299 October 2017 Wriggle Valley Magazine

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EDITORIAL 3 NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES BATCOMBE 5 CHETNOLE 5

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HERMITAGE 13 HILFIELD 14 LEIGH 20 RYME INTRINSECA 27 YETMINSTER 28 OUT & ABOUT 37

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 38 GENERAL NEWS 43 ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 57 OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 59

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THREE VALLEYS CHURCH SERVICES 63 CLUB NEWS 65 REGULAR EVENTS 74 PLANNING APPLICATIONS 76 ADVERTISERS' REGISTER 78

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Enjoy this month’s magazine which once again shares with you all the goings on in our autumnal Wriggle Valley. Look out for Half term fun for your children and grandchildren: & at Pogles Wood in Leigh, p47 and the Artreach Puppet Show, , p 6, which looks fantastic for all the family.

This time of year is also the time of year that we are thankful to our our local dedicated farmers who cultivate all our produce and sculpt our beautiful landscape. Share your fruit and vegetables with your local churches' .

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ollowing on from last month’s results report, we congratulate Nathan Crumpler on gaining a 2:1 BA (Hons) in Business, Management and Finance from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Nathan’s next move is a few months’ travelling, lucky thing!

Love was in the air on August 26th as two of our young residents got married (but not to each other and in different villages I hasten to add); Sophie Lovell is now Mrs Hayes-Jones and Henry Woodford is…well, still Mr Henry Woodford – read all about their nuptials later on and many congratulations to both our newly-married couples.

Don’t forget the HARVEST FESTIVAL is at St Peter’s on Sunday 1st October at 9.30am plus on 24th October there is a great half-term Artsreach production of

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9.30am 1st Oct WIND IN THE WILLOWS at the hall. And put a date in your diary for the 12th GREASY SPOON CAFÉ at Chetnole village hall on Saturday 4th November from 10am to 12pm where you can buy breakfast in a bun and raise money for the Save the Children fund. Details can be found below.

Have a lovely October

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WIND IN THE WILLOWS Calling all children - and adults - who fondly remember "WIND IN THE WILLOWS"!

As Ratty was fond of saying,"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats".

From the peaceful place of Ratty's beloved River Bank to the fearful frights and wicked weasels of the Wild Wood, join Ratty and Mole on their marvellous adventures along with gruff old Badger and magnificent Mr Toad. A beautiful new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much loved classic, "The Wind in the Willows" features unique hand-made puppets and a charming original score.

See it at Chetnole Village Hall at halfterm as it tours with Artsreach. Suitable for all ages.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Mr & Mrs Hayes-Jones and Mr & Mrs Woodford Sophie and Jamie Hayes-Jones got married on a lovely summer's day here in Chetnole at St Peter's on the 26th August. Sophie's parents, Lucy and Andy Lovell, would like to express their thanks to all the villagers who helped prepare the church, helped on the day and also to those who came and celebrated outside the church, helping to make it such a wonderful day.

Henry Woodford, son of Chetnole's Jimmy and Sue, married Miss Janet

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Billen on the same day at St Andrew's church, Toller Porcurum. Janet is related to the Yeatman family of Chetnole and she was born and brought up in Toller Porcorum where her family has farmed for generations. The service was followed by a reception and evening party in Chetnole and a few days later they went off on honeymoon to the Maldives. We wish them every happiness in their new married life.

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IS CHETNOLE SUFFERING FROM A BLIGHT OF FOXES AND RABBITS? Living in the country prepares you for the pleasure of occasional sighting of a deer, a fox or a rabbit. However,

after living here for some seven years with few problems, it seems that we may now have an infestation of foxes and rabbits which are causing a huge nuisance to many of us. My own garden, partially protected from rabbits by our efforts in putting up a rabbit proof fence, is now the recipient of fox faeces on a daily basis. Seriously unpleasant. I’ve had reports of farmers losing livestock, and people that keep chickens losing all of them to foxes this year.

Are some residents feeding these wild animals? If so, can I suggest that they please consider the effect of their actions? They do no favours to the animals, turning them into domestic scavengers rather than hunters, and no favours to their neighbours either. We all like animals, but wild ones should be left to live as they were intended to live, and if they are, they would cause fewer problems for us villagers. Thank you.

Tony Jones

DRAWING DURING PERFORMANCES I have been drawing and keeping sketchbooks for two years. I carry a sketchbook most of the time and record anything that catches my interest. On Saturday 15th July it was Seckou Keita’s kora playing at Chetnole village hall. My art and photography portfolio records my surroundings – from wild animals to landscapes.

Gordon, who was sat behind me caught sight of me drawing. As a cellist I find other stringed instruments interesting and I like to work out how they are played so my sketches include parts of the instrument and how the kora is strung. The second was done during the second half – I am working at my people drawing skills.

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6.30pm, 1st October Followed by SOUP & SAUSAGE ROLLS ALL WELCOME HARVEST FESTIVAL 6.30pm Sunday 1st October Our Harvest Festival will be held in the church on Sunday 1st October at 6.30pm to be taken by Rev. Tony Gilbert. There will be soup and sausage rolls after the service.

Please bring any fruit or vegetables to the church which will be offered after the service for a donation in aid of church funds.

We hope to see you all. Liz Cozens THEMED EVENING - 21st October Remember our ‘Flintstones’ evening an exciting, fun night is happening at the Bedrock Hermitage Village Hall.

For just £12.50 (£6 for under 16’s) you’ll enjoy a two course meal and the company of your friends and neighbours. Start time

FLINTSTONES’ EVENING 7pm 21st OCTOBER Bedrock Hermitage Village Hall.

For just 2 course meal £12.50 (£6 for under 16’s) hermitage.village@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 01963 210380 to reserve your place.

is 7pm. Please email hermitage.village@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 01963 210380 to reserve your place. If you have been before you will know that these evenings are always fun and good value. We hope you will be able to join us. Yabbadabbadoooooooo!

CHRISTMAS BINGO - 2nd December Reminder for your diary: Bingo with a Christmas flavour will be held at the village hall on Saturday 2nd December. Eyes down 7.30pm Keith Warren-Price, HIGH07785 STOY PARISH 255535,COUNCIL 01963 210332 NOTICE p 51 THANKS TO RAY & CHRISTINE Hermitage will miss you both. You have done so much for the village and for many of us individually. You have contributed to St.Mary’s, the Village Green, the Village Hall, High Stoy Parish Council, coffee mornings, the defibrillator, the telephone box mini library, the croquet and table tennis. A long list!

I have pleasant memories, Christine, of the welcome musical help and encouragement which you gave to Honor in the early stages of her dementia.

So, dear Dickersons - Hermitage thanks you and we wish you God’s blessing in your new home. You will always be welcome in many homes here whenever you can visit.

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CHRISTINE MARY ANDERSON 12th June 1928 - 19th August 2017 Christine Mary Anderson (nee Perry) was born June 12th 1928. She was the second eldest child of Wilfred and Agnes Perry.

Christine was born at West Chelborough where Wilfred was a dairy farmer and her grandfather, Edward Godley, was vicar. She went to Evershot school, and later after passing a scholarship exam went on to Lord Digby’s School in Sherborne, where she was a boarder. The boarding house was damaged when Sherborne was bombed on 30th September 1940, though at the time Christine was ill at home. Afterwards she lodged with some friends of the family who lived on the Oborne Road.

Although she was successful at school and passed her school certificate without difficulty, she left school at sixteen and did not go on to study for the higher certificate. Her parents needed her at home to help with their large family and her father expected a recession to follow after the Second World War. Back home at Church Farm, Hilfield, Christine successfully kept chickens for their eggs, which she turned into a lucrative small business. She was also a member of Sherborne Young Farmers; it was at this club that she met James – one year she was secretary and he was Chairman.

Though James said he remembered first seeing Christine at the Perry’s Bonfire party at Church Farm in 1947.

The couple were married by Christine’s uncle Arthur at Yetminster in April 1951, followed by a reception at Church Farm, and a honeymoon in London. Their first home together was Stones Farm, Hilfield, where James was a tenant of his uncle Jim Cockburn. Christine continued with her egg business both at Stones Farm and Manor Farm. At one point this was so successful that the profits were covering most of the Family’s household expenses.

Their first child, Charles, was born in Sherborne, whilst they were at Stones Farm, the other four Eddie, Tom, Kitty and Bill

were all born at Manor Farm.

Christine was a wonderful homemaker allowing James to concentrate on farming and then later printing businesses.

