Chetnole

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A spooky night

Welcome to Molly and Mark Watson of Thurlands, we hope you will be very happy in your new home.

We send our love to Malcolm Pickard of School Lane who is poorly – we are thinking about you Malcolm.

And our condolences go to the family of former Chetnole Inn landlord, Dave Lowe, who passed away recently – love to Jane and all the family. And we send our condolences to Ian Fawcett and his family on the recent loss of his wife Lesley.

The flooding on 31 October this year was horrendous, causing property damage and inaccessibility yet again; Mill Lane was particularly badly hit, and we send our love to those whose lives and precious homes have been turned upside down once more by these increasingly frequent deluges. There are agencies out there to contact for information on how to prevent flooding in your home if you’re at risk and we include their contact details in our article.

Diary dates:

Showing now until Christmas

Linda Carroll Art Exhibition at the Old School Gallery, Yetminster

Friday 3 December

Artsreach presents Bowjangles, 7.30pm at the Village Hall

Sunday 19 December

Melbury Bubb Church, Carol Service at 2.30pm

Tuesday 21 December

St. Peter’s Church, Chetnole Carol Service at 6.30pm

Christmas Eve

Midnight Mass at 11.30pm

Christmas Day

Family Service at 9.45am Don't forget to take a daily stroll around the village and spot the Advent windows again this year!

I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Join the Wednesday Coffee Morning Team

In these uncertain times we need one or even two extra volunteers to join our team who take it in turns to organise the Wednesday Coffee Mornings. This involves opening up the hall for the Post Office as well as checking and monitoring supplies of tea, coffee and biscuits. If you can help for one or two months a year, please contact Sally Lingwood on 01935 872998.

St. Peter’s church

Photo: Gudrun Tweedy

On 26 September, Chetnole PCC held a service of thanksgiving combined with a harvest festival. This was an opportunity for our community to show its appreciation for the many people in the village (and beyond) who support the church.

A lay-led service was followed by ‘Pimms in the Pews’ – though the weather was fabulous and we were able to be outside. Along with Pimms came delicious nibbles courtesy of the PCC.

We were delighted by a turnout of over 50 including those who help as visitors, flower arrangers, lockers and unlockers, cleaners, financial donors, clergy, the benefice office, organists, account examiners, cream tea makers and setters up, bell ringers, choppers and, of course, the Friends of St. Peter’s. It was lovely to see so many and to demonstrate that the church really is an important part of Chetnole’s life.

Richard Charrington Melbury Bubb Carol Service

Sunday 19 December 2.30pm

The lovely Melbury Bubb Church Christmas Cards will once again be for sale in the back of the Church from the end of November. Please buy some and support our beautiful Church. Thank you!

St Peter's Church, Chetnole

TUESDAY DEC 21st 6:30 pm CAROL SERVICE followed by

mulled wine and mince pies CHRISTMAS EVE 11:30 pm Midnight Mass CHRISTMAS DAY 9:45 am A short family service for all ages

(supporting a children's charity)

At all services, masks are not compulsory but are encouraged.

We at St. Peter

' s church would like to wish you peace, joy and good health this Christmas and throughout the coming year.

Chetnole floods

On 31 October the River Wriggle rose to 2.29 metres, only 50cm below the record high level recorded on 7 July 2012. As a result, Chetnole residents’ homes were flood-damaged and access in and out of the village cut off once again. Living in an area with a high water table and poor drainage, we have grown used to the sight of a torrent of water flowing down the main street, breaching our bridges before subsiding, but it is becoming more frequent and more devastating with it. Our village residents at risk of flooding 13

need help now. The Environment Agency is providing free surveys to those whose houses are at risk of flooding – see details below:

Chetnole Property Flood Resilience Scheme

If your property is at flood risk, or has experienced flooding in the past, you are eligible for a Property Flood Resilience (PFR) survey to assess flood risk at your property. These surveys aim to understand flood history and identify PFR products that may be suitable to reduce the impact of flooding.

PFR can help to protect homes from flooding through the application of resistance and/or resilient adaptation measures which aim to either prevent floodwater from entering a property (resistance), or limit the damage caused if it does get in (resilient adaptation).

The Environment Agency has commissioned JBA Consulting to carry out these initial individual property surveys as part of the Chetnole PFR Scheme.

