The Dubber September 2014
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nfortunately, last month Inside this issue... Uthings didn’t go as smoothly as hoped with the first print run on the new 5 welcome from the editor printer. Chris Meadows and 6 The Parishes letter from the Rectory Sandy Garner did sterling work but they were dogged by 7 The Parishes Services & Parish Business paper jams and other delays which meant that the whole job took two days instead 8 General News of one. The printer engineers have been more than once 10 Worth Matravers News and hope that they have sorted out all the gremlins... so our fingers are crossed that things will go more to plan 12 Kingston News this time but if it’s mid-September and you’ve only just 12 Harmans Cross News received your copy, you’ll know why! 13 Langton Matravers News Angela Bell 14 Have Your say [email protected] 15 News from Nowhere 17 What’s On
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The Dubber 5 THE PARISHES OF THE PURBECK HILLS
PRE-SCHOOL Letter From the Rectory SERVICE September 2014 a service for pre-school children and parents am sure we have all been left reeling by the re- Icent reports on the news of so much violence Wednesday 3 September in so many countries... much of it through re- at 11am ligious intolerance. Langton Church Warden, Chris Meadows, sent me a thought provoking article he had written at St George’s Church, in response to events both past and present, and I am grateful to him Langton Matravers for allowing this to be shared as this month’s Letter from The Rectory. Parents and carers welcome What’s the point of religion? write this on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and The Dubber is the Ion a morning when Israel has announced a seven hour humanitar- mouthpiece of the Parishes ian ceasefire in its conflict with Hamas. No doubt by the time you read this other crises will have hit the headlines. In this early part of the 21st of the Purbeck Hills century conflicts seem, in the main, to centre round religion and it’s in- St James’, Kingston evitable that we ask: “What’s the point of it all?” How can we respect a St George’s, Langton Matravers religion where its devotees slaughter people who are of a different faith St Nicholas of Myra, or of no faith at all, as Isis is doing in Mosul, the home for Christians in Worth Matravers that region for long before the coming of Islam. First of all, it’s important with Harmans Cross that we separate ‘faith’ and ‘religion’. Religion is the human manifesta- The Chapel of St Aldhelm’s Head tion of faith and as such is subject to human frailties, leading to such things as the Spanish Inquisition or exhortations that sanction Sunni Priest-in-charge Muslims to kill Shia Muslims. If you heard the Revd Andrew White, the The Reverend Gaynor Burrett Anglican Vicar of Baghdad being interviewed on the Today programme The Rectory last month, you would have listened to him stressing to John Humphries St George’s Close that we should not equate his Muslim neighbours with Isis militants. Langton Matravers So is religion the real problem here. Certainly if you look at the 20th Swanage, BH19 3HZ century, one in which countless millions died in conflict and internal (01929 421179 oppression, the major culprits were not religion but nationalism and the [email protected] bullying obsessions of various dictators or ruling elite. We are creatures of nature and, like other species, we form into groups for our own protec- Parish Secretary tion. Unfortunately these groupings can lead to others being subjugated Anne Meadows (01929 426544 by our aggression. Does this let religion off the hook? In my mind no. Tribalism cloaking Churchwardens itself in a veneer of religion can be a very nasty combination. However, Langton Matravers it is important to distinguish that there is more than one driver of ag- Chris Meadows (01929 426544 gression at play and that tribal defence of land or nationhood is almost Colin Garner (01929 424431 certainly the stronger of the two. Worth Matravers What part then does ‘religion’ play in this dangerous world in which Brian Engel (01929 480605 we live? I can only speak for Christianity, of course, but I suspect if a Muslim was writing this, he or she would be saying something similar. At Kingston the end of the day it is we, as individuals, who can determine the course David Scott (01929 480632 of events by being as honest and unselfish in the way we think. Would Britain have gone to war in Iraq if the vast majority of us (individuals) went out on the streets to oppose it? Almost certainly not. Instead we Parishes of the Purbeck acquiesced in our confusion. Where religion can play a constructive part is by providing a permanent and regular place where we can test our val- Hills Prayer Chain ues. A place where we try to put self interest, at the very least, alongside To receive prayer support the interest of others. Still subject to human frailty of course but none the for a situation you are less, important for us and hugely important for our children. concerned about contact: Gaynor Burrett (421179) Chris Meadows, Churchwarden
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serviCe Times in The PArishes sunDAy 7 sePTemBer - 12Th AFTer TriniTy The Coffee Pot 8am Holy Communion BCP 1662 Langton Meet for real coffee & cake 9.0am Hosanna! Langton first Thursday of each month 10.0am Benefi ce Service Langton pm Evening Service Worth St George’s Church sunDAy 14 sePTemBer - 1Th AFTer TriniTy 9am onward 8am Parish Communion BCP 1662 Worth Thursday, 4 September 9.4am Parish Communion Langton All are welcome! 11.1am Family Service Kingston .0pm Evensong Langton sunDAy 21 sePTemBer - 14Th AFTer TriniTy 8am Holy Communion Langton Prayer Breakfast 9.4am Parish Communion with Langton Harvest Hymns on the Beach 11.1am Parish Communion Worth 11.1am Informal Service Kingston 8.30 -10.30am .0pm Evensong Langton Tuesday 2 September sunDAy 28 sePTemBer - 1Th AFTer TriniTy Hut 259 on .Studland Beach 8am Parish Communion BCP 1662 Worth 10am Benefi ce Harvest Service Putlake Farm Welcome coffee, pm Evening Service HXVH followed by a time of prayer, then croissants for breakfast & time to every weDnesDAy enjoy the beauty of Studland Beach. 10am Holy Communion CW1 (trad) Langton Please contact Judy DAily PrAyers on 481629 or 07724 325735 9-9.1am Tues & Weds Langton for directions & details 9-9.1am Monday Kingston NT Car Park charges will apply, unless you can 9-9.1am Th ursday Worth share transport with a friend who is a member ChAnges in serviCe Times Th ere is predominantly the same pattern of services each month but there are changes for festivals; please check the weekly notice sheets within the church or in the church porch. oTher DenominATions ST GEORGE’S Th e parishes are members of ACTS (Th e Association of Church- es Together) & a list of services of other denominations locally CHURCH can be found in the porch of St George’s Church, Langton. LANGTON MATRAVERS Men’s Breakfast CREAM TEAS 8.30am Saturday 20 September & LIVE MUSIC & every third Saturday each month at Putlake Farm 3-5PM SUNDAY 31 AUGUST
