235 may 2011 Wriggle Valley Magazine

No. 235

May 2011

The Wriggle Valley Magazine

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by John Tatchell Anna

news and views from your Wriggle Valley community

Children from St Andrew’s C.E. Primary School helping to construct raised beds in their new growing area on a rather damp Eco Day using funds very kindly given by Yetminster Fair

In memory of Terry Fregard P9

New section Out & About

Horse Riders’ Service

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Spring pots

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Contents News from the Villages Batcombe Chetnole Hermitage

Sping blossom

Editor’s notes…

Amy Gallimore

Leigh Ryme Intrinseca Yetminster Out and About May & June Diary Regular Meeting & Activities

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Spring has to be the most delightful General News time of the year; don’t you just love all the flowers, birds and greenness – you St Andrew’s Primary School cannot beat Spring in the British Isles. News from our Churches It is also a great time of year to be Out & About which leads me on nicely to Benefice Church Services a new section in May’s issue of this Leigh Weather Watch magazine which tells you all about events that might interest you beyond Planning Applications our Wriggle Valley borders. ..gone gardening..

Thanks for all your returned Readers’ Surveys; there is still time to respond, Spotlight on our Community the deadline for inputs will be the 31 Club News May. From the responses the committee will create an action plan to accommodate your worthy recommendations.

It would be great to be able to put one of your photos on our covers.

Perhaps you would like to send in summer photos for the next couple of issues.

Remember that our double issue for 2011 will be Aug/Sept, so we will need your articles by 14 July.

Hope you enjoyed your Royal wedding parties and well done to all those charity runners.

Bella Neate-Clegg

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The Wriggle Magazine is FREE but readers are invited to make voluntary donations towards the cost of production. These should be forwarded to the Treasurer at Mallows House, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG. Cheques can be made payable to Wriggle Valley Magazine.

Thank you for your continued support

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News from the Villages BATCOMBE.....

Local representative: Alan Bastone (01300) 341351 Alan@FlowersFarmlakes.co.uk

“Don’t cast a clout till May is out" as the old saying goes; it will be interesting to see if this will be true this year.

We welcome Simon and Anna to Dyers Farm and hope their stay in Batcombe will be a happy one.

It good to see some of the dilapidated buildings at Newlands Farm coming to life again thanks to the hard work of Mr. Bill Wort; we wish him well with his new project.

Things are revving up for the summer events in Batcombe, more news in the June issue of WVM. Madge Newman is now residing at The Old Vicarage, Leigh and would enjoy having a chat with visitors.

CHETNOLE.....

Local representative: Liz Tebbatt 873140 tebbatt.towers@virgin.net

The villagers of Chetnole have been very upbeat and proactive in the last month or so - there must be something in the air.

Shirley Madgewick would like to thank all those who came to see her group’s patchwork and quilting exhibition on 9 April.

A cheque for over £740 is on its way to their chosen charity Help for Heroes and a quilt was won by Jilly Clarke. Thanks also go to the ladies in the village who helped with refreshments.

The Chetnole Village Jumble Sale on 19 March raised over £400 in aid of Chetnole

COFFEE MORNING 11 am, Wednesday 4th May At Mintern’s Folly Next month’s Batcombe coffee morning is at Mintern’s Folly on Wednesday 4th May at 11am, it’s a chance to meet up with neighbours and catch up with the local news.

Alan Bastone Village Hall; Janet Wood sends thanks to those who donated, baked and helped before, during and after the event.

The Charity Bridge Afternoon raised £415 for Cancer Research and Anne Andrewartha’s coffee morning for Japan raised a whopping £650. What an amazing set of achievements – keep up the good work!

Thanks also from Stephanie Fripp to everyone who supported the Fairtrade stall at the coffee morning on Wednesday 16 March in the church. £65 of goods were sold and they were also able to give a donation of £50 + £14 Gift Aid, all due to your generosity!

The sixteenth Charity Bridge Afternoon on Thursday 17 March raised £390 towards 5

Cancer Research U.K.. The grand total to date has now reached £8,133!! Jean Woodford sends a big thank you to all those who played and to those who contributed to and ran the raffle. Grateful thanks as well to the catering team and to all those who contributed the delicious cakes and sandwiches.

Congatulations to Jim and Michele Aldhouse of Four Martins on the safe arrival of their fourth grandaughter Poppy India.

On 5 May we have the district and parish council elections and the good people in Chetnole Village Hall polling station will be waiting for you to cast your vote from 7.00am to 10.00pm.

A lovely Bank Holiday breather is on its way on 2 May which gives us a great opportunity to recover from the festivities of the Chetnole Royal Wedding Street Party Two Chetnole residents less than riveted by the Coffee Morning - photo by Ruth Sandford on 29 April and is followed at the end of the Enjoy the beautiful hedgerows that we month by Whit Monday on 30 May – fingers walk and drive past at this time of year. crossed that the good weather continues.

Liz Tebbatt

Picture Treasure Hunt The Annual Chetnole Village Duck Race is having a rest this year but we still need to raise funds for our lovely playing field.

This year, for a change, we are going to hold a picture treasure hunt, around the village, on Sunday afternoon 12 June. This will start and finish at the Village Hall where teas, coffees and cakes will be available.

Make a note of the date now to ensure you can come along. It will be great fun and there will be some great prizes – all to be awarded on the afternoon.

Look out for more details in the June issue of the Wriggle Valley Magazine.”

Jill Bray

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Chetnole Village Hall Management Committee The Annual General Meeting of Chetnole Village Hall Management Committee will be held in the Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10 May 2011.

One of the items on the Agenda will be the election of the 2011-2012 Management Committee.

The Village Hall is a registered charity and under Charity Commission regulations, the Management Committee must consist of six elected members.

All residents of Chetnole are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be available.

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In Memory of Terry Freegard Terry Freegard moved to Chetnole 11 years ago, renting the neighbouring cottage from our Farm.

From day one he became a wonderful friend and surrogate Grandfather to my children.

He was born in 1943 to a farming family in Wiltshire and discovered his love of the countryside, along with his two brothers and sister.

Terry had an interesting life. He undertook a four year apprenticeship learning carpentry and decorating skills.

He practised this for several years and then had a change in career and apprenticed as a panel beater. He worked for years in various aspects of the motor trade and travelled across Europe and Russia transporting vehicles at a time when huge political changes were being made. His stories were second

to none and captivating. Always one for a challenge, he once bought several brand new Mercedes cars, the only problem being they were at the bottom of the ocean!

Undeterred these were brought back to land, stripped down, dried out, repaired and eventually sold at a good profit.

He loved travelling and had visited most parts of the world but held a great love of the USA which he visited numerous times , accompanied by his daughter, son and grandchild.

Shortly before he died, he was planning on riding down Route 66 on an adapted trike.

He was an incredibly kind man and having returned to decorating, helped a large number of his "old ladies", many of whom baked him lovely cakes in appreciation - he always had a huge grin on his face when

he returned with a prized cake!

It was whilst helping friends that he suffered a dreadful accident resulting in his being paralysed.

He put up a great fight for six months but on learning he would never be able to live anywhere other than in an intensive care unit, made the brave decision to have all medical assistance withdrawn. He died peacefully surrounded by his family.

We will all miss him enormously - no more shared coffees, wines, chats and laughs. Barbeques and "bonnies" (bonfires) won't be the same without him either.

But now he's at peace. I like to think that the beautiful sunsets we've had recently are down to Terry painting the sky magical colours for us all to enjoy.

God bless you Terry.

Trudi James 9

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Chetnole coffee-morning helps suffer from hay fever. They wear masks to protect themselves from the pollen Japanese earthquake victims On the 23 March, Chetnole resident Anne Andrewartha and her band of helpers held a coffee morning in Chetnole Village Hall in aid of the Japanese earthquake disaster. Anne says, “Thanks to everyone for their generosity of time and money. We have raised over £650 which will be enough to buy a Shelterbox. What a wonderful village this is.” Inside every Shelterbox is a family-sized relief tent along with other vital items of emergency survival equipment such as a stove, water containers and purification, blankets and mosquito nets.

The disaster-relief charity Shelterbox will deliver the Chetnole box to Japanese earthquake victims and Anne will be tracking its journey – if she has any success she will let us know.

You can read more about Shelterbox’s work at: www.shelterbox.org.

Anne’s son Tim lives and works in Japan and has sent her this account:

Life in Tokyo after the earthquake Tokyo is nearly back to normal.

