well as looking at evidence of all our rights respecting work over the past few years.

These are some of the comments they made in the report: ● Children showed a mature understanding of a wide range of rights and, as a result, they showed a great awareness of what it means to be inclusive and to respect diversity.

Listening to children’s opinion is an integral part of all aspects of teaching and learning and of day-to-day decision making.

Our current Rights’ Respecters ● Children reported feeling safe in school and gave a variety of examples about how the school kept them safe and empowered them to be safe. ● Children are encouraged and empowered to be active participants in their learning. ● The school has successfully engendered an ethos in which children feel safe to ask questions; rise to challenges and see mistakes as a natural part of learning rather than a personal failing. ● Children have a strong voice in decisions affecting their lives in school. ● Rights-respecting language and attitudes are central to the ethos of the school

“We are very proud of all the hard work put in by staff, children, parents and governors to help us achieve this award. There are only seven schools in the whole of Dorset’s 136 schools, and 322 nationally with this award so we are justly thrilled ” said Mrs Prelogauskas, Headteacher Mel Lane, RRS Leader wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

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CHURCH NEWS

Our Church Communities NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS’ TEAM I suspect that most people found 2016 a somewhat bewildering year in which many unexpected, yet significant, changes took place, particularly on the political front. The fact that they were unexpected is the most worrying aspect since very little or no preparation had been made, and it now falls on the shoulders of a new prime minister to negotiate our country’s future in a somewhat hostile and wounded forum.

In addition to all of this, the United States have elected the most unpredictable person possible to be their President; a man with remarkably little experience which would qualify him for that powerful position.

All of this would seem to have resulted from a protest vote in countries where the electorate voted against what they didn’t want rather than for what they did want; landing us all in a somewhat confused and vulnerable situation, when our leaders should be concentrating on the eradication of terrorism, the greatest threat to all of us this century.

Discontent is a dangerous emotion because it leads to insurrection and a complete breakdown in justice and law.

The only way ahead in such a situation is to seek God’s help in removing the causes of discontent and substituting them with hope and trust. If all those who live discontented lives were to embrace

more prayerful lives, following the teachings of Christ who, using his own words, said, I am the way and the life and the truth. No-one comes to the Father except through me; there would indeed be hope of a brighter future for all of us.

Love and Fortune: A Noble Legacy Saturday 11th March 2017, 7.30pm at St Andrew's Church, Yetminster The Fieri Consort perform "Love and Fortune: A Noble Legacy", a stunning evening of Renaissance madrigals and song, with works by Dowland and Gibbons, among others.

The Fieri Consort are a young group of exceptionally talented musicians, who have performed live on Radio 3 and internationally (http://fiericonsort.co.uk/about-us/).

Don't miss this rare opportunity to enjoy globally acclaimed performers in the intimate surroundings of Yetminster church.

Tickets (£15, including wine in the interval) are available now via this website: http://fiericonsort.co.uk/event/standrews-yetminster/ or from John Summers wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

Our Church Communities NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH A RUMOUR OF ANGELS It is always encouraging to come across an endorsement of one’s views from an unexpected source. A while ago I wrote about those who say they are spiritual but not religious.

In a recent edition of the Saga Magazine the R e v e r e n d Richard Coles, introduced as “arguably Britain’s bestloved vicar” thanks to his m e d i a appearances and books, wrote about the importance of spirituality. People, he said, are turning more and more to art galleries and museums to get some experience of the transcendent. One could add that religious services in cathedrals and large churches with well-trained choirs are also well attended, not because of the appeal of the liturgy but because the music and atmosphere provide some sense of the numinous.

Richard Coles went on to argue that people are hard-wired for something that gives us a sense of a greater dimension than that of the everyday world. In the same magazine we read of a couple who spend every Christmas Day climbing one of England’s highest mountains, and of others who spend the day in caverns deep underground. We may be nearer to God’s

heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth, but mountaineering and pot-holing seem to be stretching the principle of seeking God in nature too far for comfort!

