242 february 2012 wriggle valley magazine

February 2012 No. 242

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Editor’s notes…Welcome back to another year,

one that will be of greatsignificance to our little county ofDorset which often getsoverlooked in the grand scheme ofthings. To be hosting the Sailing forthe 2012 Olympics has to be a

major feather in our cap. Lots of folk, both youngand old, have volunteered to help, and beambassadors at, this prestigious event.

Another celebration this year is our Queen’sGolden Jubilee and the Wriggle Valley, like therest of the country, is organising events to enjoyand memorials which will be there forever toremind us of this significant happening.Yetminster has designed a magnificent clockface for St Andrew’s Church as well as a numberof fun activities over the weekend (see pages34/35).

Back to more mundane matters, everymonth we receive some super articles for themagazine which would be greatly enhanced bya photo or two, so please bear that in mind andtake your camera to your next meeting/event.Thank you to Ray Dickerson for his atmosphericcover photo of a wintry sunset in Hermitage. Keep them coming in.

Please remember the new cut off date for your news and views isthe 12th of the preceeding month in order for you to receive yourmagazine well before the beginning of the month. Thank you, inanticipation, to our distributors for delivering them earlier.

Have a good monthBella Neate-Clegg

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News from the Villages 5

Batcombe 5

Chetnole 6

Hermitage 14

Hilfield 18

Leigh 20

Ryme Intrinseca 24

Yetminster 27

Out and About 37

Diary - February onwards 38

Regular Meeting & Activities 40

General News 43

St Andrew’s Primary School 51

News from our Churches 52

Benefice Church Services 56

Leigh Weather Watch 58

Planning Applications 60

Club News 63

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he new school term has got off to a rocky start for some of our Chetnole sixth formersattending The Gryphon School in Sherborne. Sadly, and not without some degree of frustrationNews from the Villages

What a mild winter it has been withroses in bloom on New Year’s Day; thereis a old country saying " when the days dolengthen the cold do strengthen " - nevermind spring is on its way.

December has been a very busy monthin the village with the Auction of Promiseswhich was a great success and Derek wasa great auctioneer. Our thanks to all whoprovided the promises and supplied thefood, it was a very enjoyable eveningwhich raised £1750 for Church funds.Well done everyone,

The children’s carol service onChristmas Eve taken by Simon saw thechurch nearly full, many of the childrenread the lessons and many thanks to thosewho provided mulled punch, mince piesand sweets for the children. There was acollection for the Children’s Society.

The Christmas Day service taken bythe Brothers from the Friary and again thechurch was filled to capacity and thecollection was for the Salvation Army.

Thanks to all the ladies who decoratedthe church, all the helpers who cleaned itand kept the churchyard so tidy duringthe year,

The monthly Coffee Mornings held onthe first Wednesday of each month at11am will be 1 February at Andrew andSusie Graham’s, and 7 March with Chanteland Richard at Hilfield Friary.

The next PCC meeting will be on 13February at Flowers Farm and the AGMwill be March 26 at Church Farmhouse.

Alan Bastone

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CHETNOLE.....with Melbury Bubb & Stockwood

I start this issue on another sad note forChetnole. Mrs Jo Bennett of Chetnolepassed away on Wednesday 11 January2012 after a long illness. She had lived ather home 8, Lamb Plot since 1951 and wesend our condolences to her children andfamily at this sad time.

More new residents for Chetnole in theshape of Piers and Lin Dupre at LongstoneHouse who we hope will be very happy here.

Sue Morgan reports that there has beena deafening silence in response to the ideaof Chetnole setting up its own FirstResponders group. If this really is thegeneral feeling she will not take the matterany further, but is mentioning it once morejust in case you were away when the subjectwas first raised. Please 'phone Sue Morganon 873104 for further details.

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murk and general dampness it appears thatwe are having an extended late autumn andthat winter is just not happening for us.However, don’t be fooled – remember howall the snow last year took us all by surpriseand caused a huge amount ofinconvenience for all? Well, just in case thesnow and ice do make a hasty return we inthe village are now armed with a team of4x4 drivers primed to help you if you needto be somewhere urgent/need medicationcollecting etc and the roads prevent youfrom getting out of the village.

Contact the following in such anemergency:Joe Meier 873966John Head 873555John & Ruth Sanford 872973Rod Hams & Anna Kinnaird 872297Bob Owen 873064Liz & Philip Tebbatt 873140Bee and Martin Grant Peterkin

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Chetnole Whist DrivesWhist Drives are held throughout the

year fortnightly on Wednesday evenings inthe Village Hall. In order to run thesesuccessfully we rely on volunteers to collectfees from players & sell raffle tickets as theyarrive at 7.30pm, and to return later in theevening make & serve tea. At present thistask falls on helpers twice per year but with more volunteers on the Rota this obviouslywould lessen. So if you are able to help atany time during this coming year please ringJosie on 873571 Your assistance would bevery much appreciated as the Whist Drivesprovide a valuable contribution to theVillage Hall finances.

Charity Bridge TeaJean Woodford's annual Charity Bridge

afternoon will be continued underFripp/Madgwick management. It will beheld this year on Thursday 15 March in thevillage hall, proceeds to Weldmar. Bridgeplayers ( and cake bakers!) put this date inyour diary.

Wednesday Coffee Morning.Funds raised in 2011 from the sale of

home made produce, bric- a- brac andbooks totalled £120. This will be donated tothe 'Lord's Larder' Charity in Yeovil ( takingsfrom coffee/tea , minus expenses, gotowards the village hall). Many thanks to allthose who have contributed to andsupported this event.

Dickens 200th/Olympics/Queen's Jubilee.If you have any exciting ideas for the

above celebrations please contact SueMorgan’s ediary [email protected] assoon as you can so we can have anotherbrilliant time.

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group have had a few meetings and thingsare progressing well and we have a greatgroup of people working together for thegood of the village!!! Don’t forget Sue’s funItalian conversation groups or individualtuition - contact Sue [email protected] for more details.

Chetnole Otter!Nicola andDominic Berryof Mill Lanespotted anotter frolickingin the river justby their house

before Christmas – howexciting to have such a wonderful speciesright here in the village Send us yourwildlife news if you see anything similar.

Chetnole’s very own Local HeroYou may have noticed Sue Morgan’s namecropping up regularly in the Chetnolesection of WVM. Sue provides a massiveservice to the community in so many ways;her ediary, the Wednesday coffee morning,setting up first aid courses…and the listgoes on. She is a true diamond whose workhas not gone unnoticed – so much so thatshe has been nominated for a WesternGazette Local Hero award for her service tothe local community. Modest as ever, Suehas asked me to say a big thank you tothose who voted for her and that she is sograteful to everyone for their kindness.

Breaking newsThe well established Chetnole Art

Group are holding their very popularExhibition in the Church over the weekendof 3/4 March

See you next month. Liz Tebbatt

Statutory NoticeNotice is given that Chetnole Village Hall

Management Committee has applied to WestDorset District Council for a variation of apremises licence in respect of Chetnole VillageHall, Chetnole, Sherborne DT9 6NU for theprovision of alcohol generally between the hoursof 11:00 and 23:59 Monday to Sunday.

Any interested party or responsible authoritymay make representations in writing to, TheLicensing Section, West Dorset District Council,58/60 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11UZ within 28 days from the date of this notice.The licensing register and details of thisapplication may be inspected during normaloffice hours at the above address.

It is an offence under Section 158 of theLicensing Act 2003 to knowingly or recklesslymake a false statement in connection with anapplication and the maximum fine for which aperson is liable on summary conviction for theoffence is a fine not exceeding level 5 on thestandard scale (£5000).

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Paul, alias Pop, was born atChetnole Farm, the only child of

Lydia and Percy Horsey.Throughout his long and activelife, Paul went on to spend over80 years living at Chetnole Farm,often sleeping in the same

bedroom in which he had beenborn. He was a very precious

child, the apple of his mother’s eyeand living in a houseful of women, he wasspoilt rotten!! This continued throughout his lifeand he was always a hit with the ladies.

Paul was educated firstly at Pen Hill School inYeovil, and later attended West Buckland School.When finishing school Paul came back to work onthe farm.

In the early 50’s Paul took a keen interest ina young lady called Kathleen, who happened tobe the daughter of the dairyman, Harry; in themid-50’s Paul and Kathleen were married inChetnole Church.

During the ensuing years Paul played anactive role in the local community, he was veryfond of the village discussion club in Leigh andlocal amateur dramatics; Paul was also an activemember of the NFU and latterly became a parishcouncillor; he was a great supporter of thevillage church and followed in his dad’s footsteps,serving on the PCC for 57 years and welcomed allwho came to the church. When he wasn’t ridinghis cherished 650 cc A10 BSA motorbike Paulwas often found in the churchyard on his ride-onmower, cutting the grass and talking to passers-by. The village cricket club also benefited fromPaul’s knowledge and expertise in laying andmaintaining the ‘hallowed’ square.

His caring nature, patience and listening earsserved not only his family, friends and villagersbut anyone who had problems. He gave 27 yearsof service to the Samaritans in Yeovil serving asboth a committee member and a leader duringthis period.

Paul & Kathleen’s three children Lis, Eileenand Nick all have wonderful childhood memories,growing up at Chetnole Farm; they wereprivileged to have such good role models in theirparents. Paul always encouraged and supported

the children in everything they did, often joiningin; through his children he became interestedin karting and boating.

The years rolled by and in 1973 Paul leftfarming to set up Pen Mill Motor Mowers inYeovil with his now son in law Les. His love ofmeeting people lead to the discovery that hewas an excellent salesman and the businessgrew rapidly; soon he was joined in the businessby Kathleen, Nick and Eileen.In the early 80s declining health caused Paul toretired from Pen Mill, but he was soon to findthat retirement was to become busier than hisworking life, largely due to his grandchildren. Hewas a loving, caring and supportive Grandfatherand like his father before him was known to allas Pop.

The extended family had by now grown byeight grandchildren, Jody, Luke, Jess, Nat,Hayley, Ollie, Dan and Ellie and Paul andKathleen were regularly found by the side of theswimming pool drinking lemon tea, watchingtheir children, grand children and often many

‘extras’ from the village, splashing about.Paul was often seen walking or cycling

through the village and always knew what washappening with everyone, offering a listening earand a wise word where needed

Sadly, Paul’s health further declined and hemoved into the Old Vicarage where hespent four and a half happy years being cared forand loved by all.

Paul’s funeral was held on 25 November andwas taken by Rev Stephen Batty and wasattended by a large number of villagers and wasa good send off for ‘Mr Chetnole’

Gerald Potts would like to add that he lovedPaul’s sense of humour and remembers him asFather Christmas giving presents to the LittleWrigglers toddler group’s annual Christmas partyin the village hall. He also was pleased to helpPaul cut the grass in St Peter’s churchyard andoccasionally the cricket field. He enjoyed Paul ashis “gaffer” and was proud to be his “lad”!

The family would like to say a special thankyou to everyone in the villages for their kindwords and support during this time.

Eileen Foy

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The boundarywall of St. Peters churchadjacent to the roadhas deteriorated overthe last few years andthe recent architect’sinspection confirmedthe need for urgent

repairs. The work has to be

carried out byan approvedstonemason.Havingapproachedseveralcontractorswe willshortlyappoint oneand hope

that the work can startin a few months time.

We need to find over£25,000 to repairaround three-quartersof the wall. We haveapproached severalcharities and grant-

awarding bodies, andtogether with ourexisting church fabricfund, we have alreadyraised about half whatwe the need.

