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EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Daisy May Vintage China Hire Leigh Village Hall
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THIS MAY2019 2017 THIS OCTOBER Hay making by Barrie Allington
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EDITORIAL Harvest seems to be the name of the game this month, enjoy celebrating nature’s abundance and supporting local food banks in your local church. You can even have a go and producing your own harvest bread, some ideas on p27. Once again there are many events for you to enjoy this October, have a read through the pages to see what tickles your fancy. We are also being reminded to be alert for interlopers in our community who wish to do us, our houses, farms and churches harm. If you see anything suspicious please report it. P19 & 33. There are also lots of requests for volunteers within our inner and outer community so if you have five minutes in your busy lives to spare please have a think about volunteering, whether it be sitting on a committee such as supporting our lovely Leigh Village Hall OR Leigh Parish Council or helping with the local Library Service p20, 50, 52. Have a good month and enjoy Hallowe’en.
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t has been a quiet month for news in Batcombe as we await with bated breath to see what further progress or prevarication our political leaders will manage with Brexit. Following last month’s piece on Max Brimble’s exploits, here is a reminder that the Sherborne Sports Centre is organising a fun run in aid of Headway, Thought from the Rise of the Wriggle
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go. Also, a big thank you to all those who turned out for churchyard maintenance at the end of August with good work achieved on hedges, nettles and grass cutting and strimming. A date for your diary - we look forward to welcoming as
many as possible to the Christmas Eve Children’s Carol service at Batcombe church at 3pm on Tuesday 24th December with mulled wine and mince pies.
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ood luck goes to Arabella Hodgson as she begins a year of study in the US as part of her law degree and also to brother Jasper who is beginning his degree course at Cardiff University and good luck to all you new students off on an exciting adventure - work hard but make sure you have fun too. A huge thank you very much from all of us goes to Olive Turner for all her years of service to St Peter’s, her efforts have been thoroughly appreciated and enjoy your retirement Olive! (See p 10 )
WHAT’S ON THIS MONTH & NEXT: Saturday 28th September, 7.30 pm at Chetnole Village Hall - EVENING OF LAUGHTER, SONG, MUSIC AND SKETCHES. In aid of village hall and air ambulance. Sunday 6th October, 11am St Peter’s church, Chetnole - HARVEST FESTIVAL followed by lunch in the hall Sunday 27th October, 1pm - CURRY LUNCH at Chetnole Village Hall in aid of the village hall See our posters for further details of these events. Enjoy October everyone
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LOGS LOGS LOGS LOGS LOGS Tired of searching for a good source of dry logs that require stacking? Chetnole has the solution! For some years we have bought bagged logs at a discount. They come barn dried in two sizes, suitable for all stoves/grates. Beautifully packed in large bags, they can be delivered to your log store in mid-November. Presently the price per bag with discount is £49.00. Each bag is c.7580 kilos. Orders from Leigh and Yetminster accepted . If you are interested or want further details, please phone:
Rosemary on 01935 872256 by the end of October.
Thank you for supporting our bulk oil group which now has 111 members. No commission is taken and you pay one price whether you take 500 or 5000 litres. A very small margin is taken to cover administration costs ie invoicing and credit. The total volume price is negotiated on the date of purchase based on the daily market price for our post codes including internet prices. Bulk buying and delivery bring a price benefit for all and also a reduction in the number of tanker journeys undertaken on our narrow lanes as well as a reduced carbon footprint. Since 1st September, 2019 Pearce Energy has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Fuels, a large family company with depots in Taunton, Bridgewater, Honiton and now Sherborne. The growth of this company has been based on quality of service and value for money and I will continue to look after our village requirements but please place your orders via me to ensure you enjoy discounted prices. Orders should be with me five working days before the due date of delivery with a minimum drop of 500 litres. The next delivery will be
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I would like to thank everyone for the presentation I was given in the our church on Wednesday 21st September on the occasion of my retirement from church duties. It was a lovely surprise and very nice to know all my efforts had been appreciated. Thank you very much for my gifts, card and good wishes.
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VILLAGE HALL: Christmas is just a few weeks away and to start celebrations nearer the time we will hold an afternoon CHRISTMAS 'TEA AND CAKE' on the 5th December 3-5pm. . This is a twist on having the usual Christmas coffee morning. With an entry fee of £5 all profits will be donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal, much needed over Christmas.
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BINGO: Reminder. Eyes down at 7.30pm on the 12th October and 30th November. ST MARY’S CHURCH: Our HARVEST FESTIVAL will be held on Sunday 6th October at 6.30pm. There will be delicious homemade soup and sausage rolls served in the church afterwards. Please bring any produce to the church. All donations will be for church funds. CROQUET: At the time of going to press the finals are yet to be played. Full report next magazine!
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hat a host of events is in store for the Autumn! As I write we are expecting an Indian Summer and the temperatures to rise to the mid-20s! By daylight on Sunday 27th October the clocks will have gone back one hour and
The will take place this month, the Preview with wine and canapés is on , 6–8pm (£5 entry) and the Main Show is at the weekend (Entry free). Coffee, tea, scones and cakes will be available. In addition there are two exciting new workshops:
the nights will be drawing but there will be plenty to allow us to explore our creative side and keep our spirits up as we head towards the end of the month!
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More details are on the Leigh Village website: Both workshops are for older children and adults and should be to avoid disappointment: Tel: 01935 873 269
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.30 – 12 noon
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– The Old Vicarage, Leigh, 2.30
– St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.00am onwards – If you can help please just turn up! Leigh Village Hall, 8.00pm. For tickets contact: Caroline Welsh: email cjw@emuu.org or 07795 673390 or Bridge Stores
Leigh, 9 – 11am
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– – Leigh Village Hall, 7.30pm is now with Bonny Sartin from The Yetties who will be interviewed
about a lifetime in music. Alaistair Cumming will now be on – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 7.30pm
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– (see details above) – Cash Bar and Hot Dogs for sale; Leigh Village Hall, 7.00pm onwards – followed by lunch – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.15am – St Andrew’s Church, Leigh, 10.30 – 12 noon – – Leigh Village Hall, 7.30pm (refreshments from 7.00pm) (not Friday this time!) – , Cash Bar and Quiz – Leigh Village Hall, 7.00pm
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Thieves wearing night-vision goggles and equipped with sophisticated cutting tools and getaway vehicles at the ready are making their wretched presence felt nearer to home. Church roofs at Poyntington and Stourton have been stripped in the past month. Everyone in the Wriggle Valley must be on the watch for suspicious behaviour and any activity should be reported to the police as quickly as possible. St Andrew’s Church, Leigh is protected by Smartwater and is insured but that is no guarantee that we, or anyone else, is immune from attack by these scoundrels. Loss of a roof can have the most devastating and dispiriting effect on us all and the thieves must be deterred or caught. in the churchyard and in the church have been fixed for
respectively. Come along at 10.00am onwards to join in! in the church is arranged for , 9 – 11 am. Due to unforeseen circumstances the with Alaistair Cumming has had to be rearranged to Friday 29th November. In his place on Bonny Sartin will be in conversation about his life on the road with The Yetties. You will be pleased to know there will be half-time refreshments (and you may need them… and a cushion!) There will be a Lay-led Service and on at 10.15am, followed by lunch. Last but not least our ever-popular will be on , both at 10.30 – 12 noon.
Do please put these dates in your diaries.
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I am writing this the week before the Leigh Village Hall AGM on 19th September to thank and praise three distinguished members of the committee who have decided to step down. Paul Orchard and Duncan Moore have shared the Chairmanship on and off for over ten years. They have worked tirelessly and
constantly volunteered to repair, maintain and prepare many of our events. Under their stewardship and good common sense our bookings and bank balance have steadily increased. Lastly Michael Morrell who has so professionally maintained our accounts and singlehandedly manoeuvred our money, whether they were donations, penny collections, gift aid or tax benefits. On behalf of the Committee and the good folk of Leigh a huge thank you. You have all been marvellous. Of course these people have left big gaps in
our committee. Our village hall has become one of the most important centre points of the village and cannot function without willing volunteers. Should you be able to help on the committee in any way do please contact me at the earliest opportunity.
