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“Planet Chetnole”

Get well soon to Ruth Sanford who is recovering from a nasty fall – we are all thinking of you.

Angie Holman

We were very sad to hear the news that Angela Holman ("Ange" to many) who ran the village post office and shop for a number of years with her lovely husband John had passed away last month. Ange was a fantastically fun person and was a regular attendee of the infamous Chetnole Inn karaoke nights back in the days of landlords Andy and Pat Davies. She was an enthusiastic member of the Wriggle Valley Players, featuring in numerous plays and pantos – she made a stunning Fairy Godmother – and was

Photo: Bella Neate-Clegg

a great friend to many in the village. A wonderful mother to her children and grandchildren, we send our sincere condolences to John and the family at this very sad time. Missed by many.

Chetnole is slowly emerging from lockdown thank goodness and it’s great to have the Chetnole Inn back in business so well done to Maria and the team in maintaining its happy, welcoming atmosphere alongside the new anti covid social distancing adaptations. It’s been so nice to sit outside in the heatwave last month and enjoy a cold beer amongst friendly faces again.

We were all a bit choked up when our much-missed editor and friend

Bella was announced at the Flower Show as the winner of the Sybil Howard Community Award. Her husband Nick bravely accepted her cup, an especially big moment for him too. Lastly, to our exam students, we hope you achieved your desired result despite all the marking chaos and can move on to the next stage of your education or career. We wish you all the best.

Enjoy September and stay safe.

Liz Tebbatt

Wriggle Valley Voices

If any Wriggle Valley Voices are keen to meet up socially, some members are currently gathering at nearby tables in the beer garden of the Chetnole Inn, in fine weather, at our normal choir meeting time on Thursdays. Group singing is still not allowed, according to Government guidelines, so Kate is unable to lead any singing for now, but if you want to bring a chair and chat to other members at a safe distance, do pop along.

Chetnole Oil Group

If you would like to order some domestic heating oil, please contact John Sanford on 01935 872973 at least five working working days before the delivery date. The next two delivery dates for Chetnole are 24 September and 3 December.

John Sanford

St Peter's Church

Many thanks to all the Chetnole church flower ladies for the wonderful arrangements in church for Flower Show day on 1 August.

Also to everyone who stopped by to admire them and to those who kindly made a donation too. The church looked beautiful and the flowers were much appreciated!

We had a great turn out for our socially distanced Holy Communion service on Sunday 26 July. Many thanks to George for organising and leading a beautiful service.

The church remains open for private prayer on Wednesdays and Sundays. You can stop by for a quiet moment or two, or just come in to spend some time in this beautiful building.

We also plan gradually to get back to having occasional services, with all safety measures in place.

Aly Kosowyk

Chetnole Flower Show 2020

Thank you to all those who supported the 73rd Chetnole Flower Show on 1 August. The Committee decided early on that we would go ahead with the event and adapt it as needed. We certainly didn’t want the show to be remembered for the wrong reasons in these challenging times, so we decided to forgo the usual fete stalls to minimise any chance of COVID infection. Under the military precision and planning of our Acting Chairman, Karen, one-way systems and sanitisation stations were discreetly placed and the show moved into a more open air format.

Naomi Hewitt

Just as well we had more space, as our exhibitors had clearly spent lockdown very productively! With over 100 exhibitors of all ages

Barbara Wallace and her driftwood sculpture

contributing well over 400 entries between them, there was much to admire and praise.

Thank you to all our stewards and judges for ensuring the judging ran smoothly – for some it was their first time and we hope we’ll see them again next year. The entries demonstrated how creative, inventive and accomplished members of our community are, not to

mention competitive!

A cloudy sky and a short shower did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of our picnickers, who supplemented their fayre with tasty pork buns provided by the Chetnole Inn and delicious cakes from Jenny’s kitchen. The size of the whipped ice creams kept many a child quiet for longer than usual.

Lastly, and most importantly, our annual Flower Show raises money for a number of local charities; without the fete stalls we were worried we’d be unable to support them this year. Happily, with help from our sponsors (Stockwood Lettings), the sale of over 1000 Prize Draw tickets and the generous (and often anonymous) donations from our community, we’re confident we can offer grants to some great local causes again. If you have a local charity that you’d like to nominate for support, please contact us with their details by email to chetnoleflowershow@ gmail.com. We’ll be announcing the recipients later in the year so please keep an eye on the Wriggle Valley

Magazine and our Facebook page.

Thanks again to all of you. Whether you attended, exhibited, helped out or donated, your efforts are all greatly appreciated and are what we hope will continue to make the show thrive!

Looking forward to seeing you at next year's show.

The Chetnole Flower Show Committee

CHETNOLE FETE & FLOWER SHOW 2020 Prize Winners

VEGETABLES & FRUIT

Christopher Goodbody Memorial Trophy (Best entry Joanna Rice Memorial Plate (Best collection mixed herbs) Residents Cup (Highest points Chetnolian) Sanford Cup (Highest points open to all) Mary Prodger Mary Ann Charrington

Janet Wood Imogen Davenport

CHILDRENS

Childrens Cup Childrens Shield Calum Heath Chloe Foy

FLOWERS

Penny Dibben Award (Best Sweetpeas) Horsey Cup (Best Rose) Chetnole Cup (Highest Points) WI Cup Runner Up Floral Art Cup (highest points for arranged) Mary Prodger Shaune Fox Gwen Adair Mary Prodger Aly Kozowyk & Marie O’Flaherty

DOMESTIC

Decorated Cake Challenge Bob Dibben Gentlemen’s Challenge Childrens Challenge WI Domestic Cup (highest points)

HANDICRAFTS

Jean O’Neal Cup (best exhibit) Handicraft Cup (Highest Points)

AMATEUR PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY

Chetnole Inn Cup (Best Exhibit Painting) Henry Gisborne Cup (Best Exhibit Photography)

OVERALL WINNERS

Gordon Heaven Trophy (Family with most points) VPA Cup (Individual with most points) Sybil Howard Community Service Award Anita Smith Dave Orton Ava Davies Mary Prodger

Aly Kozowyk Judy Gallimore

Edmund Hume Claire Murphy

Murphy Family Gwen Adair Bella Neate-Clegg

From Nick Clegg – thank you ....

Monte, Hebe and I were touched and moved to read so many lovely tributes to Bella in the last issue of the Wriggle Valley Magazine, particularly knowing that they came from such a broad spectrum of our community.

It was a huge sadness to Bella when, as her illness progressed, she was forced to give up her work at St. Andrew’s school. She had felt a huge amount of pride and satisfaction in what she had achieved. We have had some delightful messages from former pupils reminiscing and espousing her talent and inspiration.

This same pride and the desire to create beautiful and fun things drove her to work so hard on projects for the Wriggle Valley Players, the Wriggle Valley Magazine, the Wriggle Valley Voices and most recently the Craft Therapy in Cancer group.

Bella loved being part of this community and this was reflected in her passion for this magazine.

May I take this opportunity to thank people who sent cards and letters or messages by social media. I would like to thank you all in person but in many cases I don't have your contact details so please accept this open letter as an expression of our appreciation.

Yours sincerely Nicholas Clegg

Notice From Chetnole Village Hall

In consultation with the Charities Commission, and due to the unprecedented issues caused by the Corona Virus lockdown, it has been decided that:

The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Management Committee

be deferred until May 2021, precise date to be arranged and advised.

This action safeguards the health of both committee members and the public who may have attended. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please refer them to:

David Russell, The Hall Secretary email: dorussell@talk21.com or telephone: 01935 873816

Your Committee will endeavour to respond swiftly.