Since the amount stillrequired is well beyondour normal runningexpenses we aremounting a fund-raisingcampaign andappealing to villagersand others for support –Please help by makinga donation or

“Sponsoring a Stone”. Many thanks.

St. Peter’s ParochialChurch Council

Pre-Christmas ConcertThe Pre Christmas Concert in the Church

can be counted a great success. All ticketssold, a more than full house, with extrachairs introduced in the aisles in order thatthe pews were not too crowded.

The programme by the the LewestonGirls School Schola Cantorum and Musicianswas certainly different and greatlyappreciated by the audience.

The ladies of the village turned uptrumps again with vast quantities of mincepies and the mulled wine (courtesy of Nigeland Jill Bray). The wine being one of Jill'ssecret recipes was greatly enjoyed by all,including a significant number of theCantorum!!

On unlocking the church next morning,the warming aroma of mulled wine was stillvery much in evidence !!

Christmas Carol SingingOn the evening of the Wednesday

before Christmas a significant number ofChetnolians met at the Chetnole Inn beforetouring the village to sing carols.

Musical accompaniment was bycourtesy of Sarah Baker on recorder andone of our Swedish visitors Dag Linwicks onaccordian, plus very professional carolsheets for all from Mary Prodger.

Our three enthusiastic young doorknockers (Andrew, Callum and Charis)collected the very healthy sum of £123.60which is being shared between St Peter'sChurch Fabric Fund and Macmillan CancerCare .

At the conclusion I was kissed on bothcheeks by a fair maiden, which made thewhole affair very worthwhile!

David Gough

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December 20111st Prize £50 Nos 136, 137Mr C J Bowden, Mrs D Murphy2nd Prize £30 Nos 91, 195Mr & Mrs R D ClarkeMr & Mrs M Lewin3rd Prize £20 Nos 90, 77Mr & Mrs S Crumpler, Mr M Eacock

January 20121st Prize £50 Nos 24, 42Mr & Mrs J AldhouseMr & Mrs D Orton2nd Prize £30 Nos 129, 106Mr & Mrs A LovellMr & Mrs M Eaton3rd Prize £20 Nos 1, 194Mrs J James, Mrs K Pyke

Chetnole Village Hall 100 Club

Quiz for St Mary’s ChurchWe are extremely grateful to Ray and

Christine Dickerson who organized a verysuccessful, if challenging quiz in aid ofHermitage Church in November.

All the tables were taken and we werefortified in the interval with fish and chips.

It was a very cheerful evening enjoyedby everyone, and we made some moneytoo!

Faith Hervey

It was one of the most “testing”quizzes that I have set, and congratulationsgo to all the teams for their performance.

Particular congratulations go to the‘Three Gates 4” team on coming first; injoint 2nd place were ‘Milkmaze” (fromLeigh) and ‘Just Thrown Together’ (Daveand Hazel Stevens and Dave and DeniseWhiteoak) and in joint 3rd place were ‘3 J’splus 1’ (from Yetminster) and ‘Steep Hill’(Roger and Faith Hervey, ChristineRichardson and Nadia Craton).

Thanks to everyone who took part -hopefully the memories of the difficulty

(particularly of the Curry Sauce round!) willhave faded and you will be keen to join usagain in May for our next quiz (see nextpage).

This was our firstattempt at running such an event, andwhat a good experience it was.

So many lovely Christmassy things wereon offer, many made by people inHermitage and Hilfield and, although thenumbers through the door were lowerthan we had hoped for, the morning was adefinite success.

Thank you to everyone who contributedto, and supported, this occasion.

Profits from the Fair will be sharedbetween the Village Hall and St Mary’sChurch fund.

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Xmas BingoWe had a good turn-out for the Bingo

on December 3rd., with several youngerplayers who were very welcome , as theybrightened up our evening. The prizes werequite well distributed throughout the roomas were the raffle prizes.

A big thank you goes to Ann and Charliefor making the evening a success.

Our next Bingo session will be in March– see below.

Barbara AtyeoCarols by Candlelight

Hermitage held its annual candlelitcarol service on Christmas Eve in St Mary’sChurch.

It was a particularly lovely service withthe Church beautifully decorated, and witha congregation larger than we have seenfor years with Standing Room only.

The singing was happy and loud and thehigh point was the beautiful solo andaccompaniment of ‘Silent Night’ given byEmily and Josephine Mitchell.

We are grateful to John Reynolds fortaking the service and a thought provokingsermon.

Faith Hervey

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Just a reminderthat we arelooking forsomeone tovolunteer to be a‘standby’ forthose rareoccasions when

Dave (& Hazel) and/or Faith (& Roger) arenot available to deliver this magazine.

Please call Faith on 01963 210360 if youwould like to put your name on the

‘reserve’ list.

Dates for your DiaryFrench Evening – 10 March

As previously announced, we will behosting a ‘French evening’ at the VillageHall on Saturday 10 March, starting at7.30pm.

This promises to be a lot of fun, as wellas a chance to sample delicious ‘French’cuisine.

The admission charge, for a 3 courseFrench meal (with a vegetarian option forthe main dish) plus the first glass of wine, isjust £12.50.

Please call 01963 210292 to reserveyour place. Please do not turn up on thenight without having first made a booking.

As indicated before, if you have anyFrench items that we could use to decoratethe hall can you please let me know.Thank you.

Easter Bingo – 31 MarchBingo, with an Easter flavour, is back at

the Village Hall on Saturday 31 March with‘eyes down’ at 7.30pm.

We hope to see you there. Do comealong, it’s fun!

Quiz for St Mary’s Church – 12 MayThe next Quiz at Hermitage Village Hall

will be on Saturday 12 May, starting at7.30pm.

The cost is £4 per head, with team sizesof a maximum of 4 people.

There will be a raffle, but please bringyour own drinks.

Please call me on 01963 210292 toregister your team. As usual, it is importantthat we know in advance who is coming, asspace is limited. Thank you.

Profits from the evening will go to St.Mary’s Church Hermitage.

Ray Dickerson

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HILFIELD....Local representatives: Michael & Ann Harris01300 341148

We had a lovely Christmas servicewhich was held in our candlelit church.The lane leading up to the church gateswas lit up and the double church doorswere decorated with small lights.

On entering the church it was a glowwith candles and tea lights and a largeChristmas tree was hung from the ceiling.Our little church was full to the brim; itwas lovely to see so many people. Alovely reading was done by Isobel Vickery,thank you Isobel.

The carol My Little Donkey was songbeautifully by Mark and Emma's Children.A huge thank you to Mark and Emma fortheir hospitality, mulled wine and mincepies.

We hope you all had a lovelyChristmas and New Year but it nowseems a long time ago. On walking up the lane by our housebetween Christmas and New Yearprimroses were spotted growing in thebank. I only hope they survive any futurefrosts.

In the garden our rhubarb is six toeight inches out of the ground and in fullleaf and two of our clematis shrubs arein full bud along with the honeysuckle,and to top it all we have a pair of bluetits busy making a nest in the box on thepost in readiness for their brood.

Ann Harris

On Friday 25November 2011 theannual lunch of theFlowers Farm Fly FishingClub took place at the

‘Red House’ in Yeovil Road.The lunch was attendedby eighteen members andguests who enjoyed an

excellent meal and thepresentation of trophies.

Alan Bastone, theowner of Flowers Farm,Hilfield, was presentedwith a special trophy byMalcolm Maxted,chairman, on behalf ofthe members. The trophy

was to celebrate thirty fiveyears since the opening ofthe fishery.

Alan started the fisheryin 1976 almost by mistake.The farm was short ofwater in this drought yearand in order to collectwater a lake was dug.When the lake filled fromlocal springs Alanintroduced some Rainbowtrout as an experiment.The fish survived, four morelakes were dug and therest is history. Flowers Farmis now a thriving troutfishery visited by fly fishersfrom all over the country. Itis open all year round withday and season ticketsavailable.

Blair Sibun

Presentation to Alan Bastone

Alan Bastone being presented with a special trophy


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LEIGH.....Representatives: Anne & David Reason(01935) 873726 [email protected]

Happy New Year to you all – I hopenot too many of you succumbed to theLeigh Lurgy during the festive period;our perspective would suggest thatmore did succumb than did not? A greattonic to start the New Year was theaward of the MBE to Phil Burton in theNew Year’s Honours List, for master-minding our new Village Hall. He wouldbe the first to say it was ‘A VillageEffort’ which indeed it was – butsomeone had to lead the rabble! Manycongrats Phil …and Sandy!

Sadly the festive period saw thepassing of two lovely ladies of Leigh,Marjorie Manning and Joan Steer.Raffles will never be the same! At thesame time we warmly welcome Michaeland Plaxy Arthur into half of TotnellHouse! We look forward to seeing themaround.

So as the sun sets in the West – TheReason Era cometh to an end! This ismy last Intro. We shall miss it – but notcompletely as we will continue todeliver to our little patch of the Leigh-Chetnole highway! Adieu – and as DaveAllen always said at the end of his show,

“May your God go with you”. David Reason

Changeover!Please could you send in your

articles for next month’s issue (March)to [email protected] has kindly agreed to look afterthe Leigh section next month and thenfor the April edition Philippa Toulson(Church Farm) has very kindly agreed totake over the Leigh section, for whichwe are very grateful. Her email addressis: [email protected] and soplease could you start sending her yourarticles etc. from the beginning ofMarch. We thank you all for bearingwith us over the last few years – it hasbeen fun but it will be good for Leigh tohave a change!

David & Anne Reason

Lost Laminator!We lent a laminator and a box of

laminates to someone and we cannotremember who it was! The laminatoractually belongs to Jo Barlow-Poole andso if anyone can remember borrowing it,please could they let Jo have it back aswe are away for the next month!

Many thanks Anne Reason

Birthday felicitationsI should like to say ‘thank you’ to all

family and friends who sent cards orcame to see me on the ‘milestone’ of my90th birthday just before Christmas. Itwas lovely having all the family from farand near together.

Another group of friends I should liketo thank are the Leigh Bell Ringers who

rang especially for me on the 22December.

Percy ReadChristmas Lights

Maureen and Bob Osborne wouldlike to thank all those who came andsaw the Christmas lights and donated atotal of £120.56 for Children in Need.

Bob Osbourne


News from the Old VicarageDecember started with

the Leigh Brownie packproviding a fun filledevening of carol singing. Abig thank you to all

involved, with specialthanks for the wonderfulhandmade cards.

The Wessex accordionband continued the themewith an entertaining mix oftraditional music andcarols.

Thank you to theMothers’ Union who notonly provided us with carolsinging and poetry, butalso came armed withdelicious warm mince pies!

A break from Christmasfestivities took the form ofa wedding memorymorning, with two of our2011 brides (Emily andSarah) bringing in theirphotographs, dresses andassociated paraphernalia!

Val Rowsell once againplayed the piano for agood old sing song.

Thirty children from St.

Andrew’sschool filled the Homewith a real buzz ofexcitement, entertainingus with Christmas songsold and new and thenshared sweets,refreshments andChristmas stories!

Folk South West gaveus a real feel of Christmaspast and they evokedlovely memories with theirtraditional songs andwreath making.

Several residentsenjoyed wonderfulcompany andentertainment at both thesenior citizens and Leighlunch club Christmas meals.

Unfortunately theLeigh carol singers had tocancel due to a variety of

seasonal bugs and illnesses,we look forward to seeingthem back to full strengthnext Christmas!

Two trips werearranged; one to see thedecorations and enjoy awelcome cup of coffee atCastle gardens, and theother was a gentleman’scheese and wine morningat Rylands Farm, where wereceived a very warmwelcome especially from avery enthusiastic babydonkey!