One of my most treasured memories is a moving performance of Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion in the great hall of a southern University.

We were asked at the outset not to applaud when the performance was over, so when the last notes died away there was a profound silence which nobody was willing to break.

Eventually organist and soloists quietly left the stage and we reluctantly resumed our everyday lives.

For most of us such moments are rare, but they are enough to convince us there is more to life than getting and spending.

The more routine religious services in parish church or chapel are also reminders of this truth. One Victorian hymn-writer spoke of “thoughts, feelings, flashes, glimpses” which come and go. These “intimations of immortality”, or what the American sociologist Peter Berger once called “a rumour of angels”, will hopefully keep us on the right path. They give our lives perspective.

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CHURCH NEWS

Our Church Communities Three Valleys Team

Roman Catholic Services

Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG 01935 872600

Team Vicars Richard Kirlew

Team Email Address: 3valleysoffice@gmail.com

Colette Annesley-Gamester

www.threevalleysteam.com

@PilgrimVale

Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE 01935 873044

01935 872237

richard.kirlew@btinternet.com

@RuralChaplain

01963 23570 3vpilgrimpriest@gmail.com

HELPING HANDS 01963 210953

Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021 Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. email: sherbornerc@btinternet.com

website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

rector3valleys@gmail

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

Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690

Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel: 01935 864232 Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster.

The Friary, Hilfield Sundays: 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

Tuesday to Saturday 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)

Wriggle Valley Christian Fellowship We meet every Sunday for worship, teaching, and fellowship, at Chetnole Village Hall at 3pm followed by light refreshments.

All welcome to join us on Sunday 5th February as we celebrate our First Anniversary. There will be a celebration service at 3pm, followed by a light tea.

Guest speaker Mr. Tom Oaks.

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CHURCH NEWS

THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services For complete list see:

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BEER HACKETT

9.30am BCP Matins with Holy Communion

BRADFORD ABBAS

11am CW 11am CW Holy Communion Holy Communion

CHETNOLE

9.30am CW 8am BCP Holy Communion Holy Communion

HERMITAGE

6.30pm CW Evening Prayer

10.15am CW Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion

9.30am Family Service 9.30am CW Holy Communion

10.15am Prayer and Praise

HILFIELD LEIGH

6pm BCP Evensong

9.30am CW Holy Communion

RYME INTRINSECA

10.15am All Age Worship

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

6.30pm BCP Evensong

8am BCP Holy Communion

8am BCP 9.30am CW Holy Communion Holy Communion 9.30am Methodist Service

8am BCP Holy Communion 11am CW Holy Communion

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9.30am CW 9.30am CW Holy Communion Morning Prayer

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Leigh Weather Watch only 22mm in a month that usually has up more than four times as much rain. Those with sledges sulked for another year when they could “Dull November brings the blast, never risk their lives on icy slopes. then the leaves are falling fast” Sara Coleridge SUNSHINE November had a 13% more sunshine than usual but December TEMPERATURES The warmest days of the months was much duller. were November 1 (19oC) and PRESSURE December 10 (14oC. There were 12 Pressure in November averaged nights with 1018mb frost in (close to the November 15 year and 15 in average).

December.

December The coldest saw a was -9.3oC remarkably (30th high 1032mb, November) which but the next contributed month was a Wriggle Valley Brewery to its very low little rainfall. ‘warmer’ with only -8.4oC (1st WIND SPEEDS December).

Both months were unusually calm.

The windiest days were November RAIN November had rather less rain 22 (26mph - and (almost in time to than usual. Most of it fell in a single blow Father Christmas off his sledge) day when 20th November had - 28mph on 23rd December.

39mm. December was drier, with Philip Bryan

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CLUB NEWS

Club News LEIGH DISCUSSION & SOCIAL CLUB DECEMBER 2016

Small mammal group trapping at Beer Mead

Tuesday 6th December was our annual competition night, preceded by Gordon Morris giving us an insight to the Leigh Candle Auction.

