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The Parish of Sixpenny Handley with Pentridge, including Woodyates, Deanland and Minchington Delivered by Sixpenny Handley Homewatch October 2014 WW1 More from Captain Bairnsfather Page 27 WW2 Sixpenny Handley Home Guard 70 Years Ago Information and a request for anyone who knows more... Page 28 Blessed Remembrance Mel Durrant writes in the Seeker Page 23 Woodcutts What’s On Pentridge School Signpost Story the Noticeboard Research Page 13 Page 5 Page11 Views expressed in this magazine are those of our correspondents and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions held by the Editor or Members of Sixpenny Handley with Pentridge Parish Council. This publication does not endorse the products or services advertised within. Directory Parish Councillors Sixpenny Handley Sixpenny Handley Allotment Holders Association Chairman Cllr C Taylor 553148 Chairman John Curtis 552397 Cllr D Chick 552557 Secretary Steve Barrett 552121 Cllr A Gibb 552704 Schools Cllr S Meaden 552715 First School Handley First School 552356 Cllr T Reynolds 552995 Middle School Cranborne Middle School 517348 Cllr Mrs S Court 553077 Upper School Queen Elizabeth’s School Cllr D Lockyer 552492 Wimborne 01202 885233 Vice-Chair Cllr J Reed 516390 Little Pennies Pre-School Pentridge Cllr R Ferguson 552222 Chairperson Margaret Durrant 552608 Cllr Ms J Henry 553036 Secretary Andrea Meyer 552392 Clerk Lisa Goodwin 01258 840935 Happy Nappy Club Assistant Clerk Ciona Nicholson Jenny Chapman 07830 188 589 Parish Office 552211 Karen Adams 552391 District Councillor Cllr S Tong 01258 840061 1st Woodcutts Scout Group County Councillor Cllr Steve Butler 01725 517412 Group Scout Leader John Curtis 552397 Email: [email protected] Explorer Leader Anthony Brown 552814 Member Parliament Robert Walter 0207 219 6981 Scout Leader Rob Easton 552038 Rights of Way Liaison Officers Cub Leader Andy Young 01258 830861 Sixpenny Handley D Chick 552557 Beaver Leader Denise Turner 552735 J Reed 516390 Scout Hut Bookings Toby Cullen Pentridge Mrs M Jones 552358 [email protected] The Downsman Team 1st Sixpenny Handley Rainbows Editor [email protected] Unit Guider Jacqui Tarran 552008 Production Brian Hansford 552468 Sixpenny Handley W.I. (Formed in 1922) Advertising David Salmons 552721 President Mrs Bobbie Carter 552042 Churches Secretary Mrs Margaret Jones 552358 Church of England St. Mary’s, Sixpenny Handley Sixpenny Handley Mothers’ Union St. Rumbold’s, Pentridge Leader Sheila Bradley 553133 St. Andrews, Gussage St.Andrew Secretary Mary Macleod 552041 Vicar Rev Mel Durrant, The Vicarage Chase Community Friends 60 High Street, Sixpenny Handley Chairman Vic Hatton 01258 841321 552608 Secretary Penny Adams 01725 552218 Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes & Sixpenny Handley Sports Association St. Cecilia, Blandford Forum Chairman David Cross 552640 Priest Rev. Father Dylan James Vice Chairman Patrick Taylor 01258 840231 The Prestbury, 55 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury Secretary/Treasurer Tracey Lownds 552414 01747 852125 Bookings Bea Boyland 552805 Doctors Drs. Nodder, Morgan & Taubman Sixpenny Handley Bowls Club Dean Lane Surgery 552500 President David Adams 552284 Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Secretary Linda Howard 552180 Chairman Tony Gibb 552704 Treasurer Paul Chalmers Treasurer Paul Skinner 552785 [email protected] Bookings Tony Gibb 552704 Handley Sports Club Sixpenny Handley Homewatch Chairman Mark Young 552741 Overall Co-ordinator & Police Focal Point Secretary/Treasurer Brian Hansford 552468 John Curtis 552397 Team Manager Div 3 Mark Young 552741 Co-ordinators Team Manager Div 5 Adam Day 01258 452481 Area 1 - Dean Lane Don Penrose 552022 Sixpenny Handley Tennis Club 2 - Lower Handley David Chick 552557 Chairman Tracey Lownds 552414 3 - Upper Handley John Clarke 552674 Membership/Treasurer Karen Miller 516340 4 - Deanland & N.E. Charles Nodder 552292 Sixpenny Handley Cricket Club 5 - West & South Simon Meaden 552715 Evening Captain David Cross 552640 Other Areas (These are separate Homewatch Schemes) Secretary Frances Churchill 552868 Pentridge Roy Elford 552911 Citizen’s Advice Bureau Woodyates Mrs A Adams 552675 Wimborne Branch 01202 884738 Police Ferndown Branch 01202 893838 Simon Hallam, Verwood Police Stn 07825 521761 Out of Hours Service 08444 772022 01202 222222 Police non-emergency number 101 2 The Downsman - October 2014 Editorial Next edition The new normal... The next edition will be published on The new normal, two children at school, clubs and work 1st December 2014 piling up... all of which are good things have still left me longing to have more summer holiday... still at least the Copy deadline for the weather has lasted and picnics at the park have still been next edition a reality as have cycle rides and raspberries from Ros’ allotment (thanks Ros :-). 