The surveys offered will be carried out free of charge and will make recommendations for options to install protection measures designed to reduce the impact of flooding on your home and family. There is no obligation to proceed with any recommendations made but the Environment Agency are proposing to purchase and arrange for installation of the appropriate measures to the eligible properties.

If you are interested in proceeding with a PFR Survey, please respond to www.jbaconsulting.com/

JBA Consulting

01392 904040 | 07435 983205 JBA Consulting, Arlington House, Park Five, Harrier Way, Sowton, Exeter, EX2 7HU 14

A small sign...

Following several reports of visitors to the village asking directions to the station, the Friends of Chetnole Halt (FoCH) decided that a sign on the fingerpost at the junction of Batcombe Lane and Stockwood Road would help the situation a little. The Highways Department of the Dorset Council were unwilling to erect such a sign (apparently for budgetary reasons). However, they would allow FoCH to arrange it themselves, subject to permission being given by Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council. This was granted by the Parish Council, who kindly agreed also to cover the cost. The Friends arranged for the purchase of a suitable small sign, now installed on the fingerpost.

Ian Wood

More ‘Chetnole Past’ photos. Nice to see the Old School steps and railings. The Beer sisters took photos. It could well be one of them posing near Foys.

Linda Carroll

Chetnole – now

The Chetnole Inn is famous! Here is a review of our brilliant pub from the Independent (thanks Bee) and Maria is delighted.

Chetnole Flower Show Thank You and AGM

Friday 12 November was our general meeting and thank you to all those that contributed to the flower show this year. We had such a successful show with sponsorship from Dockside Personnel, Ashfield Property, Stockwood Lettings and CS Gardening which enabled us to support several local charities. The AGM, although a lower turnout than in previous years, was well received with lots of nibbles, wine and some cracking feedback from the attendees. It was a positive event, the members were reelected and we can’t wait to plan our next show which will be the 75th. Look out for our Bingo night in the spring where we hope to raise funds for the show.

Finally thank you again to all those that support the event both financially and physically. We can’t do this without all the villagers help and support.

Chetnole Flower Show

Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council

Wednesday 10 November 2021

The Parish Council meeting was very well attended, mainly due to the recent 15

flooding many people have experienced. The public forum prior to the start of the meeting was spent discussing flooding issues and possible solutions to the problem.

The bridge in Mill Lane is clearly not fit for purpose as it is proving to be a choke point for any debris rushing downstream, and this, together with the sheer volume of water resulting from the extremely heavy rainfall recently caused extreme flooding on two occasions. Discussion included suggestions involving a redesign and rebuild of the bridge, and projects to slow up the flow of water.

To reduce debris, villagers in the vicinity of the river are encouraged to ensure that loose garden items such as furniture, and log piles are stored so that they cannot be dragged into the river flood.

Apart from rebuilding the bridge, it will help if we could slow down the flow of the river by introducing projects further upstream such as woody dams, flood plains, lakes and bunds etc. We are working with Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group and liaising with farmers in the upper valley to determine what can be put in place to ease the flow, thus reducing flooding in the vulnerable parts of the village; this project will be moving forward in December.

It was suggested that an action plan be developed to ensure that we are approaching all individuals or agencies who might have responsibility and / or expertise to assist in our efforts to obtain more control over the flow and damage caused by the flooding river.

The Council discussed the current planning applications and were assured by the representative of the development in School Lane that the proposed three bungalows would not add to our flood problems. The PCC voted against this planning application.

There has been some discussion over a change to village boundaries whereby Hamlet could become part of the Chetnole/Stockwood parish, if the residents of Hamlet were in agreement. However, we need to determine the procedure to be followed before any further consideration of the matter.

The next meeting is on 12 January 2022, and all are welcome.

Owen Pope

Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council

Chetnole Oil Group

We are keen to continue the good work of John Sanford grouping oil orders together for local villages. We intend to have monthly orders through the winter months and for you to join in, we need your orders by the last day in the month for delivery during the first two weeks of the following month.

Please email your orders to info@ pearce-energy.co.uk or call Gill or Val on 01935 816966

We look forward to supplying your group with oil at competitive prices.

Gill and Val at Pearce Energy

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