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February 2014
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News from the Villages
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Leigh
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Regular Meeting & Activities 34 A belated welcome to 2014 “Our Gorgeous Little Magazine..” I think we 37 may be in danger of getting a tad big-headed General News this month as the above description was thrown One Day a Year 48 in our direction just before Christmas; we like being appreciated when we plop onto your St Andrew's Primary School 51 doorsteps, delivered by stoic folk. In addition to this we have been voted the 10th best out of News from our Churches 52 800 in the National Parish Magazine Competition (I bet you never knew such a Church Services - February 53 competition existed!). So well done everyone, WVM committee, advertisers, readers, Leigh Weather Watch 58 photographers and article writers. Another beautiful cover of a snow- sprinkled …gone gardening.. 61 robin enhances our magazine this month by 62 local photographer Colin Varndell,, see more Planning Applications about Colin on p 41. Club News 67 The thespians amongst us have been busy over the last few months and we have, not one Advertisers’ Register 74 but, two productions for you to enjoy - the Wriggle Valley Players panto Aladdin from 13 - 15 Feb and the Juniors with their rendition of the Snow Queen on the following weekend. Please see pp 29 & 67 or more information. We hope you have managed to survive the hugely damp, inclement weather we have had recently. As I write this I have just noticed that the snowdrops are peeping out from the hedgerow; Spring is nearly here. The River Wriggle certainly has had more than it fair share of rainwater in it as it wended its way through our beautiful valley. Bella Neate-Clegg 26 YEARS
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BATCOMBE.....
hat a wonderful evening we all had at out Auction of Promises back in November. I would like to thank everyone who came to the evening, all those who provided food and promises, and to the 'kitchen staff' who worked tirelessly to produce piping hot cottage pies. With everyone’s efforts we raised £2700 for the fabric fund. Amazing!!! We shall greatly miss Alan (please see his obituary on p 13)and Pam in the village and at all our events, which they supported without question. They were always ready with any help needed and both had a wealth of knowledge about the community, nothing was a bother to them. Pam attended almost every service in
Batcombe for a great part of her life and up until her last few months. Our Christmas celebrations started off with the Children's Carol service on Christmas eve, what great readers we have in the village (Alice Olivia Adam Isabel Dillon and Dorothy). This ended with mince pies, mulled wine and of course chocolates. Christmas Day Communion followed led by Brother Sam, this was a special service to start the day and left us all ready for the face the festivities. Bridget Gordge
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CHETNOLE.....
ello and Happy New have come from Little Hallingbury, Year fellow villagers Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. and glad you haven’t In Neals Lane, Andrew and Michelle been washed down the Wellstead have moved into Melbury plug hole. Cottage and we also welcome Ian and We would like to Sally Lingwood to Meadowbank in welcome our new Batcombe Lane. Ian and Sally have come residents and there are from Bishops Caundle and have just set quite a few this month up the Chetnole Community Choir which is great! The which has already proved to be a big hit Cooke family has moved with lots of Chetnolians, we are such a to Parkhouse Farm; cultured lot here! Andrew and Lorna, Chetnole Farm is now the home of the William (9), Oliver (7) and Kidd family (previously at Manor Farm); Ariane (3), parents Jill Tim and Sarah plus children Samuel, and Les Street (in the barn) and dog Orla Emma, James and Rebecca and we hope moved in on 13 November 2013 and that they and all our new residents will
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News from the Villages
be very happy in their new homes and look forward to seeing you in the village. We have to say goodbye however to Bev Welch and Mallie from Meadowbank, but they haven't gone far - Leigh - and we hope you will be happy there too.. Read about our action girl from Stockwood, Kirsty Drapper and her plans for the future on page 40. Get well wishes go to Sybil Howard who has been very poorly but is now thankfully on the mend in the Yeatman Hospital and congratulations on your 90th birthday in January. The art exhibition WEST at the Old School Gallery, Yetminster raised £500 for the Rendezvous in Sherborne. Many thanks to everyone who supported the exhibition, Bee Grant-Peterkin sends you best wishes for a very happy 2014. Weather rescue and priority visits. The following 4X4 car owners have kindly offered to help in weather emergencies where appropriate. ● John Head Mill Lane 873555 ● Joe Meier Stockwood Road 873966 ● Bob Owen Stockwood Road 873064
You are reminded though that this does not mean that these people are obliged to turn out! In extreme conditions the Police should be the ones called. TEL. 101 Anyone else out there with a suitable vehicle who would be willing to go on the list please let Sue Morgan know on 873104. Entertainment at the village hall Fancy some culture over the next couple of months? Take a look at the next acts coming to the village to get us through the cold nights and into spring. For a post Christmas chhillout why not come to a new yoga class - Bev, Blair and Jackie’s Sibun’s daughter is starting a Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga Class in the Hall on Monday mornings at 10.00am. Come along or contact Bev yogabev@outlook.com Liz Tebbatt
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Forthcoming Events in Chetnole Village Hall 7.30pm, Saturday 1 February Julie Dunn and Charlotte Storey – “Birds on a Wire”, perform at Chetnole Jazz Café to include some Ella Fitzgerald songs. Keyboard and sax. 8.00pm, Friday 21 February Ceilidh with live band, Chris Toyne and Ruth Thompson. Entrance £6, 2 adults & 2 under 16’s, £15. No bar 7.30pm, Thursday 27 March, Arts Reach, Dave Myne performs Great Expectations. 7.30pm, Saturday 12 April, Chetnole Jazz Café finishes with “Petites Annonces”, French Gypsy Swing Band. Want to know more? Contact Nigel Bray on 01935 872233 or John Head on 01935 873555.
Chetnole Troubadours International Gig !! Fresh from their sell out concert performance at the 'Old Vic'.... (Nursing Home) the Ensemble gathered at Chez 'Tamarisk' on Thursday 16 January to sing, "Happy Birthday" (via telephone) to a lady in Ontario, Canada , to celebrate her 80th birthday. With guitar accompaniment from Jim (Fingers) Aldhouse, it was very much appreciated by the recipient Refreshments were served, following the performance, by the Chatelaine of 'Tamarisk' . David Gough
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The first meeting of the Chetnole Community Choir was a resounding success. Having hoped for 15 people to form a viable unit I was delighted that 35 people came along. After some warm ups, rounds were sung and a new song worked on. The sound produced was really impressive for a first meeting. I am delighted with the support and humbled by a few complementary emails. It would be useful to recruit a few more gentlemen into the ranks. Some men seem most reluctant to sing anywhere but on terraces. I’m sure you will hear the choir before too long. Anyone interested in joining please . contact me via
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Christmas at St. Peter’s Church Chetnole The picture is an example of the wonderful floral displays in our church over Christmas. Our thanks go to all who helped decorate. Due to the generosity of everyone attending services, we have been able to donate a total of £550 to two charities: the disaster relief charity “Shelterbox”, which operates worldwide, and “Mary’s Meals”, which provides food for schools in Malawi and many other countries. St. Peter’s PCC.
Notes from Chetnole & Stockwood Parish Council Meeting Here is a summary of the major issues discussed. ● After a full and extensive discussion in which the members of the public who attended were invited to express their opinions, the Council decided to support the change of use application in respect of the former skittle alley of the Chetnole, which currently has permission for use as a shop. The application is to permit the creation of three en suite rooms for the bed and breakfast business, to increase overall turnover and profitability and increase employment. ● After a discussion of the recently introduced Local Council Tax Support Grant, and its limited effect on level of tax in the Parish, the precept for the year 2014-2015 was agreed at £7500. ● The Chairman reported that Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca Parish Council is likely to accept Boyle’s Trust’s offer of a licence on a peppercorn rent to use the footpath across its land in Yetminster previously 8 8
the subject of a licence to Dorset County Council. It was noted that DCC had not as yet carried out fence repairs which it accepted it was obliged under the existing licence to perform. ● In the unavoidable absence of Cllr Margaret Lawrence, we were not able to receive an update on the Boundary Commission proposal, to which we had offered a reasoned objection, to alter WDDC ward boundaries so that Chetnole would be separated from Yetminster. The Council remained keen this separation (which appears not to comply with underlying principles) is not proceeded with. ● It was noted that the surface of Stockwood Road had deteriorated seriously following the flooding and it was felt the Highways Officer who had examined the road had not fully appreciated the problem, assuming that the gravel which was flushed down the road by the floodwaters was surplus, rather than detached from the surface.
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complete task as it was agreed we did ● Regarding the Playing Field, it was not wish to lose another winter cutting noted that, in compiling his consent for season. work the Tree Officer appeared not to ● The Chairman had received a reply on have included some matters which he compliance from the Chief Executive of had confirmed we could do. This was WDDC. The Chairman was given probably correct as these were largely authority to continue the dialogue. matters where he considered consent You can contact us on: was not required. The Clerk will proceed to get quotes for the chetnole-pc@btconnect.com Bob Owen
Christmas Bingo Christmas Bingo was a great success and well attended and it was nice to see a few new faces. Prizes were well distributed and everybody enjoyed the evening. Thanks, as always, to Charlie for doing the calling. The next Bingo will be at Easter (see below).
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Thanks to everyone for coming, and especially to those involved in putting on the event. Coffee Morning Thursday, 27 February Come out of hibernation for a short while, and join us at the Village Hall for a chat and refreshments on Thursday 27 February between 10.30 and noon. All are welcome. Easter Bingo - Saturday, 5 April . Bingo returns to the Village Hall after its winter layoff at the beginning of April, and with an ‘Easter’ theme. We hope to see you there – eyes down at 7.30pm on Saturday 5 April. Quiz for St. Mary’s Church Saturday 7 June A date for your diary - the next Quiz for St. Mary’s Church will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 7 June starting at 7.30pm. The cost is £4 per head with team sizes a maximum of 4 people. Please call me on 01963 210292 to register your team or an individual interest. More details in future editions of the magazine.
Baldock and Charlie Bosanquet, recently moved up from Sherborne to be closer to Charlie’s horses and to enjoy life in the country. Jules works in IT and is currently working for Screwfix in Yeovil. We hope that they will be very happy in their new home and look forward to seeing them at the various village events.
More new neighbours We extend a warm welcome to Jules
Stan Westoll 1927-2013 Stanley Westoll and his wife Dee moved from Hounslow in Middlesex to ‘Welcome Lodge’ in Hermitage an 1989, after suffering a serious heart attack which resulted in an early retirement from his job as an underwater weapons expert. They both integrated well into village life and were very supportive of our local church, and the social events at the Village Hall and Green, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Stan (known by many as the ‘lovely fella’) for several years delivered the parish magazine, in which capacity, and by virtue of his engaging personality, endeared him to us all.