Many Christmas craftsand activities also tookplace with grateful thanksto Jenny Price, who notonly provided theChristmas quiz, but hasprovided monthly quizzesthroughout the year. SarahLumsden has also beenfantastic, helping withweekly craft sessionsthroughout the year.

The Christmas seasonwas rounded off withChristmas bingo, staffcarols singers andcommunion, before a visitfrom Father Christmas anda traditional Christmasmeal.

We now look forwardto a busy 2012 with manyevents already organized

Jan Milward 01935 873033

Visit to Rylands Farm

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MOVIOLA

All start at 7.30pm,doors open 7pm.We look forward to seeing you at some

or all of these events.

Monica JacksonSherfield House, Leigh

Centre of Leigh,Paddock, 1 1/2 acres

available now for grazing sheep.

WRIGGLE VALLEYLUNCH CLUB

Leigh Village Hall12.30 Tuesday 21 November

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MENUShepherds Pie

Leeks & BroccoliPancakes with lemon & sugar

For Reservations or more details:Ring Connie 01935 872946

Leigh Lottery has changed!From February 2012 the Leigh

Lottery will be offering prizes of ahigher value than ever before - thisis your chance to support the villagehall and indulge in a flutter withabout a 1 in 3 chance of winningduring the year. The new minimumprize will be £20. There will bespecial Christmas draw of 5 prizes,the top prize being £100!

To enter into the monthly draw,one unit costs £12 and you can buyas many as you wish. To join contact:

Kate Paterson, Iles Farm, LeighTel: 01935 872767e-mail: [email protected]

It could be you!

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LEIGH VILLAGE HALLLottery ResultsNovember1st £25 Mrs M Manning2nd £10 Miss C Birdsell3rd £10 Mr P Read

December1st £25 Mrs G Jones2nd £10 Mrs Taylor-Brewster3rd £10 Mr & Mrs K Roberts


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RYMEINTRINSECA.....Local representative: Gilly Wilson 01935 872982

First the exciting news that since thelast magazine we have had two new babiesin the village! First congratulations to Steve& Liz Chilton of 1 Lilac Cottages on theearly arrival of baby Clara , who arrived on22 November; she was soon home & busygaining weight. Secondly congratulationsto Christian & Jerry Stanley of Brockburyon an early arrival on 7 Jan of a son Henrya brother for Lucy also all safely home.Scrap Batten recently found a photoamong his papers of the Ryme villageschool taken in the 1920’s when therewere 60 children in the village!! Oneteacher & her assistant.

Village MeetingThis seems a long time ago now on 15

Nov. The state of the potholes outside TimRoberts & also potholes and flooding atElsford bridge on both the Dorset &Somerset sides was discussed. CllrLawrence is to look in to it.

We now have three grit bins in thevillage. It is important that only a smallamount is used at a time , approx a handfulper square metre, think how thinly thegritter spreads it, definitely not for privateuse, no more will be supplied.

Potential sites for gypsies in Dorsetwere discussed and Cllr Lawrence reportedthat it would not be Leigh, possibly ColesLane on council owed land but more likelyto be in Sherborne...

Diamond Jubilee CelebrationsPossibly a BBQ followed by a bonfire atHanging Ryme similar to the Golden jubilee.

Jan Millward was keento have a Jubileeproject.

Mr Perlejewki hassuggested anOlympic celebration;all to be discussed atthe next meeting which will be on Tuesday20 March.

The Carol & Christmas services werewell attended, particularly the ChristmasDay family service, which was standingroom only. Thanks to Gloria Abbey for thedelicious mince pies after the Carol Service.And also to all the people who put so muchwork in cleaning decorating, organising theservice & performing on the day. Donations from these services went toEast Africa Aid, Yeovil Night Shelter &Leukaemia Research.

New Year Village WalkThis was attended by about 27 people

& quite a few dogs. A brisk walk across thefarmland was followed by soup& sausagesat Church Farm. £110 was donated toDogs For the Disabled.

Telephone Box LibraryDaphne Blakey reported that it

had been a great success, 300books having been borrowed sinceJune.

Frankham Farm Garden Opendates for 201225 March, 29 April, 24 June, 14 October2.00-5.00 pm.

Gilly Wilson

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YETMINSTER.....Local representative: Graham Plaice1 Cloverhay (01935) 872044 [email protected]

Welcome back after our festive breakand I wish you all a happy new year. It isproving to be a busy time on the politicalfront within the village. Please take thetime to read both the article about ourPost Office and the proposed Gypsies and

Travellers site for Yetminster. I wouldalso like to make a plea for all residentsto get behind and support the relevantcommittees for both the Yetminster Fairand the Queens Diamond Jubilee events.

Graham Plaice

IMPORTANT NEWS - Details of temporary Mobile service:Yetminster Mobile service, The Gallery Car Park,The Jolin Gallery, High Street, YetminsterOpening times: Wed: 14:00 – 17:00Services: The same range of services will continue toBe available. Customers can still collect benefits incash using our everyday banking services or Post Officecard account. Access and facilities: There is a step into the Mobile vehicle, butan electronic tailgate is available to facilitate easy access for wheelchairusers and those with disabilities. Please contact the customer helpline on08457 22 33 44 or textphone 08457 22 33 55.

Other local options are Leigh, Thornford, Bradford Abbas and not forgettingthe Wednesday PO Outreach session in Chetnole Village Hall9.30 am- 12.20pm

Post Office in Leigh:Bridge Garage, LeighTel number: 08457 22 33 44Opening Times:

Open CloseMonday: 09:00 13:00Tuesday: 09:00 13:00Wednesday: ClosedThursday: 09:00 13:00Friday: 09:00 13:00Saturday: 09:00 13:00Sunday: Closed

Post Office in Thornford:Ellwoods, Longford Road,ThornfordTel number: 08457 22 33 44Thornford Opening Times: Open CloseMonday: 09:00 17:30Tuesday: 09:00 17:30Wednesday: 09:00 13:00Thursday: 09:00 17:30Friday: 09:00 17:30Saturday: 09:00 12:30Sunday: Closed

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White Hart Supportthe British HeartFoundation

We hope it is nottoo late to wish allour Customers andFriends a Happy andsuccessful New Year

Just an update onhow our Fundraising

is going, for our chosen Charity - TheBritish Heart Foundation.

Thank you to all those who attendedour 2011 Review Quiz and we couldn'thave squeezed any more in if we had tried.Your support raised another 100 poundsand so far ( including pledged amounts) weare at just over 1,400.00 pounds. Onceagain donations can be made at :-www.justgiving.com/James-Bayfield.

Due to a slight foot injury I have beenrestricted doing my training, of late, on across trainer (those driving the lanes willbe relieved as they no longer have to takeavoiding action!) and you couldn't imagineanything more monotonous. I don't thinkthis will have too much of a detrimentalaffect on the target time I have set myself. Carole will be helping me with my FancyDress - nearer the time.

We have some more upcoming eventsplanned :-

A quiz in February and Wine tasting inMarch, so keep an "eye" out forannouncements.

Once again Thanks to you all for yourcontinued support and encouragement.

Jim Bayfield

On Thursday 12 Janresidents had theopportunity to meetrepresentatives from thePlanning consultants andthe Council in St AndrewsChurch Hall and to view theoutline proposals to providea Gypsy and Traveller siteon vacant, WDDC ownedland at the end of ColesLane.

Certain problems existdue to potentialcontamination from thesite’s previous use and withcreating access as the landitself is higher than theroadway. No details wereavailable as to the potentialcost of remediation andaccess works but these are

likely to be considerable. Anoption is for the Council tosell the land to thetravellers placing conditionson the site’s use in theplanning permissionprocess. No specific detailsof occupancy and numberswere given although theConsultant’s SuitabilityAppraisal document,available on the CountyCouncil’s web site, indicatesthat “the site could providea small single pitch site for aGypsy Traveller family”.

It is the only identifiedsite which is owned by theCouncil and which has verygood access to mostservices

This is clearly animportant issue forresidents within theimmediate area of ColesLane and for the village as awhole and readers areurged to ensure that theirviews are known.

Further details, togetherwith two response formsare available on the DorsetCounty Council’s web site -www.dorsetforyou.com/travellerpitches. These mustbe completed and returnedby 10 February.

The identified contact atWDDC is Alison Clothier01929 557349,[email protected] .

Graham Plaice

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Yetminster Fair NewsTreasurer’s Report for 2010 - 2011

This year wewere without the benefit of revenuefrom the evening concert and we werealso unsuccessful in obtaining fundingfrom the Parish Council to offset the costof the Public Liability Insurance.Additionally we faced a shortfall inincome from the Supper and Quiz nightsand reduced revenue from the stallpitches.

Notwithstanding these difficulties,and recognising the existing financialclimate, it has still been possible togenerate resources through localsupport to enable the Association tocontinue to help local projects. Acontinuing key financial strength in thisis the income from the 50’s Club whichprovides a sound base to the fund.

Local Groups and Organisationswere invited to submit applicationsfor funding and the committee hasagreed the following allocations:-

Yetminster Irish Dancers £100Coffee Beans MorningClub £100Wednesday Club £150Wriggle Valley News £50St Andrews School SwimmingPool Appeal £500

Scouts Group £100Brownies £100Helping Hands £250Contribution to the AnimalService Collection £32Rendezvous Young Person’sProject £140

Applications were also received fromthe PDSA and from Folk South West.After much discussion, it was felt thatfunding to the Pool Appeal and toHelping Hands should be maintained atthe levels shown and these applicationswere therefore, unfortunately,unsuccessful at this time.

David Torrance YFA Treasurer

YETMINSTER FAIR ASSOCIATION 50 CLUBDecember Draw1st No 39 £100 Mr S Cridland2nd No 43 £50 Mrs B Fellowes3rd No 60 £25 Mr G Orton4th No 44 £5 Mr J Byfield

January Draw1st No 48 £50 Mrs P Hart2nd No 28 £30 Dr C Cleaver3rd No 31 £20 Mr N Bateman


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Summary ofCOUNCIL MEETING16 November 2011

The meeting was attended by eightcouncillors and eight members of thepublic

Traveller SiteOnce again this matter was raised.

Cllr Gould reiterated that theconsultation document was still indraft form. It is due to be sent out forconsultation shortly, at which point theCouncil and indeed individual residentscould have their say.He pointed out that any commentsmust be ‘Objective’ as any ‘Subjective’ones are likely to be thrown out.Subsequent to the meeting aconsultation was arranged for 12January 2012.

The Post OfficeCllr Gould said that the Post Officewould remain closed for the time beingwhilst the Post Office authoritiesnegotiated the lease with Mrs Merrit.He has been assured that Yetminsterwill retain a Post Office for theforeseeable future. In the meanwhilehe and other councillors will run ashuttle to Thornford PO at 10am eachThursday.

Speed Cameras We still await authority fromDorset Police to start this.

PlanningThere were no contentious

planning issues.

Development GrantsThe Council asked St Andrew’s PTA tosubmit a formal request for a granttowards the swimming poolrestoration.

The Grants Committee was asked torevisit its report on the largerdevelopment grant available in thefuture.

Street LightingFollowing a petition from residents thestreet lighting in St Sound’s Close andStonyacres will be replaced on a onefor one basis. Mr Drewett has agreedto assist the residents of Shearstonesin drawing up a similar petition.

FinanceA precept of £9200 was agreed for

2012/13.

