80P Parish News June 2020 PARISH NEWS

JUNE 2020

THE PARISHES OF THE LULWORTHS, NEWBURGH AND CHALDON

1 Parish News June 2020 Parish Organisations

ORGANISATION CONTACT POSITION TELEPHONE Benefice of West Purbeck Rev Carol Langford Rector 01929 462215 [email protected] Benefice of West Purbeck Rev Sandra Williams Ministry Team 01929 792235 [email protected] Benefice of West Purbeck Rev Jenny Alidina Ministry Team 01929 551502 [email protected] Benefice of West Purbeck Rev Judy Hill Ministry Team 01929462888 [email protected] Benefice of West Purbeck Dr John Matthews LLM 01929462128 [email protected] Benefice of West Purbeck Mrs Jenny Hunt LLM 01929 462570 [email protected] Benefice of WEST Purbeck Mr Paul Pinnock Lay Pastoral Assistant 01929 400143 Benefice of West Purbeck Mr John Yonwin Lay Benefice Vice Chairman 01305 852117 Holy Trinity, West Mr Paul Simpson Churchwarden 01929 400376 St Christopher's, Winfrith Mr Giles Marsh Churchwarden 01929 400259 St Nicholas, Chaldon Mr Jeremy Selfe Churchwarden 01305 852138 St Andrew’s, Mr Paul Pinnock Churchwarden 01929 400143 West Purbeck Benefit Office Pauline Matthews Adminstrator [email protected] Benefice Parochial Church Council Mr Eddie Morrison Secretary 01305 853272 Mrs V Blandamer Treasurer 01929 400584 Benefice of the Lulworth, Winfrith & Chaldon Mrs Barbara Marsden Parish Safeguarding Rep 01929 400259 Village Hall Carole Redhouse Secretary 01305 851827 Chaldon Parish Council Miss Emily Blake Clerk 01305 853965 Children’s Drama Group Chris Eldred Organiser 01929 406175 Dance for Kix Gemma Dale Organiser 01305 852137 East Lulworth Parish Council Liz Maidment Clerk 07909924692 Friends of Lulworth & Winfrith Primary School Anna Veal Secretary 01305 852830 Ladies’ Friendship Circle Mrs Marjorie Bird Secretary 01305 852908 Lulworth & District Garden Society Mr J Watts Secretary 01929 400749 Lulworth & Winfrith CE VC Primary School Mr Richard Skinner Head Teacher 01929 400330 Share and Care Link Persons 07751 968 944 Parish Council Miss Emily Blake Clerk 01305 853965 West Lulworth Village Hall Mrs Pauline Hill Bookings Sec. 01929 406178 West Lulworth Women's Institute Mrs Halina Simpson President 01929 400376 Winfrith Cricket Club Mr Simon Goldsack Chairman 01929 554716 Winfrith Drama Group Wendy Jones Secretary 01305 852844 Wool and Winfrith FC Kelvin Dorner-Woolley Chairman 01929 551232 Winfrith Gardening Club Janine Scola Secretary 01305 851837 Winfrith History Group Pat Yonwin Secretary 01305 852117 Winfrith Parish Council Mandy Stephens Clerk 01305 853659 Winfrith Village Hall Sally Johnson Bookings Manager 01305 854133 Wellbridge Bereavement Support Group Jackie Pope Administrator 01929 462376ol Friends of Cancer Research UK Mrs Pat Stanely Secretary 01929 405487

The PARISH NEWS is published monthly by the Parochial Church Council of the Lulworths, and Chaldon, in the Deanery of Purbeck and the .

Chairman: Rosie Johnson 01305 852885 Secretary Bernadette Crowe Treasurer Mr P Lawlor Editor: David Brann 01305 567748 Deputy Editor Janine Scola 01305 851837 Advertising Secretary: Rosie Johnson 01305 852885 Advertising Editor: Anne Rowan 01929 400729 Distribution Manager: Dudley Jones 01929 400641 E-mail: [email protected]

2 Parish News June 2020 From the rectory

The Benefice of West Purbeck As many of you know we said farewell to Rev Robert Marsden on 8th May when he retired as -in-Charge of the Lulworths. The parish is now in vacancy and consultation is underway for the Lulworths to become part of the Benefice of West Purbeck. I am Carol Langford, Rector of that benefice. We have a team of three further ordained colleagues, Rev Judy Hill, Rev Sandra Williams and Rev Jenny Alidina, three LLMs, Dr John Matthews, Mrs Jenny Hunt and Mr Jonathan Haigh and seven Lay Pastoral Assistants. Greetings from us all to friends old and new in East and West Lulworth, Chaldon Herring and Winfrith Newburgh. In the coming months, some of the members of the team will write articles to introduce themselves to you. outward focus too, an approach of ‘go to them’ as For now I’m delighted to have the opportunity to well as ‘come to us.’ With this in mind, I encourage briefly introduce you to the benefice which and support the churches of which I am Incumbent currently consists of the parishes of with to consider how they may deepen their personal Turnerspuddle, and Wool and East discipleship, share the good news of Jesus Christ Stoke, and to share with you some hopes and with others, develop models of pastoral care and dreams for the future. fresh expressions of church and worship through

collaborative leadership both lay and ordained. West Purbeck Benefice is a new benefice, we came

into being on 14th March 2019, very recently I hope and pray that these are things that the celebrating our first birthday. In January 2019, members of the Lulworth churches will feel called before the deadline for any concerns to be to engage with moving forward. I want to assure expressed to the Church Commissioners expired, I you that we look forward very much to working led a combined PCC Meeting to explain where as collaboratively together in the God-given missional the Incumbent I stand on mission and ministry. I opportunities that come our way. However, just as I then encouraged everyone present to think very invited people to do last year, in these coming carefully about whether they wished us to proceed months I want to encourage you to consider on this basis and if not to register their views with prayerfully if this really is vision of church that you the church commissioners accordingly. Happily, no want to commit to and if not to please comment representations against the proposal were received otherwise when the consultation process re-starts. and the formation of the new benefice went ahead I believe that God has great things planned ahead as planned. for us but this must be something that we all seek

together. My stance on mission and ministry has not

changed. In a nutshell, I came to Wool three years With every blessing in this new season for the ago as Vicar to work with the church here towards Parish. their vision of becoming ‘Church Without Walls.’

