July/August 2022 No. 347 by Wriggle Valley Magazine

WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE No 347 July/August 2022

In this issue: Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee in style Ain't no mountain high enough for Graham Keene The Wriggle Valley welcomes Rev'd Jenny Nelson Boyle's Educational Foundation Grants available

CONTENTS EDITORIAL 3 New editor needed p8

Leigh Talks! on Dorset wildlife p24

NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES Batcombe Beer Hackett Chetnole Hermitage Leigh Ryme Intrinseca Yetminster

4 6 9 18 19 29 31

CLUB NEWS

POGLES WOOD EXPLORERS

Wriggle Valley NATURE NOTES Players back on OTHER NEWS stage p43

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 56 St. Pancras linked with Dorset p52

PLANNING 61 REGULAR EVENTS

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The Wriggle Valley celebrated the Platinum Jubilee on a grand scale, admirably summed up by Shiela Willoughby (on p22) as a ‘resounding, Union Jack flag-waving, unforgettable experience’. It was a huge amount of work by all those involved in the creativity and planning and actual ‘doing’ of the festivities but, as all the brilliant photos in this issue show, everyone had the best time. The summer has just begun however, with more wine and cheese parties, fetes and fairs to look forward to as well as the Leigh Pop Inn every month. Although September feels some way off, the Boyles Educational Foundation is welcoming applications for its grants, which go towards the expenses of further education or apprenticeships – see p38. This is a very cheery issue on which to end my tenure as editor as, for much of the last two years, we were in lockdown. The Wriggle Valley community has revived its many social activities and events with great zest, which I hope continues for my successor; it’s much more fun to write about! Please see the ad for a new editor on p8 and get in touch with Graham Plaice if you are keen to know more. It has been an honour and a great pleasure to be the WVM editor. My sincere thanks to the Committee, the village reps, all the many contributors to the WVM, and the distribution teams, for their support; without them, there would be no magazine. My thanks also to my husband, Robert (aka. Rural Reader and Dorset Scribbler) for all his creativity, contributions, and unflagging good humour. I wish you all well.

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BATCOMBE

Sir Andrew Graham starts the Jubilee celebrations

Batcombe Jubilee celebrations Like most towns and villages across the UK, Batcombe people came together to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We were welcomed by Sir Andrew Graham, who raised a toast to The Queen and played the bagpipes to start the celebration. A magnificent array of food was assembled as a bring-and-share lunch and spirits were not dampened by the onset of rain as everyone was already inside the marquee eating and drinking. Thanks to the Grahams for hosting such an enjoyable event.

REP & DISTRIBUTOR: Paul Attwell pcattwell@gmail.com

Bats in Batcombe

Batcombe Church lottery

Many people think the name Batcombe has a reference to bats; however, research suggests the name derives from the Old English Bata, a man’s name, and cumb, meaning valley. In 1201 it was known as Batecumbe. Whatever the origins, we can officially confirm there are bats at Batcombe church, and not just on the church gate sign.

If you would like to be included in the Batcombe Church lottery for the next 12 months, now is the time to buy your tickets. The lottery is open to anyone across the benefice and helps to keep the church open and maintained. Tickets are £12 each per year and you can buy as many as you wish. Three winners are drawn each month. Although prizes might be smaller than the National Lottery, the probability of you getting more back than you put in is considerably higher. For more details and to buy your tickets before the end of July please contact Bridget by email: bridgetgordge@ hotmail.com Prize winners May 2022

On 31 May, Abbas Ecology completed the fourth in a series of bat surveys. These inspections are an essential precursor to an application for a Bat License from Natural England which will allow the roof repair work to be undertaken. There is evidence (droppings, food debris, some flying bats) of brown long eared, common pipistrelle and serotine bats using the church as a roost. The application to Natural England will be made by 15 June and, all being well, approval for the work to start with consideration for the bats will be achieved by 31 August.

1st

Lou Gordge

Johnny Gibbs

3rd

Louisa Macpherson

Prize winners June 2022 1st

Georgia Macpherson

Hugh Vere Nicholl

3rd

Hilary Brocklehurst

Paul Attwell

BEER HACKETT

REP: John Parker johnwincanton@gmail.com DISTRIBUTOR: Susan Ferdinand

Photo: Nick MacBean

St. Michael’s Church Our annual Wine & Cheese Party will be held back in the centre of Beer Hackett this year, at Church Farm opposite the church. Together with Ben and Susannah we look forward to welcoming you to this long established, friendly and enjoyable event. Our services during the summer will be on the last Sunday of each month: 31 July and 28 August. Please keep an eye on the notice boards and schedules. John Bingham

Friends of St Michael’s Church Maintenance Day at St. Michael’s, 14 May A big thank you to all those who turned out on Saturday 14 May, to help with the Maintenance Day at St. Michael’s Church. The weather was lovely, enabling us to do much of the outside work as well as focusing on the interior. 6

You are cordially invited to our annual

Wine & CHeeSe PARTY Friday 5th August 6:30pm to 8:00pm at Church Farm, Beer Hackett, DT9 6QT by kind invitation of Susannah & Ben Keene Tickets £5 at the gate. To include a finger buffet and glass of wine. (Donations of savoury plates are welcome) Raffle prize donations welcome (either in church porch or on the night) All proceeds towards the upkeep of St. Michael’s Church, Beer Hackett

The list of jobs seemed ambitious but, with the help of villagers old and new, a huge amount was achieved … graves were tidied, hedges trimmed, trees pruned, drainage improved, gates and hinges repainted, doors treated, rubbish removed, floors hoovered and woodwork and brass polished. A great team effort!

Village Jubilee Breakfast, 2 June Beer Hackett got the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend off to a great start on Thursday, 2 June by holding a Village Breakfast in the Church grounds. Neighbours joined together for bacon rolls, toast and marmalade, tea and coffee and a celebratory glass of Buck’s Fizz. After an enjoyable couple of hours spent in the sunshine, chatting, laughing and catching up with one another, the morning concluded with a prize draw of Afternoon Tea and Prosecco hampers and Chocolates, won by Andrea, Susannah and Sandra respectively. Thanks go to Helen, John and Jean, and Betty for kindly donating the prizes, to all those who helped setting up, cooking and serving breakfast, and to all the villagers for joining in. Over

£150.00 was raised through donations for the Church funds. Sylvia Whitman

‘Ain’t no mountain ...’ As old age creeps up on us, thoughts inevitably drift to some form of ‘bucket list’ – either for those things we must do whilst time or, more likely, those things that perhaps we’ve left too late anyway? However, just as one despairs that it’s all beyond reach, somebody in their later years will come along and achieve something quite extraordinary to encourage us all. This is very much the case with Graham Keene, father and grandfather to the Keene family who live at Church Farm, Beer Hackett. On 13 May,

Graham, at 68 years, became the oldest British climber to scale the summit of Everest (29,000 ft) overtaking Sir Ranulph Fiennes who was 65 years in 2009 when he reached the peak. According to the Himalaya database of ‘members’ who have attempted to summit Everest, Graham is in the top 20 of successful oldest climbers of the nearly 7000 who have stood ‘on top of the world!’ Graham’s interest in scaling mountains started almost 25 years ago when he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his sons, Ben and Daniel in 1998. In 2004 he climbed the highest point in South America, Aconcagua. Since ‘retiring’ he has slowly trained, trekked and climbed summits around the world, from Mt. Vinson in Antarctica (2017), Mt. Elbrus in Russia (2019), Putha Hiunchuli in

Nepal (October 2021) and Cotapaxi in Ecuador (February 2022). So for all us daunted by the walk to the post box – remember there’s definitely still time ... John Parker

THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE IS SEEKING A NEW EDITOR. After 2 years and 21 issues, Kathryn Edwards is stepping down. The WVM Editor has the support of a strong committee and an excellent volunteer team of local reporters and distributors in producing, as readers appreciate, an award winning and muchvalued community magazine. If the role could be right for you (or someone you know) contact Graham Plaice gplaice@gmail.com

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CHETNOLE with

Hamlet, Melbury Bubb & Stockwood

REP: Liz Tebbatt 873140 tebbatt.towers@gmail.com DISTRIBUTOR: David Wallace

Condolences go to the family of Adrian Samways who died recently. A familiar figure to Chetnole having farmed here for many years, we will miss his friendly wave through the window of his tractor. Where there’s an occasion to be marked, Chetnole always does it properly and we certainly pulled out all the stops in June for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. With the help of a great bunch of Chetnolians we partied in style all weekend; out came the flags and bunting, the bonfire was lit, children dressed up as the royals and we celebrated like only Chetnole can with the best street party ever. Thank you to Nick and Naomi for lending us their field, the Chetnole Inn’s participation and to all of you who pitched in with the organising – James and his merry band of party planners outdid themselves. Even the rain held off until the last few moments of the street party, but we weren’t beaten, oh no, Chetnolians always have a gazebo at the ready! Really glad this village has maintained its sense of community and fun in the thirty years I’ve been here. Well done Chetnole. Can we have a few quiet weekends now please to recover? The flower show is imminent so get creative and enter a few of the classes, it’s great fun for all the family. Thanks also to the Parish Council for providing all the village children with a commemorative jubilee mug.

What’s on in July and August: Lots of cricket – see Dates for your Diary on page 55 3 July: Rev’d Jenny Nelson’s first communion at Chetnole Church, 11.00am followed by lunch at the hall 8, 9, 10 July: Chetnole Church Flower Festival, 11,00am–5.00pm – see poster for details 9 July: Musical concert at the church featuring clarinettist Katy Wenham, starts at 7.30pm 6 August: Chetnole Flower Show and Fete, 2.00pm Have a great summer, see you in September

Liz Tebbatt

Jubilee – Best Decorated House Braemar in Hamlet was the winner! There was The Queen at the balcony waving with piped operatic ‘God Save the Queen’. See pages 12–13 for more photos of the Jubilee celebrations.