Two parcels of land, Alton Mead and Beer Mill Mead are auctioned using an inch of lit candle with prospective buyers making bids and the last bidder before the candle goes out acquires the right to the grazing, shooting, etc., from 1st August to 14th February. The proceeds, £630 in 2015, are distributed among local charities. The event sounded very jovial with a certain amount of alcohol being consumed. Eddie Upton joined us for the evening and sang an amusing song about the auction and Gordon concluded his talk by lighting a very short piece of candle and auctioning a bottle of “Mead” with Sam Symes placing the winning bid.

This year’s CANDLE AUCTION will be held on Wednesday 21st June at 7.00 p.m. at Leigh hall everyone welcome.

COMPETITION RESULTS: Cakes 1st Angela Sargent, 2ⁿd Valerie Buckland, 3rd Steve Hembury

Biscuits 1st Brenda Evans, 2ⁿd Tessa Betts, 3rd Roderick Cole Jam 1st Valerie Buckland, 2ⁿd Pippa Cole, 3rd Angela Sargent Chutney 1st Sue Symes, 2ⁿd Angela Sargent, 3rd Pam Kingston Jones Hay 1st Lucy Parrott, 2ⁿd Derek Gordge Silage 1st Graham Sargent, 2ⁿd Joyce Dibble JANUARY 2017 Our talk on 3rd January was given by Rev’d Richard Kirlew and his wife Liz. In 2012 they did a fundraising tour of Wales visiting all six Welsh Cathedrals and driving a JCB Fastrac towing a caravan. The Cathedrals are St David’s, Bangor, St Asaph, Newport, Llandaff and Brecon.

Their two main sponsors were machinery dealer’s J. E. Lawrence who supplied the tractor and Mole Valley Farmers who paid for all the fuel. The total raised was £3,900 which was split between the two charities – Farming Community Network and RABI and Richard’s benefice in Wales at the time. Well done to both of them for their efforts in raising such a large amount of money.

NEXT MEETINGS Tuesday 7th February, Mike Spencer “A GLIMPSE AT THE GALAPAGOS” Tuesday 7th March, Christine Stone “VICTORIA GARDENS” All welcome – come and join us.

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… another door opens Like Janus, the Roman god of the new year, I am looking two ways at once.

No, I am not being two-faced! A look back to the Christmas celebrations, and forward to the planned visits and speakers.

The Christmas dinner was what has become its now customary model of organisation and delight. The table decorations hand made by Joyce McGuire and Sandra Tuck. The hall decoration and overall welcoming ambience created by Sandra and Joyce ably backed by Jenny Hoppe and Elizabeth Jubb. Stampedes for the delicious food were headed off by “table monitors”, Alec Reek and Douglas Rice, cheerfully controlling the crowds.

We were entertained in Victorian style by a group of singers led by Eddie Upton. Dressed in the clothes of the time they sung us the carols as they would have been heard in the second half of the nineteenth century. Many of the lyrics were quite familiar but the tunes were very different. Church music was provided by local musicians, usually playing stringed instruments, who created their own variations. From the 1850s onward with the introduction of church organs and the publication of Hymns Ancient and Modern, music and words gradually became standardised and as we know them now.

A great evening but now sadly just a distant memory. For the coming year we can look forward to speakers Diane Trenchard and Ros Liddington, speaking on ‘Dorset Women’ and ‘The Ladies of Wilton House’, respectively. Diane has been with us before describing preparations for Napoleon’s invasion, which so closely prefigured the plans for the 1940s famously, although fondly, mocked by Dad’s Army. Ros will be describing the various Ladies Pembroke and their different influences on Wilton

House. It must make any private visits there that much more interesting.