The Leigh Village Hall Committee is happy to offer anyone in the Benefice the old garden shed (removal at their expense), sighted by the car park on the Jack Wilde Path. First come first served – please contact me on or 01935 873846. OCTOBER Update In July, Leigh Parish Council formally achieved completion of the purchase of a 99 year lease on the four acre field adjacent to the village hall. A planning application has now been submitted, seeking approval for ‘change of use’ on the northern half (ie, that part adjacent to the road) in order to establish a Village Green. Once this is achieved, an appropriate fence will be installed between this and the southern half of the field (which will remain as agricultural land), and pedestrian access gates will be installed at appropriate locations in the existing boundaries. Leigh Parish Council is authorised to constitute up to seven councillors. Formal elections are held every four years – the most recent was held this past May. Only six residents stood in that election; we are
therefore presently one councillor short. The Council, which meets every other month, is keen to co-opt another resident in order to bring us up to full strength. If you think you might be interested, and are prepared to help make a difference locally, please contact the Clerk, Beverley Harrison: Leigh is still without a volunteer for the position of Chairman, Leigh Neighbourhood Plan (see page 21 of the July/August edition of the WVM for details). upon our village unless the current, work-in-progress plan can be brought to completion. Is there nobody amongst our talented community who is prepared to lead on this important work?
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With the weather staying so fine we have been able to get out for walks, not only around our own gardens but exploring further afield through the village. Our residents benefit enormously from seeing all the beautiful gardens and visiting the resourceful Bridge Stores where Brenda Addison is so kind and helpful. We have enjoyed a visit from Georgina, a local crafts-woman, who demonstrated ingeniously how to create fabric flowers. Using only odd scraps of cotton, lace, net and buttons Georgina skilfully makes very pretty flowers for brooches or to decorate head-bands, which are very on-trend right now. She made complete flowers in about 5 - 10 minutes and made it look so easy! On the third Tuesday of every month some of the residents go to the Wriggle Valley Lunch Club at the Village Hall and are able to meet old friends and make new ones. We are lucky that the village hall is so close so we are able to walk. Becky, who goes by the name of Kiddley-divey, has been in to entertain and has got everyone singing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” accompanied by a bubble-blowing fish and during our poetry sessions we have been reading Jan Millward’s poems. She is so clever and funny and certainly hits the nail on the head! Many of the residents are able to remember poems they learned at
school, often in their entirety, which is pretty impressive when you think this may be as much as eighty years ago! At the Summer Fete cider was available from Twisted Cider of Longburton. A baker friend-of-mine tells me cider is the secret to making the most delicious Dorset Apple Cake. Lastly we all loved the puppet show from the Martock Christian Fellowship. The big puppets are operated from behind a screen and adults and children alike were delighted by the singing and dancing. This was a really wonderful performance. Ian Pitman was there to show his amazingly detailed model entitled “ (see picture above) and many of us enjoyed a huge ice cream from Jen’s Ice-cream Van.
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yme Intrinseca’s Church, St Hippolytus, HARVEST SERVICE will be at 6.30pm on Friday 4th October, followed by the usual delicious supper at Church Farm very kindly hosted by Georgie Williams. Please save the day in your diaries now Many thanks to everyone who has donated to our textile recycling; keep it coming, it is much appreciated.
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surprise birthday. At Coffee ‘n’ Cake we all came along to support the Macmillan Coffee Morning by making our donations in return for…. coffee and cake! Or in many cases, tea and cake. But the best cake was presented to Margaret Bedding who had a significant birthday. There weren’t too many candles to blow out and the cake was duly cut and pieces handed round. Margaret was one of the founding members of the event’s previous incarnation, Coffee Beans. Happy Birthday, Margaret. In the wake of a number of burglaries over the summer, the Parish Council has formally approved the setting up of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. What of course is required now is people to join in and help operate the scheme. Paul Hollick is taking the lead on this project. If you are interested in helping, contact Paul – details can be found on page 33.
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Sadly we have to report the death of Shelagh Hill. Although not a resident of Yetminster, it was she who compiled “The Book of Yetminster – A Changing Village”. Packed with fascinating photographs, it is a compilation of easy to read information on the past of the village – its families, the schools, the churches, and its development. She was a member of The Hundred of Yetminster History Society and joined its committee in 1993. She was elected chair in 1997 and held that post until 2011. The village owes her a great debt.
NEWS FROM BEER HACKETT FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH Founded earlier this year, the ‘’Friends of St Michael’s Church” was set up by a group of parishioners, villagers and other interested people concerned to help preserve and enhance our superb church building and develop its role as a ‘community building/hub’ for the benefit all local residents.
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The group which meets monthly now has formal status as a registered charity, a new logo and has just started creating a website to promote its activities. Ideas under consideration include a possible ‘Community Lottery’, concerts and a mini Music Festival planned for June of next year. For more information or if you would like to join the ‘Friends’ please contact: The Secretary, Mrs Olive Davison, Green Acres, Beer Hackett, Sherborne DT9 6QT 07552 818389 Firemoon2015@hotmail.com ST. MICHAEL’S BEER HACKETT HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunday 13th October at 4pm to be followed by a shared harvest supper in the church or outside in the grounds weather permitting.
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This year we will be having a BREAD MAKING COMPETITION with blind judging by the congregation during the supper with a prize for the winner. Young or older – now is your chance to put on your apron and bake a loaf - any recipe, any type or style, any size, bread maker or oven – it is up to you!
St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett 4pm 13th October Followed by a shared supper in the church Everyone welcome to come and have a go.
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ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, BEER HACKETT On 4th September, the funeral and interment of Mrs Janet Brenda Mutton (nee Tizzard) took place. Janet Tizzard was a local girl and lived here in Beer Hackett for some time; she played the organ in church and was married to David Mutton here in 1961. Janet was interred next to her parents Winifred and George. RIP.
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How fast the year flies by! October brings in the Harvest and a carnival of colour. Our HARVEST SUNDAY service will take place on Sunday A light Harvest lunch will follow in the Jubilee Hall. All ages are very welcome. We look forward to the who will give a fundraising concert at St Andrews Church, on Tickets £10 for adults and children under 12 go free, from the Spar shop and the Gallery. this popular annual event with Bring and Buy, will take place on at the Methodist Church V M Looking ahead to November, we W will be ending the fundraising year with a bang! We are extremely lucky to have the
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who will be giving us a memorable evening in the church on in church. Tickets £12.50 for adults, available from the Spar shop and Gallery, and also Sherborne T I C. Please see the church schedules page for all our weekly services - we now have two services each month starting at 11am.
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Worries about roses which were better in June, vegetables past their best and that scarf which was never going to get finished disappeared on Saturday 17th August once the entries for the Summer Show started arriving – 372 entries to be precise, an increase of 37% on last year, brought in by double the number of last year’s exhibitors. You get the picture? It was a showcase of village talent like never before and more visitors than ever were there to enjoy it.
Another bonus this year was the very welcome involvement of the school, led by the enthusiasm of the Headteacher, Julie Simpson. Pupils’ work was entered in several of the children’s classes and the exhibitors then brought their parents along to enjoy the results. A really productive association which we hope will continue. It didn’t all happen by magic though. With calm and meticulous efficiency Pearl and Andy Gatehouse masterminded the whole operation again and appeared to still be talking to each other at the end of the day. They are amazing on all counts.