People are going to work and doing the things they usually do as this is important for Japan to recover. At night, bars and restaurants are full and lively.

I’ve returned to work and the trains I use are running without any problems.The rolling blackouts haven’t affected me personally although I’ve seen efforts to reduce electricity used such as turning off unnecessary lights, neon signs and escalators.

Shops have been running out of some goods but now they seem to be getting new stock in fairly regularly. Just like every spring many people in Japan

in the air, not because they’re afraid of radiation.

The British Embassy has been

The families ShelterBox are helping in Japan have expressed their amazement at the generosity of donors around the world.

providing reliable information about the situation at the nuclear plant on its website. This has given me peace of mind to know that in Tokyo we are too far away to be in any real danger from radiation despite ridiculous claims from the international media.

There have been many aftershocks but they have generally been pretty small in Tokyo. Luckily for me I was flying back from a holiday in Taiwan when the big 11 March earthquake happened so I was spared the experience which I’m told was scary even in Tokyo as buildings shook for a long time. However, the real problems are in the northeast where people are working hard to help those in need. This has been supported by the international community, including the people of Chetnole, who have given generously to charities such as Shelterbox and the Red Cross.

Tim Andrewartha, 28th March 2011 11

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Diamond Anniversary Celebration Features Special Church Presentation Chetnole Village Hall hosted a very special party for Sylvia and Doug Frampton on Sunday 27 March. Their diamond wedding anniversary celebration was attended by many family members, friends and our vicar, Simon Brignall.

On display was their Diamond Anniversary card from the Queen, in pride of place. Afternoon tea was enjoyed by all and Beverley, the couple’s daughter-in-law, gave a sincere speech with reference to the couple’s long-standing residence in the village of Chetnole. Then followed a champagne toast and the happy couple cut the anniversary cake to a round of applause from their guests.

Sylvia and Doug Frampton with their family at their Diamond Wedding Anniversary celebrations

A highlight of the afternoon’s festivities was the presentation of a plaque to Sylvia by the Rural Dean, Henry Pearson, in recognition of her many years of service to St Peter’s Church, Chetnole and to the village as a whole.

The couple posed for

HERMITAGE....

Local representative: Ray Dickerson (01963) 210292

Family Fun Event – 25 June St. Mary’s Church will be running a Tombola stall at this event to raise money for the church. We would be very grateful for any suitable contribution (bottle or otherwise).

Please give items to Liz Cozens, Faith Hervey or Joyce Chutter as soon as possible.

Thank you Liz Cozens

family photographs, some featuring the couple with two of Sylvia’s bridesmaids.

Sylvia and Doug would like to thank people for the lovely cards and unexpected gifts and have made a donation to the Marie Curie charity.

Liz Tebbatt

Hermitage Village Quiz 14 May This is the final reminder that the next Village Quiz will be held on Saturday 14 May. The evening will start at 7:30 pm in the Village Hall and the cost is £3 per head and team sizes are a maximum of 4 people.

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A reminder that the Family Fun Event will begin at noon on the Village Green with the BBQ and will run until approximately 3:30 pm., when we finish with the Cream Teas. There is now less than 2 months to go.

Please put this date in your diary.

We’re on the map!

Did you know that Hermitage appeared on the BBC Points West weather map recently, in the early evening forecast?

Richard Angwin did not mention us by name In case you missed our “15 minutes (or but we were shown in the same type-size as seconds!) of fame” I attach a hurriedly Bristol, Swindon and Taunton! taken photograph of the occasion.

LEIGH.....

Local representatives: Anne & David Reason (01935) 873726 dareaon@btinternet.com Hello May! Where the heck did April go to?! But at least we have seen some sunshine. More please!

Well the Golden Globe and a free trip round the village (Leigh) on a Pogo Stick goes to Sally Dearling for spotting the Leigh Tulip (not in our garden!) and telling me. The hundreds of you who were 2nd and later will just have to try harder in 2012!

MAY FAIR On Saturday 21st May 2.00pm – 4.30pm In n Leigh Village Hall In aid of St Andrew’s Church, Leigh

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Sadly March saw the departure of dear Ella Waterfall to join her beloved Stanley. She died peacefully on 25 March and a packed Yeovil Crematorium and Village Hall on 8 April remembered her life with love, some laughter and great fondness. She is happily at peace, but it is an end of an era.

David Reason

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Ella Waterfall 23 December 1919 – 25 March 2011 Over one hundred going into the clothes friends and relations shops and trying on gathered in the Leigh different items. Jo told me Village Hall on Friday 8 April they called themselves 2011 to remember with “the out-laws”! I also met great affection the passing the youngest member of of this wonderful and much the Waterfall clan present on the day –Harry, son of loved lady.

I heard some lovely Ben and Subhani Waterfall anecdotes about Ella; her – who was just one year old sister in law, Jo Waterfall, and Ella’s great great told me that for many nephew.

One of Ella’s favourite years she and Ella and another relative would go occupations was to sit in out once a year for a her front room window special meal and then and wave to all her friends spend time looking and who drove or walked by.

Kevin Waterfall told me how keenly he felt the loss of both parents within such a short time. He knew their Quaker faith had sustained them. Having lived in Leigh since the age of 11, Kevin knew how much both Stanley and Ella meant to villagers in and around the area, and was very grateful for all the support he had been given during this extremely difficult time.

God bless you Ella.

Ginny Goodall

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Leigh Village Hall Saturday 7th May 2011 7.30pm to 10.30pm (doors open 7pm) Bar available.

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News from the Old Vicarage.

April was a hectic month, with plans for Royal wedding celebrations, our coffee morning and Easter.

Posies of flowers were made by our residents earlier in the month and distributed to all for Mothering Sunday, with thanks to the Battens for allowing me to raid their garden! Ann Hinchcliffe, who is an expert in traditional dance, is teaching us basic country dancing skills throughout spring, hopefully culminating in a demonstration!

Bob Harrison from the village has loaned us some wonderful video footage of Leigh in the early 1960’s.

Several of our residents and their now grown up children feature on the film, which made fascinating viewing.

Our visiting Dutch students are organising some craft activities. The miniature ponies are returning for another visit and we have a trip planned to Dorchester to visit the museum and town.

A small group of residents visited Frankham

Geoff Perry and Marinka

Farm gardens on a lovely spring afternoon. They enjoyed it so much that we are planning a repeat trip on the next open day which is 8 May. We are again attempting to hatch some chicks in time for Easter.

This year we have some Welsummer eggs which are being incubated.

Staff news: Congratulations are extended to Christina who is getting married on 30 April and to Ayeisha who has recently announced her engagement!

Date for your diary: 31 July Songs of praise and cream teas on the lawn.

Jan Milward

Evensong vensong With a Difference This event was a great success providing interest (historical and humorous) woven into the traditional church service of Evensong. My thanks go to all the readers and clergy who brought a welcome insight into all that the month of February has to offer. The proceeds of the occasion were split between St Margaret’s Hospice and St Andrew’s Fabric Fund in equal measure.

Dorothy Baldock

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Dear Friends On Thursday 5 May I retire after twenty years as your district councillor.

I shall always be grateful that, following the death of my wife in Sept 2008, you allowed me to continue in office despite my returning to live in Gloucestershire.

In the event, email and the telephone have enabled me to deal satisfactorily with enquiries, problems and complaints, and I have continued to represent you at District Council meetings in Dorchester.

Believe me, my continued work as a councillor has helped me to come hrough a very difficult couple of years during which time I could so easily have descended into desolation and

WRIGGLE VALLEY

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despair. I shall always be grateful for your support and understanding.

During the past twenty years I have met numerous people in the Cam Vale ward, many of who have become good friends. To my successor I say only this; these are good people, serve them to the very best of your ability and they will show you respect and gratitude.

Stephen Friar, District Councillor, West Dorset District Council

Leigh Village Hall Lottery Results – March 2011 Ist £25 no 42 Mr Edwards 2nd £10 no 110 Mrs Clarke 3rd £10 no 154 Mr Vaughan

Leigh Village

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Weeding, pruning & general tidying of flowerbeds

RYME INTRINSECA.....

Local representative: Gilly Wilson 01935 872982

Church Yard Tidy Up: please come and help with the annual tidy-up on Saturday 14 May , 10.00am - 12.30pm. There is something for all ages to do from chopping, sweeping, weeding, litter collection and loading the farm trailer - plus a good chat and coffee and biscuits.

Annual PCC Meeting 11 Apr: Scrap Batten and Sue Footner have kindly agreed to stand as

Churchwardens again.

