Corfe Valley News
CORFE VALLEY A monthly magazine providing news, information and items of interest for the villages of Corfe Castle, Kingston, Church Knowle, Kimmeridge, Steeple and environs. NEWS Established June 1982 Issue No 357 January 2012
Editor Deputy
Stephen Dru Drury Peter Tate 55 East Street, Corfe Castle The Old Curatage, 30 East Street Corfe Castle Tel: 480074 Tel 481441
email: [email protected]
Website: www.corfevalleynews.co.uk
Treasurer and Advertising Distribution
John Courtney Penny Hopkins Hilary Watson Stonewood 91 East Street Wessex House Calcraft Road Corfe Castle Calcraft Rd Corfe Castle, BH20 5EL 480551 Corfe Castle 480575 481265 email:- [email protected]
Delivery helpers Mrs. Bratby, Mrs Bessant, Belinda Bell (Kingston) Mrs. Cannings, Mrs. Chaffey, Sue Cooper, Mr. Cross, Mrs. Dowland, (Creech), Lynn Evans, Mrs Farrant, Mrs Finch, Mrs. Fooks, Mr Glover, Mrs. Gouldbourn (Kimmeridge), Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Hull (Church Knowle) Mr. Hunt, Mr Pearson, Mrs Richards, Mr D Ryder , Mr Alan Smith, Mrs. Swaine, Mrs. Watson, Mrs Williams.
Past editors John Parsons 1982-85 James Kirkwood 1985-91 Geoff Marshall 1991-96 Kate Macdonald 1996-97 JANUARY 2012 Linda Applin 1997 - 2004
Please send items for publication by 5 pm on the 15th of the preceding month. All An independent magazine for contributions can be left at 55 East Street or at The Post Office, Corfe Castle. the villages of Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Preferably items should be E Mailed to [email protected] Furzebrook, Kingston, Kimmeridge, Steeple and environs Items received after the 15th may not be printed until the next issue
Corfe Valley News Editorial A monthly magazine providing news, information and items of interest for the We wish a very Happy New Year to all our readers, contributors, helpers and villages of Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Kingston, Kimmeridge, Steeple and advertisers. There is both much to look forward to in 2012 and much to worry environs. about. Established June 1982 We can look forward to the Jubilee celebrations and the Olympics. There is a Issue No 357 January 2012
Village Jubilee Committee which is planning events to take place during the Contents official Jubilee week. They are also considering how to create and provide a long term legacy memorial to match the Victoria Jubilee memorial in the 6/7 Corfe Castle Parish Council square. We will publish details in the CVN as they become available. 10 Pre School 11 Kids Club th We now know that the Olympic torch will come through Corfe on Friday 13 13 Harmans Cross Movie Night July and it will travel both ways – both towards and from Swanage. Again 14 Library watch this space. 15 Aquarius
Stephen 18/19 Swanage Railway 22/23 National Trust 31 Royal British Legion Some useful Telephone Numbers 32-34 From the Village Pump 36/37 Centre Page Calendar New Police non emergency call line 101 39-43 Church of England Dorset Emergency Medical Care Service 0845 600 10 13 46 Surgery News In the event of Gas Leak 0800 111999 46 Double Act Electricity Failure 0845 7708090 47 Dorset Wildlife Trust Swanage Police Station - out of hours calls rerouted 422004 48 Corfe Castle Village Hall Coffee Morning Swanage Hospital 422282 50/51 Michael Portillo visits the Swanage Railway National Trust outside office hours 07970-595963 54/55 Congregational Church Wareham Hospital 552433 56/57 Cinema in Purbeck Poole