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Connie Doody Connie Doody & Laurie Spry Flora Drummond, Cecily Fidler, Charlotte Fidler, Coby Jackson & Danny Mitchell Elizabeth Jubb Barry Allington Judy Ferretter/ Emily Hooper Eve Fidler Georgina Williams Beryl Lawrence Beryl Lawrence Christina Walkley Veronica Hansford Mandy Beaton Christine Rowe Christine Rowe David Gould Brian Rowsell Nigel Ward Nigel Ward Brian Rowsell ‌.and not forgetting ‌.. the Robin Debell won the overall weight and Valerie Rowsell grew the largest potato.
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The Parish Council recently voted, in response to the spate of burglaries in Yetminster to encourage the implementation of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme (NWS) and this has now been set up. The scheme will work in partnership with several other organisations such as the Police, Local Authorities and Charity Organisations and, initially, it will start in selected areas and it is hoped that as demand increases it will expand to other neighbourhoods within the villages. Ideally there will be a Watch Co-Ordinator to act as the initial contact for each area which will usually cover 12-15 addresses. It must be stressed that there is no intention to encourage neighbours to “spy� on each other but that the initiative should be seen rather as residents working together to provide reassurance - hopefully a suspicious person at someone’s door or window or, more generally, suspicious behaviour will be noticed and reported, especially if it is thought that a house or business owner is out. By having such a scheme, it is recognised that it has the potential to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and also help reassure those who are lonely or live in fear of crime. Additionally, those joining the scheme will get to know their area and have the satisfaction that they are helping to make it safer. Scheme members will also get to know their neighbours, potentially reducing loneliness and improving social life within the community. It may also be possible to obtain a discount on your home insurance! The benefits of creating a Facebook Group for members of the Neighbourhood
Watch is being explored and it seen is a way of supplementing both the alert procedure and the Village Facebook page although it will be more specific than this. Cllr Paul Hollick, who has the advantage of having served with Dorset Police for 29 years (some of which included working within Sherborne and the surrounding area) has agreed to take the lead role in implementing the scheme. He can be contacted via the Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Neighbourhood Watch Scheme questions section by visiting or, alternatively, in the normal manner through the Clerk to the Parish Council or by using the contact form on the Parish Website. To apply to join the scheme go to www.ourwatch.org.uk and enter your postcode. Do also look out for regular information on the scheme in the Wriggle Valley Magazine as it progresses. In addition to the Neighbourhood Watch scheme you can sign up for separate crime alerts and prevention tips using this two-way community messaging service which allows Dorset Police to contact YOU with the latest information about crime and anti-social behaviour, witness appeal, crime prevention advice, community events and good news. The system is secure, free of charge and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can also decide what information you want to receive and how often you receive it. For more information and to register, visit wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
It was a somewhat lengthy meeting after our Summer break, and we welcomed Celia Brayfield as a Councillor which brings us to a full complement of members for the first time in many years. One of the points raised in our recent Auditors report was the fact that we needed to bring our Standing Orders (these govern how the Parish Council functions) up to date and we have now formerly adopted the 2018 National Association of Local Council version of these. At the meeting a resident brought to our attention the condition of one of the finger posts – these are the sign posts that tend to be at important road junctions – and we are looking to review the condition of all 5 posts in the parish as it appears that we are responsible for their upkeep. Cllr Footner has suggested that the Ryme Intrinseca post be refurbished and moved to the triangle at the end of the village and we are also looking at this. Unfortunately, there have been two incidences of fly tipping, one on the Ryme Road and one in the Millennium Woods. Both have been reported to Dorset Council and the Ryme Road has subsequently been cleared. It appears that the Woodland Trust may be responsible for clearing the other which consists of a number of panels of possibly asbestos corrugated roofing sheets and we
have offered to help in any way that we can. There is information on fly tipping together with a link to Dorset Council’s reporting form on the Village Notice Board pages on the Parish Website https://yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/ so if you do see something taking place please do report it. We have approved the implementation of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme so look out for information on this over the next few months. It is hoped that this initiative will help prevent a recurrence of the burglaries that we recently suffered and may also help with controlling fly tipping but will only work with your support and involvement. Lastly, the Friends of Yetminster Station (FOYSTAT) have kindly forwarded information on the Customer and Communities Improvement Fund initiative by GWR. This is intended to enable investment in local projects, and we have applied for funding towards the proposed Community Notice Board, so fingers crossed that we are successful!
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Our next Artsreach event is the on at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall. This awardwinning Dutch violinist and his group play a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, gypsy jazz, and folk. They are internationally known, and we are very pleased to have them here in Yetminster. Have a look at if you want to hear some of their music. Tickets are £10 for adults and £6 for under-18s, and can be reserved now by email. Our Moviola film on at 7.30 in the Jubilee Hall will be , a well-told thriller about a woman in her 80s (Judi Dench) accused of being a KGB spy in her youth. Tickets are £6 in advance from the Spar shop, or on the door, and include an interval choc-ice. Wine and soft drinks will also be available as usual. To be kept up to date with all our events, or to reserve tickets, please contact us on continues to be well attended, on the first Wednesday each month, 10 –11.30am in the Jubilee Hall. It’s a lively and sociable event much enjoyed by all who come. Make a donation to charity,
and enjoy as much coffee and cake as you want! We have given over £2000 so far to a wide range of charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Dogs Trust, Shelter Box, Water Aid, Parkinson’s UK, and Julia’s House. This year we have already made donations to St. Andrew’s School to help buy computer equipment, and to the Air Ambulance and the Yeatman hospital. This month’s event is and all on donations will go to local charities chosen by those attending. Proceeds from our events are distributed in the form of grants to local organisations, and the total is already over £6000. Last year we made donations to the Guides, the Scouts, the Bowls Club, the Defibrillator Fund being organised by the White Hart, and the Jubilee Hall for purchase of new chairs. This year we have already supported the defibrillator training day, the refurbishing of the telephone box and the newly-formed Friends of Yetminster Station. Please contact us if you have a project which needs extra support.
