Chetnole

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

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

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Chetnole Community Advent Calendar Windows

Chetnole Community Advent Calendar Windows

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

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 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 Wednesday 9 March

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). Friends of St Peter’s chetnole

Chetnole Oil Group

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

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

Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council

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.

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 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

Anne Bugler (nee Edom)

Anne was born at the Yeatman Hospital on 7 June 1944 and spent her childhood at The Laurels, Yetminster 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 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

… 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. 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.

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