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The Dubber 7 GENERAL NEWS u3a.org.uk; Look at our website: www.purbecku3a.org.uk Together For Alzheimers U3A Meeting Points he annual ‘5k Together For Alzheimers’ family walk ‘The Red Arrows’: 25 September, 10am will look at the Tand fun run is set to go ahead in Wareham Forest on 28 development of the Red Arrows and the selection and train- September from10am. Last year’s event saw 67 people take ing of pilots. Non members most welcome. David Knott part, raising £2,300 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Walkers and runners that would like sponsorship forms uninvited traders can contact 553642 or email [email protected]. e do not deal with uninvited traders’ is the message Nick Churchill ‘WDorset County Council Trading Standards Service is giving to cold calling traders with our new refreshed door Burngate News stickers. n our Open Days on 13 & 14 September (10-4pm), Maybe you feel a knock at the door from an uninvited Oyou can try your hand at stone carving. There is art and trader is an inconvenience or annoyance. Some people find craft on sale as well as our permanent sculpture gallery. Take it threatening having to say no to someone uninvited on the opportunity to see the amazing view of the Isle of Wight. their doorstep, especially if it’s high pressure selling for any- Come and join us for coffee and Dorset Apple Cake. We wel- thing from a packet of dusters to building work. come old friends and new visitors. Uninvited doorstep traders will use all sorts of tech- Di’s New Drawing Class niques to try to get you to say yes, that’s their job after all, This is on Friday mornings from 10-12pm.It is for the and they are experts at it. Perhaps you’ve heard the patter ‘scared to draw’ and the more confident. Basic fun with char- ‘We’re only in the area today’, ‘We’ve some material left from coal, pastels and graphite. Examining shapes and organic a job up the road’, ‘You’ll have to agree now to get this price’, materials. A relaxed friendly class. £8 per hour. You know ‘my livelihood depends on this sale’. Perhaps you’ve fallen for you can do it! Phone Di Quinn on 423341 or Burngate on it in the past? 439405. Over the years many Dorset residents have decided to New ZooFish Art say ‘No’ to uninvited doorstep traders by displaying one of This is a community interest group of local artists. It is our bright doorcards and they have proved to be one of the on Wednesday afternoons from 2-4pm and is £15 per ses- most popular resources we produce. sion. There is an exciting range of crafts including print- Now refreshed and updated the ‘We do not deal with un- making, mosaics, clay, collage and feltmaking. Phone Jane invited traders’ doorsticker comes in two parts. There is an Colquhoun at home on 422599 or Burngate on 439405. Or outside sticker for your front door with a clearly visible mes- email [email protected]. We have all our range of sage to uninvited traders. There is an inside sticker to act as stone carving classes on offer. Please look at the website for a reminder with phone numbers for who to call if you need more info. Mary Davis & Di Quinn advice, assistance, or to report a caller. Recently it’s become a criminal offence for a trader not Where the Hardy am i? to leave your home when asked, or to return again another time. We and those we work with, Dorset Police and district and borough council Community Safety teams, hope the newly refreshed stickers will help you to say ‘No’ by deter- ring uninvited traders from knocking at your door. We’ve made them for you so why not pick up a pair of stickers at your district or borough council office reception, or by sending a small letter sized stamped addressed enve- lope to: No Uninvited Doorstep Traders, Trading Standards Service, Colliton Annexe, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ. Dorset Trading Standards
ARE YOU RECEIVING ME? wonder if you know that across the population 1 in 6 have Ia hearing loss. This means that for every 60 people in an his gargoyle plays a central part in one of Thomas Har- organisation 10 may be struggling to hear what is going on. Tdy’s novels. Which novel is it in and what does it do? Unlike problems with seeing, difficulties with hearing are Angela Bell for the most part hidden. However there are ways of helping to address this problem. One of these is to train anybody Purbeck U3A (including singers) who leads church services or any sort of re you making the most of your retirement? Find out meetings in the most appropriate way to make themselves Aabout what the Purbeck U3A can offer you. Come along heard - whether they be in a public or private place. to one of our Information Days: On Saturday, 20 September starting at 10am a conference • Corfe Castle Library: Monday, 1 September - 2-4pm is being held at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Swanage to help • Swanage Co-op Store: Tuesday, 2 September -10-4pm to address hearing issues and give training to ANYBODY • Wool Library: Thursday, 11 September - 10-2pm who has any need to communicate with people who have • Swanage Library: Friday, 12 September - 10-4pm hearing or sight issues, especially in the context of public • Wareham Library: Saturday, 13 September - 10-12:30pm meetings, be they large or small. The sessions will be led by Or call us on 07564 937871; Email us at: info@purbeck- Marylin Kilsby who works for a charity called OPEN EARS. 8 The Dubber Marylin is now profoundly deaf, having had both hearing ple to resolve issues relating to increased visitor numbers. and sight problems since childhood. During the morning Maintaining the right balance between conservation and Marylin will be addressing the effects of hearing and sight public access at popular coastal sites like Dancing Ledge pre- loss as well as looking at ways in which an organisation can sented particular challenges at a time when activities such help people who suffer from either one or both of these con- as coasteering were rapidly growing in popularity, but re- ditions. There will also be an opportunity for questions and mained a priority for the trust. the morning will conclude with a short presentation about The situation would be kept under review and the impact the work of OPEN EARS. on local people would be taken fully into account in the way If you, or anyone you know, struggles with sight or hear- the site was managed, he pledged. ing issues when in a meeting of any description, or you are Play Area responsible for leading meetings, then I would like to encour- Our new natural play area for children at West Mill in age you to come to this talk. According to Age UK almost Corfe Castle is now complete and has proved a big hit with 600,000 people only leave their home once a week or less and younger visitors. consider their TV to be their main form of companionship. More features include balance logs and tree trunks for Around 1 million older people regularly go an entire month climbing – all created using natural materials and designed without speaking to anyone. Let’s find ways of re-integrating to blend in with their surroundings. some of those who have given up going to meetings because Steps link the site alongside the Corfe River to the Wild- they think that they can’t hear well enough. life Walk, which runs from Castle View to The Square. If you would like further information, please phone Em- Two tunnels of living willow have also been planted with manuel Baptist Church office on 01929 4277706 or pick the aim that soon the interweaving boughs will create magi- up a leaflet entitled ARE YOU RECEIVING