She was an excellent cook and as well as providing three meals a day for a growing family she also made cakes and butter. Foremost she will be remembered as a brilliant Mum, who cared for and loved her children dearly. She was closely involved with their education, supervising homework and collecting and delivering weekly boarders to Sherborne Prep, later she took on the headmaster of Fosters School to make sure Eddie was put up a year.

From Manor Farm the family moved to Sherborne and lived at Rosslyn in Acreman Street for seven years, then moving to Wentworth in Damers Road, Dorchester.

Christine was a keen gardener, she did the flowers whilst James did the vegetables.

At Wentworth she looked after the front garden, James the rear garden. In 1993 Christine won the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society’s Mansel–Pleydel essay prize, for her history of printing in Dorchester. Christine lived with James at Wentworth for 40 years, where she always welcomed her grandchildren to visit and stay.

Christine had a real grace and was a kind person who always looked to find the good in everyone and every situation.

James her husband of 63 years, died three years ago. She died at Culliford House in Dorchester on Saturday 19th August. She was 89 and leaves behind five children, 18 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

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Welcome to October’s mag, here are our events to look forward to in Leigh this month: Tuesday 3rd October – CHURCH COFFEE MORNING – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh – 10.30am Fridays 6th and 13th October – MINDFULNESS CREATIVITY MORNINGS – Pogles Wood – 10.00am-12.30pm Sunday 15th October – HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE AND LUNCH – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh – 10.15am Friday 20th, Monday 23rd-Friday 27th October – HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY CLUB AND WOODLAND WEDNESDAY – Pogles Wood Tuesday 24th October – SCREEN BITES – Leigh Village Hall – 7.00pm Saturday 28th October – SPOOKY SONGS, STORIES AND SAUSAGES – Pogles Wood – 5.00-7.00pm Looking ahead to early November: Saturday 4th November – Christmas Fair – The Old Vicarage – 10.30am Friday 10th November – Poppy Appeal Talk “THE RAF RAID ON KARLSRUHE 2/3 FEB 1945” – Leigh Village Hall – 7.00pm All events above are mentioned in separate articles or posters where contact details can be obtained for more information and tickets (where applicable)

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH Firstly, thank you so much to all those people who came to help with the fete on the 9th September. It was a challenging day in terms of weather but, as you would expect, a day of cheerful good humour. A good amount was raised and much fun had by those attending.

This month sees one of the big church festivals - 15th October is the HARVEST FESTIVAL. This is a joyful occasion when people who maybe do not come at other times feel drawn to attend. All are most welcome.

You might think that, for what was at one time an essentially rural economy, harvest festival is as old as the hills. In fact it is much more modern than you might imagine and was the brain child of Stephen Hawker, a 19th century vicar of Morwenstow in Cornwall. He was a colourful character: vicar, poet, songwriter and, some say, opium smoker and ship wrecker! He wrote the great Cornish anthem, The Song of the West (Trelawny) and it was he who held the country’s first harvest festival, closely followed by the vicar of East Brent in Somerset.

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10.15am 15th October Our COMMUNITY SPIRIT SUNDAY SERVICE in August focused on Lammas, the celebration of the wheat harvest, and our October service will celebrate harvest in the widest possible way - harvest of land, garden, the sea, the wider work place and the harvest of our ideas.

We will use songs, stories, poems and prayers in a service starting at 10.15am This will be followed by tea and coffee, crafts for all ages and at 12.45pm the traditional lunch of cottage pie (meaty or veggie) followed by delicious puddings. Please contact us to book your lunch eddie@folksw.org.uk or 01935 873889 Our next coffee morning is on the 3rd October from 10.30am. You are guaranteed a hot drink and delicious cake or biscuits and pretty sure of good company and interesting conversation.

Eddie Upton and Anne Reason, Churchwardens

LEIGH VILLAGE FETE A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL What an amazing day. Leigh held its Fete on Saturday 9th September. Thanks to all the amazing support and helpers, it was a great success.

After a delightful opening by Kate Adie OBE DL, we all watched the entertainment, ate lots of bacon butties and cakes, visited the stalls and tried our hands on the games. We kept smiling through the rain showers and the sunshine. Again many thanks to all our supporters, a real village event.

The proceeds will be split between Leigh Village Hall and St Andrew’s Church Leigh Fiona Parks On behalf of the Fete Committee Next mag is NOVEMBER, 12th OCTOBER for news, views & previews

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SCREEN BITES, the food and film festival that started in Dorset in 2005, celebrates its Baker’s Dozen this year with 13 events.

At Leigh Village Hall 7pm, Tuesday 24th October, SCREEN BITES will be showing one of the committee and audiences favourite films. Set in Tehran, this 1998 film, A BAG OF RICE, is the story of a little girl and old lady and their journey across the city to collect the rice rations. It might not sound like much, but everyone who sees it carries an indelible memory of the child’s face, full of joy and fear and hope.

Jairan is no more than a pest to her older siblings, and her mother has enough on her hands with the new baby. An almost blind elderly neighbour in the poor area of the city where they live needs rice, but her selfish son won’t collect it for her. So Jairan offers to accompany her on a journey by various trams to the other side of the city, meeting all sorts of people on the way.

Random acts of kindness and heartstopping moments lead to a communal meal where it all comes right in the end.

The evening is sponsored by Thomas J Fudge’s . As usual at Screen Bites, local food producers will be offering tastings and selling their wares. They will include Nether Cerne Herbs, not listed in the programme, and Ajar Of, Ansty Herd, Capreolus, Chocolate Arthouse, Dowdings Cider and Apple Juice, Easy Bean, Feltham’s Farm Cheese, Fordington Gin, Lavender Blue and

Oxford’s Bakery.

SB’s regular food producers this year are Chococo, Thomas J Fudge, Hall and Woodhouse, Honeybuns, Olives Et Al, Palmers Ginger Beer and Purbeck Ice Cream.

Audiences are asked to book in advance, so ensure that the food producers have enough tastings on the night.

To find out more visit the or website, www.screenbites.co.uk telephone 01963 32525.

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81˧˦˧˧˦˨ LEIGH FLOWER SHOW The 81st Leigh Flower Show took place in August this year and round 130 people attended to see 280 Exhibits of vegetables, flowers, cookery, handcrafts and photographs.

It was good to see so many children exhibiting at such a high standard so “well done” to them. The number of exhibits were up on last year and the judges must have had their work cut out with their decisions. Les and Connie Wallis were our guests and Les said a few words since he remembers the show as a boy back in the 1950s and Connie presented the cups to winners. The Chairman thanked all the exhibitors and the public for supporting the show and the committee and helpers for making this another successful year. We

THE ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW. There's trouble in the village at the annual flower show, we've admired the rows of veggie's, set out in a neat row.

The cakes and jams look scrummy and good enough to eat, but Bill has been disqualified and he won't admit defeat.

He had entered in the category “six home grown shallots” and he'd polished up his entries and tied the stalks in knots.

But in his rush to enter because he was running late, he didn't do a count and had put seven on the plate.

After all the judging which was done behind closed doors, the prizes were decided and they'd totted up the scores.

Everyone came flocking to see what they had won,

also give a huge thank you to Heather Baldock and Sylvia and Phil Bryan for their many years of hard work as they all stepping down from their duties, we will miss you!

Karen Hardy and all were smiling happily, apart from just the one.

Bill couldn't quite believe it when he saw that he'd come last, he stood alone in silence feeling quite aghast.

His shallots were just amazing, perfect in every way, but he had put too many and now he had to pay.

He saw old George there gloating, he had won first prize, he was showing them to Barbara with a twinkle in his eyes.

Bill wasn't in the mood for that, he knew it was just a tease, but then he suddenly spotted, he'd come first in garden peas!

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We have enjoyed adding many new ideas and events to our programme recently.

We were delighted to begin gentle yoga sessions with Debbie and a lovely new singer, Victoria, who has an amazing voice and wonderful personality.

In August we travelled to a friend’s smallholding in Stourton Caundle. Carol went out of her way to make us all welcome and we enjoyed a lovely picnic lunch on her lawn. She introduced us to her miniature ponies and Icelandic horse, which was a real treat for our animal loving residents and staff alike. It really felt like a homefrom-home visit and we are very grateful for her hospitality.

Our September trip is booked at the time of writing and we are visiting the newly refurbished Somerset Museum of Rural Life in Glastonbury.

We are delighted to announce that Becky Elford has won the coveted NAPA” Best Manager Award” for her work in supporting and promoting activity provision and well-being in the care sector. She is due to receive the award in London later in September. A full report with pictures will follow in the next month’s magazine.

