February 2022 No. 342 by Wriggle Valley Magazine

WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE No 342 February 2022

In this issue: Christmas services and Advent windows Hawfinches send twitchers fluttering The wonders of Iceland revealed We say a final farewell to some much-loved Wriggle Valley residents

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William Morris EDITORIAL 3

DIY Chef William Morris was born in 1834 in of Morris’s ‘Red House’ at Bexleyheath, the Essex village of Walthamstow (now Egg designed by Webb, that Morris was George FROMofTHE a London suburb). He was one of the inspired to NEWS form a group ‘fine VILLAGES art p51 great polymaths: artist, workmen’, which eventually Batcombe designer, poet, novelist, evolved into the famous Morris & Co, so influential architectural conservationist, Beer of Hackett Victorian interior design, with craftsman, retailer, printer, Chetnole many of his themes still translator and politician. Hermitage popular today. In his lifetime, He drove the Arts and however, it was poetry he was Leigh Crafts movement, bringing best known for; his collected cultural change to Boyles Victorian Ryme Intrinseca works extend to 24 volumes. Britain. HeEducational formed close friendships with the artists Morris (right) and Burne-Jones. This lesser-known poem, Foundation Yetminster ‘Tapestry Trees’ justifies Edward Burne-Jonesp35 and Not a hair out of place.... Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the architect reproducing his wonderful ‘Tree of Life’ CLUB NEWS Philip Webb. It was during the building tapestry, shown below. TapestryVote Trees.onBy William Morris POGLES

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e: wvm.editor@gmail.com www.wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk Chairman: Graham Plaice gplaice@gmail.com 01935 872921 Editor: Kathryn Edwards wvm.editor@gmail.com Secretary & Diary: Judith Palmer ja_palmer@btinternet.com Treasurer: Rob Barfoot 01935 873306 rbarfoot48@gmail.com Advertising & Villages coordinator: Gordon Ratcliffe 01935 872996 gojan@btinternet.com Design & Production: Left Field / Remous Print Distribution: David Wallace 01935 873077 djdwallace@gmail.com Copy Deadline: 12th of month prior to publication, 5th of month if artwork required Maximum article length: 400 words Photographs: either jpeg (300dpi minimum) via e mail or originals Village news please e mail /deliver to your village rep (see contact details under each village heading) Collection points for handwritten or typed articles: 1 Cloverhay, Yetminster Printed by Remous Print, Sherborne Front cover photo: Nick Fewings

I took the photo above of the early snowdrops while out walking on one of the recent frosty but brilliantly sunny mornings; Gilly Wilson reports early snowdrops and a primrose in Ryme too, and with daffodils starting to emerge, it is good to think that spring is on the way. Clubs and societies have managed to get together and enjoy some excellent talks and presentations. As any plans to travel abroad have been somewhat precarious in the last year, it is interesting to hear about the travels of others; the Leigh WI heard from intrepid adventurer Mike Spencer who spent six days trekking in harsh and beautiful Iceland, and met some unexpected exigencies with aplomb! Upcoming events are listed in the Dates for your Diary page. There’s some midsummer madness at the Rectory Tea Rooms on 5 February, the Yetminster & Ryme Walking Group meet on the 26th and, next month, a concert by the Sherborne Girls School premier choir, The Madrigal Society, at St. Peter’s Church, Chetnole on 9 March. More events will be added soon – look them out in the March issue.

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BATCOMBE

Upper Sydling

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Batcombe Church We had some very successful Christmas services in a fabulously decorated church. The carol service on Christmas Eve was well attended with some smashing performances from the Hodges family band and wonderful singing. The children read beautifully and the service ended with a fine performance of Jingle Bells from the younger ones. Many thanks to Kerry for organising it.

Photo: Julie Gibbs

The Christmas Day service was similarly well attended, with a big group from the Friary. The collections from the services went to The Children’s Society and Salvation Army. Simon Jenkins had an interesting article in the Guardian on 1 January 2022, titled “Our churches should be part of our future, not left to rot”. Historical buildings are his specialisation and, regardless of one’s views about declining church numbers, he makes some interesting points. For example, he says that the public will shed a tear, but few will worry. “They should, for one reason. This ebbing tide will leave on the foreshore an astonishing litter of church buildings. Of 16,000 English parish churches, 12,500 are listed for preservation, with 3,000 in Grade 1 status. Indeed, 45% of all England’s Grade 1 structures are places of worship. No other country has a legacy as precious. These buildings are undemolishable.”

Smart new sign in Batcombe

Batcombe Church Lottery

We are delighted to have a brand new sign at the bottom of Great Head Lane. This was organised and financed by the Parish Council and by a generous, anonymous donation.

The prize-winners were: November 2021 1st

No. 54 Henry Straughan

2nd

No. 17 Susie Graham

No. 27 Rachel Jones

December 2021 1st

No. 3

No. 29 Marion Fudge

3rd

No. 52 Harry Straughan

Jamie Graham

Thought from the Rise of the Wriggle: “Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.” Winston Churchill

Johnny Gibbs

Photo: Faith Bellamy Photo: Amy Sellick

Carvings in Batcombe church

BEER HACKETT

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Beer Hackett 2022 calendar

A warm welcome...

Laurie MacBean designed and sold a splendid 2022 village calendar to raise funds for St. Michael’s Church. The calendar featured a selection of local images that had already appeared on the village’s ‘Happy Hacketteers’ WhatsApp group. It proved popular and Laurie raised £58 towards the Church funds. The plan is to repeat the idea for next year and photographic contributions throughout the seasons will be much appreciated.

to Vic and Celia Rus who arrived in the village over Christmas, having moved from Beaminster.

A fond farewell… … to long standing and popular village resident Veronica Crane, who recently moved into Sherborne after residing in Beer Hackett for 36 years. Sadly, her husband Len passed away in 2016. Veronica was very active in supporting our local church and was for many years the treasurer of St Michael’s PCC. Her dedication and hard work were recognised in 2021 with an award of a hardback edition of ‘England’s Thousand Best churches’ by Simon Jenkins.

Christmas and New Year at St. Michael’s Church Our carol service on 15 December included the St. Andrews Singers, Nick and Rachel Swann (Dorset church video makers from Warminster), and an enthusiastic congregation. It was taken by Revd. Tony Gilbert, Team Rector and Revd. Jenny Nelson, our new Three Valleys Benefice curate.

refreshment from Tony Gilbert’s Quality Street selection box. The Christmas/bank holiday calendar this year meant that our service on 2 January (second Sunday after Christmas) was so close to, and still felt much like, Christmas. A note for your diary for those who knew and remember the late Revd. Michael Anderson. On Sunday 30 January (Candlemass), our service at 10.00am will be in his memory and will include dedication of the votive candle stand purchased with Michael’s legacy. Being on the fifth Sunday of the month, this will be a benefice service to which everyone, especially those who remember Michael, are invited. John Bingham

Friends of St. Michael’s Church The Friends of St. Michael’s Church, Beer Hackett, was set up by a group of parishioners and villagers to raise funds to help preserve, maintain, and enhance the charming church building, parts of which date back to the 15th Century.

After a two year break, it was good to return to our traditional candlelit service of Six Lessons and Carols. Henry Johnsen opened by singing a solo first verse of ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ in the candlelit church and the choir also performed ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ and ‘Jesus Christ the Apple Tree’. We all enjoyed mulled wine, mulled cider and mince pies afterwards. There was a eucharist service on Christmas Day which included sweet 7

As Beer Hackett is essentially a hamlet without a village shop or pub, the church itself, whilst fundamentally a place of worship, is also regarded by many as the centre of the community and we hope it will remain so for the benefit of all current and future residents. The Friends is a charitable trust, established in 2019 (Registered Charity No. 1185135) and is eligible to claim Gift Aid. Membership, which is open to all, is currently £10 per annum and there are 27 members, with a committee consisting of Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary, plus three other Trustees. We are urgently seeking a new Secretary, and a Treasurer, so please let us know if you are interested in getting involved by emailing sclothier@symondsandsampson.co.uk or john.trench1@btinternet.com Our AGM is planned for 7.00pm on Tuesday 22 February 2022 in St Michael’s church. Further information on the village noticeboard and website. 8

We also have a dedicated website, which we hope to develop further in the future. Have a look at www. friendsofstmichaelschurchbeerhackett.org There were a variety of fund-raising initiatives last year such as producing and selling fudge, marmalade and calendars, but the main event took place in early September, the Village Get Together, which featured live music, refreshments and fun for all the family. It was well supported and enjoyed by the many who attended. We hope to organise another in 2022 and to relaunch the village lottery. However, the next event you should look out for is the “Come and Sing”, taking place on 23 April at St. Mary’s Church, Bradford Abbas, giving enthusiastic singers the opportunity to join a temporary choir for a day to rehearse and perform choral music, under the expert direction of a musical director, and with an accomplished organist. We hope this has given you a flavour of our organisation and its activities. Sylvia Whitman

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I hope that you enjoyed Christmas and Happy New Year to you. Thanks to all of you who participated in the Christmas window advent calendar and to Barbara Wallace for providing us with the photographs – see if you can spot yours below. Very sad news to begin 2022: Malcolm Pickard of School Lane passed away on Christmas Day, surrounded by his loving family and friends. We will really miss seeing him out on the playing field with Freya his dog and send our love to Martin and his family, and to the members of Chetnole’s ‘dog club’ who were so kind to him during his last few weeks. Malcolm was a friendly, gentle person with a brilliant sense of humour and you can read about his much-travelled life on p15. We also send our condolences to Jill Tricket whose husband, John, died in January; thinking of you Jill and sending lots of love. And condolences to husband Eric and daughter Catherine

of Anne Bugler, a longtime Chetnole resident; her obituary is on p14. Good news for all the local motoring residents (it may be old news to some) ... Bridge Garage in Leigh is still in business. Although Steve Addison has retired, vehicle repairs and service will continue to be carried out on the same premises by his former right-hand-man Matt Templeton, under the new business Matt Templeton Services. I am sure all in the Valley will wish Matt every success on his new venture.