Visits are lined up for the Manor House at Sandford Orcas. It can be quite difficult to get to see the house but we get a private tour led by the owner, Sir Mervyn Medlycott. Then there are tours of Avebury and Weymouth, each fascinating locations with their own special interests and attractions. The summer finishes with a guided tour of Sherborne School. We see plenty of it from the outside but what secrets does it keep within?

All in all an excellent programme to keep the history juices flowing!

Next Meeting: 2.30pm Wednesday 8th February 2017 at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster. Diane Trenchard (see above).

As always, new members very welcome.

Just come along.

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CLUB NEWS

CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB Before launching into the Garden Club’s activities for 2017, it’s fitting to record that the membership saw off 2016 with a blast of gusto and enjoyment at the annual Christmas Party in Leigh Village Hall. With musical entertainment provided by “Word Gets Out”, the dancing and general merrymaking were supplemented by a fiendishly devised “horto-musical” quiz compiled by Ian Lingwood which humorously (and successfully) challenged the membership’s knowledge of both subjects! Morag Orchard’s wicked “What’s in the bag?” competition then built upon the level of head scratching induced by Ian’s quiz. The abundance of excellent catering and refreshments completed the success of the evening.

The first event of 2017 was “Care and Maintenance of Fruit Trees” conducted

by Malcolm Mills, Castle Garden’s resident expert on such matters. Chetnole Village Hall was jam-packed for this well timed educational evening. Malcolm’s depth of knowledge and humorously enthusiastic delivery fascinated his attentive and inquisitive audience. Having recommended YouTube as a good source of individual instruction, Malcolm first addressed the complex art of pruning fruit trees by mentioning the 3 Ds – Diseased, Dying and Dead – the obvious parts of a tree to be removed. Then he focused on winter and summer pruning. His recommended time for winter pruning is February – just before the sap starts to rise. This is the ideal time to prune seed bearing fruit trees (e.g. apples and pears) for stature and training to allow air and light into the heart of the tree or bush assuring the quantity and worth of fruit.

These bear fruit on spurs off leader

branches and pruning encourages blossom and consequent fruit. For stone bearing fruit trees such as plums or cherries, pruning is best done just as the buds are bursting into blossom – this may be a little later in the winter period. Light summer pruning in mid to late July is occasionally appropriate to encourage the size and quality of the produce. Malcolm’s lecture, punctuated by enthusiastic snipping of sample plants which drew gasps from the audience, also addressed espalier and fan fruit trees, planting (square holes please) and staking (stake always on the side of prevailing wind). And the subject of root stock quality and a host of other tips for successful fruit growing.

Aware of how involved the topic is, Malcolm recommended that any interested gardener should contact the RHS and buy the book “The New Fruit Expert”. Or pop into Castle Gardens and ask the man himself!

NEXT MEETING of the Garden Club is 7.30pm, 6th Feb at Chetnole Village Hall when photographer Colin Varndell talks on “THE WILD GARDEN”. Get there early!

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY Galanthophilia If you are a Greek scholar, a botanist or a member of this club who came to the meeting on 10th January, you will know what Galanthophilia means. In case you are none of these people, I will tell you – it means ‘love of snowdrops’ and if we arrived that afternoon not knowing much about that little winter charmer, we certainly went out much wiser people.

Lady Christine Skelmersdale, Managing Director of Broadleigh Gardens and frequent columnist for The Telegraph, The Garden and Gardener’s World Magazine and whose expertise and credentials speak for themselves, talked us through the essentials in an hour, although with 900 varieties of snowdrop, she could clearly have kept going for a week or two!

Snowdrops were collected from mountainous regions of Europe from the seventeenth century onwards, gradually mixing and mingling until the difference between particularly the green markings on them caused an outbreak in the 1880s of Galanthomania (you can work that word out for yourselves now). This continued into modern times - Christine described it as ‘stamp collecting’ - where big money changed hands for that extra green spot on the inner petal. A difference in the colour and shape of leaves and the size of blooms also attracted collectors. In fact it might be a good idea to go out and check your own flowers for the odd idiosyncrasy right now!