Many thanks to Gerald Clarkson for the many years he was Church Treasurer and welcome to Ian Scott as the new treasurer. Holy Communion service for May will be at 8.30am on the 1st Sunday of the month and will remain at that time for the remainder of the year.

grandchild and second grandson. After three girls and a long gap, their elder daughter Vicky and husband Kingsley Davis had Jack on 29 Mar, weighing in at 7lb 6oz.

Frankham Farm Garden: will be open on 8 May 8 from 2.00 - 5.00pm, plus teas, plants and the country chic stall. Come and enjoy.

Congratulations: to Tim and Pauline Roberts on the arrival of their sixth

Gilly Wilson

YETMINSTER.....

Local representative: Graham Plaice (01935) 872044 gplaice@gmail.com

Spring has definitely arrived, the church yard is resplendent with its array of multicoloured flowers and the fields abound with young lambs and calves.

We have also survived the road repairs on Thornford Road, what a difference.

Graham Plaice Yetminster Fair Association 50 Club -April 2011 Draw 1st Prize: No. 23 £50 2nd Prize: No 32 £30 3rd Prize: No 39 £20

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Registered

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council Summary of COUNCIL MEETING 16th March 2011 The meeting was attended by nine councillors, 12 members of the public and the Clerk Track at Poplar Cottages Residents were concerned that this extension of use had gone through without their objections being considered. Cllr Hentley explained that it had not been obvious that this was a retrospective planning application and appeared to be a simple one. After discussion it was agreed that the residents probably had grounds for appeal. In addition the Parish Council will be more careful with future applications of a similar nature.

Speeding in the Village Mr Jones asked what could be done about ‘speeding’ through the village. It was agreed that the best plan is to note the time, location and number plate and report the facts to PC Moore our Community Police Officer at Sherborne Police Station. It was suggested that the expression ‘driving recklessly’ was more appropriate than ‘speeding’ as that is always difficult to judge.

If all residents took such action maybe we would have some effect on the problem.

Cllr Knight said that as soon as he receives the camera he will be able to start the volunteer speed ’control’ system.

Planning Applications There were no contentious planning applications. However the RWM planning application has been approved with many caveats. Cllr Sturgess will monitor progress.

Localism Bill Cllr Gould distributed a brief on this bill which is currently going through Parliament.

If passed as it stands it will mean

considerable changes in the way local government works. Indeed it will be a cultural change as many of the decisions will emanate from the bottom rather than the top as at present.

Dog Fouling The Council were informed that dog fouling has been found on the sports field and in the children’s playground - the latter is absolutely unforgivable. Fouling of the sport field can result in matches being cancelled. Please keep your dogs under control and clear up after them wherever they are. Further fouling of the sports field or playground may result in prosecutions Litter The council decided not to take part in the annual Dorset Spring Clean as in general the villages are clean and tidy. Having said that there is a small amount of litter about; if we all picked up such litter as we see rather than walking past it; the villages would be even cleaner! Even better don’t drop it in the first place!

Parish Annual Meeting This will take place on Wednesday 27 April at 7.30pm in St Andrews School.

D.G. Gould

YETMINSTER

FILM NIGHTS The dates for our Autumn season are Thursdays 15 September 20 October 17 November 2011.

Film details should appear in the July edition of this magazine.

Look forward to seeing you there.

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Out & About Spring into the Garden at Minterne May is an exciting time in Minterne with the rhododendrons coming into full flower and each day, a new one is showing colour, inviting visitors to walk around the garden and enjoy this wonderful display of nature.

The large-leafed Falconerii varieties are now in full flower, with their large showy trusses of flowers and the much smaller flowers of rhododendron Blue Tit are fully out and just as showy.

There are many wonderful photos to be taken in the garden now, so please come and enjoy this part of Dorset. Don’t forget the Guided Walks on May: 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th if you would like to join us for an evening walk in this secluded woodland garden.

THE

QUIET GARDEN AT BEMBURY FARM, THORNFORD Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10.00 for 10.30a.m.

– 4.00 p.m. th

A QUIET DAY IN THE GARDEN will be led by Brother Damian S.S.F. Formerly Minister Provincial for the European Province Please bring your own picnic lunch. Tea, coffee & soft drinks will be provided TO BOOK A PLACE, or for more information, please contact: Dodie & John Garnier on

01935 873551 or garnierj68@uwclub.net

Minterne’s Open Day on Sunday 22nd May should see the garden in full flower and at its spectacular best, so please join us if you can.

Guided Walks are at: 6.30 for 7pm and cost £5 per adult. To book your place contact Mrs Panchen on 0n Tel: 01300 341370 , email: enquiries@minterne.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you to Minterne.

Ray Abraham

FLOWER FESTIVAL AT RAMPISHAM CHURCH & EXHIBITION OF WOOD-TURNED ITEMS

SATURDAY 21st and SUNDAY 22nd MAY 10am -5pm

Teas and plant sale in the Village Hall Saturday only

2.30 - 6 p.m.

Songs of Praise in Church on Sunday 6 p.m.

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Spring at Alners Gorse An Evening with the Nightingales ar Alners Gorse

Saturday May 14th 7pm – 9.30pm approx - Guided walk to enjoy the Nightingales and to see bats, moths and other wildlife.

Followed by a barbecue.

Booking essential.

Alners Gorse Butterfly and Moth Weekend Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th June - Barbecue, moth trapping, and guided walks to see the wildflowers, butterflies and other wildlife.

For further information please contact Nigel Spring on 01963.23559 or 07981.776767, or email nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk

BRADFORD ABBAS COUNTRY FAIR 11th JUNE 2011 This year we are looking forward to staging yet another successful Country Fair as the main fundraiser for St Mary's Church and St Mary's School. Over the years this event has grown and grown, and we will be continuing to use the local Sports Club as our venue which will feature: Farmers Market, Craft Fair, Events Arena, Birds of Prey Display, Live Music and lots more.

If you are interested in having a stall at this event, particularly for the Farmer's Market, please contact Nicola Hayward on 01935 411434 we would love to see some new 'foodie' stalls selling anything from Home-Made Cakes to Home-Grown Carrots!

Sarah Nias

THE KINGS ARMS Thornford 872294 Ann & Andrew have a warm welcome waiting for you at the Kings Arms.

We have a new spring menu of tasty homemade dishes and a well stocked bar with a selection of quality real ales and lagers.

Our new outdoor seating area is perfect for a relaxing drink & meal - if the weather allows!

Join our database for regular updates and the chance to win a £10 meal voucher. Send your email address to:thekingsarmsthornford@gmail.com Seasonal opening times...please phone or email for details.

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FLOWERS FARM TROUT LAKES HILFIELD (NEXT TO ST. FRANCIS FRIARY)

The Rest and Welcome Inn Melbury Osmond DT2 0NF

Telephone & fax 01300 341351 www.flowersfarmlakes.co.uk Email alan@flowersfarmlakes.com For good fishing in beautiful surroundings OPEN ALL YEAR 5.30 a.m. Till DUSK Subject to weather conditions

Locally Sourced Home Cooked Food Real Ale & Fine Wines 200 year old Thomas Hardy Dorset pub and freehouse Phone 01935 83248 Info@the rest-and-welcome-inn.co.uk Luxurious 4 Star B & B in a charming Dorset village.

3 rooms (2 king and 1 twin); all ensuite; Real ales, great homemade food, (recently garden Snug Bar with couches, board games relaxation ...

WRIGGLES Farm Produce Shop next door

The Chetnole Inn Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6NU Telephone: 01935 872337 Website: www.thechetnoleinn.co.uk E-mail:enquiries@thechetnoleinn.co.uk

Awarded “The Best Freehouse in the UK 2008”

by the Great British Pub Awards Michelin

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Home-Start West Dorset Have you ever wondered what’s behind the long wall on the A31?

All the money raised on the day will bring in much needed funds for our charity.

We are a local charity which gives friendship, advice and practical support to families who live in the West Dorset District Council area.

Through a network of trained parent volunteers we help parents, with a child under 5, discover, or rediscover, the joy and fun of parenting. We are self funded and governed and rely on grants and donations to provide our service. www.homestartwestdorset.co.uk

Highwood Gardens, Drax Estate - photo by John Lamper

Join us at an Open Day at Highwood Gardens (behind the ‘long wall’ with the 5-legged stag on the A31 Wimborne Road!).

