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Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG. Cheques can be made payable to Wriggle Valley Magazine.Thank you for your continued support

Welcome to our250th edition of theWriggle ValleyMagazine.

It, however,didn’t start off beingcalled that as youcan see from the

photo and indeed you can read thefirst ever magazine, the Yetminsterwith Ryme Intrinseca and High StoyMagazine on our website.

This magazine has beenproduced by many wonderful folkover the 25 years for your delectationto bring you all the current news andviews from your Wriggle Valleycommunity. So well done one andall; it is still a much needed methodof communication even in this timeof rapidly advancing technology.

This month it is full of autumnaland festive events which are comingup later in the month and of coursewe must remember it is a poignanttime for many as we think of thosewho have fallen in the World Warsand other conflicts (see p 40).

Thank you to our latestphotographic contributor, TimothyFoxx Neal, whose stunning photo RoeDoe in the Wriggle Valley graces our SilverAnniversary cover and highlights the beautifulcountryside in which we are lucky to live.

Have a sparkling November and keep safe. Bella Neate-Clegg

Editor’s notes…

Our First Edition

News from the Villages 5

Batcombe 5

Chetnole 6

Hermitage 14

Hilfield 15

Leigh 17

Ryme Intrinseca 22

Yetminster 24

Out & About 29

Diary - November onwards 30

Regular Meeting & Activities 32

General News 34

Remembrance Day 40

…there's nowt so… 53

St Andrew’s Primary School 51

News from our Churches 54

Church Services - Nov 58

Leigh Weather Watch 60

Planning Applications 62

…gone gardening.. 65

Club News 66

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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

There is a old country sayingthat "enough ice in November to bear aduck the rest of the winter will be mudand muck", we seem to be getting themud & muck now so it will beinteresting to see how Novembershapes up. As I write this there is stillsome silage to be made and maizelooks like being a month away fromharvesting , one of the worst summersin memory.

A very happy time for the Foxfamily with the christening of LoganHunter Fox, little brother to big sisterTilly.

The Harvest Festival Service at StMary’s was well attended. The servicewas taken by the vicar and wasfollowed by a bring and share lunchat the cheese house, Church FarmHouse. Our thanks to Julie & JonnyGibbs and all those who decorated thechurch and helped with the food andthe flowers in the church and all this onone of the few fine days of the month.

The Batcombe monthly coffeemorning will be on first Wednesday ofNovember at Lilian Newmans,Stonecroft, at 11am

Alan Bastone

BATCOMBE.....

One of Batcombe’s sons, TomWilliams of Bryn Celyn, has gained aTrainee Ranger placement within theDorset Countryside Ranger Service. Aftera stringent selection process for a verysmall number of vacancies Tom wasfinally selected to join the Dorset Coastal(East) Team. For the last two years Tomhas worked voluntarily two days a weekwith the Ranger’s Woodland Team atHigher Bockhampton, gaining valuableexperience and power tool licences. Within this prestigious Dorset coastalarea, now a World Heritage Site, Tom andhis supervisor will manage and maintainin all its aspects the South West CoastalPath which extends between WhiteNothe (near Weymouth) and Studland,via beautiful scenery locations such as

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Bridget Gordge

Please find High Stoy Parish Councilminutes in the Hilfield section

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CURRY LUNCH

1 pm, Sunday 18 NovemberTickets: £17 to include

wine and coffeeTo reserve your place:

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HOPE YOU CAN COME

Well yet anothermonth has whizzed by and I stillhaven't picked a single blackberry; allthe apples on my trees havemiraculously disappeared - they werethere the last time I looked in, er,August and now the lanes in our villageare filling up with mud and mushed-upleaves again. Where is 2012 going? Take note, walkers, riders and cyclists,of Sue Morgan's plea, now the days aredarker, and keep safe.

Welcome to the Chapman family whohave moved into the Rectory inMelbury Bubb. We hope you will bevery happy in that beautiful hamlet. Weare also saddened to learn of thedeaths of Lyn Darley's mother of MillLane; Harold Jenkinson of Neals Lane;Ron Goslin also of Neals Lane and MrsBashford of Hamlet and we send all oftheir families our condolences.

We at Tebbatt Towers have beenextremely road-safety conscious bypurchasing a gleaming white car sobright it is seen for miles and milesexcept that after a few days in Chetnoleit's now a lovely shade of coffee. Should have known better. No pointwashing it now until Spring. Welldone to the Chuckers for theircommunity award - read Gordon'sreport later on - and for putting littleChetnole on the map. Have a greattime this month spoiling yourselves atthe various epicurial delights on offer inthe village, along with the retailtherapy of the Christmas Craft Fair andsee you next time.

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The Chetnole & Leigh GardenClub would like to say "Thank you, Simon"to Simon James (says Linda Carroll) forprotecting their tree from cattle. It isplanted in the Pike's field which is used forthe annual flower show but at other timeshas cows grazing. It would not last long ifnot fenced from such hungry ladies, so weare very grateful for the kind act! Look outfor Linda's latest works on show at the OldSchool Gallery in Yetminster from 1November.

Sue Morgan says, "A Great Big ThankYou!! Once again the kindness andgenerosity of the village was demonstratedat the SSAFA Charity Coffee Morning . Wetook a grand total of £265.40! The usualsincere thanks to those who donated thelovely sale items, helped on the day and toall the wonderful people who attended andopened their purses so widely. The Rafflehamper Ticket no 14 (drawn by our PostOffice Manager Robert) was won by BeckyLeaning from Shaftesbury."

Chetnole Playing FieldThe sub committee who look after the

wonderful asset that Chetnole has in ourPlaying Field is looking for a few morepeople to join. If you feel you could offer asmall amount of your time for occasionalmaintenance and bi-monthly meetingsthen please call Nigel Bray on 01935872233 for more information.

Chetnole Fuel GroupThere are currently eighty four

members signed up to the Chetnole FuelGroup and the next delivery for fuel in thevillage will be in the week commencing21st November. It can provide you with aminimum order of five hundred litres of oil

each quarter at a more competitive price asa direct result of the sheer bulk amount offuel that is delivered in one go to our village. John Sanford advises that we should topup our tanks imminently to avoid the bigrise in fuel before Christmas and the coldweather months. If you would like to jointhis operation run by John then please ringhim on 01935 872973.

Autumn Molly's Christening at StPeter's Church

A Big thank you to everyone who had ahand in the christening of our latest granddaughter, Autumn Molly at St Peter's onSunday 30 September. It was wonderful tosee so many friends and relatives there tocelebrate her christening it made it a veryspecial and memorable occasion for thewhole family. Phillippa, her mum, ourdaughter, is known to many in the village asa previous member of the production teamof the magazine; though currently workingin Singapore, she relocates with herfamily to Melbourne in the New Year. Especial thanks go to Simon Brignall andStephanie Fripp for their work and to allthose who "chipped in" on the day to makethe event go so smoothly. Many Thanks.

Michele and Jim Aldhouse

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Chetnole Church NewsFirst the good news. Our stalwart band

of cyclists on their annual day out on theDorset Historic Churches Trust Ride andStride event raised the magnificent sum of£483.50 from their sponsors. With theaddition of Gift Aid this should raise theamount to over the magic £500 mark. Welldone to all concerned. As is usual, half ofthe amount raised, less Gift Aid is donatedto St Peter's Church, Chetnole

Now for the not so good news Duringfurther in depth work on the church wall, ithas been found that due to tree rootgrowth in the two years since the originalquotation, considerable further repair workwill be required at a cost of nearly £8000making further fund raising an urgentnecessity. So if you haven't contributed todate, now is your chance !!. (See below)

David Gough

St Peter's Church, Churchyard Wall During the

Quinquennial inspection ofthe Church and Churchyardin 2010 it was noted thatthe churchyard wall, whereit abuts the public highwaywas in a poor state ofrepair.

Quotations wereinvited from severalcontractors, and the lowestwas from Messrs Ellis & Co.Stonemasons of SheptonMallett. Incidentally thecompany is highly regardedby our Church Architect.

Due to the initialslowness in raising fundsfor the task, there hasbeen a small annualpercentage increase in thecosts quoted and workeventually started at theend of September last.

Unfortunately, in theinterim, tree roots haveproliferated in the wallstructure causing extensivedamage, leading to theincrease in costs. As thewall, like the church, is alisted structure (Grade 2*)we are constrained by thetype of stone required forthe wall repair itself, not tomention expensivehamstone for the capstoneson top and the associatedspecification for the limemortar mix.

One of the anomaliesthat has arisen is that anywork on the churchstructure itself is VATrefundable. Churchyardwalls are specificallyexcluded which means thatwe have to find the sum of£6919 for VAT alone

To clarify a questionthat has arisen regardingdonations to the churchfunds, any that specify

"Church Fabric Fund" or"Churchyard Wall Fund" areplaced in accounts of thatname and are "ring fenced"and thus can only beutilised for specific taskscovered by the accountstitle, therefore nothing canbe taken for admin,insurance etc, etc..

If you have any furtherquestions regarding theabove or any other aspectof our parish church,please do not hesitate tocontact any member of thePCC. If they don't know,they will know of someonewho does !!

David Gough


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Steve Graham is one of the UK’s top traditional trumpeters, and a fluentmandolin player, while Mike Denham is a fine solo pianist and (occasional)exponent of the Swannee whistle!

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Dorset Community Action - Best Kept Village Competition 2012Janet and I attended the

2012 Dorset Best VillageAwards evening at Corfe Mullenon 21 September, by invitationfrom the organisers, DorsetCommunity Action and theirsponsors. Chetnole Chuckerswon the Runners Up prize in

"The Peoples' Project" category,for establishing a successfulDorset village Boules Club.The first prize went ShiptonGorge, for setting up a village pub owned and run bythe community - definitely aworthy winner and a hard act to follow!

Chetnole did not win a prize for the Best [Kept] Village, but was informallycommended by the judges for its general tidiness and lovely playing field. I wasimpressed by the fact that in reviewing all55 entries in the competition, the panel ofjudges travelled a total of 700 miles aroundDorset! Well, somebody has to do it....

The club has donated the £50 prizemoney to St. Peter's Church Wall fund.

Gordon Ratcliffe, Chairman, Chetnole Chuckers

Chetnole Village Hall 100 ClubOctober 20121st £20 No.8 Mrs Yeatman2nd £15 No.71 Mrs V Powers3rd £10 No.111 Mr G Kite

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HERMITAGE....Local representative: Ray Dickerson(01963) 210292

Please find High Stoy Parish Councilminutes in the Hilfield section

Harvest FestivalWe had a well attended service for our

Harvest Festival. The church wasbeautifully decorated by Pat Richardson,helped by Mair Jones and Lin Allen.Thank you very much all of you.

Thank you too, to everyone who came tothe supper afterwards and especially toChristine, Faith, and Liz for their delicioussoups and cakes.

Remembrance Service – 4 NovemberWe are having our annual All Souls and

Remembrance Service on Sunday 4November in St. Mary’s starting at 6.30pm.