A very curious fact is that snowdrops are only pollinated naturally by

bumblebees, which makes me like those weighty little chaps even more. Sensibly they do not fly around in temperatures of less than 10 degrees, so that is when the snowdrops’ petals open too – such precise interdependency! Another and quicker way of increasing your stock of snowdrops is to split up clumps after flowering each year and spread them around. They like the company of other plants – and who can blame them – with particular favourites being aconites, cyclamen, hellebores and the small iris reticulata. However, as Christine pointed out, often the only way to fully appreciate a snowdrop is kneeling down with your nose two inches from the soil – a case of ‘bottoms up’ as her last picture graphically demonstrated.

It was a great talk, followed by a great tea provided by the committee members. What was not to like?

Next meeting… … will be on 14th February at 3pm and will be a talk on TRUG-MAKING by Carl Sadler, or the miserable old trugger, according to his wife! Come and join us.

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On a very frosty evening in late November Mike Bolton came and took us on a Nile cruise! His talk was entitled "Hot Chicken Soup, Aladdin and Me" and it was so good to be transported to Egypt where we could imagine the sunshine!

Mike gives a multitude of talks but this one was a trip he and his wife Sue took in 1996 one year before the Luxor attack on tourists. His talk consisted of a short history lesson of the Nile with some wonderful old photos taken by some of the first Egyptologists from Beizoni to Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.

Mike is not only interested in Family history but is also a very keen photographer and this was evident by the many great photos he took. They boarded their boat at Luxor and sailed down to the Aswan Dam a total of 280 miles. Their guide was actually called Aladdin and among the many sites they visited, such as the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Karnak was the temple of Queen Hapshepsut (hence the name Hot Chicken Soup!). It was interesting for those of us who have never visited Egypt to see the difference between the inland deserts which are barren and hot and include the pyramids and the land beside the River Nile where most folk live by either fishing or keeping livestock or presumably in the tourist industry.

He led us down the Nile stopping off at all the main points of interest - huge statues which had been there for 5000 years all covered in wonderful carving. He also showed us some of the

festivities on board the boat which included a Nubian Dance Night. As well as the Aswan Dam they visited Kitchener's Island which was given to Lord Kitchener by the Egyptians as a thank you, as well as Abu Simbel and there they took a desert convoy at dawn to visit the Temples - one great and one small built by the Pharaoh Rameses II. Travelling back to the boat, Mike saw his first mirage which he captured on film - you could understand how a thirsty traveller would think there were pools of water in the desert.

In December there was the annual Christmas dinner which is always a highlight and well attended and on Tuesday February 28th Mark Lewis is coming to talk about being an Auctioneer. You cannot say we don't have a varied programme!

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Regular Meetings….

Every Mon Table tennis Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

Every Tue

9.30-12.30pm 9.30-10.30am

Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Just Gym Gymnastic class

2-5pm 4.15-6.30pm

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Table Tennis Club Yetminster Bell Ringers

10-12noon 7.30pm-10pm

Scout Hut, Yetminster St Andrew's Church

Topsy Turvy Toddlers 9-11.30am Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) 10am-1pm

St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Village Hall

Beginners Pilates

Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew’s School Hall

Relax & Renew Yoga Cubs (in term)

6.30 -7.30pm 6-7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster

10-12 noon 10.30-11.30am

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

3pm (until Oct) 3.15 pm-4.05pm

Yetminster Playing Fields St Andrew's Primary School

Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning Morning Yoga Class Croquet Coach/Play Wednesday Club (in term)

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 5pm summer only

Chetnole Playing Fields

Croquet

5pm summer only

Church Farm, Hermitage

Junior WV Players (in term) Beavers (in term)

6-7pm 6-7pm

Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster

Scouts (in term)

7-9pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

Beginners yoga

7pm

St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls

7-10pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

10am 1.30-3pm

Chetnole Village Hall Pear Tree Preschool

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs)