Rep: Sally Vickery 01963 210245
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he Christmas Carol Service was postponed due to the adverse weather conditions until the next evening but this did not deter the attendance as the church was full and a lovely evening was had. The church was decorated with its finest and we would like to thank John Reynolds for stepping in at the last moment and also for providing the music.
Sadly, after the death of Dee a few years ago, and as a result of continued ill health, Stan gradually withdrew from an active part in village life, but right up to the time of his death he still showed an interest in Hermitage affairs. The well attended crematorium service at Yeovil was led by Revd. Patrick Revelle and included tributes from Stan’s sons Ian and Graham. Our deepest sympathy goes to Graham and Ian and their respective families.
Thanks also goes to Mr & Mrs Algar for hosting the mince pies and mulled wine. We would like to thank Hermitage Village Hall Committee for their donation to the Church funds. We are all sadden by the deaths of Alan and Pam and send our condolences to the family. Our next service will be on Sunday 2 March 4pm. All welcome. Richard and Sally Vickery
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Born in 1927 in London, Alan was a sickly child and at five was sent to a nursing home in Worthing which he remembers to be ‘more like a prison than a place to get well’ and being shut in a dark cupboard for not sitting still in bed! Alan then went to live with his Grandmother in Hertfordshire where she taught him to read and write before, aged ten, he finally joined school, cycling ten miles each day. When war broke out, Alan was recruited as a messenger boy for the Home Guard and spent many nights cycling around in the dark, worrying his mother sick. Alan’s school days were short lived for at 13 his school was bombed and he found himself a job as an office boy in London earning 16 shillings a week (80p). Later, working on a poultry farm, a Alan kept his own hens and pigs Parish Councillor in September 2013. earning extra money by rotavating gardens. After 16 years he had saved the princely sum of £2300, which enabled him to take on a Council Farm in Hertfordshire. Alan bought three Guernsey cows for £100, plus a calf, and in 1958 moved into the four room house along with parents, Doris and Edwin, brother, John and grandmother Lucy. Initially the house was without electricity or hot water and only a pail in the outbuildings for the loo; Alan had to milk his cows in a loose box with a portable milking machine and when he filled a ten
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gallon churn on the first day he thought he was going to make a fortune! Alan bought Flowers Farm, Hilfield, in 1968 and moved in with 50 cows and 20 followers; his parents and, brother joining him in 1974. He established his popular fishing lakes in 1977 (the first being dug as a reservoir in 1976 due to a shortage of water which was, and continues to be, supplied by the Friary). In 1988 ill health forced Alan to give up farming but not his involvement in the community which has always been extensive including being: Chairman of High Stoy Parish Council (36yrs); Chairman of Hermitage Village Hall committee (16yrs); Secretary of the Dorset Ponds & Lakes Society (17yrs); Secretary of Sherborne Farmhouse Discussion Club (16yrs); Secretary to Flowers Farm Fly Fishers Club (since 1977); Secretary to Leigh Discussion club (since 1984).
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here have been several comings and goings in the village since December. We said a sad farewell to Tracey, Matt, Archie and Oscar from Church Farm Cottages who have moved to Hermitage and hello to Kevin who has moved into Whitehall Cottage and Beverley and Mallie who have moved to Hintock View. We said a fond farewell to John Jackson who has moved to Haslemere to be closer to his family. He and his late wife Monica were such a key part of the church community and wider village life and he will be greatly missed by many. Last month I mentioned that Sarah and the children had moved to South Street which caused a great deal of concern that perhaps Tony might have been left behind in the wardrobe!!! Everyone would like to make it quite clear that he has moved to South Street as well where they are all settled and happy together! We have had some alarming weather in the last month with the ground saturated and lots of standing water. We have fared better than some. Over the border in Muchelney the church has taken on the role of village store and pharmacy whilst they are cut off by flood water. Can I remind everyone that in the event of us being cut off, or other emergency, that there is a box of emergency supplies available to the village community in the church. Philippa Toulson Copy for March issue by 12 February please
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The Butler (12A) Riveting story of the first black butler for a succession of American Presidents at the White House. With Alan Rickman as Reagan,and Jane Fonda as Nancy. Shows start at 7.30pm, doors open 7pm (bar provided). We look forward to seeing you on some of the above dates. Tickets ÂŁ5 will be available from Bridge Stores,Leigh or Fiona and John Parks (01935 873603)
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By the time you read this Christmas will be long gone but I wanted to thank all those who decorated the church so beautifully before Christmas. Jackie Jolliffe and her team did an amazing job in spite of the horrendous weather conditions we had over the Christmas period! Also huge thanks to Sue Dodge at Bailey Ridge for their very generous contribution of the Christmas Tree - it was a lovely one. We raised the great sum of £207.56 to send to Embrace, our chosen charity this year for the Christmas Eve Carol Service and it was lovely to have the church so full that evening. Also Eddie Upton led an intrepid band around the village on 22 December carol singing - it was so good to have lots of the younger members of the village (mostly Young Farmers) singing and we all appreciated the hospitality of Graham and Sue Fudge at the end - the mulled wine and delicious eats were very welcome! We raised £100 split between St Andrew's
and Folk South West, so thank you to all who opened their doors to us. We have had several baptisms over the past few months and we have another one at our Family Service in March (10.15am on 16 March) - it is very exciting to see all the new babes being born in Leigh. Date for your diary: Churchyard clear up date Saturday 22nd March at 10am ALL WELCOME! On the subject of keeping the churchyard tidy…. We are hoping to put together a team of willing volunteers who would be prepared to drive the ride on mower and mow the church yard grass during the summer months. For some years Eric Ovenden has done a sterling job of keeping the area neat and tidy but his summer commitments sometimes make it hard for him to fit in the mowing especially if we have difficult weather to accommodate. If you feel you might have time to help with this task please contact Eddie Upton or Anne Reason.
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Maureen and Bob would like to thank everyone who came to see their lights this year. We collected a grand total of £100.16p for Children in Need. They would especially like to thank the three girls who, having heard about the theft of some of the lights can up and donated £2.86 of their precious pocket money to help the cause.
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Christmas seems a long time ago now, but I would like to extend grateful thanks to all the carol singers and entertainers who helped make it such a special time for everyone at the Old Vicarage.
We are delighted to announce that Magdalena Kasprzycka won the ancillary worker category at the regional finals of the Great British Care awards and Annie won the award for outstanding contribution to Care. They now have to go to London for the National finals in the summer. We wish them lots of luck! Jemma Griffin made it through to the top 5 in the Carer class and Jan William’s was runner up in the Dignity in Care category. At the prestigious National Caring Times awards in London, Louise Turner was runner up in the training coordinator category for her work in developing effective training plans for all staff. Natalie and Louise 18 18
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represented the Care team and Annie was runner up as Care personality. Congratulations to everybody. For fun we have entered our home in an online Care home idol competition. You can find our entry on the Carehome.co.uk website or Google: carehome idol.co.uk. Please take the time to vote for us, you have until the end of March and you never know, we may win a prize! Our entry can also be seen on our website: www.theoldvicarage-leigh.co.uk. We will be introducing table tennis and Boccia as regular activities in the New Year, having secured a grant for the equipment. If any group would like to hire the sets, please let me know. We also would like to encourage others to join us in our sessions, please ring the office if you are interested! We also are planning a coffee morning on Saturday 12 April as part of the fund raising efforts of Pearl and Annie, who will be trekking in Vietnam later in the year. This is to raise funds for St Margaret’s Hospice. If anyone would like to donate good quality saleable items please let me know.
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ome 37 people braved the weather for the official opening of the footpath along the narrowest bit of road from Manor Farm Buildings to the wider verge ( 2 Fields) towards Yetminster on Sunday 5 Jan. This path has been a long time in the making and much wanted by the
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la te Scrap Batten as a safe way, especially for the young and old, to get to Yetminster. The very smart “ baler twine” ribbon was cut by Sue Batten and it was christened Scraps Way and toasted with home grown wine/champagne made by Carol & Robin DeBel. This path is on private land but please use it and enjoy it but PLEASE NO horses, dog poo or mountain bikes.
ell it was (was?) a bit wet and windy wasn’t it and if you have seen the felt off my shed roof please give me a ring! The cats and I have been huddled by the fire with only short excursions outside to the muddy mire that used to be the garden. However, I see our unsung heroes were out and about when it was really bad – on one of my forages to the
About 20 people then set off on the annual village walk & got very wet, up the hill over the quarries, round Briars Wood and back to Church Farm for a glass of wine, soup & sausages. A generous donation to Dogs for the Disabled was collected. Thank you. Please try to be responsible for the drains near your houses _ “ a stitch in time saves nine” has never been truer, a little debris clearing could save a lot of road flooding, which just adds to no end of trouble, waiting for the council could be “ cutting your nose to spite your face”. A special thank you must go to Fiona Williams for the sterling work she has done clearing the drain accesses along the western approach to the village from Yeovil. Christmas seems a long time ago now but the candle-lit carol service went well. A big thank you to Gloria Abbey for once again opening her house to us & plying us with wine & mince pies. Midnight Mass was a lovely service but a bit down on numbers. But Christmas morning family service had the church packed out with lots of small children which was lovely to see. Gilly Wilson The two gentlemen in the front of the photo are, left, Mike Batten, who has been the principle party in getting the footpath through planning and built, and to the right John Bright over whose land the footpath goes.
shop I passed pleasantries with a gentleman as we walked up the Thornford Road only to be abandoned as he strove off in full wet weather gear to unblock a gully with the hardy stick that he was carrying. I also heard of two Range Rovers parked on the Ryme Road with their occupants doing the same so our thanks to these very community minded individuals and indeed to all those who helped people cope in one way or another. Scrap’s Way (the new path to Ryme Instrinseca) is open and appeared to offer wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk 21
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one of the few remaining “dry” highways and it is good, from my back window, to see the heads bobbing along it! – it has been suggested that one of those clever convex mirrors on the other side of the road just after the path finishes may help to negotiate the final obstacle by allowing people to see what was coming round the first bend into the village? The Parish Council have had a request to use part of the Meaden Open Space (that’s the piece of land at the end of Clovermead) as a playground. This is the only piece of public open land on that side of the village so it will be interesting to see the proposals particularly as it is surrounded by housing with the potential for problems with noise and misuse etc. Andy Perlejewski is the Council’s “webmaster” (I understand that this is correct “geek speak!) and he is keen to ensure that their website pages properly reflect life in the village so if you are involved with a club or organisation you should perhaps consider getting something online – contact details are available on the Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca Parish’s site at www.yetminsterparishes.gov.uk so let him know you are interested and he can explain what you need to do. I bumped into Pandy Brown the other day and she reminded me that the YRGACS (the Gardening Club!) will be running a Plant Sale with tea and homemade cakes in early May which, the way time flies, is not too distant. Their Open Gardens Day in 2012 was a great success and this will be repeated this year on Sunday 1 June – it’s a great opportunity to explore some of the very good local gardens so do please keep an eye out for further information. If you would like to help with plants for the sale, or include your garden in the Open Day, Pandy would love to hear from you, pandy.brown@btinternet.com
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You will have heard about the sad loss of Thelma Fogden over the Christmas period and I am sure you will want to join with me in sending condolences to David and the family. On an easier note Claire and David Thomson have recently moved so we say “Goodbye” and wish them well in their new home. We also say a big “Welcome” to them both as they have apparently actually only moved from one end of the village to the other! Hope to see you at one of the Quizzes that are scheduled in the next few months or at Moviola collecting your free ice cream! David Torrance
YETMINSTER FILM NIGHTS Tuesday 25 February 12A – Light Drama/Romance. British twohander about a “typical” couple (Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent) reliving their honeymoon on a trip to Paris.