Spread the word and join us from 2.30pm to 6pm on Saturday 7th May for tea, cakes and to visit the woodland gardens. Admission for adults £4, children £2 and under 6’s FREE! Please note no dogs (other than guide dogs) allowed.

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9 July 2011 All Day Event Over 100 Stalls Music: Durnovaria Silver Band Wessex Highlanders Pipes and Drums Traditional Dancing: Yetminster Irish Dancers No mean feet Children’s Entertainment

May & June Diary MAY Tue 3 Sun Mon

8 9

Mon

9

Sat Tue

14 17

Tue

17

Wed Fri Sat

18 20 21

WVMU - Salisbury Women's Refuge talk Garden Open Day Ch&L Garden Club "Garden Centre Year" Art Exhibition by Lyn Whiteman Hermitage Quiz Night WV Women's Group "Somerset Lavender" High Stoy Parish Council meeting The Quiet Garden Preschool 40th party St Andrew's May Fair

7.00pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

2.00 to 5.00pm 7.30pm

Frankham Farm, Ryme Intr.

Chetnole Village Hall

10.00 -12.30pm 1.30 to 4.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Jolin Gallery, Yetminster Hermitage Village Hall Gable Court, Yetminster

6.30pm

Hermitage Village Hall

10.00 -4.00pm 5.30 - 7.00pm 2.00 - 4.30pm

Bembury Farm, Thornford Preschool, St Andrew's Sch Leigh Village Hall

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

JUNE Mon

6

Sun

12

Sat

11

Sun Wed

12 15

Sat

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Ch & L Garden Club 25th Anniv. Banquet Ch & L Garden Club Open Gardens Day Mothers' Union Tabletop Sale Garden Open Day Leigh & Distr Discussion Group coach trip Family Fun Event

Leigh 10.00 - mid-day

Leigh Village Hall

2.00 to 5.00pm all day 12 - 3.30pm

Frankham Farm, Ryme Intr.

Avon Valley Railway & Boat Ride Hermitage Village Green

2.00 to 5.00pm 7.30pm

Frankham Farm, Ryme Intr.

Leigh Village Hall

JULY Sun Sat

17 Garden Open Day 30 Leigh Village Hog Roast

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Regular Meetings‌.

Mon - Fri Every Mon

Wriggle Valley Pre-Sch Leigh Short Mat Bowls Ist Yetminster Guides Yetminster Table Tennis Club Yetminster Bell Ringers

8.30am - 3.00pm 2.00 -5.00pm 6.45 - 8.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm-10.00pm

St Andrew's P School Leigh Village Hall Trim Rm, Church Hall Scout Hut, Yetminster St Andrew's Church

Every Tue

Topsy Turvy Toddlers Beavers (in term) Scouts (in term) Beginners Pilates Chetnole Art Group

9.30 - 11.30am 5.45 - 6.45pm 7 - 8.30pm wint 7 - 9.00pm sum 1.30 and 2.35pm 10.00 - 1.00pm

St Andrew's School Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster Scout Hut Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall

Every Wed

Dollywood Dance Class Outreach Post Office Services Drop in Coffee Morning Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Wednesday Club (in term) Morning Yoga Class Junior WV Players (in term) Evening Yoga Class

2.00pm 9.30am -12.30pm 10.00 - 12 noon 7.00 - 10.00pm 3.15 pm-4.05pm 10.30 - 11.30am 6.30 - 7.45pm 7.15 - 9.15pm

St And's Hall, Y'minster Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall St Andrew's Hall St Andrew's P School Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut Yetminster Leigh Village Hall

Every Thu

Leigh Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Leigh Brownies (in term) Yetminster Cubs Bridge Club The Eye Bus Advanced Pilates

7.00 - 10.00pm 2.00 - 5.00pm 5.30 - 6.55pm 6.45 - 8.15pm 7.00 - 10.00pm 1.00 - 4.00pm 10.15am

Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall Leigh Village Hall Scout Hut, Yetminster Dairy House, Ryme Scout Hut, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall

Every Fri

Table Tennis

9.30 - 12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Every Sat

Irish Dancers

10.15am

Church Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm 12.30pm 7.30 - 10.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.30 - 5.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall Manor Farm, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Church Hall, Yetminster Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall St.Andrew's Hall Sue Footner 873610 Rest & Welcome Pub Gable Court, unless Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

1st Mon 1st Tue

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Hospice Lunch Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months) Hermitage and Hilfield WI 2nd Tues Tuesday Club (senior citizens) Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Senior Winter Lunch Outings (not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion 3rd Tues WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths Last Tues Leigh WI

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7.30pm 12.15 - 3.00pm 7.30pm 7.30 - 11.00pm

Sylvia a

‌Events & Activities 1st Wed 2nd Wed 2nd/4th Wed 3rd Wed Wed/f/night Fortnightly

Yetminster Senior Citizens Coffee Beans Coffee Morning Yetminster Historical Society Police Support Unit High Stoy Bible Study District Council Ward Surgery Sturminster Mobile Library

Bridport Mobile Libray

Whist Drive Wed - Sat Friary Shop Alt Thurs Hermitage and Hilfield YFC 2nd Th/alt mth Chetnole & Stockwood PC Last Thurs Yetminster Fair Association 2nd/3rd Sat YPFPC Wastepaper Collection

3.00pm 10.00 - 12 noon 2.30pm 2.00 - 3.00pm 7.30pm 11.00 - 12 noon 11.15am 11.50am 2.00pm 11.40pm 12.20pm 12.40pm 8.00pm 2.30 - 4.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 12noon

The Meadens Church Hall, Yetminster Church Hall, Yetminster The Cross, Leigh Venue contact 872342 Jolin Gallery, Yetminster Church Lane, Hermitage Shearstones, Yetminster Stonyacres, Yetminster Carpenters' Arms, Leigh The Church, Chetnole Lamb Plot, Chetnole Chetnole Village Hall The Friary, Hilfield Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Villlage Hall White Hart Yetminster Playing Fields

REMEMBER August/September is a double issue - articles etc to us by 14 July

Chetnole Chuckers fun in the sun

and Doug

Exploring our school’s conservation area

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Goose Slade

Farm Shop

A wide range of local produce Including quality assured meats, fresh fruit & vegetables, fine wines, ales & cider, freshly baked bread & cakes And much more

Fresh oven ready geese available Michaelmas to Christmas

10 am - 6 pm Tuesday - Saturday Just off the A37 Yeovil to Dorchester Road towards Sutton Bingham Reservoir EAST COKER, YEOVIL. TEL: 01935 863735

ALL TYPES OF DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRS

Nu-Lite Double Glazing Repairs

CALL: (01935) 41 55 55

ADDISON ADDISON MOTORS MOTORS Bridge Garage, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HW Tel: 01935 872 323 MOTS * TYRES * EXHAUSTS* ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS * SERVICING * BODYWORK * WELDING

Leigh Village Stores & Post office NOT JUST FOR STAMPS THE POST OFFICE NOW DOES: HOME, TRAVEL & CAR INSURANCE, PERSONAL LOANS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, PERSONAL BANKING & INVESTMENTS YOUR VILLAGE STORE CATERS FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS ESPECIALLY THOSE LITTLE THINGS YOU FORGOT IN TOWN

OPENING HOURS Shop & workshop: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm: Sat 9am-1pm Post Office: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 9am-1pm. Closed Wed

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General News St Andrew’s Wriggle Valley Preschool Celebrate their 40th On Friday, 20 May from 5.307.00pm, the Wriggle Valley Pre-School, part of St. Andrew’s CE Primary School in Yetminster, celebrates its 40th birthday with a “family affair” Cheese & Wine Party. All past and present and future pupils from 1971 onwards are invited to come along and join in the festivities.

The Pre-School has been part of the community life of Yetminster for 40 years and a place of welcome and comfort which gave children their first taste of schooling for the many years to come.

We are holding a “Fond Memories” poetry and story writing competition which is open to adults and children. In no more than 100 words, describe your time at the Wriggle Valley Pre-School, happy or sad, silly or serious.

For the younger children under 11, why not tell us the name of our fish emblem and give our fish some background and character.

There are three prizes for each competition which include hampers of

local Dorset goodies, cinema tickets, dinner at The Chetnole Inn and other delights. Simply drop off your entries either to the main St. Andrew’s school reception or send them to the school at Stonyacres, Yetminster DT9 6LS. Entries must be received by 13th May. The winners will be drawn at the event and prizes given by Childrens’ Author “BABETTE COLE”.