St. Peter’s Church Rev’d Jenny Nelson, our curate, is being ordained as a priest on 2 July in Salisbury 9

Cathedral and she is celebrating her first communion at St. Peter’s on Sunday 3 July at 11.00am. This will be followed by a bring-and-share finger food lunch in the village hall (with drinks available by donation). Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate with Jenny. Please do come to our fabulous Flower Festival in St. Peter’s on 8, 9, and 10 July from 11.00am–5.00pm each day. Thanks to Lyn and our church flower arranging team, St. Peter’s will be full of beautiful flower displays representing different aspects of life in our wonderful village. There will be art by local artists and pupils at St. Andrew’s School, live music twice a day, a wonderful concert on Saturday evening thanks to the Friends of St. Peter’s and a short village service on Sunday morning at 10.00am (the collection will be in support of a local charity). Free entry to everything. Donations of course very gratefully received and will be in aid of the church roof repairs and the churchyard upkeep. See the notice in this issue of WVM and there will be a notice board with more details when we are open. And for your diary, Chetnole Harvest Festival Service is being planned for Sunday 18 Sept at 11.30am, followed by Harvest lunch in the village hall. More details to follow. Chetnole PCC

St. Peter’s Music Concert Series 2022 Present an evening of music to celebrate St. Peter’s Church Flower Festival Saturday 9 July, 7.30pm To celebrate the first ever Flower Festival in St. Peter’s, please come and join us for an evening of music featuring clarinettist Katy Wenham, who will be playing a wide repertoire of pieces. 10

Chetnole Church

Flower Festival

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8, 9, 10 July 2022 11:00 - 5:00

Beautiful flower displays

based on aspects of village life

Music twice a day

organ music live at 11:00 each day other live music in the afternoons Art on display includingartwork by pupils of St Andrew’s School, Yetminster Concert on Saturday at 7:30 - thanks to the Friends of St Peter's Village service on Sunday at 10:00 supporting a local charity Free entry - donations appreciated (for church roof and churchyard) Refreshments, cream teas available at Chetnole Inn from 12:00 

A celebration of our church and community through flowers, art and music

Katy studied clarinet at the Birmingham Conservatoire with Michael Harris and at the Bordeaux Conservatoire with Richard Rimbert, as well as performing in masterclasses taken by Andrew Marriner, Angela Malsbury, Guy Dangain and Joan Enric Lluna. She is currently principal clarinet of the Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra and the Stroud Symphony Orchestra, and has played with many local ensembles. She lives in Gloucester with her husband James and daughters, Laura and Marianne, and has very happy memories of her wedding at St. Peter’s in 1999. The Friends of St. Peter’s look forward to seeing you at the concert. Entry by donation, with refreshments and light bites available. Proceeds are for roof repairs for St. Peter’s.

Save the Children, Ukraine appeal A wonderful £610 was raised at the Richard Kay talk on 31 May. Everything was donated so a special thank you must

go to Richard, the village hall Committee and Leonora Walker who sponsored the wine, very appropriately from the sale of a painting! Everyone who came to the talk were incredibly generous too. So many, many thanks all round. Bee Grant Peterkin

75th Chetnole Flower Show & Fete We can’t wait to bring you this year’s Chetnole Flower Show and Fete on Saturday 6 August. After two, more reduced years, due to Covid, it will be back in full resplendence. As if the glory of winning a certificate wasn’t enough, every exhibitor in The Flower & Produce show will be entered in a prize draw with the chance to win £75. Being Jubilee year, there are a couple of themed classes to honour Her Majesty. Keep the kids occupied in the holidays with our fun children’s classes. There’s something for everyone, so please get growing, cooking and making. When it comes to the fete element, as well as the old favourites such as the Human Fruit Machine and White Elephant, the village cake stall will be back, and we have lots of new and interesting trade stalls. The dog show will keep our four-legged friends happy (or very confused) and we have live music, food, Pimms and the Chetnole Inn will be providing thirst quenchers and tasty treats. This year we are especially grateful to our sponsors who have contributed so generously: Ashfield Property & Management Services; Dockside Personnel and Castle Garden Centre. As always, we are grateful to you for supporting the Flower Show. Do get in touch if you’d like to be involved on the day, either running a stall or helping

with setting up. Please email us at chetnoleflowershow@gmail.com See you on 6 August! The Committee

Announcing the Chetnole Community Challenge When you think about Chetnole, what springs to mind? What makes it special? Is it specific landmarks or the community? How would you represent these for future generations? To mark the 75th anniversary of the Flower Show & Fete, we have introduced a new section: The “Chetnole Community Class” This is about celebrating our community and perhaps giving us something we can use in the future. To kick it off we have a real challenge: Design a Chetnole Crest and Motto which conveys the best of Chetnole. You can enter this as a team or individual and it’s open to all ages. Please submit your entries using the flower show schedule: Section H. We’ve given you a handy template to get started and can’t wait to see your creations.

The 75th CHETNOLE FLOWER SHOW & FETE Please join us for our popular annual Summer show Saturday 6th August 2022 2pm – 4.30pm, Chetnole Village Hall We’re delighted that the Flower show & Fete is returning in its full format and hope that you have started growing, cooking and making in preparation. Join us for Tea, Cakes, Pimms, Live Music and lots of fun stalls. To enter the 2022 Show you can find the schedule on: www.chetnoleandstockwood-pc.gov.uk Or follow us on FB and Insta @chetnoleflowershow To get involved contact us at chetnoleflowershow@gmail.com

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LEBRATIONS

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HERMITAGE

Storm clouds, rain, umbrellas … but nothing could dampen the warmth and enthusiasm that Hermitage villagers displayed as they celebrated our wonderful Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Ably master minded by Jan Pescott and Dave Whiteoak, beautifully decorated by Nicole Stanford and with vast quantities of delicious food provided by the village, it was a brilliant celebration of The Queen’s life. Roger Hervey made a touching speech reflecting the tireless and constant duty that our Queen dedicated to us all. The cake was huge, beautiful and delicious and it was so good to see our village celebrating together on the lovely village green. What a great bunch of people. We are blessed to live here. Susan Bosanquet

REP: Tom Beels

tom@beelsandco.com

LEIGH

REPS: Philippa Toulson philippa.toulson@gmail.com Eddie Upton upton.eddie@gmail.com DISTRIBUTOR: Judith Palmer

Photo: Jeremy Walker

Philippa tells me that one of her granny’s favourite sayings was, “Self-praise is no recommendation.” Maybe – but didn’t the village do well with the Jubilee celebrations! The articles from Hilary Cumming and Shiela Willoughby (she popped up from Cerne Abbas for the Sunday) sum everything up beautifully. We’re writing this a week after the event, and it still feels exciting. Leigh has a well-earned reputation for rising to special community occasions. This time the village really excelled itself. We’ve included a few of the many unsolicited comments from villagers and visitors along with some photos below. A massive thank you to everyone involved – organisers, helpers, performers, audience – you were all great. The summer promises yet more interesting and exciting events. The Leigh Talks! programme looks especially

THE

POP INN Leigh’s Renowned Pop-up Pub.

Friday July 29th

plus Hog Roast

Friday Aug. 26th

plus Hot Dogs

....From 7pm

interesting, and we heartily recommend the talk by Imogen Davenport on 7 July. Imogen is Director of Conservation at the Dorset Wildlife Trust and we are lucky to have her as a speaker. She is one of the county’s leading experts on climate and the natural world. The Pop Inn goes from strength to strength. On Friday 29 July they will be having a Hog Roast and on Friday 26 August, hot dogs will be available. The village hall doors open at 7.00pm and closing time is 10.30pm. See you there. Philippa Toulson & Eddie Upton

“What an amazing Jubilee weekend! Memories made for young and old.” “I would not wish to live anywhere else but Leigh.”

Jubilee celebrations

“Thank you to everyone who has organised this wonderful day.”

“What a wonderful turn out. Marvellous people. Fantastic atmosphere. Love it.” “We will remember this for many years to come.” “Bravo!” “Fabulous day! Absolutely brilliant.” “Bloody hard work! But, great fun.”

“Nice to meet The Queen at last. Still looking young for 96!” “... such a memorable and enjoyable occasion...” “... such great community spirit...” 20

Leigh village unites in celebration Over four momentous days last month, Leigh village, with the rest of Britain, joyfully celebrated The Queen’s Jubilee. Our church displayed flowers and memorabilia; there was a Village Quiz; we had an outdoor church service; a hilltop bonfire; gates and hedges in patriotic colours; our very own exquisite little Queen, and finally a splendid, uproarious (and rather damp) indoor picnic. We were also encouraged, leafletted, organised, chivvied and generally bullied at every stage by a Dedicated Gang (who shall be nameless).

The excitement began on 1 June with people busy in the church, some installing a fascinating collection of village memorabilia, and a swirl of floral artists creating stunning displays in a red, white and blue theme, with touches of royal gold, purple and platinum. Added to that was a tricky village quiz, snaps of gable ends, doorways, carvings, ivy clad walls. Throughout the following days, secretive small groups were seen, or sinister individuals peering around, quiz in hand. It was very clever. On 2 June, the Coronation anniversary, a Leigh congregation gathered in the sunshine of the churchyard, ‘to give hearty thanks for Her Majesty, Queen

Elizabeth II, for her devotion and service to the people of this land and the Commonwealth over the past 70 years.’ Led by the Rev Tony Durkin, and with a band of musicians, the congregation was guided with hymns, prayers and a reading of Kings Chapter One, the anointing of Solomon by Zadok the priest. Fittingly, we ended with a recording of the Westminster Abbey choir on 2 June singing that magnificent Handel anthem. Woven through the service were historical announcements of events throughout our Queen’s reign.