Tuesday 25 March 12A – Drama starring Judi Dench as the Irish woman searching for the son taken from her when a baby and assisted by Steve Coogan’s journalist. Unfortunately due to some poor turn-outs in the autumn we have had to raise the price of tickets to £6 which will still include a choc ice and be on sale at Oak House Stores two weeks before each showing. Although tickets will be available on the door, it is most appreciated if they are bought in advance so that seating is fairly accurate and enough wine and choc ices be brought to the Hall. Doors will open at 7pm and films begin at 7.30pm.
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Yetminster Fair Association 2013 Chairman's Report The main fund-raising activity of the YFA calendar is the July Street Fair. This is a link to the days when Yetminster had a rural economy and the village was more selfcontained and self reliant. It is a major event in the village diary and on the hottest day of the year, we welcomed both villagers and people from outside the immediate area to walk around (and hopefully buy from) the diversity of stalls in the High Street. There was also the opportunity to enjoy the entertainment provided by the Irish Dancers and bands; to visit the Village Hall and Church; to relax with a cream tea prepared by the local Scouts or Brownies, to purchase ice creams, hog roast and fish & chips, or to have a drink at the White Hart. On the Sunday, the traditional Service of Thanksgiving was replaced by “Pimms and Hymns�, held with the help of Jim and Carole in the garden of the White Hart, which was well attended and enjoyed by all. This year, as well as the Fair Day, two further fund-raising events were organised. The first was a Quiz held in the Village Hall in May, which proved very popular and provided a welcome addition to our funds. The second was a concert, "Elements of Folk", held in October. Ticket holders were treated to a full programme of excellent music provided by professional musicians. From the questionnaires that were returned it was clear that the quality of the sound and standard of performance were considered exceptional, bar prices were viewed as favourable and, importantly, the ticket price was felt to be good value. 24 24
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The happy recipients of grants from the YFA receiving their cheques
Our 50 Club lottery continues to provide us with the mainstay of our funding and this, combined with other income raised, enabled us to award a grant to all seven organisations who applied for funding. As a result, the YFA donated a total of ÂŁ2,800 to village projects. The Committee is delighted that the YFA has been able to make a valuable contribution to life in Yetminster through the financial support it has given to youth schemes, the elderly, community groups and those with disabilities. All this does not happen by magic, but takes a lot of hard work, organisation and commitment to bring everything together on the day. I am extremely grateful to the committee and would like to thank them for their dedication. I also thank all those who have supported us in one significant way or another over the year. It is important to review what events are organised and whether they are being done in the right way in order to ensure they do not become "tired". Over the next few weeks the Committee will be looking at the programme of events and their format, with
If you have ideas for the YFA, or if you would like to volunteer to help the Association, please contact us through the WVM mailbox in the Oak House Stores or email us at yetminsterfair@aol.com
Yetminster Fair Association 50 Club Results - December 2013 1st Prize £100 No.3 Mr M Hampson 2nd Prize £50 No.33 Mrs F Bateman 2nd Prize £25 No.1 Mr M Foster 3rd Prize £20 No.2 Mr A Reek The Association raises money for local organisations and is non-profit making and run entirely by voluntary support
St Andrew’s Church Quiz Night The quiz night held to raise funds for St Andrews Church, Yetminster was an unqualified success. The event was attended by ninety people, who joined in with the spirit of the evening and made it such an enjoyable quiz. Simon Eadon and Harvey Rowbotham were the quiz masters ably assisted by their wives, Sue, Jayne and family. What a wonderful selection of questions; the boys had
worked extremely hard to ensure the quiz was highly entertaining. The quality of the quiz and how well it was pitched could be seen by the spread of points, the difference between the bottom and top team was only 20 points. The Chippy Van provided outstanding fish and chips for the evening’s interval, so efficient; they managed to serve 90 portions of piping hot fish and chips in 28
Happenings at the White Hart
came and from us, a special thank you to the “SAS”. We are putting together our plans for 2014 so do please keep an eye out for us in the WVN and also have a look on the boards outside. Look forward to seeing you soon and thanks again for your wonderful support.
Carols in the Pub with the St Andrew’s Singers has become a regular event in the Hart Calendar and was again a great success just before Christmas and we were packed out. A huge thank you to everyone who
minutes. I think my family resembled the Jamaican Sprint team, ferrying the meals from the van to each table. The atmosphere in the hall was brilliant much laughter and good natured banter. I have received many wonderful messages saying what a great time people had and we raised a very welcome £374.10 for church funds. Graham Plaice
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a particular emphasis on how the YFA can achieve the best results with limited resources. This may include organising only a Quiz Evening and Concert in 2014. To this end, I would like to make an appeal for volunteers to join the Committee. The Association is proud to have raised thousands of pounds over the years for activities in the village and we feel it is vital that this work continues, but we do need more help. Finally, may I wish everyone a Happy (and drier!) New Year Barbara Driver Chairman, Yetminster Fair Association
Yetminster Scribblers is a fun group for anyone who would like to learn how to write stories. No writing experience needed, but it helps if you’re a keen reader. Current members are writing stories based on personal experience and historical fiction, but any subject matter is welcome—if you don’t have an idea yet, that’s okay too! Lots of encouragement and gentle pointers on technique from writer’s coach, Janet Gelernter. First meeting is free; then it’s £6 per session or £30 for a punch-card good for six sessions. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Old School Gallery, Yetminster. Scribblers’ Scrum Drop-In Writing Club gives you the freedom to discover your inner storyteller! Writer’s coach Janet Gelernter offers a topic or opening line and off you go: write whatever comes to mind for 15 minutes and share it with the group. Great stress-buster, lots of fun and surprising literary gems are the end result. No experience needed; just £5 per session. Many thanks. Janet Gelernter, Editor - Writer's Coach - Speaker, Author of "Memoir of a Basketcase" janetg@ecentral.com (07583) 704782
A note of thanks and appreciation to the farming and country fraternity who have, in all this dreadful weather, taken time and effort to clear drains, ditches and drainage channels and remove fallen trees and debris from roads in our locality. We really appreciate it! Ian Allingham, Stonyacres 26 26
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Your YETMINSTER HALL – where the whole village gets together Progress, albeit slowly but inexorably, is being made in the process of changing St Andrew's Hall into a Village Hall. Documents have been signed by the prospective "Trustees" enabling us to apply for Charitable Status and to make us an officially recognisable entity. To this end the New Year Quiz, hosted by Harvey and me, attracted 98 participants, exceeded our wildest hopes and has raised a further £500 towards meeting legal and administrative costs. Work has also been completed on plastering and painting white the wall which divides the main hall from the kitchen. Christina kindly setup a Dorset Moviola projector in the presence of the Yetminster Film Nights' committee to test the properties of this new surface. I am delighted to report that this was deemed to be a 100% success. We will no longer have to erect a projection screen for future film shows. In addition, it will mean that The History Society and Garden Club will also be able to make film and slide presentations directly onto the wall. It goes without saying that in order to keep this wall in as pristine a condition as possible nothing should be affixed to it. It is the aim of the Interim Hall Committee to provide a notice board within the hall where clubs and societies and those who run activities can place notices. On behalf of the Committee I would like to thank all those in the village and beyond who have supported our various activities and events over the last year. Work is already under way on an exciting programme for 2014. Watch this space. Simon Eadon
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* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * FEBRUARY Sat
1
Jazz CafĂŠ Birds on a wire - Julie Dunn & Charlotte Storey
7:30 pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Mon 3
Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Garden Ponds
7:30 pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Tues 4
Leigh Discussion Club Curds & Whey - Dorothy Baldock
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Sun
Conservation Day
10 - 4pm
Alners Gorse
7:30 pm
St Andrew's Hall,Yetminster
2:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Wed 12 Yetminster Historical Society Dorset's Industrial Heritage Peter Stanier
2:30 pm
St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
Thur 13 WVP Pantomime Aladdin
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Fri
14 WVP Pantomime Aladdin
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Sat
15 WVP Pantomime Aladdin
2:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
WVP Pantomime Aladdin
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Tues 11 Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Fleurtatious Floristry Tuesday Club The Royal School of Needlework - Diane Morris
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Mon 17 Leigh Moviola Captain Phillips
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Tues 18 WVWG Flower Fairies - Dorothy Baldock & Beetle Drive
7:30 pm
Gable Court, Yetminster
Wed 19 Woodland Wednesday
12-3 pm
Pogles Wood
Fri
21 Ceilidh with live band & caller Junior WV Players The Snow Queen
8.00pm 7:00 pm
Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall
Sat
22 Junior WV Players The Snow Queen
7:00 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Sun
23 Village Praise
5:00 pm
St Andrew's School, Yetminster
Mon 24 Annual Charity Quiz
7:30 pm
Yeovil Town Football Club
Tues 25 Yetminster Film Nights Le Weekend
7:30 pm
St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
Thur 27 coffee morning
10.30-12
Hermitage Village Hall
MARCH Sun
2
Mon 3
30
Conservation Day Chetnole & Leigh Garden Society Members Castle Gardens Visit
10-4 pm
Lankham Bottom Castle Gardens
* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * Leigh Discussion Club Mountains & Maharajas
Mon 10 Leigh Moviola Philomena Tues 11 Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Discount buying afternoon
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
7:30 pm 2:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall Castle Gardens
Tues 11 Tuesday Club Girls are a Dia2:30 pm monds Best Friend - Julian Turnbull
Leigh Village Hall
Wed 12 Yetminster Historical Society Lewd Wenches and Loose Living Fellows Bruce Upton
2:30 pm
St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
Fri 14 PTFA Annual Quiz Night Tues 18 WVWG Sue & Alan Dodge of Bailey Ridge Nursery
7.00pm 7:30 pm
St Andrew’s Primary School Gable Court, Yetminster
Thu rs
20 Cheese and Wine evening
7:00 pm
Sherborne Bowling Club
Sat 22 Batcombe Jumble Sale Tues 25 Yetminster Film Night Philomena Thur 27 Arts Reach Dave Myne performs Great Expectations
2:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall
APRIL Tues 1
Leigh Discussion Club - Bailey Ridge Garden Centre and AGM
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Sat 5 Mon 7
Easter Bingo Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Abbotsbury past, present, future Stephen Griffith
7:30 pm 7:30 pm
Hermitage Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall
Mon 7 Tues 8
Leigh Moviola Philomena 7:30 pm Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. 7:30 pm Cottage Garden for a new century
Leigh Village Hall St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
Tuesday Club Myanmar - Land of 2:30 pm Smiles - Mike Morrell
Leigh Village Hall
Sat
12 Coffee Morning Jazz Café French Gypsy Swing Band - Petites Annonces
Tues 15 WVWG Rendezvous Youth Resource Centre - Mike Morrell Sun
20 New season starts
Sat
26 PTFA Charity Spring Ball
7:30 pm
Old Vicarage, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall
7:30 pm
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* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * MAY Sun
11 Annual Fun Run
10:00am
St Andrew’s Primary School
Mon 12 Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Dahlias, their care and culture Bob Hendley
7:30 pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Tues 13 Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Preparing for the show bench
7:30 pm
St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
Mon 19 Leigh Moviola
7:30 pm
Leigh Village Hall
Tues 20 WVWG open meeting The Mary Rose - Bill Moore
7:30 pm
Gable Court, Yetminster
7:30 pm
Hermitage Village Hall
Sun
1
Yetminster Open Gardens
Sat
7
Quiz for St Mary's Church
DIARY
JUNE
Tues 10 Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Trip to Bennett's Water Garden Tues 17 WVWG walk around Bradford Abbas - Tony White Sun
22 Batcombe Cream Teas
7:30 pm Hilfield Friary
POGLES’ WOOD Activity Days should be horrible (as it was for our last session on 16 December) I need to be able to let you know if we are going to cancel. Do look out for our Facebook Wednesday page - Pogles Wood Education – about information February for forthcoming activities.