Specially produced 40th birthday celebration mugs will be available to buy as souvenirs and if you have any pictures of your time at the Wriggle Valley Pre-School, please do send them in so that we can put them up as part of our display.

Entry to the event is £2.50/adult, children under 18 years old FREE. There will be a bouncy castle, pony rides for the under 5’s and lots of fun and laughter.

So why not make it a date for your diary? You can only be that young twice!

Tickets will be available from 26th April from Oak Stores, Wriggle Farm Shop, Leigh Garage and the School Office.

For further information, please call Mandy Vallender on 01935 873830.

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RYME BOOK Exchange We want your old books fiction, classics, non-fiction or children’s books Donate your books to Victoria Cottage, Ryme

Do you have or care for children aged 0 – 5 years?

The Sherborne Children’s Centre is managed by Barnardo's on behalf of Dorset County Council and funded through the government’s Early Years and Child Care Service Leigh Village Hall Story Time and Rhyme at 10:00 – 11:00 on Tuesdays – 10 May, 7 June St Andrew’s School, Yetminster Messy Play at 10:00 – 11:30 on Monday 27 June It would be helpful if you could book your attendance at these activities by calling the Sherborne Children’s Centre on 01935 813021 (or 01305 852843) or by email at middorset@barnardos.org.uk.

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Quiz Night 7pm for 7.30pm start on Friday 6th May Folke Golf Centre Clubhouse Glass of wine on arrival and light buffet supper plus entry to quiz included in price of ticket - £7.50 per person Teams of 4 - 6 people Bar and raffle For tickets please telephone: Rachel 01963 23534 Neela 01935 873519 Liz 01935 873140

Please help us raise money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer

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Tupof!'!Xppe!Cvjmejoh!Dp/ Sherborne Tennis Club New members welcome!

For Junior supervised Club sessions Junior and Adult Squads Junior and Adult coaching Easter and summer holiday camps Contact Matt Long on 07974 964470 Stu Wilson on 07825 660781 For Adult and Junior Membership info contact Meg Crothers on 0845 456 3591 Or log on to www.sherbornetennis.com

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Extensions & Renovations Listed Buildings Traditional Repair Timber Framing Carpentry&Joinery

Contact Neil Sellick on 07769 730379 / 01935 83633 Batcombe Dorset. Est 15 yrs

St Andrew’s C E Primary School Eco Fun at our School

headteacher, planted over 60 native trees at the bottom of our field with the help of the children and had a bad back the following day Creating the new raised beds as proof of On Wed 31 March we his strenuous efforts! held our termly Eco Day. As We also had a fun and usual the weather was messy time trundling disappointing but the wheelbarrows full of top torrential downpours did soil to fill up the beds. In not deter our spirits. addition, we cleared away The whole school had a the rotted fence around the very productive and Iron Age hut, ready for a enjoyable time. Pre-School replacement in the Summer and each class can now term. In addition children boast a raised bed in which from each class created to grow a host of goodies! their own cross, mostly Eventually, we intend to run from natural materials, a small business enterprise which will be used as part by selling produce at PTA of their classroom reflection events. Paul Miller, our time.

Next term, we intend to Helping with soil moving construct our Eco green house with the 1,500 plastic bottles we have recycled.

All the children and staff send a

huge thank-you to all the parents and Gavin Locke who helped. We would also like to say an especially BIG thank-you to the Yetminster Fair who provided the funds to get our ‘Growing Area’ up and running! We still have a long way to go and would welcome any of the following :-

Helping with sapling planting

gardening equipment, child sized wheelbarrows, a shed to house equipment, paving slabs to place between beds (so the beds can be tended whatever the weather), bark/ gravel etc Please contact the school if you are able to donate any of the above.

Log on to our website to see the photos and details of our other Eco projects.

Alex Locke, Eco School Coordinator www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk

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News from our Churches The patron Saint of horses -St Hippolytus begun with the’ Norman dragged by wild horses conquest’. It maybe that gives us the link with one of the knights who later horses. It is said that this received land from St. Hippolytus himself had been converted when a ‘William the Conqueror’ brought the name with him soldier present at the from Normandy where a number of churches carry this dedication. St. Ippolyts in Hertfordshire became a place where horses were taken for cures and blessings. Local history records that the Crusading knights brought their horses to the church to be blessed before setting off for the Holy land.

Today horses happily are no longer used for war or punishment in this country, instead they bring The church of St Hyppolytus, Ryme Intrinseca is one of only to the countryside their two churches in England dedicated to this saint beauty and strength and give pleasure to thousands execution of St. Lawrence. of people. The horse riders’ to start it on horseback!

This is the most colourful of service will give us an We will be welcoming opportunity to celebrate the two saints but it may guests from the village of countryside sports and just be that ‘Hippolytus’ Ippolyts in Hertfordshire, was the name given to recreation and give thanks the only other village in someone who was skilled in to God for the beauty of Britain to have a church dedicated to St.Hippolytus. taming colts and in treating creation.

Do join us at 11.00 am on Hippo is the Greek for a sick horses! He is now 1st May at St. Hippolytus, horse but why and how did however considered to be Ryme for our Horse Riders’ the patron saint of horses, our church in Ryme come service. Following the prison guards; prison to be associated with this service everyone is invited officers and prison saint? to a ‘Bring and share lunch’ workers!

There are in fact two The origins of this saints of this name. One Rev. Simon Brignall The who was martyred by being dedication seem to have his month will begin with an unusual service at St. Hippolytus in Ryme. It will be a ‘Horse riders’ service’ and I hope

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Yetminster Methodist Church Notes for May - Wesley Day.

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What, then did his experience mean? n the 24 May every year Methodists throughout the He had striven for years to earn God’s world celebrate Wesley Day. approval by a rigorous devotional routine This commemorates the life- and by undertaking good works in the changing experience of Revd John Wesley, prison visiting. However, he still felt a a young and earnest clergyman of the failure and when he went to Aldersgate Established Church, in 1738. He had gone Street that evening he was in low spirits. “unwillingly” to a Bible study meeting at a What he discovered through the words of house in Aldersgate Street, where the St Paul was the meaning of grace.

Grace is the undeserved kindness of present Museum of London stands. There, during a reading about St Paul’s “Letter to God which we can never earn by our own the Romans”, he felt his heart “strangely efforts. So many people imagine they are warmed” and his life began a new course. “not good enough” to approach God with Was this a “conversion”? Certainly not confidence. It is God who takes the from unbelief to belief, for Wesley had initiative to approach us; we have only to been a Christian believer since his accept the blessings he offers with a childhood in the rectory at Epworth. grateful heart. It is this trust in God’s During his years at Oxford University, and goodness and generosity which Wesley his unhappy months as a missionary in the found, at about a quarter to nine, on that colony of Georgia, he had always been evening in May. Jo Jones zealous in the performance of his duties.

Invitation to Coffee Morning at the Methodist Church Tucked away from the village is the 162 year old Methodist Church (look out for the finger post at the far end of the village, turn left and we are on the right). Some of you may never have visited it. One of the treasures we have is the village war memorial for World War I, which has been listed by the Imperial War Museum.

We’d like to invite you all to Coffee and Cakes on Saturday May 21 from 10:30am to noon. As a Methodist Church we have shared many joys and sadnesses of the community, as well as worshipping God Sunday

by Sunday. For generations a faithful witness to our love for Jesus Christ has been at the centre of our life. Today we stand at the edge for our little chapel. Through death and health problems, our worshipping congregation feel they can no longer cope with continuing in this long tradition, so we need your help! The challenge we bring to our community is to come, meet us, chat, find out our vision for the future and then to join us in any way you are able. We are the family of God and welcome all, whatever your background, age, a seeker or searching for something spiritual. Come along! Come and see!

Sooncheol Choi and Linda Barriball (Ministers)

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RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHANTS SUNG BY THE SISTERS’ CHOIR FROM THE CONVENT OF ST ELIZABETH IN MINSK, BELARUS Award winner at the International Festival of Church Music Tuesday, 17th May Reception 7.30pm Concert 8pm The Friary, Hilfield Tickets £7.50 From Br Martin John SSF 01300 341742 hilfieldssf@franciscans.org.uk

Proceeds will support the sisters’ work with the homeless, children without parental support and sufferers’ from drug and alcohol dependence.

Refreshments, CDs, Icons and Russian Souvenirs available

YETMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH

HILFIELD CHURCH

COFFEE MORNING

ROGATION SERVICE

SATURDAY 21st May 10.30am – 12 noon

SUNDAY 9th May4pm

Come, meet us, chat, find out our vision for the future and then to join us in any way you are able.