In our dining room we have installed the latest innovation from Holland, namely the Tovertafel (or Magic Table). This table consists of a projector that displays interactive images on to a table. One minute we may be searching for ladybirds under autumn leaves and the next popping thousands of bubbles.

The equipment provides active stimulation for residents in a safe environment.

There is nothing to pick up off the floor!

By tapping on the table we can make simple jigsaw puzzles, paint pictures, play with butterflies and even goldfish, it is an inspirational piece of kit.

We are also working on a project to transfer life-history projects on to the ipad. This is being designed in a format that can be shared with families and includes interviews with the residents talking about their achievements and memories. This has brought stories to life and Marianne Price and Richard Lumsden have been working hard researching material, such as photographs of the residents’ old places of work, churches where they got married and finding the locations of where they have lived in the past from Google maps!

The intention is to streamline the process so that we can include everyone in the project and evoke happy memories.

Our Christmas Fair is on Saturday 4th November starting at 10.30am and we have a fantastic selection of stalls old and new!

Please make a note in your diary and get ahead of the rush by getting some gifts early!

We will be raising money for local dementia charities.

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RIDE AND STRIDE Leigh to Leigh – taking a circuitous route No gain without pain! As my feet whirled around in the lowest gear going up the hill to Hilfield Friary I was reminded of the Flanders and Swann song: “The Slow Train”, where the passage of stations creeps along and one wonders whether one will ever reach one’s destination. Leigh – Glanville’s Wooton – Buckland Newton – Bishop’s Caundle – Bradford Abbas – Ryme Intrinseca – Melbury Bubb and at last Hilfield from whence I freewheeled all the way back down the hill to Leigh. My companions had left me at Chetnole and I wondered what on earth had possessed me to go the whole hog of 52 miles around 25 churches on a Saturday, soaked to the skin by the fourth deluge of the day.

Cycling does not come naturally and after one dramatic fall at Yetminster the other week, I was doubly careful to stay upright. Notwithstanding losing the chain twice and constantly being left behind by Morag and Geoff’s disappearance over the brow of the next hill, we always met up at the next church for a mutual back slap and on to the next target. Euphoria was unbounded at the Leigh Village Hall: “We made it !” ….and I got the last bacon-buttie and a beer at the fete.

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh owes its loo and the move of the font to Dorset Historic Churches Trust who have given so generously in the past and, if we work a bit harder, maybe we’ll convert the last part of our North aisle to a pleasant play and community area. What an achievement that will be.

As they say in my trade: “Train hard, fight easy”! To all our sponsors who supported us to the tune of about £1,300, Morag and I say a very warm THANK YOU indeed.

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CONGRATULATIONS to MARK & JESS READ On 2ⁿd September a large contingency of the Read family and friends descended on Netherfield, East Sussex to witness the wedding of Mark Read & Jess Saunters.

It was glorious warm and sunny day, Jess looked radiant in her dress (which she helped make) and Mark scrubbed up pretty well.

The wedding ceremony took place in the beautiful Norman church of Mountfield where Jess was christened and the reception was held at Jess' parent's farm. The marquee enjoyed stunning views overlooking beautiful Sussex countryside and also the coast.

The whole day was a wonderfully joyous occasion and Charlie & Michelle would like to wish both Jess & Mark many, many years of good health and happiness as they embark on their future life together as the new Mr & Mrs Read.

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BIG THANK YOU to all the unseen people that have been leaving donations in the church porch to our textile recycling project to raise money to help with the up keep of the church. Please keep it coming: hats, bags, belts and shoes too. Spread the word please.

Frankham Farm Garden will be open one last time for this year on Sunday 15th October. Things are starting to turn now so by then the autumnal colours should be fantastic. Don’t forget there is delicous home grown pulled pork BBQ for lunch followed by tea and cakes. 11.30am 5.00pm.

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t’s funny the things you pick up while dog walking. No, it’s not that topic again. The threat of Goater PuCams should deter offenders. Apparently there is a critical shortage of sniffer dogs. Yes, in the fight against drug smuggling, people trafficking, terrorists with explosives, etc, we need another 25,000 trained sniffer dogs. It would seem our canine friends (or not, depending on your point of view) are still light-years ahead of the most advanced technology in the detection stakes. The drawback is you can only train a dog in one specialism. The pooch who picks out the pot cannot turn its nose to detecting a human, say, hidden in a container lorry. How about this: errant owners spotted on a PuCam have their dogs confiscated and handed over for sniffer training? Too bleeding heart liberal? Hmm, better think again.

“I spy strangers!” It’s fine for our MPs, but we’re a friendly village and want to welcome visitors, not chase them away. But won the roll over guess what? The cash prize at the Tuesday night pub quiz!!

Having reached nearly £300 the atmosphere was electric when it came to the winners choosing Envelope A or Envelope B. Which one had the money in it? Which the Prosecco? For months it has been the Prosecco but, gosh, sharp intakes of breath, resigned applause - our holidaymakers had picked the cash envelope.

Funnily enough they seemed unconvinced when advised it’s a village tradition for winners to buy everybody a round of drinks. Although, I did hear they spent a substantial amount of their winnings on a meal for the family at the White Hart the following evening.

Supporting the local economy. Good for them. Come again.

And most exciting of all, there has been the Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire. No groaning, please. After being trailed for some time it arrived through our letterboxes the first weekend of September. At the time of writing there has already been a very good response. Lots of completed forms returned. It is hoped that by the end date for replies there will be a very high number, giving a good representative sample of the views of the parish (i.e. Yetminster, Ryme Intrinseca and part of Hamlet). There will be a lot of hard work in processing and analysing the responses but it is hoped to publish at least some summary results in next month’s WVM.

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, YETMINSTER October....'The month of carnival of all the year' .....and Harvest time!

On Sunday 8th October, at 7.30pm we have a Concert of music by Barbara Strozzi. Sung by sopranos Hannah Ely and Lucy Cox of the Fieri Consort with music on Baroque guitar and theorbo (Toby Carr) and harp (Aileen Henry) tickets £14 from John Summers on 01935 872414 or threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com.

On Friday 10th November at 7.30pm we welcome guitarist and singer Jo Burt (who has played with Freddie Mercury and The Troggs and many more) to give an acoustic concert by candlelight in the church. Tickets are £10 to include a drink.

This should be a really special community event, and people are encouraged to book tickets early.

Our Harvest Thanksgiving is at 11 am on Sunday 15th October with the choir, followed by a soup and cheese lunch in the Hall. There will be a Big Churchyard Clear Up on Saturday morning 28th October for which lots of volunteers are needed! Please bring your own tools and gloves etc We would like to thank all our volunteers who keep the churchyard and crematorium so well mown. However, heavy pots are beginning to take their toll on backs and arms, and it would be greatly appreciated if the large heavy pots could soon be replaced with smaller and lighter ones. (Maximum size 15cms/6"). We have a duty of care for our volunteers, and no doubt 'Elf and Safety' too! Diocesan regulations are quite strict. Tony Gilbert will be writing in more depth about the crematorium plot next month.

David Gould and Clare Lindsay.

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50 Club September 2017 Bumper Draw 1st £100 No.9 Mrs. S. Drewett 2nd £50 No.30 Mrs. J. Ferretter 3rd £25 No.54 Mr. G. Goater 4th £15 No.40 Mrs. A. James The Association raises money for local organisations and is non-profit making and run entirely with voluntary support yetminsterfair@aol.com For your information, approx. £1200 from the 50 Club draws will be deposited in the Association Main Account this month Want to join? - forms available at http://yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/az/yetminster-fair-association wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

NEWS FROM YETMINSTER COMMUNITY PROJECT We have three events planned over the next few months, all at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall. The first, on Sunday 15th October, will be a CONCERT by JAMES HICKMAN AND DAN CASSIDY. They are both accomplished musicians, James with guitar and vocals, and Dan (brother of the late Eva Cassidy) on fiddle.

Their music is wide-ranging – to find out more check their website: hickmanandcassidy.co.uk/, and there are plenty of videos on Youtube. Tickets, priced at £10 for adults and £5 for under 18s, are now on sale in the Spar shop.

The second event is a QUIZ on Friday 3rd November. Our usual tried and tested format – bring your own banquet and booze and enjoy a light-hearted quiz set by Simon, Harvey and team.

The third event, on Sunday 10th December, is a very welcome return of the Farnham Maltings theatre company, who gave us such a treat with ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ last year. This time their play is called ‘BRILLIANCE’,

a comedy about the arrival of electricity in a village hall in the 1960’s. Yes, the 1960s – many village halls managed with gas lamps and candles before that. This will be a ‘cabaret’ style performance, with the audience seated at tables and the performers in amongst them, and it promises to be a memorable experience.

Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for under 18s, available to pre-order by email now.

The October and December events will each be around 90 minutes, plus an interval, and there will be a bar serving wine and soft drinks.

We are now in a position to offer 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.

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.

Ray Drewett

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YETMINSTER AND RYME INTRINSECA PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S BLOG Evening All! I don’t know about you, but October always seems to me to be the end of something. I don’t suffer from SAD but the passing of the seasons does have a great effect on moods, always the buzz of optimism in Spring and early Summer but the reverse at the onset of Autumn. This year though I’ve made a resolution to put that aside and look for the positives.

One positive – I never cease to be amazed at the terrific work done by members of our community. Lots of things go on in the background that make life better for many people. One example is Helping Hands. This scheme offers transport for trips to doctor’s surgeries and for hospital appointments for our less mobile residents. As you can imagine, co-ordinating requests and matching them with drivers can be quite fraught and Lin Allen has been doing this so well since the scheme’s inception, unsung. I was so glad that Lin was made an award by the District Council in recognition of her work. Well done Lin. But Lin is only one of many people who give up their time voluntarily to help others. We all owe them a great debt of thanks, so Thank You all.

We all filled in our Neighbourhood Plan questionnaires didn’t we. The NP seems so absolutely dry and boring but it really will be vital to the way our community evolves in the years ahead so we had better get it right. The questionnaire was only one step in a fairly tortuous process but the end game is almost in sight and another vote of thanks goes to the organisers and helpers who are steering it through.

Another positive. We went to the Moviola last night in the Jubilee Hall and watched ‘The Viceroy’s House’, an absolutely riveting view of the partition of India in 1947 from an Indian perspective. The next one will be ‘Their Finest’ (on Tuesday 3rd October)

which is a terrific story about the 2ⁿd World War propaganda machine with a surprising twist. Do go and see it and support the Moviola.

Well, holidays over and the children safely back to school. I hope the coming seasons will be kind. We moved in from Cambridge four years ago and people said we would notice how much warmer, but wetter, it would be in Dorset. We didn’t believe them but I’m not sure if that’s a sun tan - or could it be rust. I’ll phone Helping Hands for a lift to the doctors!

Geoff Goater, Chairman YRIPC

Presentation of a CERTIFICATE OF THANKS from Councillor Peter Shorland, Chairman of West Dorset District Council to Lin Allen, the administrator of HELPING HANDs. The certificate was awarded as recognition of her selfless devotion to helping the Wriggle Valley community and beyond, organising over 600 requests for help in the last five years.

YETMINSTER’S TELEPHONE BOX The famous Gilbert Scott designed K6 or Jubilee Kiosk was launched in 1936 to celebrate King George V's silver jubilee. By the 1960's almost 70000 Kiosks could be found across the countryside, and whilst the public payphone service has undergone enormous changes since then, the traditional red kiosk has forged itself as an iconic symbol of British life.

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Reminder: The film nights this autumn will be the FIRST TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH

12A Comedy/Drama

No doubt you are all aware that our own telephone box outside the Vets in the High Street has been decommissioned by BT. The Parish Council has taken the opportunity to purchase the box (it cost ÂŁ1.00!) with the intention that it can be used for the community.

There seem to be a number of options available for this which include a library (as they have in Ryme Intrinseca), a Village Information Point, a Community Art Gallery and a Defibrillator Station.

The Parish Council favours the latter use but we are seeking your views and ideas for its use before we go any further. You can contact at us through the contact page on the Parish Website, at yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/ or emailing us directly at yetminster@dorsetaptc.gov.uk or writing to us at YRIPC, Wriggle House, Church Street, DT9 6LG Before we can use it we will need to renovate it and this will involve cleaning and repainting (we understand that we may be able to obtain a free renovation kit for this although it is dependent on the final use), the provision of an electrical earth and potentially some form of electrical supply. If you are keen to help with this then, again, please let us know.

Geoff Goater

A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.

(PG) Comedy Tickets at ÂŁ6 will be on sale in the Spar/PO, Sunnyside, Yetminster from two weeks beforehand.

Tickets include choc ice!

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Out & About THE LONG WEEKEND: LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE - Thursday 5th October, hosted by the Friends of Holnest Church Adrian Tinniswood OBE uncovers the truth about a world half-forgotten, draped in myth and hidden behind stiff upper lips and film-star smiles. Drawing on the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls, unhappy heiresses and bullying butlers, he gives a voice to the people who inhabited the world of the English country house, both above and below stairs.

Author of 'The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House Between the Wars' (Jonathan Cape, 2016), Adrian is a leading historian, lecturer and broadcaster and is Patron of the Friends of Holnest Church.

Doors open 7.15pm. Tickets: £5 from Sherborne Tourist Information Centre, Digby Road, Sherborne. Tel: 01935 815341 Email: sherborne.tic@westdorset-weymouth.gov.uk

AUTUMN AT MINTERNE HIMALAYAN GARDENS The first whispering days of autumn coolness bring in a shimmering wash of leaves and clear, bright mornings in the Cerne Valley. With the appearance of this season, Minterne Gardens is hard to beat for its stunning array of colours on leaves, berries and barks.

Walking under the leafy shelter of Acers and passing the ancient Metasequoia which flank Cherry Tree Avenue, visitors will arrive at the Himalayan Hut, where they can contemplate the world at a distance while surrounded by the peace and tranquillity of this 27-acre wild, woodland garden.

Amongst Minterne Garden’s arboreal collection, feature some of the most glorious Acers – On the island above Eleanor’s Bridge Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’ and Acer cappadocicum provide autumnal reflections in the water; Acer palmatum. Some other species Acers you will see in the garden are A. nikoense, A. griseum, A. maximowiczianum, A.rufinerve, A.rubrum, Other notable trees at Minterne Gardens areCercidiphyllum japonicum which releases its delicious toffee fragrance into the air during the autumn.

Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’ – often regarded as native in southern England, some evidence suggests it didn’t arrive here until about 4,000 BC. Liquidamber styraciflua – also known as American sweetgum, hazel pine, redgum, satinwalnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood or simply, sweetgum. www.minterne.co.uk

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EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015

END OF SEPTEMBER Fri

29 Macmillan Coffee Morning

10.30am

Hermitage Village Hall

Mindful Creativity

10am

Pogles Wood

Illustrated talk Giovanni Bellini's St Francis - a new understanding

7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

Harvest Festival & refreshments

6.30pm

St Mary's Church, Hermitage

Harvest Festival

4pm

St Nicholas Church, Hilfield

Harvest Festival

9.30am

St Peter's Church, Chetnole

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club AGM, Garden Quiz, drinks

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Sat

30 Bingo

Sun

1

OCTOBER

Mon

2

Tues

3

Thur

5

Fri

6

Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Leigh Discussion Club Behind the scenes at the National Trust

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Film Night Their Finest

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House

7.15pm

Digby Hall, Hound St. Sherborne

Mindful Creativity

10-12.30

Pogles Wood

Harvest Festival & supper

6.30pm

St Hippolytus Church, Ryme

Inter Village Quiz

7pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Sun

8

Concert: The Courtesan's Gaze Fieri Consort

7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Mon

9

Leigh Moviola Going in Style

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

10 Yetminster&Ryme Garden Society Reach for the Sky

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7pm

White Hart, Yetminster

Quiz Wed

11 Yetminster History Society Wessex Line Railway Colin Maggs

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Fri

13 Mindful Creativity

10-12.30

Pogles Wood

Sun

15 Harvest Festival Community Sunday & Hot Lunch

10.15am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

NGS Open Garden

11.30am

Frankham Farm, Ryme

Harvest Festival, soup & cheese lunch

11am

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Yet Community Project Concert James Hickman, Dan Cassidy

7.30pm

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EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015 Tues Fri Sat/ Sun Sat Tues

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Sun Tues

17 Wriggle Valley Women’s Group Exploits of Sheena & Veronica 20 Holiday Club Leigh Art Show 21 Leigh Art Show 22 21 Themed evening The Flintstones 24 Screen Bites Bag of Rice Artsreach The Wind in the Willows puppet show Mad Victorian Science 25 Woodland Wednesday 27 Going Batty for Halloween 28 Spooky sausages, songs & stories campfire Churchyard clear up 29 The New Beats - live music 31 Quiz Leigh WI Wildlife Photography Brian Pettit

7.30pm

6-8pm 10am5pm

4pm

Gable Court, Yetminster Pogles Wood Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