That evening the village, old and young, children and dogs, climbed to the top of the Miz Maze, there to exclaim and sing and eat Sam Vincent’s sausages around a magnificent bonfire, prepared by David Vincent. We felt at one with millions of people around the country lighting their bonfires as a wide-spread national celebration, not a warning of danger as so often in our history. The next day was a pause to gather energy. There was bunting galore; portraits of The Queen, including a life size back view of Ma’am entering a village house; rosettes; a teddy in a crown; a magnificent outsized crown; a soldier on palace guard (which won the 21

prize); balloons; linked fabric hands; and even Mt. Everest with prayer flags and a climbing boot. THEN, in an open topped decorated landrover, in her crown and magical silver skirts, waving graciously and serenely, in and out, down lanes, to the delighted residents of The Old Vicarage, greeted by crowds at each end of the village, Queen Margot toured her very own kingdom. She appeared the next day, still waving, to delight the assembled villagers and to announce the winners of the Village Quiz, and the decorated gates. Rumour has it that 300 of us ate our picnics during that afternoon We were not put off by the rain which gave us a sense of ‘all in it together’ as we crowded into the hall, ate our (free) ice creams, bought Pimms, sang splendid old songs at voice-tops, and generally decided that… WE ARE THE GREATEST! Hilary Cumming

Shiela’s reflection of the day The day began with such excitement as my grand-daughter Margot was Queen of the event for the day. She had her best sparkly party dress on and glittering crown. Upon arrival, she waved regally and beamed at all who watched and took photos of her and her brother Hector. The forecast did not look promising, but people clambered to dressed tables and erected gazebos to ensure the event went with a swing. With true British grit and spirit, the party got off to a fantastic start. There were families and friends picnicking and sipping Pimm’s and local beer provided by the Pop Inn. There was lots of glass clinking to good health and sharing of food and drink. The community spirit was palpable. 22

I was drawn to the sound of singing and music. A classic Supremes anthem drew me to the inside area, where The Little Leigh Store was serving afternoon teas. The crowd was singing along, and the atmosphere was electric. Amy’s group of singers belted out dance tunes that ignited my inner young girl as I could not resist their rhythms and songs. I found myself dancing along with them, forgetting that I was in a crowd, but that didn’t matter as we were all enthralled by their singing and tunes. The audience demanded ‘more’ as they concluded. Then followed Eddie and Tony, whose sing-a-long songs brought us back to why we were there, to celebrate our Queen and all that she has achieved in her 70 years of reign. Everyone became filled with nostalgia and British pride; I felt exhilarated and sang as loud as I could, inflating my lungs with the feeling of togetherness, happiness, and pride, waving my flag enthusiastically. The grand finale came, and Les conducted us all with great aplomb, concluding with Land of Hope and Glory, which erupted into a rapturous, resounding, Union Jack flag-waving, unforgettable experience. All the children of Leigh were given a special 50p coin. Maybe one day this will become an heirloom and stimulate their memories of the day, when they become adults. How lucky to have such an experience to reflect on. The rain stood no chance of spoiling things for any of us, it was a truly memorable day. Special thank you to all the organisers who made me so welcome, especially at the end of the day, and for creating a fantastic jubilee celebration event. Shiela Willoughby

St. Andrew’s Church

Our next Coffee Mornings are on Tuesdays 5 July and 2 August. They start at 10.30am and are a lovely way to meet friends and neighbours and chat over tea/coffee and a delicious selection of cakes. Plus, you can usually find some real bargains at our bring-and-buy table. John Parks & Eddie Upton Churchwardens

Church flowers

We are delighted to report that Jenny Nelson, the Three Valleys Benefice curate, will be ordained priest in a ceremony at Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 2 July. Jenny is already proving herself a great asset to the benefice and it is always a delight when she conducts a service in Leigh. She will continue with her teaching career but that doesn’t mean she will be putting any less energy into her church commitments. We are very lucky to have her with us. We are also very fortunate to have a retired priest living in our midst, plus lay people who are willing to help with conducting services. The benefice clergy team are going to be fully stretched this summer, but thanks to Tony Durkin and our lay worship leaders we are still able to put on four services in both July and August. It’s also very good to see the church being used for weddings again and we have weddings in both July and August.

Is there anyone out there who loves flowers and would be willing to take over organising the church flower rota? We have a very willing team who do an amazing job. I am still willing to help but will give up organising the rota at the end of the year. If you are interested, please get in touch with me by phone, 01935 872030, or email billjackie80@gmail. com and we can discuss. Looking forward to hearing from you. Jackie Jolliffe 23

Leigh Talks! Imogen Davenport, Dorset Wildlife Trust presents Climate change, Dorset’s wildlife and nature-based solutions Thursday 7 July, 7.45pm at Leigh Village Hall DT9 6HL (doors open 7.30pm) Free entry; bar available Leigh Talks! got off to a good start in May when we heard Paul Burridge from Dorset Waste Services talk about what happens to the stuff we throw away and how we can improve our recycling. The key point is that when the right stuff is put in the right bin, Dorset Council get paid money by the recycling processor. However, if the recycling bins contain items that shouldn’t be there, Dorset Council is charged money, so there is less money for all the other things the Council run, such as parks and open spaces, roads, verges and street lighting, libraries, social services etc. You can check that you’re doing your recycling properly by looking at https:// www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/bins-recyclingand-litter/which-bin-do-i-use. A number of leaflets, Right Stuff, Right Bin, have been put in the Little Leigh Store. By the time this goes to press, the June Leigh Talks! event will have taken place, a talk by our local farmers. On Thursday 7 July at 7.45pm, we are pleased to have a presentation by Imogen Davenport of Dorset Wildlife Trust, covering climate change, Dorset’s wildlife and nature-based solutions. Free entry; bar available. In May, we cut up old tablecloths, duvet covers, shirts and pyjamas and a team of cutters, sewers and ironers converted them into community bunting to use at the Jubilee celebrations. These lengths of jolly bunting are now a community resource to be used by anyone wanting 24

to borrow some for either their own or a village celebration. On Friday 12 August 2.00–4.00pm we will have the second of our Make Do and Mend workshops in the village hall. This time bring your half-finished curtains or cardies, scrap fabric you fancy turning into a bag or any mending that you’d like some help with. Hopefully the team will be able to give you some assistance. As it’s the school holidays, children are invited to bring along an old t-shirt they would like to change into something else! All ages welcome. Future diary dates are: Thurs 15 Sept at 7.30pm Thurs 13 Oct at 7.30pm Thurs 17 Nov at 7.00–10.00pm Thurs 12 Jan 2023 Thurs 16 Feb 2023 Thurs 16 March 2023 Cate Dixon Leigh Climate Group

Leigh Parish Council update I am sure all who attended Leigh’s Platinum Jubilee Big Lunch will join me in thanking Sue Fudge and her team for organising a terrific event. Despite the best efforts of the British summer weather, many residents attended, and it was clear that people thoroughly enjoyed themselves. And thank you also to David Vincent for putting on the Jubilee bonfire beacon, complete with a delicious sausage BBQ courtesy of Sam. At the May Parish Council meeting, Charlie Adey was co-opted to fill one of the two vacant parish councillor seats. However, due to work commitments, another resident who had expressed interest was unable to attend, so there remains one vacant seat to fill.

If you are interested in becoming a parish councillor, please contact either the Parish Clerk or myself for further information, preferably by 3 July so that applications can be considered at the next Parish Council meeting (see below). Long-time residency in the parish is not a prerequisite; all that matters is that you are prepared to work with others to progress Parish Council business and give up some of your time to attend the six meetings a year. Paul Orchard has for many years organised our annual litter pick, sadly a vital contribution to keeping our verges clear of rubbish thrown from passing cars’ windows. Paul is now stepping down from this role, but Andrew Little has very kindly agreed to take on the organisational task, provided there are sufficient volunteer willing ‘pickers’.

We have many kind stalwarts who rise to the occasion year after year, but there is definitely room for more. If you want to assist (litter picking week is in January. All gear is provided, you simply need to donate about two hours of your time), please contact Andrew: andrew. little03@btinternet.com Russell Jepson kindly provides ‘hosting’ for the Leigh village website https:// www.leighvillage.org.uk. For many years, he has also acted as the editor, but due to numerous other commitments, now wishes to hand this part over to someone

else. The editor role involves receiving and uploading material to the web site, and keeping the events listings updated. This will require liaising with the Parish Clerk and the various event organisers. No specific software is required other than a web browser on a PC or Mac. The ‘host’ content management system is Wordpress; Russell tells me it is not difficult to learn, although some previous experience would be useful. If you are interested in fulfilling this important role, please contact myself or the Parish Clerk. Parish Council meetings are now held on the second Tuesday of the month and the start time has been brought forward to 7.00pm. The next meeting of the Parish Council will be at 7.00pm on Tuesday 12 July. Parish Council meetings are held in Leigh village hall, and are open to all. Alan Bennett alan.bennett.leighpc@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JUNE WINNERS. Winners for the June 2022 draw: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

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No 89 Mr M. Stevens £100 No 8 Simon Barson £80 No 4 Caroline Birdsell £60 No 174 Mr & Mrs Marriott £40 No 74 Sylvia Walsh £20

A footnote to all who subscribe to our village lottery: we donated £250 towards the Jubilee party in June. Julian Turnbull & Alaistair Cumming 25

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Ryme village gathers for the Jubilee bonfire

Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Church tidy up

Hope everyone had a wonderful Jubilee weekend, wherever they were. Here in Ryme, we had a great party on the Thursday with a fantastic bonfire, skilfully constructed by Colin Millward – great job. About 65 people turned out to enjoy the BBQ of pulled pork, sausages and pizzas, all very kindly prepared by the entire Templeman family. Thank you all so much, it was a great deal of work.

