Golden Cap E-Magazine August 2020

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Update from Chris Martin, Team Rector of the Golden Cap Benefice

Dear friends,

I think most of us have realised by now that coming out of ‘lockdown’ is a lot trickier than going into it! This month, in addition to opening for private prayer, some of our churches are beginning to plan for opening for Sunday worship for the first time since March. Like local shopkeepers and pub landlords, Churchwardens, Parochial Church Council members and clergy are discovering that there is a LOT to think about in helping people to feel safe and cared for as they come to Sunday worship, or to a wedding or funeral. It’s important that it’s done well and going slowly seems necessary and prudent in these circumstances.

I’m noticing too that there are lots of mixed emotions around. There is joy at being able to be back in church; there is sadness about the absence of those for whom it is understandably still ‘too soon’ to think about returning to a public space like a church, or sadness about the loss of some members of our community, like dear Keith Vivian to whom warm tributes are rightly paid in this issue; and there is much uncertainty around about what the future holds and what a new ‘normal’ might look like.

It serves us all well to acknowledge the broad range of thoughts and feelings about the changes going on around and about us, and to show kindness and sensitivity to those who are in a ‘different place’ to us in their response to the changes taking place. And so, whether or not you will be venturing to a church service this month, please know that you are being thought of and prayed for as you respond in the way that seems right to you. With all good wishes, Revd Chris Martin 1 Letter from the Editor Emerging from our seclusion, we are entering that much-discussed ‘new normal’ and discovering what exactly it entails. We hear in this issue how some in the community are managing this new phase, alongside some of that range of feelings Chris describes.

Activity that has continued in the background of recent months is now becoming visible and energetic once again; we have an update on the Uplyme resettlement project. As our churches work out new routines, Charmouth council reports a number of other re-openings, including their library Monday and Friday and the Heritage Centre, but beach huts remain closed for now. Char Valley council has been looking forwards, approving contributions to local projects and endorsing the Lifelines biodiversity network in the Char Valley and Marshwood Vale. Chideock council meetings remain on hold for now, but local updates are still published on their website.

The COVID-19 volunteer networks have helped many in the area with shopping, prescriptions and other needs during lockdown. Demand is diminishing, but help is still very much available and we encourage those requiring assistance to use the contacts below, or refer to their village Facebook page. If you’d like to share a lockdown tale or any other articles, do get in touch!

Covid-19 Support Contacts: Morcombelake: Clare Mahaddie [email protected] 01297 489813 Ryall: Rachel Coney/Eddie Hall [email protected] and [email protected] telephone 01297 489825 and 07971 225873. Stanton St Gabriel: Andrew Carey [email protected] 01297 560057 Whitchurch Canonicorum: Carolyn Peck [email protected] 01297 489185 Wootton Fitzpaine: Debby Snook [email protected] 01297 561395 Chideock Covid-19 Support Group: 01297 480833 Charmouth Covid-19 Volunteers: 07523 524531 Lyme Regis: Cheryl Reynolds (coordinator) 01297 443814 [email protected] Ruth Mattock

Back to the seaside The return to action of our seaside towns has been source of all kinds of feelings, from excitement and relief to anxious concern for safety. A walk on Charmouth beach is an encouraging sight, free from the headline-grabbing crowds but full of activity.

‘Not quite back to normal,’ was the feeling in the Charmouth beach office, but the ice cream van owner reported things were ‘picking up a bit.’ The strain on local business has been a key feature of lockdown. Some felt the transition period was least comfortable, when visitors were coming long distances but facilities were closed. Angie, who runs the Charmouth Beach Café, noticed a surge in rubbish left on the front and some poorer behaviour than usual, but is enjoying the gradual return to summer spirits among her holiday customers.

Stand-up paddle board lessons are underway on the beaches. Outdoor café tables are full, and signs in all beachside businesses remind customers to don their masks and sanitise their hands on entering. Staff manning the Beach Café’s shop said most customers are very willing to stick to the rules. ‘The kids have been amazing, you never have to prompt them. They keep the parents in line!’

Dean at The George Inn has felt the mood lift: ‘People are in the big beer garden (most of our seats are out there), I’ve been going round the tables talking to people with my mask on. Most people are really pleased to come out for something to eat, something to drink and to sit in the fresh air, and just get out of their own four walls.’

