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· Leigh says goodbye to Jack

· Inter-village competition announced

· Mother running for Child Brain Injury Trust

Issue no: 216 July 2009

Primrose Seth Smith with a new duckling hatched at the Old Vicarage

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Editor’s notesOnce again I have to apologise for the poor quality of some of the items in theMay/June issue. We sincerely hope that we’ve now managed to overcome thetechnical problems – we will see! I’m very pleased to welcome two new members to the team; Rob Barfoot fromYetminster, who has taken over from Linda Gosden as treasurer. Linda has workedtirelessly behind the scenes for the past three years and we’d like to extend a very bigthank you to her. Rosie Cunningham from Chetnole is our new advertising co-ordina-tor and can be contacted via wrigglevalleymag@aol.com During May, the people of Leigh said a sad farewell to a much loved friend andcharacter. Jack Wilde was a remarkable man and left a lasting impression on everyonehe met. He will be truly missed. The inter-village competitions are announced in this issue – why don’t you sign up,have some fun and support your village in its annual challenge against the rest.

Cut-off for the August issue is 14th July.Carol Porter

Contents

News from the Villages

Batcombe 5

Chetnole 6

Hermitage 15

Leigh 17

Ryme Intrinseca 23

Yetminster 24

Diary of Events 33

General News 39

St Andrews School 48

Gardening 50

News from the Churches 51

Wriggle Valley Services 54

Weather Watch 56

Planning Applications 57

Club News 59

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Running for the Child Brain Injury Trust My name is Carole and my son MaxBrimble received a severe brain injury in2001 after a kick from a horse. We arevery lucky that he sur-vived as it was touch andgo for ten months inSouthampton Hospital;however, as a result hehas suffered long termbrain damage. To look athim you’d never know ashe is much like any otherteenager – as can be seenin the photo of him havingfun in the snow at Bat-combe earlier this year. Throughout the lastfew years we have beensupported by CBIT theChild Brain Injury Trust. Inreturn for all their supportI shall be doing a 10k run on the 12th Julyand I am hoping to raise as much as I can. I would like to thank all my sponsorsso far and if anyone would also like tosponsor me, I have a 'just giving' page online www.justgiving.com/carolepotter1 ,or you can go to the Jolin Gallery, Yetmin-ster, where Linda and John have very kind-ly offered to hold a sponsor form andinformation about Max. Max is quite a ‘celebrity’ and has hisown web page where you can find outmore about him and the wonderful work

of the Child Brain Injury Trust. Just goog-le: Max Brimble.

The Annual Batcombe Cream Teas The Annual Cream Teas took place at

Court Farm, on Sunday 14th June. Theevent was held a week earlier than hasbeen the tradition (normally Fathers’ Day),thus fooling the weather gods, and ena-

bling it to enjoy pleasantsunshine, thereby attract-ing 125 visitors throughthe gates. Perhaps thepresence of BishopGeorge and Margaret hadsome influence. A totalof £767 was raised which,after deducting £41 forthe cost of the cream, re-sulted in a donation of£726 to the Church of St.Mary Magdalene, and asa result of the TenuousGuessing Game, attend-ees were amazed to dis-cover that BridgetGordge’s daughter, Vicky,

had received 58 congratulatory cards onthe birth of her daughter!

Batcombe Youngster wins the prestig-ious Sir Patrick Moore Essay Prize The world famous astronomer, SirPatrick Moore, is convinced that man willone day colonise Mars. He offered theschool children of Dorset a prize of £50and a copy of his book on Mars for thebest essay describing what life would belike on the planet.

Local Representative: Richard Vickers (01300 341153)

Max enjoying the snow

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Seventeen primary and secondaryschools, from both state and private sec-tors, produced well over 100 entries. Butone essay, according to Sir Patrick, stoodhead and shoulders above the rest. Itwas written by Henry Straughan, wholives at Redford Farmhouse in Batcombe.Henry is 10 years old and is a pupil atSticklands Primary School in Evershot. Henry, and his proud mother, had along talk with Sir Patrick at the prizegiving and have been invited to visit himat his home, which also houses his ob-servatory, in Selsey, near Chichester.Their visit will take place during the sum-mer holidays. Sir Patrick’s prize formed part of theDorset Extravaganza, held in Sherborne

on 29th May in aid of the Weldmar Hos-pice in Dorchester. This very successfulevent raised over £20,000 for this worth-while cause. A picture of Henry receiving his prize,and the text of his essay, can be found athttp://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/blackmorevale/events/Future-Mars-Dorset-Extravaganza-essay-Henry-Straughan-aged-10-Stirckland-s-Primary/article-1053922-detail/article.html

Twitchings On the day of the Cream Teas, a pairof Red Kites was observed in the fieldbehind Newlands Farm. Having workedfor several years at the RAF headquar-ters (apologies to Richard & Alastair), inthe heart of the Chilterns, the observer(me) is no stranger to these birds, andwas able to observe them from a dis-tance of 250m. They were not Buzzards!Having weekend-commuted fromNaphill to Bath via the Berkshire Downs

over this period, their westward spreadhas been carefully noted; their furthestprevious westward observation beingclose to M4 J14. Incidentally, has any-one seen any Swifts this year?Security Finally, on a disappointing note,there have been several reported theftsof easily-removable equipment such asgarden implements from within the com-munity. I shall refrain from aligning thisto the economic situation!

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It suddenly feels like Summer is hereat last (despite a few ‘iffy’ days) – thesmell of BBQs has been filling the air,hedgerows have been bursting into sum-mer life, bedding plants are in abun-dance and flower show entries are wellunderway! It seems that Chetnole hashad a number of ‘claims to fame’ overthe last few weeks too, putting us well &truly on the map. Firstly, if you’ve notseen the new Summer Bristol to Wey-mouth Train Timetable yet, pick up acopy from the shop and you’ll see it fea-tures Chetnole & Linda Carroll’s paint-ings of the village. Ted and Pat get apersonal mention too!! Secondly, someChetnole residents had a recent TV ap-pearance (albeit rather fleeting) onBBC’s ‘Gardeners World’ following theGarden Club outing in May to Hereford-shire – it seems the bus is still groaning

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from being overloaded with plants boughtat the Great Malvern Show! Welcome to a number of new resi-dents to the village in a variety of loca-tions, some of whom are having somerenovations completed prior to moving inpermanently – we look forward to wel-coming you all properly soon. We alsosend our congratulations to Charlie and Syof School Lane on the birth of their beauti-ful daughter Lola Jamie – let’s hope thesleepless nights are petering out now!Congratulations also go to Thomas Lady-man and Claire Williams who were mar-

ried at St Peters Church on Saturday 16th

May. Following the sad news of RoenaBraine’s death in April, I am honoured toannounce that Roena left a legacy of£5000 to our Village Hall – we are eternal-ly grateful, and our thoughts are still withher family. We have done a fantastic job as avillage over the last few weeks andmonths in terms of raising money for avariety of charities. Firstly, a Bridgeafternoon was held at the end of Marchwhere we had 14 tables (56 players),andincluding the raffle, made a net amount of£505 (including Gift Aid) which went toCancer Research UK. Some stirling helpwas given by the lady tea-making squad,and all the preliminary work was done byJean Woodford (who kept an eye on pro-ceedings from her hospital bed). Tony

Morgan was Director and Gerald Pottsgave away prizes. Secondly, our congratulations go toGary Sturgess who completed the FloraLondon Marathon in April for the secondtime. Gary ran this year’s marathon on

Sunday 26th April with around 35,000 oth-er runners, and his finish time was 4hrs 13min which was 20 minutes faster than lastyear. Gary would like to thank everybodyfor their generosity and support and forhelping him raise £1,880 for St Margaret’sHospice in Yeovil. He would also like to

thank 1st Leigh Brownies who helped himorganise a very successful fundraisingevent in Chetnole Village Hall, and thanksalso to Pat and John in the Post Office &shop for their help too. Thirdly, our very own Marc Gurneywho works part-time at The Chetnole Innraised £600 for St Margaret’s Hospice byenduring a full body-wax that took placeat the pub at the end of May. (You mighthave seen his ‘page 3 spread’ in the West-ern Gazette). Marc admitted it was thesingle most painful thing he has ever donebut was delighted with the support oflocal customers and says the three hourordeal was all worth it for the money thatwas raised. Marc would also like to thankTina Marriott of Leigh for inflicting thepain! Mark Gallimore passes on his thanksfor filling in and returning the Chetnole &Stockwood Parish Plan Questionnaires

CHETNOLE ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW & FETE

SATURDAY 1st AUGUST 2009

Music Children’s EntertainmentsSide-shows Stalls Refreshments

Gates Open at 2 pm Entrance 50p

In aid of local charities

during April, and for the fantastic involve-ment during the forum that was held in

the village hall after the Duck Race on 17th

May. More feedback is to follow, but itwas interesting to note that of the ParishPlan Questionnaires that were returnedover 72% of people read the Wriggle Val-ley Magazine every month with “localevents” and “small ads” being of the mostinterest to readers. It all goes to show thepower of advertising your event or busi-ness locally! If you are not already signed up to thenew Chetnole E Diary that Sue Morganorganises and distributes, then emailrsm182@talktalk.net to give it a try. It isa weekly email that looks ahead at what ishappening in the village and surroundingarea with some general local news andreminders. If you don’t have a computer,a copy will be posted on the Village Hallnotice board and in the village shop too. Preparations are in hand for theannual inter-village competition, whichis Yetminster vs. The Rest [of the Wrigglevalley villages combined]. Look out forthe timetable of events and if you want tovolunteer for any of the events thenplease contact the named captain as soonas possible. In particular we would liketeams of 6 Quizzers to contact GordonRatcliffe on 872996 and likewise, Gordon

would also like to hear from beefy YoungFarmers (wouldn’t we all..!) for a newevent this year – a Tug of War contest. Don’t forget that the Annual FlowerShow & Fete will take place on Saturday1st August with gates opening at 2 p.m.Introduced this year in conjunction withthe Garden Club, is a hanging basket com-petition - for this there will be two classes,one open to children 10-16 years and theother for adults – get planting now!During the afternoon there’ll be magicshows for the kids, we’ll have music fromthe Wessex Highlanders, and with lots ofinteresting stalls, activities and refresh-ments it promises to be another fantasticafternoon. Programmes/entry forms areavailable in the shop. Finally, it turns out my life as the Chet-nole representative is short-lived.......since volunteering to take over from Gor-don I’ve had a number of changes of per-sonal circumstances which means I’m justnot able to dedicate the time needed todo you a good job! So, for now, thank youfor the opportunity to be involved in thisissue, but until further notice your repre-sentative will still be Gordon Ratcliffe on872996/gojan@btinternet.com

Jude Lewin

CHETNOLE CHUCKERS BOULES CLUBJunior Boules Tournament

Following the successful Junior Tournament last year, the Club have decided to organise thisevent again. Open to children/grandchildren of Club Members and residents of/visitors to Chet-

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Tuesday 25th August from 10.30 until approx 12.30

At the Boules Piste on Chetnole Playing FieldNo entrance fee: 6 – 16 year olds welcome/Light refreshments available.

