265 May 2014 Wriggle Valley Magazine

No. 265

May 2014

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Cover photo: Early purple orchids, Orchis mascula, enjoying the spring sunshine in Melbury Bubb by Hebe Neate-Clegg

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News from the Villages

Hilfield Church in the Spring sunshine

Editor’s musings…

Batcombe

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Hermitage

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Hilfield

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Leigh

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Yetminster

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27 Welcome to May’s magazine; it is full Out & About of events for you to enjoy this month. * Diary * Diary * Diary * 30 I hope you have all been practicing for Yetminster’s Fun Run on Sunday 11 Regular Meeting & Activities 34 May (p 36). The school’s PTFA are also in 37 the process of organising the Community General News Summer Fair with It’s A Knockout on One Day a Year/Pogles Wood 46 Saturday 7 June - if you would like to get involved as a team, stall holder or local St Andrew's Primary School 49 group, read p 35 to find out more. This News from our Churches 50 should a fabulous community event.

There are lots of plant-based sales Church Services - May 55 and Gardens open this month; it is a very green time of year with everything Leigh Weather Watch 58 happily sprouting. I love the early purple 61 orchids (see cover) that pop up every …gone gardening.. year much to the pleasure of walkers and Planning Applications 62 locals alike.

67 You will notice (p 41) that our very Club News own Terri Steele from Oakleigh Farm Shop Advertisers' Register 78 has taken over, with her partner, Leigh Napier, the pub in Thornford, the Lime Tree, where she will be offering up the famous Oakleigh fare and other delicious meals using locally sourced meat.

I am sure we would all like to wish her well in her new venture.

We would like to include a colour photo spread over the summer so send in your events’ photos. Please note that July/August will be a double issue. Enjoy your gardens.

Bella Neate-Clegg 27 YEARS

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e send a warm welcome to Kerry's parents and hope they enjoy living in Batcombe.

Please remember the cream teas are not on Father's Day this year but a week later on 22 June at the Friary, we would love to see as many as possible

JUMBLE SALE 1.00pm, 17 May at the Rest and Welcome It is brain injury awareness week at the same time BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS WEEK

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BATCOMBE.....

News from the Villages

Bridget Gordge

Batcombe Church Lottery

with Melbury Bubb & Stockwood Rep: Liz Tebbatt 873140 tebbatt.towers@virgin.net

CHETNOLE.....

February 1st No. 47 Joan Sanderson 2nd No. 27 Julie Gibbs 3rd No. 52 Joan Sanderson

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’ve just been reading up on how I can spend the May bank holiday and am excited to learn that I can throw a knob, give a monkey a banana and then watch the kite festival on Weymouth beach what a great and varied county Dorset is! Let’s hope the sun

shines.

In the village, don’t forget the Chetnole Coffee Morning on

Chetnole

Chetnole Duck Race will be held at

2.00 pm, Sunday 8 June, starting from the bridge at the bottom of Mill Lane.

Teas, Coffees, Squash and Cakes will be available in the Village Hall afterwards.

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Wednesday 7 May when all proceeds will go to Save the Children.

On 21 May Chetnole Mill hosts the Yetminster Group’s preview party from 12-2pm as part of Dorset Art Weeks so come and see some local talent.

Congratulations to Hayley Foy and Philip Tebbatt on completing the Yeovil Half Marathon in April this race is getting more and more popular each year and is a good precursor to the London Marathon.

Congratulations also to Tessa and Pete Betts’ daughters who both completed the Virgin London Marathon on 13 April.

Jo Brady and Rachel Middlemast both did really well and also managed to raise approximately £2500 between them for the NSPCC so well done ladies and your parents are very proud of you.

The Betts are becoming a real running family as son-in-law Luke has completed the marathon twice but this year was on child-watching/cheering-on duty.

And good luck to local girls Jane Jeans and Sue Fudge when they take part in this year’s MoonWalk in London on 10 May - support their charity coffee morning at Leigh village hall on 3 May at 10.30am to raise money and awareness of the fight against breast cancer.

Liz Tebbatt

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Forthcoming Events in Chetnole Village Hall

7.30 pm, Tuesday 6 May AGM of Chetnole Village Hall Management Committee 8.00pm, Friday June 20 Ceilidh Wanted Chetnole Chuckers is on the lookout for a second hand/ unwanted garden roller.

Can you help?

Tel. Gordon Ratcliffe 872996

CHETNOLE OPEN GARDENS Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June 2pm to 5pm each day.

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Gordon Foy 1 January 1928 - 14 April 2014 Gordon Foy sadly passed away on Monday 14 April. Our sincere condolences go to Doreen and all the children and their families. Gordon had spent the last few months of life in The Old Vicarage and the village of Chetnole will miss him.

Chetnole Oil Group The next delivery dates will be as follows: 19 June 26 September 27 November If you would like to be included in these deliveries then please call John Sanford on 01935 872973 at least five working days in advance.

Melbury Bubb Church is pleased to welcome back the Early Music Group

Sine Nomine Saturday 14 June 7.30pm Tickets £8 From 01935 83330

Ceilidh Fri 8pm 20 June Chetnole Village Hall Tickets are £6, Family tickets (2 adults and 2 under-16s) £15 unless otherwise stated.

You can buy tickets on the door, subject to availability or reserve them on 01258 817963.

Whist Drive Melbury Osmond Village Hall 7.30pm, Wednesday 28 May Entrance £3 per person Prizes – Refreshments – Raffle In aid of Melbury Osmond W.I.

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Easter Bingo Thank you to all who braved a grey cold evening to join us at the Village Hall for our Easter Bingo. It was nice to see a few new faces as well as our usual supporters. Thank you all, and thanks as always to Charlie and Anne.

Sat 7 June £4/head team max 4.

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Coffee Morning Thursday 29 May Our next coffee morning will be held in the Village Hall on 29 May. Come along to meet friends, have a chat and enjoy refreshments between Themed evening - Friday 31 October A date for your diary - the next themed 10.30am and noon. evening will be held in the Village Hall on Friday 31 October 31 More details to Quiz for St. Mary’s – Saturday 7 June follow in future editions of the magazine.

You can’t say that we don’t give you This is a final reminder that the next quiz is on Saturday 7 June, starting at enough notice!

7.30pm.

There will be a bar but please bring your own nibbles.

If you have not yet registered a team or your individual interest, please call me OUR SUMMER BIG EVENT as soon as possible on 01963 210292.

Hermitage Country Fair Saturday 9 August We pleased to announce that this summer’s BIG event will be the Hermitage Country Fair, to be held on the Village Green on Saturday 9 August.

There will be Dog Agility, an Equestrian Display, Terrier Racing, Gundog Scurry, Dog Show, Tractor and Pony Rides, Breeds of Domestic Hens, Bouncy Castle, Side Shows and Stalls, Barbeque and a Bar. Entry is FREE, and parking is just £2 per car.

Gates open at 1pm and the event starts at 2pm.

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HERMITAGE COUNTRY FAIR Saturday 9 August Gates open 1pm, event starts at 2pm

Dog Agility * Equestrian Display* Terrier Racing * Gundog Scurry * Dog Show * Tractor & Pony Rides * Domestic Hens Breeds * Bouncy Castle * Side Shows & Stalls, Barbeque & Bar. Entry is FREE, Parking £2

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e had a wonderful Taizé service on Sunday 16 March. The weather had turned and in the moments of silence only the blackbird was heard with his evening song.

We have some more new neighbours this month welcome to Peter and Margaret Partridge who have moved into Flowers Farm - we look forward to meeting soon.

This month we are publishing our advert for our summer event (please see below). We have organised the Three Valleys Croquet Tournament so that players (adults and children) represent their parish/village from the three valleys (although there will also be a young farmers team). Players will be able to play against each other is such a way that will result in an overall winner by the end of the afternoon. A family fun afternoon with cream teas and refreshments for the final.

Justine Algar

Rep: Philippa Toulson philippa@folksw.org.uk 01935 873 889

I hope you all had a fabulous Easter. At the time of writing the oak seems to be in the lead and the race will be well and truly over by the time you read this and we will all be listening out for the first cuckoo!

Please don’t forget that Sue Fudge and Jane Jeans will be holding a coffee morning and jumble / cake sale from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 3 May in Leigh Village Hall. This is part of their final training burst for the London Moonwalk on 10 May and they would

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A family fun day with a "fun" croquet match. 80 players needed to represent the 16 parishes of the Three Valleys A Juniors match of 16 also to be played.

Cream Teas and Pimms Prizes for the winning village. £5 to play and £5 for cream tea, cakes and Pimms.

To be played at Church Farm, Hilfield in aid of St Nicholas Church, Hilfield.

Tel 01300 341 728 for enquires and to book to play.

Leigh Fuel Group 2014 Dates for future oil deliveries: { 23 May { 28 August { 6 November You may order any quantity above the legal minimum of 500 litres.

You will pay the best group price I can negotiate with the supplier on the day. Please advise if a phone call is required to gain access. Contact John Sanford five working days prior to the listed dates above.

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like to invite everyone to come along and support them.

The table top sale at The Old Vicarage on 24 May has been cancelled but has been replaced with a raffle and a talk. The event will raise money for Help for Heroes.

Way back in November last year I wrote a plea to dog owners to be diligent about clearing up after their dogs especially in the church yard and in Church Lane, although such care would be appreciated everywhere in the village of course. A few weeks ago a small child nearly fell in dog poo and the health dangers

of such things are well documented.

I am sure we all want to take special care of the smallest members of our community; they are, after all, much nearer the ground than the rest of us!!! It isn’t much to ask, do please spare a thought for others and clear up after your dog.

Philippa Toulson

Leigh Lottery Draw March 1st No. 145 Mr C Read £30 2nd No. 90 Mr & Mrs K Salvesen £20

Leigh’s 2014 Candle Auction

As in Leigh’s case, candle auctions, common between the 15th and early 18th centuries, were often used to sell the rights to occupy and use parcels of land.

However, their number declined towards the end of the 19th century, until, by the late 1940s, it was thought that only eleven remained.

Today, there are probably only five, of which ours, with its rights to Alton and Beer Mill meads, is one.

In short, we have something rare, remarkably resilient (so far!), and

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well worth preserving, not least because the money raised is for the benefit of villagers. If it is to survive, however, we must recapture the enthusiasm and interest common in the early days, when auctions started with food and drink, and the bidding was often as much for the wider benefit of the community as for the land or product auctioned by the, “inch of candle”.

Therefore, the candle auction trustees propose to make this ye ar’s auction more of a social event (think of it as a noisy, as opposed to silent, auction, with added cheese and wine, and a short talk about the history of these unusual events).

More details in next month’s magazine.

Gordon Morris Chairman, Leigh Candle Auction

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Modern and well appointed Competetive rates ENQUIRIES: Pandy Brown 01935 873850.