15th November The entertainment for you in Sixpenny Handley this autumn as the nights draw in looks Please make every effort to meet the to be piling up too, October 4th even offers choice between ‘Big Joe Bone’ at The Village deadline so that we have time for printing, Hall in aid of 1st Woodcutts Scouts and ‘A song in our heart‘, Grace’s concert in aid of the production and distribution. Church and Salisbury Women’s Refuge. There is also another Travelling Trends Fashion show for Breast Cancer Care, which I heard was very popular and well attended last time, If possible please email your articles to and the Church’s Christmas Fayre... Christmas already I know, but it is coming so get your [email protected]. tickets and the dates on you calendar! Some different articles for you this edition - a request for help collecting information Advertising about Pentridge Hall (now Village Hall - page 11) and the Home Guard in this area (page 28). The Woodcutts Traditional Fingerpost Story with lovely photos (page 13) and news Our advertising offers great value. The from the Police’s ‘Operation To Target Rural Crime In Dorset’ (page 15). Downsman is currently delivered to over 700 households within the parish. While we are lucky to have so many varied contributions in this issue, I regret to say that Email David: downsmanadverts@ we no longer have our Quiz or Food for Thought as Peter Bailey who supplied them for us sixpennyhandley.org for more details. passed away at the end of July, see page 4 for more. Pleases and Thank yous - more thank yous than pleases this issue. But the Village Hall are Advertisement Costs in need of Secretary and Booking people and with Rob’s Auction on the way are looking Size Single Yearly for your unwanted items to sell to raise funds (page 17). edition rate Small Text Ad £2.50 - Before I finish, as the Christmas season has already been mentioned in my writing, I will Small Square £5 £25 ask you to support our wonderful local businesses when finding presents for the special Rectangle £10 £50 people in your life... maybe check out The Walnut Tree, Frogmore Design, Manthe Keeley, Large Square £25 £125 Avon, book a beauty therapy or see our new advertiser Julli - Luxury bags for your Half Page £35 £175 jewellery and accessories, designed and sold here by the lovely Karen Daniels. Whole Page £50 £250 Right, on with the show... Advertisement Sizes Naomi Booth [email protected] Size Image area* Small Text Ad 30 words c/o The Parish Office, Unit 6, Town Farm Workshops, Sixpenny Handley, SP5 5PA Small Square 59mm Rectangle V 59mm x 122mm H 122mm x 59mm Directory 2 Health & Beauty 35 Large Square 122mm Letters to the Editor 4 Book Review 31 Half Page 186mm x 122mm Noticeboard 5 Gardening 35 Whole Page 186mm x 248mm Parish News Out and About Clerks Corner 6 Gone Sailing 41 *without frame which will be added by Village Hall 12 Rob’s Column 40 us. Mobile Library 6 Little & Lol 43 If you need us to set your advert please Food & Drink 25 What’s On 44 add a one-off £5 fee. Sorry - we are unable to include flyers 3 To the Editor The Downsman - October 2014 To the Editor Stomping Thanks Sincere thanks for all the wonderful support from so many people and the generous sponsorship which helped make th Jazz evening held at the village hall on 4th June such a success. A marvellous £500 has been sent to Cancer Research UK. Peter Bailey I received this email from a Mr Bailey’s son- in-law 23/07/2014. “I am emailing you to let you know that my father-in law, Mr Peter Bailey from Blandford Forum has unfortunately passed away. I know that for several years he has been a contributor to your magazine and took a great deal of pleasure in compiling his boyhood stories of life in Sixpenny Handley. The family would be very grateful if you Chapel. really don’t believe it could have gone any could perhaps put a piece in the magazine A better team to work with would be hard better. Thanks to all the very generous folk to inform those who may have known him to find. Thank you all so very much. Due and local businesses who donated such of his passing. to your huge efforts we have made a profit quality prizes for the raffle and items for Barry Cromwell” so far of £2,077.70!! An amazing total that the auction. Also thanks to all the bidders We would like to pass our sincere exceeded my wildest dreams! We had a in the aforementioned auction - you were condolences to Peter’s family, Peter has simply wonderful time and the feedback all extremely generous. contributed both the Quiz and his ‘Food I have received from so many people has for Thought‘ throughout the year of my been lovely, everyone it seems had a Now F.O.G. (Friends of Gussage) will have a editorship, both of which will be missed by marvellous time.