Make a date in your diary now. Application forms and further details will be delivered to everyhousehold in Chetnole in July.

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Anthea & Penny Thompson On Saturday evening 9th May a largecontingent of Chetnole inhabitants gath-ered in the Village Hall to say farewell toAnthea and Penny Thompson who wereleaving the village to live in Sherborne (Not being cast out into the wilderness,but to live at No.14 The Wilderness I haveto make this clear to avoid any misunder-standing !!) Apologies to anybody whomay have been inadvertently missed offthe invitation list, but we think we cov-ered everybody! Anthea was presented with two gifts.The first being a large framed photographof St Peter's Church, which included allthe signatures of the PCC and regularchurch helpers - not forgetting our organ-ist or Bishop George. The second beingthe right to sit on the new churchyard seatat any time!

David Gough

Chetnole Annual Duck Race The Duck Race was held on the Wrig-gle on Sunday 17th May when thankfullyriver conditions were ideal following earlymorning rain. Over 300 ducks came understarter's orders and their journey downthe river, from Mill Lane Bridge to thefinishing line in Deep Ford Lane, was fol-lowed by a small enthusiastic crowd every-one hoping that their duck would be firstacross the line. As in previous years MarkGallimore and Chris Hardy did a great jobsweeping up the back markers ensuringthat all ducks completed the course. Following the race prizes were pre-sented in the Village Hall, and the 'LuckyDuck Draw' was made. Tea and home-made cakes were enjoyed and there wasa tombola for the children. Grateful

thanks to all those who helped to makethe day a success and for the cakes andtombola prizes kindly donated. A total of£420 was raised for the Chetnole PlayingField Fund.

Duck Race Results

1st £25 796 Daniel Dixon

2nd £15 477 Bob Owen

3rd £10 132 Monica Cooper

4th £ 5 206 Sam Hardy

5th £ 5 96 Ruth Sanford

Lucky Duck Draw ResultsRound of Golf for 2 005 BirdieRambler’s Backpack 080 Monica CooperEmms Meat Voucher 507 Ann FlewBottle of Red Wine 140 Anthony TaborPlant 173 Sue LloydDuck Beach Robe 513 Hugh c/o SturgessPlant 127 Linda Overton -FoxBottle of White Wine 086 Doug RiceChocolate Cake 739 Dave BennettThank you for all your support.

Josie Eaton

MarkGallimoreandChris Hardy

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Chetnole Village Hall 100 ClubThe prize winners in the June 2009 drawwere as follows:

1st no 8/1 £50 Mrs A Andreawartha/ Mrs M Prodger

2nd no 58/75 £30 Mr & Mrs Samways/ Mr T Freeguard

3rd no 50/10 £20 Mr & Mrs D Walker/ Mr & Mrs J TrickettThank you for your support

Mal Prodger

Home Watch The Chetnole Home Safety eventwhich was scheduled for 18th June wasunfortunately cancelled. The leading lightof the evening was to be our PCSO SueGoslin of Sherborne Rural Safe Neighbour-hood Team [what a mouthful!]. Sue ismoving to Sussex on 19th June and hasresigned from The Force because a trans-fer from Dorset to Sussex Police wouldrequire serving [ another] 12 months as abasic trainee. What a waste! We await news of PCSO Goslin's re-placement, and on 18th June the Chet-nole Home Watch co-ordinators met atthe pub to review recent criminal activi-ties in the area.

Gordon Ratcliffe, Home Watch Co-ordi-nator

Chetnole & Stockwood Parish Meetings –

14th May

On 14th May at Chetnole Village Hallthe Annual Stockwood Parish Meetingtook place, then the Annual ChetnoleParish Meeting, followed by the bi-month-ly Chetnole & Stockwood Parish CouncilMeeting. Confusing ? Maybe, but a legalrequirement. Apart from a sprinkling ofparishioners, the meeting was attendedby Councillor Legge of Dorset CountyCouncil and Councillor Lawrence of WestDorset District Council. Some of the items discussed, whichmay be of general interest: The Chetnole Parish Plan is progress-ing well. Out of 172 questionnaires deliv-ered to homes in Chetnole, Hamlet andHeneford, 86 have so far been returned –a good result for this sort of thing. Theinformation gained is now being profes-sionally analysed and the Steering Com-mittee still expect to be able to formulatean action plan by November this year. The Council agreed to donate a sumof £80 to the Citizens Advice Bureau atSherborne – and a sum of £50 to VictimSupport of Dorset. See notice board formore information on the latter organisa-tion. A renewed plea was made for noticesin the notice board at the side of the PostOffice to be restricted to A5 size (about 6”x 4”) – to avoid the overlapping and ob-scuring of notices that sometimes occurs. The “go-ahead” was given for a bas-

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ket ball area to be constructed on theplaying field. Present available funds donot cover the whole quoted cost, so finan-cial help will be sought from Chetnolevillagers (you may well have already re-ceived a letter from Malcolm Eaton to thiseffect). The Council agreed to pursue the pro-vision of a parking facility at ChetnoleStation. At present, more people useChetnole Station than use Yetminster. If aparking place could be provided, thiswould encourage yet more villagers to useour train service. However, the railwayauthority say they do not have funds forthis at present, so the negotiations willsurely be protracted. Our local community police officerwas not able to attend the meeting asintended, but he did ask that those at-tending be informed that the last crimereported in Chetnole was more than oneyear ago! The Council were also advised thatChetnole residents are welcome to attendthe bi-monthly lunch club at Leigh VillageHall. See Chetnole Village notice boardfor details.

Jude Lewin

CREAM TEAS and TEDDY BEARPARACHUTING at ST PETER’S CHURCHCHETNOLEIn the CHURCHYARD (if wet, in village

hall)Sunday July 5th at 3.30 p.m. For possibly the last time, TeddyBears will soon be jumping off St. Peter’schurch tower. Bring your teddy bear (orother soft toy), parachute and have a go!This time there will be NO LIMIT on size ordesign, as long as they fit into the basketfor hoisting up the tower. Make sure yourTeddy’s name and your family name are

clearly marked. Everyone welcome, all en-trants get a certificate and the slowestdescent will win a prize. £1 per jump forchurch funds. Parachuting subject toweather conditions.

Alternative Culture Never mind the ever-present photo-graphs and TV pictures of police and dem-onstrators caught by snooping cameras!Forget the newspaper reports of cheating,sleaze and denials in the corridors of pow-er! Sunday afternoon on 19th April, onChetnole Playing Field provided the anti-dote to all of this. In glorious springtimesunshine, a village cricket match was tak-ing place. No belligerent barracking, justthe occasional ripple of polite applausefrom the spectators. There was the occa-sional raucous bellow of “Howzat?” – butthe umpire’s decision was accepted with-out any fuss. And all the participants weredressed in traditional white! In the playground area, parents withlaughing children were playing on theslide and swings. In another part of the field a dozenteenagers – boys and girls – were playingfootball. There was no ‘diving’ – and no-body screamed abuse at a referee. In factthey were managing to play an enjoyablegame without the benefit of a referee! In one corner of the field, twenty-plusmembers of the Chetnole Chuckers Boul-es Club were engaged in their regular Sun-day-afternoon session - generouslyapplauding good shots of both their fel-low team members AND their opponents! In the opposite corner of the field,was St Peter’s church, reassuringly serenein the afternoon sun. What a pity the national press werenot there to record this alternative side of

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present-day Britain – and how lucky weare to live in the beautiful, tranquil countyof Dorset. Oh – and the birds were singing joyful-ly too!

John Head

Comings & Goings Hermitage folk are pleased to wel-come Kevin and Sue Andrews. They havemoved into Gunville Cottage, with theirthree well-behaved dogs. They have al-ready worked wonders in the garden,with many neat rows of vegetables grow-ing vigorously. Kevin is a gamekeeper,and enjoys fishing. Sue works as QualityAssurer for DorsetCereals Co. inDorchester. Kevinis one of these peo-ple who can turnhis hand to any-thing; he is anexperienced dog-trainer, he hasbuilt a fine enclo-sure and kennelfor his dogs, and hehas restored suc-cessfully a derelict motor lawnmower.Their son Scott and daughter Amelia areboth away from home, and working. Wehope Kevin and Sue will be very happy inthis pleasant village.

We wish Paul and Kay, the previousoccupiers of the cottage, a happy new lifein Yetminster.

Alan Ward

Treasure Hunt A great time was had by all who par-ticipated in the recent Car Treasure Hunt,which began and ended on Hermitagegreen. Cindy Durham did a marvellous job atsetting the clues and the cars left at 10minute intervals on the hunt for placesand things. The winning team were Liz and LucyCozens, the latter obviously benefitingfrom her recent experiences trekkingacross Australia and New Zealand , withthe Read family taking the second prizeand James Goddard-Watts and the boystaking third. The afternoon was rounded off withan informal barbeque , provided and

manned by mem-bers of the VillageHall committee. Thanks to allwho helped on theday (and all partici-pants) and especial-ly to Cindy for allher preparationand planning.

Ray Dickerson

Hermitage Hoedown If you are reading this article before

July 4th. there may still be an opportunityto buy tickets for the Barn Dance and BBQon Hermitage Village green, starting at

Local representative: Nadia Craton (01963 210289)

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If you are reading this after July 4TH,and didn’t attend, you missed a funevening!

Ray Dickerson

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Our numbers are now so low that wemay have to consider closing, after 60glorious years. Interesting speakers, outings, parties,quizzes, but mainly the opportunity to gettogether and catch up on the news, allmake this an enjoyable way to spend thefirst Tuesday evening of the month. Please come along and see how wel-come you would be. For more details ring Christine on01963 210292.

Christine Dickerson

Mars getting closer In August this year, the planet Marswill come closer to Earth than for manythousands of years, past or future.Throughout August Mars will seem togrow larger. It will become the brightestobject in the night sky after the moon

until on 27th August it will be at it’s near-

est, ‘only’ 36 million miles from Earth.Fortunately, it will be visible for most ofthe night.