ME? from the cal natural passageways for children to use in their play. church. Lois Watson The project follows consultation with children and their par- ents in Corfe Castle about what they would like to see there. BELVEDERE SINGERS ‘COME & SING’ rubbish ome and enjoy a friendly workshop rehearsal with the Prolonged warm weather has brought crowds to Stud- CChoir and our new Musical Director, Rebecca Bruton land Beach and with them a worrying increase in rubbish on Tuesday, 9 September from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at All dumped along Ferry Road. Saints Church, Ulwell, Swanage. National Trust rangers have been busy litter picking No experience is necessary, just come and meet us and along the road – which is not trust land but is owned by the enjoy a fun sing. We sing a variety of music - classical, folk, Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company. show tunes and some pop. We meet on Tuesday evenings Around five or six rubbish bags a week have been col- at All Saints for two-hour rehearsals (with a break for re- lected recently – a significant increase on previous years. freshment and chat) preparing for our twice yearly concerts. Paul said recent problems were in line with trends else- Money raised from these concerts goes to a designated char- where in Dorset, including Bournemouth Beach, and were ity. Come along for an evening of singing with tea, coffee and in part a product of the fine weather. Jon Bish cake! For more information about the choir, check out our website: Belvedersingers.org.uk, or call 423729. PURBECK ARTS CHOIR Rebecca Bruton he Purbeck Arts Choir is a friendly group of non-au- Tditioned singers who would love to welcome new mem- National Trust bers in all voice parts to join us for a varied autumn pro- aurie Clark, the National Trust’s Purbeck General Man- gramme of singing. On 8 November 8 we sing Karl Jenkins Lager, has been responding to Langton Matravers resi- ‘The Armed Man’ and on 6 December we will be joined by dents concerned over increased parking in the village linked Swanage Town Band for our Carol Concert. to the growth of adventure sports at Dancing Ledge. Come along to Swanage Primary School for our first re- He told a public meeting in July that the trust was work- hearsal on Thursday, 11 September at 7pm and get to know ing with Langton Matravers Parish Council to take the pres- us; our wonderful conductor Jay Buckle, and try us out! We sure off Spyway car park by finding an alternative parking rehearse every Thursday evening from 7.30- 9.30pm at Swa- site for commercial activity providers. nage Primary School. As previously reported, the trust has also applied for If you would like to know more before you come along, planning permission to extend the existing car park and has please ring Jay on 425865 or Gill on 423303. Liz Roberts already made more spaces available on a temporary basis while the application is determined. Corfe Castle Surgery A number of sites are under consideration for the new ue to our ever increasing list size, Emma who has car park, which may include changing and toilet facilities. Dhelped out over the last few months has agreed to come The scheme would be financed by licensing access to the and work for us permanently as a Practice Nurse, to increase new site by commercial providers. Width and height restric- the number of nursing appointments available. We will be tions would be used to restrict parking at Spyway to general assessing the system as things progress but please bear with visitors only. us whilst we tweak and make changes as we go but also be The aim of the proposals is to alleviate pressure on road- aware that we plan on having blood test appointments avail- side parking in the village itself, particularly in Durnford able first thing each day but then from 9.10 onwards Tina1 Drove where residents have borne the brunt of recent prob- and Emma will move on to non-blood test appointments eg lems. ECG, BP, dressings, vaccinations, reviews etc. Tina2 will be Laurie stressed the trust was keen to work with local peo- with us one morning a week and will be doing blood tests The Dubber 9 until 11.30 for those of you who want to have a bit of a lie in fires in the home that we have attended over the last year before attending the surgery. (2012/13). When cooking, don’t be distracted and please Finally, flu season is very nearly upon us again. We have don’t leave anything unattended. If you have to leave the our first flu immunisation appointments available for those kitchen, think about turning off the hob or using a timer aged 65 and over, children aged 2, 3 and 4, pregnant ladies – that way cooking won’t be forgotten about! and other younger patients in a clinical risk group. Please Finally, have you received a home safety check from Dor- call in or call the surgery on 480441 to book an appointment set Fire and Rescue Service? We provide them free of charge for the afternoon of Tuesday, 7 October or Wednesday, 22 and we will give you bespoke home safety advice designed October. See you there! around you and your home such as escape routes, cook- Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme ing, electrics and much much more. An hour of your time We would like to offer you a simple scan which can tell if could save your life and if it’s appropriate our staff will fit free you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm. This is an enlarge- smoke alarms too. To sign up call 01305 252600 or check our ment of the main blood vessel in the abdomen and if left website www.dorsetfire.gov.uk We’ll be attending flu clinics untreated it can be fatal. Men aged over 65 are most at risk. across Dorset this autumn, where you can also sign up for a If we can pick this up early enough it can be treated. FREE Home Safety Check. Emily Cheeseman The screening programme is inviting men aged 65 years only. However, men over 65 can self-refer directly to the pro- Where the Hardy am I answer gramme. The telephone number you need to call is 01722 his gargoyle actually sits on a corner of Stinsford 336262 extension 2640 or 2539. (Please do not contact the Church where Hardy used to worship as he grew up. In surgery directly; we cannot book these appointments for T Far From the Madding Crowd Hardy transports the gargoyle you.) When you call, you may need to quote your NHS to St Mary’s Church, Puddletown, (Weatherbury in the nov- number; this should be on your repeat prescription or other el). In Chapter 46, the gargoyle spouts water from its mouth correspondence from us but if you would like to know it, onto Fanny Robin’s grave and disturbs all the ‘flower roots’ please call or call in. We urge you to take up this valuable that Troy has carefully planted on it as an act of contrition free offer of screening. Clare Tuck & Steve Horsnell for abandoning her and marrying Bathsheba. HARMONY ROCKS IN HARMANS CROSS Angela Bell o you love to sing? Come and join our friendly choir in WORTH MATRAVERS DHarmans Cross. Everyone is welcome, there are no au- ditions and you do not have to read music. We sing a range Worth Afternoon Club of material but most of all we have fun. Come and forget all ur next meeting for the Worth Afternoon Club is at your worries for a couple of hours. O2.30pm on 10 September where our speaker will be We meet on Wednesdays 3.30-5.30pm at Harmans Cross