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March has been a whirl of activities, ranging from Eric’s wonderful display of model tractors to the superbly talented Yetminster Irish dancers. Dorothy Baldock gave us a super talk on the flower fairies and Ann Gould has promised to embark on an amazing project to build us a dolls house, fitted out by her guild of miniaturists. The table top sale has been cancelled but we are holding a talk on the work of Help the Heroes, with raffle and refreshments on Saturday 24 May, 10.30 for 11am.

Come and meet Ed who is planning another fund raising rally in June and hear about the incredible work this charity does. This is especially poignant being the 100th anniversary year of the outbreak of WW1. Your support is very much appreciated. Everyone welcome.

Free entrance, but come and buy a delicious cup cake and coffee. Donations appreciated

MOVIOLA 19 May

Saving Mr Banks (12A) Fascinating and likeable drama, which tells the story of how Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) persuaded by a reluctant P L Travers (Emma Thompson) to allow him to file her book.

16 June

The Railway Man (15) This is a remarkable story of forgiveness:The horrific experience of being a prisoner of war in the Far East.

Following his ordeal then accidental events which lead him to meet his torturer after 50 years. Starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine and Stellan Skarsgard.

A film not to be missed.

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The Book Thief

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LUNCH CLUB Leigh Village Hall

12.30 Tuesday 20 May (bookings by 13 May)

MENU Beef stew and dumplings Boiled potatoes and French beans Boodles orange fool For Reservations or more details: Ring Connie 01935 872946 14 14

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A Wartime story told from ‘the other side’. Set in a small German town in a German working class family where Narzism is a fact of life. A young foster child discovers the meaning of life through her obsession with books and reading. Emily Watson and Geoffrey Rush play the parents.

Shows start at 7.30pm,doors open 7pm.(bar provided) We look forward to seeing you on some of the above dates.

Tickets £6 will be available from Bridge Stores, Leigh or Fiona and John Parks (01935 873603)

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St Andrew's Church, Leigh By the time you read this hopefully the building work for our extension will have commenced - all very exciting. Let us hope the weather is kind to us, so it can all be finished by July/August.

There will be a Family Service at 10.15am on Sunday 18 May when a speaker from Christian Aid will come

and give a short talk on the work of the charity. However it will still be the usual 'Family friendly' service.

Our Lent lunch raised just over £200 for the Somerset Levels Appeal thank you to all those who came, donated and of course made such delicious soups.

in the parish meeting will demonstrate that the council is April and May are the prepared to take months for each Parish to account of local hold their annual meetings. residents’ views, Within Leigh this meeting will which they must take place at 7pm, 20 May, hold strongly if they prior to the Annual General have gone to the trouble to Meeting of the Parish Council. convene and attend a So what is this Annual Parish meeting of a parish in the Meeting? first place.

The Annual Parish Any subject can be Meeting is not a council discussed at the Annual meeting; it is a meeting of meeting such as Parish Plans; the parish electors which planning developments in should take place between 1 the community; maintenance March and 1 June. Electors of local facilities; can contribute to the agenda environment issues etc. The and in practice these subjects to be discussed can meetings often celebrate be anything that the local activities and debate community feel that the current issues in the Parish Council may community. contribute to; support or Parish meetings are an take action against. effective forum for parish As a Parish community it councils to engage with the is important that the local electorate. Even if the electorate attend and parish or town council support their local disagrees with the issues government. In this way raised, or related arguments, their wishes can be reflected the council members’ in the community. attendance and involvement

Leigh Parish Council – What Is an Annual Parish Meeting?

Should anyone wish to put forward suggestions for discussion at the Annual Meeting or for any Parish Council Meetings please contact the Clerk – Carinna Vickers at leigh@dorset-aptc.gov.uk .

There are also copies of the Agenda’s and Minutes on the Leigh Village website www.leighvillage.org.uk .

Please also be aware that Leigh Parish Council has vacancies for Parish Council members at present. If anyone is interested in becoming a Councillor please contact the Clerk and she will provide you with all the necessary information to become involved.

Carinna Vickers Clerk, Leigh Parish Council

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he Village Meeting on 26 March was well attended by 19 people; Mike Batten was reelected as chairman. It was reported that the speed gun team in Yetminster had been out three times with great success, and would be in operation in Ryme in the next few weeks - BE WARNED!!

A new recycling service will be starting in October; current box will be kept for glass also the current food waste bin. A large wheelie bin will be provided for paper, cardboard, general rubbish, plastic & tin. There will also a garden waste service of a 240 ltr or 140 ltr bin for £40 a year for 25 collections. dorsetforyou.com/mylocal/ has been upgraded; on entering your postcode you can access information specific to your area e.g. planning applications, next bin collection day etc.

Scraps Way path to Yetminster is getting lots of use please remember No Horses, bikes or dog poo! Signs will be put up shortly.

Please remember when walking anywhere but the public highway to stick carefully to the signed foot &

andering around the village (some less kind people would say dithering about!) as is my wont I notice that it seems to be shaking itself free of the clutches of winter. There are masses of new buds on the trees and bushes and new flowers everywhere and there is much nestbuilding activity in the

Summer VILLAGE BBQ Sunday 29 June bridleways not only is it private land but a serious Health & Safety issue.

Just because you have seen someone walking or riding in the distance does not mean it is a footpath/bridleway, it is probably the land owner.

It was decided to have a Summer Village BBQ on Sunday 29 June, put he date in your diaries now.

The Annual Churchyard Tidy up will be Saturday 10 May, 10.00 am.

Please come and join this community event, coffee/biscuits and chat provided. Please bring your own tools plus safety goggles, helmets etc; there are jobs for all ages & sexes & abilities.

RAG BAG is still on going please deliver to clearly marked stable at Church Farm or call 01935 872 982 if you need help. Clothes, hats, bags, belts, shoes, bedding, towels and curtains; please NO duvets or pillows.

Thank you.

Gilly Wilson

hedges. People also seem to have a spring in their step and it’s amazing to see the improvement the hint of summer and a little sun and warm weather can make.

Seeing all this going on reminds me that the Gardening Club will be holding their popular “Garden Open Day” on 1 June when a number of club members throw open their gardens for us to visit. It’s apparently all co-ordinated from St Andrew’s Hall where tea and cakes are available. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk 17

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The proceeds of the day go to charity -she hopes you may drop in and say so please make a note in your diary – hello.

I am sure that there will be more details in the Club’s article elsewhere.

Brian Knight has contacted me to seek help with the Speed Watch Project to monitor the speed of traffic through the village. I understand that Magna Housing has donated the camera equipment which is straightforward to use and that more volunteers are needed – ideally he would like a pool of people to call upon.

I know a number of residents are concerned about this so here’s a chance for you to do your bit for the community. If you’re interested give Brian a ring on 01935 873309 to find out more.

Talking of community spirit our Harvey (of Widow Twankey fame!) was seen doing sterling work with a long pair of loppers removing some of the overgrown hedging on the path beside the Church. I understand that he was muttering a lot but that it’s Finally I understand that the new nothing to worry about.

Terri (late of Oakleigh Farm Shop) House next to the Gallery has been let has been in touch to say that she is and that we need to welcome two taking over the Lime Tree in Thornford newcomers to the village although I from Ann and Andy and is looking have to apologise that our welcome is forward to the challenges of building somewhat impersonal as I don’t know on the good work that they started your names yet.

David Torrance

Your Dog Can’t Do This … …But You Can !

Why is it so important to clean up after your pet? Among several parasites associated with pet faeces, roundworm is the most common. If faeces from a round-worm infected dog are left on the ground, the eggs from the parasite can remain active for a number of years. Persons that come into contact with the infected soil can themselves become infected. Those at greatest risk are young children because they are more likely to play in dirt and put things in their mouths. So don’t be a poop, pick up after you pet (and wash your hands!) AS

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Yeovil Half Marathon St Andrews Fund Raising Graham Plaice wishes to thank all those who sponsored him running the recent Yeovil Half Marathon.

The weather was fabulous and the event was well attended and although it was a hard slog he feels it was worth it as a fantastic £750 was raised towards the Three Valley Team Churches (St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster is one of them). The first cold beer afterwards was apparently wonderful!

David Torrance

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A HISTORY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS

By Lt Col Mike Martin

7.30pm, Tuesday 29 April St. Andrews , Yetminster Admission £5 Tickets available in advance from Oak House Stores or at the door from 7.00 pm - refreshments available.

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Happenings at the White Hart Following another successful quiz in March we have now, with your support, raised over £500 for our two nominated charities - Yeovil District Hospital's Flying Colours appeal and The Diabetes Society.

Continuing this good work, Rachel is throwing caution to the wind and will be doing a sponsored Sky dive in July for Flying Colours (literally) so watch this space!

With the postponement of this years’ Fair we have decided to stay open all day on 12 July and will have a BBQ in the afternoon and have arranged to hold a “mini bazaar” with some traders/craft stalls on the White Hart Patio. This will be followed by a Hog Roast in the evening with live music by STORM - a popular local band.

We are also hoping to have a few Classic cars on show during the day.

Carole and I were looking at some old photographs and suddenly realised that we started our 20th Year at The White Hart on the 13 April (unlucky for some?). We feel that we have come a long way with the Hart since those early days and hope that our journey will continue with you all for many more years.

Jim & Carole Bayfield

Moscow Talk A huge to all those who attended the “Moscow Talk” on the first Friday in April. Boney and Judy Pyke’s description of life in the Soviet Union during the Cold War was both brilliant and thought provoking and was enjoyed by a capacity crowd. Through your support the event raised £1,300 pounds for St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster.

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Although there will not be a fair this year we are still fund raising and next month we have our Annual Quiz night on Saturday 14 June in St Andrews Hall, with doors opening at 7.00pm.

This is traditionally great fun and quizzers are encouraged to bring a picnic supper and to dress up their tables with candelabra and such like – this year there will be a prize for the best dressed table! Harvey and Simon have again kindly volunteered to take control of things and we are hoping to build on the success of previous years so please do come along and support us. Tickets are a very reasonable £5 per person with a maximum of 6 people to a table and will be available from Oak House Stores.

We are also continuing with our ever popular 50 Club Lottery which is run by the ever hardworking Derek Mott. The odds of winning a cash prize are a lot better than those of the National Lottery and we recognise that this has always been our primary source of funding. By supporting this you are directly helping local groups and organisations but we do need more participants so if you would like to join please contact us using the details below.

Finally I would like to reassure all those people who have expressed concern that there is not going to be a fair this year. We are looking at ways to bring this back in perhaps a revised format and in the meantime

we are supporting the initiative by St Andrews CE Primary School PTFA to hold a summer show and hopefully a lot of your favourite voluntary groups who had Fair stalls will be in attendance.

It really is satisfying to receive the positive feedback from those people and organisations that we are able to help but we do need more assistance so do please let us know if you are willing to do this.