Personally, I have a great love of Anglican church life, order, ministry and liturgy but I recognise that Carol Langford this is not for everyone; the Church must have an

3 Parish News June 2020 Farewell to Reverend Robert and Barbara

Photo by Paul Simpson. Painting by local artist, Tracey Whalley [email protected]

What was planned as a weekend long celebration of VE Day on Winfrith playing field was beaten by the “rotten germ” which is what our granddaughter calls Covid-19. But not to be defeated by this, our Churches, together with new friends at Wool and Bere Regis led by Rev Carol Langford, enjoyed a ZOOM tea party on May 8th.

The highlight was a “socially distanced” presentation of a specially commissioned painting of Durdle Door (by Tracey Whalley from Chaldon) to Robert and Barbara Marsden to thank them for their nearly four years of service to the Lulworths, Winfrith and Chaldon.

Many of us have cause to be grateful to Robert for his Ministry, in particular for his sensitive and encouraging support for those that have suffered bereavements as well as the joy he seemed to inject into weddings! And Barbara was always there to lend a hand when needed. We thank them and wish them every happiness as they move to North where they will be helping another parish in their retirement.

Paul Simpson Churchwarden Holy Trinity West Lulworth

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Church Without Walls

The new West Purbeck Benefice are now holding their services online using Zoom. If you would like to join us you would be most welcome! Once you have been added to the list you will receive an email with joining instructions and an automatic link to the service.

To join the West Purbeck online congregation, please contact either Rev Jenny or Rev Carol asking to be included in the circulation list. All you need is a smartphone, tablet or computer with a camera and a reasonable internet connection. It is easy to click the link, download the application and manipulate the simple screen controls. Help can be provided.

Rev Carol Langford 01929 462216 [email protected]

Rev Jenny Alidina 01929 551502 [email protected]

Wool Methodist Chapel Services May 2020

Due to the Coronavirus all Services have been suspended until further notice.

Let’s pray we will be back soon Worshipping together. Lynda Macey [email protected] 01929 463773

Purbeck Catholic Community

The Parish of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs and St Joseph’s

Parish Church : ST JOSEPH’S - The Square, Wool, BH20 6DU

Mass Centres : ST EDWARD’S - Shatters Hill, Wareham, BH20 4QP

ST MARY’S CHAPEL - Park, BH20 5QS

Due to the Coronavirus all Services have been suspended until further notice

5 Parish News June 2020 From the , Karen Gorham

Communities of Hope

I have appreciated over the last few months having a little extra time to read and one of the books I have been challenged by has been ‘Accompaniment, Community and Nature’* by one of our local clergy, the Revd Jonathan Herbert.

It is easy to think of Christian Community as a rather exclusive thing, with its own rules and rhythms known only to those who belong there. Far from it, writes Jonathan, as he describes some of his own experiences of communities of hope and welcome, including two in our diocese- Pilsdon and Hilfield. transformative in its own welcome, how we as individual Christians can be alongside others in their As these particular communities, and others, have own life journeys meeting them, as Christ meets us, shaped Jonathan’s life it is encouraging to observe just where they are and how going forward we how these communities themselves have also been need to take time to stop, listen and engage with shaped by all those who come into contact with those outside our boundaries in new ways. The them, bringing about a ministry of healing, ministry of chaplaincy can do much to inform the fellowship and a generosity of service which work of the Church in its interaction with the world transforms life far beyond itself. as we all contemplate a different future.

For Jonathan it has been the ability to accompany What Jonathan has shown me is that churches with individuals that has been informative and very definite walls have to decide how to keep the transformative, something many of our chaplains door firmly open, not only to enable the needy, also would testify to. To live, sit or stand alongside searching and interested to enter, but also, as we individuals, to listen, advocate, encourage and give are reminded at Pentecost, to welcome God the time is itself a precious gift which should not be Holy Spirit of possibility, surprise, interruption, underestimated or squandered. creativity and discomfort in too.

Reading this book at this time has caused me to *Accompaniment, Community and Nature by reflect on how a church without walls can be Jonathan Herbert is published by Jessica Kingsley

Cover photo

Thanks to Laura Miller for our beautiful cover photograph. If you would like to submit photos, articles or letters to The Parish News, we would love to hear from you. Please send them to: The Editor [email protected]

The deadline for the July edition is 1700 on Thursday, 23 June

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Coronavirus Help and Support

If in the coming months, you are struck down with this virus and are unable to get help from neighbours, family or friends - Winfrith Parish Council has set up a point of contact via the Parish Clerk.

Please ring Mandy Stephens on either 01305 853658 / 07810 175 156 or via Email - [email protected] who will contact a Councillor or parishioner who may be able to help with routine errands like shopping or collecting a prescriiption.