Prof. Philip Howse who will give us a talk titled The Road Village Hall, Haycrafts Lane, Harmans Cross and have our from Xanadu, 7000 years of silk history. This will be followed very own professional musical director. We start back for the by our annual bring & buy sale. We would be very grate- autumn term on 10 September. Please come along without ful for any donations for our bring & buy, garden produce, any obligation to see if you would like to join us. home baking, books, etc. Please bring them along on the For further information please call Sue Smith on day. Members and non members very welcome for what will 477148. Sue Smith be a very interesting talk in very good company. Beverley Tucker Dorset Fire Rescue Service he seasons move on and after a great summer, autumn WORTH MATRAVERS PARISH COUNCIL Tis coming. This is the perfect opportunity for us to re- Representing Harmans Cross and Worth Matravers mind you about the dangers you can face in your home as July Meeting the weather turns colder. Cllr Burden (Chairman), Cllrs C Vosper, M Shanks, R Sand- A working smoke alarm is one of the most important ham, I Bugler, R Woolford were in attendance. things you can own. It will provide you with an early warn- PUBLIC DISCUSSION ing to a fire, giving you time to escape. If you own one, your A resident raised the impact of the future heavy traf- half way there – just make sure you test it once a week and fic movements from the California rig extraction site. The replace the batteries when necessary. Clerk confirmed that the PC had made comments on this We usually see an increase in chimney fires over the issue with Corfe Castle PC at the time of the planning ap- autumn period. Chimney fires are preventable if the right plication. This application had been approved by PDC some precautions are taken. Having your chimney swept is vital. time ago. If you are putting the fire or the woodburner on, please con- A resident raised the recent traffic and highway obstruc- sider a guard and how far away combustible materials are, tion problems in Worth village especially into the evening like clothes. Don’t forget to make sure all the embers are un- and late night on the weekend of the 2 August. The roads in der control and put out properly when you go to bed! Worth and especially on the entrance from Langton were As the evenings draw in, candles are also great to create blocked by inconsiderate parking. There would have been se- an atmosphere and add some extra light – just don’t leave rious problems for any emergency fire or ambulance service them unattended! Make sure you put them out before you vehicle seeking to access properties in the village. Concerns go to bed and you use an appropriate base for them, like a were expressed on a range of management and environmen- plate. tal issues caused by the large number of visitors to the Square Cooking has been the cause of over 50% of accidental and Compass and their music events. The Chairman con- 10 The Dubber firmed he had personally been blocked out of the village on had been instructed. the Langton road approach and had phoned Dorset Police. The PC noted the recent WM meeting in July with repre- The Police stated they were very busy and their observations sentatives from DCC Highways. DCC had requested the PC from, it appeared a number of drive past trips, had indicated obtain approval to site the no through road sign on the soft there were not serious enough obstruction problems to war- frontage towards the pump by Happy Cottage. DCC were rant Police action. DCC and not the Police is responsible for uncertain as to who was responsible for the edge strip by parking problems. There was a full discussion on the wide Cobblers Cottage and were seeking more information. Simi- range of traffic and parking issues generated by visitors to larly DCC agreed to relocate the car park direction sign to WM on the roads and in the car park in the summer and opposite the Egg and finger post signs. They would seek an school holiday periods. estimate for the footway build out in Pikes Lane requested by OTHER CORRESPONDENCE the PC. DCC had been informed that the PC was prepared The PC noted that 15 residents of the parish had not to contribute to the costs of work in the highway which may responded to repeated email, letter or Dubber requests re- not otherwise be given priority. garding their donations for the trees they had requested The PC discussed the issues raised in Public Discussion planting in the Begbie Orchard. The PC decided that one period on the problems of traffic, coaches, street parking, further contact should be made to those on email and a note obstruction, and overnight camping in WM car park. The placed in the September Dubber that these trees would be PC agreed in principle to a quotation from A. R Harris for made available for reallocation to other interested residents the CCTV works. It was concerned that these works should if no response was received by the end of September. The not take place in isolation. The PC needed to decide in the PC noted the report of the WM Rights of Way Officer. The first instance the security, management and administration problems at styles on the quarry footpath and from Worth to objectives with a clear set of enforceable rules for use of the St Aldhelm’s were reported to DCC with overhanging veg- car park. These needed to balance the problem and any con- etation on the coastal path from Worth down to Seacombe sequences. Valley and to St Aldhelm’s. This was for the NT to deal with. The PC agreed that a strategic highway and parking A complaint had been received of the path from Chapman’s management plan for all of WM village needed to be pro- Pool to Renscombe having been ploughed over and obser- duced after discussions with interested parties such as PDC, vations had confirmed this had occurred. The path had now DCC, Dorset Police and the local businesses. Expenditure been re-established by public footfall. and a timetable would then be agreed for actions. The objec- Mike Gough of Leeson House reported on their use of tives needed to be comprehensive and the alternative means the WM car park by their four mini buses all of which have a of achieving them such as the practicality and availability permit from DCC to enter Worth. LH operate on a one way of external enforcement contractors fully investigated. Early trip basis dropping parties at one end and collecting at the discussion should be initiated with the Square and Compass other approximately three hours later. The WM car park is on alleviating the impact of major and music events. DCC used as a safe collection and dropping off area. The problems would be pursued regarding existing and proposed waiting of no mobile signal makes contact with the school parties restrictions and the possibility of a Service Level Agreement more difficult in terms of planning arrival and the length for traffic enforcement out of usual hours. of stay at WM. Cllrs referred to the recent problem in June Cllrs had attended a meeting in Langton in July which of obstruction of car parking spaces by coaches preventing had discussed the impact of the numbers of business mini movement in the car park. MG confirmed that all Leeson bus and coaches now parking at National Trust free car park House drivers would ensure that coaches were parked care- by Langton House and in the surrounding