Alan Ward

Local Representative After six years in the role, Nadia Cra-ton has decided that she would like tostand down as the Hermitage village co-ordinator. We need someone to take on thistask and if you would be interested pleasegive me a call on 210292. A big THANK YOU goes to Nadia for allher efforts in performing this role so wellfor so long.

Ray Dickerson

We have had a glimpse of summer -let us hope that there is more to come!It's a bit like the England Cricket Team;our hopes are built up and then they gethammered by the Netherlands - a teamnot actually renowned for their cricketingability. A passing thought for Robin Leggwho having served the village long andloyally, not least over the village hall, wasbeaten into second place at the recentcouncil elections; 'Thank You' Robin forall you have done for Leigh. A metaphorical 'bouquet' to ConnieWallis for achieving a '4 Star' Rating after arecent inspection of the Village Hall Kitch-en by the powers that be, and also for herand her team for the very successfulmonthly Wriggle Valley Lunch Club. Bookearly to avoid disappointment!

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Of course since the last edition thevillage has lost one of its most venerated,loyal, talented, amusing and delightfulmembers, Jack Wilde. He was given a trulywonderful and memorable 'send-off', in-cluding the first use of the village's biersince its renovation and for many a longyear when his coffin was taken from thevillage hall to St Andrew's Church. He isnow with his Maker and beloved Kathy. On a brighter note we welcome toour community Mark and Ellen Gould, -the dogs (Jazz & Cooper), a horse (nameunknown!) to Three Gates Farm, and alsoLuke & Alison to Willow Farm. We wishthem well. Enjoy the summer!

David Reason

News from the Old Vicarage Many thanks to all who helped in anyway at the coffee morning back in May, atwhich over £240 was raised; much need-ed funds for the Explorer scouts, who willbe departing to Uganda later this month.They have promised to come back andgive us a presentation on their return andwe wish them every success with theirproject. We have had some interesting talksat the Old Vicarage this year, on subjectsranging from butterflies to life in the Arc-tic circle. If anyone would like to comealong and give a short talk or presentationto our residents on any subject we wouldlove to hear from you. Please contact JanMillward on 01935 873579.

'New Arrivals at The Old Vicarage'As part of our 'breath of fresh air' week forthe NAPA Annual Challenge, an array ofactivities have been organised by Jan Mill-ward (Care Assistant) to entertain ourresidents. Starting off with a trip to Ab-botsbury Sub-tropical gardens on Monday15th June,then a dogshow, aresident'sBBQ, ananimal day,a naturewatch andfinishingoff with a1940sthemedStreet Partyon Saturday 20th June with dressing up,entertainments and lunch, all welcome. On May the 18th a batch of duck eggsarrived at The Old Vicarage. Since theirarrival they have been incubated in one ofour resident's rooms, an ex-farmer's wifewho has watched them carefully everydayand chosen the names for the first twoducklings. The first exciting signs of hatch-ing came on Friday the 12th June, itwasn't till the next day that 'Donald' thefirst arrival came out of his shell, a littlebundle of yellow feathers! He was closelyfollowed by 'Daisy' on Sunday. We arestill waiting intently for the next four eggsto hatch! Other news: Our cook, Mark Apple-yard was a finalist for the South West CareCatering Competition, the kitchen staffenjoyed a day out in Exeter to watch Markcook for the competition.

Anita Vincent

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Fourth Leigh Village Festival The Fourth Food Fair and Classic CarShow in the Village Hall at Leigh, will take

place on Saturday 18th July from 10am-4pm. You will be able to taste and buysome of the best food on offer from localproducers. The Stallholders will include:-Alweston Jam and Chutney Empire, Brid-fish, Brokewood Farm, Dorset BlueCheese and Soup Company, Easy Beans,Filbert Bees, Fudges, Gustosecco, LeakersBakery, Longmeadow Organic Vegetables,Nether Cerne Herbs and Flour, Olives Et Al,Reads Coffee Roasters, Sauces of Choice,Sherborne Castle Estate Wines, SomersetCider Brandy Co., and The Seed Company. There will also be a Cookery Demon-stration, Wessex Morris Men and activi-ties for children.

Mark Hix will be opening the Fair – heis a Dorset boy!! He owns the Hix Oyster& Fish House in Lyme Regis. He competedin the 2007 series of Great British Menu onBBC Television, winning the public vote for

his main course AND pudding. Barbecued Hamburgers & Sausages,Refreshments, Ice cream and Beer will bethere! This is proving to be a very successfulshow, AND will be in our amazing newVillage Hall. Please spread the word toyour friends and relations – it really is aday NOT to be missed. Entrance £1 Children 50p - Proceedsto St Andrew’s Church and Village HallOrganiser: Mrs Elizabeth Turnbull, Green-ham House, Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset DT96HW (Tel/Fax: 01935 873846) E mail:julian.turnbull@virgin.net

Leigh Art Exhibition – Masterclass withPatricia Burns As in past years, we are pleased toannounce that we will be holding a master

class on Saturday, 5th September from10.00 – 12.00 am in conjunction with theannual Art Exhibition. We are delighted tohave secured Patricia Burns, who is an

BARN DANCEin a Barn!

music & caller: Long Odds & Short Straws

Friday, 7th August At Bound Lane Farm, Leigh

from 7.30pmTickets: £6 (includes Ploughman’s Supper)

Bar for soft drinks – BYO wine & beer

In aid of Senior Citizen’s Christmas Lunch

Tickets available from:Bridge Stores, Leigh,

Fiona & John Parks, 01935 873603Margaret & Brian Read, 01935 872356

Connie Read, 01935 872393Eileen Foy, 01935 872142

Bridget Gordge, 01935 83644

Please come and support this worthy cause, lots of fun & dancing, or just sit and enjoy theevening

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experienced teacher and has exhibitedsuccessfully with us for many years. Hersubject will be ‘White Tulips’ and will intro-duce you to painting with watercolourswithout using a pencil! She will demon-strate stage one and then help individual-ly before moving onto stage two. If youare interested in knowing more about thisvery interesting workshop please contactme as soon as possible on 01935 873522.The cost for the workshop will remain at£15 per head to include coffee and a soupand sandwich lunch. Numbers will berestricted to ensure each person can getthe most from the morning session sobook early.

Sandy Burton

Beer Mill Mead – Coffee Morning 29th

July 10:00 am There will be a coffee morning withBring and Buy held at Pardshaw Leigh toraise funds for Beer Mill Mead conserva-tion area. The money goes to the candleAuction and site maintenance.

St Andrew’s Fair A May Fair was held in the Village Hall

on 16th May, to raise money for St An-drew's and we were thrilled with the totalof £1285.14. The weather was verywindy so sadly we could not have thecream teas outside but having more spacein the new Hall did help. I would like tothank all those who supported us, ranstalls, helped with teas and who helpedmake the afternoon the success it was - itwas a real community effort.

On 6th June a Craft Coffee Morningwas held in the Village Hall and this raised£254. I would like to thank SarahLumsden who thought of this fund raising

idea and to all of you who brought yourcrafts along - what a display of talent! -and also to all those who baked cakes, ranthe raffle, helped with the coffees and justcame along to enjoy a happy social morn-ing when we were able to raise somemore funds for St Andrew's Church. Manythanks.

Anne Reason

Leigh Flower Show - Saturday 8th August So far we have had a good growingseason, resulting in barrow loads of pro-duce and horticultural delights for entry in

the 73rd Leigh Flower Show on Saturday

8th August 2009. If you are not a grower (why not), donot despair. There are plenty of classesfor Domestic Skills, Arts & Crafts. Obtainyour schedule from Bridge Garage Shop orHeather Baldock at Leigh Cross Cottage.Proceeds to Leigh Village Hall and LocalCharities.

Keith Cranstone

Leigh Village Hall Lottery – April 20091st £25 Mr A Goodfellow2nd £10 Mr P Bryan3rd £10 Mrs M ManningLeigh Village Hall Lottery – May 20091st £25 Mr & Mrs Bowran2nd £10 Mr & Mrs I Collins3rd £10 Mr J Turnbull

73rd LEIGH FLOWER SHOWFlowers, Fruit, Vegetables & Crafts

Saturday 8th August 2009Leigh Village Hall

Admission £12.30pm

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Church yard transformed Well done and thank you to all theregulars who turned up for the annual

church yard ‘Tidy Up’ on 25th April. Lastyear’s big onslaught on the laurel hedgesproved to be work well done as this yearthey only needed a light trim, so all ourenergy could be applied to the grasswhich was somewhat neglected of late.Jan Milward’s half hour with a big strim-mer achieved an amazing transformation.Tom Excell gave up the morning of a rarevisit south from Edinburgh. His 6ft 5inswas particularly helpful trimming the topsof the yew trees. A special thank you toAndy and Sue Templeman who spent twoevenings wiring up the yew trees to im-prove and keep their shape. They look somuch better. Best wishes to Sheila Wilkins andJean Meaden who are in hospital. We allhope they will be better very soon.