High Speed BroadbandCllr Gould briefed on the

Government plans to upgradebroadband to 25mps throughout thecountry by 2015. He said thatbusinesses and residents with high useof the internet needed to state theirrequirement to Cllr Wills so that astrong case for upgrade can be made.

Christmas TreeOnce again Cllr Wills agreed to supplythe Christmas Tree for the village.

RWM MeatsParking outside the abattoir is causingconcern; the police have been asked toinvestigate it

DG Gould,Chairman


YETMINSTER

FILMThurs 16 FebruaryBENEATH HILL 60

(12A) Unreleased in UKAustralian drama set during World

War One and the true story of OliverWoodward and his team whoundermined the German lines in

Flanders. An epic war story mixedwith romantic sub-plot.

Thurs 15 MarchTHE HELP (12A)

Based on the novel by KathrynStockett. Set in Mississippi duringthe 1960s, Skeeter (Emma Stone)is a southern society girl who

returns from college determined tobecome a writer, but turns her

friends' lives, and a Mississippi town,upside down when she decides tointerview the black women who

have spent their lives taking care ofprominent southern families.

Thurs 19 AprilAs yet we do not know whether thefilm is “Iron Lady”, “My Week with

Marilyn” or something quitedifferent!

Tickets will be £5 to include a chocice and will be on sale at Oak House

Stores two weeks before eachshowing. Although tickets will beavailable on the door, it is mostappreciated if they are bought inadvance so that seating is fairly

accurate and enough wine and chocices be brought to the Hall. Doorswill open at 7pm (not before as

MOVIOLA need time to set up) andfilms begin at 7.30pm.

Look forward to seeing you there.

The Wandering Chicken ofYetminster

Hello my nameis Miranda, and Iam the wanderingchicken ofYetminster.

Thank you toall those kindhumans whowalk up thedrive ofSpringthorpe to

tell my human owner that I’m out andabout. Please don’t worry about me, myhuman owner has done everything tokeep me in, clipped one of my wings andre-fenced our wonderful free range area.However, I am a rescued ex-bat and havetaken this free range experience toanother level, I love wandering freearound the village, my favourite placesbeing Melbury Road, the footpath downto the church and the garden of Bramlee.My human owner has given up on menow as she knows I will come homewhen I’m ready normally about 11am,but if she’s not there to let me back in tomy 10 friends I will go for another walkabout. It’s very nice meeting you humansbut please don’t worry about me as I willgo home, I promise.

Miranda (Ex-bat Free Range) Chicken.Springthorpe

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A Yetminster Project to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond JubileeWhen Queen Victoria reached her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 the village cel-

ebrated the event by fitting a chiming mechanism to the existing 1682 clock,which plays the National Anthem every three hours.

The Jubilee Committee are looking for a suitable project which can be aneverlasting tribute to our Queen who will have reigned for sixty years by nextJune, and who has given herself unstintingly in the service of this country sinceher coronation in 1952.

One project which is being pursued, and which will complement the Victori-an Jubilee memorial, is to install a clock dial on the East face of the Churchtower which is linked to the existing clock. It is felt that this will be a fitting com-memoration of the reign of our Queen who, with Victoria, is one of the twolongest serving monarchs of this country. Two firms have been approachedand both have submitted reports and estimates for completing the job. Pic-tures of the dial and how it would look when placed on the East face of thetower are shown below.

Before going ahead with this project the Jubilee Committee wish to knowwhether it has strong support in the village, and invite all resident members ofYetminster to sign a petition requesting the committee to proceed further withapplications to the relevant Church bodies for their approval.

Petition sheets may be found in the Oak House and Post Office Stores, theWhite Hart Inn and the Sports Club These have been available since the mid-dle of January. All Yetminster Village residents are urged to sign the petition by10th. February if they approve this project. By signing the petition residents arebeing invited to do no more than show their support for this way of honouringour Queen for her long service to the Nation and the Commonwealth.

Any queries on this project may be addressed to John Strover on 01935872437

Yetminster Jubilee Committee

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Our plans for whatwe hope will be aenjoyable and wholevillage event areprogressing anddecisions taken.

Permanent MemorialThe Committee are very

keen that there should be apermanent and fitting memorial to theQueen’s Jubilee in the village. It is after all amomentous event. To this end the fittingof a clock face to the Church Clock is beinginvestigated. There is a separate article onthis subject. If this project is not feasiblesome other worthy project will becommissioned. If anyone has an idea pleaselet the committee know. Unfortunately, inview of the time scale, it is unlikely that anypermanent memorial will be ready by June2nd. However we will do our best.Celebrations

The following is planned and in somecases booked. (NOTE there are somechanges to the previous plan)Saturday 2nd All age Olympics and HogRoast on School Playing Fields.Sunday 3rd 10:15 Thanksgiving Servicein St Andrew’s Church.1.00pm Street Party Lunch in High Street.Tables, Food, plates and cutlery will beprovided free of charge. Bring your owndrink and glasses.PM Entertainments yet to be decided6.00pm Dancing (or not!) in the High Streetto the Fat Marrow Band with Barbecue;again bring your own drinks.

We are investigating the provision of abig screen so that people can watch theThames River Pageant which also takesplace that afternoon.Sunday 4th8.00pm Barn Dance in St Andrew’s Hall.Dancing to O’Dalaigh’s Celli band, which

includes two former Yetties, Pete Shuttlerand Mac McCulloch. Food and drink will beprovided, but a decision as to whether thiswill be included in the price of the tickethas yet to be taken. Tickets (on sale later)will be £15 adult and £10 children.Maximum numbers 120.

There will be a break so that the lightingof the Beacon on the Church Tower can bewitnessed. This will take place at apreordained time between 10.00pm and10.30pm.Memorabilia

All children attending the Street Partywill be given a Diamond Jubilee Mug.Commitment

We hope that many of you will beprepared to commit to coming to theStreet Party early and to this end we will beapproaching all residents in early springasking for that commitment and thepayment of £2 per household.Street Decoration

The High Street will be decorated withbunting and we hope many High Streetresidents will put out Red, White and Blueflowers either in pots or hanging baskets;even if it is only for the weekend.

‘Dress Code’ we hope that all thoseattending events and especially the streetparty will dress in some form of red, Whiteand Blue.Help and Assistance

The committee will need plenty of helpto set this up either in the form of labournearer the time or help with fund raising. Ifyou are able to and would like to help inany way please let a member of thecommittee know. The more people areinvolved in the whole project the more funit will be

David Gould

Yetminster Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

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The Chetnole Inn, ChetnoleWinners of Best Dining Pub at the 2010 & 2011Taste of Dorset Awards, The Chetnole Inn sitsopposite the parish church in the delightfulvillage of Chetnole. There’s a snug bar withwood-burning stove; a flag stoned, hop-hunglounge bar, a bright airy restaurant, and abeautiful garden. The menu is imaginative &seasonal. The Chetnole Inn prides itself onoffering fantastic local food in a rustic innenvironment. It also has three beautiful guestrooms for those wanting to combine eating andsleeping. Dinner, bed & breakfast offers runthroughout the year.Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6NUTel: 01935 872337.Email: [email protected].

A warm welcome Fantastic homecooked food Perfect real alesLovely Sunday roasts Tuesday coffee morning 10am Skittle alley

Restaurant available for functions Outside catering & barsThe pub will have to shut sometime around February/March as our

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WOODLAND WEDNESDAYS

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28 MarchFolk South West presents

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BRADFORD ABBASCOUNTRY FAIR

Saturday 16 JuneThis year we are looking forward to

staging yet another successful CountryFair as the main fundraiser for StMary's Church and St Mary's School.Over the years we have raised large

amounts of money which have been usedfor improvements to both organisations.Because of the huge success of last years'

bigger and better event we will becontinuing with the Sports Club in the

village as our venue featuring a FarmersMarket, Craft Fair, Events Arena, Live

Music stage and lots lots more.This year we aim for bigger crowds and

revenue for the Church, School and otherlocal organisations. We are looking for

STALLHOLDERS, particularly for theFarmers Market, so if you make or growanything from cakes to carrots then giveus a call! If you are part of a local group,society or charity with strong Bradford

Abbas ties we would be willing to offer atable for your organisation free of chargein return for donating a volunteer to the

fair committee to help set up or help manthe event on the day.

All enquiries to Nicola Hayward on 01935411434.

OFFERS RUNNING THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY ARE:

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� Diary - February 2012 onwardsFEBRUARY

Wed 1 Batcombe Coffee Morning 11.00am Andrew & Susie Graham's

Sat 4Chetnole Jazz Café - Sunset CaféStompers band

7.30pmChetnole Village Hall

Sun 5 Conservation Action Day 10.00amLankham Bottom Reserve,Cattistock

Mon 6Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club -Extraordinary Bulbs


Wed 8 Yetminster History Soc - talk onBoyles Ed. Trust

2.30pmChurch Hall, Yetminster

Sun 12 Conservation Action Day 10amBroadcroft Butterfly Reserve,Portland

Mon 13 Batcombe PCC Meeting ??? Flowers Farm

Tue 14Tuesday Club - The Rose Red City,Petra

2.30pmLeigh Village Hall

Tue 14Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&CSociety - Gardening Folklore

7.30pmSt Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Thur 16Yetminster Film NightBeneath the Hill

7.00 for7.30pm

St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Sat 18 Conservation Action Day 10.00am Alners Gorse, Kings Stag

Tue 21WV Womens' Group - openmeeting - 300 Years of Music


Thur 23 Conservation Action Day 10am Alners Gorse

Tue 28Leigh WI - Dorset & Somerset AirAmbulance talk


MARCH

Sat 3Chetnole Jazz Café - PetiteAnnonces' Gypsy Swing Band


Leigh WI Big Jumble Sale 2.00pm Leigh Village HallChetnole Art Group Exhibition 10-3pm St Peter’s Church, Chetnole

Sun 4 Chetnole Art Group Exhibition 10-1.pm St Peter’s Church, ChetnoleMon 5 C & L GC - Castle Gardens Visit 7.00pm Chetnole Village HallWed 7 Batcombe Coffee Morning 11.00am Hilfield FriarySat 10 Hermitage French Evening 7.30pm Hermitage Village HallSun 11 Conservation Action Day 10.00am Alners Gorse, Kings Stag

Mon 12Leigh Moviola film nightThe Adventures of Tin Tin


Tue 13 Tuesday Club -An Afternoon with the Stars

2.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&CSociety - Discount Buying

7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster


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Wed 14 Yetminster History Society - S. Wallis, Archaeologist

2.30pm Church Hall, Yetminster

Thur 15 Chetnole Charity Bridge in aid ofWeldmar Hospicecare Trust

1.30 for2.00pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Yetminster Film Night "The Help" 7.00 for7.30pm

St.Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Sat 17 Musical Variety Evening /DownsSyndrome fundraiser

7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Tue 20 Ryme Diamond Jubilee celebrationplanning meeting

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Tue 20 WVWG- Seasonal flower arranging 7.30pm Gable Court, YetminsterSat 24 Concert /fundraiser for St Andrew's

Preschool7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster

Sun 25 Frankam Farm Garden Open Day 2 - 5pm Ryme IntrinsecaMon 26 Batcombe PCC AGM ?? Church FarmhouseWed 28 Woodlands Wednesday at Pogles

Wood -first session 201212.45 -2.45pm

Pogles Wood, nr Leigh

Sat 31 Hermitage Easter Bingo 7.30pm Hermitage Village HallSat 31 Formal Opening of New Building tba The Old Vicarage, Leigh

APRILMon 2 C & L GC - Your Garden - its

importance to Wildlife7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Tue 10 Tuesday Club - "The Jubilee Trust" 2.30pm Leigh Village HallTue 10 Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&C