Diary dates: 9 March The Madrigal Society, 7.30pm, St. Peter's 9 March PCC meeting, 7.30pm, Village Hall 25 March DIY Chef, George Egg: 7.30pm Village Hall 14–29 May Dorset Art Weeks at Chetnole Mill Have a good February – keep warm! Liz Tebbatt 9

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Christmas at St. Peter’s

Budgell. Our Christmas Day family service was very enjoyable and well supported as usual – thank you to all who came. The collection on Christmas morning was in support of Julia’s House Children’s Hospices. Richard Charrington

Sherborne Girls School Madrigal Society Concert Friends

St. Peter’s welcomed a good number of people for our carol service on 21 December. Thanks to the organisers, to those who decorated church so beautifully, to everyone who read lessons or came to sing carols, and to Sue for playing – including the bonus carol at the end! It was great to see so many there and lovely to meet our new curate, Jenny Nelson, who came to take the service. Many thanks too, to the Friends of St. Peter’s for the delicious mince pies and mulled wine which we all safely enjoyed outside on a beautiful night. The collection was £195, of which £100 was donated to Weldmar Hospice, with

Wednesday 9 March of St Peter’s chetnole The Madrigal Society will be performing in St. Peter’s Church, Chetnole on Weds, 9 March from 7.30pm. The Friends of St. Peter’s are delighted to welcome the Madrigal Society to the historic St. Peter’s Church for their first performance since March 2020. The Madrigal Society is Sherborne Girls School premier choir and was founded some 40 years ago. Averaging around 26 singers, the Society has undertaken several overseas tours including Malta, Italy, Hungary and Austria. Since 2000 they have regularly featured in the Sherborne Abbey Festival and have performed twice for HRH The Prince of Wales. It promises to be a magical evening and the Friends of St Peter’s look forward to seeing you at the concert. Tickets cost £10 and can be obtained from Gwen Adair (gwen.adair12@ gmail.com or 07979 010332), Di Murphy (murphydi1950@gmail.com) and Bee Grant Peterkin (beegp@ btinternet.com).

Chetnole Oil Group the remainder going to church funds. Christmas Eve midnight mass was lovely; though a small turnout, it was a beautiful service, with thanks to Keith 12

If you would like to order some domestic heating oil as part of the Chetnole oil group, please email your orders to info@ pearce-energy.co.uk or call Gill and Val on 01935 816966.

Chetnole at risk of losing a footpath

Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council

Route to Melbury Bubb Recently a notice was issued by Network Rail indicating that they wished to close the pedestrian crossing on the footpath leading up to Melbury Bubb. Their proposal is to close the crossing point and re-route the footpath along the road up to Stockwood Mill, from where a walker could then access the footpath. This would mean that our community would not only lose access to a long stretch of the existing path but would be forced onto the road for quite a distance before reaching the other footpath, which is only accessible via a steep climb up a bank up to a stile. As footpath officer for Chetnole and Stockwood PC, I have contacted Network Rail to raise my objections to this proposal. It is my opinion that the current crossing is quite safe as there are clear views down the track in both directions and the line is single tracked. Trains are also travelling relatively slowly as they approach the halt, or are moving off after passing through the halt. If you are also concerned about the loss of a valued route up to Melbury Bubb, you may wish to share your concerns with Network Rail. The lady who appears to be dealing with this is Asha Mehboob who can be contacted via email on asha.mehboob@ networkrail.co.uk Stan Darley Footpath Officer Chetnole and Stockwood PC

January 2022 meeting notes Our public forum was well attended again and the focus for discussion were the two planning applications for the area opposite Church Close. Discussion and voting by the Parish Council members was deferred as not all councillors had had the opportunity to review the plans online before the meeting. The decision, and reasoning, will be posted with Dorset Planning. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend on 2–5 June was discussed and there are details of how to get involved online at: platinumjubilee. com. Nothing has been planned so far in Chetnole but if anybody is interested in becoming involved, in the first instance, please contact Sue Woodford. The PC confirmed that we have sufficient funds to allow us to keep the precept at the same level as last year, i.e., £10,000. Divided by the current Council Tax Base figure of £191.70, the equivalent Band D rate for Chetnole and Stockwood will be £52.16 (£1.00 per week). We are all aware that the floods during the later months of 2021 caused a great deal of damage to several properties in and around the village. The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) have identified a few possible solutions to reduce the flow of the river through the village and thus reduce the risk of flooding. A FWAG representative will be arranging to meet interested farmers with land that drains into the Wriggle and its tributaries further up towards Batcombe, in the coming month. The object of the meetings will be to discuss proposed projects with farmers on site to decide on their possible effectiveness and feasibility of construction. 13

The Environment Agency are still very keen to rearrange the cancelled open afternoon; as soon as they have the all clear from their superiors, they will let me know and an advertisement will be placed in the e-diary as before. The recent defibrillator course was a great success and we propose holding another course for interested parties later in the year. We understand that Network Rail propose closing the Bubdown Lane

Anne Bugler (nee Edom) Anne was born at the Yeatman Hospital on 7 June 1944 and spent her childhood at The Laurels, Ye t m i n s t e r and at Manor Farm in Ryme Instrinseca. She went to school in Yetminster followed by Lord Digby’s, Sherborne and then secretarial school in London. She held various secretarial jobs in the Sherborne and Yeovil area; when she worked at L.H. Nicholls in Yeovil, she met her husband, Eric. They were married in 1970 and honeymooned at Studland, then moving to Yorkshire, where their daughter, Catherine, was born. Anne worked for many years as a secretary at the Careers Service at Leeds University. On retirement, Anne worked at the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in Sherborne where she thoroughly enjoyed helping people resolve their problems. She became involved in local activities and was secretary of Chetnole Flower Show Committee. One year, she organised 14

crossing with a diversion along the road. The Parish Council are investigating and will oppose this closure. Further information will be posted on the website when available. The next meeting will be held in the Village Hall on 9 March at 7.30pm. All are welcome and if you have any matters that you would like the PC to discuss, please contact me, or Sue Woodford. Owen Pope Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council Catherine and Roy’s wedding and the Flower show a month apart! During their time at Chetnole, she and Eric welcomed three grandchildren, Elizabeth, Oliver and Katie. Anne would often be seen pushing a pushchair around Chetnole with their black labrador. She was a keen golfer and a regular feature at Sherborne Golf Club; she was the secretary of the Ladies Section for several years. After 26 happy years, Anne and Eric left Chetnole and moved into Joselin Court, Sherborne, where she quickly became involved with the ladies’ section of Probus, serving as the secretary for two years. She remained a keen member until her death. She and Eric enjoyed lots of happy holidays in the Greek Islands and latterly Cyprus which became a favourite and visited numerous times. Wherever Anne lived she was well known for her baking skills and could rustle up a chocolate cake with almost no notice. Anne passed away at The Willows in Sherborne after a very short illness and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

In fondest memory of Malcolm Jan Pickard 25 November 1957 – 25 December 2021 Born in Yemen, Malcolm was brought up on the move with his Army dad. He had four sisters and one brother, and lived across the world in the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Yorkshire, London, Hampshire and Dorset, in particular, Chetnole. His early life involved much sibling rivalry and mischief. Living in Australia in his teenage years, Malcolm recalled being chased by lizards down the dirt track, screaming, “Don't get me!” He warmly spoke of his mum who sadly passed away over 20 years ago and would happily show photos of the whole family in Australia, Malcolm in fetching 70s’ flares. He had a fondness for Holland as his mother was Dutch and spent many years working near den Haag. Malcolm trained in the UK as a nurse in mental health and later as a registered General Nurse. He had a spell doing psychiatric nursing in London but, later deciding that general nursing was for him, worked in the Emergency Department at Dorchester hospital where he helped to set up the nurse practitioner service. Well respected by nursing and medical staff he rose to a senior level. On relocating to the New Forest and Portsmouth, he once again focused on mental health nursing.