Gilly Wilson

Dear Sir/Madam Just wanted to say thank you to RymeIntrinseca Village for the warm welcome Ihave received moving from Yorkshire toDorset.Kind Regards Liz Bentley, 1 The Lilacs, Ryme Intrinseca

"Michael's Arm"

Michael is arriving on 4th July for his oper-

ation on the 8th at the Nuffield Orthopaed-ic Hospital, Oxford. The operation isexpected to last 9 hours, and then

Michael will need to be in hospital for 10days, followed by convalescence in Rymefor 6-8 weeks. My thanks to all those of you whohave given me such loyal and loving sup-port, please may I now ask for yourprayers for a successful outcome. I amparticularly grateful to the OakhouseStores for their collection tin. I am stillhoping to raise a further £5,000. The Ox-ford Mail/Times is giving me a lot of public-ity this month. Sue Footner

Christian Aid raises £1,369.85 Many thanks to those who give theirtime to help with the reception collection.Although it is a little disappointing that thetotal has dropped in the last 2 years, it’sstill a wonderful achievement.Totals by village:Yetminster £221.21 (£115 gift aided)Leigh £410 (£350 gift aided)Chetnole £549.65 (£480 gift aided)Hermitage £75.71 (£45 gift aided)Ryme £113.28 (£62.50 gift aided)

Sue Footner

Local Representative: Gilly Wilson (872982)

Yetminster & Ryme Garden, Art & Craft Society

Summer Show

Saturday 15th August at 2.00pm inSt. Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster

Admission 50p for adults, accompanied children freeTea & Cakes throughout afternoon + Grand

RaffleTrophies presented at 4.00pm followed by raffle

draw

Schedules & Entry Forms available fromthe Oak House Stores & Jolin Gallery from

14th July

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Parish AGM Chairmans report 2009 Since last year we have lost the servic-es of two long standing councillors, IanPartridge and Douglas Proctor; their expe-rience and expertise will be sadly missed.However two willing volunteers havecome forward; Judy Pyke and Gary Stur-gess and we welcome them to the Council.As ever we are still short of the odd coun-cillor or two; if you are interested or knowof anyone who might be interested pleasecontact myself or the Clerk. Over the pastyear the Council have been involved in thefollowing: Street Lighting - The County Councilis now responsible for the Street lighting Railway Bridge - This has been sur-veyed by Network Rail and pronouncedsafe. Thornford Road Speeding - A trafficcalming scheme for the Thornford Roadsituated just up from Stoneyacres hasbeen proposed. This is currently beingdesigned by the traffic department of theCounty Council. Funding has been allocat-ed and it is planned to do the work duringthe school summer holidays. Millenium Hangings - The Councilhave provided a grant to the ParochialChurch Council for the display of some ofthe Millenium hangings in the Church andthe production of a booklet. Any profitsfrom the sale of the booklet will revert tothe Parish Council. Affordable Housing - Hastoe Housingare progressing a plan for up to eight af-fordable dwellings on the west side of the

Thornford Road north of Coles Lane. However it is still very early days.RWM Meats - We continue to press RWMto ensure that their vehicles do not enterthe village. Most of the problems appearto be foreign drivers and the dreaded SAT-NAV.Lengthsman - We are investigating wheth-er it would be possible in conjunction withthe neighbouring parishs to employ alengthsman (odd job/maintenance man inmodern parlance).Bank of Ireland Reserve Fund - As some ofyou may know the Council has a reservefund of some £22,000 as a result of thesale of some land a number of years ago.The Council have decided that they willmake grants of up to £1000/year from thisfund for projects which are for the benefitof the community as a whole. Whilst atpresent such a grant would cut into thecapital significantly when interest ratesstart to improve the interest should covermost of the grant.Precept - This year’s parish precept is 10%less than last year’s.Planning - There were no contentiousplanning issues however the Council wasdisappointed that the District Councilturned down an application to developthe barn at Upbury Farm

David Gould

Yetminster Fair Association ‘Jubilate’ will be giving a concert in

the Methodist Church on Thursday,9th Ju-ly at 7.30 p.m. This year we are pleased towelcome Valerie Rowsell as the guestmusician. Tickets are £3.00 to include re-freshments. Contact Barbara on 873690

Collection Point: Jolin Gallery, Old Boyles School, Yetminster

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Yetminster Methodist Church"1849-2009"Bishop George Browning was the guestspeaker at morning worship on Sunday,

10th May, as members celebrated the

160th Anniversary of the founding of Yet-minster Methodist Church. The occasion also marked the comple-tion of a ramp to provide disabled access,replacing the main entrance steps. Cele-brations were concluded with lunch for 30at the local White Hart Inn.

Yetminster Fair 2009 The Fair this year will be held on Saturday11th July, from 1pm to 6pm, and will fea-ture over 100 stalls in the High Street andin the Marquee. There will be music anddancing provided by Durnovaria SilverBand, Wessex Highlanders Pipe Band, Yet-minster Irish Dancers and No Mean Feet.There will be childrens' entertainment,lots of food and drink, and the White Hartwill be open all day. In all, an excellentfamily day out. In the evening there willbe a Yetties concert in the Marquee start-ing at 8pm. Before the Fair, on Thursday 9th July,the singing group 'Jubilate' will be giving aconcert in Yetminster Methodist Churchat 7pm. On Friday 10th July the Fair QuizNight will be in the Church Hall, starting at7pm. The Fair weekend will conclude withthe Animal Blessing service in the Mar-quee on Sunday 12th July, and a ChoralEvensong in the church. Look out for post-

ers around the village for details of allthese events. In the meantime, for stallenquiries phone Ray Drewett on 873719,for Quiz and Jubilate tickets phone FrankDriver on 873690, and for Yetties ticketsphone Ron Page on 872940. We needvolunteers to help out on Fair day, so ifyou can spare some time please contactGarth Hentley on 873239.

Will these books get your goat?

At Yetminster Fair on 11th July therewill be a stall selling books, hardback andpaperback, all in good condition. Thestall's proceeds will go to Valerie Brown-ing (sister of Bishop George, our Rector.They will be meeting in Ethiopia in Julywhen this money, and more from otherlocal fund-raising events, will be handedover. Valerie has told us that by far themost effective use for it is to buy goats forlocal families: these very special animalsthrive in this area - one of the most de-manding environments in Africa - and thatthey act as food, drink, currency, barterand the everyday economic survival offamilies.· So, do let us have any books that youcan spare (good condition please!) to helpin this very worthwhile cause. ContactStuart Grant (873261) or Liz Dobb(873234) to arrange for collection.· … and do visit our Fair stall either tobrowse or buy - or even to give the fund-ing for one of those very special goats!

Books Urgently needed for

CHARITY STALLAt

Yetminster Fair

(We will collect if requested)

Stuart Grant873261

Liz Dobb873234

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Valerie Browning and theAfar Pastoralist Development Association(ASPA) She has lived nomadically in the AfarProvince of Ethiopia since 1972, when shewas 22 years old and a qualified nurse.She has made a huge difference to theAfar people - some of the most underprivi-leged in the world. She and her team,comprising teachers and health workers,move around with the community andwork within their culture. (Also she ismarried to an elder of the tribe.) The people never have enough prop-er food to eat; they are susceptible tocholera, typhoid, malaria, and anaemiaand they are marginalized in Ethiopiansociety. Valerie and APDA target literacy asthey key to improved health. They workand live within the culture, empoweringthe people to make decisions for them-selves, since it is an Afar characteristic notto be dependent but liking to deal withtheir own problems. Valerie and her hus-band have established ASBA to deliverhealth and literacy programmes to the 1.5million to 2 million nomads in northernEthiopia's Afar Region, bordering Djibouti

and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. Formore information go to www.apdaethiopia.org

The Hundred of Yetminster HistorySocietyWANTED To complete the History Socie-ty's archive of all the Wriggle Valley Maga-zines from issue number one, we wouldlike to acquire the following items, miss-ing from a collection recently bequeathedto us.Issues:1-60, 93, 102, 108, 113, 117, 121-125 and128 plus months after October 2002. Webelieve that the magazines are a valuablecollation of local news of possible value toresearchers in the years to come.Can you help?Please contact David Fogden at CrossFarmhouse.

Yetminster Film Nights Films will be shown again in St An-

drew’s Hall, Yetminster, on Thursdays 17th

September, 15th October and 19th Novem-ber at 7.30pm with doors opening at7.00pm. Tickets will be on sale during thefortnight before each show from the OakHouse Stores. Ticket prices will be £5 witha free choc ice! It is an immense help iftickets are bought in advance to get anidea of numbers for seating etc. althoughtickets can be bought at the door on thenight. Hopefully those of you who support-ed the film nights so well earlier this yearwill encourage even more people to comeand enjoy this autumn’s films especially aswe are now hoping not to have to use anyof the hard plastic chairs! There is a goodcrop of films for this autumn and we may

Yetminster Fair Association

6th Annual Picnic Quiz in the Church Hall

Friday, 10th July 7.00pm for 7.30pm start

Tables - Maximum of Four Players£2.50 per player.

Don’t Forget your £1?

Bring your own Picnics/DinnersTickets now available from Frank on 873690

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possibly be opening the season with “TheYoung Victoria” but at the time of going toprint this has yet to be confirmed sowatch this space in the September issuewhen all three films will have been decid-ed.

Sue Eadon

Duck racing a success The local NSPCC fund raising groupwould like to thank all who braved thechill Bank Holiday Monday weather tocheer on the ducks as they dawdled downthe Wriggle River and enjoy the manyother events or generously donated inlieu of their attendance. The group wouldalso like to acknowledge the kindness ofthose who loaned equipment. Our warmgratitude is also extended tothe many willing helpers who make theevent possible. The NSPCC have receivedthe grand total raised amounting to a stag-gering £680.00

Many thanks, Jackie and Peter Park

Parish Walks

Wednesday, 1st July at 2.15 p.m.

Tuesday, 4th August at 2.15 p.m.Meet at Higher Farm. All enquiries: BettyEvans 814545

Yetminster Fair Association50 Club April Draw

1st Prize £50 No. 27 Mr J Doble

2nd Prize £30 No. 39 Mr S Cridland

3rd Prize £20 No. 40 Mrs A James

50 Club May Draw

1st Prize £50 No. 44 Mr J Bayfield

2nd Prize £30 No. 48 Mrs P Hart

3rd Prize £20 No. 6 Mrs L Manaton

Churchyard Tidy-up Saturday 4th JulyIf you are able and have a little time

to spare between 10am and 12 noonplease come along and join our willingteam in the churchyard, you will be mademost welcome. Coffee/tea and biscuitswill be served.

Empowered by The Holy Spirit – A Pente-costal Confirmation

Pentecost (still known to many as

Whit. Sunday), on the 31st May was cele-brated at St Andrew’s Church, Yetminsterwith a Deanery confirmation service. Ona lovely sunny evening, welcomed by afull bell-ringing team and Bishop George,magnificently mitred for this very specialoccasion, 30 candidates from across thedeanery were presented for confirmation.

They were supported by a congrega-tion that completely filled the church.There were 11 candidates from Yetmin-ster, nine confirmed at this service andtwo at Hermitage the following Sunday.Bishop George gave a short address, Mar-garet Browning led the intercessions andOrganist Simon Eadon accompanied thesinging. The whole congregation tookpart in the candidates’ first communion.

It was a memorable and joyful act ofcorporate worship, and a very movingone. At the close of the service, eachnewly-confirmed member of the churchwas given a lighted candle and fittinglyexhorted to “Shine as a light in the world,to the glory of God the Father”.

After the service excellent refresh-ments provided by members of the con-gregation were served in the Church Hallby the Mothers Union

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St Andrew’s Church at the FairSaturday, 11 July - Our usual stalls at

the bottom of Queen Street with cakes,produce and all kinds of goodies and asuperb hamper raffle in aid of our localhospice. In the Church: A Celebration withFlowers – 2.00pm Organ Music, 3.00pmIrish Dancers, 3.45pm Organ Music.

