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DECEMBER 2019 Mon 2nd 10am-12.30 Craft Sale, Spetisbury Church Mon 2nd 7.30pm Spetisbury Parish Council Meeting Tues 3rd Charlton Marshall Parish Council Thur 5th 8pm Film in The Hall, Spetisbury Village Hall Fri 6th 1pm Lunch Club, Church Room, Charlton Marshall Fri 6th 3.15-5.30 Spetisbury School Fayre Sat 7th 10-2 Wave 105’s Mission Church Room Charlton Marshall Wed 11th 7.15pm Film Night, Charlton Marshall Village Hall Sat 14th 3.30-5.30pm Xmas Carols Red Walls Spetisbury Mon 16th 10am Coffee and Cake, Spetisbury Church Wed 18th 8pm Carols at Charlton Inn Thurs 19th 7pm Xmas Concert St Mary’s Charlton Marshall Mon to Fri 10.30-12.30, Coffee Shop with WiFi, Ch/Mar Parish Centre Every Friday 6.30-8.30pm Table Tennis, Spetisbury Village Hall JOINT PARISH NEWS EDITORS APR –JUL Mrs Janet Isaac, Eagles, Louse Lane, Spetisbury– 857759 AUG-NOV Mrs Jean Vesey, 8 Meadow Rd, Char/Marshall – 452457 DEC- MARCH Mrs Ann Taylor, 26 High St, Spetisbury – 857336 Email:[email protected] COPY FOR JANUARY BY 10th DECEMBER PLEASE 1 REGULAR NOTICES VILLAGE WEBSITES www.spetisbury.org.uk www.charltonmarshall.org.uk www.blandfordstmary-pc.org.uk www.charltonmarshallvillagehall.co.uk CHARLTON MARSHALL PARISH CENTRE AND COFFEE SHOP WITH WI-FI AVAILABLE Open 10.30-12.30 Monday to Friday Homemade cakes, seasonal produce, preserves, books & jigsaws We also sell stamps, stationery, birthday/Christmas cards and more. Computer Tuition Tues, Weds & Thurs, tel: 07752 138300 SPETISBURY VILLAGE HALL CHARLTON MARSHALL PARISH CENTRE Main Hall + Kitchen £8.00 per hour Committee Room £3.50 per hour The Parish Centre (in The Close) is Gas, Electricity, Crockery and Cut- available for hire for afternoon/ lery (80 place settings) all inc. For hire off premises: Folding evening/weekend events such as chairs 5p each, tables £5.00 each Children's Parties or Meetings. Tables £5 each if taken away from Kitchen and Accessible Toilet Facil- hall ities available. Small Hire Charge For bookings, please contact Nikki Black 450134 or 07393 307108, Please contact Pat Osborne [email protected] 453516 CHARLTON MARSHALL VILLAGE HALL The new hall is now available for hiring. Enquiries to [email protected] or contact Margaret Chambers on 01258 456572 Our website is: http://www.charltonmarshallvillagehall.co.uk SERVICES AT BLANDFORD CATHOLIC CHURCH Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Cecilia - Whitecliffe Mill St, Blandford New Parish Priest Monsignor Francis Jamieson First Mass of Sunday (Vigil Mass) is Saturday 5.30 pm Sunday 9am Weekdays and Holy Days please phone or see notice board or see website 2 THREE VILLAGES NEWS EDITORIAL POLICY 1. The deadline for receipt of copy is 14th of the month (except December when it is usually earlier). Any copy received after that date will only be in- cluded at the current editor’s discretion. 2. Copy preferably by email. If submitting hard copy, please phone before- hand to check there has not been an unscheduled change of editor. Any opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily those of the editors. 3. All advertisements should be no larger than half a page(A5) preferably landscape and be in WORD or JPG format (PDFs will not be accepted) 4. Commercial advertisements will be charged as below. 5. Non-commercial advertisements 6. Adverts for events taking place within the three villages will be included free of charge for one month (if space a 2-line note can be put in “Coming Soon” in advance. 7. Adverts for local charities and for events outside the three villages where organisers live within the three villages will be included free of charge as above, subject to space being available. 8. All other commercial advertisements will incur charges as below. 9. The Editors reserve the right to resize, amend or omit copy. Whilst every effort will be made to preserve the integrity of the original, contributors are asked to understand that working within the limitations of the booklet might necessitate changes. THREE VILLAGES NEWS ADVERTISING RATES MINIMART (wanted or for sale) 50 pence per line COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS HALF PAGE (landscape) £7.50 PER MONTH QUARTER PAGE (portrait) £5 PER MONTH 3 LINES £4.00 PER MONTH FULL PAGE (ONE OFF EVENTS ONLY) £15 Cheques payable to "Three Villages News” to the Treasurer, Sue Boardman at Chesterfield, High Street, Spetisbury DT11 9DF (opposite the Church) Please provide name, contact details, size and frequency of ad. Payment should be made at the time of placing the advertisement Copy to the Editor. Preferably by email, with name, contact details, size and frequency of ad. 3 WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER CHARLTON MARSHALL VILLAGE HALL FILM NIGHT “GREEN BOOK” CERTIFICATE: 12A TH WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER DOORS OPEN: 7.15pm FUTURE FILM TRAILERS START: 7.30pm MAIN FEATURE FILM: 8.00pm Seat Prices only: £6.00 Refreshments Available For more details or to book ring: - (01258) 488431 Wave 105’s Mission Christmas – Cash for Kids th Saturday 7 December Church Room, Charlton Marshall, 10am to 2pm Please bring donations of new and unwrapped children’s Christmas gifts Raffle, lucky drip and refreshments , Youngsters are invited to make their own reindeer food ready for the big day. The ‘Mission Christmas’ appeal helps to make a difference to those children in danger of waking up to no presents on Christmas Day. For some families Christmas is a luxury they just can’t afford. 