He craved a rural life and moved to Chetnole where he established himself in the community and in particular the dog walking posse! He was well thought of by the villagers, and was always recounting funny stories of Yorkshire and further afield. He and Gudrun developed a special bond, both being international; the Dutch and Bavarian languages would cross over when they talked. His dedication to his pets – Freya, a blind retriever, and Oma, a black and white cat – was second to none and, in turn, they loved him unconditionally. Malcolm loved living in Chetnole, a community like no other and he was proud that his garden vision was realized, thanks to Christine, Dan and Andy – fabulous gardeners who are well known here. Sadly in this last year, time was precious and he was bravely battling two cancers which took hold, causing pain and debilitation. He had one last holiday in Wales, visiting the Botanical Gardens in Llanatharney and enjoying the beach with Freya and Jerry. He came back to Chetnole but was admitted to Yeovil hospital for pain management, before being transferred to the Weldmar Hospice in Dorchester. They were fantastic in their care. His desire to be back home and with his animals was very evident, to be in familiar surroundings where he could live his last weeks. He loved Christmas and was determined to see Christmas Day which he did. He passed away peacefully with friends and pets by his side. Rest in Peace Malcolm. Martin Davies 15

Thanks to Malcolm’s Helpers … … a group of Chetnoleans who supported Malcolm and Martin over the last few months. Our gratitude to Martin who stopped working and moved into School Lane in November to be with Malcolm and to see to his needs – a big thank you for your selfless loving care, Martin. You are a true friend, and we admire you for what you did. An honorary Chetnolean forever! Gudrun Tweedy

Tribute to Malcolm

There are some people one feels instantly ‘at home’ with and for some people, many with dogs, Malcolm was one of those. He and his blind dog, Freya, quickly established friendships within the Chetnole community and his death on Christmas day was a great sadness to us all. I will always remember our shared love of Yorkshire and like to know that his ashes will be out on Ilkley Moor sometime this year, as was his wish. 16

Malcolm had a great capacity for kindness and caring for others which made him a wonderful nurse practitioner. He was also brave and resourceful in the face of a sudden, harsh illness. His Chetnole friends will always remember him with love and be glad he chose to make his home here. Linda Carroll

Sylvia Remembered On 21 November, we had a lovely service at St. Peter’s, taken by George Moody, when we remembered Sylvia Frampton and dedicated a beautiful plaque in her memory. Sylvia was churchwarden and organist for many years. Many thanks to Paul Hodgkinson of Solo Signs for making the plaque, which is located above the choir stalls on the left-hand side. Chetnole PCC

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HERMITAGE

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Photo: Dave Whiteoak

Thank you to everyone who attended Alan’s funeral on 20 December, and to all who joined us online. We especially thank the staff of Grovelands Care Home, Yeovil where he was very well cared for in the last few weeks of his life, Easons Funeral Service and Yeovil Crematorium for their help and advice, Rev Tony Gilbert and Rev Richard Kirlew who took the service, and Rev Graham Perryman for the music.

Donations are still invited in memory of Alan for Scripture Union International, Trinity House, Opal Court, Opal Drive, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes MK15 0DS, and for St. Mary’s Church, by cheque to Hermitage PCC, c/o Three Valleys Team Benefice Office, Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster DT9 6LG. Thank you all. Kristina, Sheena, James, Thomas and the family 21

Alan Ward, Nuclear Physicist and Grandfather of Hermitage

Our father, Alan Ward, who died in early December 2021 aged 96, was a physicist who profoundly influenced science education in Africa and was also a longstanding and much-loved resident of Hermitage. Born in Woodford, Essex, Alan moved to Chichester and read physics at Birmingham. He completed a PhD in 1949, after which he was sent by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment to study Thorotrast radioactive poisoning in Denmark. He married Honor Shedden, also a physicist, in 1950. The following year he took up a lectureship at the University College of the Gold Coast (now the University of Ghana), and set up a radioactivity laboratory, looking into the toxicity of Strontium-90, an isotope of concern in fallout from nuclear weapons. He built an international network of scientists involved in the peaceful uses of radioactivity. 22

He and Honor needed a UK base and they bought a cottage in Hermitage in the mid 1950s, returning to it for every leave. It was let to local families and missionaries while they were in Africa, and was looked after by a close friend in the village, Mrs Joyce Chutter. When France set off an experimental nuclear device in Algeria in 1960, Alan discovered radioactive fallout in Ghana, raising international concern. In the early 1960s Alan moved to the University of Zambia, founding a physics department there. He then moved to the University of Botswana and Swaziland, working there until 1986 when he retired with Honor back to the UK. Alan and Honor both played an active role in developing science education in Africa and in 1976, Alan was awarded the OBE. During Alan’s long and happy retirement in Hermitage he continued to teach physics, first in Weymouth, then for the Open University and the University of the Third Age. Ahead of his time, he installed a Ground Source Heat Pump and solar panels, supported the Battery Vehicle Society, and built electric vehicles both for the road and for his grandchildren to drive in the garden. He and Honor supported many village activities and St. Mary’s, the local church, and started the children’s Wednesday Club in Yetminster. Honor died in 2016. Alan is survived by their children, Kristina, Sheena, James and Thomas, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and is sadly missed by his family and many friends.

LEIGH

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Two bits of really good news to start with Lots of people were worried about their car repairs and servicing when Steve Addison retired from Bridge Garage. Well, worry no longer. Matt, who worked as Steve’s right hand man, has stepped into the breach and has carried on working at the garage, undertaking vehicle repairs and servicing. The new contact details are: Matt Templeman 07813 687179 mtemplemanservices@gmail.com And next door to the garage, the shop, The Little Leigh Store, is proving to be such a success that it is now open for six days a week, with the hours extended, as follows: Monday 9.00am–4.00pm (with mobile Post Office from 1.00–3.00pm) Tuesday 9.00am–6.00pm Wednesday 9.00am–6.00pm Thursday 9.00am–6.00pm Friday 9.00am–6.00pm Saturday 9.00am–2.00pm Sunday Closed

I popped into the shop the other day and Sica said how much she is loving it, and a regular shopper called out, “And we’re loving it too!”. If you haven’t been in yet, do so – not only is it a good place to shop for all sorts of grocery, greengrocery and alcohol, you can also meet your friends for a delicious hot drink and choice of scrumptious cakes. It really is a minor miracle and a real service to the village. The other massive village success, the Pop Inn, is taking a rest for February because of the alarming rise of COVID cases in Dorset, but the hope is that it will reopen for a slightly scaled down service (drinks and nibbles but no cooked food, and with an outdoor drinking area) on Friday 25 March. Look out for posters round the village. Charlie and Michelle Read were planning to hold one of their celebrated Race Night events in the Village Hall on 11 February to raise funds for the church but, for the same reasons as the Pop Inn, it was felt that it would be more sensible to postpone until summer. Watch this space for a revised date. Philippa Toulson & Eddie Upton 23

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POP INN Leigh’s Renowned Pop-up Pub.

Dates for 2022 Unfortunately, due to Covid, the Pop Up Pub events for January and February are cancelled. We look forward to welcoming you back on Friday 25 March (at 7.00pm) with a covered outdoor space, and mask-wearing, LF-tested volunteers.

on Christmas Eve. The children (18 of them performed) were brilliant, the band was great, the readers perfect and the communal singing was stout and sturdy – exactly as it should be for this very happy service. We have been thinking about our pattern of services; in particular, about the timing of Evensong, which is currently at 6.00pm on the second Sunday of each month. No immediate change is planned but we are considering moving Evensong to 4.00pm when the darker evenings set in after the clocks go back again in the autumn, then reverting to 6.00pm when lighter evenings return. Please let us know what you think.

St. Andrew’s Church

Our Coffee Morning for February is on the first day of the month, from 10.30am on Tuesday 1 February. Come along for hot drinks, a variety of delicious cakes and a selection of bring-and-buy items. It is a delightful social event and it helps raise funds for the church.

Thank you to all of you who supported our Carol Service. We reckon about 80 of you braved the vagaries of the weather to come to our open air service 24

We have our customary pattern of services in February, with 8.30am Holy Communion on 6th, 6.00pm Evensong on 13th, 10.00am Holy Communion on 20th, and 10.00am Community Spirit service on 27th. Looking slightly ahead, this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer service will be at St. Andrew’s Church, Yetminster on Friday 4 March. Alaistair Cumming & Eddie Upton Churchwardens

Leigh Parish Council update It was sad to see both ends of the village flooded so badly in late October, and again in November. With regard to Bridge garage/Stores, a series of ‘leaky dams’ were installed in 2017/18 a mile upstream of this choke point, with the aim of reducing the number of flooding incidents, and these continue to work as designed. But, as recognised at the

start of the project, the constructs have a finite capacity and this was simply overwhelmed by the intensity and duration of the particularly concentrated wet spells. It might be possible to site additional structures (thus increasing capacity), but the topography and lack of availability of suitable timber onsite may make it financially unviable. In the meantime, steps are being taken to ensure that any natural debris immediately downstream of Bridge garage/Stores does not cause spate water to back-up, thus constricting the flow under the bridge choke point. In working towards this goal, the PC is particularly appreciative of the co-operation of those whose land immediately downstream of the bridge abuts the river. We are similarly considering possible options to reduce the incidents of flooding in the vicinity of Fudge’s bakery. The topography upstream on this west stream offers an option for constructing a leaky dam, although it would probably need to be quite large and thus beyond the capacity of the Parish Council (Dorset Council have said they will not help). The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (South West) were particularly helpful about the work done on the east stream in 2017/18; they have been contacted once more to advise. In respect of the Bridge garage and stores, now called ‘The Little Leigh Store’, it is most encouraging that Sica has now greatly expanded the store’s opening hours – see above for details. Similarly, Matt is continuing to undertake vehicle repairs and servicing at Bridge garage. Leigh Parish Council wishes both these very welcome enterprises every success. Alan Bennett

Farewell present to Brenda and Steve We had originally planned to present Steve and Brenda with a gift at the Pop Inn last November but unfortunately, due to Covid, it was cancelled. So, I presented Steve and Brenda with a bouquet of flowers and a cheque for over £700 given by many grateful villagers outside the shop. We are all very thankful that they both served the community so well, and for so long, and wish them a great retirement. With many thanks to everyone who so generously contributed. Regrettably, I cannot name everyone as some gifts were anonymous. Rachel Graham Winners for the December draw: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball

No 117 No 30 No 121 No 197 No 161

Mr T. Grant Mr H. Jones Mr P. Orchard Mr M. Clarke Mrs L. Fox

£100 £80 £60 £30 £20

Winners for the January 2022 draw:

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DECEMBER & JANUARY WINNERS.

1st Ball 2nd Ball 3rd Ball 4th Ball

No 23 No 67 No 47 No 174

Mr Mr Mr Mr

Steve Fudge David Tacon Alan Bennett & Mrs Marriott

£40 £20 £10 £5

We wish you a successful 2022 and would remind you that we will be collecting for next year’s lottery in February.