approach roads. fully even when simply picking up or setting down. The PC Proposals had been tabled by the NT to increase the car park agreed to permit these four vehicles to use the WM car park and improve access but these were felt locally to be increas- and that the Leeson House would contact the Clerk by email ing business use rather than controlling it. Some of these to inform him of their vehicle registrations and any future firms also use WM car park without a permit. The PC agreed use. the problems of coach and overnight camping especially in The PC confirmed that it would meet the Clerk’s and vehicles in unsuitable areas should be raised for discussion Members administrative expenses incurred as part of any at the next Chairman’s meeting with the Leader of the Pur- attendance and representation as an Interested Party in the beck District Council. This is a problem across the Isle of Navitus Bay Planning Inquiry. This is to be held in Bourne- Purbeck which was being considered piecemeal by different mouth from 1 September. The PC understood that the qual- authorities outside any formal and comprehensive Planning ity of Dr Langley’s technical and graphical representational or Highway Management policy work on the visual and other impacts of their proposals had OTHER MATTERS been accepted. The PC thanked him for all his efforts and The PC noted concerns expressed about the play equip- considerable work to date on this large and complex plan- ment at W Burton field which had recently been externally ning application. and independently inspected. The Chairman would take ac- HIGHWAY MATTERS tion. The PC noted with regret how the Southern Gas connec- The heavy pedestrian usage this summer of the new kiss- tion works to recent development on the Poultry farm site ing gates and styles on footpaths in WM was causing ongo- had not been coordinated with the resurfacing programme. ing maintenance and repair issues. These were to be raised SG had opened up the carriageway soon after the resurfac- with DCC Rangers responsible. An example was the gate at ing of the road. East Man and the pair opposite one another on the road to The PC agreed a specification for clearance and improve- Abbots way which were damaged. ment work in Worth Village was necessary. The Clerk con- Cllr Woolford informed the PC of residents’ concerns firmed that the contractor for the Begbie Field bank works which were being expressed to PDC about the lack of plan- The Dubber 11 HARMANS CROSS ning enforcement of illegal parking of vans and trailers at the Sunny Glades site off Haycrafts lane. MUSIC NIGHTS LIVE AT HARMANS CROSS The PC noted that boundary road hedge growth was e are very pleased to announce the return of Gypsy causing obstruction as DCC had cut back edge vegetation WFire on Saturday, 8 November. They thrilled the audi- at the lower verge level. Cllr Bugler agreed to obtain a quo- ence at their first concert for us in May 2013 and we received tation for an additional hedge high level cut on WM local many requests for them to return. This truly outstanding roads. band plays all over the UK providing the very best in acous- The next Council meeting will be held at Harmans Cross tic music. They perform music from the worlds of Classi- Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 2 September. cal, Jazz, Latin, Rock, Blues and beyond with passion and Roger Khanna, Parish Clerk humour. The quartet features the acoustic guitars of Will Barnes KINGSTON and Stuart Carter-Smith plus award winning violinist Ben Holder and double bassist Paul Jefferies. Individually they PURBECK CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL are acclaimed soloists, together they are simply breathtaking. t may seem a little early to be thinking about Christmas, This is an outstanding concert you will not want to miss! Ibut I have already had several requests for details on this Gypsy Fire have headlined The Bakewell Acoustic Music year’s Festival at St James’ Church, Kingston. It will be held Festival, The International Gypsy Guitar Festival, The -Ox from Thursday, 27 until Sunday, 30 November, which is Ad- ford Jazz festival and appeared in The Elgar Room at The vent Sunday. We invite businesses, groups, organisations and Royal Albert Hall. We are very fortunate to have secured families from the local villages of the Purbeck area (Corfe them once again for one of our music evenings in Harmans Valley and Purbeck Hills Benefices) to participate by deco- Cross. rating a tree and using the opportunity to raise the profile Tickets at £10 are on sale now online; they will be avail- of their cause. This has become a very popular community able locally from our usual outlets from 8 September: SPAR event and brings together local people of all ages and is not Shop – Harmans Cross; TIC sin Swanage and Wareham. Re- only a happy, friendly event, but also helps to raise valuable played Records - Daisy May Arcade, Swanage. funds for charity as we prepare to celebrate Jesus the real John Dainton meaning of Christmas. This year you will need to book early. We are also hop- HARMANS CROSS MOVIE NIGHTS ing some of the sponsors may be able to offer to help for a couple of hours on the refreshments. If any music groups would like to participate, please also make contact via email [email protected]. Application Forms will hopefully be ready mid-Septem- ber, so please pass this information to any others, who you feel may be interested. I look forward to hearing from you. Judy Forgan Purbeck Christmas
Tree Festival he evening of the second Tuesday of the month for our St James’ Church, TMovie Nights is almost guaranteed to be bright and sun- ny, and August was no exception. However, our black-out Kingston curtains enabled an audience of 42 to enjoy the multi-Oscar- winning Dallas Buyers Club. Many made positive comments about the film as they left at the end. Thursday 27 - Sunday 30 November On Tuesday, 9 September we are showing last year’s highly-acclaimed, popular US biographical drama Saving Mr Banks (certificate PG). Two-time Academy Award win- Decorate a Christmas Tree at ner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar winner Tom Hanks star in this Disney film, inspired by the extraordinary this year’s Festival untold tale of how one of the most beloved stories of all Families, businesses, charities, clubs time, Mary Poppins, was brought to the big screen. The film is a poignant, sharply funny and moving recounting of Walt - all are welcome to decorate a tree Disney’s (Tom Hanks) quest to fulfil a promise to his daugh- for the Festival ters to make a film of their favourite book, and of its fiercely protective author PL Travers (Emma Thompson), who had Contact Judy: no intention of letting her beloved nanny go to Hollywood. [email protected] We follow Walt as he has to pull out all the stops to change her mind and is ultimately forced to reach back into his own childhood to discover the truth about the ghosts that haunt 12 The Dubber her. Together they set Mary Poppins free to become one of good, you can enjoy the garden too. Items for sale include the most endearing films in cinematic history furniture, china, CDs, soft furnishing items, candles, cur- ‘Smart, witty entertainment’ said The Daily Telegraph, tains, pet items, plants. ‘funny, magical and moving’ said Metro, while The Sun, MSN At present the Bible Society