Chetnole

from February 2021 No.332

REGULAR EVENTS

CHETNOLE with REP: Liz Tebbatt 873140 tebbatt.towers@gmail.com Hamlet, Melbury Bubb & Stockwood DISTRIBUTOR: Stan Darley

Advent window in Chetnole

Happy New Year to you all and here’s some much-needed happy news to cheer you all up. We send congratulations to Tom and Jade Lloyd of Old Barn Cottage on the safe arrival of their lovely new baby Penelope Grace on the 28 December at 1.12pm, weighing 8lb 11.5 oz. The couple would like to thank St Peter’s church for their lovely card and for any well wishes that have been sent their way. We would like to wish the new family lots of happiness.

However, sadly, Chetnole lost a much-loved and longstanding resident on the 14 January 2021 when Sylvia Frampton, who had lived at The Nook for many years with her late husband Doug, passed away at her Bridport nursing home. We send our love and condolences to David, Beverley and all the family.

During the Christmas period you won’t have been able to miss the 24 Chetnole Community Advent Calendar windows glowing in the dark throughout the village. Brilliantly organised by Aly Kozowyk, each night from 1 December Chetnole gradually became its very own festive nightlight as another window displayed its occupants’ creation – some biblical, some sentimental, some

comical or a mixture. It certainly lifted our somewhat deflated spirits during this stressful time. Well done Aly and please can we do it again next year?

More pics on p.16 and 17.

Keep safe in February and I hope you all get your vaccinations very soon!

Liz Tebbatt

Chetnole church will remain open on Wednesdays and Sundays, with book exchange and foodbank as usual. However, the door will be closed, as it is still cold and blustery. Hand sanitiser is provided. The smart new bench opposite the church has been provided by the parish council and set up by David Orton.

Aly Kozowyk

Yeovil Yompers for Save the Children

The Yeovil Yompers for Save the Children raised £524.80 from yomping locally and along the Jurassic coast; we exceeded our target of 97 miles. The money raised makes up for the postponement of The Greasy Spoon Café, which we hope to hold again in the future. Thank you to everyone who supported the walk and donated so generously. Whilst beside the seaside, I did some drawing, making paintings in the following week. These will be for sale with all proceeds to STC at Dorset Art Weeks (22 May – 6 June) at Chetnole Mill.

Bee Grant Peterkin

Vaccine reaches Chetnole

On behalf of all the Chetnole Senior Citizens who received the Covid-19 vaccination in Sherborne (via Yetminster Health Centre) in January, I would like to congratulate all the medical staff and volunteers involved for their superb organisation at the Digby Hall. The

whole procedure – parking, registration, vaccination, resting and leaving the site, was efficient, friendly and seamless, including being given an appointment for the second jab in a few weeks’ time. Well done, everyone involved. It makes you proud to be British!

Gordon Ratcliffe

Chetnole fuel group

If you would like to order some domestic heating oil, please call John Sanford on 01935 872973 at least five working days before the next delivery date which is 26 February.

Tim-berrr … splash …

Well done to the Environment Agency for its prompt action in dealing with a large tree trunk washed down the river Wriggle. It had become lodged under the bridge in Neals Lane during the recent heavy rain. The tree had to be cut into sections to remove it from the river.

Chetnole Flower Show & Fete

Thank you to everyone who helped us last year. We are delighted to have made donations totaling £1500 to: Chetnole Village Hall; Friends of St Peters; Leigh Brownies; Guides; Scouts; Wriggle Valley Cricket Club; Abbey FM; Gryphon School D of E Group.

This was raised through the sale of over 1000 prize draw tickets, support from our sponsor Stockwood Lettings, and the generous (and often anonymous) donations from our community.

We’re looking forward to holding our 74th Annual Chetnole Flower Show & Fete on Saturday 7 August 2021. Please add it to your diary.

Happy New Year and thank you for continuing to support Artsreach. Whilst we still find ourselves in challenging times, there’s plenty to look forward to this year. We are busy talking to artists, performers and volunteer promoters and starting to plan an exciting summer season of activities for our rural communities – watch this space!

Thanks also to those of you who supported our digital Christmas season of events – if you have only just discovered Artsreach, you can find out more about us and the work we do in Dorset through our short film – link https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=sAke7n_9g8c&feature=youtu.be

For now, we will endeavour to keep you connected with culture by sharing as many creative, alternative and online events as we can. Located on the home page of our website, our Digital Diary includes all the latest news and releases from some of our much-loved touring performers. Find out more about digital concerts, podcasts, audio adventures and more, all of which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home until we can welcome these performers back to Dorset. Here you’ll find just a few highlights to help keep you entertained over the coming weeks. https:// artsreach.co.uk/news/digital-diary

Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council Update

The Parish Council is meeting via Zoom at the moment due to the current COVID restrictions. Members of the public can attend the Zoom meeting by following instructions on the PC website. If you are interested, email clerk@ chetnoleandstockwood-pc.gov.uk, and Sue Woodward will give you an access code to click into the meeting.

The main agenda item was the precept for the coming year. In view of the current state of the finances, and taking into account foreseeable expenditure for the coming year, we agreed to keep the precept at the current level. This means it stays at the Band D Equivalent parish rate of £53.44, or £1.03 per week.

Dorset CC have banned dogs from their playing fields, but as we own our playing field we are not bound by this rule. It was agreed that we will continue to allow dogs to be exercised on the playing field and trust owners to act responsibly by placing all dog mess in the bins provided.

The hedge on the Stockwood road has been trimmed but still does not allow two vehicles to pass without one or other pulling into a driveway. We will approach those responsible and determine if the hedge can be cut back to allow free passage for passing vehicles.

The PC has recently paid for new pads for the defibrillator kept at the entrance to the Parish Hall. There will be a continual need for maintenance, and it was agreed at the meeting that a member of the PC will take on the task of checking and testing the machine, with the PC now taking responsibility for its servicing and general upkeep.

The problem of flooding in the village is well known and, having seen some of the work that has been undertaken in Leigh to regulate the flow of the river through the village, we have enlisted the help and advice of a Resource Protection Adviser from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West (FWAG). Angelique McBride and I spent a very wet Tuesday recently walking the upper reaches of the tributaries into the Wriggle, and the Wriggle itself, looking for sites to develop structures to slow down the flow of the main river through Chetnole and beyond. Fortunately, as it was very wet, this enabled Angelique to get a clear idea of the direction, flow and strength of the various parts of the Wriggle system. She will be producing an initial plan for discussion later in January, early February, which we will make available in due course.

The next PC meeting is on Wednesday 10 March 2021 at 19.30. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting will be on the PC website.