Barbara Driver Chairman , Yetminster Fair Association Contact us at yetminsterfair@aol.com or through the WVN mailbox in Oak House Stores, Yetminster Check out our website – yetminsterfair@blogspot.com

Yetminster Fair Association 50 Club Results March 2014 Draw 1st Prize £100 No.28 Dr Cleaver 2nd Prize £50

No.40

Mrs A James

3rd

No.10

Mrs J Page

Prize £25

4thPrize £15 No.34 April 2014 Draw

Mr J Purland

1st Prize £50

No.9

Mrs S Drewett

2nd

Prize £30

No.13

Mr B Crumpler

3rd

Prize £20

No.1

Mr M Foster

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Notes from The Gallery – April What a glorious hint of summer welcomed in the gallery's 2nd (!) birthday on 4 April. The day brought to mind, with huge gratitude, all the lovely people and inspiring artists that have passed through our doors. 'A huge Thank you' to you all and we are now excited to be planning ahead with, as always, colour, warmth, creativity and friendship at the top of our list.

Talking of creativity, our Art for All classes continue to flourish, through the kind donations of an anonymous donor and the YFA and we are already planning future fund raising events so that their classes may continue. Those attending the classes are clearly 'finding their voice' through their art, regardless of other challenges they face which is both inspiring and humbling to watch.

You will be able to see their work in an exhibition from 15 - 22 May.

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It is also a privilege to have their teacher, Deanne Tremlett, who trained at the Slade School of Art, exhibiting three magnificent oil paintings at the gallery until 15 May. At over 6ft tall they are the largest pieces we have ever exhibited and are wonderfully in proportion with the towering old school walls.

Once again we are delighted to be part of Dorset Art Weeks and, as well as our usual variety of artists, there will be exhibitions of illustrative work by Lyn Constable Maxwell ARBS and the beautiful egg tempera pieces and glass work of Andy Denham. For the two weeks of DAW (24 May to 8 June) we will be open on Sundays as well even more cake and cream teas!

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Out & About

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More Out & About Owermoigne Flower Club & Friends Present

The Flower Festival

“Rhythms of life” at

Athelhampton House Athelhampton (5 miles east of Dorchester off the A35 near Puddletown DT2 7LG)

Sunday 18 to Thursday 22 May 2014 Open 10.30am to 5.00pm

7th Dorset Knob Throwing which make up the Frome & Frome Valley Food Fest Valley Food Fest. There’s also The 7th ‘Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome Valley Food Fest’ is being held in Cattistock on Sunday 4 May. Dorset Knobs, a firm dry savoury biscuit made in Dorset by local bakers Moores and typically eaten with Dorset Blue Vinny cheese, are thrown for distance in the annual wacky sporting contest.

We also have a host crazy games all with a Dorset Knob Theme. Young or old can enjoy can participating in the delights of ‘Knob or no Knob’, ‘Putt the Knob’ ‘Knob Walking’, 'Pin the Knob on the (Cerne) Giant', 'Spot the Knob', and 'Knob and Spoon racing'. Or you can also compete for the annual ‘Knob Eating’ cup, where participants attempt to eat as many Dorset Knobs as possible in just one minute.

If you love food there’s also an opportunity to wander amongst a wide range of locally produced food and drink stalls

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Ferret Racing arranged by the animal care team at Kingston Maurward Agricultural College, displays of local crafts and skills and entertainment by local musicians and dancers creating a truly unique Dorset Festival.

The event is supported by Moores, the producers of the famous Dorset Knob Biscuit, and the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership. Visitors are advised to approach from the Maiden Newton direction and follow the signs for FREE car parking.

The festival raises much needed funds for the Playing Fields, the Savill Hall, the Cricket Club and the Maiden Newton and Cattistock Football Club.

For further details please visit our website www.dorsetknobthrowing.com or contact Nigel or Shelley Collins on 01300 320404 or info@dorsetknobthrowing.com

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Normal House and Garden admission prices apply Group packages available Coffees…Teas…. Lunches are available in The Coach House Restaurant Further information telephone 01305 848363 or visit www.athelhampton.co.uk

Chetnole

Chetnole Duck Race will be held at

2.00 pm, Sunday 8 June starting from the bridge at the bottom of Mill Lane.

Teas, Coffees, Squash and Cakes will be available in the Village Hall afterwards.

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More Out & About Park in the Terrace Playing Fields Car Park (map reference ST 641156), signposted off the A352 just south of SPRING AT ALNERS GORSE Sherborne and follow the footpath back Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 May towards the town through the patch of Saturday 8pm Moth Trapping evening and camp with a backdrop of Nightingales. newly planted trees and up a few steps Camping facilities are available for anyone (map reference ST 637156). wishing to stay overnight – bring tent, For further information please see sleeping bag, eating utensils etc and food www.dorsetbutterflies.com or contact as required.

Nigel Spring on 01963 23559 or 07981 Sunday 4am for 4.30 776767, or email nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk The Nightingale See www.dorsetbutterflies.com for a full Experience. Dawn Chorus Walk to hear the events list. nightingales and other spring songbirds.

Followed by breakfast.

Booking essential. This is International Dawn Chorus weekend.

9am Moths Inspection of last night’s moth catch followed by refreshments at 10.30am.

11am – 1pm Guided Walk to see the butterflies and other wildlife.

OPEN AFTERNOON AT THE TERRACE MEADOW SNCI – SHERBORNE Sunday 29 June from 2pm The Terrace Meadow is an fascinating patch of limestone grassland adjacent to Sherborne’s Terrace Playing Fields sports facilities. It is of particular interest as the soil is unusual for the area, and supports flowers (including orchids), butterflies and other species not generally seen in the locality.

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Events on our local Butterfly Reserves May/June 2014

* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * MAY Sat

Sun

3

4

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Wed 7 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tues 13 Wed 14 Fri Sat Sun

16 17 18

Charity coffee morning/ jumble sale/ cake sale Yetminster Plant Sale Moth trapping evening Nightingale experience Dorset Knob Throwing & Frome Valley Food Festival Muddy Monday AGM of Chetnole Village Hall Management Committee Leigh Discussion Club Coach trip Avebury Manor & stone circle Charity coffee morning Celaji Folk Band from Latvia &Wessex Morris Men from Dorset Annual churchyard tidy up Yetminster Fun Run Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Dahlias: their care and culture with Bob Hendley Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Preparing for the show bench Yetminster Historical Society Guided walk around Tintinhull Quiet Day Charity Jumble Sale Scout Group Car Wash Bingo Minterne Plant Fair

Flower Festival - 18 - 22 May Mon 19 Leigh Moviola Saving Mr Banks Tues 20 Leigh Annual Parish Council Meeting WVWG open meeting Italy Sue Dona Wed 21 Preview Party Dorset Arts Weeks WV MU Pretty Puds & a Cuppa

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10.30-12.30 pm Leigh Village Hall 10:30 am 8:00 pm 4:30 am 10am-4pm

Cross Farmhouse, Yetminster Alners Gorse Alners Gorse Cattistock

12-3pm 7:30 pm

Pogles Wood Chetnole Village Hall

9:30 am 7:30 pm

Chetnole Village Hall Greenfield Hall, International College, Sherborne

10:00 am 11am 7:30 pm

St Hippolytus, Ryme St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Village Hall

7:30 pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

10.30 am - 4 pm 1:00 am 10.30 -1.30 pm 3.30-5.30pm 10.3 0am-4.30 pm 10.30 am-5 pm 7:30 pm

Bembury Farm, Thornford Rest & Welcome The White Hart, Yetminster St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster Minterne Gardens

7:00 pm

Leigh Village Hall

7:30 pm

Gable Court, Yetminster

12-2 pm

Chetnole Mill

2:00 pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Athelhampton House Leigh Village Hall

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* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * Sat

24 Raffle and talk for Help the Heroes Tues 27 Leigh WI My life as a vet Martin Fielding Wed 28 Woodland Wednesday Wed 28 Melbury Osmund WI Whist Drive Thurs 29 Coffee Morning

11:00 am

Old Vicarage, Leigh

7:30 pm

Leigh Village Hall

12-3pm 7:30 pm

Pogles Wood Melbury Osmund Village Hall

10:30 am

Hermitage Village Hall

Yetminster Open Gardens Pogles Wood Picnic Leigh Discussion Club evening car trip to Bush Farm Bison Centre & BBQ WV MU social evening W Dorset Conservatives Summer BBQ PTFA Summer Fair

2 - 6.00 pm 12 noon

Tickets St Andrew’s Hall Pogles Wood

6:30 pm

Bridport Folke Golf Club, Alweston

Quiz for St Mary's Church Chetnole Duck Race NGS open gardens Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Afternoon coach outing to Bennett's Water Garden Yetminster Historical Society Coach trip to M Shed museum Bristol & boat trip Sine Nomine Yetminster Fair Quiz Night Father’s Day 2 Course Carvery Leigh Moviola The Railway Man WVWG walk around Bradford Abbas with Tony White Ceilidh Chetnole Open Gardens Chetnole Open Gardens

7:30 pm 2 pm 2-5 pm

St Andrew's School Yetminster Hermitage Village Hall Bridge at Mill Lane, Chetnole Frankham Farm, Ryme

7:30 pm 7:30 pm 12 - 8pm 7:30 pm

Melbury Bubb Church St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster George Albert Hotel Leigh Village Hall

Sun

1

Tues

3

Fri

3 6

Sat

7

Sun

8

Tues

10

Wed

11

Sat

14

Sun Mon

15 16

Tues

17

Fri Sat Sun

20 21 22

DIARY

JUNE

7:30 pm 8 pm 2-5pm 2-5 pm

Chetnole Village Hall

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* Diary * Diary * Diary * Diary * Batcombe Cream Teas Evershot Country Fair

Hilfield Friary 12-5 pm

Evershot

Sun

29 Midsummer Night's Dream play scene for St Andrew's Church, Leigh

3:00 pm

Brook House, Leigh (Old Vic if wet)

Sun

29 Dorset Garden Trust Garden Day

10 am-5 pm

Herringston House

Tues

1

Leigh Discussion Club Coach trip to Willows & Wetland Visitor Centre & Hestercombe

Mon

7

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Garden Party

7:30 pm

Leigh Village Hall

Tues

8

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Society Garden Fantasy

7:00 pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Tues

8

Leigh Moviola The Book Thief

7:30 pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed

9

Yetminster Historical Society visit to Forde Abbey

Sat

19 9th Leigh Food Fair and Classic/Vintage Cars

Leigh Village Hall

Fri -Sun

25 Family Woodland Weekend Camp Fri 25 - Sun 27

Pogles Wood

Sun

27 Charity Dog show

Old Vicarage, Leigh

JULY

Three Valleys inter village croquet

2-6 pm

Church Farm,Hilfield

7:30 pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2:00 pm

Hermitage Village Green

AUGUST Mon

4

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Castle Gardens speaker My five Favourites

Wed

6

Leigh Discussion Club evening car trip to Kimber Farm shop & trailer ride

Sat

9

Hermitage Country Fair

Sun

10 St Andrew's, Leigh Biscuit Festival

Fri

18 Ceilidh

Sat

23 60s Evening for St Andrew's Church, Leigh

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St Andrew's Church, Leigh 8:00 PM

Chetnole Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

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Regular Meetings….