The Heritage Centre will reopen on 1st August at new hours of 11am-3pm. ‘We have had keen interest from our volunteers to return The public have shown huge interest in our walks and we sold out almost instantly! It obviously won’t be the same and for a time our interactive exhibits won’t be available but we are adapting and thinking of new ways forward. Encouragingly schools are taking an interest to return in the Autumn so that is something for the Centre to look forward to.’

Seaside residents have had mixed feelings, but are glad to see a bit more normality. Fran Barter reported from Lyme, ‘One can understand the joy of being released from homes, flats with children, the sick, but many sadly have forgotten that the virus is still with us. Distancing has gone to pot at times, and this has made some of us nervous, in some ways more than in the early days. It has to be said that for local businesses, we are pleased that they can start to recover. The idea of going out for a drink, and better still a meal, is very appealing.’ 2 Spotlight You always get one! The person at the table in the restaurant who holds forth very loudly and at great length so that the whole room can hear what he or she is saying. Or the person in a meeting where everyone knows that whatever the subject, this particular person will invariably disagree. Or the member of a family, who for some unknown reason is always incredibly difficult. Or the person on a jury who disagrees with the rest and won’t budge, delaying a decision for days or weeks.

They are members of the awkward squad and every community, whether the family, the village, the church, the school, the pub or whatever, has them. They refuse to conform or fit in with everybody else and mostly they make life difficult and uncomfortable for the rest of us.

A community of like-minded people who are all pulling in the same direction is usually much more comfortable to be in than a community which contains members of the awkward squad. The like-minded can get on with things without being constantly interrupted by arguments and dissension. Discussion flows smoothly, and members of the community feel warm and safe and comfortable.

Communities containing the awkward squad are far less comfortable. Argument and dissension is often rife, it takes much longer to get things done and members of the community sometimes feel anxious and unsure of themselves.

Yet at the end of the day, it sometimes turns out to be the awkward squad who have been the most valuable members of society. They are the ones who force people to stop and think before taking action.

They are the ones who often drag our thinking forward - like Galileo, who insisted that the Sun rather than the Earth was the centre of the solar system, despite all the apparent evidence to the contrary and despite torture and excommunication for his views. Galileo turned out to be the father of modern science.

They are the ones in local communities who refuse to allow us to sit back in complete comfort, but force us to argue and discuss and think through what we are about. So that in the end we stagger onto the right path for the right reasons instead of just letting things happen because we are too lazy to bother to change or to challenge. But these people tend to be uncomfortable people, and are often judged a pain or unholy or evil or whatever by the rest of us.

Jesus warned against judging other people. He said, ‘Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get,’ (Matthew 7:1-2). And he followed this up with a humorous story of a man who tried to remove the speck of dust from his friend’s eye, while all the time he had a plank in his own.

The message is clear. None of us has the right to judge another, for as Jesus says in John’s gospel, ‘You judge by human standards; I judge no one,’ (John 8:15) None of us know what is in someone else’s heart, nor where they’ve come from. Only God, who under- stands all and who is therefore incredibly and unbelievably forgiving, is in a position to judge.

So in fear and trepidation let us welcome the awkward squad, for they force us to grow, and in the end they just might turn out to be right. Jim Pettifer LLM 3 The 2021 Golden Cap Magazine Calendar is nearly ready

Golden Cap Magazine 2021 Calendar

The calendar will be available from September at £5.00, more details next month We will be putting adverts in our calendar this year, at £25 per quarter page. Please contact Ros Woodbridge for more information or to book: [email protected] Church opening details BETTISCOMBE Staying closed for now CATHERSTON LEWESTON Staying closed for now CHARMOUTH Saturday 10am – 4pm CHIDEOCK Wednesday 10am to 4pm FISHPOND Sunday 10am – 4pm HAWKCHURCH Sunday & Wednesday 8am - 6pm

LYME REGIS Friday 10am – 4pm(until further notice) MARSHWOOD Sunday 10am – 4pm MONKTON WYLD Staying closed for now MORCOMBELAKE Saturday 10am - 4pm WHITCHURCH Friday 10am - 4pm

WOOTTON FITZPAINE Staying closed for now PILSDON Staying closed for now

4 Road Trip around the Golden Cap Churches To celebrate the first steps in the reopening of churches, Church Administra- tor Margaret Trafford and daughter Rose took off on a road trip around all the beautiful churches of the Golden Cap benefice. They captured the trip in a film shared around the community.

Rose, who leads the tour in the video, appreciated the chance to explore: ‘I’d been inside every church before but it was lovely refreshing my memory of what they all looked like again and how unique they all are.’