11am2pm 12-3pm 2-4pm 5-7pm

Sherborne Museum

am 4-6pm 7pm 7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster White Hart, Yetminster White Hart, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm 10am-12 7.30pm

Old Vicarage, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

10.30am 7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Leigh Leigh Village Hall

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Pogles Wood Sherborne Museum Pogles Wood

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Wed Fri

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Yetminster Community Project Quiz 4 Christmas Fair Greasy Spoon Café 6 Chetnole&Leigh Garden Club Garden Design Trouble Shooting 7 Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy Leigh Discussion Club Living in Egypt Janet Diamond Yetminster Film Night Whiskey Galore 8 Yetminster History Society Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey & Coifs 10 Poppy Appeal Talk RAF raid on Karlsrule 2/3 Feb 1945 Jo Burt, guitarist & singer

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11 Murder Mystery Night 14 Yetminster&Ryme Garden Society AGM & Building Christmas Display 20 Leigh Moviola Churchill 21 Wriggle Valley Woman’s Group

7pm 7.30pm

White Hart Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall Gable Court, Yetminster

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Diamond Exploration Arctic Canada

Fri Sat

24 Leigh Discussion Club Annual Dinner 25 Batcombe Auction of Promises

Leigh Village Hall

DECEMBER Sat Mon Tues

Wed Sun

2 4

Christmas Bingo Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Christmas Party 5 Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy Leigh Discussion Club Quiz & competitions 6 Yetminster History Society Christmas Party 10 Yet. Comm. Project Brilliance

7.30pm 7.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

10.30am 7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Leigh Leigh Village Hall Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

7pm

St Hippolytus Church, Ryme Yetminster Jubilee Hall

6pm

St Peter's Church, Chetnole St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Farnham Maltings Theatre Company

Tues Thur Sun

Carol Service 12 Yetminster&Ryme Garden Society Christmas Party 21 Carol Service 24 Carol Service

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What a busy few months the beavers have had. Back in April we had the fantastic opportunity to join our cubs and scouts and sleep under Concorde at Yeovilton. This was a fantastic evening for both the beavers and the adults. All the beavers learnt about flying, the equipment used and they even built and flew their own planes!

Since then we have visited Ninesprings where we went on a bug hunt, watched a real life rescue of a duckling by one of the keepers at Ninesprings and saw the swan sitting on her nest.

In June we joined Bradford Abbas Beavers and went on camp in Bristol for the night. Here the beavers learnt about animals, cooking on fire and building dens. The weekend was brilliant and we even managed to get some sleep!

In July we had the pleasure of parading at the opening of Yetminster Fair. We then served cream teas in the church hall fundraising for our group.

If you have a son or daughter aged between six and eight years old who is interested in joining beavers please drop me an email to hairymez@hotmail.com or ring 0781 459 5811. We meet on Wednesdays from 6-7pm during term time.

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We are happy to announce the opening of The Station Emporium & Café, formally The Ark in Yetminster, Dorset.

We are a family run business and we have increased our opening hours to seven days a week 9am-5pm with Sundays 10am-4pm.

Please pop in to browse our antiques and spaces, we have an eclectic range of things from a variety of traders.

Our café offers a broad but simple menu using local products with fresh preparation for reasonable prices, to eat in or takeaway. As well as this, we have drinks, snacks, cakes and a range of tea and coffee - all available throughout the day.

Please call us or use our Facebook page if you would like to pre-order for lunch or breakfast collections.

We also have a toilet, free WiFi, and parking.

Please note; we are currently taking bookings for clearances, collections and deliveries.

We look forward to welcoming visitors old and new and we aim to respond to any enquiries promptly so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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What a busy summer we’ve had at Pogles Wood! We ran a very successful and enjoyable Holiday Activity Club, John Muir Award days, Woodland Wednesdays pre school group sessions, a Craft and Teddy Bears Picnic and had a brilliant time doing children’s woodland craft activities at the Stock Gaylard Oak Fair. Now we can turn our attention to a funfilled autumn AUTUMN WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS will be Wed 27th Sept & 25th Oct (as this is half term older, school age children can come and join in holiday club activities - £7.50 per half day. WOODLAND WEDNESDAY sessions are 12 – 3pm, £5 per child.

Bring your picnic lunch. Drinks available.

HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITY CLUB 20th Oct (INSET day for some schools) and Mon 23rd - Fri 27th Oct, morning sessions 10am – 12.30pm or 12.30pm - 3pm £7.50 per child or all day 10am – 3pm, £15 per child. Please book in advance as spaces are limited, booking forms are available to download on our website.

‘SPOOKY SONGS, STORIES AND SAUSAGES’ - Sat 28th Oct 5 7pm – make a magic wand for the spooky walk and then enjoy some fun round the campfire. Bring your own sausages and sparklers. Donations very welcome. Booking essential.

‘MINDFUL CREATIVITY’ MORNINGS Fridays 15th, 22nd, 29th Sept and 6th ,13th Oct, 10am12.30pm. £20 per person per session (or £10 for Mindfulness only 10.0011.00). An introduction to mindfulness, with the chance to practice being mindful in our beautiful woodlands and then to have a go at a range of different creative activities.

Adults only, booking essential.

SCHOOL VISITS We are now taking bookings for school visits. We have a very exciting learning programme for schools, so if you’re a teacher why not cover some of your curriculum objectives in our lovely woodland setting?

POGLES PARTIES We’re also taking bookings for birthday Parties for children and adults, please email with your requirements.

For more details and BOOKINGS about our events email and visit our website both below, like us on Facebook - Pogles Wood Explorers and follow us on Twitter @poglesexplorers

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YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE FLU CLINICS We will be holding clinics for patients registered at Yetminster Health Centre at the following venues and times Please note that for safety reasons we will no longer be offering a flu clinic session in Halstock Village Hall DATE

DAY

3rd October

Tuesday

TIME

VENUE

9-12 noon 2-5.30am 18th October Wednesday 9-12 noon 2-5.30pm 7th November Tuesday 1.30 3.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Evershot Surgery

It is advised that all patients over the age of 65 years and those who are at risk through chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal conditions, MS, stroke, chronic heart disease, diabetes etc. and pregnant women should receive this vaccine.

PLEASE PHONE RECEPTION ON 01935 872530 TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT SLOT.

CREDIT CARD DEBT One of the biggest issues that we see at Citizens Advice is debt.

People get into debt for all sorts of reasons and unfortunately often find it difficult or impossible to get back on track because of the amount of interest they accrue. They get caught in a vicious circle that can cause endless misery and ruin lives.

A common cause of debt is people using their credit cards and only paying off the minimum amount each month which means that the interest they owe can quickly mount up. One person we helped used four different credit cards, paying only the minimum payment each month. Once charges and interest were added he owed £30,000.

Citizens Advice has recently published research, based on our clients’ experiences, called “Stuck in debt”. This shows that people with credit card debt are more likely

to have long term debt problems than those with personal loans.

Lenders stand to make huge amounts of money from customers who only pay off the minimum amount each month but who may already owe thousands of pounds.

Some lenders will make things worse by giving them a higher credit limit. The research found that 18% of people struggling to keep up their repayments had their credit limit increased without requesting it, compared with 12% of all card holders. Citizens Advice would like to see a ban on automatic increases. We also want to see lenders acting more responsibly by offering advice on how to manage debt rather than increasing it.

For free, confidential and impartial advice on debt or any other issue call Citizens Advice on 0344 2451291. If your problem is complex an appointment can be made to see an adviser at Sherborne CAB, the Manor House, Newland, DT9 3JL. Alternatively visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk, or our local website www.westdorsetca.org.uk

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This year’s inter-village skittles matches between Yetminster and ‘The Others ‘ were both played at the Kings Arms , Thornford.

In the men’s match played on Wednesday 23rd August Yetminster triumphed by 29 pins scoring 352 against 323 pins.

Top scorers for Yetminster were Pat Sims (52) and John Turner (51). Martin Newman (51) was top scorer for the opposition.

The ladies match played on Wednesday 30th August resulted in a narrow win for Yetminster by 264 pins to 258 pins. Allison Roles (37) was top scorer for Yetminster and much to her amazement (!) Inga James (41) top scored for ‘The Others‘. Both matches were played in a very sporting manner with everyone looking forward to next year’s matches.