Every Mon Table tennis

Every Tue

Every Wed

Every Thu

Every Fri

9.30-12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga

10.00 - 11.00am

Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

2.00 -5.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Just Gym Gymnastic class

4.15-6.30pm

St Andrew’s Primary School

Scouts (in term)

7-8.30pm (summ 9pm) Scout Hut, Yetminster

Yetminster Bell Ringers

7.30pm-10.00pm

St Andrew's Church

Topsy Turvy Toddlers

9.30 - 11.30am

St Andrew's Primary School

Chetnole Art Group

10.00 - 1.00pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Beginners Pilates

1.30 & 2.35pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Beavers (in term)

6 - 7pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

Yetminster Table Tennis Club

7:30 pm

Scout Hut, Yetminster

Drop in Coffee Morning

10.00 - 12 noon

Chetnole Village Hall

Morning Yoga Class

10.30 - 11.30am

Leigh Village Hall

Wednesday Club (in term)

3.15 pm-4.05pm

St Andrew's Primary School

Zumba

4.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Junior WV Players (in term)

6.30 - 7.45pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

Beginners yoga

7:00 pm

St Andrew’s Primary School

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls

7.00 - 10.00pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Fitsteps

9.30-10.30am

Leigh Village Hall

Advanced Pilates

10:00 am

Chetnole Village Hall

Yetminster Short Mat Bowls

2.00 - 5.00pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs)

5.45-7.00pm

Trim Room, Yetminster

Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs)

5.45-7.00pm

St Andrew's Hall

Cubs

6.30-8.00pm

Scout Hut, Yetminster

Leigh Short Mat Bowls

7.00 - 10.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Bridge Club

7.00 - 10.00pm

Dairy House, Ryme

Chetnole Community Choir

7:30 pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Table Tennis

9.30 - 12.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

3.00pm

Yetminster Sports Club

Beavers (in term)

6 - 7pm

Scout Hut Yetminster

Croquet

3:00 PM

Yetminster Sports Club

Irish Dancers

10:15 am

Church Hall, Yetminster

Croquet Club

Every Sat

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‌Events & Activities 1st Tue

2nd Tues

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club

7:30 pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Hospice Lunch

12:30 pm

Manor Farm, Yetminster

Leigh Discussion Club (wint)

7.30 - 10.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)

7:00 PM

Church Hall, Yetminster

Tuesday Club

2.30 - 5.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc.

7:30 pm

St.Andrew's Hall

Senior Winter Lunch Outings

7:30 pm

Sue Footner 873610

(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

7:30 pm

Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues

Leigh Women's Institute

7.30 - 11.00pm

Leigh Village Hall

1st Wed

Yetminster Senior Citizens

3:00 pm

The Meadens

Batcombe Coffee Morning

11:00 am

tba

Coffee Beans Coffee Morning

10.00 - 12 noon

Church Hall, Yetminster

Yetminster Historical Society

2:30 pm

Church Hall, Yetminster

Police Support Unit

2.00 - 3.00pm

The Cross, Leigh

2nd/4th Wed

High Stoy Bible Study

7:30 pm

Venue contact 872342

3rd Wed

District Council Ward Surgery

11.00 - 12 noon

Old School Gallery, Yetminster

Last Wed

Woodland Wednesdays

12.45-2.45pm

Pogles Wood nr Leigh

2nd Wed

Police Community Support

By Church, Yetminster

[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC

7.30pm

St.Andrew's Primary School

Wed/f/night

Sturminster Mobile Library

11:15 am

Church Lane, Hermitage

11:50 am

Shearstones, Yetminster

2:00 pm

Stonyacres, Yetminster

10:55 am

Carpenters' Arms, Leigh

11:30 pm

St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

Bridport Mobile Library

Wed - Sat

Friary Shop

2.30 - 4.30pm

The Friary, Hilfield

1st & 3rd Thu

Yetminster Scribblers

6.30 - 8.00pm

Old School Gallery, Yet

8:00 pm

Chetnole Village Hall

2nd

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Last Thurs

Yetminster Fair Association

8:00 pm

White Hart

2nd/3rd Sat

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Finally the weather seems to have turned a corner and spring definitely seems to be here. Hopefully the weather will hold out for our Charity Ball with STORM on the 26 May! Photos will be next month.

On Friday 4 April the PTFA hosted our second Family Bingo night. Doors opened and by 6.30pm we were trying to find more tables and chairs to fit everyone in the hall! Many thanks to all who attended the bingo and it was fantastic to see some new faces! In total the evening raised ÂŁ215.00 which is a amazing amount. Special thanks go to Carol Attwell for being a brilliant bingo caller and for organising the evening. I would also like to thank the Chippy Van for changing their venue on the night so that everyone could get their fish and chip supper and enjoy them during the bingo!!!

There is still time to enter the Fun Run on Sunday 11 May. Please see the article by Sharon Murphy for more details.

On Saturday 7 June we will be holding a Community Summer Fair at the school. We have combined this event with our bi-annual 'It's a Knockout competition'. Team entry forms are available from the school office.

As a lot of people may be aware the main Yetminster Fair will not be running this year. We are hoping, with combining the PTFA with the community groups in and around the village, we will raise awareness of what an important event Yetminster Fair has always been and will continue to be for years to come.

We will have a fully licensed bar and outside catering facilities, with all monies raised from outside catering being split between the

PTFA and Yetminster Fair Association as our way of saying 'Thank you' and helping them to continue with the wonderful donations they give back to the community.

The event will open at 12 noon with a 'opening ceremony' including a procession from Yetminster Beavers, Cubs & Scouts, 1st Leigh Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, and hopefully more groups will be involved prior to the ceremony starting. Many of the local community groups will be attending this event, running stalls and advertising what their group is all about. 'It's a Knockout' will be starting at 1.30pm, with the Commonwealth Games as the theme. There will be a whole range of other activities to do on the day including pony and trap rides around the scenic village. We have a number of outside stalls selling a wide range of products for all to browse and buy. So if you feel you would like to get involved please get in touch, this is an event for all ages. This is a showcase for all local groups so come and get involved and show us all what you do.

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REMEMBER the FUN RUN Sunday Entries available in the school 11 May office or the school website by using The 3rd Yetminster Fun Run is the following link….. See you there! nearly upon us…..

Sharon Murphy We have lots of you looking to run the 5K or 10K and a good number of walkers too. This year there will be cups for those first over the line in the running races and rosettes for all the children taking part in the junior event.

Clipper teas are kindly donating some goodies for all the entrants in the adult races too.

This event is crucial to the running of the school pool after a fantastic season of swimming last year - look out for more public opening times as the weather warms up. The pool was consistently above 27C last summer and even reached 32C on those lovely balmy days we had. The winter cover is now off and we will soon be underway. Subscriptions, timetables and other information about our pool will be available at the Run. So get those entries in to the office (Friday 9 May please) and if you are not racing come and join in the buzz and cheer everyone on.

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COFFEE MORNING 10. 30 - 12.30 Saturday 3 May , At Leigh Village Hall Coffee, Cake Stalls,Jumble, Raffle, Bric a Brac and more!

Sue Fudge and Jane Jeans are raising funds in aid of their London Moonwalk on 10 May (26.5miles) Please join us for a Fun morning in aid of Breast Cancer Charities Donations of Jumble etc or Cakes please call

Sue 019358734917 Jane 01935872979

West Dorset District Council Ward Changes – Did you know?

The residents of many of our communities are awaiting with varying degrees of enthusiasm or trepidation the outcome of an assessment by the Local Government Boundary Commission of the Ward boundaries of West Dorset County Council.

The background is that West Dorset District Council, seeking ways to work more efficiently, has decided to reduce to number of Councillors from 48. They offered three options to the Boundary Commission, and the Boundary Commission set out its own proposed recommendations on 12 February. They have proposed 42 councillors. They sought public input and consultation was open until 17 April.

The detail can be found on the Local Government Boundary Commission website, but the major elements of interest to the communities served by the Wriggle Valley Magazine are as follows; · The Yetminster and Cam Vale Wards are to be combined and absorb most of the former Bradford Abbas Ward. Thus Leigh would come into a common ward with Yetminster.

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· Chetnole and Stockwood having been in the Yetminster Ward are however to be excluded from this new ward, · Chetnole, Stockwood would join Hilfield, Hermitage, Batcombe and Melbury Bubb, all currently in Halstock Ward, in a much increased, and now somewhat inaccurately named, Frome Valley Ward. · None of these communities are remotely in the Frome Valley, all being on the wrong side of the Batcombe Ridge watershed from the existing Frome Valley communities of Cattistock, Frome St Quintin and Sydling St Nicholas.

The Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council offered a detailed argument against the proposed severing of community links with Yetminster, and many Chetnole and Stockwood residents offered their own comments to the Boundary Commission.

We await the outcome and will let you know.

Perhaps any of our readers in other villages may like to write in about their own opinions on the proposed Ward changes.

Bob Owen

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The Dorset Garden Trust’s Garden Day will be held this year at Herringston House on Sunday 29 June 10am-5pm. In the delightful large garden visitors will find much to tempt them at the many garden related stalls and wonderful plants to buy from the numerous specialist nurseries.

A talk by Neal Lucas of Knoll Gardens will be at 2.30 and there will be a variety of venues to find delicious lunches and teas. Entry is £5 and children are free.

More information is available at www.dorsetgardentrust.com

West Dorset Social Action Map is a website that acts as an online hub for social enterprises in West Dorset. The brainchild of Oliver Letwin MP, the social action mapping website allows social enterprises to showcase themselves on an interactive map, as well advertise news and events for free.

Any social enterprise that operates in West Dorset, from sports clubs to gardening clubs, charities to coffee mornings, are welcome to join the site for free.

Users of the social action website can utilise an interactive map to see the location and details of social enterprises in their area of West Dorset, as well as viewing the latest news and events of West Dorset’s social enterprises.

Oliver Letwin MP said “I created the Social Action Mapping website as way to increase the visibility of social enterprises in

West Dorset. Mapping is a very powerful tool that allows users to quickly gain information of what exists in their area.

Social enterprises can also advertise their news and events for free, adding an extra level of publicity. I really would like every social enterprise in West Dorset to be on the map and website, as I believe the site could be a valuable addition to the local area. Even if you’re part of a small or ad hoc group, you can still join the map, and I encourage you to get in touch. The website is completely non-political, and I have done this as I think it will be of real benefit to all of West Dorset.”