For many the video is the first glimpse inside those doors in months, and a chance for all to feel lucky in the area’s architectural heritage. The reopening has been looked forward to by many: ‘It will allow a sense of community and belonging that we’ve missed for so long’ said Rose. ‘Although I have appreciated the church services online, I am so looking forward to the actual Sunday morning service. Not only for the spiritual aspect, but also the social. It will be lovely to meet up with friends again,’ says Fran Barter.

The churches have been closed since the 23rd March, a long wait that has left them ‘eerily quiet’. Eager to welcome parishioners and visitors back, church councils are nonetheless proceeding cautiously, and those opening are only doing so one day a week for now. The video is an encouragement to enjoy the churches: ‘It was a good thing to share with those who can’t necessarily get to the open churches due to staying sheltered at home. It also shows other church members what every church in the Golden Cap Team of churches is like if they’ve never been to them before,’ felt Rose.

Hawkchurch church warden Jean Ransford especially appreciated a sight of St. Michael’s church, Lyme: ‘I was Baptised, confirmed and married in that church. My brother who "gave me away" was in the Metropolitan Police. He had to apply for permission from the Chief Constable of Dorset to wear the Met police uniform in his area. He later received a letter from the Commissioner of the Met to say how pleased he was that a young man should be so proud of his uniform to want to wear it on such an occasion. Little did he know that my brother did it simply because he did not want to wear morning dress as all the other men were doing!’ Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Ju5X2mdo0

The Golden Cap Church Wardens on the Reopening It has been a successful opening at St. Andrew's, Charmouth, on Saturdays from 10-4PM for private prayer, which started almost a month ago. I first want to thank Liz and Roger Sansom who took on the arranging of blocking off the church to just leave 4 socially distanced chairs for people to sit on, as well as giving them an opportunity to kneel at the altar rail. I am very grateful to them for offering to open and close the church and any cleaning that is required. When I found that organists could go in the church to play the organ I called Tony Mercer (pictured) to ask if he was willing to play sometime through the day, and he was happy to go in from 2-4 in the afternoon. This has been well received, to hear him play hymns and other devotional songs, and he told me people clapped after hearing his enjoyable playing of the organ. Thank you so much Tony. We look forward to returning to our churches for worship, and fellowship together. At a Zoom meeting I said St. Andrew's Charmouth would be happy to hold services when all the necessary arrangements can be made, although it could be sometime before this can happen. In the meantime the Sunday services prepared by the Golden Cap team, with a good ministry team leading, have been very enjoyable and well received, as well as the midweek messages. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to these. Pauline Berridge, Church warden

As far as church opening at Catherston, we are waiting for more information from the powers that be about having services. Until then Catherston will be sadly closed, If anyone wishes to go into the church I have the key. We are grateful for the online service each week and the hard work that everyone put in to make it. A few Sundays ago, there was a clip from the film Risen; I have a copy of this film if anyone would like to borrow it. I can recommend it; it is a bit horrific in places but Christ’s Death was horrific. It gives the crucifixion of Jesus through the eyes of a Roman Centurion and the life and times Jesus lived. Catherston is going on as usual although I have come to the point where I am getting out of the routine of going to Church. Hopefully this will return, I do miss the people. Bob Hatch, Church warden 5 End of Year 6 Celebrations at St Michael’s, Lyme Regis

The school year has now ended and our year 6 pupils will be moving on in September. To celebrate the end of their time at St Michael’s primary school in Lyme Regis, three members of staff invited these pupils to meet them at the Clock Tower on Wednesday so that they could all enjoy time on the beach together. Activities were arranged (all following social distancing guidelines) and the pupils were treated to a fish and chip lunch.

On Friday, the last day of term, the school held a ‘Leavers’ Service’ for the year 6 pupils and staff. This involved poems, songs and videos, the annual prize giving and presentations of Bibles from the congregations of St Michael’s Church. Due to current guidelines parents and governors weren’t able to attend but Miss Smith, the year 6 teacher, said in a letter to parents, ‘We will be taking lots of photos and hopefully videos which the children will be able to share with you.’ The prizes were awarded to Lois Nauen – The Fran Clark Award for Sportsmanship; Daisy Taylor – The Good Samaritan Award and Millie Harp – the Frank Mayes Award from the Rotary Club in Lyme Regis.