There was a great turn out too for the annual churchyard tidy up. Andy Templeman had managed to trim all the yew trees up the path a few evenings before, so had more time for the huge laurel bushes that where well overdue a good trim. Thanks to Duncan Ross and his trailer, everything was neat and tidy two hours later. The highlight of the morning was again the coffee break when Sue Goldsworthy excelled herself by bring a trolley full of delicious things. I think the date slices were top of the list but, please, more of those sausage rolls next year. Thank you all very much from Mike and me, your churchwardens. By the time of the next issue of the magazine (September) we will be arranging a Harvest Festival – where does the time go? Have a lovely summer everyone. Gilly Wilson

As you can see, it was a beautiful evening; lovely skies and views for miles with quite a few other beacons which could be spotted. We were just so lucky with the weather that evening. it wasn’t even cold.

POETRY PAGE Time, Hope and Memory. Thomas Hood WVM readers who may wonder why Poetry Page appears to favour poets of previous centuries can be assured the reason is not bias. It is copyright! Obtaining permission to print an entire poem, or large part of one, by a living poet, or one who died less than 70 years ago, can be a long and arduous process. It was intended this issue to celebrate the birth of Philip Larkin, born August 1922, with a page of his most famous acerbic verses. The plan was thwarted by Faber, controllers of his estate, who require three months to merely consider the idea. It is true this page has often featured poets who have triumphed over social bias, extreme poverty or sustained illhealth and this double-issue page, Dorset Scribbler’s last, is no exception. I heard a gentle maiden, in the spring Set her sweet sighs to music, and thus sing Fly through the world, and I will follow thee Only for looks that may turn back on me;

Thomas Hood, born 1799, died aged just 45. His ability to write both seriously (‘The song of the shirt’) and comically (he founded and ran the magazine ‘Comic Annual’) and contribute to the great magazines of the age (London Magazine, Athenaeum and Punch) endeared him to influential contemporaries. One described him as “The finest English Poet between the generations of Shelley and Tennyson”. Yet he was so poor at the time of his death that Sir Robert Peel, an admirer, secretly sent his wife the sum of £100 and helped arrange a state pension. Hood wrote his only novel ‘Tylney Hall’ while renting The Lake House, in Wanstead, then an Essex village. Until 2010, a nearby school bore his name. Years before that, that school bored this writer. But trust not all her fondness, though it seem, Lest thy true love should rest on a false dream.

Her face is smiling, and her voice is sweet; Lake House, Wanstead. Not that poor? Only for roses that But smiles betray, your chance may throw and music sings deceit; Though withered - Twill wear And words speak false; - yet, if they them on my brow, welcome prove, To be a thoughtful fragrance I'll be their echo, and repeat their love. to my brain, Warm'd with such love, that Only if waken'd to sad truth, at last, they will bloom again. The bitterness to come and sweetness past When thou art vext, then turn again, and see Thy love before thee, I must tread behind Thou hast loved Hope, but Memory Kissing thy foot-prints, loved thee. Dorset Scribbler though to me unkind; 30

YETMINSTER

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

We are still actively seeking a replacement editor for this magazine (see advertisement on p8). This is Kathryn’s last edition as editor; she stepped into the breach, in very difficult circumstances, after our beloved Bella sadly died. She took up the reins with astonishing speed, great professionalism and, most importantly, very good humour. I have been Chairman for almost ten years and have seen how the Committee, especially the editors, have developed the magazine into such a well-loved and slick production that it is today. We all thank Kathryn for her outstanding contribution to both the magazine and the Wriggle Valley Community who we serve. WOW! The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations were fantastic. See p34 for Toby Hartwell’s write-up on show how the village celebrated. I have never seen the village look so amazing; it truly reflected

the extraordinary effort and hard work of our community to make the celebrations a success. It just goes to show what can be achieved when the village comes together. As I write, Queen Elizabeth II has just become the world’s secondlongest reigning modern monarch; what an achievement and I hope she reigns long enough to take the lead in due course.

The village cannot relax too much after the recent celebrations, as the renowned Yetminster Fair is on Saturday 16 July. This should be a great event, involving a dog show, classic cars and bikes on display, as well as lots of stalls and a 31

range of food drinks and entertainment. The proceeds of the show are distributed to groups and organisations around the village. Let’s give this event as much love as we did the recent celebrations, this is our village event. David from the White Hart reports: “We were overwhelmed by the support of the pub over the Jubilee holidays and it was such a shame that the weather was not kind on Sunday. This forced the band on the big day of the street party to cancel the stage opposite the pub and do their set in the White Hart; an amazing evening resulted. “This has brought forward our next planned initiative which is to promote regular monthly live music. We start on Thursday 23 June with the Ray D’Inverno Trio ‘Passionate about Jazz’. 8.00pm–10.00pm for the best in British jazz. If anyone else wants a Thursday live music slot, please let us know.”

Here we go again! If you read the Planning section in the magazine (p61), you will see there is a planning application to build nine new homes on the land north of Ryme Road. This is disappointing as the site was subject to a previous application by Gladman Developments, which was dismissed at appeal, and of course we now have our Neighbourhood Plan. This identifies sites suitable for development (Ryme Road is 32

not one of these), seeks to maintain the important rural gap between Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca and recognises that the parish only requires a very limited number of new dwellings in the period to 2036. This will be a first test of the Plan since Dorset Council adopted it, and it will be interesting to see what happens Huge thanks to the volunteer teams who have worked tirelessly to provide a comprehensive programme of events to help celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. I hope that the village gets behind these events and supports such a momentous occasion. Michaela and Graham Plaice

Coffee, Cake and Chat

We had a great time celebrating The Queen’s jubilee last month. With thanks to Jane who played some wonderful music on the piano for us. We would also like to thank those who continue to support Coffee, Cake and Chat, with special mention to Alison Moody who provides her time volunteering each month and always turns up with a yummy cake.

We are back on Tuesday 5 July and then Tuesday 2 August 2.30-4.00pm, in the Jubilee Hall. We look forward to seeing you all. We are collecting for the food bank so please continue to bring your dry food and toiletries donations. Angela and Grace

St. Andrew’s Church

Photo: G. Goater

Happy July! Well, what a wonderful occasion The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend was. The great British summer weather was as unpredictable as ever and tried to dampen things down a bit; but talking to someone from Shaftesbury, where apparently wine glasses filled up rapidly with rain and lettuce was seen floating

off plates, it wasn’t just us (perhaps note to self – no more holidays in England in early June …) St. Andrews had standing room only for the Jubilee Service, full of readings of people’s first-hand recollections of the Coronation in 1953, including Black Rod pinning to a pillar one of The Queen’s attendants who was feeling a bit faint, to keep her upright, and a bishop pulling a small bottle of brandy from his robes and having a nip. Those were the days. The weekend at St. Andrews was so memorable, which was down to the many people who organised, decorated, cooked, and generally pulled everything together, to Simon and the choir for the Coronation music, to the readers for the recollections, to the flower arrangers who decked the church with the most brilliant displays, to Robert for the beacon, to the Parish Council for the lights and to the carillon for getting through the National Anthem without a hitch. The carillon is 125 years old, and we are working patiently to raise the money needed to have both it and the clock overhauled. We miss the chimes of course, but hope the overhaul will take the mechanisms on for another couple of generations to their 200th and 400th anniversaries, so it’s worth the wait. Thank you to the very kind lady who wished to remain anonymous but donated to help with the restoration. It was so appreciated. Clare has now ‘retired’ as Churchwarden and has handed the baton on to me. I have been presented with a box full of interesting and ancient looking keys which I must try hard not to lose; they all look hand-made and are probably impossible to replace. Clare has done the job splendidly over the past years and I’m so grateful to her for 33

staying on to help me through the first year until I get to know the ropes. A few people notes: as I write, Terry our Sidesman is waiting to go into hospital for a long awaited operation and we wish him all the best for a good outcome, and a welcome return to duties after convalescing. Good luck Terry. Jenny Nelson has joined the Team and is being ordained at Salisbury on 2 July. Jenny will bring a wealth of experience from her work at Sherborne Girls and we look forward to working with her and sharing her ministry. The church resumes a more normal round in July and August and all the services are advertised on the church pages. Everyone is welcome at St. Andrews, and don’t forget our informal second Sunday service at the school; 9.30am for chat, coffee and croissants, and service at 10.00am. We have people of all ages coming along, it’s great fun. Finally, to everyone planning a holiday, have a really good time and come home safe. And to all the people planning a summer wedding at St. Andrews, best wishes for a long and happy marriage. Churchwarden Geoff Churchwarden.yet@gmail.com

White Hart pub for the inaugural Jubilee walk. Lots of stiles were clambered over but the reward, halfway round, was a sumptuous tea with all sorts of cakes. Thanks go to Sara Greenwood and family for all their hard work in setting this up.

Jubilee celebrations Yetminster embraced The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with lots of different events, all well-attended, over the bank holiday week. Thursday 2 June saw the doors of St. Andrew’s Church open for a special flower festival, organised by Celia Brayfield, which featured some very creative arrangements from clubs and societies in the village. At 2.30pm on a lovely sunny afternoon, a group of over 50 keen walkers set off from the 34

As dusk settled, a host of people gathered in the churchyard to toast The Queen and to attend the lighting of the beacon. The National Anthem was sung followed by a countdown to Rob Barfoot lighting the beacon at exactly 9.45 pm. The church tower was lit in red, white and blue to mark the occasion and for each of the subsequent nights of the Jubilee.