Sunday, 12th July - 11.00am Animalservice in the marquee. Choral Evensongin St Andrew’s Church at 6.30pm - fol-lowed by refreshments.

Valerie Rowsell

The Chippy John and Lorraine have many yearsexperience owning fish and chip outletsand have always used frozen at sea Codand Haddock which are caught in the farNorthern seas by a group of 20 trawlersand frozen within minutes of being caught. The stocks of fish in these areas haveincreased by 70% as a result of carefulfishing The chips are supplied frozen by aBelgian company and again the quality isacknowledged to be the finest in Europe. They also provide a full range of prod-ucts as per their menu (see advert) Add these top quality products to Lor-raine and Johns expertise in frying andyou can see why their popularity is grow-ing every week. All food is cooked to order to ensurethe freshness and crispness so be pre-pared to wait a while or order by phoneand collect.

WANTED community school governor atSt Andrews School, Yetminster.Your support and help in running thisSchool is of enormous value to the teach-ers and more importantly the pupils. Thisvacancy is open to anyone who lives orworks locally or others who are commit-ted to 'the good government and successof the school'The responsibilities are to:1) Attend meetings regularly2) Support the Governing Body through

membership of one of its committeesor take on responsibility outside thosecommittees.

3) Provide feedback to the GoverningBody and if necessary draft documentsfor approval.

4) Set up regular liaison with a memberof staff where that governor is respon-sible for monitoring a particular curric-ulum area.

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Leigh Short Mat Bowls 2pm Leigh Village HallWeekday Prayers 6pm St Andrews Church1st Y'minster Guides (in term) 6.45-8.30pm Trim Rm Church HallY'minster Table Tennis Club 7.30-10pm Scout hut Y'minsterY'minster Bell Ringers 7.30pm St Andrews Church

Every Tues Topsy Turvy Toddlers (in term) 9.45-11.45 St Andrews SchoolBeavers 5.45-6.45 Scout hut Y'minsterScouts 7-8.30pm

WinterScout hut Y'minster

Scouts 7-9pm Summer Scout hut Y'minster

Chetnole Art Group 10-1pm Chetnole Village HallEvery Wed Dollywood Dance Class (Sept-May) 2pm St Andrew's Hall, Y'minster

Drop In Coffee morning 10-12pm Chetnole Village HallY'minster Short Mat Bowls 7-10pm St Andrew's Hall Y'minster

Line Dancing 2.30-4.30pm Leigh Village HallWednesday Club (in term) 3.15pm St Andrews SchoolLeigh Brownies (in term) 5.30pm Leigh Village HallY'minster Cubs (in term) 6.45-8.15pm Scout hut Y'minsterChetnole Chuckers Boules (May -Oct)

5pm Chetnole Playing Field

Yoga Class 10.30-11.30am Leigh Village Hall

Yoga Class 7.15-9.15pm Leigh Village HallY'minster Short Mat Bowls 7-10pm St Andrew's Hall, Y'minster

Every Thurs Leigh Short Mat Bowls 7pm Leigh Village HallY'minster Short Mat Bowls 2-5pm St Andrew's Hall, Y'minster

Thursday Club 6.45-8.15pm Scout hut Y'minsterBridge Club 7-10pm Daisy House Ryme

Every Fri Table Tennis 9.30-12.30 Leigh Village HallScouts 7.15-9.15pm Scout hut Y'minster

Every Sat Irish Dancers 10.15am Church Hall Y'minster

Regular Meetings

Every Sun Chetnole Chuckers Boules (Apr -Oct)

3pm Chetnole Playing Field

Alt Thurs Hermitage and Hillfield YFC Leigh Village Hall1st Mon Chetnole and Leigh Garden Club 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall1st Tues Hospice Lunch (winter only) 12.30pm Manor Farm House Y'ster

Leigh Discussion Group Leigh Village HallHermitage and Hillfield WI Hermitage Village Hall

2nd Tues Tuesday Club (senior citizens) 2.30pm Leigh Village HallY'ster and Ryme Garden Club 7.30pm As AdvertisedSenior Winter Lunch Outings Sue Footner 873610

3rd Tues WV Womens group 8pm See Monthly CalendarWriggle Valley Lunch Club 12.15pm Leigh Village Hall

Alt Months Leigh Parish Council 7.30pm Leigh Village HallLast Tues Leigh WI 7.30pm Leigh Village Hall1st Wed Y'minster Senior Citizens 3.00pm The Meadens

Coffee Beans Coffee Morning 10.00-12pm Church Hall Y'minster2nd Wed Y'minster Historical Society 2.30pm Church Hall Y'minster

Police Support Unit 2.00-3.00pm The Cross Leigh2nd & 4thWed

High Stoy Bible Study 7.30pm Venue contact 872342

3rd Wed District Council Ward Surgery 11.00-12.00pm Jolin Gallery Y'minster

Police Community Support By church Y'minsterWedFortnightly

Sturminster Mobile Library 11.15am Church Lane Hermitage

11.50am Shearstones Y'minster12.15pm Church Y'minster2.00pm Stonyacres Y'minster

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

Whist Drive 8.00pm Chetnole Village HallWed/Thurs Friary Shop 2.30-4.30pm Friary Hilfield

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3rd Thurs Wriggle Valley MU 7.30pm Church Hall Y'minsterLast Thurs Y'minster Fair Assoc 8.00pm White Hart2nd Sat YPFSC Wastepaper Coll 12 noon Playing fields Y'minster3rd Sat YPFSC Wastepaper Coll 12 noon Playing fields Y'minster

Fri/Sat

JULYWed 1st Coffee Beans Coffee Morning 10-12pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterWed 1st Quiet Garden Day 10-4pm Bembury Farm ThornfordWed 1st Yetminster Parish Walk 2.15pm Higher FarmWed 1st Coffee morning 11am Galpins Farm BatcombeSat 4th Church Tidy up 10am-12noon St Andrew's Church, YetminsterSat 4th Hoedown, BBQ & Barn Dance 7.30pm Village Green, HermitageSun 5th Teddy Para jump + Cream Teas 3.30pm St Peter's Church, ChetnoleMon 6th C&L Garden Club picnic in members garden 7pmTue 7th Hermitage WI visit Hilfield FriaryTue 7th Radiologists What do they do? 6.30/7pm Leigh Village HallWed 8th Yetminster History Society Edmondsham HouseThu 9th Keith Cast Exhibition Jolin GalleryThu 9th Concert 'Jubilate' 7.30pm Methodist Church, YetminsterFri 10th Picnic Quiz 7pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterSat 11th Yetminster Fair 1-pm High Street, YetminsterSat 11th Yetties Concert 8pm Yetminster Fair MarqueeSat 11th Batcombe Barn Dance Field opp BrooksideSun 12th Animal Blessing St Andrew's Church, YetminsterTue 14th Yet/Ryme GACS Outing Chiffcaffs & Snape GardensFri 17th Coffee Morning/Hundred Year HS 10.30-12noon Cross Farm, YetminsterSat 18th Songs for Summer Evening 7pm Melbury BubbSat 18th Leigh Food & Classic Car Event 10-4pm Leigh Village HallTue 21st WV Lunch Club prebook only 12.30-2pm Leigh Village HallWed 22nd Yet/Ryme Parish Council mtg 7.30pm St Andrew's School, YetminsterWed 29th Bring & Buy in aid Beer Mill Mead 10am-12 Pardstow, Leigh

AUGUSTSat 1st Flower Festival/Fete 2.30pm Holnest ChurchSat 1st Chetnole Flower Show/Fete 2pm Village Hall & Tabor's FieldSun 2nd Songs of Praise 6pm St Mary's HermitageSun 2nd Pimm's on the Lawn 7pm Church Farm, HermitageSun 2nd Cream Teas 2.30pm Holnest ChurchSun 2nd Songs of Praise 6.30pm Holnest ChurchMon 3rd C&L Garden Club Autumn Colour 7.30pm Chetnole Village HallTues 4th Yetminster Parish Walk 2.15pm meet Higher FarmWed 5th Coffee morning 11am Harris Farm, BatcombeWed 5th Coffee Beans Coffee Morning 10-12pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterFri 7th Barn Dance 7.30pm Bound Lane Farm LeighSat 8th 73rd Leigh Flower Show Leigh Village HallSat 15th Yet/Ryme GACS Summer Show 2pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterSat 15th Summer Show 2pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterSun 23rd Open Gardens, BBQ, Treasure Hunt BatcombeTues 25th Junior Boules Tournament 10.30am Chetnole Playing FieldMon 31st Sheep Racing 3.30pm Hermitage Village GreenSEPTEMBERTue 1st Hermitage WI Open meeting 7.30pm Hermitage Village HallWed 2nd Coffee Beans Coffee Morning 10-12pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterSat 5th Master Class pre-booked only 10am-12pm Leigh Village Hall4th-6th Leigh's 16th Annual Art Exh'tion Leigh Village HallTue 8th Yet/Ryme GACS outing Knoll Gardens, Haskins G CtreWed 9th Yet History Society AGM & Talk 2.30pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterThu 17th Yetminster Film Night 7pm St Andrew's Hall, YetminsterWed 23rd Yet/Ryme Parish Council mtg 7.30pm St Andrew's School, YetminsterFri 25th World's biggest coffee morning Hermitage Village Hall

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Beer Mill Mead Village Picnic On Saturday, 6th June, there was aPicnic at Beer Mill Mead where 17 hardyvillagers from Leigh braved the windyovercast weather to picnic in the conser-vation area. They enjoyed a tour of thesite, with explanations about what flora,birds and wildlife lived there. The site wasdry so we were able to walk right throughit. If anyone knowswhat is enlarging theholes of the nest boxes,is it woodpeckers orsquirrels, then pleasetell us. There were dis-plays of wildlife informa-tion and books, plusquizzes and games forpeople to enjoy, beforesitting down to a verysociable tea and conver-sation. People are remind-ed to please come tothe coffee morning withBring and Buy that is toraise funds for Beer MillMead. It will be held atStanley and Ella Waterfall’s on Wednes-

day 29th July from 10:00am.Kevin Waterfall

Give Your Feet a Treat Older people in the Yetminster andsurrounding areas are stepping out to

"Treat Their Feet" thanks to a new schemerun by Age Concern Dorchester to providea toenail cutting service at YetminsterHealth Centre. Many people find that get-ting down to cut toenails is quite a chal-

lenge and may be putting themselves atrisk of falls or injury. There is a cost of£8.50 per session and a one off charge of£10 to purchase the equipment needed.Appointments are made on a regular basisto enable your feet to be comfortable.Some medical conditions ie: diabetes,Warfarin or Steroid treatment are exclud-ed from the service.