Preparations are already being made for a return to school in September for all pupils. This return will be very different from the usual one, but the safeguarding and good education of our children and staff will continue to be the school’s priorities. Betty Wood

Success for virtual summer show The Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society has hailed its first virtual show a success with nearly 80 entries from over 40 individuals.

The virtual Summer Flower and Produce Fair replaced the society’s regular live show as a new approach to dealing with coronavirus restrictions. Entries were received in ten classes with the popular potato in a bucket competition attracting more than 20 entries. Rachel Sykes (pictured) displayed the largest yield of potatoes, achieving 1.708kg from a single tuber. Society members in Barnes Meadow, Uplyme held their own informal competition with a miniature cup being awarded to Mike Jenkins for his 854g.

Fruit, flowers and veg all featured excellent entries, and with the show being virtual, the society even had entries from as far afield as Castle Cary in Somerset. People also got creative with their chocolate cakes, with a birthday celebration cake and a coronavirus cake!

The photography competition theme of Life during Lockdown saw exhibits ranging from lush gardens and very large veg, through family get-togethers, to the cruise ships moored in Weymouth Bay. For Anita Routley however, her lockdown featured a 24 hour online board games session from noon on Saturday 30 May to noon on Sunday 31st (pictured). She played against friends and family from Lyme Regis, Newton Abbot, Aberdeen and Vancouver, Canada and raised more than £650 for Cancer Research UK.

All the entries can be viewed on the Summer Show 2020 page of the society’s website Cut dahlias, gladiolis www.ulrhs.wordpress.com. and sunflowers for sale

from Crabbs Bluntshay Farm, Whitchurch. Please call or text 07876820585 6 Personal reflections on the last few months

It has been a testing time for all of us, some more than others. Thankfully, my partner and I are well, although like many others we have had to be conscientious about shielding due to age and health. For Bronte, our lovable cockerpoo, nothing has changed. I’d be quite happy to come back as a dog, contrary to the negative connotation of “ a dog’s life”!

Many of us in the early days of the lockdown woke up feeling truly thankful to be alive and free of The Virus. We felt vulnerable, and as the daily tally went up and up told by the news, it was never far from our minds.

One of our favourite activities was walking along the seafront in Lyme. It sounds selfish to say, but the peace and emptiness were so beautiful. We would ask one another which way that particular day: to the east along the Church beach or to the west, the main, sandy beach which at that time of the year dogs were allowed to run on. What made this more attractive was the visit to a local fisherman and taking home such delicacies as scallops. We also took great pleasure in chatting, at a distance, to friendly locals. There was a sense of comradeship in the midst of this invisible enemy.

Shopping was another aspect of life that we had been able to take for granted previously. We were unable to get anywhere with supermarket delivery services and so the corner shop became a life saver. I was most impressed by the range of goods and the very helpful service of my local shop. The owner worked tirelessly despite his own fears for his young family. When we did finally manage a delivery, we found it a bit hit and miss and so eventually I ventured out to a supermarket in Axminster. Here again, I found the staff to be very helpful and the one-way system etc. to have been well thought out.

There were those Thursday evenings when we went out of our houses to share our appreciation initially for the NHS, but in time, all those services that had kept going and had made our lives more comfortable. It was good to see the children, the middle-aged and the elderly all clapping or banging pans. And what about Captain Tom?! What an inspiration! We share the same birthday, although not the same longevity.

I am hoping to meet up with some of my family including grandchildren this week. WhatsApp and other social media have done us a great service, but you just can’t match seeing loved ones in person. How good is that! Wishing you all well and at the same time remembering our loved ones who have passed away during this time.

Frances Barter 7 Obituary—Keith Vivian The Reverend Keith Vivian, with his wife Audrey, came to Lyme Regis in retirement in 1997. He had been ordained towards the end of his time as a Headmaster and had then served as Rector of a group of Somerset parishes. In Lyme he has continued his ministry alongside the full-time clergy. He would regularly read the Gospel on a Sunday morning and take his turn at leading the service or preaching. Right up to the 'lockdown' he was one of the clergy who took turns to lead the mid-week Communion on a Wednesday morning. He became known to generations of children at St. Michael's School taking part in the Communion Services that were held at the school. As he became well known in the town, he conducted many funerals of people who had come to know him. Although he became physically less mobile, his leading of services, reading of lessons and sermons continued in his strong clear voice and we benefited from his wisdom. Golden Cap Team, via Philip and Anne Sankey