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END OF SEPTEMBER Sat
28 Leigh WI Coffee morning for Air Ambulance Laughter & Song for Chetnole VH and Air Ambulance
10am-12
Leigh Village Hall
7.30pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Camping Weekend
Pogles Wood
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Wed
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Coffee morning/Bring & Buy
10.30am
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
Leigh Discussion Club Barn Owls Mike Savage
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster Film Night Red Joan
7.30pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
Charity Coffee Morning/Bring&Buy 10am
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
Tea party
2.30pm
Old Vicarage, Leigh
Fri
4
Harvest Festival & supper
18:30:00
St Hippolytus Church, Ryme
Sun
6
Harvest Festival
11am
St Andrew's Church, Yetminster
Harvest Festival & Lunch
11am
St Peter's Church, Chetnole
Harvest Festival & supper
6.30pm
St Mary's Church, Hermitage
C&LGS AGM
7.30pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Y&RGS Gardens in War Zones
7.30pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
WVMU Listen, Observe, Act
2.30pm
Barnstones, Leigh
Mon
7
Tues
8
Wed
9
2.30pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
Fri
11 Church community tidy up
YHS A History of Shaftesbury
10am
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
Sat
12 Bingo
7.30pm
Hermitage Village Hall
8pm
Leigh Village Hall
9-11am
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
Harvest Festival & Bread making competition
4pm
St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett
NGS Open Garden
Hallowe’en Silent Disco Sun
13 Breakfast
11.30am
Frankham Farm, Ryme
Mon
14 Leigh Moviola Late Night
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Tues
15 Church community tidy up
10am
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
7.30pm
Gable Court, Yetminster
WVWG Tissue Art Wed
16 DWT conserving blue butterflies in 7.30pm Dorset
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18 Bonny Sartin in conversation - a Lifetime in Music Preview Leigh Art Show Benefice Service of Healing & Reconciliation
Sat
19 Leigh Discussion Club Skittles Parnham Voices Concert for Church Restoration Leigh Art Show Leigh Art Show to Fri 25th Holiday Club Pop up Pub & hot dogs WVMU Coffee morning/ Bring & Buy
7.30pm
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
6-8pm 6.30pm
Leigh Village Hall Bishops Caundle Church
7.30pm
Sheaf of Arrows St Andrew's Church, Yetminster
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Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Pogles Wood 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall 10.30am- Methodist Church, Yetminster 12 noon
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27 Community spirit Sunday & Lunch 10.15am St Andrew's Church, Leigh 27 Curry Lunch 1pm Chetnole Village Hall 29 Flu Clinic 9-12.30 & Jubilee Hall, Yetminster 2-5.15pm
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14:30:00
Leigh Village Hall
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1 2
Brains of Benefice Quiz 14th Greasy Spoon CafĂŠ for Save the Children
7pm 10am-12
Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall
Mon Tues
4 5
C&LGS Berried Treasure Yetminster Film Night Tolkein Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy Leigh Discussion Club A Journey down the Nile
7.30pm 7.30pm 10.30am 7.30pm
Chetnole Village Hall Jubilee Hall, Yetminster St Andrew's Church, Leigh Leigh Village Hall
Thur Fri
7 8
YCP/ Artsreach Tim Kliphuis Trio Poppy Appeal Talk Caribbean 2017 Hurricane Relief
7.30pm 7pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall
Tues
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
Wed
12 Y&RGS AGM/12 Days of Christmas 7pm 2.30pm 13 YHS Simon de Montfort
Thur Fri Mon
14 Happy Healthy You drop in session 2-6pm 15 Race Night 18 Leigh Moviola Yesterday 7.30pm
Sherborne Library Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
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Evershot Surgery
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19 WVWG Competing at Chelsea
7.30pm
Gable Court, Yetminster
Sat
23 Concert by Royal Marines Brass Quartet for Church Restoration
7.30pm
St Andrew's Church, Yetminster
Fri
29 Flu Clinic
9am & 2pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster
Fri
29 Leigh Discussion Club Annual Dinner
7pm
Leigh Village Hall
Sat
30 Pop up Pub & Quiz
7pm
Leigh Village Hall
7.30pm
Hermitage Village Hall
Coffee Morning/ Bring &Buy
10.30am
St Andrew's Church, Leigh
Leigh Discussion Club Quiz and Competition
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Christmas Tea & Cake for Salvation Army
3-5pm
Hermitage Village Hall
to Sat 7th - WVP The Nutcracker
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Bingo
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Christmas concert
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10 Y&RGS Christmas party
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17 WVWG Christmas dinner
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24 Children's Carol service, mulled wine, mince pies
St Andrew's Church, Leigh 7pm
Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Chetnole Inn
15:00:00
St Mary's Church, Batcombe
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GENERAL NEWS YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE FLU IMMUNISATION CLINICS 2019 We will be holding clinics for patients registered at Yetminster Health Centre & Evershot Surgery at the times below: PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS WE WILL NO LONGER BE OFFERING A FLU CLINIC SESSION IN HALSTOCK VILLAGE HALL PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES DATE
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Tuesday 9am-12.30pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall 2 - 5.15pm 7th November Thursday 9am-12.30pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall 2 - 5.15pm 19th November Tuesday 9.30am-12.30pm 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.
Patients of Grove Medical Centre and The Apples Surgery are invited to drop in to a ‘health and information hub’ at Sherborne Library between This is a new initiative being run by all three practices where you will be able to meet and chat to representatives from many local services and groups, such as the police, fire service, dementia awareness, cancer screening and many more local services. There will also be nurses available to check your blood pressure, pulse and cholesterol and blood sugar levels Refreshments will be available and a friendly welcome assured! For more information please contact:
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next edition of the magazine so make sure you look out for that. It is a new scouting year and there is much planned for all sections of the Group in the coming months. will be welcoming a new volunteer leader to their Colony and they will be planning their first big winter ‘sleepover’, the location of which has not yet been disclosed!
At the present time we have a fantastic team of leaders, Committee members and Parents who all support the Group and provide great opportunities for the young people. We would opportunity to
continue to progress and some of them will be off to PGL at Osmington in October for a thrilling two days of new adventures and challenges.
attended their District camp in September and a full report on this and photos will be in the
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there are a number of roles for you and it is a great experience being involved in the development of young people and giving them the chance to take part in a variety of activities and challenges they might otherwise not experience. Our team will welcome you, assist and support you in all that you do, there is some training involved for certain roles, this is all free and can be done online or with groups. Any person from the age of 18 years + is welcome to apply, there is no upper age limit! Please contact me if you would like more information, we can arrange for you to come along to some of our scout meetings to experience what we do before you make any commitment.
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HOLIDAY CLUB AUTUMN HALF TERM
Pogles Wood camping HOLIDAY CLUB - We had fabulous holiday club sessions during the summer holidays. The next dates will be at October half term Monday 21st-Friday 25th October (see boxed advert). BABES IN THE WOODS - We have been talking to people about more frequent pre school sessions. The most popular time seems to be Monday morning with a session running from 10am - 12noon (with the option to stay a bit longer if people want to.) Because of holidays and schools work it isn’t possible to have a session every week. Our first two sessions will be 7th and 14th October. If you are interested in attending then please let me know. CONSERVATION GROUP - Following a wonderful week in the summer holidays when the trusty team did lots of jobs we are planning to have some Saturday Junior Conservation days with the first one on Saturday 19th October This is for children age 8 and over from 10am till 3pm. For age 7 and over conservationists
The next dates will be at half term Mon 21st-Fri 25th October. This is for unaccompanied children aged 5+ £15 per child per day (£7.50 for a half day). There were occasions in the summer when we had to turn people away as the bookings came so late that there was not time to get extra helpers. Please email or send Facebook message to book as soon as you can so we can make sure we have enough we are hoping to start an AFTER SCHOOL CONSERVATION GROUP so please let me know if your child is interested and we can try and find a day that suits people! POGLES PARTIES - Please think about having a special celebration with us. Now that we have our beautiful indoor space we hope to be able to do parties and other activities throughout the year.
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BRAINS OF THE BENEFICE QUIZ Our inter-village quiz THE BRAINS OF THE BENEFICE QUIZ will take place this year in Chetnole Village Hall on Friday 1st November doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. We need teams of six quizzers per team, and preferably from the same village. Bring your own nibbles and cash bar available. Tickets £5 per person, all proceeds to local charities. Contact: Gordon Ratcliffe 01935 873996 or email me at gojan@btinternet.com
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We would like to say a big thank you to the Boyles Foundation for the help they have given our children over the years and wanted to let you know how appreciated the foundation is and what the future holds for a couple of its beneficiaries.
Sophie graduated from Leeds with two degrees; a BSc in medical teaching and a degree in Medicine (MBChB) in the summer of 2018. She has just finished her first year as a junior doctor working at Dorchester hospital and is now working towards her GP training and plans to settle locally.
Rufus graduated with a first class Honours degree (BSc) in Biological Sciences at Aberdeen University last year. He has just finished his MSc with Distinction in applied marine fisheries and ecology. He will start his three and a half year funded PhD at Aberdeen University in partnership with Marine Scotland this September investigating Monkfish stocks and other Megrim, whilst also hoping to teach at Aberdeen University. It has been a delight to watch him follow his passion of marine life over the years which started here in Chetnole with his first fish tank when he was 11 years old. Â (He only has four here now!) With six and five years respectively at university between them so far, the Boyle's Educational Foundation has been a welcome help with equipment and books. We are obviously immensely proud of them and the goals that they set themselves and of the achievements they attained. We are also glad that they had such a lovely village like Chetnole to grow up in. It will be interesting to see what the next two get up to!