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Please do contact me if you philippa@folksw.org.uk are interested. If the weather
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Regular Meetings…. Every Mon
Every Tue
Every Wed
Every Thu
Every Fri
Leigh Short Mat Bowls
2.00 -5.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
Gymnastic class
4.15-6.30pm
St Andrew’s Primary School
Table tennis
9.30-12.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster Table Tennis Club
7:30 pm
Scout Hut, Yetminster
Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga
10.00 - 11.00am
Chetnole Village Hall
Yetminster Bell Ringers
7.30pm-10.00pm
St Andrew's Church
Topsy Turvy Toddlers
9.30 - 11.30am
St Andrew's School
Scouts (in term)
7 - 8.30pm wint
Scout Hut Yetminster
7 - 9.00pm sum
Scout Hut Yetminster
Beginners Pilates
1.30 and 2.35pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Chetnole Art Group
10.00 - 1.00pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Dollywood Dance Class
2:00 pm
St And's Hall, Y'minster
Drop in Coffee Morning
10.00 - 12 noon
Chetnole Village Hall
The Chippy Van
5.00-8.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster Short Mat Bowls
7.00 - 10.00pm
St Andrew's Hall
Wednesday Club (in term)
3.15 pm-4.05pm
St Andrew's P School
Morning Yoga Class
10.30 - 11.30am
Leigh Village Hall
Junior WV Players (in term) Zumba
6.30 - 7.45pm 4:00 pm
Scout Hut Yetminster Leigh Village Hall
Beginners yoga
7:00 PM
St Andrews Primary School
Leigh Short Mat Bowls
7.00 - 10.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster Short Mat Bowls
2.00 - 5.00pm
St Andrew's Hall
Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs)
5.45-7.00pm
Trim Room, Yet
Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs)
5.45-7.00pm
St Andrew's Hall
Yetminster Guides (10-14yrs)
7.00-8.30pm
St Andrew's Hall
Yetminster Rangers (14+yrs)
7.00-8.30pm
Trim Room, Yet
Yetminster Cubs Bridge Club Fitsteps Advanced Pilates Chetnole Community Choir
Scout Hut, Yetminster Dairy House, Ryme Leigh Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall Chetnole Village Hall
Table Tennis The Chippy Van
6.45 - 8.15pm 7.00 - 10.00pm 9.30-10.30am 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9.30 - 12.30pm 5.30-9.00pm
Beavers (in term)
6 - 7pm
Scout Hut Yetminster
Croquet Every Sat Every Sun
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Irish Dancers The Chippy Van
Leigh Village Hall Yetminster Spar Yetminster Sports Club
10:15 am 5.00-8.00pm
Church Hall, Yetminster Chetnole Village Hall
…Events & Activities 1st Mon
Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club
7.30pm
Chetnole Village Hall
1st Tue
Hospice Lunch
12.30pm
Manor Farm, Yetminster
7.30 - 10.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
7:00 pm
Church Hall, Yetminster
Tuesday Club (senior citizens)
2.30 - 5.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.
7.30pm
St.Andrew's Hall
Senior Winter Lunch Outings
7:30 pm
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(not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion 3rd Tues
Rest & Welcome Pub
WV Women's Group
7:30 pm
Gable Court
Wriggle Valley Lunch Club
12.15 - 3.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
Last Tues
Leigh Women's Institute
7.30 - 11.00pm
Leigh Village Hall
1st Wed
Yetminster Senior Citizens
3.00pm
The Meadens
Batcombe Coffee Morning
11:00:00
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Coffee Beans Coffee Morning
10.00 - 12 noon
Church Hall, Yetminster
Yetminster Historical Society
2.30pm
Church Hall, Yetminster
2nd Wed
Police Support Unit
2.00 - 3.00pm
The Cross, Leigh
2nd/4th Wed
High Stoy Bible Study
7.30pm
3rd Wed
District Council Ward Surgery
11.00 - 12 noon
Last Wed
Woodland Wednesdays
12.45-2.45pm
Venue contact 872342 Old School Gallery, Yetminster Pogles Wood nr Leigh
[not Aug & Dec]
Police Community Support Yetminster & Ryme I. PC
Wed/f/night
Sturminster Mobile Library
Bridport Mobile Library
By Church, Yetminster St.Andrew's School 11.15am
Church Lane, Hermitage
11.50am
Shearstones, Yetminster
2.00pm
Stonyacres, Yetminster
10:55 am
Carpenters' Arms, Leigh
11:30 pm
St Peter’s Church, Chetnole
2.30 - 4.30pm
The Friary, Hilfield
1�� & 3�� Thu Yetminster Scribblers
6.30 - 8.00pm
Old School Gallery, Yetminster
Alt Thurs
Wed - Sat
Friary Shop
Hermitage and Hilfield YFC
7.30pm
Leigh Village Hall
2nd Th/alt mth
Chetnole & Stockwood PC
8.00pm
Chetnole Village Hall
Last Thurs
Yetminster Fair Association
8.00pm
White Hart
2nd/3rd Sat
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Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)
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how early Christmas goods appear in the shops and many of us frequently remark on it. How shocking then to find myself in St Andrews CE Primary School in September talking about Christmas!! Luckily there was a good excuse! During September every class in the school worked on their section of the new banner. Acorn took responsibility for the shepherds and their many and varied sheep, Holly tackled the angels and Oak debated the thorny problem of camels and their numerous humps and created beautiful wise men, camels and gifts. Chestnut masterminded a panel of modern traditions and Christmas customs whilst Ash class created several panels of traditional foliage and light. Right in the centre of the banner, as it is in our Christmas celebrations, is the panel of the nativity. This section was cleverly created by Willow class. It shows not only the scene in the stable in Bethlehem, but also, around the outside, the whole story from the prophecy of Isaiah to the flight into Egypt. The children, as always were thoughtful, creative and cooperative, working wonderfully together to create each section in remarkably little time.
As soon as all the pieces were completed the team of sewers set to attaching the (numerous and sometimes quite tiny) pieces to the background. A very special thank you is due to sewers Michelle Read, Judy Gallimore, and Bella Neate-Clegg and above all Geraldine Clotworthy who, in spite of having just had a new hip, sewed, sandwiched and quilted it all together. The final result was blessed by Rev Simon Brignall and presented to the school on 2 December in time to hang in the hall during advent. The school would like to thank the Bishop Wordsworth Educational Trust for the generous grant of £500 toward the cost of the banner. We are all very proud of what we have created together and I feel very privileged to have been able to work with everyone to help it all happen. Funding applications are in hand for the next one which will be a harvest banner and is due to begin in June ready for completion at the end of August. Do please get in touch if you would like to be included in the team. Philippa Toulson Folk South West & St Andrew’s School Governor
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CHETNOLE ART GROUP We are up and running from 21 January until Easter and we have three experienced tutors and talented artists who are coming each week to teach us painting and drawing. Our tutors will be Gerry Dudgeon, who paints abstract landscapes in acrylics, Laurence Belbin, who is a landscape painter in oils and Susan Fawthrop, water colourist. We are a small friendly group and like to encourage anyone who would like to learn how to draw and paint. No
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Can you help our local action-girl? Sixteen year old Kirsty Drapper from Stockwood is a self professing adrenalin junkie. When she fell off her horse she thought it was great fun and wanted to know how to fall without getting hurt. This began her desire to train for a career as a stunt double for film and TV. Investigating her career ideas further she discovered that to become a UK professional stunt performer, you need to join the British Stunt Register - you must be over 18, be county competitive level in six sporting disciplines, and have 60 days performance work in front of camera. With two years before she can register Kirsty is juggling her time between studying a BTEC level 3 in Outdoor Adventure at Kingston Maurward College; training at local clubs in kayaking, fencing, dance, acting, gliding, swimming, and horse riding; and working part-time at the George Albert Hotel, cleaning bedrooms. Kirsty admits, “You need a lot of money to fund activities to get to the standard needed to register as a stunt double. Working at the hotel is helping me get there. I definitely don’t want to work in a hotel forever.” Kirsty recently won first place, for senior girls, in a county-wide climbing competition hosted by Dorset Youth Climbing Academy (DYCA). "I was quite surprised when I won as I have only been climbing for three months. I was always climbing trees when I was young, but I had never climbed an indoor wall or on rock." Now she regularly boulders at Ham Hill and is hoping to practice more at Oxley Sports Centre. Kirsty's horse riding practice recently stopped as the owner of the horse decided to sell.