If anyone in the village would also like to be involved, please contact the Clerk , Mandy Stephens (contact details above)

Thank you Winfrith Parish Council

New Dorset Digital Hotline The Dorset Council digital champions team normally hold sessions in libraries and community centres. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown they now offer free and friendly IT support by phone. Phone: 01305 221000, Monday to Friday from 10 am to 12 noon except Bank Holidays. At other times leave your name, phone number and a short message on the answerphone and they will call you back. The team can offer digital support for a wide range of issues, no problem is too small. This includes helping families with digital applications for home schooling, providing help to get online for home shopping, support for all digital NHS services or setting up Skype to keep in contact with friends and family.

If you live in Dorset digital help is just a phone call away - tell your friends, family and networks. Find out if you can get a better broadband connection https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ business-consumers-licences/superfast-dorset/test-your-broadband-speed.aspx

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ARE YOU THE NEXT EDITOR OF THE PARISH NEWS?

The current Editors have thoroughly enjoyed their three years working as part of an established team to bring the Parish News to you. We now feel it is time for someone new to take the reins. We are looking for two people to share the job, either working together on each issue or, as the current editors have done, working independently to a mutually agreed rota - the choice is yours! No previous editorial or journalistic experience is necessary – just a basic knowledge of word processing and an enthusiasm to play a useful part in our community. Help will be available during the ‘handover’.

The Parish News keeps the communities of East and West Chaldon, East and West Lulworth and Winfrith Newburgh in touch with all that is going on in our villages and surrounding areas. This includes news from our churches, our many and various clubs and societies and information about village events. The Parish News also publishes fascinating articles covering farming, wildlife, book reviews, history and much more. The advertisements support local businesses and provide our readers with easily accessible information about essential services and tradesmen.

If you would like to know more, please get in touch with the Chairman, Rosie Johnson on 01305 852885 or e-mail: [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

(At this time of the Coronavirus, The Parish News is available only on-line, but, in time we hope to restore to printing a paper copy. That decision will be taken at the appropriate moment in the future, as we begin to come out of the current pandemic.)

Letter to the editor all? Or maybe Barbara Bel-Geddes, the actress who played the matriarch in Dallas, but no. Dear Editor Perhaps Barbra Streisand? Remember to spell Barbra correctly, she gets very grumpy I have put some thought otherwise. to the colourful The owners of the garden are very well-read and scarecrow named one of them writes book reviews for the Parish Barbara in the May News, after all. So maybe an author: Barbara Vine edition of The Parish (a nom de plume of Ruth Rendell), or Barbara News. You see, I happen Taylor-Bradford? But no. to know whose garden Barbara resides in I have it! That pose, that blue dress, his favourite because I can see it from author of all time, the magnificent Barbara my own (it belongs to Charles and Jennie Smith). Cartland! And knowing the owners of the garden I have applied some logic to the conundrum I’m right, aren’t I? What’s the prize? surrounding the scarecrow’s surname.

The owners have a house in Greece, so could it be Peter Hyde the famous Saint Barbara, a celebrated Greek saint? No, I don’t think so. Dear Peter The prize is a bottle of wine to be shared once Perhaps Barbara Stanwyck, the Hollywood femme we’re permitted to socialize once more! fatale of the 1940s, the owners are film fans after Editor

8 Parish News June 2020 EDITORIAL

How has the lockdown been for you? It’s certainly Unfortunately, the benefits to the environment will been a great time for anthropologists and social only make a lasting impact on climate change if behaviour experts. they are continued and that would take a huge effort of will. Governments made rapid, dramatic Of course for people who have been directly action when faced with the coronavirus, but climate affected by Covid 19, including those in the medical change is actually a far more dangerous and and caring professions, it has been a nightmare. I insidious enemy. Research shows that 500,000 am deeply sympathetic with those who have people have died as a direct result of climate suffered and full of respect for those who have change over the past 20 years, but this is likely to worked sacrificially to keep us safe and well. increase to 250,000 per annum from 2030 to 2050 Nothing I say here is intended to trivialize their if we don’t do something – or rather a lot – about it. experiences. Not to mention the devastation to other species.

Those, such as myself, who tend towards In response to the perceived risk of infection, coffee introversion have found isolation easier than chains no longer accept the multi-use cups we were extroverts, who have been climbing the walls. Some all encouraged to use and are now only allowing have gone so far as to push the boundaries of single-use plastic receptacles. Supermarkets have what’s actually permitted and recommended. At stopped charging for plastic bags when used in the beginning of the lockdown the Government was home deliveries. Countries recovering from the surprised by how compliant most people were, but I worst of the pandemic are firing up their coal suspect that as the pandemic drags on we’re burning power stations and risk increasing their behaving more according to their original CO2 emissions to record levels in their efforts to predictions. reignite their economies. Deforestation has thrived whilst the world’s attention was redirected. Faced And are you content with how you’ve adapted and with damaged economies governments and what you’ve been able to achieve over the past industries may decide that environmental concerns couple of months? I can’t say that I used to exercise fall into the ‘nice to have’ category. It is hard to see as much as I should before the lockdown, but an increase in subsidies for electric cars or during it I took my full allowance every day. Like renewable energy in the foreseeable future. many of us, I have put more effort than usual into our garden and am appreciating the results, though The environmentalist Bill McKibben notes that a with the more relaxed regime the weeds are unique feature of human beings is our free will – beginning to fight back! We’ve found that we can the ability to destroy or not to destroy. Our special manage quite well on a weekly trip to the gift is restraint. During the‘ Great Pause’ we supermarket, buying more fresh produce locally decided, for the greater good, to stop doing things and growing more of our own fruit and veg. I’ve and this gave us unexpected benefits. We have the especially enjoyed slowing down and spending choice to learn from the lockdown and restrain more time in reflection and contemplation. ourselves from destroying our planet for the benefit

of ourselves, our neighbours and future Looking at a wider picture, I have been interested to read about and experience the impact of the generations. Or not. The choice is ours. coronavirus on the environment, that other global David Brann threat that used to be of concern. Few can have failed to appreciate the increase in birdsong and Editor sightings of wild animals, the reduced traffic and cleaner air. CO2 emissions have been down by as much as 25% in the UK and many other countries. Global air travel is down by 70-80%. More people are working from home and are using their cars less frequently.