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, offering a free Will writing service during October Weldmar Hospicecare has launched their first ‘Make A Will Month’, taking place this October, where local people can take advantage of a free Will writing service with a number of local solicitors. It’s estimated that just over half of all adults in the UK do not have a Will, which would ensure their money and property goes to the right people, and saves additional stress for the family at a difficult time. Selected local branches of Kitson & Trotman, Blanchards Bailey, Porter Dodson, Humphries Kirk, and Battens will be offering the free service at appointments during October, with a suggested donation to Weldmar Hospicecare from anyone taking up the offer in return. Sarah Balchin is Weldmar’s Legacy Fundraiser, and says, “Having a Will is really
make a start in developing my small business she was encouraging and objective. My business offers people day to day support such as help with shopping, planning and cooking meals, help with domestic administration and keeping the home tidy, we also can bring creative activities such as art, craft, gardening to people at home, If you are ready for a new challenge or already run a small business and have lots of ideas about what people in your community need, Community Catalysts are the people to talk to.” www.creativecompanions.org.uk This is a free service, I look forward to hearing from you with any questions you may have. Call 07407789131 or email anita.wingad@communitycatalysts.co.uk. Alternatively complete this form http://portal.smallgoodstuff.co.uk/anita
at Sherborne Library important, and can provide peace of mind at the most difficult time. We are delighted that a number of local solicitors have come on board and we thank them for giving their time to this important campaign, so that we can encourage more people to write their Will”. Make A Will Month coincides with the launch of a campaign by the charity to get more people to consider leaving a gift in their Will to Weldmar Hospicecare. Gifts left in Wills directly contributes to the care of one in three patients in the last year of life. With demand on services increasing by a predicted 25% over the next five years, leaving a gift in your Will now will ensure we are there for anyone who needs end of life care in the future. To find out which solicitor is offering the service in your area, and to make an appointment, please visit the Weldmar Hospicecare website.
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A popular home library service, run by Royal Voluntary Service, the national volunteering organisation, is looking to grow its service for housebound readers in the Sherborne area and needs more volunteers.
The Home Library Service brings books to people who can no longer get to a library. It operates from most libraries in Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth. Volunteers deliver books and share their love of reading with the people they visit. They are a friendly face and a regular visitor to those whose mobility and social interactions are limited, and they provide a useful check on the safety and well-being of their readers, too. One of our readers commented: “It is an excellent service; it’s a real delight when it is hard to get to the library oneself. The volunteer is so friendly, they may be the only person I shall see all day.” Maria Jacobson, service manager for Dorset Home Library Service, says, “
.” The Home Library Service is delivered free of charge; it is not only for older people, but for anybody who finds getting to the library difficult, including carers. To find out more about becoming a volunteer or to request the service please contact the Royal Voluntary Service office on 01305 236666, or e-mail Maria on: maria.jacobson@royalvoluntaryservice. org.uk. Alternatively you can speak to staff at your local library.
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We started the new season of the Sherborne Bradford Abbas Camera Club (SBACC) in September Meetings start at 7.30pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays between September and May at the village hall in Bradford Abbas. Guest speakers, competitions, photo shoots and workshops ensure that every level of competence
is catered for. The club is a friendly and supportive group of all ages and the emphasis is on enjoying camera work. Members who have experience and a passion for a particular area of photography often present workshops. These have covered mono photography, indoor lighting, portraits, mount cutting, help with getting started in Lightroom, and Photoshop tutorials. For beginners there is plenty of help and advice and club photo shoots are the ideal way to improve technique in a warm encouraging environment. The social side of our club is one of our strongest points so
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IMPROVING RIGHTS FOR TENANTS WHO RENT PRIVATELY Affordable housing is in short supply either to buy or in the social rented sector, which means many people need to rent from a private landlord. There are now 4.7 million households renting privately which is three times more than ten years ago, yet they do not receive the same level of rights and protection as those in social housing. At Citizens Advice we get many enquiries on housing and how to deal with disrepair is one of the commonest. The rules about this are complex and confusing and many tenants don’t know whether a repair is their responsibility or the landlord’s. Even when a landlord does accept responsibility the issue may not be resolved in a reasonable time and many tenants spend their own time or money dealing with the problem themselves. Tenants also worry that if they complain about disrepair it could lead to them losing the accoammodation, known as retaliatory eviction. Change in this area is urgently needed. Citizens Advice has put together a report based on the experiences of people who come to us for help. This recommends that the government establish a national housing body that would set consistent standards, provide more protection for tenants and make it easier for landlords to understand their obligations. It would give support and guidance to landlords setting up a tenancy but would also ensure that rights are enforced when the rules are broken. We also recommend that ‘no fault’ evictions are abolished, which would protect many people from retaliatory evictions. It’s important that people have a decent place to live without the worry of losing it if they ask for repairs. If you would like help with housing or any other problem telephone 0344 2451291 or call in at Sherborne CA, the Manor House, Newland. Alternatively visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk
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Out & About Synonymous with Rhododendrons, Acers & Magnolias, and set around lakes, streams and cascades, Minterne’s 27-acre garden will give you a taste of autumn in the Himalayas. The stunning warm colours of the leaves, berries and barks will entrance you as you walk around this tranquil garden. Over 200 Acers will delight any visitor and together with many mature specimen trees with their tints of scarlet, russet, pumpkin and yellow, dazzle in their intensity.
Minterne Magna, Dorset DT2 7AU. of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, Jeremy Thomas OBE, Emeritus Professor of Ecology at Oxford University, will be giving a talk on conserving blue butterflies in Dorset and their symbiotic relationship with ants. The meeting will take place on Wednesday October 16th in Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL at 7.30pm. Cost £2.50.
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OCTOBER’S NEWS The new school year has started and we are all settled back into our routines! We welcomed 21 new children to Otter Class to begin their school adventure. Mrs Hedges reports that the children are getting used to the structure of the school day and everyone is getting to know each other and making new friends. I always think of the parents at this time of the year as they come to terms with letting go of their precious bundles, maybe for the very first time. It reminds me of the huge responsibility and privilege it is to be a teacher. We have also welcomed a new teacher to Owl class, Miss Jessica Rose, as Mrs Simone Kettle prepares to leave to begin her maternity leave. By the time you read this, Mr and Mrs Kettle may be experiencing life as new parents and the intense joy that brings. We wish them lots of love and happiness and look forward to cuddles! Miss Rose is a newly qualified teacher with an interesting background in
equestrian psychology. She is keen to become fully involved in the life of the school and will share her passion of sports and languages. This year, we have a trainee teacher, Mr Dominic Stephens, who will be completing his training year with us in Sika Class. Mr Stephens will also bring a different set of skills to our teaching team and we look forward to supporting him through his training year. OPERATION FUTURE HOPE I have submitted bids to The Big Lottery and other funding streams for our exciting project and now wait to hear if we have been successful. The project will cost approximately £30,000 to complete
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and we are hopeful that through the generosity of different people we will achieve our aim of providing a beautiful space for our school and village environment. We will be gathering in church on Friday 4th October at 2pm to give thanks for the Harvest of the Land and Sea. It will remind us all that we cannot take for granted the God given gifts we receive each day – we have a duty teach our children to care for this fragile planet and be good role models in our own practice. On Friday 11th October, we will be supporting the annual ‘Ride and Stride’ event with our own mini ‘Ride and Stride’ in school. Children and staff will be riding and striding around the school grounds so that we can make our contribution to the maintenance of our churches in Dorset. We are happy to welcome anyone to come along and join us throughout the day – let’s hope it’s dry! During the week of 21st October, we will be celebrating the significant contribution the performing and expressive arts makes to our children’s holistic development through our ‘Music and Arts Week’. We continue to speak out and insist that our children receive a broad and balanced curriculum and refuse to allow the arts to be squeezed out of the timetable. We are so fortunate to have so many talented musicians and artists who work with our children and demonstrate the vital role the arts play in our personal development.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge”. Albert Einstein I have included photographs of some of the entries in this year’s Yetminster Summer Show. I am delighted that the entries were so well received and the school were awarded a certificate for their participation. Until next time, many Blessings Julie Simpson, Headteacher
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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS TEAM I decided to walk to Leigh. After being ill for three months, I have put myself on a health regime that includes one hour of exercise every day so to walk to the prayer meeting rather than drive seemed logical. One problem: the path I had chosen wasn't there. It was marked on a map and it began well at the Yetminster end, but about a third of the way it just disappeared. Now being of a stubborn persuasion I was determined to use it, but being a proper rural lad I was equally determined not to damage any crops so I found myself walking field boundaries and accidental gaps that could not be described as easy paths. What surprised me was that all the connections were in place. The stiles and bridges and way markers were all there but the paths had disappeared. And then as I approached Leigh they reappeared. The answer to this oddity struck me suddenly: the paths had disappeared because no one was walking them. People walk their dogs from Leigh and from Yetminster but no one walked from Leigh to Yetminster. As I pondered a second thought struck me - a God thought I hope - that the same was true of our churches. The
stiles and bridges to church are still there. Our churches are full at harvest and Christmas and people know and value the local church. But, for many, the paths have not been walked for years. For many the habit of going regularly is gone. So here's a thought. Try turning up again. Maybe to one of our fresh events. In Yetminster we have every second Sunday in the Jubilee Hall from 9. Come along. In Bishop's Caundle there's in the school hall at 5 pm. Drop in. There's food too. In Leigh, is very different too. Look for the notice. And then there's the good old ones: Evensong can be beautiful. is a special way to start the day while everyone else is asleep. Try it. Start to walk the paths again and you might find it feels good.