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Diabetes UK Tea Party –15th May A very big thankyou to all who support-ed my tea and sconefund-raiser. Despite the appall-ing weather we raised£110. 50 for diabetic re-search.

Ride & Stride 2009 Look out for a na-

tional campaign this year, launched by awell-known celebrity. The Ride, which in the last fewyears has done very well in Dorset andmade it possible for Dorset HistoricChurches Trust to make grants approach-ing £100,000 towards the cost of the re-pair of our beautiful and historic churches(in the Wriggle Valley alone Batcombe,Chetnole, Hermitage and Yetminster havehad recent grants), will be on Saturday12th September. The day of the Ride is

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traditionally fine and nothing could bemore enjoyable than riding or walkingthrough our lovely countryside, visitingour beautiful churches and raising moneyto help them at the same time. If you don't know who is your parishorganiser log on to nationalchurchestrustwebsite to find out, or download a spon-sorship form directly; or get in touch withPatrick Moule after the end of July -872447

Oliver Lindsay Clare, Victoria, Mark and Fiona

would like to thank everyone for theirwonderful cards, flowers and letters afterOliver's sad but peaceful death recently -we have been completely overwhelmedby so many friends and neighbours kind-ness to us all. I will answer them all intime but so far we have received over 350,so forgive me if it takes a while! As afamily we are blessed in having had awonderful husband and father for 44years - a kind, gentle and loving man wholoved a party and had a great sense ofhumour. He will be sorely missed by us all.A special thank you to all at St Andrew'sChurch for the uplifting and beautiful fu-neral service in May. Thank you one andall.

"Radiologists: What do They Do?" Ever wondered what happens whenyou have an X-ray or an MRI Scan? Whatare the radiologists looking for? Well nowthere is an opportunity to find out - Jere-my Hacking, Consultant Radiologist, Yeo-vil Hospital will be giving a presentationatLeigh Village Hall, Leigh, nr Sherborneon Tuesday, 7th July 2009 6.30pm refresh-ments, 7.00pm presentation, Q&A,8.00pm close

Free admission - everyone welcomeContact: Nicola Webber, Membership Co-ordinator, Yeovil District Hospital 01935384753 to book

‘What is the Alexander Technique?’ Are you sitting comfortably? Actually,that is a good place to start – are youslumped in a chair? Are your legscrossed? Are you straining your eyes andcraning your neck forward to read? Howis your breathing? How much attentiondo we pay to how we use our body?One of Alexander’s principles is that howwe use our body affects our physical andmental wellbeing. A bad back, shoulder pain, sciatica,bad knee, RSI, inappropriate reactions tostress, anxiety and depression, andbreathing problems are all examples ofwhat can happen when you are not usingyour body correctly. If you are interestedin learning how to put a stop to many dayto day discomforts, increasing energy lev-els and regaining control of your body forgood; you will benefit from the Alexandertechnique. Please call Erica Edes to regain con-trol 07980640951/01935 872897

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To the EditorDear Madam

I was sad to read in the last WVM thattwo of our gallant "village reporters" willbe handing over to new representativesnow - Richard from Batcome and Gordonfrom Chetnole has each written his lastnewsy communiqué! Every month theycaused me to chuckle over amusingly re-ported incidents and homely little snip-pets of personal news. I felt cheered bytheir warmth and obvious affection fortheir villages. How lucky we are to havehad their out-pourings!

I always started with the Batcomeand Chetnole news before reading themagazine from cover to cover. (What agood read it is too - full of interest andinformation for everyone and keeping usall in touch.)

I am sorry that you are passing overyour pens, Richard and Gordon, but I wantto thank you very much for the pleasureand entertainment you have given us.

Enjoy your free time! God bless you,Elizabeth Heaven

(Thank you for your kind comments. Ed)

Dear Editor Although Bishop George Browningand his wife Margaret have only beenwith us a short time I feel there are manyresidents of the Benefice who would wishto contribute to a farewell present tothem both. Contributions may be put in the col-lecting boxes in the Oakhouse Stores orthe Post Office Yetminster, Chetnole PostOffice or Leigh Garage shop or sent to theWriggle Valley Benefice hon treasurer, Har-vey Robotham at Pencarrow Church Path,Queen Street, Yetminster. Cheques

should be made out to the Wriggle ValleyBenefice. Yours Faithfully

Henry Batten,Vice chairman, Wriggle Valley Benefice

Church Wardens Group

Wriggle Valley PlayersA note from the retiring Chairman:

I was relatively new to the village ofChetnole in the mid nineties and onenight after a play reading my Mothercame home to say that she had got a partin a play. The only trouble was they hadjust enough people for the cast but no oneto direct or organise.

Loving drama at school I said I wouldbe more than happy to help out if theythought I had the skills, I did and then Iwas hooked. In the following ten years Ihave been involved with many produc-tions from acting choreographer, directorand chairman.

They have been some of the mostmemorable times of my life, with laughter,tears but above all the meeting of somefantastic people.

I have now unfortunately had tomove on to pastures new but there willalways be a place in my heart for thepeople and the achievements of the Wrig-gle Valley Players.

Chris Holman

A letter from the new ChairmanMay I first of all introduce myself, I

am Jim Aldhouse; I moved from Kent tothe wonderful Wriggle Valley a year agoafter a career as a Drama teacher, thehigh point of my retirement though is thatI have been elected as the chairman of theWriggle Valley Players. I was lucky enough

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to have been able to play the Wizard inthe recent production of the Wizard of Ozso you may have seen me ad libbing whilethe fire alarm was turned off!!

Before I talk about the future I wouldlike to thank Chris Holman for his tirelesswork with the society over the last 12years. He has been a remarkable perform-er, director and Chairman and I know it isonly pressure of work which drags himaway from the society he loves. Nevermind Chris, when you’re as old as I am youcan retire, return and take over the socie-ty all over again! There will be a celebra-tion of Chris’s time with the society on the

11th July and I hope we will see you there.(There will be an American theme… Cow-boy outfits, Easy Rider costumes.. it is aDrama society after all…)

As I write there is much discussionabout the next performance the societywill mount but I can announce that adirected play reading of Dylan Thomas’s

“Under Milkwood” will be undertaken on

September 8th at 7.30 in Chetnole VillageHall and I hope as many people can get

there as possible. Just bring your owncopy. At the end of the reading the newperformance piece will be announced andthe audition process outlined.

I cannot hope to stand in Chris’sshoes, he’s taller than me, but I do hopeto lead the society in successful and enjoy-able outcomes of all sorts so it can contin-ue to be a positive and thriving part of ourWriggle Valley culture and community.

Jim Aldhouse Chair Wriggle ValleyPlayers

Intervillage 2009Please see details on page 39 of all events.Please note:There will be a BBQ on the Chetnole Play-ing field directly after the rounders andboules matches at 7.00pm. All are wel-come as long as sausages and hamburgerslast!! Presentation of the cup will be afterthe Quiz at the White Hart on Sunday 13th.Any questions, alterations and/or addi-tions please call Julian Turnbull 07935873846 or email: julian.turnbull@virgin.net

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IN MEMORY OF JACK WILDE - 1913 TO 2009

Jack was born in Blackpool but the family moved to Sheffield when he was 8 andhe excelled at school winning a scholarship to Imperial College London where heobtained a first in Zoology. He then was awarded a colonial scholarship to the RoyalVeterinary College and qualified in 1940. He was turned down for the army due to theimportance of his work and went out to Tanganyka as a research vet working onRinderpest and immunisation campaigns. In 1945 he returned on leave and married Kathy. She sailed out to join him laterand both their sons were born there. In 1952 they spent time in Nigeria and Kenyawhere Jack set up a research centre for the Wellcome Foundation. He founded theKenya Art Society and painted avidly. In 1970 they returned to Edinburgh University where Jack became a Lecturerteaching graduate students of tropical veterinary medicine. On retirement in 1977they moved first to Somerset and then to Leigh in 1983. Here he threw himself intovillage life. He inaugurated the Art Show, joined the PCC, helped with the restorationof the Church Bells, and took up short mat bowls. He helped with fund raising for thenew Leigh Village Hall and wrote three books. Latterly, with his health failing, he was wonderfully looked after in his own home.

He finally moved to The Old Vicarage where he died peacefully the day after his 96th

birthday. Kathy predeceased him by several years and he is survived by their two sons,James and Peter.

John Tuke

Jack seen here with his ‘Mafeking’ mastetr piec e at the oldVillage Hall

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Parlez-vous français? As we have said times over the lastfew years, our children are extremely for-tunate with the amount of opportunitiesavailable to them in their schooling life,many more than we did as children. Wenow teach French as a Modern ForeignLanguage from Year 3 upwards (age 7years); Year 5 and 6 have been learningfor the last 14 years, many years before itbecame compulsory in primary schools.This is achieved in the most entertainingway possible using music and video toenhance their learning. In addition to thelanguage itself, the children learn allabout France, the people and their way oflife. The linguistic tendrils travel even fur-ther down the school in the form of songsand games in a French lunchtime club. Our year 6 children, having survivedtheir SATs are having the most wonderfultime in the Weymouth Sailing Academy aswe speak, sailing, raft building and otherexciting outdoor activities on the veryspot where our contribution to the 2012

Olympics will be taking place. This reallygives the children the chance to bond andenjoy the last few weeks of their primaryschool life. At school, they are taking partin loads of sporting activities and a miniBusiness and Enterprise Project organisedby the Gryphon School which teachesthem to be budding Bransons and to raisemoney towards their Year Book. They willalso be preparing themselves for theirtheatrical swan song in the form of BugsyMalone which should be great fun. Wewill miss you all and we wish you well forthe future. We would also like to opportunity tosay good bye and thank you to Phil Hallwho has been our Class 6 teacher for thelast six years who will be retiring. Goodluck in all you do.Check up on this and other stories bylooking at our websitehttp://www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk/ Use the contact us link to let usknow what you think of the site!

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Year 6 having a greattime

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Gardening Tips for July

Let’s hope for a better July than in the last two years as this is one of the monthswhen we should really be relaxing and enjoying our gardens. Meals out should betaken literally, a friendly BBQ, coffee at dusk watching the bats. Breakfast on thepatio starts the day brilliantly. You’ve put lots of work into your garden. This ispayback time.