All are welcome.

Quiz for St. Mary’s – 10 NovemberThis is a final reminder that the next quiz

is on Saturday 10 November, starting at7.30pm in the Village Hall.

There is still one table available to book,so call me on 01963 210292 if you wouldlike to take part. The cost is £4 per head,with team sizes of a maximum of 4 people.

There will be a raffle and a bar, butplease bring your own nibbles.

Christmas Fair – 1 December at 2.30pmThis is a final reminder that we will be

holding our 2nd Christmas Fair onSaturday 1 December in the Village Hall.The Fair will begin at 2.30pm and will finishat 5pm.

There will be all things Christmassy forsale - seasonal food, gifts, decorations,cards, coffee and tea, mulled wine andmince pies will be on offer…and this year wewill be joined by Pink Organics and PhoenixTrading.

Entry is £1 and all proceeds will beshared by St. Mary’s Church and the VillageHall. We hope to see you there.

Christmas Bingo – 1 DecemberBingo with a Christmas ‘flavour’ will be

held in the Village Hall on Saturday 1December, starting at 7.30pm. Comealong and have some fun!

New Year’s Party – 26 January 2013As our next committee meeting is not

until after the deadline for this edition of themagazine, details about the party will not beavailable until the beginning of December.

What we do know is that it will be anopportunity for friends and neighbours toget together and have some fun, and toenjoy delicious food.

Saturday 26 January is the date, witha start time of 7.30pm.

Bridge tuitionThis is a reminder that we have the offer

of a Bridge ‘tutorial’ from one of our VillageHall committee members.

If you are interested in learning about orimproving your game please call me on210292 or [email protected].

CHRISTMAS FAIRHERMITAGE VILLAGE HALL

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HILFIELD....Local representatives: Michael & Ann [email protected], 01300 341148

High Stoy Parish Council(Batcombe, Hermitage & Hilfield)

Parish Councillors: Eveline Jones(Batcombe) John Ryder (Chair) &Keith Mitchell (Hermitage) AlanBastone & Sue Bosanquet (Hilfield).Clerk: Kerry Straughan 01935 83563

The following items of publicinterest arose from the High Stoy PCmeeting held on 4 September 2012.

The Council adopted a newModel Code of Conduct for Townand Parish Councils, in accordancewith section 27 of the Localism Act2011. Copies of the Code areavailable for inspection by membersof the public, at the Parish Clerk'sresidence in Batcombe, on Mondays,Tuesdays and Wednesdays betweenthe hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm.Please contact the Parish Clerk formore information'.

Community Self-Help duringExtreme Winter Weather

As our three villages are not onthe District Councils Snow ‘Priorityroute’ our roads will not be grittedor ploughed by DCC in times of snowand ice. The PC is thereforepreparing a Snow Plan to ensure

that our roads are treated whennecessary. This can only work withthe assistance of volunteers fromeach village to help spread grit insmall areas where it is needed. Ifyou are willing to help keep ourroads accessible please contact theParish Clerk. Details of the Snowplan will be made public whencompleted. In the current financialclimate we can expect fewerservices from Dorset County Counciland will have to rely on more self-help within our communities.

You are all most welcome toattend our next meeting at 7.30pmon Tuesday 11 December atHermitage village hall.

Kerry Straughan, Clerkto the HSPC

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November should be aquiet month when the hectic activity ofthe summer is over (well we had thehectic activity even if we didn’t havethe summer!) and before the shoppingand singing of Christmas has begun.On the other hand, there still seems tobe plenty going on so do not curl up forwinter just yet!

As the evenings draw in you mighthave a bit of time to search for that lastbit of jumble for the jumble sale in theVillage Hall on Saturday 3 November. Iam hoping to recycle the curtains I gotat the jumble sale 2 years ago for somethat fit the windows in our new house.They still have plenty of life left in themand I am proud to have been theirguardian for a couple of years andknow they will find a really good home!Proceeds for the sale will go to theVillage Hall and anybody with anyjumble should contact Sandy Burton(01935 873522) or Morag Orchard(01963 210619).

New to Leigh, we welcome Laura,Des, Phoebe and Lottie the dog toChurch Farm Cottages. I know that youwill all make them welcome as youalways do and they will quickly feel partof the village.

A small word of caution; whilst onholiday we had our very useful trolleystolen from our garden. Our own faultfor not making sure it was nailed down!Talking to other people, we are notalone so do please keep an eye out foryourselves and each other. Almosteveryone is honest and genuine and afew people are not!

Join us for some festive singing forChristmas see p35 for more information.

Philippa Toulson

LEIGH.....Representative: Philippa [email protected]

The Parish Council adopted a newCode of Conduct as required by theLocalism Act.

After two Hearings that took placein the village hall, the Inspectoratemade the decision that Longbridgeand Bolters Droves should remainopen to all traffic and the ParishCouncil has written to Dorset CCasking what it intends to do to theDroves to maintain them in a safestate in view of the decision.

The date of the next meeting is 20November 2012.

Margaret Read,

Pat Takes overPennies from Heaven

After many years of sterlingservice during which she collectedfor Leigh Village Hall over £ 3,000in pennies, Judy Grose has nowretired and her place has beentaken by Pat Morrell. Pat lives at 3Miz Maze in Leigh and will be thecollecting point for all thosepennies or other UK coins whichyou just do not know how to use.Her phone number is 01935873535 and her email address [email protected]. Sowhen you have collected at least a£1 or on a monthly basis, pleasebring them to the house or contacther for collection. Brenda will stillaccept them at the shop.

Mike Morrell

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Hugh MatthewsLower Totnell Farm in Leigh was

sold at auction on 25 May. Therewas some excitement around thevillage because the successfulbidder for the farmhouse andadjoining 50 acres was bidding bytelephone from Croatia. So thestory went around that the bidderwas Croatian, rather than simply onholiday in Croatia. The farm hadbelonged to Hugh Matthews andhad been in his family forsomething of the order of 120 years.At one time Lower Totnell was partof the much larger Totnell Farmwhere his great grandfather HughRussell Cannon lived. Hugh, betterknown to many as Hughie, lived atLower Totnell for his

entire lifeuntil hedied,peacefully,in his sleepaged 78 on27 Octoberlast year.

Hughtook overthe farmwhen hisownfather

died in 1957. He was then24 and was saddled with substantialdeath duties, so life was asignificant uphill struggle for someyears until they were paid off. Hehad left Fosters School at the age offourteen to work full time alongsidehis father. Over the years hebranched out into agriculturalhaulage in a small way buteventually was able to buy hisdream lorry, a 16 ton Mercedes

fl

atbed, and eventually disposedof his dairy herd but then, soonafter his mother died in 1983, hesuffered his first heart attack.Following a second attack in 1988,he was compelled to give up drivingthe lorry.

Hugh had been a member of theSherborne branch of the YoungFarmers’ Club and with DerekCooper was a founder member ofthe Hilfield and Hermitage branch inwhich he took a very active role,organising dances and other socialevents as well as participatingenthusiastically in tug of warcontests. As a boy he had learnedto ring bells, and continued to ringthroughout his life, first in Leigh andthen after he had recovered frombypass surgery in 1989, he taughtringers at Henstridge and then rangregularly at Mapperton where hehad friends and where he donatedthe cost of two bells (he waspresent at the bell foundry inWhitechapel when they were cast).So when it came to his funeral itseemed most natural that it shouldtake place there, where he was alsoburied.

Michael Sansum


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MOVIOLA

We aredelighted to announce that two members ofstaff and one of our residents have beenshortlisted for the National Caring TimesCare awards. Emily Spearing for Careleadership, Louise Turner for Care Trainingcoordinator and Denzil Goddard for bestresident contribution. They will all attendinterviews prior to attending the glitteringaward ceremony in November. We wishthem all the very best of luck!

We are also thrilled to announce thatKate and AJ (stars of last months WVMcover) are expecting a baby next April. Ourwarmest congratulations to them both.

Edna and Les Gillard visited us recently totalk of their first hand experience of life atSutton Bingham before the reservoir. It wasa fascinating morning illustrated by somewonderful old photographs of the cottagesand farms that are now just a memory.

A harvest sing song in early Octoberbrought back happy memories of Sundayschool and church, with a plentiful supply ofofferings.

Our Christmas Fair is on Saturday 17November; 10.30am-12 noon. We will havelots of stalls and gifts and we will besupporting the Save the Children campaign.Do come along and support us. Admission is£1 to include refreshments.

Jan Milward

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MENUSweet & Sour Pork

Couscous, Mushrooms & CabbageTreacle Sponge & Custard

For Reservations or more details:Ring Connie 01935 872946

Steven Spielberg’s much acclaimedfilm about a boy and his horse whosebond is broken when the horse is sold

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Shows start at 7.30pm, doors open7pm.(bar provided)

We look forward to seeing you on thenight.

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St Andrew’s Church, LeighThank you to all those who helped

in any way to make the HarvestService and lunch held on 23September such a success. As aresult we have been able to send FarmCrisis Network a cheque for £398.40which is a great result.

At our recent PCC meeting JohnParks, our churchwarden, said he hadbeen approached with regards to aclock being installed (financed by adonation) on the south and west sidesof the church tower. The PCC hasdecided to ask the whole communityof Leigh what they think of this ideabefore we agree that it may goahead. We are placing a petition inLeigh Village Stores and if you agreethat a clock should be installed,please would you sign by31 December 2012. Many thanks.

Anne Reason, PCC Secretary

Leigh Lottery results - July1st No.71 £30 Mr c Read2nd No.29 £20 Mr MorrellAugust1st No.161 £30 Mr M Jackson2nd No.67 £20 Mr & Mrs TaconSeptember1st No.87 £30 Mrs S Lumsden2nd No.78 £20 Mr Audry

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

Another great HarvestFestival in Ryme, in spite of the non stoppouring rain, with the church filled with justunder 60 people. Many thanks to themembers of the St Andrew’s choir who gaveup their evening to come & swell the singing.Many thanks also to everyone who didflowers, how lucky we are to have thoselovely big window sills. Thank you too, to thebell ringers our bells have been silent for longenough it is a lovely sound.

There were nearly 80 people for the

Harvest Supper at Church Farm which was avery jolly affair if the noise was anything togo by. A huge thank you to Scrap & Sue andall the Batten family, not just for the venuebut also all the dishing up and washing uptoo. All the pudding ladies, were also muchappreciated.

Andy Perlejewski of Ryme, has beenawarded a Master of Arts Degree by theUniversity of Gloucester. The three year part-time course in Personal and ProfessionalPractice was delivered at Yeovil College andAndy's thesis examined the reasons whyyoung people become disengaged fromstudy after the age of sixteen.Village Meeting Don"t forget TuesdayNovember 6th 7.00 in the church. Everyonewelcome. Gilly Wilson


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It’s a sure sign thatsummer is over when the

“Posties” don their winterapparel! – I must admitthat I am always amazedthat despite the mostinclement of weathersthere is always a cheerfulsmile accompanying thedelivery of post – for me,as an ex townie, itcertainly adds to theattractiveness of villagelife.