Society - Bees & Beekeeping7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Thur 19 Yetminster Film Night [film tba] 7.00 for7.30pm

St.Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Mon 23 Leigh Moviola film nightMy Weekend with Marilyn

7.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Sun 29 Frankam Farm Garden Open Day 2 - 5pm Ryme Intrinseca

MAYTue 8 Tuesday Club - AGM &

AGOG in Dorset2.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Mon 14 C & L GC -Growing Vegetables My Way

7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Sat 12 Quiz for St Mary's Church 7.30pm Hermitage Village Hall

Tue 15 Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&C So-ciety - Dahlias & Chrysanthemums

7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

C & L Garden Club -Outing & Supper tba

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Regular Meetings…. Mon - Fri Wriggle Valley Pre-School 8.30am - 3.00pm St Andrew's P School

Every Mon Leigh Short Mat Bowls 2.00 -5.00pm Leigh Village HallYetminster Informal Art Group 2.00 - 4.00pm Trim Rm, Church HallIst Yetminster Guides 6.45 - 8.30pm Trim Rm, Church HallYetminster Table Tennis Club 7.30pm Scout Hut, YetminsterYetminster Bell Ringers 7.30pm-10.00pm St Andrew's Church

Every Tue Topsy Turvy Toddlers 9.30 - 11.30am St Andrew's SchoolBeavers (in term) 5.45 - 6.45pm Scout Hut YetminsterScouts (in term) 7 - 8.30pm wint Scout Hut Yetminster

7 - 9.00pm sum Scout Hut YetminsterBeginners Pilates 1.30 and 2.35pm Chetnole Village HallChetnole Art Group 10.00 - 1.00pm Chetnole Village Hall

Every Wed Dollywood Dance Class 2.00pm St And's Hall, Y'minsterOutreach Post Office Services 9.30am -12.30pm Chetnole Village HallDrop in Coffee Morning 10.00 - 12 noon Chetnole Village HallYetminster Short Mat Bowls 7.00 - 10.00pm St Andrew's HallWednesday Club (in term) 3.15 pm-4.05pm St Andrew's P SchoolMorning Yoga Class 10.30 - 11.30am Leigh Village HallJunior WV Players (in term) 6.30 - 7.45pm Scout Hut Yetminster

Every Thu Leigh Short Mat Bowls 7.00 - 10.00pm Leigh Village HallYetminster Short Mat Bowls 2.00 - 5.00pm St Andrew's HallLeigh Brownies (in term) 5.30 - 6.55pm Leigh Village HallYetminster Cubs 6.45 - 8.15pm Scout Hut, YetminsterBridge Club 7.00 - 10.00pm Dairy House, RymeThe Eye Bus 1.00 - 4.00pm Scout Hut, YetminsterAdvanced Pilates 10.15am Chetnole Village Hall

Every Fri Table Tennis 9.30 - 12.30pm Leigh Village HallEvery Sat Irish Dancers 10.15am Church Hall, Yetminster1st Mon Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall1st Tue Hospice Lunch 12.30pm Manor Farm, Yetminster

Leigh Discussion Club (wint) 7.30 - 10.30pm Leigh Village HallWriggle Valley MU (alt months) 7.00pm Church Hall, YetminsterHermitage and Hilfield WI 7.30pm Hermitage Village Hall

2nd Tues Tuesday Club (senior citizens) 2.30 - 5.00pm Leigh Village HallYetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. 7.30pm St.Andrew's HallSenior Winter Lunch Outings 7.30pm Sue Footner 873610

(not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion Rest & Welcome Pub3rd Tues WV Women's Group 7.30pm Gable Court or tbc

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club 12.15 - 3.00pm Leigh Village HallLeigh Parish Council - alt mnths 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues Leigh Women's Iinstitute 7.30 - 11.00pm Leigh Village Hall


1st Wed Yetminster Senior Citizens 3.00pm The MeadensBatcombe Coffee Morning 11.00am tbaCoffee Beans Coffee Morning 10.00 - 12 noon Church Hall, Yetminster

2nd Wed Yetminster Historical Society 2.30pm Church Hall, YetminsterPolice Support Unit 2.00 - 3.00pm The Cross, Leigh

2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study 7.30pm Venue contact 8723423rd Wed District Council Ward Surgery 11.00 - 12 noon Jolin Gallery, Yetminster

Police Community Support By Church, Yetminster3rd Wed[not Aug & Dec]

Yetminster & Ryme I. PC 7.30pm St.Andrew's School

Wed/f/night Sturminster Mobile Library 11.15am Church Lane, Hermitage11.50am Shearstones, Yetminster2.00pm Stonyacres, Yetminster

Bridport Mobile Library 11.40pm Carpenters' Arms, Leigh12.20pm The Church, Chetnole12.40pm Lamb Plot, Chetnole

Whist Drive 8.00pm Chetnole Village HallWed - Sat Friary Shop 2.30 - 4.30pm The Friary, HilfieldAlt Thurs Hermitage and Hilfield YFC 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall2nd Thur/alt mth

Chetnole & Stockwood PC 8.00pm Chetnole Villlage Hall

Last Wed Woodland Wednesdays 12.45-2.45pm Pogles Wood nr LeighLast Thurs Yetminster Fair Association 8.00pm White Hart2nd/3rdSat

YPFPC Wastepaper Collection 12noon Yetminster Playing Fields

…Events & Activities

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General NewsSt Andrew’s PrimarySchool Goes Moon Crazy

St. Andrew’s Primary School is lucky enough to have had theopportunity to study and handlesome real pieces of moon rockand lunar dust this week. Theseamazing pieces were collectedduring NASA’s manned spacemissions to the Moon in the1960’s and 1970’s. The sampleswere delivered to the school bya special NASA envoy and arekept under tight security at alltimes.

The UK’s Science and TechnologyFacilities Council provide schoolsaround the country with these materialstogether with a display of informationon meteorites and other space rock aspart of a science educational package.

Katrina Halford, the Science &Technology teacher at St. Andrew’sSchool, commented “We are absolutelydelighted to be able to offer ourstudents such a unique and excitingopportunity to actually handlesomething which provides an insightinto the bigger environmentsurrounding us. We have recently takena trip to the Science Museum in Londonand our students are excited to buildon that knowledge in more depth. Mostchildren view the Moon as somethingthat is at the edge of theirunderstanding and now we can trulygive it to them to hold, they are soexcited”.

For more information, pleasecontact St. Andrew’s Primary School on01935 872430 or visit our websitewww.standrewsyetminster.org.uk toview more pictures.

Rosie Cunningham, Governor

Ash Class investigating the moon rocks

TO RAISE FUNDSFOR

ST ANDREW’SPRESCHOOL!

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YetminsterMusic for all tastes from

medieval to modern includingworks by

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There will be a retiringcollection, all donations greatly

appreciated.Alex Mitchell – saxophonesAmy Whittlesea – recorders

Michael Hulmes – guitar Roy Stratford – piano

Please come and support thisworthy cause.

Judy

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News from the Wriggle Valley Singers andFolk South West

In November Folk South West hosted aLoud and Clear singing day of traditionalcarols in St Andrews Church Leigh. We hada great day and it was decided that weshould carry on meeting, which we did. On10 December the newly created WriggleValley Singers shared a concert withStanchester Quire in Leigh Village Hall,where they joined the Quire for some carolsbut also did two spots of their own. Theywere enormous and received well-deservedthunderous applause!

Flushed with success we continued tomeet and on 19 December we went carolsinging around Leigh, singing the old carolsas they would have been sung over 150years ago. We concentrated on the areafrom The Cross to South Street so we aresorry if you missed out this year but we dohope to do it again next year when we willfocus on a different part of the village. Thesinging was excellent and it was a lovelyChristmassy occasion. We collected £110,which is divided equally between Shelterand Folk South West. Thank you so much toall who sang, listened and gave sogenerously, it is all much appreciated.Special thanks to Caroline and Pam Birdsellfor the fabulous mince pies and mulled wineat the end, it was just perfect!

And so to the future – The WriggleValley Singers would like to carry onmeeting and singing and we hope to fit in atleast four sessions between now and Easter.Please get in touch if you would beinterested in joining us.

Folk South West on the move – In Juneour landlord would like to have his houseback. Completely understandable from hispoint of view but just a bit sad for us as we

have loved our time at Church Farm. We arekeen to stay in the village and the plan atthe moment is that we will move to ChurchFarm Cottages. As this is slightly smallersome of our stuff will go into store but weare searching for anyone who has a spareroom that we could use to store ouraccumulation of costumes. We use these onvarious occasions during the year when weare singing at Medieval, Victorian andEdwardian events. It is quite important thatthey are accessible, dry and away from toomany mice! Please do let us know if youthink you might be able to help.

Philippa [email protected]

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Your Preschool needsyour support

You may or may not be awareof the troubles the St Andrews WriggleValley Preschool has faced over the lastcouple of years, and more importantly, inthe last weeks. The Preschool was very proud to havecelebrated its 40th year in 2011 but, asparents, we had no idea of the financialstruggle with which the School’sGovernors found themselves until thebeginning of December 2011. Thegovernors were forced to issue a letter tothe parents informing them that comeJanuary the Preschool would be suspendedbecause it was running at a significantdeficit which the school could no longersustain. It also stated that the Preschoolstaff had accepted voluntary redundancyand the future of the provision would bediscussed at the meeting with thegoverning body in February 2012. The majority of the childrenattending the Preschool are aged 4 yrs +and thus in their final year at Preschool,before making the huge jump to Receptionin St Andrew’s CE Primary School, AcornClass. Many parents specifically chose StAndrews Wriggle Valley Preschool becauseof the liaison and integration with themain school and thus weren’t going to takethings lying down!! A committee has now

been formed called The Wriggle ValleyParents Group with elected officers andan adopted constitution. It is fullycommitted to the continuation of thePreschool for another 40 years!!! The Preschool will operate withvolunteer staff for the first term withthe view to employing permanent stafffrom February 2012. The committee hasworked very closely with the governorsand Paul Miller, Headteacher, to ensurethat the Preschool remains Ofstedregistered and can continue to offer theexcellent standards it always has doneand most importantly remain legal!! The final piece in our jigsaw puzzle,the CRB checks, have been returned andthe Preshcool reopened its doors as StAndrew’s Preschool on Monday 9 January .The 'ownership' of the Preschool has beentransferred back to the parents and itwill be operated by the parents group asit was many years ago. Well aware of theprevious issues the Preschool faced, theofficers of the new committee areexperienced in their fields and the pool ofknowledge is vast to ensure that anyhurdles can be overcome!! The parents have managed to savethe Preschool for the time being but thecontinuing support of the surroundingcommunities is needed for its survival!! Ihope that the local community will alsocontinue to support the Preschoolfundraising activities, as you did for thewell attended Race Night, by joining us inforthcoming events, such as the classicalconcert (see page 43) and other activitiesheld by the Preschool; we will ensure thatevery demographic is catered for!! ThePreschool will be relaunched in February.

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Variety Evening 17 MarchSome of you will know

already that our fourthgranddaughter, Poppy,was born with Down’ssyndrome in March 2011.Our son, Robert, Poppy’sfather, is running in theLondon Marathon onbehalf of the DownsSociety. In order to helphim with his sponsorshipand to raise money forsuch a good cause in anentertaining manner weare holding a MusicalEvening at ChetnoleVillage Hall on Saturday,March 17 at 7.30pm. Avariety of acts are planned,largely, but not exclusively,local talents, with somefrom as far afield asSingapore and Sydling StNicholas!

