OTHER NEWS The Friends of St. Peter’s on 873742 or boulterjs@yahoo.co.uk. Many thanks for your support
Get ready for this year’s Ride + Stride The annual Ride + Stride for Dorset Historic Churches Trust is taking place on Saturday 11 September.
Chetnole Half of the money raised by people in our village will go directly towards repairing the fabric of St. Peter’s, and the other half goes to Dorset Historic Churches Trust to provide grants for the maintenance and preservation of our beautiful churches. So get out your walking shoes, jodhpurs or cycling lycra and visit as many churches in Dorset as you can over the course of the day – and raise money by having friends and family sponsor your effort. You can plan your own route, visiting as many churches on the list as you like – people of all ages are welcome to take part. Last year Richard Charrington, Gwen Adair and Di and Dan Murphy did, and we raised over £700. Can we beat that this year? And if you’re not able to join them yourself, you can sponsor Richard Charrington, or Di Murphy, who have agreed to do it again this year. Every little bit is welcome. If you would like to get the list of churches in the area, or a sponsorship form, or just to make a donation, please get in touch with Jackie and Tony of 58
Leigh In our own benefice of 17 churches, we look for volunteers to spend a day riding (a bike or a horse) or striding (walking or running) around the lanes to as many of the churches as you can. This year, many of the churches will be open to greet and refresh you when you call. Please contact Alaistair Cumming, the Leigh coordinator, on alaistaircumming@ gmail.com or 01935 872401 to get a sponsorship form and instructions, and join in the challenge. In the past we have raised about £1,500, half of which comes back to St. Andrew’s Church, all thanks to your generosity.
Artsreach is the Dorchester based charity that supports rural touring in all its forms, theatre, music, dance, storytelling, puppet shows, etc., to the villages in Dorset. Upcoming events are: • The Circus Skills Children’s Workshop on Friday, 30 July in the Jubilee Hall, 2.00-4.00pm. The Workshop is for children between seven and 11. They will have the opportunity to ‘have a go’ at juggling, diabolo, flowerstick/ stuntstick, plate spinning, stilts, poi and rolla bolla.