I understand that therecent whiskey tastingorganised by Jim andCarole at the White Hartwas a great successalthough it is fair to saythat my neighbour, whowas in attendance, lookedslightly the worse forwear the next day.

Rumours abound withregard to the future useof the store, old postoffice and, soon to bevacated, hairdressers inSunnyside – a SpaGrocers has beenmentioned as has part ofit reopening as a TakeAway Food restaurant – ifyou know anythingpositive please let theWVN know and put us allout of our misery!

The Yeovil ChamberChoir are making a firstvisit to the village -details are elsewhere inthe magazine – I have

heard themand theymake a veryprofessionalsound so Iam sure

that if you are ableto go along you will enjoyyourselves.

All seems quiet on theTravellers Site issue butplease keep an eye on theDorset for You website asthings may start movingagain soon.

Having recentlyrekindled my interest incooking I was wonderingif it might be good toinclude the occasional

“local” recipe in the WVNcolumns. If you have aDorset favourite drop mea line or leave the recipein the WVN letterbox inthe Oak House Stores,Yetminster so that we canall try it out.

Garth Hentley, theYetminster FairAssociation Chairpersonhas indicated that therehave been a couple of

volunteers following hisappeal for help and forwhich he is grateful butthat further assistance isstill needed so pleasecontact him on 01935873239 or [email protected] ifyou are consideringgetting involved.

Finally a plea of myown – it would be good touse this column towelcome newcomers tothe village and topublicise what is going onetc. and I need your helpto do this – if you have(or know of someone whohas) a special birthday orevent or have hadsomething nice happenthen please let me knowso that we can all sharethe moment – obviously ifyou win the lottery, andas I will be your new bestfriend, we’ll just keep thatto ourselves!

David Torrancec/o WVN Oak HouseStores letterbox [email protected]

YETMINSTER.....Local representative: David Torrance(01935) 873979 [email protected]

ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, YETMINSTER

Father Christmas, Raffles,Many Stalls with Christmas Gifts,Tombola, Toys, Christmas cards, Lunch Plates, Children’s Games.

Admission 50p; Accompanied children free


St Andrew’s Churchyard Tidy-Up A big thank you to all those willing

workers who took part in the tidy-up onSaturday 6 October, a great help to ourregular team and much appreciated.

Thankyou,Valerie Rowsell

Yetminster Fair Association50 Club Results

October Draw1st Prize £50 No 27 Mr RJ Doble2nd Prize £30 No 20 Mr DJ Mott3rd Prize £20 No 31 Mr NJ Batemanl The YFA raises money for local organi-sations and is non-profit making andrun entirely by voluntary support.

Following on from last year’ssuccessful travelling nativity sets we

are again looking for……..Homes any shape or size needed to

shelter the Holy Family for onenight or more on the way to

Bethlehem.The Wriggle Valley Mothers Union

group have made a beautiful butrobust travelling Nativity sets forfamilies to share throughout theBenefice over the Advent season.

We would like to hear from anyonewho would like the opportunity ofhaving a Nativity set in their home,

its comes with the wonderfulChristmas story and a special gift to

whoever offers a home to Mary,Joseph, baby Jesus and all the

animals!If you would like to have the

Traveling Nativity set please contactJane Tel 01935 872436

Manor Farm, YetminsterAnn and Jack Partridge are please

to announce that their Grand-daughter Laura Partridge and herpartner Tom Foster, will from the1 November be recommencing theSunday Roast Lunches, PrivateParties and Functions at Manor Farm,Yetminster.

Bookings are now being taken forChristmas - 2 or 3 course ChristmasFunction Menu is availablethroughout December. All dietaryneeds are catered for and there is fulldisabled access. For all bookings andenquiries please phone Laura on07891 235404.

Please note that Ann and Jack willcontinue to hold the Hospice Lunchon the first Tuesday of every month -the next being on Tuesday 6November. For all bookings andenquiries for the Hospice Lunchesplease phone Ann and Jack on 01935872247.

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SATURDAY 10 November

TOM JONES TRIBUTE NIGHTTo celebrate our fifth anniversary in the pub.

An evening of fun and entertainment like you’ve never witnessed before!Purchase a pair of pants for your chance of winning a fantastic prize.

70s/80s fancy dress optional.All proceeds to The Air Ambulance.

Quiz Night Sat 24 Nov 9p.m.Christmas menu & gift vouchers now available. See website, email or phone for details.


Yetminster & Ryme IntrinsecaParish Council Meeting 19 Sept

The meeting was attended by 8councillors, the Clerk, CCllr Bevan, DCllrLawrence and four members of the public.

New Councillor. It was agreed to co optMr Richard Kellar onto the Council.

Neighbourhood Plan DCllr Lawrenceraised the subject of a Neighbourhood Planinvolving all the villages. It was agreed thatthis was worth pursuing and Cllr Willsagreed to follow it up.

Traveller’s Site. This appears to havebecome dormant. CCllr Bevan agreed toinvestigate the current situation.

Pot Holes. Some discussion was held onthe pot hole problem. CCllr Bevan said thatin view of the number of complaintsYetminster had a high priority for repair.

Planning. There were no contentiousPlanning applications.

Website. This is now up and running(www.yetminsterparishes.gov.uk) but ideasfor additional information andimprovements are always welcome. Someimprovements were agreed with the viewthat the website is mainly there to informoutsiders or newcomers what the villagehas to offer. If you have any thoughtsplease contact the Clerk. (Tel No/email onwebsite!)

St Andrew’s Hall The Parochial ChurchCouncil is struggling to keep St Andrew’sHall going and is looking into what thefuture holds. One proposal is that theParish Council takes it on as a communityhall. This was discussed and it becameapparent that the Council would need a lotmore information before coming to anydecision. A letter with these questions hasbeen sent to the PCC. This is a long termproject and no decisions are likely in theshort term or without further consultationwithin the village.

Post Office Subsequent to the MeetingI had a letter from Oliver Letwin our MPwho has been informed by The Post Officeauthorities that they are confident that weshould have a post office back in the not toodistant future. D G Gould

YETMINSTER

FILMnights

Tues 27 NovemberTORTOISE IN

LOVE(12A)Comedy. Tom, gardener at the big house,is not a fast mover with women. Whenbeautiful Polish au pair Anya arrives forthe summer, Tom falls for hercatastrophically. Tom's adviser in mattersof the heart is young Harry, the son of thehouse, neglected by his rich father andleft to run wild. Harry's secret wish is forthe Red Arrows to appear at the villagefair: Tom's is to win the heart of Anya.Both seem impossible dreams until thewhole village decides to lend a hand.Tickets will be £5 to include a choc ice and will

be on sale at Oak House Stores two weeksbefore each showing. Although tickets will beavailable on the door, it is most appreciated ifthey are bought in advance so that seating isfairly accurate and enough wine and choc ices

be brought to the Hall. Doors will open at7pm (not before as Moviola need time to set

up) and films begin at 7.30pm.Look forward to seeing you there.Please note dates for next year are:

Tuesdays 22 January, 26 February,26 March.

PARKINSONS COFFEE MORNINGWe would like to thank all who

supported the above event. We wereable to raise £300 towards Parkinsons UKand recently received a letter of thanksfrom the Charity

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Farm raised, freshly frozen Beef, Pork & Lambfor sale through our farm shop.

Large range of ready meals with gluten andwheat- free options available, various cakes and quiches.

We also do outside catering and Hog Roasts: from one porkchop to a whole pig, we will cater for everyone.

Kate 07971 842274 Hamish 07967 309786 [email protected] the Dairy House, Netherton Farm, Closworth, Yeovil

CHETNOLEVILLAGE HALL YETMINSTER

Modern and well appointedCompetetive rates

ENQUIRIES: DAVID PRICE 01935 872136BOB COMMON 01935 872900

Large HallDisabled access

Meeting roomKitchen parking

PARTIES MEETINGSLECTURES

ENTERTAINMENTS

STAN

DREW’S HALL


� Out & About

é7.30pm, Saturday 1 Dec

ORIGINAL RAGS byMike Denham &Steve GrahamChetnole Village Hall

Tickets £8.50Available 872233/873555

and will include nibbles,in a Café style environment.

Bar for alcoholic & soft drinks

presents

O TIDINGS!7.30pm, Sat 15 December

a concert of traditional WestCountry Christmas carols, songs and

stories featuring

Stanchester Quire &

The Wriggle Valley SingersLeigh Village Hall

Tickets £8from Folk South West,

2 Church Farm Cottages, Leigh01935 873889

www.folksw.org.uk

Thursday 15 November.Please let us know if you wish to

book a table.

Sunday 18 November -

Black Tie or Not5 / 6 Course Dinner and fun...


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� Diary - November 2012 onwardsNOVEMBER

Sat 3 Jumble sale 2-4pm Leigh Village hall

Tue 6 Ryme Village Meeting 7pm St Hippolytus Church, Ryme

Leigh Discussion ClubWomen's role in RNLI

7.30pm Leigh Village hall

Sat 10 Greasy Spoon Café 10 am -12pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Quiz 7.30pm Hermitage Village Hall

Tue 13 Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&CSociety AGM + House Plants toEnjoy

7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Wed 14 Yetminster History Society"Smuggling Tales and Trails"


Fri 16 Inter village Quiz 7pm St Andrew's Hall, Yetminster

Sat 17 Old Vicarage Christmas Fair 10.30am -12

Old Vicarage, Leigh

St Andrew’s Christmas Fair 11am-2.30pm

St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Rampisham Toy Fair 10-1pm Rampisham Village Hall

Sun 18 Curry Lunch 1pm Chetnole Village Hall

Mon 19 Moviola War Horse 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Tues 20 WVWG - Windy Ridge cheese talkand taste

7.30pm Gable Court, Yetminster

Sat 24 Craft Fair in aid of St Peter'sChurch Wall

10.00am -3.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Yeovil Chamber Choir 7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Tue 27 Yetminster Film NightTortoise in Love


Leigh WI - Floristry for Christmas 7.30pm Leigh Village hall

Wed 28 Hedge planting 11am Pogles' Wood

Thu 29 Yetminster Fair Assoc. AGM 8pm White Hart, Yetminster

Fri 30 PTA Christmas Fair 6.30 -8.00pm

St Andrew’s CE Primary School

Lecture on Chesil Mirror 7pm Dorset County Museum


C�

DECEMBERSat 1 Hermitage Christmas Fair 2.30pm-

5pmHermitage Village Hall

Christmas Bingo 7.30pm Hermitage Village Hall

Chetnole Jazz Café - Mike Denhamand Steve Graham

7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Wed 5 Yetminster History SocietyChristmas Party


Sat 8 Poetry and prose evening 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Tue 11 Yetminster & Ryme Garden, A&CSociety Xmas Party

7.30pm St Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Sat 15 Folk SW Christmas Concert 7.30pm Leigh Village hall

Sun 16 Ryme Carol Service 6pm St Hippolytus Church, Ryme

Fri 21 Folk SW Carol Singing around Leigh

Sun 23 Hilfield Carol Service 6pm Hilfield Church

Chetnole Carol Service 6pm St Peter's Church, Chetnole

2013 JANUARYTues 15 WVWG - New Year Quiz 7.30pm Gable Court, Yetminster

Tues 22 Yetminster Film Night 7.30pm St.Andrew's Hall,Yetminster

Sat 26 Hermitage New Year Party 7.30pm Hermitage Village Hall

At Last – after only 8 months - wehave been successful in getting ourplanning permission. Pogles Wood is nowa proper Forest Education site!!