We are the family of God and welcome all

The service in the church will be followed by a walk to Manor Farm, Hilfield as part of the Rogation ceremony.

21st May 10.30am – 12 noonl noon From the Registers: Funeral Heather Miles, Yetminster

Mrs. Pat Sims , Yeovil Crematorium.

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10.15am Holy Communion

6.30pm Evening Prayer

6.30pm Evensong BCP

8 th 3rd Sunday of Easter 10.15am Holy Communion 10.15am Prayer and Praise 8.30am Holy Communion BCP 10.15am Holy Communion

15 th 4th Sunday of Easter

8.30am Holy Communion BCP

22n d 5th Sunday of Easter 10.15am Holy Communion 10.15am Holy Communion

RYME INTRINSECA

11.00am 6.30pm Evensong Patronal Festival BCP Horse Riders Service 8.30am Holy 10.15am 10.15am Choral 8.30am Holy YETMINSTER Communion Morning Prayer Holy Communion Communion BCP BCP Mid-Week Services Monday first in month 6.00 pm Healing Service Tuesday first in month 10.00 am Mothers and Toddlers Service Wednesday first in month 9,45 am Midweek Holy Communion Thursday first in month 2.30 pm Holy Communion Old Vicarage, Monday others 6.00 pm Compline

LEIGH

HERMITAGE HILFIELD

CHETNOLE

BATCOMBE

1s t 2nd Sunday of Easter

Yetminster Yetminster Yetminster Leigh Yetminster

8.30am Holy Communion BCP

4.00pm Rogation Service 6.30pm Taize Service

29 th Rogation Sunday

Wriggle Valley Benefice Services for May 2011

The Wriggle Valley Benefice Church Services

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AGD PLUMBING AND HEATING Yetminster

For Friendly Advice Call 01963 210180 Mobile: 07754290615

Suppliers of Roof Coverings for the Wriggle Valley and beyond!

Slates & Tiles (new and old), Ridges, Felt & Batten, Lead, Chimney Pots, Insulation, Cedar Shingles and Stable/Shed Roof Sheets, or just feel free to call for Roofing Advice.

Unit 6, Yeobridge Trade Park,Flushing Meadow, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 5DL 01935 700425 or 07843 260274

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Gas Safe qualified Boiler servicing & repairs, leaking taps, problem radiators, toilets, water leaks, blocked drains, burst pipes, washing machine and dish washer installations Call Alan on 07768 755 914 or

01935 872689

Information about your Church Wriggle Valley Benefice

The Friary, Hilfield

Priest in Charge: Rev’d Simon Brignall The Rectory, Church St, Yetminster tel: 07718 627674 or 01935 872 237 email: brignall97as@btinternet.com

Sundays:

Office: St Andrew’s Hall, Church Street, Yetminster Tel: 01935 872600 (24 hr message service) email: wrigglevb.office@gmail.com Note: Simon’s usual day off is Friday Sarum Readers: Chloe Sadler 01935 872794 John Strover 01935 872437

8.30am Sung Eucharist 5.15pm Sung Evening Prayer (Mondays Closed – Brother’s Free Day)

Weekdays: 12 noon Midday Prayer followed by Eucharist 5.15pm Evening Prayer These are sung on Saint’s Days

Roman Catholic Services Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021 Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. e-mail: sherbornerc@tiscali.co.uk website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

Yetminster Methodist Church Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev'd Sooncheol Choi 73 Granville Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AT Telephone: 01935 815666 email: choi_sc@hotmail.com Worship co-ordinator: Mrs Marilyn Harris (01935 864232) Treasurer: Mr Cliff Harris, Broad View, Forge Lane, East Chinnock, Yeovil, BA22 9EG. Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver (01935 873690)

Mass times: 6pm Saturday 10.30am Sunday Holy Days 10am and 6.30pm Wednesday 10am Friday 10am For other services and information, please see the noticeboard, newsletter or website.

Local Preachers (who serve throughout the Sherborne & Yeovil District): Mr Cliff Harris, Mrs Jo Jones, Mr Dennis Tackley Services commence at 10.30am and are followed by refreshments.

SERVICES & PREACHERS for MAY: 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th

Dr Geoffrey Tapper Revd Elizabeth Pennington Church Anniversary Mr William Chapman Revd Sooncheol Choi Revd Linda Barriball Holy Communion 45

Leigh Weather Watch March 2011 “Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares and take the winds of March with beauty” William Shakespeare

The daffodils made their appearance on cue, brightening the roadsides throughout Leigh, but this March was far less breezy than most.

Temperatures The average temperature in March was close to normal: 7.2C (45F). Like most averages, this concealed some big differences. The coldest night (-6.9C/20F) was even colder than any in February but. the warmest day produced a summery 20.6C/69F) making it 18% above average. There were 12 sub-zero nights - 3 more than usual, and the first 3 months of 2011 have seen 35 frosts, 15% above average.

Rainfall From 1995 to 2010 our March rainfall averaged 52 mm (2.1”). March 2011 was our driest on record and it almost qualified as a drought, with a mere 12 mm (0.5”). The two previous months had also been unusually dry so we have seen a 22% shortfall in total rainfall this year.

Sunshine The Met Office has commented on the UK’s lack of sunshine since last summer but March saw a welcome change as the sun appeared for 130 hours - a 53% increase on the the usual 85 hours.

This made it the sunniest March since 2003, and the sun shone for 35% of the daylight hours instead of the typical 23% for this time of year. People who had installed solar electricity systems during the dull winter months must have been greatly encouraged when their generation meters started speeding up. As the sun’s rays became more powerful electricity output per daylight hour doubled in March.

Pressure and wind speeds The barometric pressure in March averaged 1023 mm instead of 1017, and this, together with more easterly

winds, contributed to the unusual lack of rain. Peak wind speeds were 20% gentler than normal, at 26 mph instead of 32 mph.

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Summary: March 20 11 Temperatures (deg. C) Rain Av.

Min.

Max. Av. Min. Av. Max. mm

7.2

-6.9

20.6

1.1

13.3

12

Sun

Days without:

hours

Rain

Sun

130

26

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Planning Applications - May 2011 BATCOMBE 1/D/11/000109

MINTERNS FOLLY, STILE WAY. Garage (Full) - Approved.

CHETNOLE 1/D/11/000165 1/D/11/000397

CHETNOLE FARM COTTAGE, BATCOMBE LANE. Garage (Full) - No Decision.

DEEP LANE FARM, DEEP LANE. Revised elevational treatments including revised window design & balustrading (Full) - No Decision.

HILFIELD 1/D/11/000323 1/D/11/000106

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2 REMEDY COTTAGE. Replace garage (Full) - No Decision.

THE GOOD HOPE. Extend time limit for implementation of 1/D/08/000266 to erect first floor rear extension over existing single storey extension flat roof (Full) - Approved.

POND FARM. Demolish section of barn, erect gable wall, insert new windows in existing openings and carry out internal alterations (Listed building Consent) - Withdrawn.

BIDE LODGE, HILFIELD LANE. Certificate of lawfulness for operation/activity in breach of condition 2 of P.P. 1/N/86/233: unit 1 shall be used solely for residential purposes ancillary to the property known as Hilfield Manor (Certificate of Lawfulness (Exi) - Refused.

LEIGH 1/D/11/000326 1/D/11/000350

POUND FARM, BACK DROVE. Install solar panels on garage (Full) - No Decision.

BROOKSIDE COTTAGE, CHETNOLE ROAD. Erect garage & retain greenhouse. Extend porch (Full) - No Decision.

YETMINSTER 1/D/11/000569 1/D/11/000500

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29 CLOVERMEAD. Rear two storey extension (Full) - No Decision.

PENCARROW, QUEEN STREET. Single storey extension. Construct hard terrace surface. Construct porch (Full) - No Decision.

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1/D/11/000369 1/D/11/000211 1/D/11/000272 1/D/10/000021

LAND TO REAR OF POPLAR COTTAGES, BRISTER END. Retain agricultural track. Form proposed turning head (Full) - Approved.

THE SIDINGS, STATION ROAD. Change of use of part of unit to Animal Feed Supply Shop A1 Use Class) (Change of Use) - No Decision.

EAST DOWNS, BRISTER END. Extension (Full) - No Decision.

THE ARK, CHAPEL LANE. Change of use to Retail (Change of Use) - No Decision.