Tickets in advance at£2.50 are available fromJim and Michele

Aldhouse 01935 872994,or via the Coffee Morningin the Village Hall onWednesday mornings.Entrance on the night willbe £3.00. There will beother opportunities tohelp with this veryworthwhile cause on theevening. Do come andcelebrate our localWriggle Valley talents onwhat will prove to be avery lively and varied StPatrick’s night!! DIY barbut some nibbles will beprovided.

If you are unable tocome on the evening butwould like to make adonation or sponsor himplease log on towww.justgiving.com/Robert-Aldhouse

All monies howevergreat or small will bereally appreciated

Thank you


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The Old Vicarage Care Homegoes to London

For thethird time,The OldVicarage hasbeenrecognisedas anoutstandingbusiness withthe GreatBritish CareAwards,earning a

place this year at the finals of theGreat South West Care Awards 2011,to be held in London this May.

After impressing the judges at theinterview stage of the competitionwith their passion for the job and forthe individual care of residents andstaff alike, Annie Sinnott and Sue Fordwere winners, being invited to attendthe national finals for the care homesector, which will take place this Mayin London.

Both attended a wonderfulevening, held at The Passenger Shed,Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol, on Friday 4November. The gala included achampagne reception and gourmetmeal, as well as the presentation ofthe awards for the nineteen categorywinners, presented by Keith Chegwin,in which Annie and Sue accepted theawards for Care Employer and CareHome Worker.

All of us at The Old Vicarage, aswell as the local community, are veryhappy and proud of these thoroughlywell-deserved achievements, andwish Annie and Sue all the best in thisyear’s finals.

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Year 6 pupils at StAndrew's are to becongratulated for theirexcellent results in thesummer 2011 NationalCurriculum Tests (SATs). The Primary SchoolLeague Tables werepublished by theDepartment for Educationjust before Christmas. Outof the 172 Dorset primaryschools, St Andrew's wasplaced 3rd for their resultsin Maths and English. Thissuccess follows the school'svery encouraging Ofstedinspection in May 2011. Allour class teachers, support

staff andteachingassistants haveworkedtogether co-operativelyand efficientlythroughout theyears toachieve thissuccess; ateam effortfrom the moment ourchildren come into school.Children at St Andrew's arelucky to be taught by suchan excellent team. Welldone everyone!!! Lead by Headteacher

Paul Miller, the schoolcontinues to build areputation as a high-achieving and happy school.As a result pupil numbersare still steadily increasingand we now have 160children on roll, comparedwith 149 in September2010.

We have a new DeputyHead this term. JanePrelagouskas joins us froma school in South Wales

and we are very pleased towelcome her into theschool community. She willbe a great addition to analready talented staff.

Judy FerretterChair of Governors

St Andrew's CE Primary School Yetminsteris one of the top Dorset Primary Schools!

NEWS FROM ST ANDREWS’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk

Lewis and Ethne, two pupil’s fromour last year’s year 6, being challenged by a forensics workshop at the Boy’s School, Sherborne

Children, even in Reception, are encouraged totake part in our Christmas productions whichboosts their self esteem

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News from our Churches

ood and Faith have been intimatelylinked since the earliest times ofour human history. Out Lent coursethis year will explore how food has

shaped our understanding of God and givenus opportunities both to celebrate andreflect on our human condition.

Food touches our lives at every point,political, social, religious, andeconomic. It doesn’t matterwhether we are watching TV,out shopping, in the garden orin Church, food in never farfrom our minds. Whatevertime of year winter, spring,summer or autumn there willbe something good tocelebrate usually with food!Wherever we are in the worldthere will be food in all itsglorious diversity and cultural associations.

Yet our generation is further removedfrom the production of food than any otherin history. Children can grow up thinkingtheir food comes from a supermarket shelf,where all traces of its origin have beenremoved. We have grown used to eating ina hurry food we have not prepared, fromplaces we do not know, produced in a waythat is damaging our planet.

Yet there is a silent revolution occurringled by celebrity chefs and fair-tradecampaigners, farmers, and allotmentgrowers, animal welfare warriors andshoppers to transform the way we thinkabout food. The age old relationshipbetween humanity and the earth aroundwhich our national life has been built isbeginning to matter more to us. We areincreasingly aware of the damage done tothe earth when food is produced without a

concern for the welfare of the people, theanimals or the consumer.

Food and Faith: In the greatdebate now under way in oursociety the sacred nature of foodis not often touched on and yetfood lies at the centre of our faithas well. The Church’s calendar istraditionally divided up betweenfeasts and fasts as we celebrateand abstain from food,reminding us each day that foodis a gift from God. We welcomeeach week guests who have

written, lectured and worked in foodproduction. A rural officer, a Franciscanfriar, a farmer, a theologian and a priest willall offer us a fresh approach to food andfaith.

Rev. Simon Brignall

www.wrigglevalleybenefice.org

Feast or Fast? Thinking about food.

FFeast or Fast? Thinking about food.

Food and Faith have been intimately linked since the earliest times of our human history. Out Lent course this year will explore how food has shaped our understanding of God and given us opportunities both to celebrate and reflect on our human condition.Food touches our lives at every point, political, social, religious, and economic. It doesn’t matter whether we are watching TV, out shopping, in the garden or in Church, food in never far from our minds. Whatever time of year winter, spring, summer or autumn there will be something good to celebrate usually with food! Wherever we are in the world there will be food in all its glorious diversity and cultural associations.Yet our generation is further removed from the production of food than any other in history. Children can grow up thinking their food comes from a supermarket shelf, where all traces of its origin have been removed. We have grown used to eating in a hurry food we have not prepared, from places we do not know, produced in a way that is damaging our planet.Yet there is a silent revolution occurring led by celebrity chefs and fair-trade campaigners, farmers, and allotment growers, animal welfare warriors and shoppers to transform the way we think about food. The age old relationship between humanity and the earth around which our national life has been built is beginning to matter more to us. We are increasingly aware of the damage done to the earth when food is produced without a concern for the welfare of the people, the animals or the consumer.Food and Faith: In the great debate now under way in our society the sacred nature of food is not often touched on and yet food lies at the centre of our faith as well. The Church’s calendar is traditionally divided up between feasts and fasts as we celebrate and abstain from food, reminding us each day that food is a gift from God. We welcome each week guests who have written, lectured and worked in food production. A rural officer, a Franciscan friar a farmer, a theologian and a priest will all offer us a fresh approach to food and faith.

Rev. Simon Brignall

From the RegistersBaptismsNeav Amelia Higgins andMya Rhianna Higgins ChetnoleAddison Phillipa Kirk YetminsterSeth Richard Taylor Leigh

WOMAN'SWORLD DAY of PRAYER

2.30pm, Friday 2 MarchSt. Mary's Church, Hermitage

Theme: Let Justice PrevailPrepared by ChristianWoman of Malaysia.

All welcome - men, woman andyoung people

For more information or offers ofhelp please contact

Valerie Rowsell on 872594


Food and Faith have been intimately linked since the earliest times of our human history. Out Lent course this year will explore how food has shaped our understanding of God and given us opportunities both to celebrate and reflect on our human condition.Food touches our lives at every point, political, social, religious, and economic. It doesn’t matter whether we are watching TV, out shopping, in the garden or in Church, food in never far from our minds. Whatever time of year winter, spring, summer or autumn there will be something good to celebrate usually with food! Wherever we are in the world there will be food in all its glorious diversity and cultural associations.Yet our generation is further removed from the production of food than any other in history. Children can grow up thinking their food comes from a supermarket shelf, where all traces of its origin have been removed. We have grown used to eating in a hurry food we have not prepared, from places we do not know, produced in a way that is damaging our planet.Yet there is a silent revolution occurring led by celebrity chefs and fair-trade campaigners, farmers, and allotment growers, animal welfare warriors and shoppers to transform the way we think about food. The age old relationship between humanity and the earth around which our national life has been built is beginning to matter more to us. We are increasingly aware of the damage done to the earth when food is produced without a concern for the welfare of the people, the animals or the consumer.Food and Faith: In the great debate now under way in our society the sacred nature of food is not often touched on and yet food lies at the centre of our faith as well. The Church’s calendar is traditionally divided up between feasts and fasts as we celebrate and abstain from food, reminding us each day that food is a gift from God. We welcome each week guests who have written, lectured and worked in food production. A rural officer, a Franciscan friar a farmer, a theologian and a priest will all offer us a fresh approach to food and faith.

Food and Faith: A Lent course for theWriggle Valley Benefice.

Food and Faith have been intimately linkedsince the earliest times of our human

history. Our Lent course will explore howfood has shaped our understanding of Godand given us opportunities both to celebrate

and reflect on our human condition.Tuesday 28 February, 7.30 pm. Food and

Farming: Farming, past, present andfuture? Canon Jean Coates. Rural Officer

(Dorset) Salisbury Diocese.St. Andrew’s Hall. Yetminster.

Tuesday 6 March, 7.30 pm. TheTransition Movement: Moving towards a

sustainable future? Rev’d. Dr. MikePerry, Rector Cam Vale Benefice.

Chetnole Village Hall.

Tuesday 13 March, 7.30 pm. Food andHospitality. Looking at the Gospel

accounts of Jesus and food. Dr. RichardRoberts, Theological Educator and Church

leader. Leigh Village Hall.Tuesday 20 March, 7.30 pm. Food andSpirituality. What can bread teach usabout our faith? Brother Samuel SSF.

Guardian of Hilfield Friary.The Recreation room Hilfield Friary.

Tuesday 27 March, 7.30 pm. The Food ofLife. Exploring the Eucharist.

Rev. Tony Durkin. Farmer, Policeman,Prison Officer and Priest.

St. Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster.The evenings will begin with an introduction

from the Rev. Simon Brignall.We will have the opportunity for questions andcoffee during the final half an hour and end

promptly at 9.00 pm.

Over the past few years Hilfield Friary,Batcombe, below the edge of the DorsetDowns, has developed as a mixedcommunity of Franciscan brothers and laymembers, both men and women. Althoughthe night shelter for ‘wayfarers’ closed in2004 we continue to offer hospitality tomany guests, including those with particularneed of rest, refuge and refreshment.

At the heart oaf our life is the rhythm ofdaily prayer and worship. A particular focusfor us as Franciscans is working for peace –with each other, amongst Christians andpeople of other world faiths, and livingpeaceably with the environment. There’s anexciting conservation programme on ourland and we run a range of courses andretreats which share something of StFrancis’ peaceful wisdom for the worldtoday. You can read more about Hilfield onour website: www.hilfieldfriary.org.uk

As the work of the Friary is expandingwe are looking for local volunteers – peoplewho are interested in our Franciscan ethosand the kind of work that we are doing, andwho would be willing to give some timeeach week or fortnight to assist in staffingour office, welcoming guests, helping withour Friary shop, or sharing in any of theregular and essential community tasks:cleaning, cooking, gardening etc. We regardthose who help us as part of the communityfor the time that they are at the Friary, andwe invite them to share in our meals andour meetings. If you would like toexperience something of Franciscancommunity life in this way please get intouch us.

Sara Whistance, PA to Br Samuel SSF01300 34231.

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entle Reader,Some of you may have

heard already that John and Ihave retired and have made themomentous decision to sell Moreys after20 happy years and return to Orkney.Having notified many of our friends (andformer pupils) up there, we discovered thatthere is a dearth of Ministers and that Icould have a full – time job preaching if Iwanted, but being officially retired one canalways say “No”! We’ve come to the

conclusion that the Lord wants us to beuseful while we are still sufficiently fit andable. Consequently this will be my lastcontribution to the Wriggle ValleyMagazine. I used the meditation below bya Sister of Carmel at a funeral last year andit summarises beautifully how I feel. Thankyou all for your fellowship andneighbourliness. We shall miss you all, buthope to visit when time permits. God blessyou all.