Instead of our usual WoodlandWednesday session in November we willbe holding a hedge planting day on 28November (not 21 as I foolishly said lastmonth!) We plan to start at 11am andfinish when we have planted all ourwonderful Woodland Trust hedgerowpack.

Please do come along and help uscelebrate and take part in the creation of

our Jubilee Hedge. Please wear sensibleoutdoor gear. We have some tools but ifyou can bring a spade that would bereally helpful. The kettle will be boilingall day!

We plan to hold an open day in theSpring so please look out for that andcome along and see what it is all about.

Every one is welcome so do pleasecome along! Fordirections, bookings ormore information pleasecontact

WOODLAND WEDNESDAYSFamily days at POGLES’ WOOD

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Regular Meetings…. Mon - Fri Wriggle Valley Pre-School 8.30am - 3.00pm St Andrew's P SchoolEvery Mon Leigh Short Mat Bowls 2.00 -5.00pm Leigh Village Hall

Yetminster Informal Art Group 2.00 - 4.00pm Trim Rm, Church HallGymnastic Classes 4.15 - 6.30pm St Andrew’s Primary Sch

Ist 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 YetminsterZumba 4.00pm Leigh Village Hall

Chetnole Chuckers boules 4.00pm Chetnole Playing Field

Beginners Yoga 7.00pm St Andrew’s Primary Sch

Every Thu Leigh Short Mat Bowls 7.00 - 10.00pm Leigh Village HallYetminster Short Mat Bowls 2.00 - 5.00pm St Andrew's HallLeigh Rainbows & 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 11.15am-12.15pm Chetnole Village Hall

Every Fri Table Tennis 9.30 - 12.30pm Leigh Village HallEvery Sat Irish Dancers 10.15am Church Hall, YetminsterEvery Sun Chetnole Chuckers boules 3.00pm Chetnole Playing Field

1st 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, Yetminster

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 Pub


3rd Tues WV Women's Group 7.30pm Gable Court or tbc

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club 12.15 - 3.00pm Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall

Last Tues Leigh Women's Institute 7.30 - 11.00pm Leigh Village Hall1st Wed Batcombe Coffee Morning 11.00am tba

Coffee Beans Coffee Morning 10.00 - 12 noon Church Hall, Yetminster2nd Wed Yetminster Historical Society 2.30pm Church Hall, Yetminster

Police Support Unit 2.00 - 3.00pm The Cross, Leigh2nd/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 Village Hall

Last Wed Woodland Wednesdays 12.45-2.45pm Pogles Wood nr LeighLast Thurs Yetminster Fair Association 8.00pm White Hart

…Events & Activities

November dates for your diary:Saturday 3rd: 2 - 5pm Leigh Village Hall Jumble Sale

Friday 9th: 7 pm Poppy Day Event (wine & refreshments)

LEIGH VILLAGE HALLAccredited to Hallmark 1. Kitchen 5 stars. Parking for 72 cars. Covered patio.

Book Main Hall or Committee Room:Available dates: Paul Orchard 01963 210619 or [email protected]

Pricing, firm bookings: Duncan Moore 01963 210154 or [email protected]

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General News

Inter-village Qu?z 2012

Yetminster vs Rest of the VillagesFriday 16 November

Yetminster Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

for 7.30pm start.

Bring your own picnic & drinks. 1 entry per person maximum 6 per table

Please phone Captains to book your table!

Yetminster - Catherine Foster - 01935 872751

Rest of Villages - Gordon Ratcliffe - 01935 872996

Yeovil Chamber Choir concertOn Saturday 24 November, Yeovil

Chamber Choir will be giving a concertat 7.30pm in St. Andrew's Church. Thechoir began in 1993, and has twomembers from the village, but has notvisited Yetminster before. This seriousomission is about to be rectified, and wehope this concert will be well supportedso that we can come again in the future.

The varied programme of mainly16th and 17th century music will includepieces by William Byrd, ClaudioMonteverdi, Henry Purcell, Thomas Luisde Victoria, and several othercomposers. The choir will beaccompanied by a string quartet whowill also play some instrumental piecesfrom the same period. The general

theme will be celebratory, and themusic should appeal to a wide audience.

Tickets are £10 to include intervalwine and refreshments, and areavailable from Oak House Stores or fromRay Drewett on 01935 873719. Ticketswill also be available at the door.

Ray Drewett, Treasurer


Preserving our Green LanesReaders may remember the public

meeting held in Leigh Village Hall on 23 Aug2011 at which Oliver Letwin and I briefedlocal residents about applications made byoff-road driving clubs for three local greenlanes to be opened to vehicular use. It hasbeen suggested that it is time to updatereaders on what has happened since.

Following application by Leigh ParishCouncil, Longbridge and Bolters Droves, onwhich vehicular use was already permitted,were downgraded to footpaths by DorsetCounty Council. The motor vehicle lobbyappealed against the decision and it waseventually overturned after a three daylong Planning Inquiry, despite a robustdefence by DCC and Leigh Parish Council.Sadly these Droves therefore remain opento vehicular use and the Parish Council isconsulting with DCC about ways ofprotecting them from damage so seriousthat walkers and riders cannot enjoy theiruse.

Bailey Drove’s case, along with that offive other byways in Dorset, was the subjectof Judicial Review by a High Court judge.Many local residents contributedgenerously to the Fighting Fund set up todefray the costs of defending our positionand I’m happy to report that judgement

was made in our favour in late September.Assuming that the judgement is notoverturned on appeal, Bailey Drove hasbeen saved from use by motor vehicles.

Seiver’s Lane is now classified as arestricted byway and cannot therefore beused by motor vehicles. Leigh ParishCouncil believes that it should actually beno more than a bridleway and isconsidering what action to take in light ofthe findings of the Planning Inquiry forLongbridge Drove (see above).

For obvious reasons use of these greenlanes for agricultural purposes is permitted,whatever their classification.

Alastair DennisChairman,

Local Green Lanes Protection Group.

ATTENTION ALL EQUESTRIANS!!Now the darker days are with usplease can I draw to your attentionmy annual autumn request thateveryone riding on our roads shouldnow start wearing Day Glow jacketsto keep you safe. This is not becauseI have poor eyesight, as someoneaccused me of last year! but because,as a car driver, I am very aware ofhow invisible you can become againstthe dark hedges.

Singing for ChristmasWhy not join the Wriggle Valley Singers for a short series of practices to

sing some of the old West Country Christmas carols – in harmony – as partof Folk South West’s Christmas concert in Leigh Village Hall on 15December and around the houses of Leigh on the evening of 21 December.Practices will be held in Leigh on the evenings of 14 and 28 November and5, 12 and 19 December. If you are interested please ring 01935 873889 oremail [email protected]

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TELEPHONE FIONA OR CAROL FOR MOREINFORMATION 01935-873603/872329

Gentle Yoga… and itreally is!

Once a weekon a Wednesdaymorning in theLeigh Village Halla group of ladieswho are far fromfit and, in somecases, healthy,gather to carryout (very) GentleYoga under the watchful eye ofour excellent teacher, Angela.

We take things very easily -no legs over shoulders orimpossible poses for us! Welearn to treat our bodies withrespect, study different ways ofmoving and breathing and thentake time at the end of thesession to sink into blissfulrelaxation – sometimes evenfalling asleep.

Our little group ranges in agefrom 27 to 87 and some folk are

fitter than others.We can carry outthe lesson whileseated andothers have to sitoccasionally.Angela is a caringand carefulteacher, aware ofrestrictions andindividualproblems, takingtime to guide usthrough theexercises. If you

think you couldn’t manage whatwe do, think again. Come alongand join us, if only for a “taster”session, and see how gentleyoga can be. We all creak andgroan at times, but feel muchbetter after Angela has put usour through very, very gentlepaces. If you are interested inGentle Yoga please call Angelaon 01963 210367

Ginny Goodall


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All types of Servicing Carried Out - with aFULL range of Diagnostic Software Available

Air Conditioning Servicing &Diagnostics Available

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Beer Mill MeadConservation Area

Many thanks to all ofthose who were kind enoughto contribute to the Beer Mill

Mead fund, as communicatedin last month’s publication.You managed to raise £246.25which was just enough to

secure the use of this small SNCI forconservation use during the next year. TheCandle Auction bidding moved on rapidlyand ended suddenly as the flameextinguished in a pool of wax. Many thanksto Chris for doing the bidding.

Please watch out in next month’s editionfor the winter work programme.

Meanwhile Beer Mill Mead is againavailable for you to enjoy a bit of peaceand quiet or for you or your group to usefor nature study.

Kevin Waterfall

Come to an evening of

CAKES AND WINE ANDVERSE

8:00 p.m. on Friday 30 Novemberat

High Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LF

Tickets (£10) sold in aid of

are available from 01935 872447 and01935 872136

This evening is organised in gratitude for thesubstantial grants made by the Trust to St

Andrew’s Church in Yetminster and to otherchurches in the Wriggle Valley

I have just started up a Gym Clubwhich will take place at St Andrew’sPrimary School on Mondayafternoons after school.

Ages 4-5 years- 4.15pm-5pmAges 6-7 years- 5pm-5.45pmAges 8-12 years- 5.45-6.30pm

If you interested give me a callon 07970 882982 and reserve aspace in one of the classes!

Have a look at my website formore information.

Rachel Jefferywww.just-gym.co.uk

New Gymnastic Classes for kids in Yetminster

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On the first day ofthe Battle of theSomme, 1 July

1916, the 2nd MiddlesexRegiment started with 24officers and 650 men. Bydusk only one officer and50 men remained.

One of the 600 soldierswho died was GeorgeEdward Picton Davis ofthe 2nd Middlesex – myuncle.George was born on 24March 1897, the eldest ofthree boys. The familylived in London andGeorge went to LatymerUpper School. From storiestold to me I know he wasvery tall (6’3” or 6’4”) andlooked older than hisyears. It was the habit atthe beginning of the war

that if anyone thoughtyou should have joined upthey would present youwith a white feather – thesymbol for a coward. That

is what happened toGeorge, and so, on 15January 1915 (my father’s5th birthday!) at the ageof 17 he signed up. He liedabout his age, wasassigned to the MiddlesexRegiment and went towar. We have some of theletters written to his fatherand mother asking howthe rest of the family were.After 1 July the folks backhome did not know howbad things were. Thenewspapers reported thatcasualties had not beenheavy. We know the storywas quite different. Therewas a great deal ofconfusion after the daymy uncle was reportedmissing. My grandparentscontinued to write to himuntil one of his buddy’swrote to them saying thathe noticed letters keptcoming and he should tellthem that George wasmissing. My grandfatherwould not give upbelieving his son wouldcome home and wrote tothe War office, the RedCross and anyone else hecould but sadly it was1923 when his personalpossessions were sent tomy grandfather alongwith his outstanding paythat he had to accept hecould not see Georgeagain.