2-5pm 5.45-7pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Trim Room, Yetminster

Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs) Guides Leigh Short Mat Bowls

5.45-7pm 7-8.30pm 7-10pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall

Chetnole Community Choir

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Table Tennis

9.30-12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

3pm

Yetminster Sports Club

3pm 10.15 am

Yetminster Sports Club Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Every Thur Advanced Pilates Pear Tree Baby & Toddler

Every Fri

1.10 - 2.10pm

Kids After School Yoga (term time) 3.15 - 4.15pm

Croquet Club

(May - Oct)

Every Sat

Croquet Irish Dancers

Every Sun

Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3pm summer only

Chetnole Playing Fields

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VILLAGE EVENTS NEWS REGULAR

…Events & Activities 1st Mon

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club

7:30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

1st Tue

Leigh Discussion Club (wint)

7.30 - 10.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)

7pm

Church Hall, Yetminster

Tuesday Club

2.30 - 4pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.

7.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

7.30pm

Sue Footner 873610

2nd Tues

(not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion

3rd Tues

Rest & Welcome Pub

WV Women's Group

7.30pm

Gable Court

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

12.15 - 3pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues

Leigh Women's Institute

7.30 - 11pm

Leigh Village Hall

1st Wed

Coffee ‘n’ Cakes

10 - 12noon

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Batcombe Coffee Morning

11am

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Yetminster Senior Citizens

3pm

The Meadens

Yetminster Historical Society

2.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Police Support Unit

2 - 3pm

The Cross, Leigh

Chetnole & Stockwood PC

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study

7.30pm

Venue contact 872342

3rd Wed

District Council Ward Surgery

11am - 12noon

Old School Gallery, Yetminster

Last Wed

Woodland Wednesdays

12.45-2.45pm

Pogles Wood nr Leigh

2nd Wed

2nd Wed/alt mth

Police Community Support 7.30pm

St. Andrew's Primary School

10.20-10.40am

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

10.50-11.20am

Stonyacres, Yetminster

12.10-12.30pm

Shearstones, Yetminster

1.35-2pm

Carpenters' Arms, Leigh

2.10-2.30pm

Church Lane, Hermitage

2.30 - 4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers

6.30 - 8pm

Old School Gallery, Yet

Last Thurs

7.30pm

White Hart

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC

By Church, Yetminster

Wed/f/night Mobile Library

Wed - Sat

Friary Shop

Yetminster Fair Association

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Planning Applications BATCOMBE Nil CHETNOLE WD/D/16/002276 01/11/2016 BLOOMFIELDS, BATCOME LANE - Erect single-storey side extension (Full). Approved 1 Dec 16.

WD/D/16/002218 20/10/2016 1 GROVE COTTAGES, MILL LANE - Change approved glazed roof with a slate roof with conservation roof lights (Listed Building Consent). Approved 23 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/002170 18/10/2016 OSMUND HOUSE, BATCOME LAND - Erect single-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing property and the removal of some of the existing ground floor walls to create an open-plan living space. (Full). Approved 25 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/000759 07/07/2016 THE OLD FORGE COTTAGE, MILL LANE - Refurbishment, WD/D/16/000760 partial demolition and two storey extension (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

WD/D/15/001532 12/06/2015 LAND ADJACENT MEADOW AND BLOSSOM HILL, STOCKWOOD ROAD – Application to revoke Section 106 Agreement dated 18.3.1981 (Modification and Discharge of Planning O).

Under Consideration.

HERMITAGE & HILFIELD WD/D/16/01770 24/08/2016 YEW TREE HOUSE, HERMITAGE LANE - Demolition of existing cottage and outbuildings, relocation of one existing long shed and construction of a new replacement dwelling. (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/15/00748 07/08/2015 1 CHURCH VIEW COTTAGE, LOAD LANE, HILFIELD – Erection of first floor rear extension (Full). Refused 22 Dec 16.

