872982 gml.wilson@btinternet.com RYME INTRINSECA REP: Gilly Wilson DISTRIBUTOR: Sue Goldsworthy 872699
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.