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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG
01935 872600
Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE
01935 873044 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org e: rector3valleys@gmail.com
Opening hours Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri 9.30am - 12.30pm Tues 1.30 - 4.30pm
Team Vicars Rev’d George Moody The Rectory Church St, Yetminster DT9 6QE
Rev’d Richard Kirlew @RuralChaplain
Jubilee Hall Yetminster ENQUIRES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 1935 872600 3valleysoffice@gmail.com
01935 873214
HELPING HANDS 01935 872921
e: revgeorgemoody@gmail.com
Yetminster Methodist Church Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster. Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 Worship co-ordinator: All services begin at Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel: 10:30am followed by 01935 864232 coffee.
Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Bryan Coates Tel: 02380 252960
Roman Catholic Services
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)
Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021
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. e: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk w: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk
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THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services For complete list see:
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Please be aware that the times and types of services may have changed this month. Please check nearer the time with the individual church.
SUNDAY OCTOBER
6th
13th
20th
27th
TRINITY 16
TRINITY 17 10.15am I Holy Communion
TRINITY 18
BATCOMBE
BIBLE SUNDAY 10.15am CW Harvest Communion
BEER HACKETT BRADFORD 8am BCP ABBAS Holy Communion
4pm Harvest 11am Harvest
11am CW Holy Communion
9.30am Worship for All
CHETNOLE HERMITAGE HILFIELD LEIGH RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD
11am Harvest All Age Service 6.30pm Harvest 4pm Harvest 9.30am CW Holy Communion
9.30am All-Age Service 3pm BCP Holy Communion
YETMINSTER 11am CW Harvest All Age Communion
9.30am CW Holy Communion 10:15am CW Morning Prayer
6pm BCP Evensong 6.30pm BCP Evensong 9.30am Harvest All Age Service
8.30 BCP Holy Communion
8am BCP Holy Communion 11am Morning Service
8am BCP 9.30am CW Holy Communion Choral Holy 9am Breakfast in Communion Jubilee Hall followed by 9.30am Second Sunday
10.15am Community Spirit Service 8am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am CW Village Communion
11am CW Holy Communion
Extra & Weekday Services OCTOBER 2019 Friday 4th October Mondays Every
6.30pm Harvest Compline 6pm
Tuesday
10am
1st in month
RYME INTRINSECA YETMINSTER
Lower Covey Toddlers' Service
YETMINSTER
Thursday 1st in month
2.30pm Holy Communion
LEIGH, Old Vicarage
Tuesday - Every week Saturday
12 noon
HILFIELD FRIARY
Midday Prayer followed by CW Holy Communion
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CLUB NEWS Clive gave us a wide range of examples of funerals he had conducted which were unusual, upbeat, sad or emotional. He has been a funeral director since leaving school at 16. He trained in Kingston-on-Thames and returned to join the family business in Bridport in 1982. Wakely & Sons have existed for over 100 years and Clive is the fifth generation of the family. We were told how the roll of undertaker has changed over that period from providing a traditional service and burial to having to be more of an ‘Event Manager’ today, providing marquees, sound systems, screens, etc. The first example of an unusual request was a lady who wanted to be buried in a cardboard coffin which was ordered and when it arrived her daughter was invited to inspect it and she innocently exclaimed “My Mother wouldn’t be seen dead in that!” She relented, but asked for it to be painted yellow! We were told of ashes being thrown over a cliff top just as the wind changed direction! A biker taken for a ride in a motorbike hearse with Clive riding pillion, holding on to his top hat and with his coat tails flying in the wind, much to the amusement of the family in the following limousine. There have been occasions when the Vicar, organist or food have failed to arrive and also a Land Rover Defender used as a hearse. There was an occasion when a family taking a coffin from Bridport to Weymouth Crematorium asked to stop at the top of Abbotsbury Hill so that they could all have an ice-cream. The arrival of a hearse and two limousines full of mourners was a shock for the ice-cream seller and quite an unusual spectacle for all passers-by. Someone said,
“Mother would have loved this”, so they did it again on the way back. We heard about the difficulties of dealing with larger than normal people, one being a 33 stone man that had to be manoeuvred down a very narrow and bendy staircase and with ten bearers being used to lower him into the grave. He had wished to be cremated, but the Crematorium could not cater for people that size, although they have now made changes and can now. There was another lady who weighed 44 stone, and the fire brigade had to be used with specialist lifting equipment. Then there are the very sad and emotional occasions when a young person has died from illness or as a result of an accident. Also, at times having to deal with parents who have experienced a stillbirth and understanding the emotions they are experiencing and their need to have a normal service and burial as part of their grieving process. We all enjoyed Clive’s talk and it gave us an understanding of how flexible an undertaker needs to be.
Mike Savage , Mike Bolton Non-members welcome.
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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB Described in Dorset Life as ‘a feast for the senses’, The Old Rectory at Pulham was the destination for a recent garden visit in August. The owner Gilly Elliot greeted us warmly upon arrival, explained the history of the house and invited us to explore the four acres of garden. The entrance is through an impressive arched doorway at the side of the property, revealing a breath-taking sight. A rich green lawn, flanked by topiary pyramids, led the eye past the ha-ha to the Dorset Hills beyond. Near to the house the old paved terrace was home to wafting plants growing between the slabs, with a flower border just beyond with a blue, white and pink colour scheme. The other side of the house had curved herbaceous borders, spilling with roses and a variety of colourful phloxes. An ideal spot for another terrace and afternoon tea! Other features of the garden included a bog garden with pools, a pond with a waterfall, a small arboretum, a mulberry tree laden with fruit and a sizeable hellebore garden. The boxed areas on the lawn were ideal spots for growing plants with contrasting silver leaved trees and ground cover plants. Thank you Chrissie for organising this visit to such a tranquil and memorable garden.