It has always been a pleasure and great privilege to share ministry and to lead Services with Keith including several Christmas, Good Friday and Remembrance Services. I was so glad that he continued to read the Gospel at St Michael’s right up until the lockdown and he will always be remembered with great thanksgiving for his ministry in Lyme Regis as well as his earlier ministry across the whole Team. We thank God for his deep faith and for all his ministries through it, his big smile and his generosity in time and attention. He is deeply missed and may God strengthen and bless Audrey and all their family at this time. Rosemary Bragg

During the times that he took Services at St. Michael’s, Keith Vivian was always in the congregation and was very supportive and encouraging of my Ministry. I shall miss his humour, his rich, deep voice and his twinkling smile. May he rest in peace. Jim Pettifer

I first met Keith Vivian in the 1980s, but knew of him well over thirty years before that. You see, he and James, my big brother, locked the Cornwall rugby scrum on a number of occasions during the early fifties and his name was frequently mentioned at our post-match Sunday morning breakfast table. He was invariably referred to as "a good forward" and in our rugby-mad family, no further accolade was needed. I remembered the name after some thirty odd years when my job had taken me to Lyme Regis and I made myself known to him. He recalled the connection and we enjoyed a good number of nostalgic conversations over the years. You know, the sort that start with "Do you remember?" and go on to embrace many occasions, people, and happenings. He once told me that the last game of rugby he played in Cornwall was against the South African tourists, and absently asked "Did you play in that game?” I then had great delight in telling him that, at the time I was a member of the Humphrey Davey School Under Fifteen side and had been given an afternoon off school to watch the game. Keith Jenkin 8 Thank You from Audrey Vivian

My family and I have been moved by the hundreds of cards & letters we have had on the occasion of Keith's passing at 93 years old, and thank so many for the lovely memories and personal accounts of when their lives and his crossed the same path.

I think most of you have only known Keith since we came here to retire in Lyme Regis and became known as he helped in the parishes and villages around. He also took part on many occasions conducting funerals, weddings and services.

Keith had another life which I too shared in the fifties, and today this has been lightened for me with memories of his early life, which few alive can do. He lived in Cornwall and went to school there along with friend John Kendall Carpenter, another great rugby player. From there, he went to Cambridge, and then from Christ's Hospital was called to play for his beloved Cornwall County. At the time his Club was Harlequins, so life was busy.

It was lovely to have all sorts of things come flooding back of early years to remind me of that time. Thank you to Keith Jenkin (a strong Cornish name) for remembering a part of Keith's early life for me and sharing it with you all. Audrey Vivian

News from Whitchurch Canonicorum Our church here in Whitchurch opened for private prayer on 26th June after a tremendous effort by a band of helpers to not only clean the church but to prepare it for the opening. The first use sadly of the church after opening was not for private prayer but in fact the funeral and burial on 22nd June of Peggy Dare who used to live in Bluntshay Lane.

We were pleased to be able to open for her funeral but had to read all the guidelines carefully to plan for this first service in the church which was conducted by the Rural Dean the Revd Canon David Baldwin. It was very different as there could be taped music but no singing, sanitiser was used, names of the congregation taken for track and trace, and afterwards the church cleaned by the funeral director and staff.

On the Friday morning the church was opened for prayer with all the careful planning in place. We were grateful for all the support the Revd Ginny Luckett had given the Golden Cap team of churches to prepare for this. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way towards this and those who continue to do so in many different ways. Judging by the red discs used (to show where people had sat) we have had very small numbers, but we hope it has been very special for those taking this opportunity to pray in our church. Ros Woodbridge

9 Charmouth Primary School – Co-opted Governor vacancies

Charmouth Primary School is located very close to the beautiful beach that forms part of the Jurassic coastline, and we currently have 2 vacancies for Co-opted Governors. The Governing Board is formed from local people nominated by the local authority, people nominated by the local community and some who are elected by parents of children at the school, along with staff representation and the Headteacher. Governors are responsi- ble for overseeing the management of a school: strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing. They enable their school to run as effectively as possible, working alongside senior leaders and supporting teachers to provide an excellent education to children.

Being a school Governor is a commitment to attending Governing Board meetings, which consider issues such as setting the school vision, mitigating financial risk and scrutinising educational outcomes. They are also involved in the school community, acting as critical friends to the Headteacher and senior leaders. Governors bring a wide range of skills and expertise from their professional lives to the Governing Board and schools benefit greatly from working with skilled volunteers.