Hospital 01202 665511 57 News from Kingston Bournemouth Hospital 01202 303626 60 - 62 Notices and Thanks Dorset County Hospital 01305 251150 64 Furzebrook Village Hall Corfe Castle Library 480760 Purbeck Citizens Advice Bureau 551257 66/68 Kimmeridge News Purbeck District Council 556561 The Samaritans 01202 551999 Roads, pavements and drains 0800 232323 Water - Supply and Sewage 0845 600 4 600 The cover picture is a sketch of the Castle viewed from the Church tower Street Light Defect - SEC Contracting 0800 068 4145 from A History of Corfe Castle by Thomas Bond dated 1883 Childline 0800 1111
CORFE VALLEY NEWS CALENDAR for JANUARY 2012
1 January Sunday 10 am – 5 pm Antique and Collectors Fair Corfe Castle Village Hall 2 January Tuesday 2.00 pm Aquarius Meeting Corfe Castle Village Hall 5 January Thursday 7.30 pm Bingo Corfe Castle Village Hall 7 January Saturday 9.30am-12 midday Coffee Morning and Table Top Sale Harmans Cross Village Hall 9 January Monday 7 pm Corfe Castle Parish Council Meeting Corfe Castle Town Hall 9 January Monday 7pm Double Act Meeting Corfe Castle Village Hall 10 January Tuesday 7.30 pm Church Knowle Parish Council Meeting Furzebrook Village Hall 14 January Saturday 10.30 – 12 midday Coffee Morning with Music St Edwards 18 January Wednesday 10am – 12 midday Wool Workshop Peg Dolls Corfe Castle Village Hall 19 January Thursday 7.30 pm Bingo Corfe Castle Village Hall 25 January Wednesday 8pm Club AGM Royal British Legion 28 January Saturday 9am sellers – 10am buyerss Table Top Sale Furzebrook Village Hall There is no Corfe Castle Village Hall Coffee morning in January
Forthcomming Events If you know about any forthcoming events please let us know. Similarly please tell us if any of the regular dates are wrong or if there is a regular event which should be included
2 February Thursday 8pm Gardening Club Royal British Legion 4 February Saturday 10.15am – midday Coffee Morning Corfe Castle Village Hall 11 February Saturday 9am – 12 midday Spring Clean St Edwards 7–21 March Digital TV Switchover 24/25 March Railway at Work Weekend Swanage Railway 11-13 May Diesel Gala Weekend Swanage Railway 20-23 July St Edwards Flower Festival 7-9 September Grand Steam Gala Swanage Railway
DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS Regular events in Corfe Castle & environs TIME EVENT LOCATION 1st CORFE CASTLE BROWNIE PACK CHRISTINE KEMP 480007 MONDAY 1st CORFE CASTLE RAINBOW GUIDES JUDITH JENKINS 480407 AQUARIUS CORFE CASTLE WOMEN IN TOUCH JULIET GLOVER 480320 Each 8.50am - 3pm Community Pre school The Pre School CANCER RESEARCH BOB RICHARDS 480213 Each 10.00-1 1.00am Coffee Morning Springwell Close CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES PATRICIA WHITE 480437 Each 2.30 - 4.30 Whist and tea Springwell Close CHURCH KNOWLE PARISH CLERK ALISTAIR WALLACE 07731841093 Each 5.30 – 7pm & 7.15 – 8.45pm Yoga Worth Matravers VH CHURCH KNOWLE VILLAGE HALL PETER GRANT 480951 CHURCH KNOWLE READING ROOM BOOKINGS SHIRLEY HULL 480341 Each 7 - 11pm Chess Club (Sep - Apr) Morton’s House CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY PENNY HOPKINS 480551 1st 7pm Double Act C C Village Hall COMPUTER CLUB DAVID WATSON 481265 2nd 7pm CC Parish Council C C Town Hall CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PASTOR GORDON CLEMENTS480839 CORFE CASTLE CHARITY JENNY WILSON 480873 CORFE CASTLE CRICKET CLUB RUSSELL WINDSOR 07921996307 TUESDAY or 471940 Each 8.50am - 3pm Community