9 Parish News June 2020 News from Dorchester Foodbank

The Parish News recently managed to catch up with Tracy Hughes from Dorchester Foodbank.

Q. How has demand for the Foodbank changed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic?

A. Referrals increased three or fourfold. We have never been busier. Demand seems to have steadied at that level for the time being.

Q. How has this impacted you and the other volunteers?

A. We lost 80% of our volunteers at a stroke as they had to shield due to their age. Only I and one other volunteer could continue and I’m recovering from surgery. My business as a cake maker has had to be suspended, which is good in one way, as this has allowed me to volunteer 7 days a week for the Foodbank. Fortunately the church have provided some more volunteers to help.

Q. Who are your clients these days and how has this changed?

A. Our clients come from all across the community in Dorchester and the surrounding area. Families have been referred by schools, who used to provide free school lunches, but some families have fallen through the safety net provided by the Government. Now schools are also donating food. Many self- employed people have suddenly found themselves in difficulties. Due to the time lag in receiving Universal Credit they have found themselves without any income until the middle of June! We are not helping as many single men, who were our regulars; nor are the CAB, which is most concerning. This may be because councils are finding homeless people hotel accommodation and they are being given breakfast.

Q. Are you receiving enough food donations?

A. We are at the moment. People are also giving us generous financial donations, which means that I can shop for any gaps in the kinds of food being donated. We’re now finding that we need to support people with items other than simply food, such as essential household products. These include gel capsule washing powder, bleach, antibacterial spray, toilet cleaner and nappies. We also give Boots vouchers, which are very much appreciated. Although we have been accepting fresh produce, we would prefer not to, as it’s impossible for us to store it.

Q. What do you think the future trend is likely to be?

A. It looks like the furlough scheme will be extended, which is good, but coming out of the lockdown and as the furlough scheme is phased out, we expect to see many people out of work. It’s going to be a long haul and we need donations to continue.

Q. Is there anything else you would like to say to our readers?

A. Thanks to all of you who have supported us with your donations. You’ve been amazing! I’ve just come off the phone to one client who has a disabled partner and a child. She doesn’t have a bank account and has been struggling to get benefits paid in vouchers, which must be sent by post. She has had no money for the past 5 weeks and can’t get any until sometime next week. They have absolutely no food in the house, so she has relied on our help more than ever. To keep ourselves and our clients safe we have

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had to change the way we operate and are now able to deliver parcels to people who are self-isolating, but only as a last resort, which has really helped this particular family.

There are some good things that have come out of this. Communities are pulling together; we’re talking to our neighbours more. The Dorchester Community Support Group andFoodshare, which operates out of the Community Church in Poundbury, are brilliant, as are other similar groups in the villages.

Our biggest problem is that we were operating out of a shed, which was much too small for our current operation. Also, it was not big enough for our volunteers to keep 2 meters apart. Now we’re taking up the whole of the church coffee lounge, which is fine while the church is in lockdown, but what will happen when they reopen? We have just gone live with an online referral system and have purchased a dedicated tablet that our volunteers can share to make this work. This way of working is far more efficient for our referrers, e.g. doctors, schools, CAB, churches, most of whom are currently working from home and are unable to get a ‘Red Voucher’ directly to their clients.

Thank you Tracy for taking the time to update us and for the tremendous job you and your volunteers are doing.

How can we help Dorchester Food Bank?

Collection points now in the lychgates of St Christopher’s Winfrith and Holy Trinity West Lulworth

Please continue to contribute items such as the ones listed below. Small sizes are very welcome as food parcels are made up per person. Please ensure all items are well in date. Unfortunately The Food Bank cannot accept fresh produce, as it is difficult to store and would prefer to receive:

Tinned foods: Vegetables including potatoes – not tinned tomatoes; meat and fish; fruit; baked beans; rice pudding; custard

Also:  Individual packet cereals  UHT Milk, jam, biscuits, instant coffee and tea bags (English breakfast type)  Cook-in sauce, instant mash  Laundry capsules, cleaning materials such as bleach, anti bacterial spray, toilet cleaner  Soap, shampoo, deodorant, sanitary Items, toilet rolls, nappies cat and dog food

Cash donations are also much appreciated: Dorchester Foodbank 20-26-62 63655253 Any queries to Barbara Brann 01305 567748 / 07776 238228 Thank you for your wonderful generosity. Please keep it coming!

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EAST LULWORTH RESIDENTS HELPLINE

FOR THOSE IN NEED OR SELF-ISOLATING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

CHRIS 07850 159 060 01929 400 574

If you are unable to get your shopping from your family or friends, you can ring the above number and we will endeavor to get a volunteer to help.

Please bear in mind that the volunteers risk contracting the virus too, so only essential shopping please. This will be be done once a week.