Julian Turnbull & Alaistair Cumming

Bridge Garage, Leigh DT9 6HW

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Great excitement in No. 1 Lilac Cottages on the evening of 2 December when Mabel Louise Bower made a quick entry into the world a month, early weighing a very healthy 6lbs. She is a third child for Harriet Chaffey and Nathan Bower and sister to Logan (seven) and Darcy (five) who were beyond excited. Can anyone remember the last home birth in Ryme? Not for a very long time I think. Congratulations to the whole family. Good news that Bridge Garage in Leigh is still in business. Steve Addison has retired but vehicle repairs and servicing will be carried out on the same premises by his former right hand man, Ryme’s very own Mathew Templeman, under the new name of ‘Mathew Templeman Services’. I am sure we all wish him every success in his new business. On 3 January a snowdrop and a primrose were to be seen flowering in the churchyard! Is this a record? Surely very early. 30

Ryme village walk January 2022 25 people and three dogs gathered at Caswell Farm for our annual pilgrimage across some of West Dorset’s most beautiful countryside. The joining instructions were that we would walk whatever the weather and please bring wellies or good walking boots, as the route was going to be wet. As expected, the ground was awash but everyone walked with great spirit and we did not even get wet. Every year we pick a different direction and walk freely across private land with specific permission from local landowners, trying not to walk on public footpaths which makes the trip more interesting. This year we walked through Brias Wood, on towards Chetnole Witty Bed, out towards the Sheaf of Arrows pub then turned right back towards the road where a welcome Stirrup Cup was administered under a wonderful Melbury oak tree.

Fully refreshed we crossed the road, rounded 18 Acres Wood and headed north towards Keepers Cottage Wood; at this point there was a light shower, so we took shelter in the wood. Mike gave an excellent impromptu talk on renewables including AD, solar and biomass. Once the rain had passed, we moved on to the Caswell Farm garage for drinks, soup, sausages and even more drinks, which Jo had kindly prepared for our arrival. A fabulous walk, much enjoyed and to be repeated next new year, see you there. Gilly Wilson

significant weight in any decision-making by the planners pending the results of the vote. If the Plan is accepted, it will be incorporated into the Development Plan for Dorset and will shape development in Ryme and the Parish until 2036. Copies of both the report and the correspondence, together with the final version (the ‘Referendum’ version) of the Neighbourhood Plan itself, together with the supporting documentation are available on the on the Dorset Council Website – https://www.dorsetcouncil. gov.uk/yetminster-r yme-intrinsecaneighbourhood-plan. YRIPC Neighbourhood Plan Group

Raising funds Andy and Sue Templeman raised £150 from selling plants through the summer which has been donated to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

Update from Mr July … Andy is pleased to announce that the Antiques Bazaar charity calendar has raised £1,490, all of which has been donated to Cancer Research UK. Andy would like to say a big thank you to all the locals who supported him by buying a calendar for this very worthy charity. Sue

Referendum on the Y&RI Neighbourhood Plan: Your Vote Matters! Residents are being asked to vote in a Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan on Tuesday 22 February and will receive voting cards and will be able to cast their votes at a local polling station in the normal way. This is extremely good news as it now means that the Y&RI Neighbourhood Plan can now be given 31

YETMINSTER

REP: Michaela and Graham Plaice: gplaice@gmail.com 872921

Happy New Year to all residents of Yetminster, I do hope that your festive arrangements were not too disrupted. The dreaded COVID plague visited our family, we had to host two Christmas Day dinners to accommodate our 5-yearold grandson.

By the time you read this section, the White Hart Pub will have finished their refurbishment (redesigned bar above) and re-opened on 19 January. Ellis 32

and David make a good team and have helped to restore the pub to its rightful place as the beating heart of the village. The pub’s initiative to let street vendors sell their produce outside the pub and allow customers to eat their food within the White Hart is inspired, it is a win/ win/win all round for the pub, street vendor and the local community. Let’s get behind the dynamic duo and make the pub a great success. As we celebrate the efforts being made by Ellis and Doug, let’s not forget the tremendous efforts being made by Andrew Perlejewski and his family in running the Sports club. I feel a little like Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher by imploring every eligible person in the village to vote in the upcoming Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan, due to take place on the 22 February. The Neighbourhood Plan

team have worked so hard to produce this Plan, not an easy task, and always with a view to protect the interests and way of life for the village. David Torrance has written a great article outlining what this involves, and I commend you to read it and vote. All the necessary information can be found on the Yetminster and Ryme Parish Council website: http://yetminsterparishes.gov.uk/. Plans are afoot to carry out repairs to the Yetminster Hamcrate Playpark with initial repair work carried out in January. There is a small team from the Parish Council involved in this project and I am sure they would be delighted to accept any offers of help from the community.

In response to several Facebook posts, the 1st Yetminster Scout Group have arranged to help the Sherborne Food Bank this winter. Items can be taken to the Scout Hut on a Monday evening. They are also collecting plastic milk bottle tops, which can be left in the container just outside the scout hut door. Point of contact for this issue is superstar, Paul Hollick. With the many depressing local stories regarding COVID and families not being able to see their loved ones, it was lovely to note that John Ferreter managed to visit the USA to see his family, and Alan Guy visited his in Australia. He, unlike Novak Djokovic, was inoculated before he went.

A quick reminder that the Great Western Railway December 2021 timetable has started, with both weekend and weekday changes. Online timetable journey planners have been updated, and you can download copies of specific timetable booklets from our website on https://www.gwr.com/planjourney/train-times. 2022 sees many activities being planned within the community. Please make sure you forward details to the magazine’s Editor and Diary Planner. The deadline for input is always the 12th of the month. Michaela and Graham Plaice

The White Hart Despite the terrible weather over the festive period, we were bowled over by the amazing level of local support and a big thank you to all concerned. 33

The planned refurbishment of the bar is now complete which will allow us to gently launch several new initiatives to widen further the community hub that is the White Hart. The presence of the acclaimed Bakerman Dan and Tikka Trak on our forecourt has also been a tremendous success with the ‘eat in the pub’ facility being very popular. David Morgan

St. Andrew’s Church February... winter coming to an end and spring around the corner We are looking ahead to longer days and more sunshine. Our pattern of services is evolving in February and March and will be as follows: 1st Sunday – 10.00am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday – Worship and Praise at St. Andrews School 3rd Sunday – Choral Holy Communion 4th Sunday – 6.00pm Evensong As usual, I will add the other services in the Benefice each week to the Round Robin. If you would like to get this weekly update on services and local news and events, please let me know on the email below. We hope to continue the online services via Facebook etc too. Up to date service schedules are posted at the church main gate, and on the church notice board. Please note that the main church path is slippery, so do take care. Professional cleaning has been booked. Clock update: the online Faculty application (planning permission) is now with the Diocese, and we have received donations so far of £5,250. Grateful thanks to the Yetminster Fair Committee! More funding applications 34

will be made in the coming months, as we cannot start the repairs until all the funding has been raised (some £32,000 inc VAT.) We will be hosting monthly fund raisers for the church and clock, and more of this next month. Welcome back to Coffee, Cake and Chat in the Hall, with grateful thanks to Angela and Grace. Please note new day and timings below. Looking forward to a bit of midsummer madness in the depths of winter with tea, coffee, cakes, light lunches and cream teas at the Rectory, Holwell, on Saturday 5 February from 10.30am – 4.00pm. All are welcome. In aid of Benefice funds, the Agricultural and Rural Chaplaincy, and DorSAR (Dorset Search and Rescue). All subject to local Covid arrangements on the day. Looking ahead: World Day of Prayer 10.00am Friday 4 March at Yetminster St. Andrew’s followed by refreshments. With my best wishes Churchwarden Clare Churchwarden.yet@gmail.com

Coffee, Cake and Chat Coffee and Cake’s name has changed to Coffee, Cake and Chat. It will run the 1st Tuesday of every month from 2.30pm– 4.00pm at The Jubilee Village Hall,

Yetminster. Each month we will collect for the Lords Larder food bank, so please bring any dry food donations. In February we will be running a raffle which was postponed from Christmas. Everyone is welcome, including families and children we look forward to seeing you. Angela and Grace

Yetminster Fair Association 50/50 Club draw DECEMBER 2021 WINNERS BIG QUARTERLY YFA 1st prize of £100 No. 62 Ms C Taylor 2nd prize of £50 No. 02 Mr A Reek 3rd prize of £30

No. 51 Mr M Fuller

4th prize of £20

No. 39 Mr S Cridland

JANUARY 2022 WINNERS 1st prize of £50

No. 20 Mr D Mott

2 prize of £30

No. 32 Mrs A Sparks

3 prize of £20

No. 08 Mr R Pennington

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Boyles Educational Foundation At the Trustees’ meeting in October, held in the new Boyle’s Classroom based at St. Andrew’s School, 14 individual applications were put forward for consideration for a grant. Of these, 11 were supported with the remainder sadly declined as the applicants lived beyond the parish boundary constraints. It was pleasing to see an increased

number of apprentice applications and that the money has been spent on such a wide range of books and equipment. We wish all students good luck in their studies. Judy Gallimore 35

Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council

Chairman’s Notes – December Meeting Over the last few months, the Community Web Group have been updating the website, removing unused pages, ensuring that the information is accurate and making the site look less formal. The website contains a lot of very useful information, but some of the questions posed recently on the village Facebook page would suggest that a lot of residents are not aware of this. You can find the website at www.yetminsterparishes.gov. uk and we welcome feedback on the format and content of the site. You will be pleased to hear that work has now started on the Hamcrate Play Area. The existing safety matting has been cleaned in preparation for the spraying of a new surface. In the next few weeks, one of the pieces of equipment will be replaced and everything will be repainted. I am sure you will understand that, for safety reasons, the play area will be closed while the work is being carried out. To achieve financial ‘self-sufficiency’ so that the allotments are not a burden on the Precept, it has been decided to raise the annual rent to £40 for a complete plot and £20 for a half plot and, in keeping with other parishes, there will be no concessions. Clearance of the two unused plots to the southeast corner of the site will be undertaken and the hedging and trees separating the allotments from the carpark will be removed, to be replaced with a fence. The allotment holders have pointed out that a plot was sacrificed to create the car park but that this was now often full of residents’ cars. It is hoped that an amicable arrangement can be reached that leaves the car park free for allotment 36

holders at the times when the allotments are being worked on. The request by Yetminster Community Sports Club for a three-year lease was accepted, but it was felt that further discussion between the Parish Council and the tenant was necessary before a report submitted by the Hamcrate Working Group could be adopted. The CIL Working Group has reviewed the 16 suggestions for projects that can be funded with the Community Infrastructure Levy, approving all but one. The total estimated cost of these projects exceeds the £107,738 that is available so attempts will be made to supplement the income with grant funding. The Group plan to meet soon to implement the first of the projects, a full list of which is included in the minutes of the December meeting which can be found on the parish website. Andy Perlejewski Chairman of Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council

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Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca Neighbourhood Plan Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan

Once the Referendum process is completed, and if the plan is accepted, it will be incorporated into the Development Plan for Dorset and will shape development in the Parish until 2036. YRIPC Neighbourhood Plan Group

The Examiner has now completed his review of the Plan and Dorset Council has subsequently confirmed that “a decision to proceed to Referendum” has been made. Copies of the report and correspondence, together with the final version (the ‘Referendum’ version) of the Neighbourhood Plan itself, together with the supporting documentation are available on the on the Dorset Council Website – https:// www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/yetminsterryme-intrinseca-neighbourhood-plan. This means that the Y&RI Neighbourhood Plan can now be given significant weight in any decisionmaking by the planners and pending the results of the Referendum. This will take place on Tuesday 22 February and residents will receive voting cards and will be able to cast their votes at a local polling station in the normal way.

YETMINSTER HISTORY SOCIETY What’s new in the new year? It’s rather late to be saying Happy New Year but in this gloomy period (weather, the C and O words, dark evenings etc.) it’s good to have a few bright points to look forward to. First up (9 February) will be Susan Smith to inform us on the history and production of stained glass. It will be interesting to see what she covers. Thinking of stained glass, church or cathedral windows usually come to mind but there are many more applications than that, and stained glass goes back to Ancient Egypt. Whether windows or vases, it will be fascinating to know how they are produced. This meeting will take place in the Jubilee Hall where all recommendations for Covid security will be applied. Next (9 March), Dr Amy Frost will tell us about William Beckford, the builder of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire. Amy is Senior Curator at the Bath Preservation Trust. At the risk of a spoiler, William’s grandfather (dare I say it?) was a plantation owner in Jamaica, whose wealth was further increased by his son after a successful commercial career in London. William was thus born into a massive fortune but preferred the arts to making money. He is also described as a sexual misfit and eccentric. It should be a good afternoon, and this will also take place in the Jubilee Hall. 38

Come April, the days will be longer and the weather warmer (I hope), and the visits part of our programme starts with Dorchester Museum. After a three year and £16m renovation it promises to be a good visit. In May, we see Halswell House at Bridgewater. Inhabited since Domesday and having undergone major restoration works in recent years, a guided tour has all the ingredients for a fascinating afternoon. June brings us Shaftesbury Abbey and Museum. We have had an excellent presentation in the past on the Abbey so it will be interesting to see it for real. In July there will be a visit to St. Mary’s Church, Templecombe. The church was originally founded by Alfred the Great, and the Knights Templar established the Templecombe Preceptory in the village in 1185. We have a very good programme to look forward to. Next Meeting: 9 February 2022, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster – Susan Smith will present Stained Glass: the History and Production of Stained Glass (as above). New members are always welcome. Come along on the 9th or contact us at yetminster8@gmail.com John Ferretter

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William Morris

William Morris was born in 1834 in of Morris’s ‘Red House’ at Bexleyheath, the Essex village of Walthamstow (now designed by Webb, that Morris was a London suburb). He was one of the inspired to form a group of ‘fine art great polymaths: artist, workmen’, which eventually designer, poet, novelist, evolved into the famous architectural conservationist, Morris & Co, so influential of craftsman, retailer, printer, Victorian interior design, with translator and politician. many of his themes still He drove the Arts and popular today. In his lifetime, Crafts movement, bringing however, it was poetry he was cultural change to Victorian best known for; his collected Britain. He formed close works extend to 24 volumes. friendships with the artists Morris (right) and Burne-Jones. This lesser-known poem, Edward Burne-Jones and Not a hair out of place.... ‘Tapestry Trees’ justifies Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the architect reproducing his wonderful ‘Tree of Life’ Philip Webb. It was during the building tapestry, shown below. Tapestry Trees. Oak. I am the Roof-tree and the Keel; I bridge the seas for woe and weal. Fir. High o'er the lordly oak I stand, And drive him on from land to land. Ash. I heft my brother's iron bane; I shaft the spear, and build the wain. Yew. Dark down the windy dale I grow, The father of the fateful Bow. Poplar. The war-shaft and the milking-bowl I make, and keep the haywain whole. Olive. The King I bless; the lamps I trim; In my warm wave do fishes swim. Apple-tree. I bowed my head to Adam's will;

By William Morris The cups of toiling men I fill. Vine. I draw the blood from out the earth; I store the sun for winter mirth. Orange-tree. Amidst the greenness of my night, My odorous lamps hang round and bright. Fig-tree. I who am little among trees In honey-making mate the bees. Mulberry-tree. Love's lack hath dyed my berries red: For Love's attire my leaves are shed. Pear-tree. High o'er the meadflowers' hidden feet I bear aloft my burden sweet. Bay. Look on my leafy boughs, the Crown Of living song and dead renown! 39

CLUB NEWS Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club The club’s Christmas 2021 meeting was different this year to comply with the current regulations – not too much mixing and mingling, masks for all and plenty of fresh air circulating for the evening. We all wrapped up warmly, donned something festive and only removed our masks to eat a mince pie or two and to toast each other with delicious mulled wine. Then we settled down to watch a most enjoyable seasonal demonstration given by Helen Stickland and her talented team from The Black Shed in Sherborne. They are situated at Blackmarsh Farm, on the A30 just east of Sherborne and are always very welcoming and helpful. They showed us how to make different Christmas displays including a beautiful wreath, a dried flower arrangement (which Helen assured us will last for years) and two different posies which would grace any Christmas table. Helen explained how much of the material used during the evening was grown at The Black Shed.

Many flowers are dried during different stages of their growth with amazing results (try drying foxgloves after the flowers have fallen – the result is lovely) and giving a wonderful mixture of colours and textures to use in different ways. After the demonstrations were over, Helen very generously gave the finished items as raffle prizes. As you can see in the photo the winners were quite delighted with them. Happy New Year to everyone.

First meeting of 2022 We gathered in Chetnole Village Hall to listen to Emily Utgren talk about Remarkable Trees at Stourhead. The doors and windows were open to allow the air to flow and we were all decked out in coats, scarves and face masks. Despite the restrictions there was a healthy turnout and it was good to see fellow members catching up with each other and eagerly awaiting the Speaker to begin her talk. Emily introduced herself with a wide smile, a ready laugh and enthusiasm for her subject brimming over. On the screen behind her was an unusual picture of a firefighter in full kit in front of a raging fire, which she jokingly said was there to warm us up. We soon found out that it was Emily herself in one of her other roles as a firefighter with Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Emily came over from Sweden 16 years ago to learn all she could about gardening. After time spent in Rosemoor, Wisley and Bedgebury Pinetum she realised her passion lay in trees and she was fortunate to be given her first job at Stourhead where she spent the next 15 years. 43

The history of Stourhead and how each generation of the Hoare family had shaped the garden into what we see today became her particular interest and she explained that it is easy to see which part of the garden was created by which of the Hoares over seven generations, as different plants became accessible through plant hunters around the world. Emily showed us trees which had been grown from seed, collected by Sir Richard Colt Hoare in the late 18th to the early 19th century. He hated the many fir trees which colonised the estate and began replacing them with beeches, acers, oaks, tulip trees and limes because of their spring and autumn colours. One of the remarkable trees that Emily treasures is a sweet chestnut which is dying after 300 years. But, as its heartwood rots and turns to compost, another stem has risen from within and become woody and is growing as a new tree, genetically identical to the old tree. So, it seems the same tree has resurrected itself and may go on forever in the same way. This had Emily in a fever of excitement! We will look at Stourhead in a different light the next time we visit but how wonderful it would be to have Emily as a guide with her extensive knowledge and enthusiasm to show us round. Morag Orchard

Leigh WI In November, Mike Spencer came to talk to us about Iceland. He had visited Iceland twice, once on a cruise in 2016 and then he did a 50 mile inland charity trek in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice a couple of years ago. He described Iceland as a land of ‘ice, fire and fjords’. Iceland was formed from two plates, the 44

Eurasian and the North American. It has a small coastal strip where all the inhabitants live and the population is the same size as Islington! It has the oldest parliament in the word and a fifth of the country is covered in permanent ice.

There is a rich wildlife – arctic terns, puffins, dolphins, humpback whales, so therefore lots of whale watching. However, since 2017 NO whales have been caught and they do not eat whale meat. The only farming is on the green strips around the edge of the island and small settlements at the side of the fjords. Icelandics are very proud of their horses and are not allowed to import horses back into their country if they are sent abroad.

