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Wilkswood Farm Wilkswood Farm Lander’s Quarries Ltd Open Thursday & Friday 9am-5pm Kingston Road BH19 3JP Saturdays 8am-1pm Specialists in Purbeck Stone for quality meat direct from the farm - Showroom & shop - Visitors welcome Wilkswood Farm is devoted to conservation grazing to protect our Purbeck wildlife • Building, Landscaping, Garden Features NO SPRAYS • NO FERTILIZERS • Bespoke Flooring, Worktops, Fireplaces OLD FASHIONED FARMING • OLD FASHIONED QUALITY! • Carving, Lettering & Monumental “TASTE THE DIFFERENCE” Telephone: (01929) 439205 shop: 427970 web: www.wilkswoodfarm.co.uk www.purbeckstone.co.uk - [email protected] FIND US OPPOSITE THE KNITSON TURN ON VALLEY ROAD ROY BROOKS Quality installations by a family run company for over 30 years PAINTING & WALLPAPERING • Need a new kitchen, bathroom or bedroom? SERVING THE DUBBER AREA • We offer a complete design & fitting service by our team of craftsmen with a no obligation TELEPHONE 01929 421366 quotation • Full project management for a traditional or modern restoration CUSTOM WORK AT REASONABLE RATES Showroom: 60 High Street Swanage, Dorset BH19 2NX OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE 01929 475793 www.ivamydesigns.com BRIAN GLASSOCK ST MICHAELS GARAGE BUILDERS LIMITED GENERAL BUILDING SERVICES Telephone: 01929 422732 BG Mobile: 07720 851363 THE PURBECK FORD CENTRE Please phone for free estimate Valley Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 3DX ‘Perelandra’, Gypshayes, Langton Matravers, Telephone (01929) 480221 Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3HQ 2 The Dubber Thinking of selling your property? For FREE ADVICE without obligation consult The Property Professionals 41 Station Road, Swanage Tel: (01929) 422284 www.corbens.co.uk A.R.HARRIS & SON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Established 1873 Unit 7, Purbeck Business Centre, CHARTERED SURVEYORS Victoria Avenue, Swanage Dorset BH19 1AU ESTATE AGENTS * VALUERS Phone 01929 424518 Fax 01929 427519 Purbeck’s largest Self-Catering Emergency 24hr call-out service 07976 848880 Holiday Department National Inspection Council for Railway House Tel: 423333 Fully Qualified Electricians Electrical Installation Contracting 2 Rempstone Road Fax:427533 for all your electrical needs approved contractor Swanage Dorset www.milesandson.co.uk IAN T BUGLER All types of Building Work undertaken TREE CARE AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Fully Qualified Tradesmen NO JOB TOO SMALL LAWNS CUT, FENCING & TREE SURGERY FREE ESTIMATES NVQ & CITY & GUILDS QUALIFIED Fully Insured “Newfoundlands”, Newfoundlands Close 1 Begbie Cottages Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3LX Worth Matravers Tel/Fax 01929 439209 Mobile 07966 216288 Swanage, Dorset 01929 439453 BH19 3LQ Mobile 07930 434694 CARPENTRY AND JOINERY JAMES SMITH funeral directors APPRENTICE TRAINED 32 YEARS EXPERIENCE (Swanage) Ltd KITCHENS, WARDROBES, LOFT CONVERSIONS AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY RUN SERVICE PROUDLY SERVING THE ISLE OF PURBECK SINCE 1892 PURPOSE MADE JOINERY OFFERING A CARING AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE GENERAL CARPENTRY AND JOINERY Private Chapels of Rest - Memorials - Floral Tributes Personal pre-arrangements - Pre-paid Funeral Plans WOOD FLOORING SPECIALIST IMMEDIATE PERSONAL ATTENTION COVERING ALL AREAS PURBECK STONE FLOOR SPECIALIST FOR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT TEL: O1929 408044 CALL SWANAGE 01929 422445 MOB: O7876 152 897 60A KINGS ROAD SWANAGE EMAIL: [email protected] The Dubber 3 Professional Carpet & Window Cleaning Driveways ◆ Patios ◆ Groundwork Turfing ◆ Fencing ◆ Walls & Brickwork 15 HILLSEA RD All aspects of hard landscaping SWANAGE BH19 2QL We also specialise in hedge cutting & tree care CALL CRAIG: 07440 390030 Telephone 426346 [email protected] SM Radestock LANGTON MATRAVERS Quality Decorating Village Hall & Refurbishment Large Hall, Kitchen & Memorial Room Quality Interiors & Exteriors available for hire separately or all together Handpainted Kitchens The following activities are held in the Hall: Full House Refurbishments LM Historical Preservation Society, Folk Dancing, all work guaranteed, excellent references Dorset Wildlife Trust, Short Mat Bowls, Snooker, work carried out by qualified tradesman Wutan School of Tai Chi & Moves Fitness. New members are always welcome contact Simon on Further details are on the notice boards m. 07973 697435 t. 01929 480491 outside the Village Hall or ring: Harmans Cross, Corfe, BH20 Chairman: 01929 424736 Bookings: 01929 424074 www.radestock.co.uk www.SootyTheSweep.com Over 25 Years Personal Experience National Association of Chimney Sweeps Member 6/627 Any flue swept, Wood Coal Gas Oil Aga Rayburn, All Stoves Bird nests removed from Chimneys, Nets & Wires fitted. Cowls, Caps, Vents & Pots fitted. Repointing, Flanching Ladder work, Fire cementing. No job too small. Grates, Baskets, Fire Bricks & Fireside accessories Family business. Professional & Fully Insured Clean, polite, reliable, friendly & conscientious Available 01929 427427/ 554700 7 Day & Evening ALAN