Jo Jones Sherborne & Yeovil Methodist Circuit

Yetminster Methodist Church

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Outside the city in amarsh near a river grew areed. She had lived in thegreen and yellow marsh allher life, and she was happy.

When it rained, theyoung reed thanked God;she felt clean on theoutside and on the inside.Within her, life surged andshe grew strong.

When the sun beat onthe marsh, she thankedGod too (but not as loudlyas before). She knew thatalthough it scorched heroutside and hurt her inside,her roots were digging intorich black soil, but most ofher days were like yoursand mine – Sunny, overcast,windy, or drizzly.

One day (I’m not sure ofthe date), the Son of Godwalked through the marsh.

He liked it out there attimes, away from thewhirlpool city. He saw thespeckled reed and stoppedto look at her. It wasn’tthat she was particularlybeautiful, but the Son ofGod needed a reed to pipeon and, with a little fixingup, she would do.

He studied the reed andfinally said: “Little reed, Ineed a pipe to play a melody.Would you let me pluck youby the roots? I can fix for mypurpose and that may hurt,but I wish to sing a song oflove through you”

The little reed couldhardly believe her ears; shecould hardly believe whatwas happening to her orwhat the Son of God wassaying to her.

Finally, she strangelyenough said, with nohesitation:

“Yes, yes, let it be done”And as the Son of God

pulled up the reed by theroots (and it did hurt), shelay in his hand and didn’tmind. Even when he tookhis knife and cut away herthrobbing roots, she justcried:

“Yes, yes, let it be done”The Son of God whittled

her to fit his palm andemptied the clutter in herheart. And when she washollow, virgin empty, theSon of God kissed her withhis lips and utteredthrough her a beautifulsong of Love.

A Sister of Carmel

Uttered Through a Reed


Day Events in FebruarySaturday 11 February - Our Daily Bread led by Br Sam. In a world wheremillions go hungry because of an insufficient diet and an almost equal numberare struggling to cope with obesity, we urgently need to recognise some of theissues involved. This day will explore our relationship with food - where itcomes from, how it is produced, how we can feed a world population of morethan seven billion and how we can adjust our patterns of growing, preparingand eating. 10am to 4pm. A lunch of bread and soup will be provided.Suggested donation £10.Saturday 18 February - ‘Water Springs in the Wilderness’ a Pre-Lent QuietDay. Individual and church groups are welcome. 10am to 4pm. Bread and soupprovided. Suggested donation £10.

Saturday 25 February - Snowdrop Day with Br Vincent. Spend timeexploring the beautiful grounds of Hilfield Friary. Bring a packed lunch.Donations to the National Garden Scheme.

For more information and bookings please contact the Guest Brother on: Telephone: 01300341741 Email: [email protected] or visit our website: www.hilfieldfriary.org.uk

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Information about your Church

Yetminster Methodist ChurchChapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJMinister: Rev'd Sooncheol Choi73 Granville Way, Sherborne, DT9 4ATTelephone: 01935 815666email: [email protected] 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)

Services commence at 10.30am andare followed by refreshments.

February12th Miss Janet Le Moignan26th Holy CommunionRev'd Sooncheol Choi

March11th Rev'd Charles Crane25th Rev'd Sooncheol Choi.

Wriggle Valley BeneficePriest in Charge: Rev’d Simon BrignallThe Rectory, Church St, Yetminstertel: 07718 627674 or 01935 872 237email: [email protected]

Office: St Andrew’s Hall,Church Street, YetminsterTel: 01935 872600 (24 hr message service)email: [email protected]: Simon’s usual day off is Friday

Licensed Lay Minister:John Strover 01935 872437

The Friary, HilfieldSundays:8.30am Sung Eucharist5.15pm Sung Evening Prayer(Mondays Closed – Brother’s Free Day)

Weekdays:12 noon Midday Prayer followed byEucharist5.15pm Evening PrayerThese are sung onSaint’s Days

Roman Catholic ServicesRoman Catholic ChurchThe Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm,Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3ELtel: (01935) 812021

Parish Priest:Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G.e-mail: [email protected]: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

Mass times:Saturday 6pmSunday 10.30amHoly Days 10am and 6.30pmWednesday 10am Friday 10amFor other services and information,please see the noticeboard, newsletter orwebsite.

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Leigh Weather WatchNovember/December 2011

Despite some doom mongeringnewspaper predictions, 2011 endedwithout a repeat of the previousyear’s arctic conditions.People who did wantto do somethingcould ventureoutdoors withoutrisking multiplefractures or having to buy afour wheel drive inthe hope ofgetting theresafely.Temperatures

On Christmas Day2010 the temperature had plungedto a record low of -13.7C (only 7F).The coldest nights in November andDecember 2011 never fell below -4C (25F), and it was the third mildestend to a year since 2000. Maximumtemperatures in this period were thehighest since our records began 12years ago.

RainfallThe last two months of 2011

produced only 144 mm (5.7”) of rain,or 37% less than usual for this period.Total 2011 rainfall ended up at691mm ((27”). As this was 25% belowaverage the year had effectivelylost three months’ rainfall. Even so,we did better than many other partsof the country, where reservoirs arestill too low to be able to

cope with a prolongeddry spell next year.Sunshine

2011 had adisappointing summer but,unlike most years, the last

two months were verysunny. There were 120

hours of sunshine,or 56% more thanusual. This brought

the total sunshinehours for the year to 1239, or arespectable 9% above average.Winds

Windspeeds it the close of2011 were below the seasonalaverage, with even the windiestDecember day only just reaching 40mph.

“Winter is the time of promisebecause there is so little to do – orbecause you can now and then

permit yourself the luxury ofthinking so.”

Stanley Crawford(presumably a gardener and not a farmer)

PC users: previous weather reports and other news about Leigh can be found at www.leighvillage.org.uk

Philip Bryan

MonthTemperatures (deg. C) Rain Sun Days without:

Av.Av.

Max..Av

Min.Max. Min. mm hours Rain Sun

Nov. 10.8 13.8 6.1. 16.8 -3.3 64 69 16 4

Dec. 6.8 10.0 3.5 13.0 -3.7 80 51 11 7


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Planning ApplicationsBATCOMBE1/D/11/001505 13/09/2011 Church Farm House, stile way –

porch listed building consent. Approved.

1/D/11/001504 13/09/2011 Church Farm House, stile way –porch. Approved.

HILFIELD1/D/11/001550 22/09/2011 Pond Farm, Pond Farm Access Road –

Construct tennis court & manège. Use of land for private equestrian purposes (Full) – No Decision.

1/D/09/000702 21/05/2009 Knapp Farm Load Lane - Erect agricultural worker's dwelling to replace mobile home (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) (Full) –

No Decision.LEIGH1/D/11/001501 27/09/2011 Church Farm, Chetnole Road - Extension (Listed Building Consent) – Withdrawn.1/D/11/001501 27/09/2011 Church Farm, Chetnole Road – Extension (Full) – Withdrawn.1/D/11/001510 22/09/2011 Field Adjacent Church Farm, Chetnole Road – Ground mounted solar PV panel (Full) – Withdrawn.YETMINSTER1/D/11/001749 03/11/2011 The Old Barn, Higher Farm, High Street – Redesign of lean-to, internal rearrangement of staircase & provision of a second stainless steel flue (Listed Building Consent) –

No Decision.1/D/11/001748 03/11/2011 The Old Barn, Higher Farm, High Street – Redesign of lean-to, internal rearrangement of staircase (Listed Building Consent) – No Decision.1/D/11/001627 21/10/2011 Knighton House, Brister End - Erect garage (Full) – No Decision.


February 2012

1/D/11/001690 14/10/2011 Buccaneer Group, Station Road – Certificate of lawfulness for existing use for display of motor vehicles for sale with advertisement (Certificate of Lawfulness (Exi) – No Decision.1/D/11/001675 12/10/2011 Springmead Farm, Brister End – Certificate of lawfulness for existing use in breach of agricultural occupancy condition (Certificate of Lawfulness (Exi) – No Decision.1/D/11/001477 09/09/2011 Tara, Queen Street - Attached single garage (Full) – Approved.

The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on 15December 2011, 14.15 at Stratton House, 58/60 High West Street,Dorchester.A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found

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Club NewsChetnole Cricket Club

Once again TheWriggle Valley Playersbring laughter andsunshine to deepest,darkest January. Thisyear the group returned toa more traditional fairytale theme for the annualpanto. But Red Riding,granddaughter of theoriginal Red Riding Hood,finds she has more than a

wolf to contend with.Many of the old

faithfuls were joined bysome new blood to form aglittering cast. AmyGoodfellow made aperfect principal girl,charming the audienceand her prince (HannahAndrews) with her crystalclear singing voice. Red’sGrandmother - theglamorous Granny Malaria

was played by TyroneTrower who ensured thatthe audience got everyjoke in the script (and afew more besides!). Butperhaps her (his?) finestmoment was when sheleapt into the arms of acoy Bobby Shaftoe (ChrisHouse) at the end ofYou’re the One that I want.

This year’s costumessurpassed any we’d seenbefore - thanks to GillClarke. The wolf, Lupus(Harvey Robotham) wasdressed to impress - butI’d be surprised if a fewmembers of the audienceweren’t plagued withnightmares after watchinghis antics. FortunatelyNeela Brooking, radiant asThe Woodland Fairy wasthere to calm our nerves.

Newcomers to panto,Amy Curtis and MaxHarding took on the partsof Bo Peep and Boy Bluewith great prowess. Theywere ably supported bysome of the more regularteenagers as well asmembers of the The DanceAcademy. Choreographyby Amanda Myall gave usanother dimension withsome superb performancesby many members of thecast. Jan Witt as musicaldirector ensured that wewere entertained withhigh quality sound tocomplement the actingand dancing.

With splendid comictiming and a greatchemistry, Pippa Scott andDaphne Barfoot as Hustleand Bustle brought thecomic relief, providing afoil to the evil Jasper deVyle (John House).

Congratulations toDirector, Kirsty Andrewsfor bringing this delightfulperformance to life. Nomean feat when weconsider that her thirdchild was due the dayafter the finalperformance! Thanks goout to all those whosupported the productionbehind the scenes.

Sylvie Lord

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Tuesday ClubOur first meeting of 2012 proved to be

most instructive and helpful. Two membersof the Dorset Fire Service, Dave and Johncame to tell us all about the dangers of fireand how to avoid one in our own homes.They started off by showing us a short filmof a fire started by a smouldering cigaretteleft on an easy chair. In real time it showedus that from the first sign of flame to acompletely burnt out room took just31/2minutes. The first and most essentialprecaution to take is the fitting of efficientmodern smoke alarms. I was not the onlyperson, with the old type, guilty of takingthe batteries out because they proved oversensitive. The modern ones are much lessover sensitive and the batteries cannot beremoved. Moreover if they are fitted by thefire service they will ensure that they arepositioned where they should not go off at

the least whiff of well done toast. In 2008there were 12 house fire deaths in Dorset,only three had working smoke detectors.

We were also told in case of a fire not tojump out of a window but, having firstphoned the fire brigade, to close the roomdoor and stop any smoke coming in with ablanket or rug at the bottom of the doorand open all windows for air. The closeddoor would keep the fire out for 25 minutesby which time the fire service would be withus. They then took the names and details ofanyone who would like a free visit and freedetectors fitted; and I think Leigh residentswill have given them enough work for therest of the year.