All energy is geothermal, which heats the many greenhouses where they grow tomatoes and cucumbers; it also gives their homes underfloor heating. The capital, Reykjavik, is an attractive safe capital with a stunning concert hall and a church called ‘The Sky Rocket’. The second city is Akureyri, on the north of the island, which has the northernmost 18 hole golf course. Tourism is the modern industry for Iceland; there is no rail system and Road Number 1 goes all round the island. Volcanic activity has been since the 1970s. A major eruption took place in 1973, spilling lava into the town of Vestmannaeyjar, an important fishing centre. Most of the 5,000 residents had to be evacuated and about one third of the town was destroyed. Small eruptions have followed since but, in March 2010, Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted, sending wandering ash plumes into the skies that disrupted air traffic for days across northern and central Europe. Although Mike enjoyed his cruise, he found his six day trek across the mountains the most fascinating. There was no need for bottled water as they could drink water straight from the streams. He loved the beautiful desolation of the country and, although the weather was extremely changeable, found the whole trip exhilarating. He finished his talk with an amusing story of how they had to cross a river and, in order not to get their trousers wet, he carried a lady, he had never met before, over the river in his underpants! Needs must! In December we went to The Grange at Oborne for a very enjoyable Christmas lunch and we are grateful to those who organised this for us all. We all did a lateral flow in the morning, so we felt safe! Our next meeting on Tuesday 22

February at 2.30pm is by Arminal DareBrown on “The Mayflower Marriage”. All our welcome. Anne Reason

Save the date Leigh WI is holding its Special Spring Sale on Saturday 2 April, from 2.00–4.00pm, at Leigh Village Hall. There will be plants, tea, coffee, cakes, tombola gifts, books etc.

Chetnole Chuckers The 2021 Petanque season is done and dusted and members look forward to getting back to normal this year. A total of 22 attended the Club’s annual dinner at the Chetnole Inn when all cares were cast aside for a few hours of much needed conviviality. The evening included the presentation of trophies to the the winners of the 2021 club competitions providing much (unintended) hilarity due to the bumbling incompetence of the presenter (mea culpa) – will I ever live it down? The unreliability of others, in this case BBC weather forecasters, caused the lastminute postponement of our Boxing Day Boules lunchtime picnic. Too late, rain and overcast skies changed dramatically into a sunny afternoon, rendering postponement completely unnecessary. In the event our picnic took place on 2 January when, after a fine morning and as 14 members gathered by the bouladrome to enjoy mulled wine and finger food, the heavens opened – Murphy’s Law struck yet again. Needless 45

to say, the picnic continued until the table was bare. No boules were thrown due to the playing surface being largely under water. Happy days! Gordon Ratcliffe Chairperson, Chetnole Chuckers

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Club “Please wear an extra sweater,” said the captain to his friend, “and don’t forget to bring a mask we must follow with the trend.” With windows wide and doors ajar persons travel from afar To meet with pals and fight the cold, a hot drink comes like liquid gold. We are not so young, only older,

just trying to be a little bolder. We use the hall with all its space to meet again, apart, with grace, Grace again to shout from chair to chair, not to isolate in despair. For bowlers are hardy folk, wanting to have a pleasant joke, Joke to watch when woods fail to score joke to “try again, just once more.” So don’t wonder why cars are at the hall, bowlers are there again, sweaters and all. We need to leave our homes to join the chats to have the giggles and bend our backs, It’s not so bad, getting old, It’s one more story waiting to be told.

POGLES WOOD EXPLORERS The wood is especially muddy at the moment and with the COVID rates very high at the time of writing we have decided, after much soul searching, that sadly we will not run Holiday Club during the February half term. Hopefully, we will be able to run Holiday Club during the Easter holidays. Provisional dates are: Tuesday 12, Thursday 14, Tuesday 19, Thursday 21 and Friday 22 April. Muddy Monday sessions for unaccompanied pre-school children will begin again on Monday 7 March. Sessions start at 12.00noon, with a bring your own picnic, and finish at 46

3.00pm; cost £5 per child. Booking on the day is helpful but not vital! We have done a few parties and have a few more booked during the winter. There are still some dates left. Spring and summer party dates get booked up quite quickly as we only have a few dates available. If you have a special date coming up, then please book as soon as possible. Philippa Toulson philippa.toulson@gmail.com Facebook: Pogles Wood Explorers

NATURE NOTES Hawfinches Residents of Leigh and surrounding villages may remember the arrival of hawfinches in November 2017. Although there had been previous sightings, that winter would prove to be exceptional in terms of numbers and their presence which lasted well into March. The grapevine works quickly in the birding world, especially when such an exotic-looking rarely-seen finch makes an appearance; an envious naturalist in the Midlands alerted me that they were here. During those months, many ‘twitchers’ visited the village hoping for opportunities of sightings and photographs. As news spread and more people were feeding birds, the hawfinches took up temporary residence, the flock increasing in number until sometimes up to thirty individuals could be counted at any one time. In March, with heavy snowstorms over several days, high numbers of fieldfare and redwing were reported both here and elsewhere all, desperately searching and competing for food as the snow continued to fall. The hawfinch flock moved from garden to garden where seed was offered and could be seen foraging with greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch and other less often seen species such as brambling, siskin and reed bunting.

The hawfinch has been a UK resident species since the mid-1800s but is now rare with just a handful of scattered breeding population strongholds, mainly in southern England, and here they are on the Red List for conservation species of most concern. A secretive bird that prefers the safety of treetops, their short harsh call, ‘tzik,’ sometimes gives their presence away. Our largest British finch, identification of such a striking bird is unmistakable – stocky outline in flight with beautiful shades of peach, fawn, dark blue, black bib, eyes outlined in black, with white edged tail and barred wings. The slightly less colourful female lacks the orange head of the male. They have exceptionally large, powerful bills capable of cracking cherry stones – a favourite food – and Yew berries, hips, haws and fruit stones which form the major part of their diet. Winter migration driven by depleted food sources elsewhere is the most likely reason why southern counties of England and Wales became host to this charismatic finch. Keeping an extra watchful eye on garden bird visitors and offering food, especially when temperatures drop to help them survive harsh weather, can bring unexpected species. Gill Nash 47

OTHER NEWS

Chetnole Village Hall and Artsreach present: DIY Chef: George Egg Friday 25 March at 7.30pm Following sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and extensive touring in the UK and beyond, award-winning comedian George Egg presents his unique and utterly absurd comedy show, packed with ingenious live cooking and laugh-out-loud stand-up.

Citizens Advice Beware Pension Scams The last few years have seen a rise in the number of people who have been defrauded out of their pension savings by scammers and, until now, pension schemes have been powerless to stop them. Fraudsters frequently offer ‘too good to be true’ incentives such as free pension reviews or early access to pension cash. Lured by these offers, people are then tricked into transferring their pension into bogus schemes and defrauded out of their hard earned savings. Fortunately, the Pension Scams Industry Group has worked with the Government and new regulations have been introduced aimed at providing better protection for pension savers. The new regulations mean that pension

scheme trustees and managers now have powers to prevent a request for a transfer taking place by raising a ‘red flag’ where there are tell-tale signs of fraudulent activity taking place. Where suspicions are less clear, an ‘amber flag’ will pause a transfer until the scheme member can prove that they have taken scam specific guidance from the Money and Pensions Service. The Government has committed to reviewing the new regulations within 18 months to ensure that they remain as effective as possible in targeting the evolving methods used by scammers. This is welcome news but serves to remind us of the need to be vigilant about the possibility of being scammed in almost all areas of life today where money is involved. Remember that if anything seems too good to be true, then it almost certainly is. If you would like advice and help with this or any other problem. telephone the free Dorset Adviceline number 0800 144 88 88 or visit our website www. citizensadvice.org.uk Alternatively, call into our Sherborne office at the Manor House, Newland, on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10.00am-2.00pm.

Wriggle Valley Women’s Group Hoping it’s not too late to wish all our lovely members a happy and healthy new year. We will have more gatherings in 2022 but we have got to stay safe and healthy. Best wishes to you all. Ruth Sanford 51

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FEBRUARY Tues

coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Sat

Rectory Tea Rooms

10.30am - 4.30pm The Rectory, Holwell

Tues

Y&RGS Climate Change Mike Burks 3pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wed

YHS Stained Glass

2.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Sat

Y&R Walking Group

2pm

meeting place tba

MARCH Tues

coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Tues

Y&RGS discount buying day

2.30pm

Sherborne

Wed

Madrigal Society Concert

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Fri

Artsreach Event DIY Chef George Egg

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Fri

Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

Leigh WI Special Spring Sale

2-4pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Tues

Y&RGS talk ground cover planting

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Fri

Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

APRIL

SAVE THE DATES 14-29 May

Dorset Arts Weeks

Batcombe Cream Teas

June

Chetnole Mill 3-5pm

Hilfield Friary

Please remember to email me before copy date at ja_palmer@btinternet.com with details if you would like a diary entry

CHURCH NEWS News from the Three Valleys team Celebrating the Season As I write this, the Christmas decorations are coming to an end, with needles falling off the tree in clumps and paper chains looking tatty as they droop. A new year has just begun and the unusually late nights of the season are still causing a dullness in the brain. It all seems a strange end to a season of celebration, especially as it feels like the sun hasn’t shone in months. Maybe it sums up the whole of 2021 for many. As you read, we are well into 2022, of course. I am sure Christmas decorations are long gone, unless you celebrate Christmas all year. I expect you’ve had other reasons to be over-tired, what with the effect of a new term, or a new business season, or the advent of even greater busy-ness on the land. Hopefully the sun has finally come out, and you’ve had a moment to enjoy it. You may even be looking forward to the Easter holiday. As I am sure you are aware, Christmas and Easter are connected by one story, the story of Jesus. This story also has darkness, of running from the paranoia of one Herod, and of being handed over to the cruel humour of another, of being unwanted and abandoned, of innocence murdered. However, it also has the brightest of lights, of love great enough to give up all, of power strong enough