Any social enterprise wishing to join the map can make contact through the website,www.westdorsetsocialaction.org. uk, or contact Oliver Letwin MP directly by email:letwino@parliament.uk

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Learning to Bake Bread After a most entertaining and informative Talk at the Leigh WI by Stephen Oxford of Oxford Bakery two of us decided to join Stephen at the Bakery at Alweston near Sherborne for a days course in making bread.

We were joined by three other people including a 12 year old boy and his dad. We were immediately offered a cup of coffee and very shortly Stephen came in (he had been up all night baking already!) and introduced himself and gave us a quick tour of the Bakery and the usual health and safety aspects of moving around a place of work.

We were given aprons and a list of what we were going to accomplish and we set to work.

The Bakery itself is set in a very old building and the equipment used is extremely old (100 years!) and makes you feel part of a tradition which has been handed down through the years. Certainly Stephen has taken over from his father and his grandfather and his passion for passing on his love of baking is evident in the enthusiasm and patience he shows to his ‘apprentices’.

Most of us had never baked bread before or if we had it had failed so miserably that we wondered if we would ever achieve anything like the examples before us. There were trays of still warm eccles cakes, easter biscuits, flapjacks and loaves of bread to tempt us and indeed we were encouraged to help ourselves whilst we had our tea or coffee during our breaks and I can tell you that the eccles cakes were to die for!

We measured out our flour, fresh yeast, salt and water into plastic buckets and found a place at our work tables.

Stephen demonstrated how to turn the mixture with

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our hands to gauge whether or not we needed more water and then we turned the dough out on to the table and were instructed in the art of kneading. We were slow and careful to start with but soon got into the rhythm and after 10 minutes it was judged to be ready for its first rise.

When you learn the correct way to knead it is not tiring as I had thought it might be but almost hypnotic and it was lovely to see the 12 year old boy slapping the bread down on the table and achieving a wonderfully smooth dough, as we all did.

Straight away we started weighing out the flour for enriched white bread using eggs and milk instead of water and after leaving it to rise we stopped for a cup of tea and an eccles cake.

The next mix was for hot cross buns, followed by anything you wanted to have a go at. Our choices were spelt and sour dough loaves, pizza (guess who chose that!), walnut bread and walnut and pear bread.

We then went back to the first risen dough and formed loaves and rolls of different shapes By the end of the afternoon we had an amazing array of scones, loaves, rolls and hot cross buns, all made by hand with the most basic of equipment (a plastic bucket, a teaspoon, a measuring jug, a desert spoon and a very old set of scales for the flour).

What a sense of achievement we had and as we all stood around with a piece of newly baked pizza in our hands (he was a generous boy), we all agreed that we had had a wonderful afternoon and learned a great deal.

We staggered back to our cars laden down with all our delicious breads and cakes, tired but delighted with our day at the Bakery.

I can heartily recommend this course to anyone who would like to be able to make bread but feels that it is too difficult to achieve without (or even with) a bread maker. You need nothing but your bare hands and an enthusiastic teacher.

Morag Orchard www.oxfordsbakery.co.uk School of Bread.

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DORSET ART WEEKS Sat 24 May – Sun 8 June Dorset Art Weeks takes place every two years. This is one of the largest Open Studio Events in the country; it brings artists and visitors together in ways that are often remarkable and profoundly different from entering a public gallery.

In the Wriggle Valley there are three studios open and in each place free brochures covering the whole county for DAW will be available.

Please enjoy supporting your local artists.

Pearl Gatehouse, painter Moreys, Melbury Road, Yetminster, Dorset DT9 6LX, 01935 873888 www.pearlgatehouse.co.uk Open Saturday – Thursday 10am – 4pm and Friday 6pm - 8pm Distinctive oil paintings; contemporary style concerned with colour and movement.

Venue 189 Yetminster Group of Artists Mill House, Back Lane, Chetnole, Dorset DT9 6PL, 01935 872255 or 07795 153323 www.theartexhibition.info/yga2014 Open every day 10am – 5pm Unusual studio in 18C flour mill. Group tutored by John Meaker. Award winning paintings. Cards, folios, Tea, coffee.

Commission to St Margaret’s Hospice Care, Yeovil. (In both 2010 and 2012 more than £1000 was raised for the Hospice.)

Venue 190 Old School Gallery, High Street, Yetminster, Dorset DT9 6LF, 01935 872761 www.yetminstergallery.co.uk Open every day 10am – 5pm Works by Lyn Constable-Maxwell www.lynmaxwell.com and Andy Denham www.andydenham.com “On the Boyle” café, gallery and quality gifts.

We look forward to meeting you!

Frances Moule

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Far from being inward looking, the Old Vicarage is always keen to share good practice, and this year also celebrates its 21st year of hosting Dutch care students.

Currently working with the regular staff are Ian and Annie Sinnott (centre), with managers Iris Van Der Linden and Kirsten Smulder Natalie Adams and Emily Spearing from Gorinchem in Holland. “ Spring sunshine smiled on the Old Vicarage care home in Leigh, near Sherborne ” says Annie. “ in Dorset, as it celebrated a successful 30 years of caring for the elderly. .”

Residents, visitors and staff enjoyed musical entertainment, a buffet lunch, cream tea and champagne to toast Ian and Annie Sinnott who opened the 40-bedded home in 1984 with one resident and one staff member.

Terri Steele (from Oakleigh Farm Shop) and Leigh Napier have taken on the Lime Tree in Thornford and look said Annie, who in 2007 was forward to welcoming customers, awarded an MBE for services to social care. old and new, to enjoy old favourites The Old Vicarage is central to the from Oakleigh on the menu and food friendly rural village of Leigh. Its staff have using locally sourced meats.

won 25 national and regional awards and been shortlisted for many more. The home’s commitment to excellence and staff development have made it a beacon of good practice in the care industry.

Annie praised her staff and the support of the local community. “We are truly local.

Most of our staff are from this area, and some have been with us for years. Our current managers came to us as schoolgirls 15 years ago, and achieved their qualifications and experience here. That’s what I call growing your own workforce!”

Reminder for All Those Organising Summer Dates!

& Saturday 19 July.

Details to follow later in the year.

Contact: Elizabeth Turnbull (01935 873846) julian.turnbull@virgin.net

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Manager Natalie Adams, who presented Ian and Annie with four rose bushes on behalf of the staff, said: “

…there’s nowt so

fascinating as Folk …

One day a year – Birds, bells and handkerchiefs It isn’t unusual for us to hear be persuaded to sing us one of her cuckoos in this part of the world, and special songs, which were usually a bit this month is when they start to make the naughty. Go to Dorchester now and iconic cuck-oo call. Philippa and I you’ll find that the pub is no longer there – occasionally get visits from people who it was recently pulled down.

May is the month when Morris dancers never hear a cuckoo in their home areas and yet some of them don’t seem to think it emerge from their winter practice season and remarkable to hear one when they come to us. take to the streets and village greens to display I started to get interested in folk songs, music their ancient art. It’s lovely, and it’s especially and dance in the 1960’s. Within a couple of years important and appropriate that these days there of my starting to sing folk songs I took up Morris are almost as many women dancing as there are dancing too and our “team” was invited to take men, though rarely in the same team. I do wish, part in a big event in London, organised by though, that some of the dancers started to Westminster Morris Men. It was all very exciting and realise that this is an occupation for the young, lithe and vigorous, and not so we danced a lot, sang a lot and, much for the likes of me – I’m quite sure, drank a lot too! overweight and over-aged!

We were given an itinerary for People often ask about the the day which included us origins of Morris dancing, and the dancing in the Kings Road in truth is that no one really knows, Chelsea. Of course, all the though there are lots of theories. people in that part of the world There is a lot of talk about fertility were terribly sophisticated and and pagan rituals, but I think that trendy – so sophisticated and is a lot of nonsense. trendy that they walked straight I find Morris dancing’s recent past us when we danced, not history rather more interesting. even turning their heads to see There can be no doubt that in the early part of the what was going on!

I can only think that the people who remain twentieth century people danced as a way of unimpressed by our cuckoos are descendants of raising extra cash to alleviate their dire economic those Kings Road trendies! Things did improve circumstances.

One theory has it that Morris dancing, with its later in the day and we got big crowds when we danced in Trafalgar Square and outside bells, handkerchiefs and sticks, is for men only, but Westminster Abbey. Perhaps those crowds were if you listen to recordings of William Kimber, dancer, concertina player and one of Cecil all visitors from abroad.

Very soon after our London experience we Sharp’s most important informants on the Morris came down to Dorset to dance over the Whitsun traditions of the Cotswolds, you will hear him say weekend. It was a tradition of our side that we very clearly that it was the women who kept the went away to dance every Whit weekend – two tradition going through and beyond the First years in Dorset then off to somewhere else and World War. So many lives were lost in the First World War then back again to Dorset for two years. That first Dorset visit was wonderful. We danced at lovely and with them we lost a wealth of the traditional places in all parts of the county and I songs, tunes, stories and dances that were remember thinking that I wanted to live here carried in people’s heads. It makes us start to realise and celebrate the enormous value of one day!

That first year we stayed in Dorchester in the work of song collectors like Cecil Sharp The White Hart. We went off and danced and the Hammond brothers who finally (and drank) all day and finished the committed something to paper. day with a big sing. The landlord Eddie Upton, Folk South West and landlady of The White Hart joined in and she could

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POGLES’ WOOD Activity Days Pop in for a Picnic

Woodland Wednesday sessions Holiday Muddy Monday on 5 May and Woodland Wednesday 28 May for accompanied children aged 6 and under. Plus our usual pre school sessions: 21 May, 2 and 25 June.

John Muir Award club for unaccompanied children age 8-12 on 24, 25, 28, 29 & July 11, 12, 18, 19 August 10.00am – 3.00pm. Children can complete their John Muir Conservation Award in any four days £20 per day.

After School Forest Club – Will We are planning our first Family start again after Easter on Thursday Woodland Weekend Camp on the 8 May from 3.30 – 5.30pm and is July 25/27. There are places for 10 open to children in years 2, 3 or 4. families so please get in touch early We will run for 6 sessions . for more details.

Summer Holiday programme - We Birthday parties – Saturdays are will be running Woodland Wednesday beginning to fill up with party for accompanied children age 6 and bookings so do think well ahead if under, every Wednesday throughout you want to have your child’s the summer holidays starting on 25 birthday party at Pogles Wood.

July. Each afternoon is from 12.00 For more details and dates look at noon to 3.00pm £3 per child. our Facebook page - Pogles Wood Forest club for Education. unaccompanied To book places please contact children age 6 – 8 Philippa on 01935 873889 on 31 July and 1, or email philippa@folksw.org.uk 14, 15, 28 & 29 August 10.00am – 3.00pm £15 per day

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

We are an Eco school…

– what on “earth” (excuse the pun) is that all about?