Keep safe!

Delivery of doctor’s prescriptions 07751 968 944

12 Parish News June 2020 WI REPORT MAY 2020

Our April meeting couldn’t go ahead for well- known reasons, so our Annual Meeting didn’t take place. Nevertheless, the West Lulworth WI carries on undaunted. We have discovered the benefits of ZOOM through which we have had virtual meetings for the full club as well as committee and Book Group. As our confidence grows, we’re meeting the challenges of technology quite happily. Our next full meeting will be a Quiz Evening at 7pm on Wednesday 3rd June with our President Dena Selby in the Chair.

Halina Simpson

Wildlife venture forth during lockdown

There have been notable increases in sightings of wildlife whilst most of us have been taking the Government's advice to ‘Stay At Home’.

Clive and Jan Goddard used their daily exercise time to take a look at the majestic cruise ships lying at anchor in Weymouth Bay and came across this beautiful creature, also taking a stroll to admire the unusual view.

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Thanks to Christine Pfaff for finding these extraordinarily relevant mementoes.

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LOTTERY (100 Club) We are nearing the end of the lottery financial year with just one more draw before subs are due again. I will give further information about how the payments can be made as the current situation develops but I do hope you will keep playing even if you’ve never won as the hall will need the funds even more as we try to return to ‘normal’.

May winners: 1st prize: Shelley Dockrell £25 2nd prize: Gill Sonner £15 3rd prize: Ruth Harrison £10 Brenda Mustoe. Tel: 01305 852009 Beechgate, High Street Email: [email protected] All proceeds go to Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall (Charity No 286849)

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15 Parish News June 2020 COUNTRYSIDE COMMENT Our Bi-monthly Column by Local Retired Farmer Paul Simpson

Nature continues to test farmers’ nerves, with the constant wet winter followed by an April with hardly a drop of rain, so that all the Spring Barley planted in March was beginning to suffer. However, a couple of good rains at the end of the month saved the day, and most crops look set for a fair harvest. A dry Spring encourages plants to put down deep roots which enables them to withstand a drought period later in the season.

First silage cuts have already been taken and followed by a good rain, so that is a good start to the vital task of filling the Silage pits ready for the crop is quite visible in field after field and yields will winter. Lambs are looking well (they always do be very low. The only alternative treatment is better in dry weather) and beef cattle turned out of regular spraying with an insecticide; in this country their winter yards have already started to bloom. this is not permitted either, but of course it is allowed together with the seed dressing in some of the countries around the world that produce rapeseed so no doubt we will be importing more from them in future. And it is ironic that a measure aiming to protect bees will wipe out one of their principal nectar sources!

Some of the newly drilled maize fields look as though they have been covered in plastic sheet, but it is actually a starch-based material which decomposes quite rapidly after the crop has been harvested. Maize is not very frost hardy and as we have just had some frosty nights these fields will have been protected. A good maize crop needs a Corvid-19 lockdown has not caused too many long hot summer, and covering it at this stage gives problems in our immediate area. Tractor drivers sit it a head start. well isolated in their cabs and livestock workers can generally keep their distance although close up I was fascinated to watch one of James Martin’s veterinary work must be quite a challenge. The cookery programmes where the proprietor of the need for good supplies of homegrown food have Salt Pig in Wareham was showing him how his never been more apparent and one hopes that Mangalitsa and Berkshire pigs were being used to politicians will remember this while planning restore heathland at Arne. That really is a win/win agricultural policies in the future. situation; the RSPB gets cheap reclamation and Wareham gets fantastic tasting pork. There must be The one crop that does not look good is Oilseed a lesson to be learned here. Rape or the Yellow Peril, as some hay fever sufferers call it. Our local farmer has taken the (Reviewing this article just before publication the decision to give up growing any next year after drought seems to be tightening its screw and severe damage to the current crop by Flea Beetles. farmers will be revising their estimates again. Thank Following reports, not universally agreed, that a goodness I can water my garden!) seed dressing posed a threat to bee populations, treatment in this way has been banned. The Paul Simpson devastation caused by this insect on our current

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Winfrith Village Hall High Street, Winfrith Newburgh

Our Village Hall is currently closed but once these hard times are over we will reopen. Please keep us in mind for your group or that event you’re still wanting to stage.

The main hall seats 90 people plus there is small meeting room which seats 20. Both have access to a commercial-grade kitchen with dishwasher, large cooker, fridge, automatic hot water urn, crockery and cutlery. A large serving hatch opens onto the main hall.

We have a full premises licence for serving alcohol.

The main entrance is through a lobby which can be used for reception and at the other end is a raised stage with a drop-down screen. Entrances are fully accessible from the front and back car parks and there are separate ladies’ and gent's toilets as well as a disabled toilet. There is Wi-Fi throughout and a Hearing Loop.

Our hall has been hired for meetings large and small, parties, receptions, craft fairs, stage productions both amateur and professional, exercise and dance groups etc. and we look forward to getting back to normal! Unfortunately, we can’t host bouncy castles.

Competitive hiring charges:

Main Hall (Winfrith and East Knighton residents) £7.00 per hour Non-residents £13.00 per hour. Small Meeting Room (Winfrith and East Knighton residents) £5.00 per hour Non-residents £7.00 per hour.