If you would like to consider volunteering to join our friendly team of Governors from September, and would like further information or would like an opportunity to discuss the role, please contact: [email protected] We look forward to hearing from anyone who is interested.

Whitchurch Canonicorum, Morcombelake & Ryall Village Hall ‘100’ CLUB. July 2020 Monthly Draw. First Prize £15.00 No. 31 Mr. Bruce A. Beal. Second Prize £10.00 No.93 Mrs. Sally Legg.

Hawkchurch Smith Monument repaired Back in the summer of 2019, the possibility was raised of moving the 17th century Smith Monument from the south wall of the tower. It would have been permanently hidden if the proposed servery were put on this wall, and although it was unreadable (due to wear and being very high up) it is part of the history of Hawkchurch. A grant or two is available for this sort of work so the costs would not impact on funds raised for the church toilet and servery. Initially, a List B approval was raised for repair and conservation of the 1683 Memorial, but in November we were told we needed a ‘Faculty’ - since the memorial is owned by the 'heirs at law', we had to show that we had tried to contact members of this family who may still be around. Announcements in services were fairly easy back then, but Parish and Team magazine submission deadlines had just passed and the (December edition of the Team magazine is a double issue) so the 4-6 week response window might not start until February! Fortunately frantic emails & helpful editors meant we got a slot in the December Parish and Team magazines to ask anyone with connections to Rob Smith (Physician, who died in 1683 at the age of 85) or his wife Anne (daughter of John Cogan) to come forward.

Since no-one came forward, we were given an 'Interim Faculty' so that Cliveden Conservation of Bath could take down the wall plaque in early February. It was expected to be away being repaired and conserved for about 3-4 weeks, and back in its new location before Easter. In March, Cliveden Conservation had checked over the monument and found that, apart from a couple of hairline cracks that need 'making safe', it just needs a really good clean and finish. The original polished surface and black lettering had completely worn away so new lettering was applied with a wax 'enhancer' to give the face a bit of sheen. Then everything stopped ! But even though churches were closed for worship, maintenance etc. was allowed and in early June the wall monument was refitted in the south Aisle. Now, of course, we can all go and see it - it is above the font, behind you as you come through the door. 10 Country Matters Years ago on the farm I was unable to work, or rather do chores that Dad gave me, as I had sprained my ankle. I was about 14 at the time. In our village lived a TV producer who liked a drop of cider. One day he asked if he could use the farm as part of a short film he was making. That was fine as he would give dad £250 for its use. Before they started filming the electricians came to put up lights etc. and they realized our connection to the mains had been there since the year dot. Well, they replaced all wires coming into the property for free.

All the comings and goings before the stars appeared included 10 tonnes of ice. Most of the scenes were in the cider cellar and then the orchard behind the buildings. They imported some tame rats all the way from London and the ice was laid through the orchard in a track. It was a cold March day when they were filming and the actors came. Freddy Jones and George Woodbridge were the main stars. The rats were used to run through the cellar while the actors were discussing the time of day and enjoying a glass or two of cider.

It was then that the orchard was used. We were asked to clear the set of all unessential personnel. As it was a cold day I went into the house to keep warm. Dad went on digging the garden. Well, I heard the dog bark and so did Dad: he looked up from his work - he had a clear view of the orchard - and to his surprise he saw two naked people running through the trees and ice. Apparently they were plied with a bottle of brandy to do this, it was supposed to be a dream scene.

The completed film was shown on a night which coincided with our annual village meeting so none of us saw the production. However ITV, whose channel this was on, allowed us to go and see the film in their Bristol studio. We hired a coach and filled it with village folk. We all expected to be well entertained, but alas we were all disappointed. The film was one that had no middle and no end and the scenes of the village and our cider cellar were less than a minute. Still, we made friends with both Freddy Jones and George Woodbridge who used to drive down from London to fill their barrel with our cider. Bob Hatch

Fishing in Lyme Bay Fishermen Jon Shuker and son Sam are standing in the Berehayes car park over a freezer box loaded with fish, crab, lobster and scallops. It’s the product of a day’s fishing that began at 4.30am. Jon hand dives for scallops in Lyme Bay, alongside a myriad of other potting and netting techniques for fish, lobster and crab. Working in a marine protected area (MPA) where diving is closed for 3 months of the year, versatility is vital.