Our Church communities to conquer death. And the good news is that it is a story in which we can all share, for in Christ we can all walk that path from darkness to light. Rev’d George Moody Team Vicar Three Valleys Benefice

World Day of Prayer 2022 Amid all the uncertainties under which we're living due to the pandemic, the World Day of Prayer S e r v i c e comes like a balm of confidence. It is an invitation to place our trust in God at times of suffering. This year’s programme is based on the letter that the prophet Jeremiah wrote to the Exiles in Babylonia and uses the theme of hope; it has been put together by women from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. As in previous years, there are many reading parts for the service and anyone who would like to participate, please contact me at Liz.kirlew@btinternet. com or 01963 23570. If we are able, I hope we can arrange a short meeting/ rehearsal nearer the time. I have very much enjoyed coordinating the WDOP service over the last few years but, as I’m sure most of you know, Richard and I are retiring in a few months and I would like to pass the baton to someone before I go. If anyone is interested, please get in touch. 53

As we are allowed to meet in church at the moment, with masks, we are planning to be ‘live’ in St. Andrew’s Yetminster unless the situation changes in the next few weeks. Should we have to change these arrangements they will be posted on the Benefice website at www.threevalleysteam.org or via your churchwardens. Liz Kirlew

The Three Valleys Benefice: Executive Administrator role The Three Valleys Benefice wishes to appoint an Executive Administrator to work with the existing Administrator in running the Benefice Office. The work is for three sessions of three hours each per week and is intended to lift the burden of administration from the clergy team. Two of those sessions, on Thursday and Friday mornings, will be in the office; the third session is more flexible. The incumbent will be expected to attend meetings, brief the clergy and sometimes to take minutes. This requires a degree of flexibility and management skill in handling such things as the maintenance of the Benefice database and website and answering phone queries to ensuring that the paperwork for weddings, baptisms and funerals is accomplished in a timely manner. This is a paid appointment at £11.50ph, rising to £12.21ph in April. If you wish to discuss the full job description and take the matter further, please call the Rev Tony Gilbert on 01935 873044. Applications close on 1 March 2022.

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THREE VALLEYS TEAM LOCAL CHURCH SERVICES For complete list see www.threevalleysteam.org go to Services page Please continue to check the website and your local church in case things change.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2022

6th

13th

20th

27th

FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT/ ACCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT

BATCOMBE

10am CW Holy Communion

BEER HACKETT

10am BCP Mattins

BRADFORD ABBAS

10am Welcome2Worship

10am CW Holy Communion

10am Village Service with Baptism

CHETNOLE

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

HERMITAGE

4.00pm CW Evening Prayer

10am CW Holy Communion

HILFIELD 8.30am BCP Holy Communion

LEIGH

6pm BCP Evensong

10am CW Holy Communion

10am Community Spirit

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD

10am Welcome2Worship

YETMINSTER

10am CW Holy Communion

CW= COMMON WORSHIP

10am Second Sunday at St Andrew’s School

9.30am CW VillageCommunion

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

10am CW Choral Holy Communion

6pm BCP Evensong

BCP= BOOK OF COMMON PRAYE

Extra and weekday Services Monday

Every

6pm

Compline

Yetminster Church and on-line via Zoom. Please email for link

Wednesday

Every

5pm

Rectory Tea Room followed by

On-line via Zoom See website for details. Please email for link.

Wednesday

Every

6pm

Celtic Night Prayer

On-line via Zoom See website for details. Please email for link.

Monday

21st February

3pm

Holy Communion

The Old Vicarage Leigh

Services and times are correct at the time of going to press. Please continue to check website (see above) and church noticeboards.

THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office:

Team Rector:

Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Rev’d Tony Gilbert Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG The Rectory, Church Rd, 01935 872600 Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE 01935 873044 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org e: rector3valleys@gmail.com

Opening hours

Mondays: 9.30am – 12.30pm Tuesdays: 9.30am – 12.30pm or 2.00-5.00pm Wednesdays: 9.30am – 12.30pm

Team Vicars Rev’d George Moody The Rectory Church St, Yetminster DT9 6QE

Rev’d Richard Kirlew

@RuralChaplain 01963 23570 e: rector3valleys@gmail.com

Jubilee Hall Yetminster

ENQUIRIES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 01935 872600 e: 3valleysoffice@gmail.com

01935 873214 e: revgeorgemoody@gmail.com

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ

Treasurer: Mrs S Gilbey

Minister: Rev Kate Konrad 01935-415837 Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690

All services begin at 10:30am followed by coffee.

Roman Catholic Services Roman Catholic Church

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

Hilfield Friary services continue. Information can be found on our website https://hilfieldfriary.org.uk and Facebook page www.facebook.com/HilfieldFriary so please look to see what we are up to.

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

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 2022 BATCOMBE P/FUL/2021/03426

13/09/21 HARRIS FARM, STILE WAY – Change of use of land to extend residential garden. No Decision.

P/HOU/2021/00264 03/02/21 SCOTLEY FARMHOUSE ROAD PAST SCOTLEY FARM TO DYERS FARM – Erection of two storey extension. No decision. P/HOU/2021/04527 03/02/21 NEW INN BAKERS MOOR LANE – Erect garage (demolish outbuilding).Granted 9 Dec 21. P/FUL/2021/02042

28/09/21 REDFORD FARM JUNCTION REDFORD TO MARTINSFIELD MELBURY BUBB – Erect replacement outbuilding for storage and vehicle parking, (demolish existing). Application Approved 21 Dec 21.

P/FUL/2021/02043

28/09/21 REDFORD FARM JUNCTION REDFORD TO MARTINSFIELD MELBURY BUBB – Demolition of existing outbuilding and erect 1 No. replacement building. Carry out all internal and external alterations in association to this. Withdrawn 16 Dec 21.

CHETNOLE P/FUL/2021/04670

22/12/21 LAND WEST OF BATCOMBE LANE – Erection of 1 no. dwelling with vehicular access & associated works. No Decision.

P/FUL/2021/04671

22/12/21 LAND OPPOSITE CHURCH CLOSE – Erection of 1 no. dwelling with vehicular access & associated works. No decision.

P/HOU/2021/04806 16/11/21 OLD BARN COTTAGE HIGHER FARM JUNCTION CHETNOLE TO HELL CORNER – Erect single and 2 storey extension to rear of property. No decision. P/OUT/2021/03177 26/08/21

LAND SOUTH OF SCHOOL LANE – Outline planning application for the erection of 3 No. dwellings and associated works including a new access. No Decision.

P/OUT/2021/01880 28/05/21 LAND ADJACENT FOYS HOUSE FOYS LANE – Develop the land by the erection of 1 No. dwelling with access and associated works (Outline application to determine access). No Decision. P/LBC//2021/00472

17/02/21 1 FORD COURT, CHETNOLE – Installation of buttresses to support wall from leaning further. No Decision.

HERMITAGE P/PAAC/2021/05682 22/12/21 Higher Holnest Farm Hermitage To Holnest Park Farmhouse - Change of Use and conversion of agricultural building to dwellinghouse. No Decision. P/FUL/2021/03669

12/11/21 Common Farm. Church Road – Erection of butchery unit and conversion of existing outbuilding to office/staff room (demolition of existing agricultural buildings). No Decision.

HILFIELD P/HOU/2021/04541 26/11/21 Hilfield Manor Hilfield Lane – Erect external fire escape, balcony to south elevation, new garage doors and widen existing (part retrospective). No decision.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 2022 LEIGH P/VOC/2021/05531 15.12/21 HUNTS BRIDGE FARM BATCOMBE ROAD – Develop land by erection of a farmhouse (without compliance with condition 4 of planning permission 1/N/88/70 remove agricultural occupancy restriction). No Decision. P/FUL/2021/05103

FRAMPTON FARM CHETNOLE ROAD – Construct all weather riding arena. No Decision.

P/FUL/2021/04994

23/11/21 LAND ADJACENT TO ROSE COTTAGE SOUTH STREET – Erect 1 No. dwelling with integral garage and form vehicular access. No decision.

P/FUL/2021/03243

20/10/21 CARPENTERS ARMS, CHETNOLE ROAD – Convert 2 No. dwellings into 1no. none bedroom dwelling, 3no.one bedroom flats and 1no, two bedroom flat and carry out alteratons to create parking and garden areas. No Decision.

P/FUL/2021/02492

11/10/21 BLACK BARN, BACK DROVE – Erect agricultural storage building (demolish pole barn). No Decision.

P/PAAC/2021/03731 30/09/21 ILES FARM SHERBORNE ROAD – Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to 1 No. dwelling (Class C3). Refused 17 Nov 21. P/FUL/2021/01677

14/05/21 WHITEHALL FARM, SOUTH STREET - Change of use from 2 No. agricultural barns to commercial use (Class B8), one for engineering and one for furniture restoration. Granted 19 Nov 21.

WD/D/21/000121

18/01/21 GREENHAM HOUSE, SHERBORNE ROAD - Develop the land by the erection of 1 No. dwelling. (Outline application to determine access and layout). No Decision.

MELBURY BUBB Nil RYME INTRINSECA Nil YETMINSTER P/FUL/2021/05685

12/01/22 LAND EAST OF YEW TREE COTTAGE BRISTER END – Re-locate existing stable block. No Decision.

P/FUL/2021/04975

24/11/21 WHITE HART HIGH STREET – Convert three attached dwellings into a one bedroom flat, en-suite room, office, store, WC and utility room and constructed a balcony. No Decision.