"Before I reach 18 I have a few more activities I want to get involved with," says Kirsty as she explains her plans. "I need to finish my gold DofE then I will take up Krav Maga, trampolining, and Parkour. When I've saved up enough, I want to get my Scuba Diving certificates and go on a stunt horse riding course and learn mounted archery. I think the hardest part is going to find the 60 days performance work in front of camera." Once 18, Kirsty plans to attend some stunt courses at the British Action Academy and the Australian Stunt Academy, where she will learn high falls, full body burns, and other crazy things! If anyone reading this can help Kirsty reach her goals then please get in contact. If you know anyone looking for someone to exercise their horse, or have any contacts in the filming industry then please feel free to pass on her name. Kirsty has passed her BHS Riding and Road Safety exam and has full BHS gold insurance. She also passed her BHS stage 1 Stable Management so if you are looking to pay a stable hand then she would swap cleaning bedrooms for stables anyday! Ruth Drapper email: ruth@drapper.com
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The previous owners, Lorraine and John, continue to take an interest in the business It should be no and provide help when required. surprise to many in the Hayley and Mahmut are keen to get community to know involved with the community and are that the Chippy Van has happy to provide their fish and chips (along re-commenced with other meals) for club events etc. and business with a the supper they provided at the recent St vengeance. The Andrews Quiz night was brilliant - they business is now owned cooked and served 90 portions of delicious and operated by hot fish and chips in 28 minutes and also Hayley and Mahmut. provided fish and chips for the Leigh Quiz Hayley is a born and night with the same success! bred Dorset girl who hails from See their advert on the next page for Stockwood (where they currently live with times and contact details. their family) and Mahmut comes from Graham Plaice Turkey. They are no newcomers to the catering business, having previously run a take Reminder for All Those away shop in Yeovil. Whilst they are a Organising Summer Dates! hardworking couple they are hoping that this new venture will give them the opportunity to spend more quality time with their family which is important to & them. Saturday 19 July. The Van has been transformed inside Details to follow later in the year. and out and they are committed to Contact: Elizabeth Turnbull (01935 873846) providing a 1st class catering service to the julian.turnbull@virgin.net Wriggle Valley and Giffle Valley residents.
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On behalf of Samaritans Purse we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ for all the shoe boxes you made up for the children in the world who are less fortunate that we are. Altogether we had a total of 66 shoeboxes from the Benefice. We were also very lucky to tap into the Dorset County Council website and through this we collected a further 52 boxes. This was a marvellous effort by everyone, and it is good to think of all those children who have not received Christmas Presents before. We would also like to thank Carol Porter and Brenda for all their help in advertising and acting as collection points. Fiona and John Parks. 44 44
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Back on 29 November the PTFA held their annual Christmas fair at the school. A good evening was had by all; children enjoyed seeing Father Christmas in his grotto while adults browsed the stalls. Pizza, mulled wine, mulled cider, teas and coffees and mince pies were on offer to warm people up and the children also enjoyed the arts and crafts that were available to do while
people were milling about. The raffle this year was to win three hampers. Many thanks to everyone who donated prizes for the hampers and many congratulations to Julie Hardy for winning the first luxury hamper. Overall the evening raised £1301.43, which will be going towards the revamp of the outside classroom at St Andrew's Primary. Many thanks to everyone who attended this event and supported us. Many thanks for all your continued support. Maryann Parkinson, PTFA Chair
On the 25 December 2013, XMAS Day, Lorraine and John and a small army of helpers organized a Christmas Dinner for a group from the community who would either have been on their own or not celebrated at all. They also delivered dinners to people who were unable to attend the hall due to illness etc. The event was kindly supported by a donation from Yetminster Fair Association and Helping Hands. Lorraine and her team worked tirelessly to prepare the Clovermead Community Centre for the dinner and create a wonderful festive atmosphere. The cooking itself was conducted with military precision and as can be seen from the picture a good time was had by all. Well done to the team and one again thank you Yetminster Fair Association for supporting such a good cause.
A Chicken Conundrum Success As a result of my appeal last month for chicken things to help me out with my chicken project, I was very, very pleased that the Old Vicarage Care Home in Leigh presented me with a massive cheque. This will allow me to buy some things for my chickens. I was also very happy that the lady who owns Three Gates Farm also in Leigh, is very kindly going to give me a chicken house. Thank you so much for these and I look forward to telling you all all about my chickens. Harri, St Andrew’s CE Primary School
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PTFA DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Annual quiz night - Fri 14 March with Anna Taylor as the quiz night host. Doors open at 7.30pm, quiz starts at 8pm. Teams of six please. The cost is £5 per person or six tickets for £25 and includes a hot meal. Please bring your own drink and glasses. Charity Spring Ball - Sat 26 April at Stockbridge Farm Barn, Featuring the Band Storm. Includes an Auction. Tickets are £35 per person which will include a three course meal and a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival. The PTFA have decided to donate 50% of the overall profit to Julia's House Children's Hospice this year. Doors open at 7.30pm. Annual Yetminster Fun Run - Sun 11 May See p43 for more details.
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fascinating as Folk …
One Day a Year …Nothing Changes! … or does it? If you read this feature regularly, you’ll know that I am always banging on about tradition and the way that many people still observe a calendar of local customs and events year after year. I talk about the organic nature of tradition, meaning that things don’t stand still but change because that is the nature of the society in which we live. We may think that things are the same from year to year, but they aren’t. I am writing this early in January, when we are in the middle of a particularly bad spell of weather, and we see on the television and read in the newspapers that the extreme weather has changed Dorset’s landscape for ever with hitherto prominent coastal features being washed away by the violent seas. Is it any wonder that we experience changes to our traditions or culture? We are bombarded with a variety of mass media through television, DVD’s, radio and video games. Some of it is very clever stuff and, clever or not, it does have an effect on our lives. Lots of us have recently been to church for one of the many Christmas services. Perhaps we listened to the annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols being broadcast on the radio from Kings College Chapel, Cambridge. I wonder if you are one of the people who thought that the carols were pitched a little higher than is comfortable for you? Have you thought about why that might be? Well, I think we might see it as a sign of the changing nature of society. The hymns we sing were arranged in four parts, with the sopranos singing the tune, the tenors singing a highish harmony and the altos and basses singing below the tune. Our organists accompany the hymns by playing those parts as they were originally written, but how many of us sing
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anything other than the tune? And if we have a lower pitched voice – an alto or a bass – it is little wonder that we find things a little higher than is comfortable. So, by getting out of the habit of learning the harmonies of what, at one time, would have been a much smaller repertoire of hymns, we find that, unless the organists can pitch things a little lower, we may come to regard the hymns as less of a participatory activity and more of a listening piece. Which brings us to 14 February, Valentines Day. John Symonds Udal, in his 1922 volume, Dorset-shire Folklore, makes reference to an article from 1880 describing how maids suspended a nosegay of early flowers in the kitchen and tied them with a “true-lover’s knot” of blue ribbon. There was a time when large numbers of these Valentines were exchanged between young people in Dorset. It seems that it was a much more creative exercise and drew out the poetic juices of many a young lover. If you read Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd, you will see that the sending of Valentine cards plays an important part in the action – and so it is to this day. Then we might take our thinking a little further and remember that the development of this tradition was entirely dependent on the introduction of the penny post, and that was entirely dependent upon the introduction of a widespread public transport system. So perhaps today’s young lovers should thank Isambard Kingdom Brunel for bringing his magnificent railway network to Dorset and the rest of the South West. Then, of course, there’s the new social media! Nothing changes! … or does it? Eddie Upton
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Ours is a good school & 5th out of 179 schools in Dorset. Our school has been “We are extremely ranked 5th out of 179 delighted with the schools in Dorset. children’s progress League tables for during 2012/3, with a 9% primary schools across increase in children Dorset were released by achieving level 4 or the Department for above in reading, Education just before writing and maths. Christmas. The figures were We have also based on progress of the recently had an Ofsted children between Key inspection in which we Stages 1 and 2. were deemed to be a Our school was judged good school with one of the top ranked “pupils’ achieving well primary schools in Dorset with more than 96 % of pupils achieving Level 4 in the main subjects. In addition, we have just received a good Ofsted report which reinforces all the excellent work that has been achieved within the school. Paul Miller, our Headteacher, commented on the results, because teaching is good, relationships are respectful and pupils respond well to the varied mix of activities in lessons”. The school has successfully promoted the ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ agenda within the school. This has undoubtedly encouraged
pupils to exercise their responsibilities to each other; they behave well both in lessons and around the school. Judy Ferretter, Chair of Governors said, “Our school is a good school and we will always strive to achieve the highest results whilst ensuring that our children are safe and happy. Paul Miller, our Headteacher, the staff and pupils deserve credit for meeting the challenge head on. In the recent Ofsted inspection Paul’s determined leadership and vision has brought about good improvements in the quality of teaching and the pupils’ progress since the last inspection. So well done to one and all." Bella Neate-Clegg
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News from our Churches The Massacre of the Innocents the Persecuted Church
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wiftly on the heels of Christmas comes the feast of the Holy Innocents. On December 28, churches around the world commemorate the first Christian martyrs— those who lost their lives when King Herod ordered the execution of all males two and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. We consider such atrocities relegated to the ancient past, a barbaric time of intemperate, megalomaniac rulers. In today's enlightened era of diplomacy, such evil would not go unchecked, and yet, Christians today are massacred on a far greater scale than from any edict issued from Herod. According to Open Doors, which provides support for Christians around the world, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world today, with 100 people martyred for their faith each month. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reports that Christians suffer persecution, discrimination, and harassment in 133 countries—a full two-thirds of all countries worldwide. In September 2013, 85 congregants were killed in bombing of All Saints Church in Pakistan while a consecutive attack at Nairobi's Westgate mall claimed the lives of 72 people. On October 21, Islamic rebels invaded the Syrian town of Sadad and carried out one of the largest massacres in the country's history. Forty-five Christians, including women and children, were tortured and murdered. The Syrian rebels documented the massacre in YouTube videos. British politicians, including the Minister for Faith and Communities and Prince Charles, have called the rise of Christian persecution a "global crisis" in which Christians are becoming extinct in the birthplace of the Christian religion.