LEIGH WD/D/16/002136 26/10/2016 THREE GATES FARM, THREE GATES - Replacement of existing agricultural building with 2 no. agricultural workers dwellings (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/16/001823 22/12/2016 LAND ADJACENT ROSE COTTAGE, SOUTH STREET, Conversion of redundant garage/workshop to a two-bedroom dwelling (Full). Refused 22 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/002063 20/10/2016 BROOKFIELD FARM, BATCOME ROAD - Convert Barn to Dwelling (Change of Use). No Decision.

WD/D/16/002064 11/10/2016 GREENHAM HOUSE, SHERBORNE ROAD - Change of use of 1/3 of agricultural field to lawn & 2/3 to an orchard. Create access from the road. (Full). Approved 1 Dec 16.

WD/D/16/002073 28/09/2016 LOWER TOTNELL FARM, TOTNELL - Request for WD/D/16/002074 confirmation of compliance of conditions 1 & 2 of planning 1/D/12/001388 (Compliance with Conditions) & 1, 2, 3 & 4 of planning approval reference 1/D/13/000791(Compliance with Conditions) Granted 2 Dec 16.

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PLANNING

February 2017 MELBURY BUBB WD/D/16/002143 14/10/2016 WOOLCOMBE FARM, WOOLCOMBE FARM ACCESS ROAD - Upgrade of existing telecommunications installation (Telecommunications). Prior Approval Refused. 24 Nov 16.

RYME INTRINSECA WD/D/16/002408 14/11/2016 BARN NETHERTON LANE, Request for Confirmation of compliance with condition 2 of planning approval WD/D/14/001266 Reproduction Natural Slates for Roof. Natural finish Larch boarding left to weather naturally. Timber boarded doors. Aluminium powered colour Ral 7015 slate grey window frames. (Compliance with Conditions).

Granted 21 Dec 16.

WD/D/16/002390 08/11/2016 CHURCH FARM COTTAGE, RYME ROAD - Erect kitchen extension, replace flat roof over utility back hall. Construct raised terrace area. (Full). No Decision.

YETMINSTER WD/D/16/002904 11/07/2017 LOWER LIMEFIELD, MELBURY ROAD, Single Storey Rear and Side Extension to the dwelling (Full). No Decision.

WD/CA/16/00411 28/10/2016 SUSSEX HOUSE FARM, BRISTER END – 1 No Cherry – Fell. Granted 1 Dec 16.

WD/D/16/002176 24/10/2016 BOYLES OLD SCHOOL, HIGH STREET - Amendment to planning permission reference 1/D/09/000888 - Amendments to Unit 2 only (Non-material Amendment). Approved 22 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/002194 19/10/2016 THE OLD LIBRARY, CHURCH STREET - Replace 3no. windows to front elevation (Listed Building Consent).

Approved 22 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/001825 07/10/2016 FOLLY FIELDS FARM, THORNFORD ROAD - Erect a permanent rural worker's dwelling, an Agricultural Building and Lean-to, together with a feed Silo and internal access track (Full). No Decision.

WD/D/16/000452 18/05/2016 LAND AT DOWNS LANE - Straw bale eco-house and associated works (Full). Refused 24 Nov 16.

WD/D/16/002214 2/04/2016 THE OLD COURT HOUSE, HIGH STREET - Reparatory works to West gable wall of main house and maintenance works to roof structure over main house; external alterations relating to pre-commencement conditions on Listed Building Consent WD/D/14/000548 (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

WD/D/15/002655 30/10/2015 LAND TO THE NORTH OF RYME ROAD - Outline Application for the erection of 98 dwellings (Outline). No Decision.

The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on the 16 February 2017 meetings start 2.15pm 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.

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WVM Advertisers’ Register February 2017 ADVERTISER

Page No.

