YETMINSTER
REP: Michaela and Graham Plaice: gplaice@gmail.com 872921
Another lockdown month has come and gone. However, I feel a glimmer of optimism on the horizon. The vaccination rate continues at pace, the R rate has dropped and a plan for a cautious exit of lockdown is being formulated. Once again, a huge thank you to the staff and volunteers of all our health centres and to those manning the Covid-19 centre at Morrison’s car park; a particular shout out goes to Dr Rob Childs and his very informative updates on Facebook. Well done to the Scout Group who continue to assist Sherborne Food Bank by having a collection at the Scout Hut every Monday night between 5.00pm – 6.00pm.
More detail can be seen in Paul’s Scout/Cub section of the magazine on page 39. Welcome on behalf of the Yetminster community to the new inhabitants of the Upbury Grange development. According to the website, over 30 houses have either been reserved or sold. We hope that you will be happy in your new homes. These are challenging times for new residents to fully integrate into what is a very vibrant local community. We are so lucky with the amenities available in Yetminster, the SPAR shop with Debbie, Mark and the team; Carole and Jim in the pub; the health centre and the pharmacy; the railway station which has helped me get to work with its link to Castle Cary; Sarah and Kelly in the Gallery Cafe (our neighbour David Torrance and ourselves have takeaway lunch most weeks – food is brilliant, made special by the girls' attention to detail). We are planning that The Drawing Room (ex Flying Pig room) will be available when the hospitality restrictions lift. 31