A few relevant tips for your July garden pottering could include……

· Keep feeding your container plants.

· Check your slug protection is in order

· Lift new potatoes

· Trees that have been planted recently (up to 2 years) may still require helpin hot, dry weather so don’t forget to give them the occasional soaking.

· Roses and shrubs can also suffer from hot dry weather and succumb to mil-dew so treat appropriately

· Increase watering and feeding of crops in containers such as tomatoes

· Pinch out outdoor tomatoes when 4 trusses have formed

· Keep the fruit garden well weeded so that the weeds do not compete withyour plants for vital moisture and nutrients

· Lift, divide and replant congested flag irises after flowering

· Deadhead border perennials like delphiniums and lupins to encourage a sec-ond flush of blooms

· Carefully pick dead flower heads off rhododendrons; also deadhead roses

· Water all ericaceous (lime-hating) shrubs, including camellias and rhododen-drons, with a generous helping of sequestrene plant tonic specially formulat-ed for acid lovers

· Tie in developing stems of dahlias to supports

· July can be a hot month. Don’t forget the odd bowl of water for wildlifedrinks and bathing

Tom Withycombe

With thanks and acknowledgements to Gardening Which, The Kitchen Garden, BBC Gardener’s World andThe Royal Horticultural Society

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Dear Friends, As I write, the debate concerningmembers of parliament has caused muchsorrow and cynicism in the wider commu-nity. It is a truism that leadership almostalways reflects the membership. If ourleaders have acted in a manner which hasdisappointed, then it is unfortunately truethat given the same environment, manyof us in the wider community would haveacted with the same self interest. Wehave to acknowledge, with some humility,that a general culture of squeezing what-ever personal advantage one can out ofany circumstance is very prevalent in ourconsumer driven society. Rejection of, orapathy to Christianity has left a wide gulfwhere virtue and value are barely under-stood let alone honoured; for no othervalue system has taken its place. It is quite possible that this very sadsituation will be the catalyst for muchneeded reform, creating a more transpar-ent and healthy atmosphere. If this is tohappen we all need to participate positive-ly in the outcome. Good, strong, inspiring, leadership isessential at all levels of society. It will bean absolute tragedy if, as a result of theselast weeks, fewer good people offer them-selves for public office. People in publicoffice are vulnerable because they areopen to a more intense level of scrutinythan most of us have ever had to endure.In this environment they can only offertheir gifts and skills to the maximum, ifthey know that they will be treated withfairness and respect.

It is essential therefore that as quicklyas possible a high level of respect andtrust re-emerge between those who holdoffice and the general public. I speak frommany years in public office in the Church.Humility must be one of the most obviousvirtues in every leader, for everyone isless than perfect and no one can live up tothe full expectations laid upon them. How-ever, if there is genuine humility and it isclear that those who hold office considerthemselves servant leaders then they de-serve our respect, encouragement andtrust. May God grace and strengthen thosewho hold public office, may they be in-spired to serve, may the task be valued foritself rather than for its financial reward;may we all contribute to and honour aculture from which leaders emerge withthe capacity to draw us beyond ourselvesto a common good of generosity, justice,and peace.

Bishop George Browning

Yetminster Methodist Church"SOMETHING FISHY" A recent car journey took much long-er than expected - lots of Stop/Go trafficcongestion, more road works in progressthan usual, etc. Most drivers were patientand kept in line. However, there's alwaysone! Undeterred by the slow movingqueues and single line restrictions, hedarted in and out of traffic, no signals, notobserving the special speed limits en-route and even overtaking on doublewhite lines. Whilst being annoyed by his drivingantics, I was also saddened to see the

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Christian symbol - a FISH - displayed onthe back of his car! It occurred to me

"What does that sort of driving say abouthow Christians go about their daily lives?"A friend once confessed "I used to have aFISH on my car, then I got to thinkingabout how I drive, and took it off!" Then I wondered about myself. I alsohave a FISH on the tailgate of my car.Hopefully, it acts as a reminder that mydriving behaviour should be worthy ofthat Christian symbol. So does our faithshow? Not just how we drive, or howpatiently we queue on occasions, but howwe lead our lives, always. When Jesus called two fishermen Si-mon (Peter) and Andrew to be his disci-ples, he said to them "I will make youfishers of men" (Mark 1:17). Let's not remove that FISH. Let yourfaith show. Keep the FISH displayed.James tells us "Faith without deed is dead,meaningless" (James 2:26). Gone Fishing!

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WEDNESDAY CLUB As you may be are aware we are aninter-denominational Christian groupwhich meets every Wednesday duringterm time from 3.10pm - 4pm in St An-drew's School, Yetminster. We take chil-dren from the age of 6 until they leave togo on to secondary education. We arealways needing more teachers and help-ers, so if you feel you would like to help inany way, do please contact me on 01935873726. We will be finishing off the termwith a party on Wednesday 1st July. Ihave been very grateful to Bishop Georgefor his support during the time he hasbeen here and we will miss him.

Anne Reason

Service and Preachers for July

Sunday, 5th July Mr J. Nile

Sunday, 12th July Mr C. Harris

Sunday, 19th July Mr D. Tackley

Sunday, 26th July Rev. Linda Barriball (Holy Communion)

All services commence at 10.30 a.m.Refreshments are served after each serv-ice. A warm welcome awaits you.

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Marriages:Yetminster Thomas Michael Ladyman to Clare Elizabeth

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Funerals:Batcome Julia PhillipsLeigh Jack WildeYetminster Oliver Lindsay Carl Blakey Elaine Torrance Annie Ennes Roena Brain (Yeovil Crematorium) Joan Gashin (Yeovil Crematorium)

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Sherborne Tennis ClubNew members welcome!

For Junior supervised Club sessionsJunior and Adult Squads

Junior and Adult coachingEaster and summer holiday camps

ContactMatt Long on 07974 964470Stu Wilson on 07825 660781

For Adult and Junior Membership infocontact Meg Crothers on 0845 456 3591Or log on to www.sherbornetennis.com

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Leigh Weather Watch - April/May 2009

"That God once loved a garden we learn in Holy writ.And seeing gardens in the Spring I well can credit it."

Winifred Mary Letts

After one of the coldest winters for many years, Spring 2009 provided a welcomechange and the village's gardens sprang back to life. Temperatures were often wellabove average, and the 2007/8 trend to heavier rainfall went into reverse.Warmer than usualAlthough April's hottest day (20.7C/69F) was cooler than in some years, the nightswere milder than usual and average temperatures were 11% above normal, averaging9.8C (50F). Minimum temperatures were 16% warmer than usual, at 3.8C (39F)instead of 3.3 (38F). May saw some real summer temperatures, with a high of 26.6C(80F). Overall, the average for the month was 2% above average, at 12.2C (54F).Much less rainRainfall in April was 33% less than usual (49mm/1.9 in.), but May beat this by havingonly 33mm (1.3 in.) - half the usual amount. The total for the year so far is now 292mm(11.5 in.) or 16% less than usual.Plenty of sunshineApril and May both had only 3 days without measurable sunshine, and the total sunhours for 2009 are already 26% above average. April had 14% more than usual, andMay was 11% up.Not too windyNeither month had any exceptional windspeeds, the highest being 37mph in April..

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

Philip Bryan

Summary – April/May2009Temperatures deg.C

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April 15.7 3.8 20.7 -2.1 48 16 3

May 18.2 6.3 26.6 -.1 33 21 3

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Batcombe1/D/09/0310: CHURCH FARM HOUSE, STILE WAY. External alterations, extension & new vehicular access. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0311: CHURCH FARM HOUSE, STILE WAY. Demolish Brick store. Make in ternal & external alterations. New extension. (Listed Building Con sent) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0383: GALPINS FARM, WRIGGLE RIVER LANE. Replacement garage & ex tension. (Full) Progress: APPROVED1/D/09/0384: GALPINS FARM, WRIGGLE RIVER LANE Replacement garage & ex tension. (Listed Building Consent) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0424: COURT FARM, STILE WAY. Agricultural worker’s dwelling. (Outline)1/D/09/0496: NEWLANDS COTTAGE, WRIGGLE RIVER LANE. Single-storey exten sion. (Listed Building Consent) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0508: NEWLANDS COTTAGE, WRIGGLE RIVER LANE. Single-storey exten sion. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.Chetnole1/D/09/0653: BOWHAYES, BATCOMBE LANE. Sun room (Full)1/D/09/0787: THURLANDS, BATCOMBE LANE. Proposed extensions and new tim ber-framed garage. Modify existing vehicular access. (Full)Hermitage1/D/09/0539: PARK VIEW. Ground floor and first floor extensions. (Full). Progress: APPROVED Hilfield1/D/08/0420: CHURCH FARM. Change of use (including alterations) of building from agricultural use to spring water collection and bottling plant.1/D/09/0702: KNAPP FARM, LOAD LANE. Erect agricultural worker’s dwelling to replace

mobile home.(Full)Leigh1/D/09/0676: HOLLY TREE FARM. Extension and double garage. (Full)Ryme Intrinseca1/D/09/0234: SPRINGFIELD, MELBURY ROAD. Replace outbuilding. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.Yetminster1/D/08/2154: RWM LIMITED, CHETNOLE ROAD. Erect external lights. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0190: ST.FRANCIS COTTAGE, MILL LANE. Two-storey extension. (Full) Progress: REFUSED.1/D/09/0350: 31, ST.OSMUND CLOSE. Single-storey extension. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0423: MEADOWAY, CHETNOLE ROAD. Retain security gate. (Full) Progress: APPROVED.1/D/09/0850: LAUREL COTTAGE, BRISTER END. Demolish garage & new two storey side extension. (Full)

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Leigh WI Our meeting at the end of March wastime for celebration as Leigh’s WI held it'sannual Birthday 'party'. Firstly we wereentertained by the Yetminster IrishDancers who performed many jigs andreels with grace and precision and thenmembers enjoyed a delicious celebrationsupper. The AGM was held on 28th April2009. The President, Heather Baldock,thanked the committee for their hardwork and everyone for making WI meet-ings so successful and such fun. Particularmention was made to her secretary, JillEvans and treasurer, Barbara Driver fortheir support and Sue Yeatman and JackieJolliffe for the exquisite birthday posies.During the year members have enjoyedtheatre trips, skittle evenings, a luncheonclub held every other month, walks, andcoffee mornings. The treasurer reportedthat monies raised during the year hadbeen used to buy china and other equip-ment for the new hall kitchen.The President and all committee memberswere willing to stand and were duly re-elected for the coming year. Forthcomingevents included a trip to Bristol glass anda boat trip on the River Exe.