ART & ANTIQUES Ark Village Muddy Waters Metal Art Old School Gallery Steve's Clocks

64 28 38 61

CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh

Back Cover

CARS & VANS, HIRING & SERVICING

Addison Motors, Leigh Autotech Garage Services Brotherwood Automobility George Horn, Man & a small Van NS Autos, Dorchester Rd Thornford Transmissions West Country Cars

68 68 33 60 20 15 47

CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd Steve White

44 28 24

COMPUTERS & IT DMDH Computers iPadery PC Problems PDC Computing

23 20 68 11

EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery Leweston School Lower Covey Montessori Nursery Maths Tuition Emma Harris

50 4 16 16

EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall The Marquee Hire Co. Thornford Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall

20 37 27 24 20

FINANCIAL SERVICES 123 Bookkeeping Services 4 Shires Asset Management Dorset Trading Standards

50 12 54

FOOD, DRINK & CATERING Leigh Village Stores & PO On the Boyle Café SPAR, Stores & P.O., Yetminster

Page No.

FUNERAL SERVICES 68 12 47 33

BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn Fourwinds, Chetnole Hound House, Yetminster Tarks Hill View, Yetminster

ADVERTISER

68 47 23

WS Brister & Son Grassby Funeral Services AJ Wakely & Sons

60 60 60

GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE

ADVERTISER

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Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing

4

M Harris Builder

6

AR Hillier, Building Maintenance

50

Steve Jones Carpentry & Joinery

11

Knott Roofing

12

Bailey Ridge Plants

2

Lawrence Electricals

68

Digger Hire, Yetminster Dorset Stabling Buildings Dry Stone Walling & Paving Everything Green Express Equipment Centre Garden Maintenance & Pruning Hay & Straw Sales Hollick Gardening & Handyman KDS Garden Machinery Repair Knighton Countryside Mgmt Komit Kompost Logs & Wood Working The Log Man Logs - Malcolm Dunning M&S Welding Malcolm Dunning gardening Paul Hambidge Contractors Queen Thorne Landscapes Perrett Fencing Ltd Pestwright & Mole Catcher Wriggle Valley Fencing Tree Surgery (Westree)

33 26 16 44 64 24 64 32 58 20 68 36 16 68 11 23 38 50 4 38 64 15

Mark O'Sullivan Handyman

33

Neal Electrical Services

24

Parks Roofing & Building Ltd

30

Sellick & Saxton

28

Spearbuild

68

Steve Mumford General Builder

12

BA Wallbridge Plumb. & Heat.

58

Wayne Timmins Decorator

44

Westcountry Electrics

47

HEALTH & WELL BEING Acupuncture Beauty Barn Core Pilates Phoenix Physique Rebecca Dolbear, Psychotherapy Robert Frith, Optometrists Georgie's Hair & Beauty Yetminster Health Centre HOME-BUILD & MAINTENANCE AD Renovations ALL IN ONE David Williams Builder J Bennett Joinery Blooming Hill Services - Heating John Butler Master Thatcher Complete Carpentry Ian Crossland, Property Maint.

Dorset Plasterers Elite Estates Fournier Ltd

28 36 6 68 60 30 11 61

HOME & INTERIORS Steve Bane fabrics

6

Intoto Kitchens

33

Melbury Kitchens & Interiors

47

Ovenu - oven cleaning

24

Sibley Kitchens & Bathrooms

38

Michael Sturmey Carpets

68

Upstairs Downstairs

15

West Country Tiling

44

LEGAL SERVICES Porter Dodson Solicitors Dog Grooming & Stripping

30

Perfect Paws

6

Smart Dogs of Yetminster

36

POST OFFICES Leigh

68

Yetminster

23

PRINTERS Remous, Milborne Port

79

PROPERTY Stockwood Lettings

11 57 64 27 16 30 50 30 16 27

27

PETS & LIVESTOCK

47

PUBLIC HOUSES & HOTELS Chetnole Inn

64

King’s Arms

58

SPORT & LEISURE Barfoots' Bouncers

4

TRAVEL SJ Executive Cars

36

Heart Of Wessex Railway

16 5

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