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE LULWORTH RANGERS

Lulworth Ranger Team Roundup: terrible fire reported widely from behind Still operating in strange circumstances, but Northmoor) please take great care with bonfires, achieving much on the ground. This last month has cigarettes, bar-b-ques and the like. Hay meadows seen us busy on the farm, with regular sorties to and crops can both burn very fast in these other jobs around the Estate. First up, we have conditions. almost completed the knapsack and boom spraying Finally, a reminder again that gates, latches and work to eliminate what are termed ‘injurious handles are all SHARED SURFACES. Touch them as weeds’ on both pastures and arable alike. Taking little as possible and wash your hands regularly. out species like spear thistle is really important to Remember that ground nesting birds could be stop them from spreading with the old adage of confused by the lack of regular footfall and may ‘one year’s seeding, seven years weeding’ definitely choose to nest on or near the footpaths that they true and a constant mantra to keep us focused on usually avoid, so it’s vital to keep dogs on leads. the job. Wildlife Sightings: We have been applying to join the ‘Hedgerows and Wow, what a lot of butterflies are on the wing. Our Boundaries’ scheme which is a competitive grant team highlights are Common, Adonis and Small fund to restore hedges by either coppicing, laying or Blues, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, the first gapping them up. If successful, around one Lulworth Skippers of the year, Small heaths and thousand strategically chosen meters - based on the Orange Tips. A sunny day will see them out quite history, condition and wildlife benefits to be gained early in the day before it gets so hot that they ‘go to - will be repaired in this way. Adding this to our ground’ and then there’s nothing much flying in the previous work on laying existing hedges and searing heat of the day. planting new hedges over the last 10 years will Corn Buntings aplenty, with the added evening call ensure that a really comprehensive network will of Partridge – if you are lucky you will hear Grey as thrive into the future. This is essential as a food well as Red Legged. There was a Spotted Fly Catcher source and nesting habitat, wind protection for the in East Lulworth and a Winchat up at North Lodges. crops and a corridor for insects, birds and bats to A surprising fly-by from a White Tailed Sea Eagle navigate the countryside. was recorded from a tagged individual travelling The silage is growing on and with Camp Bestival from Portland out to and spotted near cancelled this year, we have the unusual situation Bat’s Head on its way through. The big red kite of keeping the sheep in the entrance to the Park movement early in May saw over 100 birds in the while the main gates are closed. An idyllic ‘Hardy Weymouth area. We are still sighting them at Country’ scene of ewes with lambs at foot under , East Lulworth and Belhuish. the majestic Park trees really lifted the spirits while A couple of insects to complete the set. A Two- working through the Covid pandemic. Banded Longhorn beetle in the hedgerow grass at To help with the opening up of Durdle Door we Belhuish The adult beetles can be identified by the spent time devising and then signing a one way two cream coloured marks on the side of each wing walking route to aid social distancing measures. casing with a reddish one in between (which is not This makes it slightly further to the beach, but is always clear to see). They can sometimes be found hopefully safer for everyone and allows people to on tree trunks, or feeding on the pollen of spread out. Feedback from visitors has been really Hawthorn, Cow Parsley or Hogweed. And a Violet positive and to date, most of them are also taking Ground beetle busy digging a hole in Chaldon their litter home. What’s left has been picked up on Valley. One of the largest species in the UK, they do some early morning trips down to Durdle Door not fly but are very fast runners! beach – with some interesting items including a baby’s sock, a pair of abandoned Kalvin Klein Contact Us: If you have any wildlife sightings to boxers, a maze game and a whole set of castle report we’d love to hear from you, please contact moulds – perhaps the owners had thought it was a [email protected] or call 01929 400155 and sandy beach before the shingle in the shoes became leave a message of what you saw and where. a reality once they hit the bottom of the steps. Maddy Pfaff With the tinder dry windy conditions (and recent

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guidance document available for all staff affected Dorset Council, West Purbeck, shortly. We are not expecting or wanting huge June 2020 Report numbers of staff to return to the offices at this Coronavirus stage. We remain very much in the front line of this programme implementing a variety of government Homelessness and rough sleepers initiatives and schemes and the situation is very Since the start of the outbreak, our housing teams fluid, changing daily. So, as I said last month, I am have helped 28 rough sleepers from across the loathe to write a report that may well be out of county into accommodation – this has, and date by the time it appears in print! I continue continues to be, challenging and we are operating writing progress reports every few days to Parish as a multi-agency response to the situations this is Council clerks and others, leaving them to forward creating on a daily basis. In addition, the team have as appropriate. The community shield work is also housed more than 120 homeless households in continuing to help and support the most vulnerable temporary accommodation and will continue to people of all ages across the county. support these people into more permanent accommodation as the lockdown restrictions ease. Think twice about visiting Dorset right now As you may know we have been putting out the Business Grants message to ask people to think twice about visiting As of the middle of May Dorset Council made 7,462 Dorset following the easing of restrictions by the grant payments to businesses in the Dorset Council Government. There has been a lot of coverage on area totalling £89m. Dorset Council have paid 92% this, and we have been featured on local TV news of the grant claims we have received – meaning at bulletins, as well as the front page of several the time of writing we have 629 that are either national newspapers. We are holding our line and currently approved and awaiting the next payment asking people to think twice about making a run, or undergoing validation or they have just journey to visit Dorset and asking those who do live landed! And we have received a moderate but and work here to stay alert and continue to follow noticeable increase in the number of claims since government guidelines on exercise and social last week’s letters to businesses who had not yet distancing. made a claim. The national data recently released shows that only 7 councils out of 314 have made Our car parks and public toilets at visitor more payments than us and only 6 of the 314 have destinations across the Dorset Council are closed distributed more money to their local businesses and will remain so for now but this will be reviewed than us so far. We have received a total of 1,160 regularly, and we will come under increasing claims that did not pass our validation/verification pressure to open them again, possibly by the time processes, so while we might have been anxious you read this! We are continuing to monitor the about processing volumes in the early days, this traffic on the roads and the situation on the ground figure in particular proves that we were right not to at beaches and other visitor centres. We will review relax our verification criteria and proceed with the arrangements, if needed, taking into account public appropriate validation measures in place. We are health & safety – with the input of Town and Parish also receiving some very positive – and very Councils. welcome - feedback from businesses that are grateful for the funding and the way we have Returning to work (Dorset Council) and COVID supported them. Office Arrangements We are now starting to plan how we manage our Minerals Plan office buildings as the lockdown restrictions begin In all the furore you may have missed the Minerals to be relaxed. We will have to comply with social Site plan progress which has been 5 years in the distancing requirements and so the numbers of making. The Plans are all fully adopted now, and we desks available will be much reduced from what we are waiting for some return to normality to arrange would normally have for use. We will have to for them to be printed prior to distribution to our allocate specific desks to named individuals in the involved partners. first instance, rather than the hot-desking which takes place at the moment. There will be a 20 Parish News June 2020

Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund children of critical workers (of all year groups). Of On the 14th May 2020, the Secretary of State for this cohort, attendance continues to steadily rise Transport, announced a £1.7 billion funding with about 3.5% of children attending school, allocation to Combined Authorities and Local including 634 who are deemed vulnerable. A third Highway Authorities for 2020/21 through the newly of early years settings are open for an average of created Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund. 500 children (75% children of critical workers, 25% Dorset’s share of the £1.7billion funding is set out vulnerable). below (as documented in the Department for Transport news story https://www.gov.uk/ Early help and safeguarding government/news/multi-billion-pound-road-and- Our family workers are supporting families with a railway-investment-to-put-nation-on-path-to- variety of issues related to the lockdown, including recovery), and includes our already confirmed managing home learning, behaviour and annual funding allocation in the form of the boundaries, keeping motivated and safe, and how following: to have socially distanced exercise. They are seeing a significant impact on families ranging from Highway Maintenance Block Allocation financial difficulties to mental health, access to food £10,564,000 and medicine, and concerns around online safety Highway Maintenance Block Incentive and the tensions of sharing limited computer Element £ 2,201,000 equipment. Integrated Transport Block (Improvements) £ 1,971,000 Concerns for vulnerable expectant mothers and 0- 5s has led to some additional work involving all our The additional element for us comes in the form of partners whilst working with new government the (mainly) Pothole Funds which equates to an health guidelines. As with previous weeks, additional £9,112,000, taking our total 2020/21 colleagues are maintaining our statutory obligations capital award to £23,848,000. This additional award and we continue to see children in their homes and is intended to alleviate pressure on highway communities as is required. We have been making authorities caused by Covid-19 and allows us to excellent use of online tools to stay in touch with focus on restart issues and recovery. This additional families, foster carers and conduct child protection funding is capital and thus can only be used for conferences. genuine renewal and enhancement, and not for revenue related activities such as gully emptying, Online gatherings have also led to some improved side verging, reactive maintenance. outcomes in our engagement with children and families. Our Children in Care Council are meeting Schools and early years regularly but virtually, with higher than normal This may well be superseded by the time you read attendance and engagement. The Director has been this. If the virus threat level indicates it is safe, the meeting with foster carers regularly to hear insights government have indicated that schools will begin a into being a carer during lockdown – and working phased and managed re-opening from the together to shape services. There is some incredible beginning of June. Initially this will involve early work going on to improve the way we work in years settings/nurseries and primary schools- response to this crisis that will leave an indelible Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 only, with some face improvement on our services for some time. to face support for Years 10 and 12. As you will anticipate, managing this will look different in each school setting. Headteachers and early years leaders are assessing the risks as they seek to prioritise the safety of their pupils and staff. This may mean that things will be different to normal, for instance: part- time hours, staggered start and finish times, and shorter weeks.

Dorset Council’s priority will continue to be ensuring provision for vulnerable children and

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Useful information available guidance. The helpline number is: 01305 228300. It There is a lot of information on the Dorset Council is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to website, this includes contact information and ideas 4.45pm. Callers need to ring and make an for things to do, including for children when they’re appointment for a 30 minute phone consultation. at home. Here are some of the links: Online resources for families https://mailchi.mp/ Broadband dorsetcouncil/online-resources Chris Loder MP and I have met with the CEO of Schools and families: https:// BTOpenreach to lay out forcefully our www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe- disappointment at the implementation speed, cost weather/emergencies/coronavirus/schools-and- and overruns of their implementing Superfast families.aspx Broadband. We have another meeting planned and Information and landing page: https:// then we will be going to meet (virtually) the www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe- Minister of Technology to argue the case for Dorset weather/emergencies/coronavirus/coronavirus- being treated better than it has been historically. covid-19.aspx There remains a great deal of good advice on how Surgery people can protect themselves online at We are not holding face to face meetings for the www.nhs.uk/coronavirus. Finally, any Dorset moment. However, we would be delighted to ring resident who needs additional support should be and talk to you. Please ring or email us with the encouraged to call the Community Shield helpline: subject matter so that we can prepare ourselves. 01305 221000 (open 8am-8pm every day). Peter’s email address is [email protected] telephone 07986600799 and Laura’s is [email protected] telephone Ever thought about fostering? 07814 569563. We are running a campaign to recruit more foster carers. There’s an even greater need at the moment, as some of our existing carers are shielding. We need more carers, otherwise some Dorset children may have to leave their friends and where they are settled and be placed in care elsewhere. If you’ve ever considered fostering, do take a look. Find out more at: www.fosterindorset.com

Public Health update and guidance changes As of mid-May there were 7006 confirmed coronavirus cases across the southwest. This means that the region has the lowest infection rate in the country. While this is good news, it also presents a challenge as the government eases lockdown restrictions and more people from elsewhere in the Laura Miller and Peter Wharf country may be tempted to visit Dorset.