That has been good preparation for recent months, as lockdown has delivered multiple blows to the fishing community including loss of the restaurant trade. But Jon feels they’ve weathered this storm well, ‘You have to be adaptable.’ He notes that as supermarkets closed fish counters, customers turned more to small markets, and he’s hopeful this will continue: ‘People have tried fresh fish now, they know what it tastes like and maybe are unwilling to go back to frozen options.’

In an era of obfuscating food labels, the Shukers’ customers have appreciated the chance to ask questions. Eavesdropping from the queue, Jon is overheard advising on how to cook a dover sole (the more butter the better), and how to get the best meat out of a spider crab (there’s a teaspoon involved).

Customers have also appreciated knowing exactly where their fish is from. Jon and Sam fish in the Lyme Bay MPA under the ‘Reserve’ label. Sam has been fishing since the age of three or four, before turning officially to the trade at 16. The face of new generation of fishers, he featured with Jon in a Dorset Coast Forum video on the Bay and is eloquent on the importance of the reserve: “If we leave our fish stocks, if we leave our environment alone we can reap the rewards…it’s an example of what our natural environment can do, it doesn’t just grow back, it prospers.”

After meeting Berehayes owner Kevin Clausner at Newlands market, Jon has become a regular fixture in Whitchurch. Asked how this new outlet has been going, Sam reports, ‘They’re some of the nicest customers I’ve ever met!’ You can find the Shukers selling their catch of the day at Berehayes from 12.30pm on Fridays, alongside Charlie providing local meat and vegetables from Copsegate Farm, and local crafts. Discover more about Lyme Bay reserve here https://www.lymebayreserve.co.uk/ 11 Uplyme Community Sponsorship prepares to resettle a Syrian family

As holidaymakers start to return to our area and we are all adapting to the “new normal”, we’d like to take the opportunity to update you on Uplyme Community Sponsorship, the scheme to resettle a Syrian family in Uplyme. As for so many other groups, fundraising came to an abrupt halt in March and the Government put the scheme on hold. In the background the core group has been meeting and things are progressing. Funds are still required and we hope to restart fundraising as soon as possible, while hoping for some more donations to top up our funds to provide additional items for the family.

We have been approved by the Home Office and so, once the scheme restarts, it will be all systems go. Hundreds of thousands of people are still displaced and waiting for the opportunity to find a more permanent place where they can restart their lives. We have acquired a house in Uplyme and are in the process of decorating it and moving in furniture that has been kindly donated. We are fortunate to have an intern in the area needing accommodation for a couple of months who will be living there, so it will not be empty. We are so grateful to everyone who came forward to offer their services to volunteer and we are now in the process of contacting everyone. We are very aware that due to the pandemic some of our volunteers will not be able to be so involved as they first thought, so we are looking for more volunteers who feel they can help who will not be shielding over the months ahead.

The following are the areas where we are looking for volunteers. We need: Help to get the home ready for the family’s arrival. Help with language teaching. We need to provide 8 hours of English tuition for the adults a week. Specific qualifications are not required but you must be able to follow a curriculum that is provided. People to help the family members to practise speaking English in a more informal way. Drivers to help them get to places e.g. lifts to appointments, trips to Exeter, to the station, possible trips to the supermarket. Befrienders, especially in the first few weeks, accompanying them to school, showing them around the area, babysitting while adults are having lessons.

If you feel you can help or would like to find out more please go to our website at: www.uplymecommunitysponsorship.org.uk. There is a donation button if you would like to donate and on the ‘How can I help page’, a volunteer form you can print off and scan to us. Alternatively, if it is easier, just contact us with your name address and phone number and we can get in touch. You can contact us on our email at [email protected] which you can also find on the ‘Contact’ page on the website.

Affected by cancer? Looking for support? Need Help or advice? During the pandemic we continue to support but in slightly different ways. We are able to offer free of charge to anyone affected by cancer: -

Online/telephone counselling & coaching Online Yoga & tripudio, Nordic Walking Weekly drop-in via zoom Art kits, Jigsaws, Magazines & puzzle books. Our Beach Hut in Lyme Regis is now also available to hire for clients.

We also now have an online shop and you can select local collection/delivery free of charge if local. https://axminsterandlymecancersupport.co.uk/shop/

For more details contact [email protected], 07512 279663 axminsterandlymecancersupport.co.uk Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support on Facebook 12 Morcombelake gallery adapts One of the biggest lockdown losses to the local calendar was the cancellation of Dorset Open Studios, our annual glimpse inside the paint-splattered studios of the county and a chance to watch artists at work. For Donna Goold, Gallery Proprietor at Artwave West in Morcombelake, it’s one of many changes to the face of 2020.