3 THE SIDINGS, STATION ROAD. Timber storage shed (Full) No Decision.

R W M LIMITED, CHETNOLE ROAD. Extensions to existing premises and remodelling yard.

Extensions to car park including new vehicular access.

Form new vehicular access to existing Chetnole House building & infill existing (Full) - Approved.

The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on 2nd June 2011, 14.15 at Stratton House, 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/planningapplications Graham Plaice

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‌gone gardening‌ Patio Pots Pots can be fun! Go down to your local recycling depot and see what is on offer. For a change try planting up an old pottery toilet bowl or disused chimney pot. The more outlandish the better!

Make sure that there are holes in the bottom for water to drain away. Be inventive, it will be a talking point at your summer BBQ.

Morning frosts are still about so anything you plant up should be put in a cool conservatory or greenhouse or covered with fleece during the evening until the end of April. Even then watch the weather. For some who want to know how to grow, buy packets of seeds and seed trays and propagate your own seedlings on the windowsill.

Children adore helping; they love getting their fingers grubby and watching the tiny seeds spring to life and grow.

Otherwise there are always plug plants, tiny plants already in leaf almost ready to plant up.

These are generally very cheap to buy and you select the colours and types of plants you want. Trailing geraniums, lobelia, alyssum, variegated ivy, nemesia, petunias, surfinias, marigolds, fuchsias, the list and the variety of colours are endless.

To create a hanging basket, take your wire basket and balance it on top of an upright garden pot.

Line the inside of the basket with moistened living sphagnum moss or your chosen liner. Mix John Innes No.2 compost with a little Swellgel, a moisture retentive granule (keep this product in the shed or greenhouse. My Mum inlaw kept hers under the sink in the kitchen, mistook it for dishwasher powder and then put it in the dishwasher!)

Add some slow release fertiliser. Plant up the basket in layers, push the roots of one trailing plant at a time from the outside through the moss and the sides of the basket into the mixture and create a circle of plants on the underside of the basket. Add more moss up the sides and more potting mix inside.

When you reach the top of the basket put a tall feature plant in the middle of the basket and plant around the sides with more trailing plants. Or if the basket is to be hung against a wall put the tallest plant at the back. Keep watered, deadhead your blooms as they fade and if you think that the plants need some nutrient during the summer, water in a little tomato fertiliser.

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SPOTLIGHT on our community Voices from the Old Vicarage Muriel Doreen Florence Sinnott I spent a lovely hour chatting to 91 year old Muriel as she recounted her life story; while she told me her name was “Muriel” she added that she is always known as “Joy” – a boyfriend from many years ago had described her as “Joie de Vivre”, shortened to Joy and, to her mother’s horror, the name stuck!.

Both Joy’s parents were born in Battersea but she was born in 1920 in Cologne, Germany where her father, William Nurrish, was managing a branch of the NAAFI. He later moved his family to Wiesbaden.

Her parents had met at school, became childhood sweethearts and later married.

Joy’s mother was Maud Rhodes. Joy told me that she had had a sister who died from TB aged 16 and said that her father “spoilt her rotten” to make sure she survived all the rigours of childhood.

Joy enjoyed school, especially maths, English and PT and was always in the first 3 of her class. She didn’t achieve a high enough pass to gain a scholarship, so attended a commercial studies college to learn shorthand and typing. Joy told

me that she stayed in her first job for 3 weeks but as she didn’t like the people there she left and obtained another job.

Eventually she worked for a large firm of booksellers and remained there for a long time.

During the War Joy used to travel to London by train whenever she could; when they weren’t running it was a case of jumping onto a horse-drawn cart and sitting with her legs dangling over the back! It was during these journeys that Joy met her future husband who was an accountant.

After her husband’s early death from TB, Joy brought up their son, Ian, on her own, still travelling to and from London for work while living in Surrey. Joy used to love travelling and had returned to Germany in the past, taking her young son to see where she was born.

Joy loves knitting and doing needlework and told me that she used to make all her own clothes. Joy laughed a great deal during our interview and said she felt she had had a very full and satisfying life.

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Club News Wriggle Valley Women’s Group In March we had a very interesting talk given to us by Terri from Oakleigh Farm Shop, Coles lane Yetminster on how she & her husband Phil started the business from small beginnings. The couple bought the house and land in 2005 and started their free range pig herd in 2006. Five piglets arrived soon followed by Minty the lamb & not long afterwards Ermintrude and Dylon, the two cows. In 2009 they set up shop in the garage and then expanded their business with FIELD TO FORK catering which got off to a good start. Now in 2011 planning permission has been given to further expand this local business. All products are home produced so it is a true local farm shop. We all enjoyed sampling some of the home produced products.

May meeting at Gable court 7.30, Speaker Judith Green – Somerset Lavender .

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Chetnole Cricket Club The 2010 cricket season turned out to be one of the best seasons ever for the Chetnole Cricket Club. The club had a very successful season playing in the Readers Mid Wessex Cricket League Division One. Blessed with some very good young players the results were much better than we would have hoped for, at the beginning of the season.

The Club has seen many changes over the years and that trend we can expect to continue. There have been many players and numerous changes in the clubs fortune in its history.

This season is not likely to be different to any previous season in that respect. The club has a core of long-term members but as with every season we are pleased to welcome anyone who would be interested in playing some cricket with the CCC. It is the great number of enthusiastic members that have played for the club over the years (some for a few matches some for hundreds of matches) that give the club its very special character.

It is also hoped that quite soon we shall be able to carry-out the planned modest improvements to the pavilion adding again to the special character of the Village Cricket Club.

For more information www.chetnolecc.co.uk Rodney Yeatman

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Yetminster & Ryme Garden, Art and Craft Society Many businesses start in a small way and Simpsons Seeds is no exception.

Matt Simpson and his father began harvesting seeds of old tomato varieties in their back garden. Matt gave a fascinating talk at our April meeting about the way the business grew and their search for larger premises. Eventually they took over a derelict walled garden on the Longleat estate at Horningsham where they now raise and sell mainly vegetable seeds and plants. Matt is particularly enthusiastic about the chilli and he brought chilli sauce for members to try.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday 10 May when we hoped to have the company of Phillip Gamble who will

speak about cottage garden herbaceous borders.

On 21 May there will be a plant sale at the home of Penny Roblin, Croft Cottage, High Street, Yetminster. This is a perfect opportunity to buy the plants you need to fill those gaps in your garden or to snap up tomato plants for your greenhouse. As usual there will be tea and coffee and a raffle. At last year’s plant sale the sun shone all morning out of a clear blue sky ….

Finally, a reminder that the summer show will be on 20 August in St Andrews’ Hall. An outline of the classes was published in the April magazine.

Chetnole Art Group We held a successful exhibition at the Jolin Gallery, Yetminster in March. Over fifty paintings were exhibited covering a range of subjects and demonstrating a variety of mediums from oils to watercolour and pen and wash. It was gratifying to see so many people visit the gallery and purchase pictures during the week.

The group received many compliments and visitors were impressed with the range of talent that was shown.

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The Wriggle Valley Mothers’ Union We are able to send a cheque for £220 to What fun we all had on Saturday April The Mothers’ Union Wheels Appeal 2nd in Chetnole Village Hall with our ‘Cup which provides transport in Cake Extravaganza’. A huge thank various deprived areas of the you to all who came, entered world. the competitions (at least Our May 40 of you) and all those meeting is on who helped in any Tuesday May 3rd way make the in the Trim Room morning the success at 7pm when it was.

A special someone will be thanks must go to coming from The Linda from Jolin Gallery Salisbury Women’s who very kindly provided Refuge to share with us all the coffee and her the work they are excellent coffee making involved in. Do join us as machine and she and Mary Dodds judged the competition which must a guest if you would like to for that evening.

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Leigh WI Everyone loves a party and the WI is no exception, so a birthday is a good excuse to have one. A good time was had by all and our visitors from several local groups seemed to enjoy our March meeting too. We were entertained by David Andrews who sang some WW2 songs accompanied with his guitar. He shared a very varied selection of anecdotes about the war, the politics that went on during that time, together with many cuttings and photographs from the papers of the time.

This was followed by a sumptuous buffet provided by the members which culminated with a beautiful birthday cake made and iced by Deena Arthur depicting ‘The Teddy Bear’s Picnic”. Our May meeting will be ‘My Life in Prison (an Officer’s View) with Brian Ducker. Do join us.

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club The evening of 4 April saw the revealing of many oriental gardening mysteries to the curious, sometimes bemused, members of the C&LGC as Geoffrey Northcote delivered his lecture “The World of the Japanese Garden” at Chetnole Village Hall.

