Chetnole

from May 2022 No. 345

CLUB NEWS

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

Condolences go to the family and friends of longtime Lamb Plot resident Beatrice (known as Beattie) Jones, who died last month following a long illness. Beattie had lived in this area all her life and had worked locally in Melbury Bubb.

Our calendars are hopefully looking a little bit healthier than they have done for the last two years – although Chetnole has recently been hit heavily with Covid – so look at what’s on locally and get on out there if you can. There’s something for everyone: cricket, music, art and bingo to mention but a few!

And get your thinking hats on for the Jubilee weekend – let’s make Chetnole look fabulous. And of course, enjoy those bank holidays too. Have a great month.

Photo: Liz Tebbatt

What’s on in Chetnole this month:

Sun 1 May: St. Peter’s Church Music Concert Series presents The Gates of Bristol, 7.30pm Mon 2 May: Early May Bank Holiday – have a lie-in Fri 6 May: Bingo Night at the hall 7.00pm in aid of the Flower Show Weds 11 May: PCC meeting at the hall 7.30pm Sat 14 May: Sun 29 May: Dorset Art Weeks at Chetnole Mill Sat 14 May: Jazz Cafe presents Station House, 7.30pm Tues 31 May: Art Talk in aid of Save The Children Ukraine appeal at the hall 6.30pm

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 4th 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.

New arrival

Andrew and Michelle Wellstead, Melbury Cottage, Neals Lane are delighted to announce the arrival of the latest addition to the family. Our grandson, Harry James Andrew Wellstead, was born on 21 March weighing 8lb 15oz to the proud parents, AJ and Nina. Congratulations to Dom Hudson on his gold in the Wiltshire Ju Jitsu Open Championships.

FRIDAY 6TH MAY EYES DOWN 7.30PM CHETNOLE VILLAGE HALL

£5 Entry for 5 Lines Prizes for All Winners. Cash Bar

Brought to you by

Chetnole Fete & Flower Show

Friday fish & chip night at the Chetnole Inn

You don’t have to get in the car! Cod, chips and mushy peas or scampi, chips and mushy peas, £10 each (our full menu will still be running). Available as takeaways too, between 6.30–7.30pm.

Please call before 4.00pm on Fridays for a tasty, hassle-free take-home treat for the evening. 01935 872337.

Chetnole Flower Show – sunflowers

We have all received a packet of sunflower seeds from the Chetnole Flower Show committee through our letterbox for us to grow in front of our houses this summer. The seeds have been donated by Castle Gardens and should grow to about six feet, if you follow the instructions on the accompanying flyer. Chetnole Flower Show committee will judge all our sunflowers on the day of the Flower Show, Saturday 6 August.

Don’t forget to submit your entries via the Flower Show schedule (to be released soon). Let’s create a spectacular village of golden sunflowers and show support for Ukraine. The Sherborne Area Refuge Support will be one of the recipients of donations this year.

“From Here to the Horizon”

Landscape painting from 1500 to the present day Chetnole Village Hall Tuesday 31 May 2022

Doors open 6.30pm. Talk at 7.00pm

Tickets £10 Available from Anna – annakinnaird@ymail.com Tel: 01935 872297 or Sarah – sesmibert@btinternet.com Cash bar Raffle

Proceeds towards the Ukraine appeal

The Chetnole Village Hall Jazz Café

Sam Kelly’s Station House Saturday 14 May, 7.30pm

This the Chetnole Village Hall Jazz Café’s 2022 season finale.

Sam Kelly is an Internationally renowned, professional drummer with more than 40 years in the business. His Station House band has featured on the UK/Worldwide music scene for many years. Originating from London’s Station Tavern in the early nineties, Sam Kelly’s Station House is a blues-based groove band with a unique sound that is influenced by New Orleans Second Line, soul, jazz and British funk. The show centres around tracks from their latest album ‘No Barricades’ featuring the works of TW Henderson, plus songs

from Johnny Guitar Watson, Keb Mo, Average White Band and Labi Siffre, to name but a few.

Tickets £10: John Head 01935 872555, or Ian Lingwood 01935 872998

YGA Yetminster Group of Artists

14th - 29th May 2022 10am – 5pm Chetnole Mill, Venue 8 in the DAW brochure

In aid of the Save the Children refugee crisis.

Please park in the farmyard at Mill House, Back Lane, Chetnole DT96PL

Registered Charity England and Wales (213890) Scotland (SCO39570)

Chetnole Annual Litter Pick

Thank you, dear volunteers one and all, for cleaning up the roadside verges of the Parish on 7 and 8 April. Your efforts are much appreciated. Thanks also to several who were willing, but unable to help, due to prior commitments.

Stan Darley did a first run of the worst part of Stockwood Road a few weeks ago and David R and Jeff Shipps did it again on Thursday (after also completing Dunch Lane to Leigh border). The total number of bags of rubbish this year is reduced from previous years due to Stan’s first run and others who regularly pick up litter on their daily walks – keep up the good work.

The pile we left at the end of the Village Hall car park, for collection by DCC, has already been reported as fly tipping by a well-meaning resident ...

Thanks again to all our lovely litter pickers, what a great job you always do. Next year the event will be announced well in advance. Any volunteers?

Gordon Ratcliffe

Chetnole Oil Group

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

Drone activity in Chetnole

Drones are unmanned aircraft that are controlled remotely; they are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Sherborne Neighbourhood Policing Team have received reports of two incidents of invasive drone activity in Chetnole.

In the first incident, customers sitting in a garden witnessed a drone hovering at fence height very close to where they were sitting, eventually making them feel uncomfortable. In the second incident, a drone was seen by the residents of a house, hovering in their garden very close to the window of their study. The above incidents are an invasion of privacy and if you have any information regarding who owns the drone in question, please contact Sherborne Neighbourhood Policing Team via: • Do it Online: www.dorset.police.uk/ do-it-online/ • Email: 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk

To report information to the police with 100% anonymity, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or call Freephone 0800 555 111.

Drones are legal to use; however, there are rules and regulations which must be observed to ensure you are on the right side of the law. If you fly a drone or model aircraft, you now must be registered and must pass a theory test to get a flyer ID (unless its weight is under 250g). You must also register to get an operator ID. More details regarding registration can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website: https:// register-drones.caa.co.uk/individual If you are thinking about getting a drone and would like to learn how to use it safely and legally, Dorset Police and Devon & Cornwall Police now run drone awareness sessions for members of the public. www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/ our-services/safer-drones/

These sessions are run throughout the year at several different venues around the three counties. They are aimed at anyone who uses drones or is thinking about buying one in the future. The topics covered include: • The law • Pilot responsibilities • Privacy • The drone code