To this day we do notknow where George isburied. His name is on theThiepval memorial amongthe 73,000 who have noknown grave. His name isrecorded on Pier 12 faceD or Pier 13 Face B.

2012 sees the 80thanniversary of the officialopening of the ThiepvalMemorial and the 20thanniversary of theopening of theHistorical Museum ofthe Great War inPeronne (located 17miles SE of Thiepval onthe Circuit ofRemembrance). Thiepvalmemorial was openedon 31 July 1932 by thePrince of Wales. It wasdesigned by Sir EdwinLutyens and contains thenames of more than73,000 British and SouthAfrican men who have noknown grave and fell on

Remembrance Day ..Thiepval


the Somme between July1916 and March 1918.

This year there is aspecial display at theHistorical de la Guerre atPeronne and 182 menfrom the Battle of theSomme have beenchosen as part of thedisplay....George is one,and before the end of thedisplay I hope to visit theexhibition.

Although George diedat the age of 19 he is notforgotten. His story is toldas part of History lessons atthree schools atleast.........his old school inLondon where the pupilseven walk the route toschool that he might havetaken and his name is on

the Honours Board, aschool in

Blackburn wherehis nephew lives

and atWestfieldSchool, Yeovil,where I taught.

So despitedying at such a

young age,perhaps pupils’

learning about someone

not much older thanthemselves means hislife has not beenentirely wasted.

Ann Flew

..We Will Remember Them

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Dorset County Museum appeals for help to buy Iron Age mirrorDorset County Museum is asking for help to

buy a valuable artefact for its collection. Thebeautiful copper-alloy Chesil Mirror was found in2010 between Abbotsbury and Chickerell and isnow up for sale. This type of mirror, typical of thelate Iron Age, is extremely rare – fewer than 30have ever been discovered in the UK. It isstunningly decorated and was found in a gravedating back to the Roman Conquest. TheMuseum now needs to raise £23,000 urgently tosave the collection for Dorset and prevent its possible sale overseas. Jon Murden,director of Dorset County Museum said, “The acquisition of this mirror is veryimportant because these rare and fascinating objects tell us so much about Iron AgeDorset.”

At 7.00pm on Friday 30 November, Professor Andrew Fitzpatrick of WessexArchaeology is giving a lecture about the significance of the Chesil mirror.

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“Investors have historically paid fees andextra fees, often without realising they arepaying them” says Jeremy, “and these reducelong term returns. These high and oftenhidden costs can amount to tens of thousands

of pounds over 10 years for a £200,000portfolio (source: 4 Shires Asset Management).The practice of paying high brokingcommissions, trail commission to IFAs andhigh investment fund charges are often thecause for this reduction in long term returns.We want to change the reality of discretionarywealth management for the benefit of ourclients.”

4 Shires is also inviting clients toparticipate in 10% of the company’s shares forthe first £100m of client assets that comeunder its management. This is to reward longterm clients and is a great opportunity tobenefit from the growth in the company overtime.

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The concert features The StanchesterQuire and the Wriggle Valley Singers inan entertaining programme of music,stories and readings from the south westof England.

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Help us Name our ReindeerThere is a new attraction at Bailey

Ridge Christmas Trees this year withthe addition of two friendly Reindeer!Perhaps you don’t know the little secretwhich is Bailey Ridge? Well, it isbetween Sherborne and Leigh whereAlan Dodge has his Christmas treeplantation and this year Susan Dodgeopened Bailey Ridge Plants growingand selling plants for the garden allyear round.

Alan grew up on a farm in MelburyOsmond so it’s no surprise that hehas added some livestock to theirsmall holding, the problem is that the

“boys” do not have names!‘It is very difficult to train my

reindeer if they haven’t got names’ saidAlan, so he has given the matter somethought and decided that it would begreat to run a small competition and isinviting everyone to have a go atnaming the reindeer in time for theChristmas. If you would like to see theboys to get some inspiration you arewelcome to come to Bailey Ridge Plantsin November when the Christmas Cabinwill be open for all your Christmasdecorations and treats!

Alan will choose the two names forhis reindeer from those submitted in thecompetition and his decision will be final.

The winning entries will win aChristmas tree and in the event ofidentical entries the winner will bedrawn from a hat. All entries should besubmitted by 30 November 2012 andthe names and winner will beannounced 1 December 2012. Entriesshould be sent to Alan Dodge, BaileyRidge Christmas Trees, Bailey Ridge, NrLeigh, Sherborne, Dorset. DT9 6HU.The telephone number is 01963 210999.Email entries are also welcome andthese should be sent [email protected]

Sue Dodge

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Internationally: Douzelage is a uniqueEuropean network, amongst ordinarycitizens, which facilitates educational,cultural, sporting, tourist and economicprojects and exchanges. It is open to all inthe Sherborne rural and urban area.

Douzelage towns all have size incommon, in other ways they arecharacterised by wide diversity making adynamic, varied network. This providesmany opportunities for people to broadentheir horizons and understand similaritiesand differences across Europe.

Locally: In Sherborne it is a RegisteredCharity governed by a Constitution, whichgives free membership to everyone livingin the Sherborne rural and urban area. Allages can take part in their activities andmany local groups and individuals do so.

A recent visit by short mat bowlsplayers has resulted in setting up anexchange visit to Denmark by localgroups.

Whatever your hobbies and interests

there will be people in another town withthose same interests e.g. languages,sports, culture, architecture, U3A,walking, history, Scouts, food, Rotary ormusic.

Sherborne Douzelage is run by avoluntary committee and is looking for aPublicity Officer.

The person would be responsible,,with support, for working with themedia regarding articles, press releasesand adverts. Additionally there is thetask to coordinate poster productionand work with others, on distribution of

posters, leaflets and flyers.Do you know of anyone who might be

willing to do this? The position is entirely avoluntary one, but the person wouldreceive some training for the role andexpenses are paid.

For more information:Visit the website, www.douzelage.org

which has links to all member townwebsites or contact a Committee member:

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Publicity Officer needed for Sherborne DouzelageHave you got what it takes to be part of this exciting venture?

Douz Polish students as part of projectTogether Across Generations

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One day a year … Frost and FireThis is the time of year when we

get our first frosts. We all want to sitround our fires at night and shutout the cold night air, but the

passage of tradition still carries on.The teachers and children of St

Andrews School in Yetminster are verygood at being creative and verygood at rising to a challenge.

They understand the meaning oftradition and they are particularlygood at what the great historian EricHobsbawm described as “theinvention of tradition”. Hobsbawm,

who has just died at the age of 95,wrote about tradition as being anorganic and changing thing, not

something that stays the same yearafter year.

The children at the school were recentlygiven the challenge of writing a new songabout one of the most popular of communitycelebrations – fireworks. This was written by 6-8year olds:

Blue and purple, pink and yellowViolet, gold and green and red,

Fireworks twirling, twisting, swirlingGlittering beautifully in the air

Rockets flying high Roman Candles painting the sky

Catherine Wheels go round and roundand round

And Sparklers glittering, glittering,glittering,

Sparklers glittering in the night air

Whistle and fizzle, pop, bang and fizz,Burning high up in the air

Rockets blasting bold and loudExploding all around the sky.

What stunning words, and they really sum upthe excitement, noise and colour of bonfirenight. If you log on to the school’s website youwill hear a snatch of the children singing theirsong.

Now when those children grow quite a lotolder they will be able to travel into Devon, toOttery St Mary for 5 November and another

traditional fire ceremony. The annual barrelrolling is not an event for the faint-hearted.Thousands of people throng the streets for oneof the most alarming experiences in Britain’scalendar of traditions.

It may sound innocent enough but just havea look on the internet at some of the videos onYou Tube – just search for ‘Ottery tar barrels’.People run through the streets carrying blazingtar barrels. The massive wooden barrels arelined with pitch which is set alight. The barrelsare then carried on people’s shoulders, passingfrom one carrier to another, until the woodburns through and the barrels disintegrate. Theonly protection for the carriers is Vaseline onthe backs of their necks and sacking boundround their hands. You would think they mightget burned – and they do!

Most of the carriers are men, and theirendeavours are often fuelled by a reasonableintake of alcohol, but there are also women’sbarrels and even a children’s barrel.

If you go there to watch, you need to be asalert and nimble-footed as the carriersthemselves. You will be in a crowd of cup finalproportions and you have little idea of wherethe carriers will run – they have a habit ofsuddenly changing direction – and nor do youhave any idea of how the rest of the crowd isgoing to react to the proximity of a blazinghogshead.

It is a night of glorious anarchy and nerveshattering excitement. The only sanctuary Icould find was in a bank’s cashmachine lobby!

And why onearth do thesepeople do it, whenthey know they aregoing to finish up withburnt hands and necks?Well, they do it becausethey always do it andbecause it’s been done forhundreds of years.It’s tradition!

Eddie Upton

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Festivals of LightIt would be very easy

to think that becausewe all live and go toschool in this beautifulidyll that is the WriggleValley, thatmulticulturism has little todo with us.

However, now morethan ever, it is of greaterimportance that weexplore different faithsand cultures in school,so that when we arethrown into the big wideworld beyond we havea greater globalawareness and respect.

This term the topic inthe upper school is Indiawhich gives the childrenan insight into theseventh-largest countryby area andthe second-mostpopulated countrywith over 1.2 billionpeople. WOW that isan amazing statisticin itself. We havebeen exploringIndia’s geography,both physical andsocial as well aslooking at thedifferences betweenlife in our cities andtheirs. We are alsoinvestigating their art,

food, clothes,wildlife andreligion.

Theyoungerones havebeenlooking atlight in acrosscurricularway whichincludes exploring theHindu Festival of Light,Diwali, and the Jewishcelebration of Hanukkah.

Our highlight thisterm has beenworkshops with Philippa,Eddie and Hannah fromFolk Southwest makingpaper and willowlanterns to help uscelebrate these festivalsof light.

Everychild in the schoolwove willow intobeautiful shapes andthen attached tissuepaper forming a quiterobust lantern whichcan be lit from the inside.We also had song writingworkshops in which wewrote songs celebratinglight; you can hearthese on our website.

We wish manycongratulations to ourWillow Class teacherStacey Coysh who gotmarried on a lovelyautumnal October day.We wish you andJohnnie a wonderfuland happy life together.

Enjoy your Bonfireparties and be safe,follow the Fireworkscode.