Friday heralded a hunt for gold with 26 teams joining the fun of the Yetminster Jubilee Treasure Hunt organised by Jane Smith. Starting at The Old School Gallery, the hunt took people on a short loop around the village, answering a total of 27 questions in the hunt for gold bullion (a box of Celebrations!). The winners were the Reverend George Moody and his wife Alison – getting all the questions correct in the fastest time. Turns out having a guiding light does help some things! Congratulations to all who took part. Saturday was Family Fun Day at the Sports ground organised by Andy and Julie Perlejewski. There was something for everyone, with the Welly Wanging being keenly contested. The event concluded with music from Band in a Box at The Sports Club. The weather on Sunday started bright. At 10.00am, a rousing celebration in St. Andrew’s saw a great selection of music beautifully performed by all involved. With the church packed, it was great credit to Simon Eadon who organised the events and all the choristers and musicians who made it possible. Meanwhile, the High Street was closed to traffic as tables, chairs and food and drink of all sorts started to appear and by 1.00pm there was a colourful carnival atmosphere along the centre of Yetminster. Events were formally started by Gerry, resplendent in Union Jack waistcoat, who proposed the Loyal Toast and three cheers for Her Majesty. Music during the afternoon was provided by Ken Horswell of Abbey 104 and children were soon blowing bubbles and chalking the road as adults got on with the serious business of getting stuck into the Big Lunch.

At 3.00pm, Tim Phillips and bell ringers from Sherborne Abbey rang a quarter peal at the church. With prizes for best fancy dress, best dressed table and the first appearance of the renovated skittle alley courtesy of Mike Bird and Julian Bennett, everyone was fully in the swing. Inevitably a bit of light drizzle turned to heavy rain during the afternoon. The Fat Marrow Band who were scheduled to play outside moved into The White Hart and the party continued with great music and the pub overflowed with people spilling out onto the street. It seems that a very enjoyable weekend was had by all and there are too many people to thank properly for all their hard work who made this a great village celebration. The events were also made possible by generous donations from the Yetminster Community project and the Parish Council. Toby Hartwell

Yetminster & Ryme Walking Group What a fun Platinum Jubilee weekend Yetminster had, 35

many thanks to the Yetminster Jubilee Committee for organising all the activities. The YRWG had a long walk around the Parishes, starting at the pub with about 40 people, there was an option of doing half the walk, and we finished with eight longer distance walkers. Refreshments were available and much appreciated while looking at the view from the quarry. Thank you all for coming on the walk. We have our next walks on a poster which will be on notice boards, Facebook and Parish website. These walks include short evening walks close to the village.

join in the fundraising, please contact us on yetpaths@gmail.com Looking forward to seeing you all.

Future walks: 7 July 6.00pm: Start White Hart pub 23 July 2.30pm: Start Layby beyond Ryme 13 Aug 2.30pm: Start Holbrook DT9 6HQ Melbury Road, towards Chetnole, driveway RHS 24 Aug 6.00pm: Start White Hart pub 17 Sep 2.30pm: Start Sport Club 28 Sep 6.00pm: Start White Hart pub 29 Oct 11.00am: Start location tbc 19 Nov 11.00am: Start location tbc 28 Dec 10.30am: Festive walk, refreshments, mince pies; Evershot, Melbury Estate entrance Attendance will be at your own risk. Please wear sensible footwear. Details/updates on the PC website, noticeboard and Wriggle Valley Magazine

Yetminster Fair

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Yetminster Fair returns on Saturday 16 July and, after last year’s success, will again take place on the Sports Ground at Yetminster. With nearly 50 stalls of all sorts booked in and entertainment including a dog show, skittles and classic car display there will be lots to enjoy on the day including a bouncy castle and children’s games. There will also be a return of the Tug of War competition for Yetminster and surrounding villages. If you would like to enter a team, just email yetminsterfair@ gmail.com for more details.

The fun starts at 12.00 and after the Fair there will be live music at the Sports Club. The Fair Committee still need volunteers to help run stalls and help marshal. If you can spare an hour that would be great; again, just send an email to yetminsterfair@gmail.com

Yetminster Fair Association 50/50 Club draw JUNE 2022 WINNERS 1st prize of £100

No. 42 Mrs C Goater

2 prize of £50

No. 51 Mr M Fuller

3 prize of £30

No. 57 Mr G Nutt

4th prize of £20

No. 39 Mr S Cridland

Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council Chairman’s Notes – May Meeting The annual village meeting highlighted the opportunities that exist within

our local community, with short presentations or written reports delivered by the Parochial Church Council, the Walking Group, Short Mat Bowls Club, Community Sports Club, Mothers’ Union, the Hundred of Yetminster History Society and the Garden, Arts & Craft Society. The Chairman remarked on the wide range of activities that are available for all ages and thanked all those people who give their time to lead the many clubs and societies. At the annual general meeting of the Parish Council, the standing orders, rules, regulations and procedures were adopted, the financial statement was approved, Councillor Hughes was reelected as Vice-Chair and I was reelected as Chairman. Councillor Brayfield has resigned to take up the role of Secretary to the PCC and was thanked for her contribution to the village. There are now four vacancies which need to be filled if the Parish Council is to function effectively. Parish councillors need to have an interest in the local community and are required to attend 10 meetings a year as well as sit on at least one of the various sub committees. We will be spending our Community Infrastructure Levy over the next few years so now is a great time to join us if you wish to help influence developments within our community. Please contact the Parish Clerk at yetmnster@dorset-aptc.gov.uk if you would like to be co-opted on to the parish council or for further information. At a previous meeting, there was uncertainty as to whether a contribution to the clock repairs was a legitimate expense. Having obtained advice from the Dorset Association of Parish and Town Councils, the Council has now agreed that a contribution will be made to the St. Andrew’s Church clock appeal 37

once a formal, costed request for financial assistance has been received. A planning application has been submitted for the construction of nine houses on land north of Ryme Road. A previous plan to develop this site received objections from the Council and a large number of residents, and subsequently went to appeal where it was dismissed by the Planning Inspector. This site was not included in our recently approved Neighbourhood Plan, and we are concerned at the erosion of the gap between Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca, the loss of privacy for existing adjoining properties and the proposed access road which opens the site to further development. Given the history of this site, we have requested that the application is handled by the full Planning Committee and not delegated to an individual officer. We are pleased to announce that, subject to the receipt of suitable references, we have appointed a new Parish Clerk who will commence her duties on 1 July. We would like to thank David Torrance for being our acting Clerk for the last few months and for agreeing to support the new appointment through a period of induction. Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in organising any of the Jubilee events staged in Yetminster or Ryme Intrinseca and to everyone who attended. It was great to see the way the community came together to create such a memorable long weekend of activity. We hope the Yetminster Fair is supported in the same way and look forward to seeing you all on 16 July. Andy Perlejewski Chairman of Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council

Come and join

The Great Big Blooming Tea Party in aid of Marie Curie On 24 July from 2.00-5.00pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall There will also be a raffle with lovely prizes Please contact Sue Gilmour on 07760 666761 for further details.

YETMINSTER HISTORY SOCIETY A pile of old stones? Just a pile of old stones may be the first impression on visiting the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey. But not so if your guides are Claire Reilly, Shaftesbury Museum curator, and Julian Richards, archaeologist and TV presenter (Meet the Ancestors, among others). Claire’s historical knowledge and Julian’s massive enthusiasm and personal involvement with the archaeological work at the Abbey made for a fascinating tour. The original abbey founded by Alfred the Great in 888 was thought to have been a wooden structure but the amount of Saxon stonework found in the rubble during excavations suggest it could have been built of stone from the beginning. It was the first religious house built solely for women and Alfred set up his young daughter, Aethelgifu, as its first abbess. Daughters of the nobility joined, bringing with them rich endowments. This, together with it becoming the shrine of St. Edward the Martyr which attracted large numbers of pilgrims, led to it coming the second richest abbey in the country. But after the centuries came Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Possibly because of its influence, it was one of the last places to surrender, the last abbess signing it over in 1539. The place was stripped of all its valuables, the wreckers moved

in, and the building was thoroughly demolished. And there it remained until excavations started in the C.mid-19th. Sadly, those early excavators made few records and findings left behind were exposed to the weather to deteriorate. These omissions were repeated by early C.20th excavators, further compounded by enthusiastic gardeners moving stonework around. Julian assured us that the 2017 digs he was involved in were more scientific, but also posed some interesting puzzles, such as: why were there no signs of a floor in the aisle? Why was the floor level below the lines of the base of the wall? And why was it that there were foundations of a buttress in what had hitherto been assumed to be a doorway? Among new findings were jet rosary beads: how did that nun come to lose them? There were also piles of coloured, broken glass – evidence of the intervening lead supports being stripped out and the glass discarded, considered of no value at the time. The museum too has been refurbished, showing the chronology of the finds and how they inter-relate. Another location well worth a revisit. Next visit: 13 July, Templecombe Church. For further information on visits or booking, contact us at yetminster8@gmail.com John Ferretter 39

