Chetnole

from May 2021 No. 335

Leigh

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

We say farewell and good luck to Nicola Berry who has crossed the border into Devon and moved to Seaton. Nicola and her family have been Chetnole residents for a long time and we’ll really miss them but wish her many years of happiness living by the sea.

Covid-19 has put paid to Dorset Art Weeks for 2021 but you can still get some culture by viewing Bee Grant-Peterkin’s online exhibition – see p.50 for details. And don’t forget to take a look at this year’s Flower Show & Fete’s schedule on Instagram, Facebook or our Parish Council website to get ahead with your entries.

The Chetnole Chuckers have resumed playing social boules, limited to two separate groups of six players, on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons. Also, read on for how you can join the five new patrons of Wriggle Valley Cricket Club, it won’t be long now before those blissful afternoons watching the match on the playing field will be with us again.

The Yetminster road, Chetnole will be closed for essential work on the water supply network from Tues 4th to Fri 7th May inclusive. Access for residents only.

Have a great May and enjoy the long weekends it brings. ST PETER'S CHURCH CHETNOLE

CREAM TEAS in the CHURCHYARD

(in village hall if wet) with TEDDY BEAR PARACHUTING

Sunday July 4th from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m.

Once again Teddy Bears will be jumping off St. Peter’s church tower. Bring your parachute and teddy bear (or any other soft toy) and have a go! Any size or design will do, provided it fits into the basket for hoisting up the tower. Make sure your Teddy’s name and your family name are clearly marked. Children and adults of all ages welcome. All entrants get a certificate and the slowest descent (that lands in the churchyard!) will win a prize. £1 per jump for church funds.

The Friends of St. Peter’s Chetnole are sadly not yet able to organise any fund-raising events. In the meantime, here is an update on what we have been doing, and what we hope to do in future.

Back in February last year we did manage to have ‘An Evening with Matt Harvey’, which raised nearly £500 for the Friends. That, along with a stall at the fete, a generous donation from the Flower Show Committee and membership subscriptions to the Friends, allowed us to give nearly £2000 to St. Peter’s at the end of 2020. We were pleased that this money paid for the repair of the organ, and anyone who attended the Easter service will have noticed a significant difference.

This year we plan to have another stall at the Fete and Flower Show and hope to take part in the Ride and Stride.

However, we also plan to hold a raffle at the Teddy Bear Parachuting afternoon on Sunday 4 July. Do come and buy a raffle ticket and find out more about the Friends at the same time. All monies raised go to help pay for necessary repairs to St. Peter’s.

If you would like to find out more, then please get in touch with Jackie Jones on 873742.

The Friends of St Peter’s Chetnole

Chetnole fuel group

If you would like to order some domestic heating oil, please call John Sanford on 01935 872973 at least five working days before the next delivery date which is 17 June. Welcome to the latest addition to our garden: two spur thighed tortoises named Ellie and Pancake... Chelonians in Chetnole! (Chelonians being their species). Bred in captivity by a couple from Longburton, they are 28 years old already and could live to well beyond their hundredth birthday. They absolutely love dandelions.