Bella Neate-Clegg

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www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk/Miss Coysh’s send off

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�News from our Churches

www.wrigglevalleybenefice.org

Helping Hands – The first year.

As Helping Handscomes to the endof its first year we

are looking for newvolunteers to take on anincreasing work load. Ourvolunteer workforce havebeen busy all year withshopping trips, hospitalappointments, dog walking,garden work and visiting. Ithas proved a rewardingexperience for all with newfriendship made and a newnetwork of contacts acrossthe Wriggle Valley. HelpingHands volunteers meet onceevery quarter to report backon their work, no names arementioned as we wish torespect the confidentiality ofour ’neighbours’ but thisremark from one of ourvolunteers is typical of theirexperience.

“I have met somedelightful people and it hasbeen a pleasure to havebeen of some assistance”.

Many of our ‘neighbours’have become friends and theservice Helping hands hasoffered in a time of crisishas developed into anongoing relationships ofmutual help and befriending.This of course is an entirelyinformal arrangement and itlies outside the remit ofHelping Hands, but it’s allpart of being a goodneighbour. Neighbours can

become volunteers too, andwe now have a volunteerdriver who has offered hisservices after receiving helpduring a time of crisis.

Helping Hands wouldnow like to offer its servicesto the Medical Centre inYetminster which serves awider community. Theexcellent outpatient care itoffers cannot of courseextend to the many domesticneeds of its patients and thisis where Helping Hands canstep in with practical carewhen there is no one else toturn to. We have found thattrips to the hospital or tocollect a prescription caninvolve a costly Taxi fare.Helping Hands drivers areon hand if you ring thededicated telephonenumber: 01935 8722378.They will charge a standard‘Charity rate’ of 45p a mile.

If you would like to hearmore about the work ofHelping Hands then docome to the next quarterlymeeting in the Trim roomsat St. Andrew’s Hall at7.00 pm on Monday 5November, or ring theHelping Hands telephonenumber 01935 872378.Your help and friendshipwill be greatly appreciated.Regular training is providedby qualified healthprofessionals. A Criminal

Recordsbureaucheck isrequiredfor allvolunteers and you will beinvited to meet with ourteam to discuss youravailability and skills youwould like to offer.

Simon Brignall

From the RegistersFuneralsSt Andrew’s Church,YetminsterPatricia Mary MillsCecily BellDennis MatherYeovil CrematoriumRonald Claude Goslinpreviously from Chetnole

BaptismsAutumn Molly InceSt Peter’s Church,Chetnole

Logan Hunter Fox-SSt Mary’s Church,Batcombe

Wedding8 SeptemberPhilip Patrick Tinnings andLeanne Francis WalkerSt Andrew’s, Yetminster15 SeptemberRobert Oliver Bayston andRebecca WestSt Andrew’s, Yetminster


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Get the Message

He was a tinderbox. He made aliving with his hands and got introuble with his mouth. He had

a lot in common with other hard men.His bumper sticker would have read, "Idon't get mad; I get even."

His family called him Simon, but hismaster called him "Rocky.” You knowhim as Peter.

Anyway, this night, Peter is introuble.

The wind roars. The lightningflashes. The sodden air vibrates withthunder. Rain pings, then pops, thenslaps against the boat until huge wavespick them up and slam them downagain with bone-jarring force.

These drenched men don't look likea team of friends who are only a decadeaway from changing the world. No.They look more like a handful ofcowering sailors who are wondering ifthe next wave will be the end of them.

Peter knows what the fury of windand wave can do. That is why, when hesees Jesus coming toward the boat, heis the first to say, "Lord, if it's you... tellme to come to you…”

Get the message here. It's notevery day that you walk through waterwhose waves that are taller than youare. But when faced with thealternative of drowning, Peter knowswhich one he wants. And the first fewsteps go well. But a few strides out intohis troubled waters, he forgets to keeplooking to the one who got him there inthe first place. So down he plunges.

Here we see the difference betweenanother man and Peter - the differencebetween a man who hides his problemand one who admits it.

Another man would be moreconcerned about his image than his

News from the Methodist ChurchPilgrimage to the Holy LandMay 7-16 2013

A group of 22 people from the Melburyand Wimborne benefices will be making apilgrimage to the Holy Land next May, ledby Rev Graham Perryman of the Melburybenefice.

The pilgrimage is organised by McCabePilgrimages who are generally recognisedto be the leaders in this field. Those of uswho have travelled with them beforeregard their hotels, guides, transportationand organisation to be excellent. We shallspend 4 nights in Galilee at an hotel on theshores of the lake and will visit places weassociate with Jesus’ early life and hisministry. Then we shall move to Jerusalemvia the Jordan valley and Jericho and spend5 nights there staying in an hotel which isvery close to the old city. While inJerusalem we shall have a comprehensivetour of the city, taking in all the significantsites mentioned in the gospels and alsovisit other important places such asBethlehem. We shall also have the optionof taking a trip to the fortress of Masadaand to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrollswere discovered. We finish by travelling toJoppa on the Mediterranean coast beforeflying home.

This is a very comprehensive and fullyinclusive programme which includes alltransportation, meals, guides andentrance fees to all the places we shall visit.The cost is £1595 per person sharing atwin-bedded room.

There are still a number of placesavailable. So if you would like a copy of thebrochure or to have a chat about theprogramme etc. please contact DavidWright on 01935 891449 or [email protected]

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neck.He would

prefer togo under

and strugglethan ask for

help. He would rather godown - his way - than get out -

God's way. But sensible Peterreaches out to Jesus and is rescued.The message is clear.

As long as Jesus is one of manyoptions, he is no option. If you can carryyour burdens alone, you don't need aburden-bearer. If your situation brings

you no grief, you will need no comfort.If you can take him or leave him, youmight as well leave him - he won't betaken half-heartedly.

But when you do mourn, when you doget to the point of sorrow for yourwrongs, when you manage to admit thatyou have no other option but to cast allyour cares on him, and when there is noother help that you can call, then cast allyourself on him. This story’s message is,

“He’s waiting in the middle of the storm”.

Roy Catchpole

Amazing GraceWhat is distinctive

about the Christian faithcompared with all otherreligions and systems ofthought in the world?What is the essence ofChristianity? Some wouldsay it is the belief in grace,in the unmerited mercyand kindness of God theCreator. It is grace thatprompts the response ofreligious devotion. Welove Him who first lovedus.

But there is far moreto the concept of gracethan this. It is when webegin to understand howprecious every individualis to God that we learnhow to love our neighbour.There has been a dark side

to every world religion, notleast Christianity. Fanaticalfaith has led to bigotry andintolerance, to persecutionand bloodshed. But oncethe reality of grace hasbeen grasped, there can beno place for any judgmentalor exclusive attitudes.

And there is a furtherconsequence. We will beconcerned during the earlypart of November withthoughts of remembrance,with young and largelyunfulfilled lives cut short bydeath in armed conflict.The hosts of men andwomen killed or maimed inwar since 1914 hardly bearthinking about. Yet wemust remember them. Aretheir lives over, except inthe memories of those towhom they were dear?

If we believe in agracious God who caresprofoundly about everyone of His human children,we can only conclude thatbroken lives, and lives cutshort by an untimelydeath, will eventually bemade whole and enabledto reach their fullpotential.

Towards the end ofNovember we will beentering the season ofAdvent, which is notmerely a run intoChristmas but a time forself-examination andpenitence. How far arewe ourselves achievingour full potential andbecoming under God’sgrace all that we aremeant to be?

Denis Tackley

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The Benefice Church Services for April

NOVEMBER 4th 11th 18th 25th

2012All Saints' Day Remembrance

SundaySecondSunday beforeAdvent

Christ theKing

BATCOMBE10.15am HolyCommunionSB

CHETNOLE

10.50amRemembranceSundayParadeService withGuides

8.30am HolyCommunion(BCP)

10.15am HolyCommunion

HERMITAGE

6.30pmEveningPrayer /Remembrance

10.15am HolyCommunion

HILFIELD

LEIGH 10.15am HolyCommunion

6.30pmEvensong(BCP)


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6.30pmEvensong(BCP)

YETMINSTER 10.15am AllSaintsMemorialService

10.50amRemembranceSundayParadeService withScouts

10.15amChoral HolyCommunion


Mid-Week ServicesMonday 5th 12th 26th 6.00 pm Compline Yetminster

Monday 19th 6.00 pm Healing Service Yetminster

Tuesday 6th 10.00am Lower CoveyToddlers’ Service

Yetminster

Wednesday 7th. 9.30am Ministry meeting Yetminster

Thursday 8th 2.30am Holy Communion Old Vicarage, Leigh

Friday 30th 11.00am St Andrew's Day HCfollowed by lunch

Leigh

Sunday 11th 2.00pm Remembrance DayParade

Yetminster

The Benefice Church Services for November


Information about your Church

Yetminster Methodist ChurchChapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJMinister: Rev’d Dr Roy Catchpole60 Gainsborough, Milborne Port,Sherborne, DT9 5BB01963 250040

email: [email protected]

Worship co-ordinator:Mrs Marilyn Harris (01935 864232)Treasurer: Mr Cliff Harris, Broad View,Forge Lane, East Chinnock, Yeovil,BA22 9EG.Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver(01935 873690)

Services commence at 10.30 am and arefollowed by refreshments.

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 and6.30pmWednesday 10amFriday 10amFor other services and information,please see the noticeboard, newsletter orwebsite.

Methodist Church servicesOctober

7th Informal Worship14th Holy Communion

Miss Jen Gardner21st Informal Worship28th Morning Worship

Mrs Gill Hawkings

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September 2012

“Some people walk in the rain,others just get wet” Roger Miller

RainfallIt was another good month for

hardy walkers. As so often this year, rainwas the dominantfactor in September’sweather. The wettestday (the 23rd) saw 43mm (nearly 2 inches),giving two thirds of theusual total for thewhole month. Therewere only 16 rain-freedays - a sharp contrastto our driest year, whenSeptember 2006 had24.

Total rainfall for the first eight monthsof 2012 is now 796 mm (31”). This beatsthe previous record of 766 mm (30”) set13 years ago in 1999.

TemperaturesAs optimists would put it, at least it

was fairly warm rain.The average temperature in

September was 13.8C (57F) only a littlebelow the usual 14.4C (58F). Thehottest day (the 7th) saw 27C (81F),well above the usual maximum of 25F(78F).

We have had frosts duringSeptember only twice since 1995 butwe came fairly close on the 18th,when the temperature plunged to1.7C (35F).

Sunshine September had only 76 hours of

sunshine, 37% less than theusual amount. 2012’syear-to-date total of only883 hours consolidates itsrecord as the dullest yearwe have recorded. (Theprevious record was 937hours in 2004).

There were four dayswithout measurablesunshine duringSeptember, but only twowhen the sun shone

almost continuously. Last year the sunshone for 37% of the daylight hours. Thisyear it managed to do so for only 28%of the time.