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WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAY 2.30pm, Friday 7 March St. Andrew's Church, Yetminster Theme: Streams in the Desert. Prepared by Christian Woman of Egypt All welcome, men, women and young people. For more information or offers of help please contact Valerie Rowsell, 872594.
British politicians had an opportunity to debate this crisis for the first time in November of last year, but many of us remain unaware of what has been called the largest Human rights abuse issue in the world. The 18th century politician and statesman Edmund Burke said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Whatever the cause of our media’s silence of the media we have an unavoidable obligation to defend the oppressed. The apostle Matthew records that the grief over the massacre of the innocents was great: "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more." Rachels the world over are weeping for their children at this moment, but we do not hear. If you would like to learn more about the persecuted Church our village Praise service at St. Andrew’s CE Primary school hall at 5.00 pm on 23 February will feature stories from around the world. Rev. Simon Brignall
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23rd
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3rd Sunday before Lent
2nd Sunday before Lent 10.15am Holy Communion 10.15am Holy Communion
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Ryme Intrinseca YETMINSTER
10.15am Family Holy Communion
10.15am Prayer and Praise 10.15am Praise Service
10.15am Holy Communion 6.30pm Evensong 10.15am 10.15am Morning Prayer Choral Holy Communion
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News From the Registers Baptism Tilly Wilson St Andrew's Church, Leigh Funerals George Sutton Neville Bateman Elizabeth Dobb
Hermitage Leigh Thelma Fogden St Andrew's Church, Stan Westoll Phyllis Courtnage Yetminster Yeovil Crematorium Yeovil Crematorium, interment of ashes Batcombe Yetminster in St Andrew's Alan Bastone Margaret Odlum Church, Leigh Yeovil Crematorium Yeovil Crematorium
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lthough it will be February before Despite our smaller congregations, many of you read this, I start by we are making a drastic change in our wishing every reader a happy, peaceful church by having all the fixed pews and healthy 2014. removed and replaced with chairs. This I have in my possession a copy of will also necessitate having the the first Magazine dated Jan/Feb 1988, complete floor re-carpeted. We firmly so I will also start by giving our thanks believe this will give us more flexibility and congratulations to all those who in the use of the space available and for have produced such a splendid possible future use of the premises. We magazine over the last 26 years. May it are going forward in great faith and continue for many more years yet.. hopefully, it will all be completed by our Comparing that first magazine with the Church Anniversary in May. We thank one that is produced now naturally, so many people who are supporting us show a great number of or are promising to support changes - keeping abreast “Wishing you us in this exciting venture. with up-to-date methods of Even with these (and all a happy, other) changes in our layout, printing and production - use of colour churches, we still firmly and photographs etc - all very peaceful and believe that the message we essential to attract readers. (the Gospel of healthy 2014” proclaim We see a lot of changes Jesus Christ) never changes, taking place all around us which is as meaningful and every day, many of which are beneficial powerful today as it always has been. and necessary. But there are some One church I know has adopted the changes which we do not like and some, motto: “Changing the world’s of course, we definitely disagree with. In perception of Church”. Perhaps that is particular, some recent laws introduced the change that is needed most today! in 2013 give many of us cause for If you do not worship elsewhere, concern. I know we have to “move you are invited to join us in our worship with the times” but sometimes we - you are assured of a warm welcome. wonder whether we are moving too fast. Rev. Ruth Gee, who was once a In our churches we are experiencing member of our Sherborne church (and a lot of changes too - many of which also a teacher at Sherborne School for perhaps, are long overdue. If we are to Girls) is now the President of the grow, we cannot exist entirely living on Methodist Conference. She will be past glories. preaching at Cheap Street church on Is the following illustration Sunday 2 February 2 at 10.30 and we are appropriate ? “ Try driving your car all invited to meet her. forward with your eyes fixed on the Hope to see you soon. Every rear-view mirror and see how far you blessing get before you hit something.”
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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 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 Licensed Lay Minister: John Strover 01935 872437
Sundays: 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
HELPING HANDS 01935 872379
Roman Catholic Services Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021
Further information is available from our weekly newsletter, he Church Office or visit our website
Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. e-mail: sherbornerc@btinternet.com website: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk
Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev’d Dr Roy Catchpole 60 Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5BB 01963 250040 email: rev.catch@virgin.net 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)
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Leigh Weather Watch November/December 2013 “Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.� Anon. 2013 went out with a gurgle - not a whimper. The year ended with as much rain in the last four weeks as we normally have in three months. Winds November winds were southerly but they turned southwesterly in December, bringing unprecedented amounts of rain. The windiest days were November 20 (28 mph - fresh breeze) and December 23 (52 mph strong gale). Rainfall November rainfall was low, with only 58 mm instead of our average 123 mm. December more than compensated, with a new record of 217 mm instead of the usual 98 mm. The wettest days each month were November 3 (15 mm) and December 23 (60 mm). No wonder
many parts of Dorset had severe flooding. Temperatures November was the second coldest since 1995, averaging only 5.8 C instead of 7.6 C. December reversed the pattern, with 6.5 C instead of 4.7 C. The warmest days each month were November 6 (15.2 C) and December 12 (12.4 C). The coldest were November 25 (-5.5 C) and December 4 (-4.4 C). Sunshine November and December both had 10 days without measurable sunshine. Despite this, the November total of 60 sunhours was 9% above average, and December scored 55 sunhours, 19% more than usual. Pressure Pressure in November was higher than usual, averaging 1023 mb instead of 1013 mb. December achieved a peak of only 996 mb, well below the usual 26 mb. Philip Bryan
Summary November-December 2013 & annual totals Temperatures (Deg. C. Rain Sun Days without: Month
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hours
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12.4 32.6
2.6 4.7
10.5 20.7
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55 185
12 185
10 83
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PC users: previous weather reports and other news about Leigh can be found at www.leighvillage.org.uk
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Spring Cleaning High winds, hurricanes, rain, hail? Well as soon as the sun comes out we will be back in the garden, assessing the damage, picking up the debris, mending the fences and clearing up the mess. In a few weeks time the ground will be warming up again and it will be time to start the gardening year all over again, if you haven’t already!! If you have a greenhouse or a polytunnel then you will have a head start but beware of putting things in trays too early, they may germinate too quickly. Timing is an essential part of growing as well as the essence of good comedy. It would be a good idea to service the lawn mower and buy in a few seeds. There is nothing more therapeutic than going down to the local garden centre and eyeing up the bright colourful seed packets which are bound to dispel the doldrums that January and February bring. Looking at the borders now there may not be very much going on if you did not plan your beds in the Autumn. Spring colour in the garden depends upon you having put it in. Stand back and assess whether or not it might be worthwhile introducing spring flowering bulbs and plants in time for Spring 2015, make a mental note and give this your
attention in the Autumn. Otherwise you could still buy pots of bulbs from your local garden centre to give you some instant colour. Any bulbs you planted last September /October will be coming up, some may already be in flower. Wallflowers will not have grown very much yet. Winter flowering shrubs should look good now. You may not remember what you have planted in various spots around the garden. Most of the herbaceous will have disappeared below the surface and will not now reappear until late March or April. You may still have one or two plants with their old brown foliage on, perhaps it’s time now to snip this off with your secateurs or scissors so that light can get into the middle of the plant. As enthusiastic as you might be try to temper your zeal, it is still early in the year. Generally try to keep off the garden if there has been torrential rain, snow or heavy frost. You will do more harm than good. Happy Gardening! Sue Dodge Bailey Ridge Plants
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Planning Applications February BATCOMBE 1/D/13/000755 1/D/13/000754 CHETNOLE 1/D/13/001669
04/12/2013 Scotley Farm - Erection of an Agricultural Workers Dwelling in connection with Scotley Farm (Full). 01/07/2013 Red Roses – Steel framed apex building (Full). Withdrawn.
11/12/2013 Chetnole Inn, Church Street – change of use of shop to three B & B Rooms. Shop has been closed since June 2011 (Traded for 8 months but not enough sales to be viable). The Three B & B rooms will all be en-suite and accessed from the front of the building. (Change of Use). No Decision.
HILFIELD Nil LEIGH 1/D/13/001293
04/10/2013 The Old Stores, Sherborne Road - install a 14KW Air Source Heat Pump as the primary heat source for our house (Full). Approved.
MELBURY BUBB 1/D/13/001723 16/12/2013 Melbury Bubb Manor, Bubb Lane - taking down and 1/D/13/001688 rebuilding upper section of south gable. Repairing and reconfiguring opening and fixed leaded lights. West Elevation: Reduce gable of W1/1 insertion of new 3 light stone window with leaded lights, raise cill of W6/6 South Wing North Elevation: W6/10 & 12 restore window to original 4 light window by removing D2. Chimneys: Replace brick chimney stacks with new in Ashlar Hamstone (Phase One works) (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision. 1/D/13/001642 16/12/2013 Higher Redford Farm, Redford Farm Junction, Redford To Martinsfield - erection of an ancillary pre-fabricated timber annexe (Full). No Decision. 1/D/13/001627/8 26/11/2013 Withyhook Farmhouse, Withyhook Farm - Conversion and extension of barn to accommodate: a studio, guest bedroom with kitchenette and wc, and a study (for exclusive use for the dwelling). Conversion of existing garage to provide a kitchen and mud/laundry room. Reorganisation of bathroom and corridor at first floor. Porch extension to front of farmhouse. Creation of an outdoor swimming pool. (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision. Previous applications Withdrawn .
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Planning Applications February RYME INTRINSECA 1/D/13/001676/7 05/12/2013 Hill Cottage, Ryme Road – Alterations & extensions to the dwelling & replacement garage/store (Full & Listed Building Consent). No Decision. 1/D/13/000242 08/03/2013 Caswell Farm - Construction of Solar Park to include the installation of solar panels with transformer housings, security fence, CCTV and other associated works. (Full). Approved. YETMINSTER 1/D/13/001571
1/D/13/001349
1/D/13/000841 .1/D/13/000417
09/12/2013 Yetminster Health Centre – internal fixtures and fittings removed and replaced. Internal door to be blocked up and current internal hatch to be made into a doorway. Installation of sink into reception area. (Listed Building Consent). No Decision. 25/10/2013 Croft Cottage, High Street, Ground and first floor extensions and internal alterations to existing detached dwelling (Full). Approved. 07/08/2013 Land Adjacent Thornford Road, Thornford Road - Erect 15 affordable houses (Full). No Decision. 25/04/2013 LAND AT CROSS FARM, High Street - Proposed erection of 2 semi-detached two-storey dwellings with ancillary garaging (Full). No Decision.