4 CHRISTINGLE SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER Come and join us at St. Mary’s Church, Charlton Marshall for our Christingle service on Sun 1st Dec. Come at 2.30 for a drink and a biscuit and help us make lots of Christingles, angels, lanterns and decorations for the ser- vice at 4pm. We need your help. We look forward to seeing you Carolyn, Roger and Ruth If you can’t manage 2.30 please just come at 4pm 5 6 Nativity Sheep Trail by Charlton Marshall Church Spetisbury Church One of the local shepherds wants to go & see baby Jesus, but he can’t find all his sheep! He went to a number of places around Charlton Marshall & Spetisbury – will you help him find his missing sheep? The trail will be running throughout December. Prizes for all entries given at Crib Service on December 23rd 4pm, Spetisbury Church. Trail leaflets with fuller information available from the Churches; Spetis- bury school; Charlton Marshall Parish room or contact the vicar: Rev Car- olyn Tel: 01258 858353; [email protected] Everyone is welcome to join in. The trail leaflet will give you an idea where to find the sheep—all you will have to do is write down its name. CHRISTIAN AID CHRISTMAS CAROLS At Angela and Simon “Red Walls”, St Monica’s Priory, Spetisbury Saturday 14th December 3.30-5.30pm Mulled wine, tea and cake CAROLS IN CHARLTON MARSHALL Our combined villages’ choir which is based at Charlton Marshall church will be leading carol singing in the Charlton Inn on Wednesday December 18th from 8pm. If however there are any residents of Charlton Marshall who would like our little choir to sing a carol or two at their homes (inside or out) from 6 to 8pm on that evening, please contact me on (01258) 451763 before Monday th December 16 . 7 Sunday 26th January 2020 10.30am – 1.30pm Blandford Museum Victorian Garden Club is hosting a POTATO FAYRE Pimperne Village Hall DT11 8UZ Dozens of varieties of potatoes for sale by the single tuber, onion sets, shallots, garlic, Heritage & Heirloom Seeds, fruit trees, rhubarb crowns and much more, from Pennard Plants, Somerset. Orders placed directly with Pennards may be collected on the day. Information, craft and produce stalls, Tombola and a plant ID competition. Drinks, homemade cakes and light lunch- es. Entrance charge 50p, children free. For further details contact Gillian 01258 454491 CHARLTON MARSHALL VILLAGE HALL QUIZ (FUN!!) NIGHT th SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2020 AT THE VILLAGE HALL 6.30pm FOR 7pm START MAXIMUM OF 6 PER TEAM TICKETS £10 per person To include a Hot Supper with Dessert, Tea & Coffee Please bring your own drink All enquiries, bookings & payments for teams by Saturday 11th January 2020 CALL ROGER HIGGINS Tel: 01258 488431 All proceeds will be put towards buying our own equipment for Film Night 8 MISCELLANEOUS DON’T EAT ALONE! Why not join us for a freshly cooked tasty meal in a warm and friendly environment. We currently have a few spaces at Charlton Marshall Lunch Club which meets on the first Friday every month. Exceptionally good value at less than £6 for 2 courses. Transport available if you need it Give it a try, no commitment to come every month If you or a neighbour or friend may be interested do get in touch with Tina. e-mail: [email protected] Tel : 01258 452380 Charlton Marshall Parish Centre Coffee Shop CHARLTON MARSHALL VILLAGE HALL QUIZ (FUN!!) NIGHT We will be open on December 23rd for coffee and mince pies. th All very welcome.SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2020 We will be closed on DecemberAT THE VILLAGE 24th and HALL reopening on Monday January 3rd 2020 6.30pm FOR 7pm START Wishing every one a happy Christmas and New Year MAXIMUM OF 6 PER TEAM TICKETS £10 per person Pat Osborne To include a Hot Supper with Dessert, Tea & Coffee Please bring your own drink All enquiries, bookings & payments for teams by Saturday 11th January 2020 CALL ROGER HIGGINS Tel: 01258 488431 All proceeds will be put towards buying our own equipment for Film Night 9 The Blandford Group Practice: opening hours over the festive period Tuesday 24th December: normal hours Wednesday 25th December: Closed Thursday 26th December: Closed Friday 27th December: normal hours Tuesday 31st December: normal hours Wednesday 1st January: Closed Thursday 2nd January: normal hours When the surgery is closed Call 999 in an emergency - chest pains and/or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.