As part of our ethos of caring and respecting each other, we also care for our environment, both locally and globally.

At the end of term we held an egg/ chicken based (not sure which came first – the chicken or the egg) Eco Day organised eggspertly by Alex Halsey.

Harri opened the day explaining what is involved in keeping chickens and that we will using the funds kindly donated by the Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh and others to create safe housing and enclosures around the Iron Age hut area.

An Egg hunt followed and the children were in cross-aged groups rushing around our grounds looking for clues to find the hidden Eco phrase CARE FOR OUR WORLD. The rest of the day was filled with lots of Eggciting activities: we designed chicken houses in maths, played chicken online games, wove ceramic eggs and lots of other Eggcitement.

Jake and his mum brought in a pair of his chickens to share his knowledge and one of his hens actually produced an egg for us!

We also planted some saplings around the Iron Age Hut; these were donated by the Woodland Trust as part of a very special commemoration project marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. This is a once-in-a-generation tribute to all those who gave their lives by creating a growing legacy that will stand tall for centuries to come.

During the day every class dug over their growing area and planted seeds which were given to us by Bailey Ridge Nurseries.

A Fab day was had by all.

If anyone would be willing to help with the construction of the fencing around the pen to protect the chickens, particularly with materials, please contact the school 01935 872430. Many thanks.

Unicef Article 29 'Education must encourage the child's respects for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures and the environment.'

Thanks to Emma Harris, Parent Governor, for last month’s article.

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beggar had been with it, are beggars, even if attacks and punishes them sitting by the side of a they have great material and drains them of vital road for over thirty wealth. Ch. 1’ The Power of energy. It is the cause of years. One day a stranger the Now’ untold misery and walked by. unhappiness.’ The Power of “Spare some change?”

Now’ Ch. 2. mumbled the beggar, St. Paul knew this same mechanically holding out torment, in his letter to the his old baseball cap.

Romans he writes: “I have nothing to give Wretched man that I you,” said the stranger. am! Who will deliver me Then he asked: “What’s that from this body of death? you are sitting on?”

Thanks be to God through “Nothing,” replied the Jesus Christ our Lord! beggar.

Romans Ch 7. 24/25 “Just an old box. I have Paul’s word for the ‘Self’ been sitting on it for as long Eckhart Tolle wrote ‘The that gives us so much grief is as I can remember.”

Power of the Now’ in 1997. ‘flesh’, Freud used the word “Ever looked inside?” At the age of 30 he had given ‘Ego’ but whatever word we asked the stranger. up on life and contemplated use the gap we experience “No,” said the beggar. suicide. “I cannot live with between the ‘I’ that holds our “What’s the point? myself any longer”. This was treasure and the ‘self’ that There’s nothing in there.” the thought that kept torments us make us cry out “Have a look inside,” repeating itself in my mind. with Paul, “Who will deliver insisted the stranger.

Then suddenly I become me?”

The beggar managed to aware of what a peculiar “There is therefore now no pry open the lid. With thought it was. “Am I one or condemnation for those who astonishment, disbelief, and two? If I cannot live with are in Christ Jesus.” He cried elation, he saw that the box myself, there must be two of out in relief and joy. Romans was filled with gold. I am me: the ‘I’ and the ‘self’ that Ch. 8.1 The same relief and that stranger who has I cannot live with”. “Maybe,” joy overtook Eckhart Tolle. nothing to give you and who I thought, only one of them is “Suddenly there was no is telling you to look inside. real.” more fear... The first light of Not inside any box, as in the His spiritual journey dawn was filtering through parable, but somewhere even began as he understood that the curtains. Without any closer: inside yourself. gap between the ‘I’ that thought, I felt, I knew, that “But I am not a beggar,” holds the buried treasure and there is infinitely more to life I can hear you say. Those the self which distracts and than we realise. That soft who have not found their true distorts our lives with pain luminosity filtering through wealth, which is the radiant and anguish. Many people the curtains was love itself” joy of Being and the deep, live with a tormentor in their unshakable peace that comes head that continuously Rev. Simon Brignall 50 50 Copy for JUNE’S magazine by 12 MAY please

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in St Andrew's, Leigh

-Service in St. Andrew's Church followed by cremation at Yeovil Crematorium.

Cremation at Yeovil Crematorium

of Rev Tony Gilbert as

7.30pm Thursday 8 May St Andrew's Church, Yetminster followed by reception in St Andrew's Hall

Crispy Creatures come to Messy Church What an afternoon we had at the spring Messy Wednesday, 16 May Church! The theme of the 10.00 for 10.30am – 4.00 pm. afternoon was Jesus “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). We had lots of crafts including making lanterns, candles, glass painting and Priscilla and Aquila – decorating candle cup cakes. During the Acts 18 afternoon we learnt Jesus is the light of our world – that by being a friend of Jesus means we are no Dimitrova) Silvia (painting by longer in the darkness. will be led by Just to show how tough it is to do things in the The Right Reverend dark we blindfolded JJ, Lucy and Daryn. They Dr. Graham Kings volunteered to do the taste challenge. JJ had to taste a cold brussel sprout and Lucy a black olive.

(Bishop of Sherborne) Daryn (an adult) had to have a ‘man size’ Please bring your own picnic lunch. Tea, challenge and he tasted a crispy BBQ coffee & soft drinks will be provided mealworm!!

We are so blessed at Messy Church as it or PLACE, A BOOK TO always comes right on the day – the sun was information, for more shining and we were down to our last piece of & please contact: Dodie pizza as the last child was fed. Thank you to all the John Garnier on families who came, to the Messy Church Team 01935 873551 or and to God for his amazing love. garnierj68@uwclub.net Kay Wilson-White

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Nice one, Ricky. So you’ve forgotten science’s record of dropping other stuff from space – like atom bombs, drones etc.

Interesting to see the cheap shot of raising-up two allegedly opposing forces - Science and Religion, though. Like two fighters in a ring.

Who’s gonna win? The heavy guy who smashes whole groups by force, or the cool guy like Mr. Miyagi who deals in precision and intellect.

In this fantastical scenario the characteristics displayed by Religion make it seem like one of those brash WWF Superstars from the 90s, while Science is like the cool Mr. Miyagi. Thing is, though, you’d never expect to see those two divergent fighting disciplines in a ring together. That’s my point.

There are two implications in what Ricky Gervais is saying. One is that Science is a force for good, whereas Religion is not. The other is that all religion is the same.

A few years ago, Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debated whether Religion is a force for good in the world. It was a stupid debate - of course it isn’t.

I don’t claim to be religious. I claim to be a Christian. When you say that this act of religious hatred - shooting a girl in the head is evil, I agree. I’m not on the side of Religion.

I’m a Christian. You want to disagree with me on something, make it Christ.

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on my computer, or have I just prayed it onto the printer?

Science is amazing.

I’m fascinated and awed by it. But Science only ever deals with things process happen. Religion deals with purpose things happen. When you start talking about why things happen, you’re no longer talking about physics - you’re talking metaphysics.

If you believe that science can explain why we’re here, why we love, why we experience beauty, why we have hope, then you’re not alone. But you’re not talking scientifically anymore, because science can do no such thing.

And if you think that science will eventually answer these things, then you’re still not talking scientifically, because that’s a statement of philosophy, not science. you got here, ask If you want to know Science. If you want to know you’re here, ask a Christian. Don’t ask Religion. Steer clear of that.

SERVICE OF CELEBRATION 11 May at 10.30am.

There will be a service of celebration for the completion of the re-ordering of the Yetminster Methodist chapel on the chapel’s anniversary

The service will be led by the Superintendent Minister, Rev. Linda Barriball.

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Sherborne Tennis Club New members welcome!

For Junior supervised Club sessions Junior and Adult Squads Junior and Adult coaching Easter and summer holiday camps Contact Matt Long on 07403 025881 Stu Wilson on 07825 660781

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The Services for for May April The Benefice Benefice Church Services 4th

11th

18th

25th

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4th Sunday of Easter

5th Sunday of Easter

6th Sunday of Easter

BATCOMBE

10.15am Holy Communion

10.15am Holy Communion

CHETNOLE

8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

11.00am Rogation Service

HERMITAGE

6.30pm Joint Evensong (BCP) at Leigh

LEIGH

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YETMINSTER

10.15am Family Holy Communion

10.15am Holy Communion

10.15am Morning Prayer and Praise 10.15am Family 8.30am Worship Holy Christian Aid Communion (BCP)

6.30pm Evensong (BCP)

8.30am Joint Holy Communion

10.15am 10.15am Morning Prayer Choral Holy Communion

(BCP) at Yetminster

6.30pm Prayer 5.00pm Village Praise at Walk with Service of Light Church Farm at the Friary

HILFIELD

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5th, 12th, 19th & 26th 6th 1st 1st 8th

6:00 pm

Compline

Yetminster

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Lower Covey Ministry Meeting Holy Communion Service of Licensing of Rev Tony Gilbert as Three Valleys Team Rector

Yetminster Yetminster Old Vicarage, Leigh St Andrew's Church, Yetminster followed by reception in St Andrew's Hall

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The Friary, Hilfield

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

Further information is available from our weekly newsletter, the Church Office or visit our website

Yetminster Methodist Church Methodist Church Services 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 less than the 2000-2013 average of -5.3.C 22F).

Spring is the time of plans Sunshine and projects, March had only four days without “When all at once I saw a crowd, measurable sunshine, instead of the A host, of golden daffodils.” usual 14. The brightest day was the 16th, Wordsworth After so many wet months March when the sun shone for 9.3 hours. brought a change to sunnier days, and March had only 5 more hours of the daffodil-lined roads of Leigh made sunshine than the average 103 hours an even more magnificent welcome but it must have been stronger than usual. The increasing number of to the village than usual. people with solar panels will be Rainfall March February had only four rain-free pleased to know that days - so, with 18 in March, we enjoyed generated the most electricity for this a long overdue return to ‘normal’ month in the period 2010-2014. Besides having reduced their electricity bills weather.

Total rainfall for the month was they can look forward to the best-ever 59mm (2.3”). This was slightly more than March solar credits from their electricity the usual 53mm (2.1”) but there were suppliers!

Pressure no complaints!

Pressure in March was unusually Temperatures high, averaging 1021mb instead of March temperatures averaged 7.6C, (46F) - slightly higher than the 1015mb. On the 2nd it fell to 989mb usual 6.8C. (44F). The warmest day was and we had 14mm of rain.

Winds the 30th, with 18.4C. (65F). There were The windiest day was the 20th, with only six nights with frost (instead of gusts of 33mph, but this was below eleven) and the lowest temperature March’s usual 36mph. was -4.5C (24F) on the 23rd. This was Philip Bryan

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...gone gardening The Versatile Parterre What makes a garden wonderful is the person who tends it and the amount of enthusiasm and care which goes into putting it all together.

