Chetnole - Issuu

from June 2022 No. 346

REGULAR EVENTS

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

A warm Chetnole welcome goes to Joanna Procter and Stephen Moss who have moved to Stonegarth from High Ham near Langport; we wish them many years of happiness in their new home. We also send our very best wishes to Rodney Yeatman who has moved nearer to his family.

We also bid a fond farewell to Bev, Andy and Mallie Welch who are leaving Chetnole for pastures new – good luck with everything and we will miss you.

Enjoy the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this month and let’s hope the sun shines. Looking forward to seeing your houses blinged up for the occasion too. And don’t forget to sit on the church wall at wedding time!

What’s on in Chetnole this month:

w/c 30 May

Best patriotically decorated house competition

Thurs 2 June

Jubilee BBQ from 8.00pm and bonfire lighting 9.45pm

Fri 3 June

Judging for the Best Decorated House Competition

Sun 5 June

From 12.30pm Children’s Royal Fancy Dress Competition followed by Village Street Lunch at 1.00pm. Bring your own food, drink, decorations and wet weather plan

Tues 14 June

Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club outing to Holme for Gardens, Wareham – meet there at 1.30pm

Sat 18 June

Wedding at the church – see church noticeboard for time

Thurs 30 June

Wedding at the church – see church noticeboard for time Happy June to you all.

The Wriggle runs white with milk

Liz Tebbatt

CHETNOLE RESIDENTS JOIN US WITH YOUR FAMILIES & FRIENDS AS WE CELEBRATE THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE

THURSDAY 2nd JUNE from 8pm

A Barbecue and the Lighting of the Jubilee Bonfire at 9.45pm FRIDAY 3rd JUNE

Judging for the Best Decorated House Competition SUNDAY 5th JUNE from 12.30pm

Children’s Royal Fancy Dress Competition followed by Village Street Lunch at 1pm. Bring your own food, drink, decorations and wet weather plan.

All events held by the Village Hall. Contact Barbara on btmwallace@gmail.com to book a table for £10 or bring your own. All proceeds to the Queen’s Jubilee Charities. Please contact James@troup.es with offers of help – all gratefully received.

Last month, the Wriggle turned white as it flowed through Chetnole. A vigilant resident reported this to the Environment Agency, who investigated and confirmed the colouring was due to milk entering the river somewhere upstream.

St. Peter’s Church

On 1 May, St. Peter’s had a lovely village service in the morning, thanks to Richard and everyone, and a wonderful concert in the evening organised by the Friends. Many thanks to them and to Uri and Kate and ‘There be Dragons’ for performing – what a treat!

On 8 May, we were pleased to welcome Canon Janet Smith who came to take our communion service and we would like to thank her for coming. In June we have a service at 10.00am on Sunday 12 (with coffee and biscuits afterwards). And we are so pleased that we have two weddings – on 18 and 30 June – a notice will be on the board with the times for the weddings so we can all watch from the wall! Looking ahead, on 3 July at 11.00am our curate Jenny Nelson will celebrate her first Holy Communion, and the benefice will have a bring-and-share lunch in the hall afterwards – everyone is welcome to both the service and lunch.

We also we hope you will all come along to our wonderful Flower Festival which is on from 8–10 July.

Chetnole PCC

Chetnole Church Flower Festival

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

Music twice a day Art on display Concert Saturday evening at 7:30 Village service Sunday at 10:00

Free entry - donations appreciated (for church roof and churchyard) Refreshments/Cream teas available at Chetnole Inn from 12:00 - 5:00

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

Review of There be Dragons performing The Gates of Bristol

On Sunday 1 May, St. Peter’s Church played host to There be Dragons first ever performance, a sneaky preview of their programme for the Bristol Early Music performance, and they held the audience spellbound.

There be Dragons include Chetnole’s very own Kate Hawnt (voice) and Uri Smilansky (medieval fiddle), with fellow international musicians Leah Stuttard (voice and harp) and Victoria Couper (voice). Formed in 2019, the group has faced every imaginable tribulation to get to their first performance, including flood, storm and a pandemic.

The programme covered sacred and secular music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, as we were taken on a virtual tour of the four C.15th gates that guarded the entrance to Bristol via the port, the market and even the prison. We 9

were treated to songs in Early English, Latin, Norman- French and Italian, ranging from songs of devotion to prison laments to a song for secret lovers!

Against the backdrop of the candlelit warm mellow sandstone of St. Peter’s, There be Dragons transported us to a different world and, as one of the audience said, “it was a privilege to be there”. I hope we can tempt There be Dragons back to St. Peter’s in the future and, at the risk of gilding an already very beautiful lily, the evening raised much needed funds for repairs to St. Peter’s.

75th Chetnole Flower Show & Fete

Special Celebratory Class

Preparations are well underway for our popular Flower Show & Fete on 6 August. This year is a special anniversary, so we have some new classes to mark the occasion.

All exhibitors to the Flower Show will automatically be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win £75.

A new Community Challenge award has been created, which is open to Chetnole residents of all ages and can be entered as an individual or as a group: design a crest and motto which best illustrates Chetnole village and our community spirit. This really is a special challenge and we hope it will encapsulate all that is wonderful about our village. We’re looking forward to 10 seeing your creations and hope that the winning entry can be used by the village in the future.

Don’t forget your sunflowers which will create a spectacular scene of golden colour. Judging for the tallest and most vibrant will take place on Friday 5 August (not Saturday as previously advertised). Remember to submit the height on your entry form.

As well as the show, we will have a full return of our popular stalls and stands. We would be grateful for any donations for the raffle, as well as offers of help for the day itself such as erecting gazebos or manning a stall. This annual event is a wonderful way to get involved, meet new faces and have a good giggle.

Lastly, thank you to all of you who came to the fundraising bingo night. A great time was had by all, lots of prizes were won and the cash bar was as popular as ever!

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

Village matters

Annual litter pick

Following the recent litter pick, Dorset Council and

Keep Dorset Tidy joined forces and have gifted Chetnole a complete Litter Pick kitbag, comprising 10 sets of hivis gilets, picker-uppers and large bags, plus three useful bag hoops.

It is stored in the village hall shed, and can be accessed at any time, by any villager feeling like picking up litter from verges and hedgerows during a daily walk. The key can be obtained from a village hall committee member. So, no need to wait for an annual clean up!

Village map

The Chetnole Village Map in handy leaflet form was printed just in time for Bingo Night at the village hall. David Russell went into ‘hard sell’ mode around the bingo tables and quite a few copies were bought at £3 per leaflet. Even long-time residents of Chetnole have said how useful they find the map, which shows exactly where each property is located.

Everyone should have a copy. The map can be purchased from me, or from the pub, or from the Little Leigh Store. Linda Caroll’s original painting, on which the map is based, can be seen in the village hall. Proceeds from sales will be donated equally between St. Peter’s and the village hall.

Gordon Ratcliffe

01935 872996

Chetnole Oil Group

If you would like to arrange a delivery of domestic heating oil, please email your orders to info@pearce-energy.co.uk or call Gill and Val on 01935 816966.

Chetnole artist, Erica Fairhurst

Erica does local landscapes and still lifes, painted with acrylic paints on canvas, all with a palette knife rather than a paintbrush. The results are very bright vibrant paintings with a modern feel, yet still representational. Erica says, “I feel so lucky to live close to such beautiful landscapes. I think we all have a fresh appreciation of the natural world around us, having been deprived of other distractions during the past two years. Walks became a great source of comfort and release from all the stress and unknowns going on in the wider world. I hope my paintings reflect some of the joy we can find in nature.”