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HIGH STOY PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE In our efforts to keep our roads and verges safe, High Stoy Parish Council request that villagers from Batcombe, Hilfield and Hermitage report any damage to, or problems with, roads, verges, gullies, road signs/posts to respective councillors, as follows (full details available at: www.highstoypc.org.uk): : 01963 210253 (grazebrooks@btinternet.com) 01963 210380 (kevin_pescott@btinternet.com) 01963 210715 (cdwhiteoak@hotmail.com) 07974 791310 (peterrowlandflamberts@gmail.com) : 01935 83466 (eveatmartinsfield@btconnect.com) 07968 059987 (griffin.vardy@gmail.com) With thanks, High Stoy Parish Council wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

SAMARITANS ARE HERE FOR YOU The Wriggle Valley community, like many other caring social groups is brimming with people who volunteer their time to a variety of causes (some of you already volunteer at Samaritans), and in addition there will be those in any community who in their hour of need would welcome a talk with someone who is detached from their immediate surroundings.

Samaritans' vision is that fewer people die by suicide. Every six seconds someone contacts Samaritans, and every 90 minutes someone takes their own life. Three times more people die by suicide than from road traffic accidents and men are three times more likely than women to end their own lives. And mental illness will affect one in four of us in any one year. As with every community Dorset suffers heartbreak: around fifty people die each year from suicide – that is almost one a week.

Yeovil and Sherborne Samaritans are part of a national network of Branches. We are ordinary people with a shared belief that talking to those who are struggling to cope or are in distress offers a vital lifeline to many.

From 25, The Park in Yeovil, the team of around 100 Samaritan volunteers help

maintain a 24/7 national service to ensure that whenever someone finds their life unbearable they can pick up the phone and talk to a person who cares.

Every death is a tragedy and anybody who has experienced suicide in their family knows the devastating impact it has. We’re trained to listen and to probe. We explore people’s problems with them. We care and we listen. Many callers say how much we’ve helped them.

And like the callers themselves, Samaritan volunteers come from all walks of life.

We would love to hear from you if you would like to be able to make a difference and take on this demanding voluntary community role. Find out more about being a Samaritan and our exceptional training programme by coming along to one of our Volunteering Information Sessions held at 25 The Park, Yeovil, BA20 1DG at 7.00pm on the first Tuesday of each month (Mar – Dec inclusive) - if this seems daunting; bring a friend. Or leave a message on our answerphone: 01935414015 and we will return your call quickly or go online at www.samaritans.org to register your interest.

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TRADING STANDARDS A rogue trader in the south west who defrauded 21 people out of £108,000 has been jailed for 3 years and 2 months.

The rogue trader targeted older and vulnerable people by cold calling and advertising in local publications giving the impression of being genuine and respectable, using local telephone numbers which then actually diverted to his mobile phone.

In all 21 cases the victims were given a quote, the work then started and as it progressed the trader would find ‘extra’ work needed.

Expert witnesses that looked at the work on behalf of Trading Standards Services reported that the real value of the work was often a fraction of the sum charged, while in some cases the work was never carried out at all. In one

case a victim was charged £7,500 for work worth just £170.

No cancellation rights were given to the victims, the sparse paperwork given did not include an address and the telephone number was unobtainable so the victims had no means of contacting the trader.

If you pay or agree to pay over £42 for any services or goods that are sold to you in your home, then you have 14 days to cancel the agreement. If you cancel, any monies that you have paid should be returned to you.

The trader must give you a written notice of your cancellation rights when you agree the contract. If the trader doesn't provide you with this information, they commit a criminal offence.

You can show you do not want to receive visits from cold calling doorstep traders by displaying a ‘We do not deal with uninvited doorstep traders’ door sticker available from libraries across Dorset or by calling the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506. This is also the number to call if you would like consumer advice, or to report something to Trading Standards.

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

MATHS MASTERY As part of our School Development Plan over the last year, the school has introduced Maths Mastery to children throughout the school.

Simply put, Maths Mastery is maths teaching that focuses on deep, conceptual understanding of maths; the emphasis is on really getting to grips with the meaning behind what we do and the connections between mathematical ideas. We no longer focus on learning ‘tricks’ (borrow from this column; flip it upside-down and cross-multiply) but on how things fit together and why the tricks work – what are we actually doing when we cross out one number and move it to the next column? When children learn the why and understand what they are doing, learning is much more deeply embedded and children can apply their learning to solving unfamiliar problems.

Maths Mastery lessons are much more exploratory and collaborative than traditional teacher-talk lessons. Children work in mixed-ability groups to discuss and solve problems together; teachers have a very clear idea of which mathematical concepts they want the children to learn, but now lessons are designed to lead the children through a series of small steps to deeper understanding.

Children are

Exploring conceptual understanding of fractions encouraged to suggest possible ways of solving a problem to be discussed by everyone; lots of different methods for solving the same problem are discussed and the focus is not on the answer, but the mathematical understanding that gets you there.

Maths Mastery ensures that mathematical learning lasts a lifetime – children no longer need to remember how to do maths because they fundamentally understand it. We don’t remember how to read - once we’ve learnt it, it’s there for life; now we can say the same will be true for maths.

Mel Lane, Maths Mastery

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CHURCH NEWS

Our Church Communities J.Keats ‘Ode to Autumn Harvests - except maize are in; and most villages have their own celebrations. In churches, village halls and schools, we give thanks to God. We enjoy tasty produce at Harvest Suppers. You will find the dates for October in your magazines.

September occasions have been enjoyed already. At Harvest time we often share generously what we have grown, with family, friends and neighbours. There is blessing and joy in generosity to others.

But all year round there are people in Britain – even on our doorsteps – who find it hard to feed their families or themselves.

The Food Bank has collection points in town grocery outlets, in small and large churches, and in some G.P. Surgeries.

When you shop, why not make a habit of buying a little extra for the Food Bank, to share with those in need. A few staple packets and tins, each time you shop, would be your all-yearround Harvest Thanksgiving; a blessing to others and a joy from God’s heart to yours

Nicholas Clegg

NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS’ TEAM

Anne and Keith Budgell would like to thank all those individuals and PCCs who contributed to the startlingly generous gifts given to them at the Three Valleys Benefice Service at Glanvilles Wootton on the occasion of their retirement as Associate Priest and Licensed Lay Minister respectively in the Benefice.

They have been given Permission to Officiate, and look forward to continuing to serve the churches across the Three Valleys.

Many thanks, Anne and Keith Budgell

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NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH HARVEST FESTIVALS Autumn: the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Also a season of harvest festivals. These have been a popular addition to the Christian year since Victorian times. It was R. S. Hawker, the eccentric vicar of Morwenstow in north Cornwall, who revised the custom in the 1840s, and harvest thanksgiving services as we have them today – with decorated churches and popular hymns – date from Victorian times as they replaced the traditional Harvest Home.

In Methodist circles this was a testing time for the local minister, who was often called upon to conduct a series of harvest festival services at which he was liable to see many of the same faces. Farming families in an area would often support one another and attend a number of services. The minister would need to have several harvest sermons he could draw upon!

So what are the lessons we can learn for the harvest? Our Lord himself grew up in a largely agrarian society, and he often drew his illustrations from nature or from farming. Nature is often used by preachers today to illustrate the goodness and generosity of God the Creator. There is much in the world around us to induce awe and wonder. Are we not nearer to

God in a garden than any other place on earth? Mrs. Alexander’s hymn “All things bright and beautiful” is probably one of the most popular in the repertoire, often being chosen both for weddings and funerals.

But everything in the garden of life is not beautiful. I once came across a parody of Mrs. Alexander’s hymn in which the darker side of nature was emphasised – the all-devouring locust and the malariabearing mosquito, the microbes bringing lifethreatening diseases, the natural disasters like earthquake and flood, and so on. All nature does not proclaim that God is good.

David Jenkins, once Bishop of Durham, once said that the essence of Christianity can be simply stated: “God is. God is as he is in Jesus. Therefore there is hope.” The goodness of God has been revealed in Scripture, through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and through the experience of God’s sustaining and inspiring Spirit. We interpret the world in the light of this revelation.

This is why the foundational truths celebrated at Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost are more important to most Christians than Harvest Thanksgiving. By all means let us sing of ploughing and scattering the good seed on the land, but we trust that God is with us and beside us for other reasons.

Dennis Tackley

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Our Church Communities Three Valleys Team Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG 01935 872600 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org

Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE 01935 873044 rector3valleys@gmail.com

Roman Catholic Services Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021

Team Vicars Richard Kirlew richard.kirlew@btinternet.com

@RuralChaplain

01963 23570 John Summers threevalleyscurate@yahoo.com

HELPING HANDS 01963 210953

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Mike John 24 Harbin Close, Yeovil BA21 5FS Tel: 01935 415837 email: revsup@gmail.com Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel: 01935 864232 Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster.