Donna had a year of month-long artist residencies booked in, all featuring group workshops and studio sessions with the local community. ‘We just about managed to deliver March; it was so successful, so good.’ And then lockdown hit. Now emerging out the other side, social distancing has made much of the programme impossible. Donna is offering one-to-ones with artists, which are popular, but is sad at the loss of the more convivial, communal workshops which could be put on at very accessible prices.

Three exhibitions missed over lockdown all went online, but Donna says people need to get up close to their art, ‘it’s a physical thing.’ Forced to innovate, she found a novel way around the limitations of recent months that allowed customers to get close. Prospective buyers could enjoy 7-day ‘doorstep drops.’ Artwave West has always done house visits to trial an artwork on the wall, but it was always accompanied by the proprietor; instead works in lockdown were left at a house for a week to give time for it to sit in wrapping for a while, test it out and leave it for recollection. Asked how well the process has worked, Donna reports, ‘I haven’t had to collect any!’

Now open again, there are new pressures: the gallery can’t afford to have exhibition works absent for a week, but the usual house visits and private views are back on. The gallery space is quiet for now, as they wait for public confidence to grow, but Donna feels lucky to have the space for visitors to move about comfortably. A one-way system proved unhelpful around artwork, with people preferring to linger over some works and return to others. Instead, entrance is limited to one household or four people at a time, with the option to book a visit in advance. Two metre distances are marked by signs on the floor, each featuring a famous sculpture - art buffs naming all sculptures will receive a discount on their purchase!

Donna herself paints, and her husband is also an artist. The artists represented by the gallery have responded in different ways to the seclusion of recent months: ‘some have been really productive, working with different materials, trying new things, setting up home studios.’ There are limits, however. ‘It can be quite an insular profession, but it needs feedback, you need inspiration.’ Now with a little more freedom, comes a little more inspiration. 13 Contacts THE GOLDEN CAP TEAM

Team Rector Rev. Chris Martin The Rectory, 5 Georges Close, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6RU 01297 443763 [email protected]

Team Administrator Team Treasurer Mrs Margaret Trafford 01297 443763 Mr Peter Hunt 01297 489417 [email protected] Assistant Priests Rev. Virginia Luckett 07812 [email protected] Rev. Rosemary Bragg 01297 442403 [email protected] Licensed Lay Minister Pastoral Minister Mr Jim Pettifer 01297 489260 Mrs Freda Pitfield 01297 678264 Lay Worship Leaders Mr Philip Sankey 01297 442558 Ann Bartlett 01297 489532 Mr Colin Horlock 01297 560838. Website: http://www.goldencapteamofchurches.org.uk Facebook: Lyme Regis and Marshwood Vale C of E Churches

Church Wardens Bettiscombe Mr Eddie Rowe: 01308 868334 and Mr Terry Shakeshaft: 01308 868347 Catherston Leweston Mr Robert Hatch 01297 560689 Charmouth Mrs Pauline Berridge 01297 560957 Chideock Mrs Val Hunt 01297 489417 Fishpond Mrs Cora Rawlins: 01297 35712 Hawkchurch Mrs Jean Ransford 01297 678285 and Mrs Ruth Churchill, 01297 678354 Lyme Regis Secretary: Mr Andrew Ellis 07990 659266 Marshwood Mrs Trish Hollands 01297 678566 Monkton Wyld Mr David Gallier 01297 442636 Morcombelake Mrs Ann Bartlett 01297 489532 Whitchurch Canonicorum Mrs Sue Johnson 01297 489375 Wootton Fitzpaine Lady Bradbury 01297 560455 Pilsdon Community The Rev. Sue Langdon 01308 868308

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EDITOR (Acting): Ruth Mattock 01297 489275 [email protected] PRODUCTION: Margaret Trafford [email protected] LYME REGIS SUB-EDITOR: Frances Barter [email protected] ADVERTISING: Ros Woodbridge 01297 489055 [email protected] TREASURER: Martin Mattock 01297 489275 [email protected] DISTRIBUTION: Sam Milburn 01297 489546 If you have anything that you would like to appear in the next edition of the E-Magazine, email your article by the 25th of the month to: [email protected] Lyme articles to go to Frances Barter [email protected]