Pressure and wind speedsThe average barometric pressure in

September was a little higher thanusual, at 1020mb instead of 1019.Winds were generally moist andsoutherly. The maximum wind speedwas only 25 mph, much less than the 33mph gusts we usually experienceduring this month.

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Planning Applications November 2012BATCOMBENilCHETNOLE1/D/12/001225 28/08/2012 THE GRANGE, Mill Lane – Internal alterations (Listed Building Consent). No Decision.1/D/12/001160 14/08/2012 4 POLANS, Chetnole – lean-to greenhouse (Full).

Approved.1/D/12/000528 24/04/2012 1 GROVE COTTAGES, Mill Lane- Demolish existing

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1/D/12/000527 24/04/2012 1 GROVE COTTAGES, Mill Lane - Demolish existingGlazed conservatory and construct single storeyextension. No Decision.

HILFIELD1/D/09/000702 21/05/2009 KNAPP FARM, LOAD LANE – Retain agricultural

worker's dwelling (Full). No Decision.LEIGH1/D/12/001388 08/10/2012 LOWER TOTNEL FARM, TOTNEL – Alterations,

restorations and repairs to listed building. (ListedBuilding Consent). No Decision.

1/D/12/001230 31/08/2012 GREYLANDS, CHETNOLE ROAD - Demolish existingdwelling and outbuildings. Form new replacementdwelling and outbuildings. (Full). No Decision.

1/D/12/001209 20/08/2012 FOUR WINDS, BATCOMBE ROAD - Construction of anew milking parlour, dairy and cattle handling facility.(Full). No decision.

1/D/12/000389 16/04/2012 TOTNEL HOUSE, TOTNEL – Extension to existingstudio to provide annexe and double garage/

workshop (Full). Approved.1/D/12/000395 12/03/2012 NORHTBROOK HOUSE, South Street – Change of use

of land to residential garden (Change of Use)Approved.

1/D/12/000181 06/02/2012 LAND AT THREE GATES, LAND ADJACENT TO BROOKHOUSE - Use of land and building for a forest

education initiative. Change of Use). Approved.MELBURY BUBB1/D/12/001174 13/08/2012 MELBURY BUBB HOUSE - Two Storey Extension. (Full).

Approved.1/D/12/000663 26/04/2012 HIGHER REDFORD FARM – Garage/Workshop. (Full).

Approved.


RYME INTRINSECA1/D/11/001802 02/08/2011 MANOR FARM COTTAGES, RYME ROAD - Replace

three first floor wooden casement windows with metal casements (Listed Building Consent). No decision.

1/D/11/000906 02/06/2011 CASWELL FARM, COMMON LANE - Conversion ofredundant farm building into a holiday let

accommodation (Full). No Decision.1/D/11/001849 05/12/2011 CUCKOO HILL LIVERY STABLES, RYME INTRINSECA –

Essential staff, administration & visitoraccommodation. Enlarged manège & cabin formechanical horse trainer (Full). Approved.

YETMINSTER1/D/12/001317 26/09/2012 4 MILL LANE - Single storey extension (Full)

No Decison.1/D/12/000421 02/05/2012 ORCHARD HOUSE, High Street - Demolition of a

Timber Bungalow (Conservation Area Consent).Approved.

1/D/12/000420 02/05/2012 ORCHARD HOUSE, High Street - Demolition of aTimber bungalow and erection of a house and garage.(Full.) Approved.

1/D/12/000636 23/04/2012 BUCANEER GROUP, Station Road - Change of use ofexisting parking for cars to parking for car sales(Change of Use) and garage. (Change of use).

Approved.1/D/12/000635 23/04/2012 BUCANNER GROUP, Station Road - Change of use of

existing parking for cars to parking for car sales(Change of Use) and garage. (Change of use).

Approved.1/D/12/000520 03/04/2012 RAILWAY INN, Station Road - Extend time limit for implementation of P.P. 1/E/05/000292 Change of use

of part of land from car park to land for the use ofdisplay cars for sale (Change of Use) Approved.

1/D/11/002086 15/12/2011 CROSSING HOUSE, MILL LANE - - Demolition ofresidential property (Conservation Area Consent).No Decision.

The next Development Control Committee meeting will take place on 8 Nov 2012,14.15 at Stratton House, 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester. A full register of allpast and present planning applications can be found at:www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

Graham Plaice

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…gone gardening

Oh I hear you say, this is November,there is not a lot to do in the garden?November can be a very busy month.There is a lot to do. The garden is dampunder foot but it still might havewonderful autumn colour. There arecolder days and nights to look forwardto, heavy rain and gales and maybeas the month goes by frosty days andeven snow. After thefirst hard frost theleaves will fall almostovernight and willneed clearing up offthe lawn area, bedsand borders.

The lawn mowerwhich is probablyredundant by thistime can ideally besent off forservicing andsharpening up.

Most of the herbaceous can betrimmed up and tidied now. It’s aquestion of snipping off the old deadfoliage, this will encourage freshgrowth in the spring.

November is a great time to plantbareroot hedging, trees and roses.Make sure you put some goodcompost in the hole to get themstarted off well. I am always a bitcautious about planting herbaceousat this time of year especially as weare on clay. If the weather is very wetit might rot off in the ground. Far betterto leave it until the springtime.

It is also a good time to plant outshrubs. Hardwood cuttings of shrubsand soft fruit like blackcurrants and

gooseberries canbe taken now.

Tulips shouldbe planted bythe end of themonth. In thevegetablegarden you could plant some broadbeans but beware mice may take theseed. You can also sow garlic bulbs, I

love growinggarlic, we usesuch a lot of itin the kitchen.The bulbs areperhaps bettersown in potsandoverwintered ina coldframe orthe greenhouse.

Having tidiedup all the debris

from the garden youmight decide to have a bonfire, makesure you check that there are nocreatures hibernating underneathyour pile of debris before you get thefire going. Nothing is more satisfyingthan having a fire in your own gardenbut watch which way the wind isblowing, there is nothing worse thansmoking your neighbours out, youmight not be very popular.

Finally feet up with a hot cup of teaand biscuits or even better soup madefrom your own vegetables.Hmmm..Happy Gardening!

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Club NewsChetnole Cricket Club

The Yetminster History SocietyA good face for radio

FromfarmingoriginsJohnBurgess,speakerat theOctobermeeting,

moved intothe BBC. He recorded features on farming,the environment and country life for Radio4, and latterly for Radio Devon, for 30years.

Describing himself as “a good face forradio,” John’s easy style and obviousinterest in people has enabled him tocollect and record a valuable store of oralhistory.

His title “Working for the Wireless”reflects the days when radio was known as

“the wireless” – nothing to do withbroadband or hot-spots! He recalledchildhood memories of the family by thefire of a winter evening, hushed, waitingfor the wireless to warm up - to listen tothe Archers.

In the early sixties the BBC was stillvery much under the influence of founderJohn (later Lord) Reith, given tobroadcasting rather than communicating.This balance was radically reversed byFrank Gillard, originally a warcorrespondent and rising to Director ofRadio in 1964. Frank’s view was to makeradio more personal. He also broughtabout the introduction of local radio,starting with Radio Leicester in 1967.

Memories of old “wireless”programmes came flooding back withJohn’s medley of recordings from, amongothers, Listen with Mother, Mrs Dale’sDairy, and the Glums from Take It FromHere.

For Radio Devon John had producedfeatures on the now possibly lost rural lifeof the West Country. One fine playbackrecorded a spontaneous dialogue from anold farmer on the joys of cider, from afeature originally planned to be on barnowls! And there was the tale of two ladiesfrom the Quantocks, recorded forWoman’s Hour, who had made a veryprofitable business just after the war frombottling local whortleberries. Their superbmarketing involved just one trip to London.By ‘innocently’ setting off the buyers fromFortnum & Mason, Army & Navy andHarrods against each other they securedso much repeat business they never hadto travel to London again.

The meeting rounded off with a youngAlan Titchmarch, then working for the BBCat Plymouth, singing an alternative versionof All Things Bright and Beautiful: “Thegreenfly on the roses, the maggot in thepeas…..” You get the idea. Thank you, John.

John has also produced for the societyan oral history of Yetminster. Entitled

“Village Voices” it contains reminiscencesof the last 80+ years of life in and aroundYetminster. Copies of the CDs can beobtained at the society meetings orthrough David Fogden on 872090.

The next meeting is at YetminsterChurch Hall, 14 November. Rob Curtis willspeak on Smuggling Tales & Trails.

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Leigh Discussion ClubOur Lady Chairman Val

Buckland welcomed twonew members to ourOctober meeting and it waspleasing to report a reallyexcellent turnout of thirtymembers for the first of theWinter meetings.

Our guest speaker forthe evening was DoctorJohn Tuke “ To be a CountryDoctor “ although nowretired it was really nice forhim to recognise many ofhis former patients amongstour members. John's talkwas about his life and howhe had decided to get intothe medical profession – Hisfather was an ex SeaCaptain who became aDoctor but John did not atfirst follow that course,instead he took off to

Australia and worked on asheep farm and learning toride horses which wereessential in covering thevast expanse of territory.He then went to college andwas successful in variousexams – It was then, adecision was made that hewanted to become a Doctor

– some while later hesurprised his father with aphone call announcing thisis Dr Tuke speaking ! Fromhere he went to St ThomasHospital in London wherehe learnt his trade byassisting some of the topconsultants at the time.One particular task whichnever ceased to bring himimmense joy throughout hiscareer was deliveringbabies – who knows, it mayhave all started with those

lambs in Australia ! LeavingLondon he moved to ageneral practice inSherborne where he hadmet and cared for many ofhis listeners on this evening

– he also spoke of the timein his life when he becameparalysed and the efforts ofhis wife and family, plus themention of a man withhealing hands – now he isfully recovered and fit andwell. An excellent speakerwith stories of life thateveryone could relate to.Our Lady Chairman thankedDr Tuke for a mostentertaining talk and ourappreciation was shown inthe usual manner.

Our next meeting 6November – Speaker: SueHennasey “Womens’ role inthe RNLI”

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Leigh WII.Our September meeting

was turned into a fundraising event for Macmillan

Cancer Support and wascombined with the CommitteeSupper.

Instead of our usual lightrefreshments, we were treated to adelicious supper prepared by theCommittee. This, together with aglass of wine, set the mood for the restof the evening. After much chattingand catching up on news our greymatter was put to the test with an 'nottoo easy' quiz. We also had a lot of fun

trying to match up photographs of theCommittee Members as children to thepresent day.

The evening turned out to be ahuge success and and a total sum of£115 was raised for the MacmillanCancer Support Charity.

On 27 November our speaker willbe Mrs. Helen McNabb and she will betalking to us about "Floristry forChristmas". We are always verypleased to see a new face, so do comeand join us - you will be made mostwelcome.