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September’s guest speaker was the Dorset based wildlife photographer Colin Varndell, who has a national and international reputation for his work. His interest is for the “beauty and fragility of nature” and he is passionate about the conservation of one of our most endearing wild animals, the hedgehog. Colin acknowledged that a lot of what we know about wildlife is “anecdotal” but that his power point, which was fascinating and beautifully illustrated, was based on recent scientific research. It was interesting to hear that hedgehogs are actually solitary creatures for most of the time. Being nocturnal, they travel in search of food with the average male travelling for 1300 metres and the female for 700 metres. Their diet is basically protein and takes the form of worms, millipedes, beetles, leather jackets, slugs, earwigs, caterpillars, woodlice, eggs and field vole babies. Hedgehogs are well known for curling into a ball when feeling threatened. Through Colin’s incredible photography we were able to see the changing facial expression, into a frown, which starts this process. It was fascinating to see how the drawstring muscle around the skirt of the animal enables it to remain like this for a minimum of two hours. Their breeding season is from April to September, but mostly from May to June. Apparently, the hedgehog is quite promiscuous, producing a multiple fraternity litter of which two or three hoglets survive. Hedgehog numbers are declining so it was alarming to discover that this is really at a catastrophic rate. During the past fifteen years they have dropped to about half a million in number. The reasons for this include a rise in intensive farming, the use of pesticides and the destruction of hedgerow and grassland habitats.
So, what can we do as gardeners to help hedgehogs? Firstly, enable their movement between gardens by providing gaps in fences and walls. As they favour eating slugs and worms it is sensible to stop using slug pellets and to be wary of the type of weed killers we use. Providing shelter, log piles and heaps of leaves are beneficial. If feeding hedgehogs we are advised to use a meat based dog or cat food and not bread and milk as they are lactose intolerant animals. The Dorset Mammal group is keen to promote hedgehog friendly villages and towns and can be contacted for further information. The next talk will be ‘ ’ on at Chetnole Village Hall. Visitors, £3, and new members will be welcome.
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The matches were up to the usual high standard with plenty of excitement and close results, as the scores show. Both days gave us great entertainment with snack food also on hand. It was thirteenth annual Championship but this was far from unlucky for the Ratcliffe family - it is the first time the winners of the Mixed Pairs also were the winners of their Singles matches! So, many congratulations to Gordon and Janet! The results were: 13-2, 13-10 The preliminary rounds of the Chuckers Championship have been taking place over the last few months, culminating in the Finals played at the beginning of September. They were held over two consecutive Sundays, firstly the Ladies’ and Men’s Singles, and the following week the Mixed Pairs, both days having fine weather.
13-12, 10-13, 13-11 13-9, 13-12 Trophies will be presented at the Club Christmas dinner. Many thanks to all the 27 individual members who took part, it was fun! Until next year….
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On Wednesday morning 11th September the Chetnole Chuckers hosted a team from Sherborne U3A for a friendly game of Petanque. We met at Coffee Morning in the village hall for coffee and bickies and play proceeded at 11am on the Chetnole Piste. After eight games of triples Chetnole came out on top, six games to two. We then all retired to the Chetnole Inn for a well deserved drink and excellent lunch.
At our September meeting Rosemary Clary told us about her journey to becoming a Reader, first of all in the Diocese of Rochester and then working with the Melbury team. It had not always been an easy path but she has stayed very faithful. We then all had a delicious tea at Clare Lindsay's home. In October we are meeting on at 2.30pm at Anne Reason's home, Barnstones, Leigh to
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A Home for a Hero At the end of the Napoleonic Wars the hero of the hour was Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. He had been the supreme commander of the British and allied forces and was regarded as a national hero. A grateful parliament voted him £600,000 (the modern day equivalent of £25million) to build a new home - a “Waterloo Palace” to rival Blenheim Palace. After much searching he decided on Stratfield Saye. The house, and its layout and contents, were ably described by Brig. Michael Aris, well supported by Richard Bennett, both guides at Stratfield Saye. The present house was built by Sir William Pitt, financial controller for James I and Charles I in 1629. By 1817 his descendant, Lord Rivers, was in debt and ready to sell. Wellington had turned down seventeen properties before selecting this one. He wanted easy access to London and Parliament (4 hours!), and Windsor for visits to George IV, William VI, and Queen Victoria respectively. By the 1820s, influenced by his family and his own desire to dedicate time to public affairs, he gave up the ideas of rivalling Blenheim. The result is a rather “small” house which caused great panic to
Strat Saye House his housekeeper when Victoria and Albert came to stay for three days in January 1845. How were they to entertain such an entourage? The Duke, Queen Victoria and her husband Albert had to sit at a table so small that the Duke had to help her to puddings and got them all mixed up!! However the housekeeper need not have worried. Queen Victoria wrote in her diary how much she enjoyed her visit. On our photographic tour of the house we saw many of the practical improvements the duke had made. The low Jacobean ceilings were raised in the hall and downstairs rooms, partly through fashion and partly to display his collections of marble and French furniture. Wellington wanted the house kept at a constant temperature of 64°F so he installed central heating throughout, some of the original pipework still remaining. Other practical improvements included double-glazing, which he discovered on a visit to St. Petersburg, and the installation of nine WCs in the upstairs bedrooms – another thing for which the Queen was extremely grateful! A house well worth a visit. Next meeting. Wednesday, October 9th, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster. will present A HISTORY OF SHAFTESBURY. New members are always welcome. Just come along and join at the door.
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At our August meeting Chris Shaw came to speak to us on the subject of "Hootoos and Hideouts". Chris has entertained us in the past with her travelogues and she never fails to amuse and inform us. She told us this travel journey included the world's largest collection of arches, bridges and the oldest single living organism. We were impressed and curious! She flew to Canada to meet up with a friend and then they flew to Las Vegas where they hired a car and set off for the 1st National State Park Zion. They explored the deep canyon there which if it rains, you get out of very quickly as you can get trapped. From there they went on to the Bryce State Park which was very different from Zion and shaped like the stern of a ship. There they saw the "hoodoos" which are pillars of rock which change colour and look like toadstools. The park was named after Ebenezer Bryce and there is a grand stair case (100 steps) leading into a canyon. Their next stop was Capital Reef State Park which has hundreds of arches. They then took the Scenic 12 route which she said was the most beautiful road in the States, Chris likened it to a switchback ride. She was so impressed with the blocks of aspen trees which were turning a stunning buttercup yellow. They grow above 7000 feet. The Aspen trees or Pando in Utah is the world's oldest living organism - 80,000 years old - the trees all
Puebloan hideouts
come from one trunk. Chris loved the red burnt colour of the various Mesas they saw. They were engulfed in storm at one stage which was frightening but luckily it passed through. The Colorado Mesa Verde has more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the world. The area is full of archaeological sites.The Puebloans who lived in this area built these amazing houses or "Hideouts" , half way up the sides of the mountains. They had booked to go and visit the Balcony House but in order to get there they had to climb up 34 rungs of a ladder and crawl through a 12' tunnel. Chris thought she might not make it but she did and said it was worth it. The intriguing thing is why did they build these pit houses and there has been much speculation. They used to house at least 30 people and there must have been a problem getting water up to them. About 200 years ago they disappeared off the Mesa Verde. Chris then visited Canyon de Chelly with a Navajo guide and then finished their epic journey at The Grand Canyon. She said in many ways the Grand Canyon was the least impressive. They visited the North Rim and would love to go back and see the Grand Canyon from the South Rim which is apparently more spectacular. Her favourite National Park had been Bryce Canyon and the whole trip they had motored some 2,500 miles. She then showed us some incredible photos of her journey which really brought her talk to life. I think all of us would love to visit those National Parks in Utah and Colorado one day. We so admired Chris' spirit of adventure. Our next meeting in is a talk by Julie Plumley on " , the local organisation which supports both old and young folk in need of some help. Please note this meeting starts at in Leigh Hall.