Lis Clark

At our May meeting we had the mostfascinating talk by Chris Shaw entitled "Go-rillas in our Midst". Chris went to Rwandain 2003 on an organised trip to the Parcdes Volcans to see the mountain gorillaswhich had been made famous by DianeFossey who had been appalled by the factthat the gorilla population was being deci-

mated by poachers and also that theirhabitat was being destroyed. Diane thenmade a film called "Gorillas in the Mist"about the centre she had founded there,which inspired Chris to go on this adven-ture with her husband. It was not a tripfor the faint hearted as they had to campen route in very basic conditions to thevolcano and then hack their way for 2½hours up the volcano through the trees tosee the gorillas. Her group were luckyenough to see a large silver back, a blackback and several little ones at very closequarters. After her talk she showed ussome photos of her trip and answeredquestions - a truly inspirational evening.There is a WI BBQ on Saturday, 25th Julyat 6pm in Les & Connie Wallis' garden(spouses are invited too!). Please let JillEvans know either by phone 873172 oremail before 11th July if you wish to come

- it should be a great evening. We meet on the last Tuesday of eachmonth at 7.30pm in Leigh’s village hall. Allvisitors will be made very welcome. If youwould like more information please con-tact either Heather Baldock on 01935873880 or Jill Evans on 01935 873172.

Anne Reason

Hermitage-Hilfield Women's Institute On a beautiful June evening all mem-bers and two guests attended to hear MrG Bartlett's talk, his subject being "Musicin Every Home". The talk was demonstrat-ed by his large collection of musical boxes.Music boxes were first made in Switzer-land in 1800. Germany followed, as didthe U.S.A., coming to Lancashire in 1900.Mr Bartlett brought a model of a dog

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called "Nipper", Nipper being pictured onthe H.M.V. record labels. Great interestwas shown in this very enjoyable talk anddemonstration. Liz Cozens expressedmembers' thanks. Five members visited the Blue GlassFactory at Bristol, organized by the Group

Committee. Discussion about the 60th an-niversary of the W.I. was held. The July meeting will be at the Friary,walking in the Secret Garden. Another date for the diary will be

Friday, 25th September, for the world'sbiggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmil-lan Cancer Support. This will be held inthe Village Hall. An illustrated talk, "The Blizzard of

'78 - the Snow Storm that Buried Dorset",by well-known weather man Mark Ching,

will be held on Tuesday, 1st September at7.30 p.m. in Hermitage Village Hall. Admis-sion £1.00, to include tea and biscuits.Hosted by the WI.

Sylvia Coffin

“I haven’t had so much fun for ages”said our speaker, Colin Dean, at the Maymeeting of the W.I. His talk was to have been ‘A MaleSpeakers view of the W.I.’ but we weren’treally sure if he ever got round to it! Heasked questions and showed an interestin our activities but he also encouraged usto share anecdotes and memories. Thisled to much hilarity, so much so that Mr.Dean said ‘you really don’t need speakerswhen you all have such interesting thingsto say‘. I’m sure this was all a cunning ployon his part. What a pity we don’t have moremembers to enjoy evenings like this. The next meeting is an outing to

Hilfield Friary on Tuesday, 7th July.Christine Dickerson

H & H Young Farmers Club The year started with abang with fireworks and a BBQ, then wegot the results from our harvest supper

back in October and we came 4th out of 9clubs. We had Mark Read do a talk on hisvisit to Australia and New Zealand, thenwe had a trip to badger brewery. We alsohad a bit of doughnut making and thenthere was the calf show. We had an Easteregg hunt, and then a county sport compe-tition and we raised a fair amount of mon-ey on our charity walk. We had a 5-asidefootball match. Then there was a mockform auction in which we won a shield, wealso hosted the county rally and we wonthe best small club at the rally.

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Yetminster & Ryme Garden, Art & CraftSocietyIn May the Society had an outing to Way-ford Manor. This was a beautiful springgarden full of delights particularly for theexplorer. In June we had a highly informa-tive talk with slides about clematis givenby Everett Leeds. In July we will be havingan all day coach outing to Chiffchaffs andSnape Cottage Gardens.

Summer Show The society is holding its annual Sum-

mer Show on Saturday 15th August at2.00pm in St Andrew’s Hall, Yetminster.Tea and cake will be served throughoutthe afternoon and there will be a GrandRaffle. Admission to the show is 50p foradults, accompanied children free. The

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competitions are open to club membersand residents of Yetminster, Ryme andthe surrounding villages. Schedules andentry forms will be available at the OakHouse Stores & Jolin Gallery from 14thJuly. Please bring your family and friendsto this popular local show.

Wriggle Valley Women’s Group In April we welcomed Ian Smith whogave a most interesting presentation “TheArrive Alive Road Safety Presentation”and answered many driving questionsfrom the audience. In May we visited Goose Slade Farmnear East Coker. Phil and Liz Dunning wel-comed us and gave us a fascinating guidedtour around the farm-from the egg, gos-ling to the goose. We then had refresh-ments before having a look round thefarm shop. In July members will meet to plan thenext year’s programme The Women’s Group is open to any-one in the Benefice who would like tomeet likeminded people, to listen to aspeaker, have a cup of coffee and a chat.If you would like more information aboutthe group or meetings please phone PatSmith (872553) or Ann Flew (873660)

Tuesday Club

On 12th May, we enjoyed an illustrat-ed and very interesting talk by AlistairCook of the Dorset Wildlife organisation.He spoke on various forms of wildlife, butin particular about the Dorset dormouse,showing us maps of the areas where theymostly live. It was a great insight into theday-to-day existence of these delightfullittle creatures.

On 9th June we were to have had agarden party at the Old Vicarage but sadlythe weather was so unpredictable that we

had to hold it in the hall. Neverthelessmost people seemed to enjoy it partakingin a game of bingo, well organised by call-ers June White and Stanley Waterfall, ashort quiz, and some hardy folk venturedoutside to take part in a game of clockgolf. Not quite what was planned butnonetheless enjoyable. In the next edition of the Wriggle Val-ley Magazine there will be a report on theSummer Sale held on 20th June and the

outing on 1st July. Till then have a lovelysummer.

Pauline Harley, Chairman

Leigh Discussion Club Members and friends enjoyed a finespring day in May at Ottery St Mary’sGarden Centre and being farming folkthere were plenty of comments about theDevon farms we past on the way! Afterlunch and the members had loaded theirpurchases on to the coach, we made ourway to Sidmouth for a breath of sea airand a ice cream and then travelled homebefore dark . Thirty Club members andfriends were invited to the St Francis Fri-ary, Hilfield, on a fine June evening whereBrother Sam welcomed us andthen introduced us to Richard (one of theFriary volunteers ) who explained how heand other young people help to managegardens and houses where people of alldenominations can come for long or shortperiods and enjoy the peace of the Friarysetting. After a stroll around the gardensand a welcome cup of tea members visit-ed the shop for a bit of late night shoppingwith Sam Penny doing a roaring trade.

Alan Bastone

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Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club May & June are exploration monthsfor the Garden Club as its membershipembarks on its (now) annual safari, invad-ing parts of the country where unsuspect-ing natives awake to find a coachdisgorging a band of noisy travellers intheir midst. The Garden Club “on tour” isa great experience! This year the popula-tion of Hereford and Worcester were thevictims as garden raiding parties salliedforth from the comfort of the Talbot Hotelin quiet Leominster to cause mayhem inthe local gardening attractions of the VanKampen Gardens at Hampton Court (an-other one), Stockton Bury, WestonburyMill and Hergest Croft. Having pillagedand plundered the gardens, plant stallsand tearooms of these beautiful facilities,the group then turned its attention to theRHS Show at Malvern where most sub-mergedthemselvesin the over-whelmingbeauty ofthe won-drous plantson display.Others pre-ferred to in-

vade the Gardeners World TV set in the(successful) hope of gaining television ex-posure. At this point tribute should bepaid to two persons – Ken Madgwick forhis indefatigable efforts on behalf of thegroup in arranging this most enjoyabletrip. The second is a man called Mike.Mike is the coach driver who transportedthe group on the journey. Mike it was whoreversed his vehicle through the maze ofnarrow one way streets which is down-town Leominster. Mike it was who storedthe huge number of plants in the belly ofhis coach – the final number exceeded100 – and didn’t mix it up with the bag-gage which was also down below. Mikewas superb and should be out of rehabsoon. Another hugely enjoyable evening ex-pedition took place in early June to thewonderful garden of the Pring Family in

LowerSeveralls,Somersetfollowedby an ex-cellentdinner atthe Hel-yar Arms.

members of the Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Tom Withycombe

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Chetnole Chuckers Boules Club The Dorset Pétanque League is nowwell under way. Chetnole is one of 8 par-ticipating teams, making a total of 14matches (home and away) to be playedduring the season. Last year Chetnole

reached a creditable 3rd place and we arehoping at least to match that this year.We are off to a good start, having played 8matchesso farwithoutdefeat.Thescores todate are:

Home win against Verwood, 3-1Away draw against Sturminster Newton,2-2Home win against Sherborne, 4-0Away win against Shaftesbury, 1-3Home draw against Poole, 2-2Away draw against Piddlehinton, 2-2Home win against Dorchester, 3-1Away win against Verwood, 4-0

We lookforwardto the re-maining6 match-es.

Home match against Verwood

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Friday 17th July, from 10.30 to 12.00

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Entrance £1 includes Coffee and Biscuits, plusan entrance draw ticket for a Pot Plant

Please bring and buy something from ourBring and Buy stall

There will also be a grand draw and cake stallThis is our only fund raising event so please do come along and

support us for a coffee and chat.

Ian Wood

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District Councillor for the Cam Vale Ward (the parishes of Folke (Alweston), Holnest Hol-well, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Longburton, and North Wootton):Cllr Stephen Friar The Members' Room, West Dorset District Council, 58/60 High WestStreet, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UZ. Emails: cllrs.friar@westdorset-dc.gov.ukDistrict Councillor for the Halstock Ward (Batcombe, Corscombe, East Chelborough, Ever-shot, Halstock, Hermitage, Hilfield, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmund, Melbury Sampford,and West Chelborough):Cllr Tony Frost, Homeleigh, Corscombe, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0NX. Telephone: 01935-891321District Councillor for the Yetminster Ward (Chetnole, Ryme Intrinseca, Stockwood andYetminster):Cllr Margaret Lawrence, Trill Farm, Thornford Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HF. Tele-phone 01935 872780

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