The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on 16 January and the 13 February 2014 the meeting starts 2.15 at Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications. Graham Plaice
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Club News February heralds the performing of the Wriggle Valley Players Panto Aladdin on 13, 14 and 15 February. It promises to be one of our best with a lively cast and great toe tapping songs. Our pantomime tells the traditional tale of Aladdin's amazing journey. Along the way Aladdin (Amy Goodfellow) encounters some colourful characters including his comical mother Widow Twanky (Harvey Robotham), the notorious villain Abanazar (Steve Crumpler), the magical Genie of the lamp (Nathaniel
Berry), the Emperor (John House) and of course his lady love, Jasmine (Amy Goodfellow) just to name a few.) This pantomime is guaranteed to give you a good time, and brighten up the dark winter evenings, come along and join in the fun! TICKET BOX OFFICE 07970 819861 and tickets available from Oak House Stores, Chetnole Inn & Leigh Village Stores For more information please see our poster on p 29. BNC
“It is that time of year again, Oh No It’s Not, Oh Yes it is!”
After a very busy September through to December, in which we performed to parents and friends a wonderfully funny nativity and sang in front of a congregation of 1000 in Sherborne Abbey on Christmas Eve, The Junior Wriggle Valley Players are now rehearsing for their Spring production of the Snow Queen. The Snow Queen is Hans Christian Andersen’s well loved story about the long and dangerous journey that Gerda undertakes to rescue her foster brother Kay. It contains all the ingredients you would
expect in a good story: drama and suspense, comedy and laughter, and in this musical adaptation there are also lots of entertaining songs. It includes incidental music to take you on a journey to different places and there’s danger, suspense and magic, contrasting with the comedy of the lovable crows. The children are working extremely hard to produce this fantastic musical with only a six week turnaround from start to finish. It is a very different style of play from the ones the Junior Wriggle Valley normally perform and the
children are very excited and pleased to be able to SNOW QUEEN perform at Leigh Village Hall. The performance date for this show are Friday 21 February 2014 and Saturday 22 February 2014 at Leigh Village Hall. Curtain up at 7pm. Tickets are on sale at Oakhouse Stores Yetminster and Bridge Garage Leigh. Price £5 adults and £3 concessions (OAP and Children). See poster on p 29 Caroline Hart
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The Junior Wriggle Valley Players
Wriggle Valley Women’s Group The November meeting of the Wriggle Valley Women’s Group was held in Chetnole Village Hall when Ted Udall from the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society addressed the open meeting. He gave us a great deal of advice on looking for family records one might want to find, how to save them and much more importantly, how to reduce the amount of records one finds. He had so much information at his fingertips, that a lot of us were wishing we had brought notebooks, and his way of recording for the future generations was extremely interesting, with the folders, files and albums he used, being mused over at the end of the meeting. The February meeting will be at Gable Court on Tuesday 18 February at 7.30 p.m. and will feature a talk on Flower Fairies with a social Beetle Drive afterwards. Pat Smith
Leigh WI In November we had a highly entertaining talk by Steve Oxford from Oxford's Bakery - not only did we learn about the history of his bakery - a real family business - but he also explained the various processes in the making of bread. He explained that it took several hours to make one of their loaves and yet the sliced white sold in the supermarkets only take seven minutes from start to finish - enough said! Once again in December we had a delicious Christmas meal together cooked by Helen Furness and her team after which we were entertained by the Court of the Sun King, when we were shown the various dances performed in the courts of the 15th/16th century! Some of us even joined in the dancing! Thank you to the Committee for organising this fun evening. Our meeting on 25 February is The Work of 'Living Paintings by Tony Castleton - do come and join us. We meet in Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm Anne Reason
The Wriggle Valley Mothers' Union
Yetminster Table Tennis Club
We enjoyed sharing carols and mince pies with the residents of The Old Vicarage just before Christmas - we hope they did too! Our February meeting on Tuesday 4th will be at 7pm at Frances Moule's home, Ryalls Ground, Yetminster when we will be discussing our theme for this year "Together we Grow". We have a varied programme this coming year so if you would like to know more about what we get up to and the aims of The Mothers' Union, please get in touch with Margaret Shipman (872440). Anne Reason
The Club would like to take this opportunity to thank the Yetminster Fair Association for its grant towards the cost of replacing one of our two tables. This should be in place soon so why not come along and try it out! – table tennis is great fun and a good way to get fit and meet other people. We meet every Monday evening at 7.30pm - 9.00pm in the Scout Hut at Bister End, Yetminster so hope to see you there or otherwise contact us through the WVM mailbox in the Oak House Stores in the High Street. Pat Simes
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What a Swell Party … Yes, Boxing Day drink alongside all those slightly to wonderfully patterned jerseys from the misquote favourite relatives. Messrs Entertainment was provided Pete Crosby and Shutler, formerly of the Yetties. Pete Sinatra in shared some nostalgia with us. His first their famous public performance was in the Hall as a High Society teddy bear in the Teddy Bears’ Picnic number, aged five. As a teenager he played what a swell accordion at a folk dance here too. His party this PE teacher who happened to come was. The along advised him to stick to the History dancing! Society Growing up in Ryme, in Pete’s Christmas recollection it was always one step Dinner, at behind Yetminster. For instance, the the Village vacuum cleaner salesman. After an Hall last elaborate sales pitch he asked the December. Ryme housewife where he could plug in What a welcoming sight as we the hoover. Back came the answer, arrived. Beautifully decorated tables. “Yetminster!” Candles and centrepieces provided by A small community, carol singing in the ever-resourceful Gay Turner. The Ryme was challenging. The singers buffet groaned under the weight of having knocked on a door had to wait superb food. All praise to Sandra Tuck while one of their number laboriously who found us a superb caterer. found his keys, slowly opened the door, Cold meats a-plenty, hot buttered went in and closed it, and then opened new potatoes, all the trimmings. Trifles, it again to welcome the carol singers! pavlova, chocolate roulade and even After the carol was sung he locked the fresh raspberries from Sandra’s garden. door and re-joined the singers. A So much that after each course similar performance was then repeated Chairman, David Fogden, had to invite at each house they came to. guests back to the buffet for more. He Pete could not resist a friendly did not have to ask twice! sideswipe at former band member, Despite David’s exhortations some Bonny Sartin, who came from room had to be saved for the excellent Thornford. When they installed mains cheese board and hot mince pies drainage in Yetminster, they put the provided by Anne Gillard and Joyce sewage works in Thornford! McGuire. Along with Gay and Sandra Rounding off with more jokes and they also turned to with the serving, communal singing, a truly great time and also took coffee to the tables. was had by all. Congratulations to the Great gifts in the crackers too. I am organisers. still playing with my yoyo. (No comments please.) Others found torch pens or silver pendants. I am told the pens fit nicely into a handbag. Pendants Next meeting: found their way onto Christmas trees. 12 February, Pete Stanier Sad really - I was hoping to spot them Dorset’s Industrial Heritage. around the village, at least at the John Ferretter wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk 69
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The History Society
Chetnole &Leigh Garden Club 6 January, 2014 On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me- one talk by Dr Bob Gibbons on the Wildflower Wonders of the World. Our last Christmas gift which included glorious photography and a whirlwind tour of the best places in the world for wild flowers. It is hard to write much about this as it was a very visual feast. Bob Gibbons leads botanical tours all over the world and he seems to have travelled so extensively that I am surprised he has time to give any talks. It feels as though he is chasing the blossoming time of wildflowers all around the world. Bob told us that peaks of flowering tend to occur in four major zones in the world, 1) desert areas when the rains come, hence the flourishing also of painted ladies in the Sahara. 2) Mediterranean climates around the world 3) Mountainous regions 4) Some man-made places Desert areas only come to life when it rains and then we can witness the astonishing proliferation of flowers and life. If you remember a few summers ago we were inundated with painted lady butterflies, this was, apparently, due to a particularly wet season in the Sahara. Other places associated with extreme flowery-ness are the Mediterranean climates, which occur all over the world and especially notable places include Western Australia, parts of California and us, Greece. South Africa. In mp Oly t un Mo on Anemones Europe Bob singled 70 70 Copy for March issue by 12 February please
The gorgeous orange flowers of
a pincushion bush, Cape Town, South Africa.
out for special mention the Peleponnes, the Mani Peninsula and Northern Greece, the Vigos Gorge national Park, near the Albanian border, which has fields of wild tulips. In Alpine and mountainous regions, which tend to have a very short season, the peak flowering time is shortly after snow melt, which with our recent climate fluctuations is sometimes rather unpredictable. Top tips for places to visit include Transylvania, the Caucasus mountains in Turkey and Georgia and Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State USA. The mass flowering in other areas can be due to special geological features- the Burren in the Republic of Ireland is limestone, and the grazing is done in winter leaving the summers free from livestock and and the flowers flourish. South Uist in the Hebrides and the Lizard in Cornwall also have a unique geology that results in a great variety of flowers. So if you want a flowery holiday you now have plenty of ideas to stimulate your traveling. Bob was an entertaining speaker and the sea otter pictures really stole the show despite the wonderful wildflowers - so cute! He is the author of many books on flowers and they are illustrated with his wonderful photos. Rachel Graham Photos by Dr Bob Gibbons
Fortunately a lull in the ferocious storms and floods allowed us to hold our meeting on Tuesday 7 Jan as planned. Chairman Rachael Clark welcomed an excellent turnout of members and was also very pleased to introduce and welcome two new members. Rachael introduced our speakers for the evening, the subject “Dorset Fire & Rescue” which turned out to be a most informative talk and you would not believe how little we knew about the awesome speed and power of fire and the every day steps on prevention that should be taken. Rose Locock – Community Safety Education Officer for the Dorset Fire & Rescue ran an impressive film on an induced fire starting in a chair in a bedroom, first the smoke then a flame, then black acrid smoke very high temperature, then flash over all within less than a minute and anyone being in that room would have had little chance. John McDonald – Home Safety Advisor took the opportunity to inform us on preventive measures, smoke alarms, using the correct plugs, closing doors, family assembly point etc. Rose and John then threw it open for any questions and the members responded – many of our members also arranged for a
home visit from John for individual risk assessment. Rachael thanked Rose and John for an excellent presentation and talk – the members showed their appreciation in the usual manner. On a sad note, many of our club members attended the funeral at 12 noon on the 7 January at Yeovil Crematorium of Alan Bastone. Alan was our Club Secretary from 1984 until 2012, a period of 28 years. The Club would not be where it is today without the magnificent contribution made by Alan over all those years. Alan passed away on 7 December 2013. His great friend Brother Sam from Hilfield Friary who had been overseas at the time of his death took the service. Brother Sam in his address reminded us all of this remarkable man and his life that we were privileged to have been part of over so many years. Chris Jacobs Reminder If you are interested in joining us, come to Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month – We look forward to seeing you !
will commence its 2014 season with their annual ‘Cheese & Wine’ evening on Thursday 20 March 2014 commencing at 7.00pm. The playing season will start on 20 April. If anyone is interested in playing lawn bowls and would like to investigate joining this very friendly and successful club please contact Ken Madgwick on 01935 872838.