Pre school The Pre School CORFE CASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JULIET GLOVER 480320 CORFE CASTLE COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL NATALIE TERRETT 481631 Each 9.15 – 10.45am & 11am – 12 Yoga Langton Scout Hut CORFE CASTLE CE VC FIRST SCHOOL NIGEL BECKETT (Headteacher) 480428 Each 9.30 - 11.30 Intermediate yoga Swanage - 477169 CORFE CASTLE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB KEVIN REYNOLDS 481321 Each 10.30-noon Parent & Child Group C C Village Hall CORFE CASTLE SURGERY Dr STEVE HORSNELL 480441 Each 6. 15-7.30pm Brownies (term-time) C C Village Hall FRIENDS OF THE SURGERY GLADYS FOURACRE 481293 CORFE CASTLE PARISH CLERK JEFF DUNN 555266 Each 7-9pm Woodcarvers Tabbits Hill - 480686 CORFE CASTLE TOWN TRUST SUZANNE HUME 480066 1st 2 pmAquarius C C Village Hall CORFE CASTLE TOWN HALL BOOKINGS MARY WILLS 480659 2nd 7.30pm CK parish Council Odd months Furze CORFE CASTLE TWINNING ASSOCIATION GILLIAN HUMPHRIES 480219 brook VH; even CORFE CASTLE YOUTH CLUB DONNA DAVIS 481284 CORFE CASTLE TODDLER GROUP CHERYL THAKE 424290 months CK VH CORFE COMMON HAYWARD MARCUS CHURCHILL 480856 WEDNESDAY CORFE CASTLE VILLAGE HALL CAROLE SPEED 480810 Each 8.50am - 3pm Community Pre school The Pre School DOUBLE ACT PETER SMITH 480109 Each 9.30am- noon Intermediate yoga Kimmeridge 477169 DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION HELEN BASSON 481110 FURZEBROOK HALL BOOKINGS CLAIR GREEN 07845853727 Each 9.45am-12.45 Wool Workshop C.C. Village Hall FURZEBROOK WHIST DRIVES EILEEN CAKE 552392 Each 7-9pm Youth Club C C Village Hall GOD’S ACRE TRUSTEES MARIE POPE 480869 KIMMERIDGE VILLAGE HALL JANET BYRDE 480064 THURSDAY MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE ELLIE MAKIN 480474 Each 8.50am - 3pm Community Pre school The Pre School MILLENNIUM PAVILION BOOKINGS IAN TARBOTTON 480200 Each 2-4 pm Woodcarvers Tabbits Hill – T - 480686 NATIONAL TRUST LAURIE CLARK 450259 3rd 1 1.30am Probus Club Mortons House PARISH CHURCHES Rev IAN JACKSON 480257 Rev ANDREA HAGENBUCH 481105 Each 6.00 - 8.00 pm Intermediate yoga Swanage - 477169 POTTERY IN PURBECK RACHEL FOOKS 480455 Each 6.30 – 8.00 pm Yoga (439041) Harmans Cross VH PROBUS CLUB KEN VERSLUYS 480340 Each 7 – 9.30 pm Pottery Classes Sports Pav Rachel 480455 PURBECK ASS’N of the NATIONAL TRUST JAY BURKE 423775 Alternate 7.30pm Bingo C C Village Hall PURBECK CHESS CLUB BRIAN BEARD 425988 PURBECK GARDENING CLUB CYRIL HARRISON 552105 Alternate 7.30pm Bingo R.B.L. Club PURBECK MARINE WILDLIFE RESERVE JULIE HATCHER 481044 FRIDAY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BARRY WILSON 481271 Each 8.50am - 3pm Community Pre school The Pre School ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WELFARE BARRY WILSON 481271 RSPCA E CARRINGTON-MAIL 480723 Each 2 – 5 pm Pottery Class Sports Pav Rachel 480455 SPORTS TRUST JIM ROSEWARN 480405 SATURDAY ST EDWARD'S COVENANTS/TREASURER JOAN INGARFIELD 480322 1st 10.30am Village Coffee Morning C C Village Hall VALLEY RINGERS (TOWER CAPTAIN) CAROLE DEAN 480620 Please send any alterations to this list to the Editor, at the address in the front. Whilst care is taken to Printed by Octopress Printers establish our advertisers are bona fide, readers are advised to take their own precautions before Tel: 01202 622220 Email: [email protected] entering into any agreement. Unit B10 · 46 Holton Road · Holton Heath Trading Park · Holton Heath · Poole · Dorset BH16 6LT