Weekend mass times: Saturdays at 6.00pm Sundays 10.30am Holy Days 10.00am and 6.30pm Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. Email: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 All services commence at 10:30am followed by coffee.

Sundays:

Tuesday to Saturday

7.30am Morning Prayer followed by silent prayer 8.30am Sung Eucharist 12.30pm Midday Prayer 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time Night Prayer arranged at supper

7am Silent Prayer in Chapel 7.30am Morning Prayer 12 noon Midday Prayer and Eucharist 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time 9pm Night prayer (8.15pm -Thurs, 8.45pm-Sat)

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THREE VALLEYS’ TEAM For complete list see:

SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER 2017 TRINITY 16 BATCOMBE

BEER HACKETT BRADFORD 11am CW ABBAS Holy Communion CHETNOLE 9.30am Harvest

LEIGH

4pm Harvest 6pm BCP Evensong

RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD 11am Harvest

YETMINSTER 11am CW Holy Communion

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8th

15th

22nd

29th

TRINITY 17

TRINITY 18

TRINITY 19

LAST SUNDAY OF TRINITY, also BIBLE SUNDAY

10.15am CW Holy Communion 9.30am CW Holy Communion 11.00am Harvest

10.15am CW Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion

HERMITAGE 6.30pm Harvest HILFIELD

local services

9.30am Family Service

9.30am CW Holy Communion 10.15am Prayer and Praise

9.30am CW Holy Communion

10.15am 8.30am BCP Community Holy Spirit (Harvest) Communion 8am BCP Holy Communion 8am BCP 9.30am CW 8am BCP Holy Holy Holy Communion Communion Communion 9.30am 11am CW Morning Holy Service Communion 9.30am CW 11am Harvest & 9.30am CW Morning Prayer CW Holy Holy Communion Communion

9.30am CW Holy Communion

9.30am CW Holy Communion

Extra and Week Day Services OCTOBER Friday Monday

6th October Every

Tuesday

1st in month

Thursday

1st in month

6.30pm Harvest 6pm Compline

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CLUB NEWS

Club News

WRIGGLE VALLEY CRICKET CLUB Well, what a season we’ve had. From a ‘standing start” last year, we’ve attracted and built a playing squad of over 20, played six out of our seven fixtures (one was rained off), and run another successful Cricket For Fun Day. With a couple of wins we’re pretty happy with the results. Most games were close and played in the spirit of the game, competitive on the field, friendly and fun off it. We’ve travelled a bit as well, Bruton being the farthest (and wettest, see pic) so far, introducing us to some great grounds, great people and excellent pubs.

We want the cricket club to be open to all. Our selection policy is to rotate players as much as possible, giving every member a game during the year. We don’t want costs to be an issue for anyone who wishes to play and so we endeavour to keep membership fees to a minimum and absolutely free to students.

We’re also delighted with the support we’ve had from our community: the Fete &

Flower Show’s contribution to our costs, Rob and Clare Bamford sponsoring our match shirts, the Chetnole Inn donating 'after evening match’ food, and Sherborne Turf lending us a mower while our own was being mended. A team of members was press ganged by Linda Fudge into giving the outside of the pavilion a fresh coat of paint and wood seasoning so it is looking good and will help to keep the elements at bay.

While our finances are stretched, we have managed to invest in some new (second hand) machinery, equipment servicing and care of the wicket. We intend to increase the number of fixtures next year and so we are planning more improvements, if, of course, we can raise the finance.

Our aim has been to keep cricket being played in the village on our splendid playing field, and for the players and spectators to have fun enjoying this great British pastime.

Here's to another successful season next year.

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB BATS: MYTH, MAGIC AND MYSTERY September’s guest speaker was ecologist Nick Tomlinson with a fascinating, illustrated talk about bats. With more than twenty years as an ecologist working for both Somerset and Dorset Wildlife Trusts, the Bat Conservation Trust and the RSPB he is an extremely experienced bat specialist who is currently the Bat Record Verifier for Dorset and an active member of the Dorset bat group.

Nick acknowledged that for a very long time bats have been associated with the myth of being evil, due to centuries of night genuinely being a terrifying time. In contrast we were shown a Chinese symbol incorporating five bats, representing the ‘Five Blessings’: long life, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death. In Chinese the word for bat sounds identical to the word for good fortune!

We learnt about the bat’s anatomy and that the bat is truly the world’s only mammal to fly, as opposed to those that glide; that, through fossil evidence of 45 -50 million years old, they inhabited the earth with the dinosaurs and that today they represent 25% of all mammals. A full explanation of echo location and listening to recordings provided us with a unique experience.

It was a complete revelation to hear that bats can contribute beneficially to humans. In the USA Bracken Cave bats feast on the cotton Moth, having saved the

Bechstein’s bat government one billion dollars. The anticoagulant properties in the saliva of vampire bats are being used in medical trials to help stroke victims.

Specific habitats for bats are woods, farmland, caves, houses and waterways.

To name a few, Dorset is home the Natterer’s bat at Radipole Lake, the rare Bechstein’s bat and a grey long-eared bat in wooded hedgerows and pastures. The latter is extremely rare, numbering less than one thousand in the U.K. Bats are a legally protected species, so what can we do to help them? Bat-boxes apparently are not used by bats as birds do a bird box, but possibly only inhabited infrequently if there is no roosting place available. As gardeners we can ensure part of our gardens are kept as natural as possible with a patch of long grass over winter, some dead wood and a source of water. Limiting the use of herbicides and pesticides is vital and growing plants that attract insects for them to feed upon. Specific recommended plants include honeysuckle, fennel and stocks.

Rose Roberts

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FUTURE ROOTS DONATION After a successful Plant Sale at the Chetnole Flower Show the Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club decided to give the proceeds to Future Roots. This is a local Charity founded by Julie Plumley in 2006. She grew up on a dairy farm in Dorset and qualified as a social worker in 1988 and felt that the young people she was helping through troubled times would benefit from learning and development in a farm environment.

She also started the Countrymen’s Club which aims to help specific challenges faced by older men from rural communities to become more resilient to the life changes they experience as a result of rural isolation and ageing.

There were no children on the farm when we turned up to hand over our cheque as it was the school holidays but all around we could see evidence of their presence and the activities they are involved in. The 8 – 21 years old with complex learning needs are often excluded from school but here they not only get formal schooling but the work on the farm helps them build employability skills

(teamwork, communication, problem solving and planning) and life skills (healthy living and nutrition) by feeding and caring for livestock and tending and harvesting fruits and vegetables.

We watched the elderly men, often in wheelchairs, feed the animals and take hay to the cows which involved a complicated task of loading the hay on to a home made trailer, adding two buckets of food which then had to be tied on to stop them falling off and then manoeuver the buggy and trailer through gates and up the track as well as executing a ‘three point turn’ at the top. No one hurried them or took over the task when it seemed too slow. Their sense of achievement was heart warming to witness.

We visited the cows, pigs, chickens, goats, ponies, ducks and rabbits all beautifully housed and cared for and were very impressed at the warmth, happiness, energy and contentment which emanated from Julie, her staff and the elderly gentlemen present.

If you are looking for a good cause to give your money to then I can confidently say that here is a local charity which deserves all the help it can get.

Morag Orchard

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A Blast from the Past The punning title of Jonathon Weeks’s presentation. Medieval instruments were almost exclusively driven by human puff.

Derived from hollow reeds, bones or horns some of them, as demonstrated by Jonathon, could make a seriously loud noise.

The Roman Empire in the west collapsed in 476AD. The science, technology and culture of classical times moved eastwards into the Arab world.

Knowledge of music and musical instruments did not return until the late 11th century, surprisingly inspired by hostilities - the Crusades - as well as trade contacts (eg at this time Spain was part of the Arab empire – the Caliphate.)

The first import was the reed pipe.

Found in Ur in the 4th millennium BC this simple device arrived just after the First Crusade. Jonathon had reconstructed one from a hollow reed from the Levels, duly cut finger holes and played us a trilling tune of a type that can still be heard in the hills of Turkey or Anatolia.

From this developed the schawm.

Very loud, its noise terrified the crusaders on the battlefield and is still common in the Middle East. It became the outdoor instrument of choice and by Shakespeare’s time it was called the hautboy, from the French haut – high, and bois – wood.

Introduced via Spain was the bagpipe, which allowed continuous play, the musician drawing breath while squeezing air from the bag. It was very popular in the middle ages: Edward I kept 66 bagpipers at his court. But by Tudor times it had died out: Elizabeth I had one piper and did not replace him when he left.