CLUB NEWS Wriggle Valley Players The Wriggle Valley Players amateur dramatics group has been running for over 30 years, over that time producing countless plays and pantomimes to entertain the benefice. With no activity through the lockdowns, members were keen to get back on stage and the Peter Pan pantomime in January this year broke all previous records for ticket sales. Although Covid outbreaks in the cast made rehearsing tricky, and no one knew if it would actually go ahead until the last minute, luckily it did, and received very good feedback from the sell-out audiences. The next pantomime will be Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with rehearsals starting in September. Club members normally rehearse on Wednesday evenings at Leigh Village Hall. Their next performance, ‘An evening of short plays,’ will take place at 7.30pm on 15 and 16 July at Leigh Village Hall; the entertainment includes performances by all ages within the club. Tickets are £10 each and include a two-course ploughman’s supper; they are available from www.wrigglevalleyplayers.co.uk or Leigh village hall on Wednesdays 6 and 13 July 7.30pm–9.00pm. The adults will be performing short comedy sketches and a play from the Little Grimley series, ‘Strictly Sex Factor on Ice,’ a side-splitting comedy based on the Little Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society who face yet another threat to their existence – reality TV shows have

ravaged their Saturday night audiences. Never one to take these things lying down, Chairman Gordon has devised a cunning plan to compete head on – their very own live Saturday b l o c k b u s t e r, combining the best of all TV formats. What could possibly go wrong … Our youngest members will be performing a magical tale inspired by the movie, ‘A night in the Museum.’ The exhibits come to life and go on an adventure to save the museum and themselves but is it all too late? The teenage group have been devising their own play influenced by the game and movie Jumanji but, in their version, the most unlikely group of school children get sucked into a game of Cluedo. Can they solve ‘who did it’ so they all get to go home? The younger members have developed and rehearsed their plays with ‘Power of Performing’ run by Amy Parker, which is closely affiliated with the Wriggle Valley Players and runs on a Friday evening in Leigh during term time, for children aged 5 to 17. For more information about the club please contact: wrigglevalleyplayers@ gmail.com Or for more information about the Power of Performing contact: powerofperforming@gmail.com 43

Leigh WI – May meeting

At our May meeting, Amanda Whitlock came and spoke to us on ‘Health & Wellbeing’. Amanda has her own company, Total Wellbeing Matters, covering Mental Health and wellbeing consultancy work and training. The issue of mental health is very current, so it was good to hear her views on how we can improve our own mental health. She was keen to emphasise that self-care is not the same as selfish. She explained that if we can try to think of good events which have happened to us and not let our brains keep reminding us of things that are negative, we would be much happier. She recommended that we think of three positive things before we go to sleep at night. Amanda highlighted four areas: What is mental health (it is not a mental illness) The impact of mental health What is stress? How anxious do we all get? She emphasised that ups and downs in life are normal, but we must manage our anxieties and try to develop resilience in dealing with negative aspects of our lives. Often, women are better are talking about their mental health than men; the WI is a good place for us to share our hopes and fears. 44

We were then given a quiz to do, ‘How anxious are you currently?’ Each section had four questions (a), (b), (c), (d) and then we counted the number of a, b, c, d, answers we had to show our level of stress. This was entirely confidential so none of us knew the others’ answers; I wondered how truthful we all were! She then outlined ‘Five ways of wellbeing’: Connect; Be Active; Take Notice; Learn; and Give out. Amanda gave each one of us food for thought about how we can improve our mental wellbeing. Thank you, Amanda. The meeting on Tuesday 26 July is at 2.30pm, when Deborah Clare talks to us on a ‘tiles practical demo’ and on Tuesday 30 August at 2.30pm, Bonny Sartin will be talking on ‘The Labourers Lot. Do come and join us. Anne Reason

Wriggle Valley Mother’s Union will be holding a Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster on Wednesday 14 September 2022 from 10.00-11.30am Come and enjoy delicious coffee and cakes! in aid of MU charities The Countrymen’s Club Rylands farm, Dorset 10th Anniversary celebrations, Thursday 28 July We are organising a fun packed day to celebrate 10 years of the Countrymen’s Club here at Rylands farm. Do come

along and help us celebrate. In the evening, Symonds & Sampson will be running an auction of promises.

Auction of promises. On behalf of the Countrymen’s club and Future Roots.

Thursday July 28th Auction starts 6pm Buyers can arrive from 5pm. Lots of wonderful gifts, unique experiences and vouchers for you to bid on!

The Countrymen’s club, Ryland’s farm, Boyshill, near Sherborne. DT9 5PS. Ph: 01963 210789 for details.

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Club

fortunate to have one of June’s beautiful, sunny days with clear blue skies. Keyneston Mill is home to the fragrance company Parterre. It was difficult to believe just how young this enterprise is. The fifty-acre estate was only acquired by Julia and David Bridger in 2015, initially to grow cut flowers but quickly developing into this unique botanical enterprise which grows plants and herbs to produce a range of fragrances. In addition to the perfume crop fields (where the plants that are grown in commercial quantities, to be harvested and distilled on site), the gardens, which

If you are going to spend an afternoon walking round a garden with the specific purpose of exercising your olfactory receptors, exploring and enjoying a garden that specialises in aromatic and scented plants, then it is important that you have good weather. So, when we went to Keyneston Mill, we were indeed 45

are open to the public, show case and trial some 1,500 different plants. To find our way round the parterre – a classical geometric design with six departments for different families of plants – we had a guided tour led by Julia Bridger and one of the gardeners, Rebecca. This was, as they say, a handson experience and we were encouraged

to sniff and to pick and handle the leaves of plants to release their scents. We were guided round the Padua Gardens where many of the flowers have scented petals. The garden featured the two varieties of rose traditionally used in perfumery, the Rose Damascena and the Mai Rose and were surprised, if not to say in awe, to be told that it takes 4,000kg of rose petals to produce one single litre of rose oil. No wonder perfumes are expensive. The other gardens are the Fougere where the plants produce more masculine fragrances, such as lavender, moss artemisia and vetiver, and the Spice Garden which produces the ingredients associated with the oriental family of perfumes. Many of the plants here were 46

familiar to use as culinary ingredients, such as fennel, cinnamon and coriander. It was a fascinating tour and full of surprising information. We saw irises that must grow for four years to develop the rhizomes that will be harvested for distillation and – wait for it – then must be stored for three years before they are used. Indeed, not an enterprise for the faint hearted. Keyneston Mill is well worth a visit; if it is raining you can always visit the Scented Botanist café which aims to use some of the exotic ingredients produced on the estate. And, of course, there are plenty of buying opportunities. The geranium gin was particularly memorable. Carol Debell

At the entrance to the Jubilee Flower Festival in St Andrews Church in Yetminster, was this beautiful wheelbarrow display representing the Yetminster & Ryme Garden Society, arranged by Jane Hartwell and Kate Oram.

POGLES WOOD EXPLORERS In May we had our ‘Build a Bird Box’ day. Five children came and made really lovely boxes. Thank you so much to Paul for coming to help us and to Sparkford Sawmills for sending their scrap timber. It was a happy, sunny day in every respect.

By the time you read this there will just be time to book for Summer Holiday Club sessions. These will be every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer holiday starting on Tuesday 26 July and finishing on Thursday 25

August. Sessions start at 10.00am and finish at 3.00pm although we can make provision for extra time if necessary, and are suitable for aged 5+. Children bring their own lunch as well as suitable clothing to be outdoors all day. We have deer so we therefore have ticks; children are advised to wear long trousers.

Muddy Monday sessions for accompanied pre-school children are in full swing and will carry on through the holidays. Sessions start at 12noon with a bring-your-own picnic and finish at 3.00pm, Cost £5 per child, school age siblings welcome during the school holidays. Please try to let me know on the day if you are coming, just in case it is a day we are not meeting for some reason. We have had some lovely birthday parties already this year and there are more booked in the diary. Please let me know in good time if you have a special date coming up and want to book a Pogles Party. It’s brilliant for children but it is also a pretty good place for an adult or family celebration! Philippa Toulson philippa.toulson@gmail.com Facebook: Pogles Wood Explorers 47

NATURE NOTES Garden flowers are such important pollen and nectar sources for many insects, and with half of our butterfly species now endangered, such planting is invaluable. Many of our common butterflies visit gardens but the less often seen Green Hairstreak is also occasionally seen. It is an early summer species, unmistakable with iridescent green wings held upright when not in flight and is our only green UK species. Good habitat for insects provides food for nesting birds such as the familiar Green Hairstreak butterfly wren, one of our smallest yet loudest songbirds. Males can build up to twelve nests for the female to select the most suitable. These surplus nests are not wasted as they are often used as roosts and therefore later help survival during cold winters. There are Wren several UK species of parasitic solitary Ruby-tailed, Emerald or Jewel wasps. All are rare and very small, but have unusual colouration of metallic red, Ruby-tailed Wasp purple and green. They are sometimes called cuckoo wasps as they lay their eggs in the nests of other solitary bees 48

and wasps where the resulting larvae develop. Our most spectacular moths are now on the wing including the stunning Eyed Hawk-moth.

Eyed Hawk-moth

Once found only around coastal habitat, the iconic raven can now be seen and certainly heard locally and throughout much of the UK. Shy, historically persecuted birds, at distance can sometimes be seen disappearing into the topmost branches of the tallest trees, remaining there whilst resting or communicating with each other. These intelligent birds may live for well over ten years. It is always a privilege to observe a pair of ravens as they create the most amazing flight display – in and out of acrobatic aerial formation, often at great height. Ravens over Leigh

Gill Nash

OTHER NEWS St. Pancras Old Church – links with Dorset If you are waiting for a train at St. Pancras and you have time to kill, as we had recently, we recommend you look at the nearby St. Pancras Old Church. The current churchyard is quite small but, for those who do not know it, has some surprising and fascinating features. Here are a few you would come across.