P/FUL/2021/04926

22/11/21 AGRICULTURAL BUILDING SOUTH OF BRISTER END – Demolish existing redundant buildings and erect 1 No. dwelling with curtilage. No Decision.

P/HOUA/2021/04132 11/11/21

PRIORS CLEVE HIGH STREET – Demolish and erect replacement shed/outbuilding, repair and re-roof porch & re-pointing on the East, South, and West elevations. Carry out associated alterations. No Decision.

P/NMA/2021/03900 07/10/21 SPRINGFIELD BRISTER END – Non-material amendment to Planning Permission No. WD/D/20/002933 to change horizontal weatherboarding to vertical weatherboarding and to seek approval of external materials. Granted 17 Nov 21.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 2022 P/HOU/2021/03781 04/10/21 15 BUCKLERS MEAD – Erect single storey rear kitchen extension and refurbishment works. Granted 24 Nov 21. P/HOU/2021/02041 04/10/21 BROOKFIELDS CUCKOO HILL – Erect replacement agricultural barn to provide housing for animals. Prior Approval not Required. 21 Oct 21. P/CLE/2021/02695

26/07/21 HAMLET STABLES HAMLET HOUSE YETMINSTER ROAD – Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to use Hamlet Stables as a single dwelling house in breach of Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. 1/N/88/0414. Refused 3 Dec 21.

P/HOU/2021/02250 23/06/21 HAMLET HOUSE YETMINSTER ROAD - Erect garden wall. No Decision. P/LBC/2021/03419

23/06/21 HAMLET HOUSE YETMINSTER ROAD - Erect garden wall. No Decision.

P/HOU/2021/02142 16/06/21 ROCK HOUSE QUEEN STREET – Erection of lean-to glasshouse (demolition of existing conservatory). Granted 25 Nov 21. P/HOU/2021/02143 16/06/21 ROCK HOUSE QUEEN STREET – Carry out alterations for the erection of lean-to glasshouse (demolition of existing conservatory). Granted 25 Nov 21. P/LBC/2021/01912

01/06/21 MINSTER HOUSE & OAK HOUSE HIGH STREET – Removal of existing slates over main roof and rear wings (excluding northern most section to eastern wing) , re-felting and battening and re-covering with natural slate. Cladding the existing painted concrete block flat roofed extension with larch and insertion of new door and windows. No Decision.

WD/D/21/000013

06/05/21 THE MILL HOUSE, DOWNS LANE – Change of use of existing room over existing garage from Studio as per Planning Application No 1/E/07/000522 May 2007 to dwelling (retrospective). No Decision.

WD/D/20/003084

22/02/21 KILBERNIE, CHAPEL LANE – Demolition of existing dwelling & erection of 3no. dwellings with associated landscaping and works. No Decision.

WD/D/20/002134

19/11/20 FIELD KNOWN AS HIRAITH EAST OF, CUCKOO HILL – Agricultural private way, hardstanding and store (Retrospective). Granted 13 Jan 22.

WD/D/20/002314

16/09/20 FOLLY FARM, THORNFORD ROAD - Modification of obligations on Section 106 agreement dated 12th July 2016 (original planning approval WD/D/16/000642). No Decision.

The next Dorset Council – Northern Area Planning Committee Meeting took place on the 30th November, the next meeting will take place on the 8th February 2022 at 2.00pm, this meeting will be held in Stour Hall – The Exchange, Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: https://planning.dorset.gov.uk/ online-applications/ applications. Note: due to publication deadlines these details only reflect the website records up to 12.01.22

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Regular Meetings, Events & Activities Name Every Mon Table Tennis Cummunifit Sit & Strengthen Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Table Tennis Club Every Tue Yoga Topsy Turvy Toddlers Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) Beginners Pilates Cubs (in term) Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning & PO Community Coffee morning Yoga Croquet Coach/Play Wednesday Club (in term) Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club Table Tennis Croquet Junior WV Players (in term) Beavers (in term) Scouts (in term) Beginners yoga Yoga Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Bell Ringers Every Thur Tai Chi Advanced Pilates Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Rainbows (5–7yrs) Leigh Brownies (7–10yrs) Guides Dance Fit Wriggle Valley Voices Every Fri Table Tennis Croquet Club (May – Oct) Croquet Every Sun Second Sunday Informal worship Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club

Time 9.30–1.00pm 11am–12 noon 2–5pm 10–12noon 9.30am–10.30am 9.30am–11am 10am–1pm 1.10–2.10pm 6–7.30pm 9.30–12 noon 10.30–11.30am 10.30–11.30am 3pm (until Oct) 3.15pm–4.05pm 2pm 2.00–5.00pm 5.30pm summer only 6–7pm 6–7pm 7–9pm 7pm 7.15–8.15pm 7–10pm 7.30pm–9pm 10am 10am 2–5pm 5.45–7pm 5.45–7pm 7–8.30pm 6.00–7.00pm 7.30pm 9.30–1.00pm 3pm 3pm 9 for 9.30am 2pm

Venue Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall St Andrew’s Primary School Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Old Vicarage Care Home Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Playing Fields St Andrew’s Primary School Chetnole Playing Fields Leigh Village Hall Church Farm, Hermitage Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster St Andrew’s Primary School Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall St Andrew’s Church Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Trim Room, Yetminster Yetminster Jubilee Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Sports Club Yetminster Sports Club Yetminster Jubilee Hall Chetnole Playing Fields

Regular Meetings, Events & Activities Name

Time

Venue

1st Mon

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club

7:30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

1 Tue

Coffee, Cake and Chat

2.30–4.00pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Leigh Discussion Club (wint)

7.30–10.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Film Night

7.00pm

2nd Tues

Church Hall, Yetminster

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. 7.30pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

Sue Footner 873610

7.30pm

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

3 Tues rd

Jubilee Hall

Wriggle Valley MU (alt months) 7pm

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

Sheaf of Arrows 12.15–3pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council – alt mnths 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wriggle Valley Women's Group

7.30pm

venue tbc

7.30–11pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues 7.30pm Pub Quiz

7pm

The White Hart, Yetminster

Batcombe Coffee Morning

11am

tba

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC 7.30pm

St. Andrew’s Primary School

2 Wed

Yetminster Historical Society

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Police Support Unit

2–3pm

The Cross, Leigh

2nd Wed/alt mth

Chetnole & Stockwood PC

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study

7.30pm

Venue contact 872342

Last Wed Woodland Wednesdays

12.45–2.45pm

Pogles Wood nr Leigh

2.30pm

Police Community Support Yetminster Fair Association Wed – Sat Friary Shop 2 Thurs nd

Meadens Coffee Morning

Last Thurs Leigh Short Mat Bowls Last Sat

Pub Quiz

By Church, Yetminster 7.30pm

Meadens Hall, Yetminster

2.30–4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

10.30am

The Meadens

7–10pm

Leigh Village Hall

8pm

The White Hart

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BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn

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CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh

BACK PAGE

CARS, VANS & MOTORCYCLES, HIRING & SERVICING Brotherwood

Express Equipment Centre

N.S Autos

Matt Templeman, Bridge Garage 27 West Country Cars

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE Burrow Water Treatment Plants 50 Frost & Butler, Master Thatchers 41 P. Houchen Dry Stone Walling

KDS Garden Machinery Repair

Chedington Compost

The Log Man Family

M&S Welding

Paul Hambidge Contracting

Perrett Fencing

Pestwright & Mole Catcher

Rampisham Timber Services

SCR Tree Care

Alexander the Grate

A Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd

Tree Surgery (Westree)

i Sweep, & video inspections

Wriggle Valley Fencing

Steve White Chimney Sweep

Will’s Walls, Dry Stone Walling 27

COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT

HEALTH & WELL BEING

PDC Computing

Robert Frith Optometrists

Tania Geere Chiropodist

EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery

Lower Covey Montessori Nursery 19

EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

FOOD, DRINK & CATERING 5 Star Bars & Catering

Little Leigh Store

On the Boyle Café Spar Stores & PO Yetminster

Neal Electrical Services

JJP Plumbing

Pearce Energy Heating Oil

TS Boiler Services

Spearbuild

B.A Wallbridge

Westcountry Electrics

Sherborne Joinery

Sibley Property Maintenance

HOME, OFFICE & INTERIORS KC Decorators

Michael Sturmey Carpets

SBF Curtains & Blinds

Wayne Timmins Painter & Decorator 48 CM Furniture

LEGAL SERVICES Porter Dodson Solicitors

Professional Will Writer

PETS & LIVESTOCK Dog Grooming & Stripping

Therapy Barn Mandie Holloway 69

Chetnole Drone Photography

Yetminster Health Centre

POST OFFICES

PHOTOGRAPHY 42

HOME – BUILD & MAINTENANCE

Chetnole Village Hall (Wed am only) 42

Lendology CIC

Yetminster

AD Renovations

PRINTERS

J Bennett Joinery

Remous, Milborne Port

Ian Crossland Property Maint.

PROPERTY & HOLIDAY LETS

Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing 60

Mallows Cottage, Yetminster

M Harris

PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD

Steve Jones, Carpentry & Joinery 19

Chetnole Inn

Knott Roofing

The White Hart

SPORT & LEISURE

FUNERAL SERVICES

Brister & Son

Lawrence Electricals

Grassby Funeral Services

Steve Mumford General Builder 60

Barfoots’ Bouncers

February 2022 No. 342

Articles inside

PLANNING

REGULAR EVENTS

OTHER NEWS

NATURE NOTES

POGLES WOOD EXPLORERS

Yetminster

CLUB NEWS

Hermitage

Batcombe

Ryme Intrinseca

Leigh

Chetnole

Beer Hackett