We then had a brief A.G.M.Subscriptions remain at £5 a year- a summore than recouped at our first meeting!

Sylvia Bryan

Leigh W.I.Our November

meeting was a talk byAnne Gray on “TheTwelve Days ofChristmas”. Anne was amulti-talented lady who

entertained us with an evening playingsome of her many medievalinstruments, such as early oboes, aharp and crumhorn. She also had ussinging carols and she explained thetrue meaning behind “The Twelve Daysof Christmas” which I think most of ushad forgotten, if we ever knew! Shealso shared with us many of the Tudortraditions for Christmas – it was allfascinating.

Our December meeting was ourChristmas Dinner which was preparedfor us by Helen Furness and her teamand as always very delicious. TheCommittee had organized some good

games for us to play and we allenjoyed the “Secret Santa”.

Our February meeting (28th) is atalk by Mrs Annette Trapaud on theDorset & Somerset Air Ambulancewhich should be very interesting,especially as we never know when wemight need its assistance. Do comeand join us.

Anne Reason

Hermitage & Hilfield W.I.At our December meeting the

members of the Hermitage and HilfieldW.I. enjoyed a delicious Christmas meal,once again provided by Helen Furness,and the sharing of gifts and sparklingentertainment.

It was a wonderful start to thefestive season.

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden ClubAt the first meeting of 2012 members

enjoyed a talk on seed sowing andpropagation from Mike Burks of TheGardens Group. He talked informativelyand entertainingly on the topic, touching onthe fact that seeds can range in size fromthe microscopic begonia semperflorens (sotiny that it is said to be more expensive,weight for weight, than gold) to thecoconut.

With the recent revival of interest in‘grow your own’, seed sales are nowincreasing and we were shown examples ofthe different ways that manufacturersmarket and present their seeds.

Mike then gave a real ‘hands on’demonstration, showing how to mix seedand cutting compost with an equal quantityof perlite for the ideal sowing medium andhow to sow seeds to obtain even coverage,(first in one direction and then at right

angles). Another tip: when watering, useroom temperature water and start andfinish sprinkling outside the seed tray. Thisavoids large drops falling on the seeds anddisturbing them.

We were told how pricking out thegerminated seedlings as soon as they canbe handled will encourage good growth andavoid leggy plants. Most importantly,always follow the instructions on the backof the seed packet. All this usefulinformation, plus brief advice on variousmethods of propagation, was delivered inMike’s usual light-hearted and amusingstyle. The prize for the best indoorflowering plant was won by ChristineDickerson with her African Violet.

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After another really goodyear I would like to thank all ofour customers for their supportand also the committee and ourhelpers for all the time they giveto the Sports Club; they workvery hard too keep everythingrunning as smoothly as possible.

We have had a verysuccessful Christmas and NewYear and we must say a bigTHANK YOU too to Terry andPhil Steele of Oakleigh Farm,Yetminster for their kind

donation towards our Christmasraffle.

Wishing you all a happy andhealthy new year.

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The title of our November talk was adown-to-earth one – just Storytelling - butin the hands of Linda Carroll, 'down-to-earth' was the last thing it proved to be,and we were treated to an evening asthought-provoking as it was entertaining!

Linda's knowledge of the art of tellingstories - as well as the stories themselves -is vast, and beginning with a parable, thathad an ironic twist in its tail (excuse pun!),she went on to talk about the origins ofstorytelling itself, how, as soon as peopledeveloped speech they began to tell stories

– to instruct, to try to explain theinexplicable, but most of all, perhaps,simply to entertain – or, in the case ofghost stories - to enjoy making theirlisteners glance nervously behind them andmove closer to the fire!

For centuries the same, or very similarstories, have turned up regularly all overthe world, sometimes because they havebeen spread by travellers, but more oftenbecause the original tellers all justhappened to have had the same idea! Suchstories can be short and straightforward,long and involved, practical or magical.

Their endings can be happy, unhappy oreven equivocal, but they all carry somesort of a moral or lesson that the listenerwould be wise to heed; Linda gave us aplenty of fascinating examples, the mostintriguing of all being the Armenian storyof a wife, her husband and a mysteriouslocked chest... As she had been ateacher, Linda also read extracts from oneof Gervase Phinn's books recounting hisexperiences as a teacher and later a schoolinspector. Some were sad, some extremelyfunny, but all were enlightening, and weagreed with her (and Gervase Phinn) that ifchildren are given the chance to enjoy

'story-time', at home as well as at school, itcan open the door to so many things – notleast the power to use their imaginations.

The meeting went on much longer thanusual because, as well as answeringquestions on a subject as old as it isfascinating and still able to cast its spellover adults and children alike, Linda wasalso asked to tell us ' just one more story'before we went home!

Dorothy Baldock

The next WVWG Meeting is on Tuesday,21 February - 7.30pm. in Leigh Village Hall -when Mrs. Eustace will guide us through300 Years of Music. It is an Open Meetings,so guests – men as well as women – aremost welcome. Finally, if you would likemore details about our friendly group,please contact Ann Flew (01935 873660) orPat Smith (01935 872553). Dr Alan Chedzoy

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the World of theTropical Garden at

the Januarymeeting gave ussome good ideas

should we wish to create our ownbotanical paradise. After running throughthe history of botanic gardens in the UKand around the world, he shared with us atrip he had taken to Bali some years ago tosee how the temples, pavilions and palacesof the past were embellished withexuberant and spiritual planting. Palms,ferns, hibiscus, bourganvillea, frangipani,fig and flame trees plus all manner ofuncatchable names were there inabundance, creating an impressive and insome places, impenetrable jungle of foliageand flowers. Those with a penchant fordrifting off to sleep during a slide showmay have missed the more unusualdecorative features; topless Bali beautieswafting enigmatically through dramaticfoliage certainly created a noticeable stiramong the others! If seeing is believing,you too could have this effect in yourgarden!

We then moved on to see howbotanical gardens have changed with themove to more contemporary planting. Thecareful mix of vibrant colours, harmonyand layers of different greens combinedwith the more thoughtful application of thetraditional concepts of space, abundanceand stillness were used to amazing effect.

Reference was made several times toWill Giles, who has created a very goodbotanical garden in Norwich, which

demonstrates that you can create tropicaleffects anywhere in the world. I think hisweb site is worth a visit if you areinterested in creating something similar.

The evening was brought to a close bya concise and witty vote of thanks fromJohn Parfitt, and grateful applause!

Diamond JubileeAs you know, arrangements are

underway for the Diamond Jubileecelebrations in Yetminster. It is hoped thewhole village will join in, not just inparticipating, but also in the preparation.We would like to take this opportunity toput out an early rallying call to all thegreen-fingered members of the village. Wewill be looking for red, white and blueflowers to decorate hanging baskets in theHigh Street, so if you can help with this,now is probably the time to start planning.A sub-committee to manage the flowerswill be in operation and in contact soon.

Other datesThe next Society meeting will be on 14

February, when we have a speaker onGardening Folklore from Castle Gardens.The discount buying evening, as last year, isin March.

We mentioned at the end of last yearthat we are planning an Open Gardenevent for Yetminster later in June. Bearingin mind the activities surrounding theJubilee, we were probably being a littleambitious with this date, and besides, allthe flowers, at least from my garden, willprobably be hanging in baskets up anddown the High Street. So we will announcea later date in due course.

As they say in Bali: Hari-Hari bahagia!Pandy Brown

Yetminster & Ryme Garden, Art and Craft Society

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Leigh Discussion GroupWe commence with our annual

Christmas Meal which this year was heldon the 18 November in the Folke GolfClub. They did us proud with a mostenjoyable meal. 54 persons attended - wehad our usual raffle which realised £100plus our annual hands on your head oryour bum ably organised as usual by PaulSmith – this made £54 for a selectedcharity. The evening was finished off witha few jokes mainly at the expense of ourChairman Charlie Osmond - great evening all round!

We move on then to our meeting onthe 6 December when we had a socialevening where we get competitive withthe best old photos; this time on farming.Also cakes baked to a set recipe with therecipe this year being provided by the lateand sadly much missed Marge Samways.Marge was a great cook and a regularwinner in these competitions.

Our guest judges for the evening wereAlan and Ann Osmond, after muchdeliberation the winners were Cakes – 1stValerie Buckland with runners up NormanBuckland and Eileen Dare.

Cheese Straws – 1st Sheila Smith andrunners up Brenda Evans and Eileen Dare.Photographs - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brian Read.

The evening was finished off with agame of Bingo run by Charlie and ablyassisted by his wife Ann.

Finally, we report on our meeting of 3January 2012 when our guest speakerwas Mrs Peet. Her subject was TudorBritain (No Knickers)! Well, I have to saywhat an interesting talk - she heldeverybody's attention from first to lastwith explicit details of real life in Tudortimes, from differences between rich andpoor, having babies, what they wore andvarious health remedies whichbeggared belief - but all facts of a timethat was never in our history books. Weshall invite Mrs Peet again.

We wish everybody good health andhappiness in 2012 and remember wemeet in Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm the firstTuesday of the month so why not comealong and join us, you will be mostwelcome.

Chris Jacobs

Our diocesan theme forthis year is ‘Your Gift?

Discover and Celebrate’.As yet we do not have ourevents for the coming yearfinalized yet – but we dohope maybe to holdanother ‘Cup Cake morning’which everyone seemed toenjoy as our fund raiser forthis year – so do watch outfor posters etc. If you

would like moreinformation about theMothers’ Union, pleasecontact either Jane Trower872436 or Anne Reason873726. We continue topray for Margaret Shipmanand her speedy recoveryfrom her recent surgery.

Anne Reason

The Wriggle Valley Mother’s Union


This year theChuckers’Christmas Dinnerwas held at theYeovil Golf Club, anew venue for theBoules Club.

Although a few were not able toattend, a gathering of about 24members enjoyed an excellentevening meal in very pleasantsurroundings. John Head, actingas Chairman for the occasion,summarised the season’sactivities and presented thetrophies for the Club Competitionsheld earlier in the year. With somany contributions of gifts for the

raffle, it seemed almosteverybody came away with a prize!

The Boxing Day Boules was wellattended. About 30 participants,including friends, children andgrandchildren, turned up at theboules terrain for morningsausage rolls, mince pies andmulled wine. It was a fun occasionand unlike last year year, whichwas cancelled because of the snow,the weather was mild enough fora few games of boules, with allthree pistes occupied for a coupleof hours.

We now look forward to the2012 Boules season.

Ian Wood

Chetnole Chuckers Boules Club

Boxing Day Boules

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District Councillor forthe Cam Vale Wardthe parishes of Folke,Alweston, Holnest Holwell,Leigh, Leweston, Lillington,Longburton, and NorthWootton:

Cllr Richard JungiusThe Members' Room,West Dorset DistrictCouncil,58/60 High West Street,Dorchester,Dorset DT1 1UZ.Email:[email protected]

District Councillor forthe Halstock WardBatcombe, Corscombe,East Chelborough,Evershot, Halstock,Hermitage, Hilfield,Melbury Bubb, MelburyOsmund, MelburySampford, and WestChelborough:Cllr Tony Frost,Homeleigh,Corscombe,Dorchester,Dorset,DT2 0NX.Tel: 01935 891321

District Councillor forthe Yetminster WardChetnole, Ryme Intrinseca,Stockwood andYetminster:Cllr MargaretLawrence,Trill Farm,Thornford Road,Sherborne,Dorset, DT9 6HFTel: 01935 872780

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