The little design that I have drawn up can be used for many different applications. A simple square divided into pathways and borders. I have included archways and pots on the corners to give a feeling of enclosure but they are not essential.

The middle of the arrangement could be kept clear, just enough room for a small table and four chairs to appreciate the beauty you create.

A very stylish area could be created with roses, lavenders and herbaceous or specialist planting perhaps grasses or a white/silver garden. As a herb garden the layout would be complemented by a huge central bowl of water surrounded by cobbles. If not this then a modern sculpture or even a splashing recycling water feature. The shape is so simple yet so versatile and does not take up much space being 5.4m square. The pathways are 900mm wide and can be gravelled or could be left as grass and kept mown and edged.

If you are a vegetable gardener you could use the area for rotating your vegetable crop.

Each bed is four feet wide so that you can easily reach into the middle to weed. Brassicas, root crops, legumes and perennials would all have their place and could be rotated every three years.

The square in the middle could be used for a runner bean or sweet pea pyramid.

If you have a small garden area then this little design will add style, sophistication and structure.

If you have a large garden then this small area could be another room outside, ideal for entertaining, a little surprise just around a corner tucked away or it could even be central to a more complex layout a concept for something larger. I hope that it inspires you and gets you in the mood to garden and create something beautiful! Happy Gardening Sue Dodge Bailey Ridge Plants

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Planning Applications May BATCOMBE, HERMITAGE, HILFIELD & RYME INTRINSECA Nil

CHETNOLE WD/D/14/000727

21/03/2014 The Vines, 2 Polans – Rear conservatory (Larger single storey rear extension). No Decision.

LEIGH WD/D/14/000532

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25/02/2014 Land adjacent to Higher Field, Totnell – Proposed change of use, proposed stables, proposed new vehicle access (Full). No Decision.

25/02/2014 Field adjoining Stone House, Totnell – Part change of use to enable existing stable to be used for two car shelter and garden shed: cars to use existing vehicle access to adjacent lane. (Change of Use). Refused.

MELBURY BUBB WD/D/14/000418

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19/02/2014 Higher Redford Farm – Request for confirmation of compliance with planning condition 3 of planning approval 1/D/13/001642 (Complaince with Conditions) Under consideration.

13/02/2014 Melbury Bubb Manor, Bubb Lane – Renovations, alterations and extension including removal of lean-to to north elevation (retaining west wall). Modification to courtyard.

Alterations include introduction of new staircases, kitchen and utility and bathrooms. (Listed Building Consent). Approved

YETMINSTER WD/CA/14/00127

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04/04/2014 Priors Cleve, High Street – T1 – Yew – Raise canopy over garage roof by 1-1.5m. T2 – Group of sycamore – reduce back to previous points to form hedge shape. No Decision.

24/03/2014 Higher Farm, High Street – Replace asbestos diamond tile with slate and rebuild one chimney stack. (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

27/02/2014 The Old Court House, High Street - Proposed removal of 20th Century additions to the North elevation. First floor roofline including dormer windows and ground floor porch, shower room/wc to be replaced by: Proposed north west wing incorporating garden room link. Improvement to roofline over existing first floor accommodation.

(Listed Building Consent). No Decision.

29/01/2014 West Hill Farm, Brister End – Proposed sun room extension & conversion of garage & loft space to form bedroom and living space. Full). No Decision.

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20/01/2014 Folly Fields Farm, Thornford Road - The use of land as a site for a temporary rural worker’s dwelling, the use of the existing 6 bay agricultural building for the accommodation of live stock and other animals and the construction of an east lean to for the same agricultural and non agricultural uses.

(Full). No Decision.

The next Development Control Committee meetings will take place on 16 May 2014 the meeting starts 4.15 at Committee Room A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester.

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News from Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service - Cold Calling - how annoying!

Why is it that sales representatives always ring just as you sit down to dinner, or knock on the door just as you step into the bath?

Is there anything you can do to try to stop it?

It’s not illegal to cold call in itself, unless you have already told the business that you do not wish to be contacted by them.

If they are contacting you by telephone then caller display on your phone can help; if you don’t recognise the number, don’t answer it. But what if friends and family have witheld numbers – you don’t want to miss their calls.

We recommend registering your telephone number with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). This is a free ‘opt out’ service which records your preference not to receive unsolicited sales or marketing calls from UK based companies. Once registered, report any persistent callers to the TPS – you’ll need to know what company they have called

from and when they called.

UK companies that persist in calling TPS registered telephone numbers can face large fines. A local company was recently fined £37,992.00 following action taken

by Trading Standards for ignoring residents’ wishes not to call them.

Stopping cold callers at the door, unfortunately, can be more difficult.

Most local authorities provide ‘No uninvited doorstep traders’ signs which can be placed near a front door or gate.

If the brave salesperson continues to knock – feel free to point to the sign and explain that you do not agree to anything on your doorstep. Any person who refuses to leave should be reported to the police. It may help to complain in writing to the head office of the company if their representatives continue to come back. Make it clear that you do not want any further visits and keep a copy.

The Telephone Preference Service can be contacted on 0845 070 0707 or www.tpsonline.org.uk.

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Club News Croquet Section New members are invited to join the Croquet section of the Club which meets every Friday afternoon at Yetminster Sports Club at 3.00 pm from the beginning of May until the end of October.

Play normally finishes at 5.00pm when the Sports Club is open for refreshment.

No previous experience of the game is required and the Club welcomes new members of all ages, both male and female. The rules

On Tuesday 1 April, our guest speaker for the evening, Sue Dodge of the Bailey Ridge Garden Centre was introduced by Chairman Racheal Clark. Sue commenced by showing photographs on the big screen of how our gardens were managed back in our Grandparents time and the association with the animals that played a big part in our daily lives. Chickens that provided the eggs and the Sunday roast, pigs that gave us those wonderful joints and bacon plus rooting and digging the soil, and horse power was on four legs instead of four wheels.

In between photographs Sue displayed on screen various ancient cures for ailments taken from a book by a certain John Wesley from the 17th century. Incredible remedies which produced hoots of laughter from the members “ for warts – rub with raw liver and they will drop off ! Sue then brought us up to date by showing us many house and country cottage gardens in the area which she had landscaped and built for owners –

are very simple and instruction is given to all beginners.

The Club has two lawns, one full size and the other half size.

All equipment is provided: mallets, balls hoops etc.

The annual subscription covers the preparation of the lawns each week and membership of the Yetminster Sports Club. Depending on the number of mem bers it usually works out at about £40 p.a.

Anybody interested in joining should contact John Strover on 01935 872437 or at Devon House in the High Street, Yetminster.

a talented lady! A delightful informative talk with a generous slice of humour “ which was very much appreciated by the members present. Sue declined her fee, so I would ask all members when passing to visit and support her Garden Centre.

After the tea and biscuits we proceeded with the Discussion Clubs AGM – the various officers reports were read and seconded, all officers remain in post apart from Paul Smith, Treasurer who is standing down. Chairman Racheal Clark thanked Paul for his commitment to the Club over many years. Paul will remain on the committee. We extend a warm welcome to our new Treasurer Sam Symes who I am sure will do a grand job. Sam's contact number is 01300-341570 Finally, Don't forget our Summer program as shown in the March edition of the Wriggle Valley Magazine – come and join us !

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Yetminster Table Tennis Club At the request of the new Scout Leader, the club is changing its’ weekly regular Monday evening meetings with the Scouts’ Tuesday evening meetings.

In future we will therefore meet on Tuesday evening at 7.30pm until 9.00pm in the Scout Hut at Brister End, Yetminster. New members are always welcome and table tennis is great fun and a good way to get fit and meet other people so hope to you there.

Contact us through the WVN mailbox in the Oak House Stores in the High Street.

Pat Simes

The Wriggle Valley Mothers' Union Thank you to all those who came to our Lent Lunch in April and of course those who made lots of delicious soups! We raised £139.40 for our Mothers' Union charities which we are very pleased with.

On Wednesday 21 May please join with us in welcoming and meeting Ann Howard, our Regional President, who is walking the Wessex Ridgeway from Marlborough to Lyme Bay to raise money for The Mothers' Union. There will be a fund raising get together at 2pm in the back of St Andrew's Church, Yetminster with 'Pretty Puds & a Cuppa' (see boxed advert) followed by a short service of thanksgiving.

Then Ann and whoever wishes to join her will walk down to St Andrew's CE Primary School, Yetminster to join The Wednesday Club children at the school. If anyone would like to sponsor Ann, then both Margaret and Anne have sponsor forms - it was suggested that if everyone gave £1, then that would help towards her total of £17,000.

Members please note that on Tuesday 3 June we are having a Social evening in Bridport where we are meeting up with Jane Trower and having a Fish and Chips supper - let's hope it is a sunny evening - you will be notified of details of transport and timings.

Margaret Shipman & Anne Reason

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Come along to watch Aladdin the movie, a DVD of the Wriggle Valley Players panto performed in February, on Wednesday 21 May at 7.30pm in Leigh Village Hall. All welcome.

DVDs available to purchase for £7 each or 2 for £10.

Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club On the 7 April, and vying with Moviola’s The Butler, the garden club was treated to a talk by Stephen Griffith the head gardener at Abbotsbury Tropical Gardens. The topic was Abbotsbury past, Present and Future.

A surprising number of people attended considering the competition and I think they were all very happy with their choice.

Stephen was a straightforward speaker who was clearly interested in all aspects of the garden and had the ability to hold our interest. The time past quickly and it was fascinating to see early Victorian photos of the garden. Stephen took us right back to the time of King Charles the second when Colonel Strangways was given the land. Among the the oldest landmarks surviving around Abbotsbury are a huge tithe barn and St Catherine’s Chapel.

The garden itself is built on ancient terraces. A summer country house/castle was built in the 18th Century and on the site of Abbotsbury Gardens they built a walled garden for fruit and vegetables to supply the main house. This gradually developed into a garden with a wider range of plants often brought back from travels abroad. This area has a particular mild micro climate which is helped by the lagoon off Chesil beach and the planting of Holm oaks around the garden which serve to trap warm air and act as a barrier to harsher climatic conditions.

In 1915 the house burnt down. A catalogue of plants dating from 1890 indicates that many of the plants that have recently been

introduced by Stephen have rather been re-introduced, as they were already there but had disappeared with the neglect that followed the demise of the house. The particular focus on the tropical seems to date from the beginnings of the garden and included tree frogs and lizards some of which survive to this day.

Stephen was brought in as head gardener after a hurricane in 1990 which had done untold damage. Today Stephen has, with the help of only two other gardeners and summer students, transformed the garden into a tropical paradise. There used to be peacocks which visitors loved but they caused terrible plant damage , so to replace these birds golden pheasants were introduced - just as pretty but much less trouble.