An offshoot was the bladder pipe – a sheep’s bladder being attached to the top of the pipe allowing the piper to keep the music

going when breathing in, by pressing on the bladder with his nose or chin.

Horns and bones provided an additional source for instruments. Put hollowed horn at either end of your pipe and you have something like a trumpet, (see photo below). Sheep shanks provided bone whistles. And, surprisingly, the gemshorn (German for little goat) was played from the “fat” end (see photo above).

Reed pipe, schawm, bagpipe, bladder pipe, bone whistles, double pipes, crumhorm, gemshorn, flute, pipe and tabor, even a small hurdy-gurdy, we were treated to them all. At the end we felt breathless with the experience.

Jonathon actually was. A brilliant performance.

Next meeting: Wednesday 11th October, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster – Colin Maggs: Railways – Bath to Weymouth & More, the history of the Wessex Line. New members will be most welcome. Just come along.

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LEIGH WI – AUGUST MEETING I was surprised at the excellent turnout to hear Clive Wakely talk to us about his life as a Funeral Director but obviously word had got around that this would be no sombre reflection on the end of life but rather a humorous recollection of the many amusing and often hilarious events which he has experienced in his career. No-one hearing the roars of laughter coming from the village hall could have imagined that we were listening to anecdotes about funerals!

The business was started by Clive’s grandfather in 1897 and Clive’s son who works with him is now the fourth generation of Funeral Directors in the family.

Clive regaled us with one story after another and much as I would like to set some of them down for you I could not replicate the timing, the hand and body gestures and the dorset accent that Clive used to such good effect. I will however have a go at one of them.

Clive was asked to organise a funeral in a very small village church which was so narrow that when the coffin bearers reached the door they had to take the coffin down off their shoulders and underhand it through the opening. After the service, as they hoisted the coffin on their shoulders, the vicar whispered to Clive that they should walk very slowly down the aisle and round to the graveside. Their normal pace is slow and measured but Clive slowed it down even further until they were barely moving. He glanced back to see if the vicar approved and to his surprise there was no sign of him.

They made their way round to the graveside and still no sign of the vicar. As they approached nearer they were astonished to see the vicar in the grave itself and unable to get out. He was helped out and after dusting himself down and with no further explanation proceeded to intone the graveside service.

As the mourners dispersed Clive quietly asked the vicar what had happened and was told that he had been desperate to spend a penny and had slipped out the back of the church and made his way to the grave where he relieved himself in the hedge, there being no toilet in the church. Whilst straightening out his clothing he had turned round and fallen into the grave and been unable to get out until helped by Clive. The poor man must have been mortified!

There were many serious questions after the Talk and it was obvious that the WI had been very interested as well as amused. If you get the chance to hear Clive then I urge you to take the opportunity.

Our next meeting will be on 31st October when Brian Pettit will be talking to us on WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. Morag Orchard

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY Visit to West Dean Gardens West Dean College in Sussex is a place of learning, creativity and inspiration. The gardens provide the most spectacular setting for the college, matching and perhaps surpassing the creativity and inspiration provided in the college classrooms.

Our visit to the gardens in September was nothing less than glorious. Arriving at 11 am our bus driver warned us to be back on the bus promptly at 3.30 pm. Rain was forecast he said for 3.45 pm. Excited by the promise of a very special day, we spilled out of the bus and headed for the coffee shop! Once fortified we followed the trails to the walled fruit garden, the Victorian glasshouses, the kitchen gardens, the sunken gardens, the pergola. Then off into wilder areas. We were led on and on by exquisite and inspirational planting, vibrant autumn colours, unique ways of growing vegetables, glasshouses bursting with unusual plants and vegetables, the biggest cabbages you have ever seen, an apple house with samples of the 59 varieties of apples grown in their orchards, clever ideas, visual delights. To me it was like being in paradise. There was time for a leisurely lunch in the sunshine in the restaurant, happy in the knowledge that so much of what we were eating would have been grown around us. Then back for a quick glimpse of our favourite areas before the rain came. 20 minutes earlier than predicted

by our bus driver. It didn’t matter. We had had such a good day.

OCTOBER MEETING For our club meeting on 10th October, Jennie Short returns with her presentation entitled ‘Reach for the sky’. We are going to learn all sorts of interesting things about climbing plants. Jennie has spoken at our club meetings several times before. The first time she arrived late having battled through torrential rain and floods. But she carried on unperturbed and gave an excellent talk. We like her a lot.

Pandy Brown

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CHETNOLE CHUCKERS It was a showery morning on 17th August when we took on the might of the Leighers but we are roughytoughies and played on. After six hardfought matches the score was three all. A decider was played and the Leighers won 13-11 but, of course, it was their turn. We retired to the Chetnole Inn for lunch and our Chairman, Gordon, presented the trophy to Julian. A small extra prize was presented to man of the match John Tatchel.

Thank you all who helped set up, provided coffee and biccies, and most of all to all the players. Remember it is not the winning but the taking part that counts but that is what all the losers say!

On 13th September at 2pm, eleven intrepid Chuckers ventured into darkest Dorchester at the invitation of Dorchester U3A. We arrived at their boules piste in pouring rain, but, being roughy toughies, we soldiered on and played the match regardless.

Their piste can only be described as challenging and idiosyncratic, leaning towards

impossible - "but it's the same for everyone" as they say. We allowed Dorchester to get their own back from the trouncing we gave them at Chetnole, by "allowing" them to win by seven games to one! It gives me a modicum of pleasure to report that the only winning Chuckers team was the one comprising your Chairman,Gordon and "Match Fixer" me.

At half time the sun came out , just as the tea and delicious home-made cakes appeared, as if by magic. Everyone had a very enjoyable time and we will be inviting Dorchester U3A back to the Chetnole boulodrome next season.

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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

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

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

5.30pm 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

Every Thur Tai Chi

Every Fri

1.10 - 2.10pm

10am

Leigh Village Hall

Advanced Pilates Pear Tree Baby & Toddler

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

5.45-7pm 7-8.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Chetnole Community Choir Table Tennis

7.30pm 9.30-12.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

Croquet Club

3pm

Yetminster Sports Club

3pm 10.15 am

Yetminster Sports Club Yetminster Jubilee Hall

(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

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

tba

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

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC

2nd Wed

2nd Wed/alt mth

Police Community Support

By Church, Yetminster 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

Yetminster Fair Association

7.30pm

White Hart

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

7-10pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed/f/night Mobile Library

Wed - Sat

Friary Shop

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Planning Applications WD/D/17/001966 08/08/2017 Request for compliance with conditions 4 & 5 of application WD/D/17/000326. (Compliance with Conditions).

WD/D/17/001605 04/08/2017 Change of use and conversion of redundant agricultural barn to form a single dwelling (Full). N .

WD/D/17/000632 19/04/2017 dwelling with associated parking (Full).

Erection of 1no.

WD/D/17/002228 06/09/2017 Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3). (Prior Approval Agricultural to dwelling) WD/D/17/001955 07/09/2017 Extend existing cubicles and erect additional cubicles. (Full).

D/D/17/001610 10/08/2017 Replacement of windows, insertion of conservation rooflight (Listed Building Consent).

WD/D/17/001512 25/07/2017 Erect temporary mobile home for farm worker (Full).

WD/D/17/001371 06/07/2017 Replacement of windows to ground floor cloakroom, first floor cloakroom on front elevation and all windows on rear and side elevations, replacement of window on rear of living room with pair of doors with sidelights, replacement of internal metal spiral staircase with timber staircase and replacement of front porch (retrospective) (Listed Building Consent).

WD/D/17/001875 28/07/2017 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 of listed building consent WD/D/17/000477 (Compliance with Conditions).

WD/D/17/001505 24/07/2017 into 2no. dwellings (Full). N

Subdivide existing dwelling

WD/D/17/001850 05/09/2017 Proposed small single storey extension and conversion of garage (Full).

WD/D/17/001967 07/08/2017 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1-8 of application WD/D/16/001825 (Compliance with Conditions).

WD/D/17/001931 02/08/2017

Request for

PLANNING

October 2017 WD/D/17/001930 confirmation of compliance of condition 3 & 4 of planning permission WD/D/17/000740 (Compliance with Conditions) & 3, 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission WD/D/17/000741 Compliance with Conditions) WD/D/17/001800 26/07/2017 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1 & 2 of planning approval WD/D/17/000736 (Compliance with Conditions).

The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on the 12 October 2017 at 1.00pm, meetings are held in Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

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