A renowned expert on his subject, Mr. Northcote, most ably assisted by his charming wife, Mary, immersed his audience in the special beauty, history and symbolism offered by this unique type of garden.

Illustrating the lecture with a series of outstanding images of the relationship between trees, plants & mosses, rocks, shaped gravel patterns and water containing turtle shaped islets, the audience was transported to the classic gardens of Japan such as Kenroku-en in Kanazwa, Ritsurin Koen in Takamatsu, and Koraku-en in Okayama. Examples from Nikko’s winter lakes, the great Buddha at Kamakura, even the Sento Imperial Palace in Kyoto (Sento Gosho) and, of course, those lakeside gardens beside which Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion is set, were used to demonstrate the unique symbolism and

meaning of the art form which is the design of the Japanese garden.

In his enthusiasm to imbue his audience with the feel of Japan, Mr. Northcote and his wife rendered an unaccompanied and spirited version of the country’s National Anthem – “Kimigayo” – a first, it is believed, in the history of the Club. While passages of the lecture were, perhaps, aimed at an audience with a higher basic knowledge of the subject than that possessed by those actually seated in Chetnole’s Village Hall that evening, there can be no doubt that much of Mr. Northcote’s message on the essential simple yet complex beauty of the Japanese garden reached every club member present. While the individual components may slip from the memory, the basic sense of the beauty of the art form will long remain.

A return to a more basic and local level of gardening is on the cards for the Club’s next meeting when a speaker from Castle Gardens will address the topic of “The Garden Centre Years” – Chetnole Village Hall, 9 May at 7.30pm. New members and visitors welcome – free coffee and biscuits provided!

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was unable to talk about his life in Antarctica but has promised to make amends Annual General Meeting at a later date. However, at 5 April 2011 short notice, Valerie Chairman Charlie Buckland stood in with her Osmund opened the recent visit to New Zealand. meeting at 7.30pm and The Chairman reminded outlined the evening’s everyone of the sudden agenda. Unfortunately very sad death of Malcolm Christian Jacobs had work commitments in America so Clark, Vice-Chairman, and also Ella Waterfall the

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widow of the late Stanley; they both will be very much missed. Malcolm would have taken the Chair on this evening. Malcolm’s wife, Rachel, who was present, thanked everybody for their support and messages of sympathy during the past week.

Last year’s Minutes were read and accepted.

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Paul Smith, Treasurer, in his report highlighted a healthy balance but stressed we had to accept that there will be a greater future demand caused by an increase in the Speakers’ Fees. Alan Bastone, Secretary, informed the meeting that seats were still available for the Coach trip on the 15 June to Avon Valley Railway & Boat Ride at a cost of £19 including a cream tea; this will be a good day out!

Election of Officers -

All Officers in the light of the unfortunate death of Malcolm Clark have accepted and agreed to remain in their posts for the coming year. Valerie Buckland has accepted the position of Vice Chairman.

Valerie then gave a talk on her recent visit with her husband Norman, to New Zealand. They had interesting time, observed earthquake damage and as ex-farmers were keen to see livestock and farming

details of how babies were swaddled, including for the We started our April children of the poor a metal meeting with the sad news hook secured in the back so that our Chairwoman, Pauline that babies could be hung up Harley, was in hospital. We both indoors and outdoors on hope that she will soon be a tree when the mother home again. Since our last was busy working. When meeting Ella Waterfall had babies became too many, also died. She had been a contraception was not member of the club and unknown, fish skins and pigs served on the committee for intestines being used to make many years and will be greatly condoms. missed not only by us but by The children of the poor the whole community of Leigh. were set to work very young at We then turned to the such jobs as stoning the crows, happier subject of this month’s feeding pigs and gathering speaker, Jenny Peet. I dread to dog’s muck for use in tanning think what we were all leather. This custom expecting from a talk entitled continued in Yeovil into the “No Knickers” but in the end 1920s. The richer children our blushes were spared. spent their time learning Latin, Jenny’s great interest lies in Greek and Hebrew. the social history, including We also learnt of the the clothes of Tudor times and interesting cures for various of course at that period ailments I’m not too sure that Knickers were worn by no-one my husband would enjoy the as they had yet to be invented cure for his gout, which in the Victorian Period. involved boiling a red haired Jenny had many dog with worms and bone fascinating details of Tudor marrow and rubbing in the life to tell us including exact

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methods. Valerie had taken lots of photos which were handed round and the promise of a video of her visit on another occasion; we shall look forward to that.

Finally, our evening finished with a game of Bingo with caller Charlie Osmund ably backed up by wife Ann as the adjudicator, a most enjoyable evening.

Chris Jacobs

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After that I think I should draw a veil over the methods of getting rid of fleas and finish by asking you to join us for May’s talk on “Gardens for Wildlife”.

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Chetnole Chuckers Boules Club boules terrain! Part of our playing area had been dug up and left cordoned off.

However, the event went ahead and was a great success.

The weather was sunny and warm and about 40 club members and friends turned out. The barbecued burgers and sausages were delicious, as were the trifles for dessert. The first club games of the year had to be played on reduced size pistes but were still most enjoyable.

We welcome the four new members When we heard that a trench had been dug in the Chetnole playing field, there was who joined on the first day of the new Chuckers season. some concern that it might affect the Club meetings are Wednesday evenings Chuckers’ start of season BBQ planned for at 5:00 pm and Sunday afternoons at 10 April. A power failure in Chetnole was 3:00pm. found to have been caused by a fault in a Ian Wood cable directly beneath a corner of our

The Hundred of Yetminster Society - Trip to Bruton Twenty one members gathered on Yetminster station to catch the 9.29am train to Bruton for a day’s escorted tour of the very varied and interesting parts of this Somerset town.

Our guide for the day was historian, John Bishton, who met us at the station and throughout the visit gave us information on all the places of interest that we were able to see and visit. He also arranged for us to have a welcome sit down Lent lunch in the church hall halfway through our visit. A choice of seven soups, very high quality rolls and cheese plus coffee was well received!

In the morning we viewed what remains of the town ponds with views of the three storey, four gabled Dovecot, high on the hill – a remnant form the previous Augustinian Priory and later Abbey.

This was followed by a visit to the well known King’s School Bruton, where in the main hall, we saw wall memorials to the large number who were killed in the first world war - so many out of a school of just a hundred pupils at that stage.

A walk around the town gave us the chance to stop on the main bridge over the River Brue and hear about the earlier crossings and the number of interesting old building in the centre of Bruton.

After lunch we visited the quiet haven of the almshouses of Sexey’s Hospital founded in 1638, a welcome relief from the one way traffic systems and narrow pavements of the present town. Then to the parish church of St Mary’s for a very interesting talk on its history from a C14 Crypt below the Chancel to the quite magnificent Chancel itself decorated in blue and gold. A very good days trip enjoyed by all the party. David Fogden 65

District Councillor for the Cam Vale Ward

District Councillor for the Halstock Ward

District Councillor for the Yetminster Ward

the parishes of Folke, Alweston, Holnest Holwell, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Longburton, and North Wootton:

Batcombe, Corscombe, East Chelborough, Evershot, Halstock, Hermitage, Hilfield, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmund, Melbury Sampford, and West Chelborough:

Chetnole, Ryme Intrinseca, Stockwood and Yetminster:

Cllr Stephen Friar

The Members' Room, Cllr Tony Frost, West Dorset District Homeleigh, Council, Corscombe, 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorset DT1 1UZ. Email:cllrs.friar@westdors DT2 0NX. Tel: 01935 891321 et-dc.gov.uk

Cllr Margaret Lawrence, Trill Farm, Thornford Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HF Tel: 01935 872780

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A CARING HOME IN THE DORSET COUNTRYSIDE

Members of The Old Vicarage Team

Louise Turner, Sarah Napier, Tracey Hollex & Sue Turner

Emily Rowe, Keyworker

Manager, Natalie Adams Collecting an award on the behalf of the Old Vicarage

Annie Sinnott MBE, Director

Sue Turer and Natalie Adams at Allcora Excellence Awards

The Care Team with the Investors in People Award

Jan Millward, Care Assistant

Ayeisha Strong, Winner of “Carer 2008�

The Old Vicarage Care Home for the eldery is an award winning home which has provided nationally recognised quality of care for over two decades. Care is most certainly our speciality! Both residents and staff enjoy the friendly family atmosphere.

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Wriggle Valley Magazine May 2011