7.00pm Thurs 20 March contact Ken Madgwick on 01935 872838.
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Yetminster & Ryme Garden, Art & Craft Society Mike Burks, Managing Director of The Garden Group is a master of the soft sell. But of course we don’t mind. He is a familiar figure to any of us who regularly shop at Sherborne Castle Gardens and he and his team of friendly, helpful staff have been looking after our gardening needs and foibles for 27 years – and he is very amusing, so we like him. When he came to talk to us at our January meeting our members were confident an entertaining evening lay ahead. In a departure from the normal gardening talks, Mike, in his talk on ‘The Garden Centre Year’ came to share with us the business aspects of running a garden centre. And just in case any of us were under the illusion that it must be an easy, gentle way to earn a living, we quickly learnt that actually there is very much more to it than meets the eye. Forward planning is just one part and Mike slipped in that he was just back from Harrogate having been to the first round of gruelling Christmas Buying Shows. The business is of course seasonal with major Summer and Christmas peaks and deep troughs in between, so keeping the bank manager quiet and his dedicated team of staff busy in the low periods are challenges – and enticing customers through the door on cold, wet days when no one wants to think about gardening is another. Timely marketing and fresh ideas are the answer and you have to give Mike and his team credit for meeting the challenges head on. That said, he is very clear that their core principle of selling high quality plants and products with an equal
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measure of customer service should be maintained. Although Castle Gardens grow some of their own plants, the majority of plants, shrubs and trees come from specialist growers, mainly in the UK, Holland and Italy. We learnt that horticultural sales by garden centres nationally have fallen to an average of 21% of turnover, with an increasing emphasis on equipment and restaurants etc., whereas at Castle Gardens horticulture still represents 45% of their turnover. With their year beginning in January, Mike led us month by month through the various activities to be done in the garden and how Castle Gardens promote their different plants and products at each stage of the year to help us get it right. Seed potatoes and bird feeders in January. Stunning new varieties of Camelia and ah, such a lovely Midwinter Fire Cornus. In March they sell shrubs ‘in the green’ – to meet the new trend of planting deciduous shrubs when they are in leaf. Come the Spring, specimen shrubs start to appear. This is the best time for lawn food and plant fertilizers and Roseclear comes into its own. And so it went on. Mike slipped in helpful hints on saving money: buy the beautiful Bowles Mauve Erysimum in modules of six in October for £2.00 – or wait until the Spring and buy one plant for £6! The whole talk was actually rather a useful reminder on when we need to buy and plant and feed and protect. As he took us through the months he subtly reminded us of our Gold Club membership advantages and the big discounts in January and February which we really could be taking advantage of. It was all done with such charm that I almost felt I’d be letting him down if I didn’t rush over to Sherborne as soon as possible. Next Meeting Come and find out about Fleurtatious Floristry, and if you can, please come half an hour early for a glass of wine and a chance to air your thoughts on society outings. Pandy Brown, Society Secretary
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District Councillor for the Halstock Ward Yetminster Ward Batcombe, Corscombe, East Chetnole, Ryme Intrinseca, Chelborough, Evershot, Stockwood and Yetminster: Halstock, Hermitage, Cllr Margaret Lawrence, Hilfield, Melbury Bubb, Trill Farm, Melbury Osmund, Melbury Thornford Road, Sherborne, Sampford, and West Dorset, DT9 6HF. Chelborough: Tel: 01935 872780 Cllr Tony Frost, Homeleigh, Corscombe, Email: Dorchester, Dorset, cllrm.lawrence@westdorset DT2 0NX. -dc.gov.uk Email: cllrt.frost@westdorset dc.gov.uk Tel: 01935 891321
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Chairman: Graham Plaice gplaice@gmail.com, 01935 872921 Editor, Production and Design: Bella Neate-Clegg e-mail: wrigglevalleymag@aol.com Secretary & Diary: Judith Palmer email: ja_palmer@btinternet.com Treasurer: Rob Barfoot, 01935 873306 Advertisements & Villages Co-ordinator: Gordon Ratcliffe, 01935 872996 email: gojan@btinternet.com Distribution: Stan Darley & John Fripp
WVM Advertisers’ register February Advertiser ART & ANTIQUES
Page No.
Ally’s Old Anniversary Clocks Muddy Waters Metal Art Old School Gallery & On the Boyle Steve's Clocks Roderick Cole, Antique Restorer
20 42 23 4 46
BED & BREAKFAST Fourwinds, Chetnole Hound House, Yetminster
19 60
CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh
Back Cover
CARS & SERVICING Addison Motors, Leigh Autotech Garage Services Brotherwood Automobility NS Autos, Dorchester Rd Thornford Transmissions West Country Cars
32 9 26 15 19 58
CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate David Moss Nick Rutter Steve White
32 19 40 46
COMPUTERS & IT DMDH Computers PC Problems PDC Computing Professional Typing Service
23 20 16 39
EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery CIAO Italian Courses
46 66
Lower Covey Montessori Nursery
Inside Front Cover
ENTERTAINMENT George Albert Hotel
12
EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall The Marquee Hire Co. St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster
36 49 26 36
FINANCIAL & LEGAL SERVICES 123 Bookkeeping Services
12
4 Shires Asset Management
Inside Front Cover
Bill Craster, Tax Accountant Dyne Drewett Solicitors Dorset Trading Standards
65 49 64
FOOD & CATERING Bon Appétit The Chippy Van Fudges Biscuits Hamish Pork
74 74
4 45 4 58
Advertiser
Page No.
Manor Farmhouse, Yetminster On the Boyle Café Shelly's Cakes SPAR, Stores & P.O., Yetminster
9 23 45 20
FUNERAL SERVICES WS Brister & Son Grassby Funeral Services AJ Wakely & Sons
56 56 56
GARDENING & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE Bailey Ridge Plants Digger Hire, Yetminster Express Equipment Centre Green Man Garden Design Green Thumb Lawn Treatment Hay & Straw Sales JMH KDS Garden Machinery Repair Knighton Countryside Mgmt Komit Kompost The Log Man M&S Welding Malcolm Dunning gardening Paul Hambidge Contractors Queen Thorne Landscapes Equestrian Services Tony Perrett Fencing Pestwright & Mole Catcher RGB Stonemason-headstones etc The Secret Garden Wriggle Valley Fencing
25 9 65 58 45 12 23 25 66 25 42 40 50 12 40 66 15 30 56 39 32
HEALTH & WELLBEING Acupuncture Acupressure Massage Alexander Technique Robert Frith, Optometrists Georgie's Hair & Beauty Maggie's Mobile Hairdresser The Nine Springs Health Centre Jane Redfern
66 55 9 60 26 39 55 19
Yetminster Health Centre
Inside Back Cover
HOME-BUILD & MAINTENANCE AD Renovations J Bennett Joinery
26 15
Bowring Building Contractors
Inside Back Cover
Dry Stone Walling & Paving John Butler Master Thatcher Ian Crossland, Property Maint. Dorset Plasterers Elite Estates
Copy for March issue by 12 February please
15 42 36 58 Inside Back Cover
Advertiser
Page No.
Fournier Ltd Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing M Harris Builder AR Hillier Steve Jones Carpentry Knott Roofing Lawrence Electricals Leigh Napier Construction Neal Electrical Services Mark O'Sullivan MDK Roofing Parks Roofing & Building Ltd "R" Plumbing Works Alex Rankin, Oil Heating Services
65 20 42 19 42 36 16 40 16 16 65 50 66 55
Roofing Gear
Inside Front Cover
Sellick & Saxton
63
Spearbuild BA Wallbridge Plumb. & Heat. Wayne Timmins Decorator West Country Electrics
46 4 66 49
HOME & INTERIORS Steve Bane fabrics Flyscreens KC Decorators Melbury Kitchens & Interiors Ovenu - oven cleaning
50 32 39 39 60
Sibley Kitchens & Bathrooms
Inside Front Cover
Michael Sturmley Carpets Trevor Winter, Telephone Eng. Upstairs Downstairs West Country Tiling Yetminster Cleaning Services
40 46 23 46 23
MUSIC TUITION Amy Whittlesea
45
PETS & LIVESTOCK Dog Grooming & Stripping Perfect Paws Smart Dogs of Yetminster
58 43 40
PROPERTY Stockwood Lettings
16
PUBLIC HOUSES The Chetnole Inn The Lime Tree, Thornford
25 9
SPORT & LEISURE Barfoots' Bouncers Flowers Farm Trout Lakes Sherborne Tennis Club
36 45 55
TAXIS & HIRE SJ Executive Cars A2B Distance Travel
39 36
Church Street, Yetminster Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6LG Offering a full range of primary healthcare services under one roof
BRANCH SURGERY: TWICE A WEEK at EVERSHOT For all enquiries or to request a free practice brochure, please phone us on the Reception number
RECEPTION: 01935 872530
DISPENSARY: 01935 872955
www.yetminsterhc.com
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The Old Vicarage is a caring, passionate and multi-award winning care home in the relaxing heart of the Dorset countryside.
Investment in the building along with staff training, a full activity programme, computer suite and involvement with the village community creates a unique, friendly family home atmosphere where every effort is made to improve the quality of life for the residents. Our awards include winning the prestigious Carer of the Year award three times over. We especially welcome visitors and pets. Please get in touch or stop by for a visit if you need more information.
The Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6HL tel: 01935 873033 www.theoldvicarage-leigh.co.uk/ email:care@tovic.com Wriggle Valley Magazine February 2014