The tree growing over a large pile of stacked gravestones it is known as the ‘Hardy Tree’. In the late 1800s, much of the original graveyard was converted to a goods yard as part of the expansion of the nearby railway. Thomas Hardy was employed by the architect as an overseer for managing the disinterment of the human remains. There is a stone memorial to Mary Wollestonecraft, the campaigner for women’s rights, who died in 1797, just ten days after giving birth to a certain future authoress, Mary Shelley. (With the disruption of the railway, the family removed her and her husband’s actual remains to Bournemouth.) There is also a magnificent mausoleum designed by Sir John Sloane, the celebrated architect of many well-known buildings, including the Bank of England. 52

The mausoleum was erected in 1816 after his wife Elizabeth’s death and entombs his wife and son as well as Sloane himself. It was interesting to read that the central domed structure influenced Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s design of the K2 and subsequent telephone kiosks. The mausoleum is one of only two Grade 1 listed monuments in London (the other being Karl Marx’s tomb in Highgate). And don’t forget to visit the church itself! Ian Wood

Stanchester Quire

Stanchester Quire is a community choir which I set up some 27 years ago. We draw members from Somerset, Dorset and Devon. The essence of a community choir is that there is no audition, no requirement to read music and no experience is necessary, just a desire to sing with other people. Our choir is unique in that we specialise in songs from the southwest of England. Our next practice season starts on Monday 5 September. We meet at 7.30pm in the David Hall in South

Petherton and we warmly welcome new members. It may seem a long way off, but we will be learning and rehearsing songs for our programme of Christmas concerts. The music is exciting with strong rhythms and lovely harmonies. Some of it dates from the C.17th and is the sort of music that was sung in village churches across the southwest. If you’d like more information, please get in touch. Eddie Upton 07813 089002 upton.eddie@gmail.com

Yetminster Group of Artists at Chetnole Mill Dorset Art Weeks 2022 Venue 8 We would like to thank all those who supported our exhibition at Chetnole Mill. Thanks to everyone's generosity, we hope to send more than £1000 to the Save the Children Fund for the Refugee Crisis. Final accounts will show in the September magazine as donations are still coming. Bee Grant Peterkin and Melita Frances Moule

Eccentric Vicars! (2)

Most people will have heard of Spoonerisms (transposing the first letters of words in a phrase, e.g. a well boiled icicle) but not everyone may know how the term ‘spoonerism’ came about. Well, you might have guessed from the title of this piece that an eccentric vicar was involved. The as caricatured vicar in question was Spooner by Spy (Leslie Ward) in William Spooner and, Vanity Fair, April 1898

once again, we are indebted to Fergus Butler-Gallie’s book ‘A Field Guide to the English Clergy’ for the information. William was born in London in 1844 and had an interesting condition which, although he turned out to be a brilliant scholar (excelling in Greek literature and philosophy), caused his mind to muddle things up. Despite this, he was made Dean of New College, Oxford, eventually becoming the Warden; it was here that he once formed a poor opinion of a lazy student, stating that he had, ’tasted two worms’! Muddling up words became an endearing trait and caused much amusement in Oxford. For instance, having been ordained in in 1875, he is reported to have announced the hymn ‘Kinkering Congs their Titles Take,’ and referring to Jesus as a ‘shoving leopard’. It wasn’t only words that got muddled up though; once at a college dinner the salt cellar got knocked over, spilling salt across the tablecloth. William, without giving it too much thought, immediately poured the red contents of his wineglass over it. The well-known remedy for spilt red wine is salt, but it doesn’t necessarily work in reverse! Some of the stories of his sayings may be apocryphal and we can’t be absolutely sure if he actually did propose a toast at Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee to the ‘Queer old Dean,’ but he did apparently muddle people up and once asked an old college member, “Was it you who was killed in the Great War, or was it your brother?” William died in 1930 at the ripe old age of 86 and having been part of New College life for over 60 years; the College commissioned a large portrait of him which still hangs proudly in the Hall today. Geoff Goater 53

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY JULY Tues

Coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Tues

Coffee, cake & chat

2.30-4pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wed

WVCC away v Buckhorn Weston

6.15pm

10 Flower Festival

Sat

Sun

10 WVCC home v Sandon Strollers

Tues

12 Y&RGS Summer Party

6.30pm

Sun

17 WVCC home v Bournemouth Tchs

2pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Wed

27 WVCC home v Thornford

6.15pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Fri

29 Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

An evening of music to celebrate St Peter’s Flower Festival

11am-5pm

St Peter's Church, Chetnole

7.30pm

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole Chetnole Playing Field

AUGUST Mon

C&LGS Jewel in the CrownJohn Colton

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

Coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Tues

Coffee, cake &chat

2.30-4pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Sat

Chetnole Fete & Flower Show

11am-5pm

Wed

10 WVCC home v Montague

Wed

6.15pm

17 C&LGS outing to Cranborne Manor Gardens

Sat

20 Y&RGS Summer Show

Sun

21 WVCC away v Stour Provost

1.30pm

Fri

26 Pop up Pub

7pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Leigh Village Hall

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY SEPTEMBER Mon

C&LGS Plants for problem areasClaire Hart 7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

Coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Tues

Coffee, cake &chat

2.30-4pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Tues

Leigh Discussion Club Sooty

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

13 Y&RGS All about Chillies

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Wed

14 WVMU coffee morning

10-11.30am

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Sat

17 C&LGS Quiz Night

Sun

18 Harvest Festival & lunch

11.30am

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

Fri

30 Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Chetnole Village Hall

OCTOBER Tues

Coffee morning/bring&buy

10.30am-12

St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

Tues

Coffee, cake & chat

2.30-4pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Tues

Y&RGS Putting your garden to bed for winter

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Fri

28 Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

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

CHURCH NEWS

Our Church communities

News from the Three Valleys Team

My first year as Curate here as a Deacon in the Three Valleys Benefice has sped by! I have certainly enjoyed every moment, whether in our churches, our primary schools, or enjoying coffee and a chat in village halls, I am always thankful for your warm hospitality and conversation. It seems that travelling has played a large part of my ministry here through the last twelve months, helpfully serving as a reminder that discipleship is literally and metaphorically about our journeying together in Christ. Along the way, and in every experience, there have been those noticeable signs of God’s love, in the colour of the sky, the bluebells and wild hyacinths which carpet the banks and the woods, and primroses which glisten in the sun. We’ve also loved the reflective services inside and out, and those brilliant walks of witness, each place with its own beauty. I want very much to say what a privilege it is to serve here. Whilst soon I will be 56

ordained Priest, I feel it is important to express that ministry and service belong to everyone: by our baptism we all share in the ministry of Christ as his disciples. Of course, Jesus models this ministry for us, and in our serving as messengers, shepherds, sentinels, and stewards of God’s mysteries, for renewal and sustenance, we serve for the flourishing of all people. In service of the gospel may all our churches flourish. Thank you to everyone who supported my ordination as Priest at Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 2 July, and the following day, Sunday 3 July at St Peter’s, Chetnole, with my first service of Holy Communion. As we continue to pray for all our benefice communities and the situation in Ukraine, may the grace of God’s love be made visible every day. We look forward to seeing you soon. Jenny Nelson Curate

Dear everyone in the Three Valleys Benefice Liz and I want to say a massive thank you on four counts. First, thank you so much for coming to our Final Service at Caundle Marsh back in May, we were bowled over by the number that turned up on the day. The Rogation Service started slightly late, as people were still pouring in; at the last count, there were well over two hundred, around double the number we thought might come. So, thank you for supporting us. Second, thank you very much indeed for the big cheque and flowers that were presented to us at the Service. It was kind, generous and overwhelming. We are looking forward to buying something for our new house.

Third, thank you to Tony and the Ministry Team for putting up with some of our what may seem strange ideas and little foibles! It has been a real privilege to be able to work with you all, what a great team. Fourth, and finally, thanks to you all for the opportunity to serve in this Benefice. Ministry in the countryside does have its challenges but these can be overcome, and for everyone to become involved is hugely rewarding. So please keep at it. So, as we leave, we send you our heartfelt love, blessings and encouragement for the months and years ahead in the Benefice and, if you find yourself in East Chinnock, the kettle will always be on. Richard and Liz Kirlew

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 JULY 2022

3rd

10th

17th

24th

31st

TRINITY 3

TRINITY 4

TRINITY 5

TRINITY 6

TRINITY 7

10am CW Holy Communion

BATCOMBE

10am CW Holy Communion 10am CW Holy Communion

BEER HACKETT 10am CW 10am Communion Welcome2Worship Holy & Baptism

BRADFORD ABBAS

11am First Mass for the Reverend Jenny Nelson 10am followed by Morning Service Bring and Share Lunch (finger food only please)

CHETNOLE

10am CW Morning Prayer

HERMITAGE

10am CW Holy Communion

HILFIELD 8.30am BCP Holy Communion

LEIGH

6pm BCP Evensong

10am CW 10am Holy Communion Community Spirit 8.30am BCP Holy Communion

RYME INTRINSECA THORNFORD

8.30am BCP Holy Communion

YETMINSTER

10am Second Sunday Picnic at St Andrew’s School

CW= COMMON WORSHIP

10am CW Holy Communion Patronal Festival 10am CW 6pm BCP Holy Communion Evensong

BCP= BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

Extra and weekday Services Monday

11th July

3pm

Holy Communion

THE OLD VICARAGE LEIGH

Mondays

Every

6pm

Compline

YETMINSTER CHURCH and ON-LINE via ZOOM Please email for link

Tuesday

5th July

10am

Lower Covey Service

YETMINSTER CHURCH

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 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 AUGUST 2022