are also collecting second and BBC Radio 1 all awarded it 5 stars. According to The hand Bibles for English speaking countries , such as South Times critic ‘Thompson gives a courageously, relentlessly Africa, so we hope to collect some from this area, if you have sympathetic performance’ while The Daily Mail critic felt a spare Bible at home, why not bring one that can be taken the film was ‘tremendously engaging... Hanks gives a superb to where there is a real need. There will be a warm welcome performance and Paul Giamatti is excellent as Travers’s long- awaiting you - on the main A351 opposite Spar/Moonfleet suffering chauffeur’. Garage. Judy Forgan Movie Nights are held at Harmans Cross Village Hall on the second Tuesday every month. Tickets are £5 each and LANGTON MATRAVERS are only available at the door on the night. This month the hall and licensed bar will open at 7pm with the film start- LMAA OPEN EVENT ing at 7.30, and with a 15 minute interval, finishing around n August the LMAA and the Parish Council held the an- 9.55pm. Inual Open Event on the Allotments. We continue on 14 October with The Love Punch and Over the last five years the weather has always been Calvary on 11 November. For more details see next month’s beautiful for this event but this year we had to contend with Dubber. Nigel Edmonds Hurricane Bertha! The team went ahead and put the Marquee up the previ- PURBECK FILM FESTIVAL ous night and we would like to thank the Scouts for the loan armans Cross Village Hall is once again supporting of this equipment. Hand hosting the Purbeck Film Festival this year, so By the afternoon everything was still standing and we here is a date for your diary: Tuesday, 21 October at 7.30pm, were able to go ahead as usual. when we will be showing the 1999-released comedy drama There was the usual array of wonderful cakes on offer Tea With Mussolini (Certificate PG) directed by Franco Zef- and also a raffle of a Veg Box (all home grown) and competi- firelli and starring Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plow- tions of ‘Guess the weight of the Bag of Spuds’ and balanc- right, Lily Tomlin and Cher. There will be more details of the ing a 20p piece on a floating courgette! Patti Sandham also film and how to buy tickets in next month’sDubber . bought along her products made from the plants from the Nigel Edmonds allotment and honey from her bees. The event was well attended by family and friends of plot HARMANS CROSS RESIDENTS CLUB holders, as well as many local residents and we sold over 60 n September our licensed bar is open from 7.30pm to cups of tea and pieces of cake. I10.30pm on the 5th and the 19th. Two dates for your di- The LMAA committee would like to thank all who ary are 17 October for our AGM and 31 October for another helped, attended and supported our event this year and look in our series of pub-style quizzes – your support would be forward to seeing you on ‘The Priddle’ at next year’s event. much appreciated. More details next month. Daryle Pearson Nigel Edmonds LANGTON MATRAVERS AFTERNOON TEA Harmans Cross Village Club he Committee wish to thank everyone who supported here was a good attendance for the talk by Howard Ni- Tour Afternoon Tea in July. It was a very pleasant after- Tchols on ‘The Life of a Man at Sea’ including on board noon and, we hope, enjoyed by all who supported us. Many the Titanic. He was a very interesting speaker and we were thanks to all. all fascinated by the story and it wasn’t until the end he re- Soups vealed that it was his Grandfather who was a survivor of the The Village Hall Committee has decided to re-instate Titanic. a one off Soup and Pudding lunch on Saturday, 4 October. On 25 September at 2pm we have Trisha Lewis ‘Keep Further details in the October Dubber. Young and Beautiful’ which is a satirical look at health and The Village Hall Committee beauty and relationships in the 1950s. Trisha went into amateur dramatics and later toured the country with her LM Preservation Society production of a tribute to Joyce Grenfell which received n 25 September Langton Matravers Preservation Soci- outstanding reviews. She is a very entertaining and popular Oety starts its new season of meetings in the Village Hall speaker. We look forward to seeing you. Guests are welcome at 7.30 pm when Reg Saville will give an illustrated talk on at a price of £2. Marie Evans ‘Langton Matravers Rectories and their Occupants’. Every- one welcome: Members £2.50 and non-members £3.50. Cream Teas, Garage & Garden Sale Rosemary Stevens n Saturday, 6 September from 10-4pm at Upper ODowns, (opposite Moonfleet) there will cream teas and LANGTON ARTHOUSE CINEMA snacks served with a range of coffees and teas, together with n 3 September we’re showing The Selfish Giant re- a selection of plants, bric-à-brac, etc. The proceeds will go to Oviewed in last month’s Dubber. In October we team up local churches and also to the Bible Society. Unfortunately, with The Purbeck Film Festival to show Bicycle Thieves on the annual event of the Bible Society was cancelled this sum- Thursday 16th and Exhibition on Wednesday 22nd, both at mer, so please do attend this Cream Tea. If the weather is 7.30pm in Langton Matravers Village Hall. The Dubber 13 Bicycle Thieves is a 1948 film centred round Ricci, an un- Planning employed man in the depressed post World War II economy • 6/2014/0400 Beachcote Homes, The Hyde (Lynford), of Italy. At last he gets a good job hanging up posters for Langton Matravers, BH19 3HE. Demolish existing which he needs a bike, but soon his bicycle is stolen. He and dwelling and erect new dwelling. No Objection. his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Spyway Orchard Outline Plan Proposals Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but, with no proof, The Council understands from Purbeck DC Planning he has to abandon his cause. He and his son know perfectly department that Outline Plans are to be submitted for the well that without a bike, Ricci won’t be able to keep his job. Spyway Orchard site in the near future. Following several re- In Italian with English subtitles. quests from parishioners, it was agreed that the Council hold Exhibition, directed by Joanna Hogg, is set in a high-mod- an open meeting once the plans are in the public domain ernist house in Kensington. In this minimalist but imposing and available to view, so that people may leave comments building, all plate-glass windows, vast blinds and colourful which the Council may use in its response to the planning but featureless internal shutters, a childless married couple, application. Watch out for posters in the usual places and on D and H, both fiftysomething artists, have lived for the past the website, for details of when this meeting will take place. 