Some of the more exotic plants include - the castor oil plant, which grows up to seven feet in one year, echiums - also huge, with massive flowering spikes, and a range of ginger plants.

They can also grow banksias here which like acid soil. The ground is acid due to iron ore which used to be mined in the garden.

Recent additions to the garden include the Jurassic Swamp, designed to fit in with the World Heritage status of the Jurassic Coast. There is also a wonderful view of the coast that has been opened up lined with an avenue of magnolias.

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10 May. This is an exclusive event for Society members and an opportunity to see a large wholesale nursery at close hand.

Then on Sunday 1 June Yetminster and Ryme are opening their gardens to the public. A record number of gardens are opening in aid of charity and proceeds will be split between Dorset Air Ambulance and St Margaret's Hospice. A team will be standing by in Yetminster Jubilee Hall ready to refresh visitors with tea and home-made cakes.

At our next meeting on 13 May Josephine Osment will be explaining how to prepare for the show bench, perfect timing as the residents of Yetminster and Ryme turn their thoughts to the

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Sally Gregson, the speaker at the April meeting of Yetminster & Ryme Garden Art and Craft Society, brought with her the first breath of summer. It was a chilly night at the end of a rather miserable day so the pictures of cottage gardens, full of soft blousy blooms, gave everyone there a real boost. Spring is with us and therefore summer can't be too far away.

Sally Gregson is a medal-winning nurserywoman, garden writer and creator of her own beautiful garden at Henley Mill in Somerset and the subject of her talk was ‘Cottage Gardens for a New Century’. It may seem a strange concept but cottage gardens are an evolving fashion and a relatively new one at that.

The new century has been typified by a growing interest in meadow planting and over the last few years, Sally explained, a return to an earlier habit of mixing flowers and vegetables. You can find Sally at www.millcottageplants.co.uk It was a well-attended evening at the start of a very busy time for the Society. will see our take place at Cross Farmhouse in Yetminster. This is the perfect location right at the centre of the village opposite Oak House Stores and capable of coping with sunshine or showers. Open from 10.30 to 12.00, entry will cost £1 which includes coffee and biscuits and there will be plenty of bargains on offer.

The Plant Sale will be closely followed by a buying trip to Peachy Field in Bradford Abbas at 2.00pm on Saturday

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Tuesday Club –April 2014 There seems to be an endless supply of talent to draw upon in Leigh for speakers for the Tuesday club meetings. This time we were able to call upon the excellent speaking and photography of the much travelled Mike Morrell. He had recently visited Burma, which very few if any of his audience had been to and was able in his talk “Myanmar –Land of Smiles” to give us an excellent introduction to the country.

Mike and Pat had started their tour at Yangon (previously Rangoon) which is famed for its numerous beautiful pagodas. Inside sits a priest with his begging bowl, ready to lead prayers and answer the questions of tourists. They also visited Scott’s market, renowned

for its silks and jewellery as well as local produce.

Throughout their tour they were astonished by the quality and variety of all the fruit and vegetables in the local markets. They continued the tour to Bagan and its plain of temples mostly built in the 11th and 12th centuries, then on to Mandalay. This was especially noteworthy for its lack of cars and travel was done in a horse-drawn carriage. It also had traces of the Raj still especially in its golf courses. One of the more unusual market stalls here sold gold leaf which was bought for sticking on to statues of the Buddha.

During their tour they saw many examples of houses on stilts, rice paddies, lotus flowers and excellent

Wriggle Valley Women’s Group We welcomed Alan Dodge to our March meeting. Alan began by showing us the 1947 aerial view photographs of Leigh, Chetnole and Yetminster to be found by searching on Google (Dorset explorer/ GeoWessex.com). Some of us could see our own homes while others could only spot the field or paddock which eventually became our garden!

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vegetable growing and the constant smiles of the local people, all of course illustrated by Michael’s beautiful photographs.

We all felt enriched by this glimpse of another world as we returned to our everyday refreshments and raffle. Please join and friendly group if you too would like to widen your experiences.

Sylvia Bryan

Ridge Nursery”. This was illustrated by some wonderful photos of gardens large and small designed by Sue and Alan. A most enjoyable evening.

Our next meeting on 20 May at 7.30pm will be at Gable Court, Yetminster with Sue Dona who will talk about “Italy”. Please note this is a change to the original programme for those referring to the printed programme.

Guests are welcome to join us. If you want to know more contact Ann Flew 873660 or Jenny Shepperd 873469.

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We celebrated our WI annual birthday meeting in the usual way, with delicious food prepared by the members, a glass of wine and the company of friends and visitors from neighbouring WI’s. We also had a beautiful cake which was made by Heather Baldock and decorated by Connie Wallis and her daughter Deena.

We were all looking forward to an evenings entertainment and this was being supplied by Trisha Lewis and her talk on The Art of Being Perfect.

Trisha promised to take us back in time from the 1930’s to the 1980’s as she shimmied into the room wearing a figure hugging black bodice, black skirt and a naughty smile!

The Art of being Perfect was taken very seriously by women back in the 1930’s and Trisha had done her research well. She was soon sharing tips on Etiquette which had all us modern women laughing uproariously.

When out dining with a man should a lady be allowed to order their own food in a restaurant or should she defer to her male escort even to the extent that he chooses what she should eat.

Even in the workplace the perfect secretary was one who should act like a machine, keep quiet and forget she is a human.

Trisha recommended that we all have a Tool box in which we keep those items which would help us in our search for perfection.

No. 1 A packet of Craven A cigarettes to stop you talking and also to prevent sore throats.

No. 2 Something for the Nerves. Apparently men and women had different nervous systems from each other in the 1930’s and had to have different tonics to help them deal with life.

At this point Trisha discarded her black skirt and donned a swirling red skirt and with appropriate music was now in the 1950’s and our role model was Barbara Cartland.

No. 3. A box of Matches. Barbara’s tip for keeping the waist slim and supple was to scatter a box of matches on to the floor and then to pick them up one at a time and put them back in the box. She had done this every day for 15 years and was the only exercise she ever did!

Trisha demonstrated this for us but after six matches she got fed up – not surprisingly!

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Candy Jones was our next inspiration for Grooming and Graceful Hand Gestures. We all tried to emulate the A beautiful birthday cake correct way to point which involved a great deal of hilarity.

This was followed by the Correct Way to Walk with the heel and toe following just so with the length of the stride being strictly confined to one and a half times the length of the foot.

No. 4. A Coat Hangar. Trisha’s attempt to stick a coat hangar down the back of her dress in order to keep her neck in the correct alignment had us all in fits of laughter which did not lessen when we got on to Bosom alignment!

The 70’s and 80’s had Trisha discarding the red skirt and donning leg warmers for the Jane Fonda Workout which promised No Pain without Gain and a truly terrifying exercise regime which she assured us would change our lives in every way.

Trisha threw herself into the exercises to the music which caused great merriment especially as most of us remembered having a go at the time and wishing we could have a figure like Jane Fonda’s.

We were all amused at a letter from a reader to a ladies magazine who wanted to know what make up she should wear in bed so that her husband should not be put off by her lack of make up.

Trisha rounded off the evening with Shirley Conran as Superwoman and how to do all the things that men used to do for you such as car maintenance and Electrical Repairs. However her advice on how to achieve these repairs assumed a lack of knowledge which few women would display today. Most of us would know not to stand in water whilst working with electricity!

Trisha’s outgoing personality and ability to entertain gave us all a wonderful evening with lots of fun and laughter. We shall certainly ask her back again.

Our next meeting is on the 27 May and our Speaker is Martin Fielding talking on “My Life as a Vet. Morag Orchard

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The History Society - Athelhampton House

Built in early Tudor times, although records date back to Domesday, surrounded by gardens laid out in the late nineteenth century and bounded by the River Piddle, Athelhampton House was first of this year’s visits.

Our guide, Jenny, took us to strategic points in the gardens for the best views (and later contemplation at leisure).

The gardens were designed by Inigo Thomas on behalf of the then owner, Alfred Cart de Lafontaine, through the 1890s to be in keeping with a Tudor manor house. The iconic yew pyramids however belong to the post WWII era when they were allowed to expand over box hedging and rose gardens.

The statuary includes a life size sculpture of Queen Victoria carved by her private sculptor, and a bronze of the goddess Hygeia which “went walkabout” in the 1970s.

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She was later discovered in a collection of stolen goods in Holland.

The goddess of good health now stands nearby the main entrance keeping a careful eye on the house.

Here first is the King’s Ante Room leading to the King’s Room (now a bedroom) above. The rooms are so named because the original owners, the Martyns, conducted official and legal business on behalf of the Crown in themrooms.

The developer of the present Tudor building was Sir William Martyn whose great wealth came from exporting English wool and importing wines and spirits – plus collecting taxes from the merchants of Weymouth and Poole.

A portrait reflects the troubled times that were to come. Bishop Mews, known as the last “fighting bishop” is painted with a large black spot on his face where he was shot in battle in support of the Royalists during the English Civil War. The Martyn line finished with four daughters in the late 1500s who each inherited a quarter share of the estate. Over time

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the shares were gradually bought up and merged. Eventually in 1860 a farmer George Wood consolidated the final share. Of his more notable guests was Thomas Hardy who used the hall and gardens as the setting for one of his macabre short stories.

The property was then sold on whole until purchased in 1957 by a Bristol surgeon, the grandfather of the present owner - to house his furniture collection!

His son was MP for Bristol West, Sir Robert Cooke. His influence can be seen in the decoration with Palace of Westminster portcullis wallpaper and chairs.

The present owner is the son of Sir Robert who is obviously maintaining and developing a beautiful historic property. Well worth a visit.

Visits. ~The summer programme continues with: May - guided tours of Tintinhull June - the Bristol M Shed Museum and boat trip July - Forde Abbey Contact Sandra Tuck on 872124.

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MPs and District Councillors serving you District Councillor for the Oliver Letwin

District Councillor for the Cam Vale Ward Folke, Alweston, Holnest, Holwell, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Longburton, and North Wootton: Cllr Chris Loder Ryalls Farm, Bishops Down, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5PN Email: cllrc.loder@westdors et-dc.gov.uk 07736 087815

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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WVM Advertisers’ register May Advertiser ART & ANTIQUES

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CARS & SERVICING Addison Motors, Leigh Autotech Garage Services Brotherwood Automobility NS Autos, Dorchester Rd RW Autocare Thornford Transmissions West Country Cars

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GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE Bailey Ridge Plants Digger Hire, Yetminster Dry Stone Walling & Paving Express Equipment Centre GCT Green Man Garden Services 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, Yetminster Tony Perrett Fencing Pestwright & Mole Catcher RGB Stonemason-headstones etc The Secret Garden Wriggle Valley Fencing

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