7th

14th

21st

28th

TRINITY 8

TRINITY 9

TRINITY 10

TRINITY 11

BATCOMBE

10am CW Holy Communion

BEER HACKETT

10am CW Holy Communion

BRADFORD ABBAS

10am CW Holy Communion

10am Welcome2Worship

6pm BCP Evensong

10am CW Holy Communion

CHETNOLE

HERMITAGE

HILFIELD 8.30am BCP Holy Communion

LEIGH

10am Community Spirit

RYME INTRINSECA

THORNFORD

10 am CW Holy Communion

10am CW Morning Prayer 10am Second Sunday at St Andrew’s School

YETMINSTER

CW= COMMON WORSHIP

10am CW Holy Communion

BCP= BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

Extra and weekday Services

Mondays

Tuesday

Every

2nd August

6pm

Compline

YETMINSTER CHURCH and ON-LINE via ZOOM Please email for link

NO Holy Communion

this month at

The Old Vicarage Leigh

10am

Lower Covey Service

YETMINSTER CHURCH

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

Team Vicars Rev’d George Moody The Vicarage Church St, Yetminster DT9 6LG

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 JULY 2022 BATCOMBE Nil CHETNOLE P/FUL/2022/00893 16/03/22 LAND AND BARN WEST OF BACK LANE – Convert barn into 1 No Dwelling. No Decision. P/FUL/2021/04670 22/12/21 LAND AND BARN WEST OF BACK LANE – Erection of 1 no dwelling with vehicular access and associated works. No Decision. P/FUL/2021/04670 22/12/21 LAND OPPOSITE CHURCH CLOSE – Erection of 1 no dwelling with vehicular access & associated works. 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/HOU/2022/02357 12/04/22 STOCKBRIDGE HOUSE, CHETNOLE – Erect garage with two car spaces & store, replacing demolished outbuilding. No Decision. P/FUL/2021/00893 16/03/22 LAND WEST OF BATCOMBE LANE – Convert barn into 1 No. dwelling. No Decision. 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/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. HERMITAGE 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/LBC/2022/03104 31/05/22 CHURCH FARM, LOAD LANE, HILFIELD LANE – Install Aga and external vent. Internal alterations. No Decision. P/FUL/2022/02931 19/05/22 KNAP FARM, LOAD LANE, HILFIELD LANE – Erect agricultural worker’s dwelling. No Deicison. P/HOU/2022/02837 04/05/22 HILFIELD MANOR, HILFIELD LANE – Erect Single Storey Side Extension. No Decision. LEIGH P/PAAC/2022/03297 20/04/22 LAND AND BUILDINGS SOUTH OF LOAD LANE – Change of use and conversion of 1 No agricultural building to 1 No dwelling (Class C3). No Decision. P/HOU/2022/02752 29/04/22 DROVESIDE TOTNELL – Erect double garage. 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 an dgarden areas. No Decision. 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

PLANNING APPLICATIONS JULY 2022 MELBURY BUB Nil RYME INTRINSECA Nil YETMINSTER P/FUL/2022/03404 30/05/22 Land north of Ryme Road – Erection of 9 no dwellings, new access, highways improvements & all other associated works. No Decision. P/RES/2022/01222 26/04/22 Land at West Hill Farm, Brister End – Erection of 1 No. dwelling and 1 No. detached garage. Demolish existing stable block, (reserved matters application to determine appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following grant of outline planning permission WD/D/19/003034). No Decision. P/HOU/2022/02609 21/04/22 Upbury Farm, Church Street – Conversion of a barn to an annex, ancillary to, and to serve the main dwelling. No Decision. P/LBC/2022/02610 21/04/22 Upbury Farm, Church Street – Conversion of a barn to an annex to serve the dwelling. No Decision. P/LBC/2022/02102 14/04/22 White Hart, High Street – Erect smoking shelter to the rear (demolish existing). No Decision. P/FUL/2022/01708 05/05/22 Knighton House, Brister End – Continue use of the land as residential garden. No Decision. P/HOU/2022/1282

22/03/2022 13 Eastlands, Brister – Erection single-storey rear and front extension and a two-storey side extension to form annex. Withdrawn 25 May 22.

P/FUL/2022/01551 15/03/22 Yetminster Scout Hut, Sussex Farm Way – Erection of Scout Hut (demolition of existing Scout Hut). Granted 8 Jun 22. P/VOC/2022/01493 07/03/22 Land North of Clare Cottage, High Street – Erection of 1 No. Dwelling (with variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/ D1265/W/21/3266326 (LPA ref WD/D/19/002011) to amend approved plans). No Decision. P/MPO/2022/00323 24/01/22 Land East of Yew Tree Cottage Brister End – Request to discharge Planning Obligations of a Section 52 agreement dated 24 August 1988 against planning approval 1/N/87/45. No Decision. P/LBC/2022/00408 21/01/2022 The Old Vicarage, Church Street – Change 2 no. windows to doors with access steps and balustrade. 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/20/002314

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 will take place on 12 July 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.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/. Note: due to publication deadlines these details only reflect the website records up to 12.05.22

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Regular Meetings, Events & Activities Name Every Mon Table Tennis Cummunifit Sit & Strengthen Iyengar Yoga for beginners Iyengar Yoga Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Table Tennis Club Every Tue Topsy Turvy Toddlers Ladies Table Tennis Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) Beginners Pilates Cubs (in term) Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning & PO Community Coffee morning Croquet Coach/Play Wednesday Club (in term) Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 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 11.00am–12 noon 1.15–2.30pm 3.30–4.30pm 2.00–5.00pm 10.00–12noon 9.30am–11.00am 9.45am–12.45pm 10.00am–1.00pm 1.10–2.10pm 6.00–7.30pm 9.30–12 noon 10.30–11.30am 3.00pm (until Oct) 3.15pm–4.05pm 3.00pm 5.30pm summer only 6.00–7.00pm 6.00–7.00pm 7.00–9.00pm 7.00pm 7.15–8.15pm 7.00–10.00pm 7.30pm–9.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 2.00–5.00pm 5.45–7.00pm 5.45–7.00pm 7.00–8.30pm 6.00–7.00pm 7.30pm 9.30–1.00pm 3.00pm 3.00pm 9.00 for 9.30am 3.00pm

Venue Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Jubilee Hall Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Jubilee Hall, Yetminster St Andrew’s Primary School Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Old Vicarage Care Home Yetminster Playing Fields St Andrew’s Primary School Chetnole Playing Fields 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) 7.00pm

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

Sheaf of Arrows 12.15–3.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council – alt mnths 7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wriggle Valley Women's Group

7.30pm

venue tbc

7.30–11.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues 7.30pm Pub Quiz

7.00pm

The White Hart, Yetminster

Batcombe Coffee Morning

11.00am

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

2.00–3.00pm

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

By Church, Yetminster 7.30pm

Meadens Hall, Yetminster

2.30–4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

10.30am

The Meadens

7.00–10.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Fri

Leigh Pop Inn

7.00–10.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Sat

Pub Quiz

8.00pm

The White Hart

District Council Members serving you in 2022 Cllr Mary Penfold Dorset Council e: mary.penfold@gmail.com Councillor for: Yetminster Representing the villages of Yetminster, Ryme Intrinseca, Chetnole,

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Burrow Water Treatment Plants 51

BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn Hound House

15 66

CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh

GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE

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CARS, VANS & MOTORCYCLES, HIRING & SERVICING

Frost & Butler, Master Thatchers 41 P. Houchen Dry Stone Walling

KDS Garden Machinery Repair

Chedington Compost

The Log Man Family

M&S Welding

WHY DIY

Neal Electrical Services

JJP Plumbing

Pearce Energy Heating Oil

TS Boiler Services

Spearbuild

B.A Wallbridge

Westcountry Electrics

Sherborne Joinery

Matt Templeman, Garden Maint. 26

Sibley Property Maintenance

Express Equipment Centre

Paul Hambidge Contracting

Whitmarsh-Trew Plumbing

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Perrett Fencing

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Wayne Timmins Painter & Decorator 49

Wriggle Valley Fencing

CM Furniture

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A Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd

i Sweep, & video inspections

Steve White Chimney Sweep

COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT PDC Computing

EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery

Lower Covey Montessori Nursery 16

EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Jubilee Hall

FOOD, DRINK & CATERING

Will’s Walls, Dry Stone Walling 26

LEGAL SERVICES

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Porter Dodson Solicitors

Signature Reflexology

Professional Will Writer

Robert Frith Optometrists

PETS & LIVESTOCK

Tania Geere Chiropodist

Dog Grooming & Stripping

Therapy Barn Mandie Holloway 65

PHOTOGRAPHY

Yetminster Health Centre

Chetnole Drone Photography

HOME – BUILD & MAINTENANCE

POST OFFICES

Lendology CIC

Chetnole Village Hall (Wed am only) 42

AD Renovations

Yetminster

J Bennett Joinery

PRINTERS

Ian Crossland Property Maint.

Remous, Milborne Port

Little Leigh Store

Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing 64

PROPERTY & HOLIDAY LETS

On the Boyle Café

M Harris

Mallows Cottage, Yetminster

Spar Stores & PO Yetminster

Steve Jones, Carpentry & Joinery 16

PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD

FUNERAL SERVICES

Knott Roofing

Chetnole Inn

Brister & Son

Lawrence Electricals

The White Hart

Grassby Funeral Services

Steve Mumford General Builder 64

SPORT & LEISURE

AJ Wakely & Sons

Proper Domestics repair

Barfoots’ Bouncers

of £100 No. 15 Mr B Rowsell

of £50

No. 63 Mr & Mrs Hartwell

of £30

No. 25 Mr J Farr

of £20

No. 33 Mrs L Bateman

July/August 2022 No. 347

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PLANNING

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NATURE NOTES

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Beer Hackett

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