18 years. The house, also designed and built by an artist, is at Yellow Line Proposals once a labyrinth, a refuge, a prison and a psychological bat- The Council resolved to accept the proposals for some tleground. As D and H slowly arrive at the painful decision short yellow line ‘passing bays’ at critical points in the High to sell the place, they begin a process of saying goodbye to Street, and also yellow lines for junction protection. DCC their shared history under the same roof. Traffic Engineering’s Tony Burt will now submit a report to Tickets will be £6 on the door which will open at 7pm. the County Council. Glasses will be supplied should you wish to bring your own Formal Complaint to Council drink with you. If you want to be kept informed about future The Chairman informed the meeting that David Senior films you can add your name to the mailing list by emailing had made a formal complaint, and Mr Senior addressed the [email protected] or visit www. Lang- meeting to explain his specific concerns, which relate to the tonArthouseCinema.co.uk. Chris Kwantes Council’s support for the consideration of Spyway Orchard as a rural exception site and its decision at July’s meeting on LANGTON MATRAVERS PARISH COUNCIL the application for tree works at the same site. August Meeting Draft Minutes of the meeting can be viewed at www. resent: Cllr P. White in the Chair, Cllrs M Turner, W langtonmatravers-pc.org PKnight, C Drayson, R Sheppard, P Christie and P Lou- Next Meeting doun. There were circa 75 members of the public present. The next Parish Council meeting is on 11 September at Footpaths 7pm. Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle recently led a village walk in sup- Contact Details port of the Prince’s Countryside Fund. He reported that the Please write to: The Parish Office, 1A High Street, Lang- DCC’s new Countryside Ranger, Jenny Penney will be re- ton Matravers. Alternatively you can email the Clerk at lang- sponsible for a larger area than her predecessor, suggesting [email protected] or phone 425100. The that DCC is effectively cutting funding for footpaths. office is usually open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday He asked that County Cllr Lovell be asked to look into mornings between 9 and 10.30am. the matter. To contact Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle on any foot- Mary Sparks, Parish Clerk path matter, please email: [email protected] or call him on HAVE YOUR SAY 426956. National Trust Dear Dubber Jon Kershaw presented a map showing possible sites for One fine summer’s evening I rowed Billy Winspit around additional recreational parking around the village based on from his cottage at Winspit to Seacombe where he had proposals and comments from parishioners made at the worked most of his life. Sometimes when good weather al- Open Meeting in July, to discuss access and use issues re- lowed he would break off from quarry work to ‘do a bit of lated Dancing Ledge. fishing’. He kept his boat, The Water Lily, pulled up at Wins- Following input from that meeting, the Queen’s ground pit, which must have been often difficult to do. option will be dropped, as will the idea of installation of He recalled one of the Brown family of quarrymen being height barriers at the Spyway car park. As the climbing bolts blinded in one eye in the course of blowing up a rock with used by young participants at Dancing Ledge have been gunpowder. They had been trying to make it easier to get the damaged and are now useless, he asked the public to be vigi- boat in closer under the crane. Those medieval type jibbit lant, as this could put lives at risk. He noted that local NT cranes they continued to use until almost the 20th Century vehicles are at the end of their lease, and new vehicles will had a very limited reach, only about 6ft. Brown had drilled shortly be leased. the block (with a hand drill!), set the charge, stemmed it with Open Meeting re: Dancing Ledge clay, lit the fuse and rowed away only for it to fail to go off. The Council agreed to set up a working group comprising a It being late in the day, they went home. On returning, he chairman and representatives from the National Trust, the put the drill in the same hole to make use of it again and the Commercial Users’ group, the Parish Council and a parish- charge went off. ioner. They will be working on actions and recommenda- About half way along, Billy pointed out a particularly tions which came out of the meeting, including a Code of big sloping rock that he said some of the Halsewell survivors Conduct and plans for further parking and facilities for user climbed up to escape the wreck in 1786. Close by a fresh pair groups. of similar big sloping rocks have recently fallen, surely during 14 The Dubber the exceptionally violent weather of last winter. The fourth ditched for no good reason and we are left with wonder- of February saw sizeable stones thrown up on to the grass at fully red, plump tomatoes and eye watering plums that look Chapman’s Pool never reached by the sea before and almost so wonderful and taste of nothing. It is about time that we all the Kimmeridge boat house doors stoved in. At Hedbury all grew up and ceased to hanker after the apocryphal EU another lesser fall has left the former upper jibbit position straight banana and sent out a message that taste is the only more exposed. The lower level loading rock remains as yet thing that matters. Supermarket could crack the problem if unscathed, but big rocks have fallen close by. How long will they initially stocked less glamorous fruit at a lower price it last? How old are the holes for crane timbers that mark its and I hear that Waitrose are going to do just that. It might surface? Archeologically it must be one of the most interesting only take a few weeks for the public to realise that the lower priced items tasted as good or better than the higher priced rocks on the south coast of England. Wallacker and bought accordingly, but I guess the chains still fear they will lose an unacceptably large sum of money until the mes- Dear Dubber sage gets around. At the coffee morning in aid of Cancer Research in August Maybe there is a business here for someone, -Wonky but at Bower Cottage, Coombe, we raised a grand total of £1,385. Tasty Ltd: buying up the supermarket cast offs and selling Our thanks to everyone who came and supported us and the them at a competitive price. I bet it would not be long before kind donations we received. Beryl Varney long the big chains followed suit. The old story tellers can still teach us a thing or two about choice; for in fairy tales, it is always wiser to choose the lead casket rather than the gold casket and to sell your cow to the raddled old crone with her Gala Concert ridiculous handful of beans.
Young local talent Wonky but Tasty Ltd 7.30pm Saturday 6 September Purveyors of Quacking Swanage Methodist Chuch Stuff Singers: Jemima Bennett & Imogen Knott Instrumentalist: Lydia Bennett & from The Richard Ely Trust Piano: Sam Brown Araujo Instrumentalist: Lola Brown Araujo Trumpet: Jennifer Armitage also Four Dees Barbershop Quartet Admission Free Retiring collection: Church Hall Roof Repair Fund Nowadays we are faced with a new problem, for we are info: 427979 beginning to make our purchases without ever seeing the product at all. Internet shopping is big business and amaz- NEWS FROM NOWHERE ingly some people are prepared to buy even expensive items like cars without seeing them first. There is a concern that nlimited choice is not an unal- the authorities will collate all this shopping data to build up Uloyed pleasure. It demands de- a picture of our true character, which they will one day use cisions where previously none were to shop us as well. needed and it quite often produces Personally, I am not bothered by messages that tell me a worse result than before. Before “you bought this, so you might like this”, nor even by the the supermarkets invented customer possibility