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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY If you want to know how one local organic dairy farm is squaring up to the challenges of diversification and the pressures to create a greener, more ecologically sound future, then you can do no worse than visit Liberty Orchards. We did that in September and it was a treat to discover such an interesting enterprise on our own doorstep. Liberty Orchards is based at Liberty Farm in Halstock. Over the last decade Pete Lemmy, his wife Ali and partner Bob Imlach, have planted ten acres of apple trees across two orchards growing a range of heritage cider and dessert apple varieties. The first 250 trees were planted in 2010, and another thousand in 2011. In 2014 Liberty Orchards was formed. A key aim of the project is to safeguard local apple varieties for the future and to promote biodiversity. All the fruit is grown organically without the use of artificial fertilisers, pesticides or fungicides. An important feature of the project is a ‘Mother Orchard’ with a collection of rare Dorset cider apple varieties. Budwood is available for anyone who wants to propagate and grow these special trees. The original inspiration behind Liberty Orchards was Rob Imlach’s desire to make balsamic vinegar from Dorset cider applies which, he says, have just the right degree of tannin, similar to the levels found in the Trebbiano grape used to make balsamic vinegar in Italy. We were shown round the
production facilities in the Dutch Barn ‘solera’ where the barrels of balsamic vinegar are aged for eight years. Yes, eight years, something which gives you an idea of the commitment that this team have to product quality. And is the balsamic vinegar good? Well, we had plenty of opportunity to find out because our tour included an invitation to taste the full range of Liberty Orchards’ products which turned out to be surprisingly extensive. Alongside the apple balsamic vinegar, there was a Dessert Cider, Porter’s Perfection Vodka and an Apple Syrup which is being promoted as Dorset’s answer to Maple Syrup. These products are all handmade in small batches – a truly inspiring illustration of what imagination, vision and enthusiasm can do. We tasted them all, including a Porter’s Pommes, a delicious mixture of the vodka, dessert Cider and lemonade. We had a splendid afternoon in an orchard set in beautiful Dorset countryside. The sun shone, we were only a few miles from home, and there were few of us who could resist bringing home a very tasty souvenir of our visit. Our next meeting is in the Jubilee Hall on the doors will open at 7pm. Do come and enjoy a glass of wine before proceedings get under way.
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PLANNING
Planning Applications OCTOBER 2019 WD/D/19/000801 18/03/2019 Outline application for the erection of 1 no agricultural workers dwelling. WD/D/19/002247 06/9/2019 T1 Eucalyptus - Prune back lower to mid branches back to boundary by removal of between 1-3m up to a height of 10m. WD/D/19/001718 03/07/2019 Use of building as commercial storage. WD/D/19/001656 01/07/2019 Construction of a WD/D/19/001657 garden wall. WD/D/19/001267 14/05/2019 Repairs, internal and external alterations. WD/D/19/000170 14/01/2019 Erection of 1no. dwelling with associated parking (Variation of Condition 2, 5 and 6 of planning appeal reference APP/F1230/W/18/3194073 to amend the approved plans). WD/D/19/001913 29/07/2019 Erection of a Timber framed garage sited on existing parking area. WD/D/19/001899 25/07/2019 Request for confirmation of conditions 3 and 5 of planning approval . WD/D/19/000775. WD/D/19/001434 04/06/2019 - Erect extension to agricultural barn to house livestock, agricultural machinery repairs and mechanics welfare facilities(retrospective). WD/D/19/001673 01/07/2019 car port and first floor extension. WD/D/18/002570 06/11/2018 Construction of a gravel hardstanding area and use of land for the siting of a shepherds hut for use as additional ancillary accommodation to Heneford House and/or holiday accommodation together with parking. A
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Planning Applications OCTOBER 2019 WD/D/19/001460 30/05/2019 Alterations to store above WD/D/19/001461 garage including roof alterations, dormer windows and roof lights. WD/D/19/000776 14/03/2019 Residential development (Variation to outline planning permission reference WD/D/16/000642 and Condition 1 of approval of reserved matters reference WD/D/18/001139 to amend the approved plans). WD/D/18/002623 14/11/2018 Use of Chetminister House as offices. (Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)). WD/D/18/000819 23/04/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance of conditions 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 of planning approval WD/D/14/000548 (Compliance with Conditions).
meeting will take place on the this meeting is being held in Stour Hall - The Exchange, Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FH. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.
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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
Cummunifit Sit & Strengthen
11am-12 noon
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Leigh Short Mat Bowls
2-5pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster Table Tennis Club
10-12noon
Scout Hut, Yetminster
Yetminster Bell Ringers 7.30pm-10pm Topsy Turvy Toddlers 9.30am -11am Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) 10am-1pm
St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Village Hall
Beginners Pilates
Chetnole Village Hall
1.10 - 2.10pm
Kids After School Yoga (term time) 3.15 - 4.15pm Cubs (in term) Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning & PO Community Coffee morning
St Andrew’s School Hall
6-7.30pm 9.30-12 noon 10.30-11.30am
Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Old Vicarage Care Home
Morning Yoga Class
10.30-11.30am
Leigh Village Hall
Croquet Coach/Play
3pm (until Oct)
Yetminster Playing Fields
Wednesday Club (in term)
3.15 pm-4.05pm
St Andrew's Primary School
Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club
3 pm
Chetnole Playing Fields
Women’s Table Tennis
2-4pm
Leigh Village Hall
Croquet
5.30pm summer only
Church Farm, Hermitage
Junior WV Players (in term)
6-7pm
Leigh Village Hall
Beavers (in term)
6-7pm
Scout Hut Yetminster
Scouts (in term)
7-9pm
Scout Hut Yetminster
Beginners yoga
7pm
St Andrew’s Primary School
7-10pm 10am 10am
Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall
Yetminster Short Mat Bowls
2-5pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs)
5.45-7pm
Trim Room, Yetminster
Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs)
5.45-7pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Guides
7-8.30pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall
Dance Fit
6.30pm (term time)
St Andrew’s Primary Sch
Every Fri
Chetnole Community Choir Table Tennis Croquet Club (May - Oct)
7.30pm 9.30-12.30pm 3pm
Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Sports Club
Every Sun
Croquet 3pm Second Sunday Informal worship 9 for 9.30am Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3pm
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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)
Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Senior Winter Lunch Outings (not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion 3rd Tues WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club
7:30pm Chetnole Village Hall 7.30 - 10.30pm Leigh Village Hall 7pm Church Hall, Yetminster
7.30pm 12.15 - 3pm
Yetminster Jubilee Hall Sue Footner 873610 Sheaf of Arrows Gable Court Leigh Village Hall
Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths Leigh Women's Institute
7.30pm 7.30 - 11pm
Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall
Pub Quiz Coffee ‘n’ Cakes Batcombe Coffee Morning
7pm 10 - 11.30am 11am
The White Hart, Yetminster Yetminster Jubilee Hall tba
Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC Yetminster Historical Society Police Support Unit 2nd Wed/alt mth Chetnole & Stockwood PC 2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study 3rd Wed District Council Ward Surgery Seniors Lunch Club Woodland Wednesdays Last Wed Police Community Support Friary Shop Wed - Sat 1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers 2nd Thurs Meadens Coffee Morning Last Thurs Yetminster Fair Association Leigh Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm 2.30pm 2 - 3pm
2.30 - 4.30pm 6.30 - 8pm 10.30am 7.30pm 7-10pm
St. Andrew's Primary School Yetminster Jubilee Hall The Cross, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall Venue contact 872342 Old School Gallery, Yet’ster The White Hart Pogles Wood nr Leigh By Church, Yetminster The Friary, Hilfield Old School Gallery, Yet The Meadens White Hart Leigh Village Hall
Last Sat
8pm
The White Haart
2nd Tues
Last Tues 1st Wed [not Aug & Dec]
2nd Wed
Pub Quiz
7.30pm 7.30pm
7.30pm 7.30pm 11am - 12noon 12.30pm 12.45-2.45pm
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