Inga James

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Cup Winners - Leigh Flower Show August 2012Gwen Legg Memorial Cup Best item - Veg. & Fruit Tom Withycombe

Faulkner Challenge Cup Most points - Veg. openKevin Goodall

Selwood Challenge Most points - Veg. local

Flower Cup Most points - Flower arr. Dorothy & Heather Baldock

W.I. Cup Most points - FlowersMorag Orchard

Mary Carrell Cup Best exhibit - Flowers

Sidney Manning Challenge Cup Best exhibit - Sweet peas Jackie Jolliffe

Junior Cup - BoysMost points - Children

Charlie Attwell

Junior Cup - Girls Chloe Jepson

Gillingham Strick Cup Most points - Handicraft Kevin Goodall

Faulkner Handicraft Cup Best exhibit - Handicraft Vera Sanders

Alan Gray Cup Best framed exhibit - Art Joan Giles

Joan Gray Cup Best exhibit - Photography Russell Jepson

Gwen Legg Cookery Cup Most points - Cookery, Open Ruth Dimond

Greta Bartlett Memorial Cup Best - Men’s cookery Julian Turnbull

Irene Yelling Challenge Cup Most points - Cookery, localKate Paterson

Brunt Challenge Cup Best - Cookery, local

Gwen Gosney Cup Best Dorset Apple Cake Jo Barlow-Poole

76th Leigh Flower ShowOur Flower Show was held on Saturday 11

August, and this proved to be a lovely sunny day– so fortunate after the 'unusual' growingseason everyone had experienced - not quitefire, flood and tempest, though at times itseemed to come very close! But despite all theproblems, our exhibitors, as ever, did not fail us,and we had just under 500 entries over all theclasses.

We were delighted to welcome the LordLieutenant of Dorset, Mrs. Pitt-Rivers, to openthe Show and present the Cups. In her speech,she commented on the difficult growing seasonand how impressed she was that everyone hadrisen above it to provide such a colourful anddiverse Flower Show. The Vote Of Thanks wasgiven by Rev. Anthony Durkin, who remindedus that in the past the Lord Lieutenant wouldhave come to inspect Leigh's local militia, so itwas a pleasure to have welcomed her for amore light-hearted inspection!

Chloe Jepson presented the bouquet andbuttonholes charmingly, and Chairman, BrianRead, made a special point of thanking Lornaand Norman Garrett for replacing the GwenGosney Cookery Cup which had seen too manypolishings over the years. He also mentionedthat the Photography Judge had commentedon the excellent standard of entries.

As ever, the Committee are very grateful toour Judges, Stewards, W.I. Tea Ladies andeveryone who helped to put the Show together,for without them it could not take place. Finally,the Committee would like to thank all theexhibitors who support Leigh Flower Show soloyally year after year, as well as beingdelighted to welcome those newcomers whoexhibited for the first time in 2012, and lookforward to welcoming everyone – exhibitorsand visitors alike – again at the 77th LeighFlower Show on Saturday, 10 August, 2013.

Heather Baldock


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The day of ourOctober talk on ‘Pondsand Water Features’turned out to be one ofthose hideous days oftorrential rain -the irony ofthe title wasnot lost on anyof us. Whocould possiblyentertain theidea of turningout on a nightlike this to heara talk aboutwater? And at7pm when ourspeaker, JennyShort, was due to arrive,we received a call fromher saying she wasstranded by floods thewrong side ofBroadwindsor.

Had I been her, Iwould have turned round,gone home and had twostiff G&Ts. But Jenny ismade of sterner stuff,and so are our members.Within the hour everyonewas seated and Jennywas up and running withher presentation,seemingly unphased byher unpleasant journey.She cheerfully set to todemonstrate the pure joyof having water as afeature in the gardenand her talk was bothfascinating and inspiring.Ponds came first: herslides showed us howthey bring light andreflection. Sheeloquently explained how

to build them, how toattract wildlife and howto keep the water clearand what to grow in andaround the edges. She

talked in amost engaging wayabout all the importantthings one needs toknow, and she was full ofsound, practical advice.And as for WaterFeatures, we now knowthat building them is adoddle and no matterhow quirky we want tobe, it doesn’t matter,because the principlesare simple and they arealways the same: justtake a large black bucketwith holes in it, add apipe, a pump and someelectricity and maybesome of her lovelydecorative stones andthere you have it. Ofcourse she had somegood slides, as well assome helpful notes onmaintenance anddiagrams to take away tohelp us embark on whatwill clearly be our ‘nextproject’ in the garden.

She was great. Actually,Jenny is a gardendesigner (I’m guessing,but I think she is

probably rather agood one) and sheis running a seriesof courses at theBoyle Gallery overthe comingmonths on a widerange of topics todo with makingthe most of yourgarden. Shouldyou wish to findout more, pleasecontact Jenny

Short on 01297 442602.

Next meeting:On Tuesday 13

November we will beholding our AGM. This isa good opportunity for allof you wishing to renewyour membership for2013 and for newmembers to sign up.Following the AGM wehave Anne Pawley givingher talk on ‘Caring forHouseplants’.

Christmas Party:Hopefully all our

members will now havereceived the flyer withdetails of the ChristmasParty. If not, pleasecontact Jean Bridges on01935 873182. Pleasenote the deadline forreturning your bookingand menu requirementsis at our Novembermeeting.

Pandy Brown

Yetminster and Ryme Garden, Art & Craft Society

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Our speaker at ourOctober meeting was SarahBailey. Sarah is anecclesiastical textiles andembroidery expert. She isfrom a family of fine artdesigners and weavers andtrained at Glasgow ArtSchool where she wasgreatly inspired during hertime there. She broughtwith her some magnificent

Chasubles, Copes andMitres that she had made.Fashion in church garmentschange but the shapes donot and go back as far asthe 11th century. Coloursare important and have asymbolic meaning. Purplemeaning Royalty andMajesty and is alsosymbolic of Lent with redfor Christmas. As anecclesiastical embroidererSarah is commissioned todo restoration work of allsorts including elaborategold work. She usestraditional materials of goldthread, beautiful silks andfabrics with skills frommedieval times, althoughshe did admit to using amachine on occasion. Wemarvelled at the intricateand minute detail of herwork. How satisfying toknow that your talent willbe seen and admired forgenerations to come. We

felt very privileged to beable to see such exquisitework close up.

The next meeting is onTuesday 20 November atGable Court, Yetminsterstarting at 7.30pm whenour speaker is Mr SteveOxford talking aboutOxford's Bakery and theHistory of Baking.

Please look out for ourJanuary speaker Mike Burkswith a talk entitled AGOG inDorset(Assorted GemsOddities and Gardens),were we look at what Mikefinds endearing about thisglorious County. Ourprogramme for the year canbe found in local shops.New members are alwayswelcome, to find out moreabout the Wriggle ValleyWomen’s Group contactAnn Flew (01935 873660) orPat Smith (01935 872553).

Barbara Fellows

The Tuesday Club – 2013We meet on the 1st Tuesday of each

month, except when we have an outingor Summer break. If you have time tospare and would like to come along, youwould be made most welcome, meetfriendly people and have the opportunityto hear speakers of interesting andvariable subjects. We have a raffle, teaand biscuits and a chat. You might findsome of next year’s items of interest and,if so, please consider coming along tothe Leigh Village Hall at 2.30pm. We’dlove to see you.

January Sandra ScuttMy Life from East to West

February Blair SibunFlora and Fauna of the Cape

March Ginny GoodallGenealogy – You and Yours

April Mark GouldIt’s not all Black & White(Dairy Farming)

May Phil BurtonOn a Wing and a Prayer

July Angela CasterYoga with Pensioners,Prisoners and Ponies

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The AGM of theClub took place at Chetnole VillageHall on Monday 1st October andwas attended by some 47members eager to hear the annualreports and what awaits them inthe coming year.

After Sandy Burton launched theclub into her second year asCaptain, accompanied by the usualshuffling of her minions on theCommittee, Lieutenant Blair Sibununwrapped the programme for thecoming year. It promises anexciting series of events such asNewd Gardening techniques (I amassured there is no misspelling inthe title), Preparing Produce for aShow, Gardens of Australasia,Buddleia and much more.

The changes in the Committeeteam are both strategic and tactical.Linda Carroll and Lyn Darley haveboth retired (uninjured). They havebeen replaced by Steve Porter andStephanie Fripp, drafted from thesquad bench to add steel andexperience to the midfield. Thetactical skills of Karen Moore, much

respected for her ability to readthe game, have been switched tothe influential position ofSecretary.

Immediately after the formalprocedures of the evening anauction of the plants brought bymembers was conducted by Lt.Sibun with his usual forceful goodhumour; this hilarious interluderaised over £60 for club funds.

Subsequently, those presentdescended upon the wine and

foodprovidedandconversedanimatedly aboutthe club’sprospectsfor theclub inthecomingyear. Theopinionwas very positive that anexciting period for our gardeningclub is imminent.

The first event of the newprogramme will be held on 5November at Chetnole Village Hallat 7.30. The speaker will be LynnBurningham from the Dorset officeof the RSPB. The subject is “Birdsin your Garden” and the evening’sassociated competition will be aphotograph of a bird in your garden.Visitors and guests welcome.

Tom Withycombe.

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club


Wriggle Valley Mothers’ UnionAt our October meeting we invited

Bishop Richard Llewellin to come and speakto us on “Bethlehem – a city besieged”. Itwas an Open meeting and it was good to seeso many people there. Bishop Llewellin wasbrought up in India during the SecondWorld War and after leaving school qualifiedas a solicitor and practised for a short timebefore being ordained in 1964. One of hiscuracies was at Johannesburg Cathedralduring the height of apartheid and he waseventually kicked out of South Africa. Aftera couple of parish jobs he became Bishop ofSt German’s in the Truro Diocese, thenBishop of Dover and finally Bishop ofLambeth as the Archbishop of Canterbury’sHead of Staff. He retired in 2003 and visitedthe Holy Land on a number of occasionssince 1963 and after retirement hevolunteered to join The EcumenicalAccompaniment Programme in Palestineand Israel. He had recently spent threemonths living in Bethlehem and as he saidhe was telling us “his side of the story” andhow powerful that story was. He was outthere with three other volunteers and theylived alongside the Arab Christians, visitingthe checkpoints each day to make surethere was fair play for those trying to getinto Jerusalem to work. The EAPPI alsomonitor and report violations of humanrights and offer protection through non-violent presence. They support Israeli andPalestinian peace activists and undertakeadvocacy work including public speaking inUK and Ireland on their return home. TheEAPPI is an initiative of the World Council ofChurches which co-ordinates theprogramme internationally and it was setup as a response to a call by the Heads ofChurches in Jerusalem for a protectivepresence.

All thosewho heardBishopLlewellin wereleft in no doubtof thechallenges forthat area ofthe MiddleEast and weall left thatmeetingmoreinformed ofthe situation in Bethelehem.

Our next meeting is at MargaretShipman’s on Tuesday 6 November at2.30pm. For more information on theMothers Union, please contact eitherMargaret Shipman, 772440 orAnne Reason, 873726.

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

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

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