that my rather weird shopping decisions will one controlled shopping, the shop keeper day bring big brother knocking on my door. Looking back was the intermediary in every choice over the past week I see I have bought a strimmer, some elec- made. Thus one would say “a pound trical cable, a kit for making resin jewellery and some scent. of apples please” and the assistant would pick them off the From which the government might deduce that I was a keen stall and put them in a bag, while of course trying to include gardener and competent electrician of uncertain gender. a mix of the good and not so good looking ones so the shop Maybe what you buy is what you are, but I rather doubt it. did not end up with only the latter at the end of the day. By At least internet shopping may reduce the number of cata- contrast in a supermarket everything that goes into the trol- logues which used to flood through the letter box. The cloth- ley is selected by the shopper and as there is no reliable guide ing ones were always especially glamorous for it appeared to taste, we always choose products that look good. It did not from the photographs that the fashion houses only sell to take the supermarkets long to realise that if they didn’t do 18 year old girls. In fact I assume that their money comes the same they would be left with lots of wonky carrots and mainly from women who have accumulated more years and undersized apples, which no one would buy. Hence they now considerably more money. If their buyers were men it might insist on stringent standards of size and shape and colour be a different story. I suspect the average man might well be from the growers, regardless of the fact that none of these tempted to place an order if he could throw away the dress are necessarily a reliable guide as to how the food will taste. and keep the girl, but even the average man knows that is not Thus nowadays thousands of tons of perfectly good fruit are possible. Tony Viney The Dubber 15 16 The Dubber WHAT’S ON
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Family run company (est. 1988) with a portfolio of over 300 properties & expertise in ... Dorset Holiday Cottage Rentals Remove stress of holiday letting using our services: • We help find properties to buy • We assist with furnishing for letting • We handle holiday property management Thinking of holiday letting? ...contact us 01305 789000 www.dream-cottages.co.uk
MIKE HARDY DAVE PROSSER Independent Telephone Engineer ( GENERAL BUILDER Installations & Repairs EX-BT 36 YEARS EXPERIENCE, SOCKETS INSTALLED FOR PHONES AND COMPUTERS, REPAIRS AND CA- mobile: 07966 390399 BLING, COMPUTER Tel: 01929 423756 NETWORK CABLING, HALF BT PRICES! Telephone 01929 425 252 extensionsgarden wallsPatios repointingDriveways
PUTLAKE FARM NEW LEAF LANGTON MATRAVERS gArDening serviCe t Poppy Tea Rooms for MAINTENANCE & CARE OF LAWNS, Full English Breakfast • Light Lunches HEDGES, FLOWER BEDS & PONDS. Snacks & Drinks • Cream Teas ALSO PRUNING, PLANTING, CLEARING, Pet & Large Animal Feed TIDYING & HEDGE LAYING Compost Shrubs Plants One off jobs or regular service provided GasCoalLogs ( John or Lorna on 439455 Free Local Delivery. Tel 01929 422917 or 0788 7952191
The Dubber 19 Wanted Andy lowe Computers Properties To Let Friendly & understanding Purbeck Lettings is an independent Lettings Free Call Outs Agent specialising in the Purbecks. All our Upgrades ~ Repairs properties are marketed on a national level and Computer Speed ups ~ Wireless customer service is of paramount importance. 422453 Tel: 01929 480 597 07884452284 www.purbecklettings.co.uk [email protected]
PERSONAL BOOK-KEEPING SERVICE ISLE OF PURBECK Does the tax man worry you? GARDEN MAINTENANCE & LANDSCAPING Are you working for yourself? SITE/GARDEN CLEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, Paperwork stopping you working? LAWN CARE, TREE WORK, HEDGE CUTTING, Everything in a shoe box for another day? ALL TYPES OF FENCING, TURFING, Want to free up time for you? DIGGER & DRIVER HIRE ALL TYPES OF PAVING LAID PETER D SEALE SHEDS & GREENHOUSES ERECTED OR DISMANTLED 01929 425660 / 07974 971919 Accountancy services • book-keeping FULLY INSURED tax returns SIMON HARDING TEL: 01929 421462 or 07812104225
Corfe Beauty 07885 589581 Facials · Waxing · Electrolysis Eyelash Extensions · Brow/Eyelash Tint Eyebrow Shape · Manicure · Gel Nails Pedicure · Massage · Aromatherapy Jane, Alison & Jenny look forward to welcoming you! Corfe Beauty at Hartland Stud, Soldiers Road, Norden, Wareham BH20 5DU www.corfebeauty.com
Sally Roberts MCFHP / MAFHP Foot Health Practi ti oner Home Visits Telephone 421130
Also practi sing at Swanage Therapy Centre Telephone 426506
20 The Dubber w.f.snook & son Ltd Installers of Fensa Pvc-u and Aluminium 13202 Windows · Doors · Patio Doors Bifolding Doors Conservatories · Sectional Garage Doors Doors · Guttering ‘Kestrel’ Pvc-u Fascia · Soffit · Mouldings etc Tel/Fax. 01929 481581 10 Year insurance backed guarantee
PURBECK STONE Purbeck Furnishing CONSTRUCTION 61 Kings Road Swanage, Dorset TEL 01929 422703 Stone supplied and fixed by The Complete House Furnishers THE STONEWORK SPECIALISTS Patios - Porches - Fireplaces - Walls, etc Specialists In: Fitted Carpets; Vinyl Flooring; Ross Prior, ‘Cosy Corner’ Venetian, Vertical & Roller Blinds; off Haycrafts Lane Curtains & Re-Upholstery; Harman’s Cross, Swanage Chairs & Beds in stock Telephone: 481217 • We Guarantee Personal Attention •
MOONFLEET CARS Ltd Worth Matravers German & Vauxhall Specialists Village Hall Car Sales · Service · Repairs · MOTs For your party, reception, regular or one-off Tel: 01929 480215 event and, by arrangement, your overnight stay Three main rooms, well appointed kitchen, pleasant garden, marquee, gazebos & all the SPAR CONVENIENCE STORE equipment you need to make your event special Newspapers · Top Ups · Hot Food For bookings: 01929 500500 Beers · Wines · Spirits [email protected] Fresh Fruit & Vegetables For more information: 01929 480097 www.worthmatraversvillagehall.org
Harmans Cross Village Hall Elliot’s Cleaning Co. Splendid facilities include: Established 2003 • Large main hall & separate meeting room - ideal for all events We clean: Offices, shops, communal areas, libraries • Advanced audio, digital projection & lighting systems, fully and homes (including one-off spring cleans) fitted commercial kitchen, two-way servery & patio doors to outside terrace Local • Fully insured • References available • New Children’s Playground & large recreational field Adja- cent to Swanage Railway with ample parking space Please phone Tina/David on 480540 Tel: 01929 427372 Full details, prices & information at www.harmanscrosshall.co.uk We can also supply eco-friendly cleaning products
The Dubber 21 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
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We offer honest friendly bespoke service
Quality installations by a family run company ROY BROOKS for over 30 years • Need a new kitchen, bathroom or bedroom? PAINTING & WALLPAPERING • We off er a complete design & fi tting service SERVING THE DUBBER AREA by our team of craft smen • Visit our NEW tile showroom & bathroom TELEPHONE 01929 421366 displays & get a no obligation quotation
Showroom: CUSTOM WORK AT REASONABLE RATES 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
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