THE STONEMASON 01929 481 314 [email protected] www.purbeckmasonry.com 4 The Dubber WELCOME & CONTENTS view on-line at www.thedubber.co.uk From the Editor... Inside this issue... ome of you may already know Sthat I am a bit of a Thomas 5 Welcome from the editor Hardy fan so if you are going to go and see the new film of Far From 6 The Parishes letter from the Rectory the Madding Crowd then don’t read on because this tirade might 7 The Parishes Services & Parish Business be a spoiler. I managed to fit in a view- 8 General News ing of the film while staying with friends last week. It was an afternoon performance and the three of us sat in the best 10 Kingston News seats in the house in an otherwise empty auditorium. Hence, luckily, no one could here my screams of derision... 11 Harmans Cross News ‘Bathsheba in jodhpurs and a leather jacket?’ ‘Wearing a denim dress?’ Speaking like a Sloane Ranger?’ And that is 12 Worth Matravers News just the tip of the iceberg! The swash-buckling, sweep-you- off-your-feet Sergeant Troy was a complete drip and what 13 Langton Matravers News remained of Hardy’s rustic characters were no better... practically no Dorset accent and dialect and the actor who 14 Have Your Say played Gabriel, yes... Gabriel Oak, Hardy’s human epitome of a bygone rural England, was Flemish! 15 News from Nowhere Aaargh! Is nothing sacred? 17 What’s On Angela Bell (Sorry, I just had to find somewhere to let off steam! And the one saving grace... Michael Sheen as Boldwood was excellent.) [email protected] Deadline for Next Issue The On-line Dubber The editor, Angela Bell, appreciates the early submission Martin White uploads The On-line Dubber and can be of contributions but, for those cutting it fine, the deadline contacted at [email protected]. Martin also wel- for the July issue is noon on Friday, 19 June and it will be comes additional photographs for inclusion on the web. ready for collection on Tuesday, 25 June. Contributions & Notifications Permanent Advertising & Dubber Distribution The editor welcomes news contributions and letters as At the moment, there is a short waiting list for permanent well as notifications of events within the Parishes for the advertising within the magazine but, if you are interested, What’s On section and, space permitting, for free ‘one you can be placed on the waiting list. You will be contacted off’ box adverts which are included at the Editor’s when you get near the top. discretion. These can be submitted online to ed@ thedubber.co.uk or by post to The Editor, 2 The Sted- All adverts get the same amount of space (8cm x 6cm) dings, Langton Matravers, BH19 3EU ((427202) or by and the cost is £90 per year; this is the minimum run. hand to St George’s Church or The Post Office, Langton Please contact The Dubber Secretary, Terry Whicker Matravers. ([email protected]) 29 Henbury Rise, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3TE ((01202 695544) for more How to Format Submissions details or bookings. Preferably, (but don’t worry too much!) all emailed Dub- ber submissions should be sent as 12 point Times New Terry Whicker also deals with queries about the distri- Roman (or Minion Pro, if you have it) plain type (i.e. no bution of The Dubber in the Parishes. bold, italic or underlining) aligned left with single line Additionally, if you, or someone you know, are leav- spacing. Those people seeking a really professional finish ing/have left the parishes and would like to continue to can consult www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide for the de- receive a copy of The Dubber, please contact the Secretary finitive guide to copywriting! via email or telephone to arrange this. The Dubber 5 THE PARISHES OF THE PURBECK HILLS LETTER FRom THE RecTORY PRE-SCHOOL June 2015 SERVICE hen was the last time you had a good gut a service for pre-school Wwrenching, belly shaking laugh? You know, children and parents the kind of laugh that wells up from the depths Wednesday 3 June and just infectiously bubbles out drawing all at 11am who are around you into that moment of joyous explosion. at St George’s Church, Just the other day I was looking through the window at Digby and Langton Matravers Jake (my dogs) in the garden. Suddenly, there was a gust of wind that Parents and carers welcome seemed to trigger something in them both. Within seconds they were chasing each other from one end of the garden to the other, round in circles, in through the French windows where they tagged and set off in The Dubber is the to the garden again. First Jake in pursuit then Digby. A few more cir- cuits round the flower bed and they both tore in through the doors and mouthpiece of the Parishes collapsed in a heap of rough and tumble, ending up lying on top of each of the Purbeck Hills other with tongues lolling out of their mouths. Why? I have no idea, but St James’, Kingston there was a free abandonment to the chase that both seemed to relish. St George’s, Langton Matravers I have found of late that the busyness of every day has encouraged St Nicholas of Myra, me to fall into a kind of very intense and focussed way of life.
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