New Coronavirus helpline for parents and Dorset Councillors for West Purbeck

carers

We have set-up the helpline to support those who are worried about their child or teenager during the lockdown. If you are concerned about how your child is managing and you need someone to talk to, please ring. Our educational psychologists are available to help you. They will listen to your concerns and can offer practical advice and 22 Parish News June 2020

23 Parish News June 2020 Lulworth & District Gardening Society

In view of the current, and anticipated, restrictive personal isolation due to the pandemic, all advertised Society gatherings are cancelled until, at least, the end of August.

However, the Potato Growing Competition will go- ahead in isolation! The following will take place:- 1. Each member will weigh their potatoes grown in their black bag on Saturday 23rd August (supervised only by the Member's conscience!). 2. The weights achieved will be notified to the Hon. Sec. (John Watts), as soon as possible thereafter. 3. The results of the Competition will be published at the 8th September Society meeting or later, if necessary. My study window It's hoped that members are enjoying the current weather, to indulge in an unusual amount of time available in their gardens.

Phil Roberts

Dead Salvia root

Roses outside Wilton Cottage The Head Gardener watches my every act!

24 Parish News June 2020 Winfrith Gardening Club

Following a cold snap, we have probably had one of the driest Springs in recent years, but hopefully the switch has been flicked for the start of summer – although a little rain would be very welcome! With our need for ‘lockdown’, we have been fortunate to enjoy the glorious weather - for which we have been extremely lucky and I have no doubt that everyone’s garden is looking a picture and once the summer flowers really get going they will indeed be a joy to behold.

With all events being cancelled, including those to celebrate VE Day, where the Club was due to hold a which can lead to split fruits and blossom end plant sale, many of us had nurtured plants in rot; continue to remove side-shoots of your readiness – and then wondered what to do! So for plants the first time in the history of the Club, we held our first ever ‘virtual’ Plant Sale. Nothing ventured,  Check for suckers on roses and also any nothing gained – a few of us got together and so leaves that show ‘black spot’ - remove that the young plants did not go to waste, we soonest before the fungus spreads to the rest produced a long list of what was on offer and of the plant and give a spray of soapy water waited to see what would happen. Two very busy days, in glorious sunshine (which helped!) saw  Now is a good time to take softwood cuttings emails flood in for orders and our first ‘click and of shrubs collect’ system was put into operation. It worked–  Take the last pickings of early rhubarb and with a sigh of relief! - with just a handful of plants remove any flower spikes that start to form, left, but amazingly we raised over £200 so a big cutting right down at the base thank you to everyone who supported our impromptu event. In addition, funds raised from  If you are considering growing winter the village Treasure Hunt were also passed on to us vegetables, sow the seeds now ready to plant and the grand sum of over £300 will be donated to out in a few weeks Julia’s House Hospice.  Summer is the only time to prune plum trees, ‘Tips from the Potting Shed’ as the stems will heal rapidly reducing the risk of infection Trim conifers and other garden  Give dahlias a liquid feed, keep them well hedges now that the birds have finished watered and tie the shoots of tall varieties to nesting – but do make sure first! sturdy stakes as they grow

 Continue to dead-head plants and roses to encourage flowering

 Keep watering thirsty vegetables such as beans, soft fruits, peas and courgettes regularly

 Cover brassicas with fine netting to prevent cabbage white butterflies laying their eggs on the leaves

 Water tomatoes daily to prevent drying out,

25 Parish News June 2020 The Hoopers at Winfrith by Bridget Sant, abridged by Perilla Kinchen

Part 2: The Farm working. He did not employ a foreman, unlike many farms, but gave the orders in the Manor yard at This is the second extract from the account sent by 7.00am every day. The carters and horseman Bridget Sant, née Hooper, born in 1944 in the Manor started well before this as the horses had to be fed House, where her father Bob Hooper ran the major and harnessed before work. Monday was always farm in Winfrith. the hardest day to get the horses going as after their day of rest on Sunday they were often quite stiff and slow to get started. After the war most field jobs were undertaken by tractors and the horses were mainly used for pulling the wagons although I do have memories of following Walt Barnes and his ploughing team up and down the furrows.

To start with we had three tractors, a yellow Alliss Chalmer with spiked iron wheels, and a green Marshall which George Selby drove … with the drive belt which replaced the steam engines for driving big equipment like the threshing machine. Reg Boyall drove the third tractor, a more modern red Massey Harris. These all had to be fuelled up from the diesel and petrol in the yard. We had our own Fields farm Barn and new farmhouse 1971 petrol tank with a lever pump and we used this for all the cars as well.

My earliest memory of Manor Farmyard was of After receiving their orders all the men used to set constant activity. It was a maze of exciting old off and work for a couple of hours before sitting buildings, many with haylofts reached via ladders. under a hedge for their breakfast of bread and There were the stables for the carthorses, the cheese. My father used this early part of the day to cowsheds and two ancient barns: the chalk barn go round each of the dairies and check on the milk was built entirely from chalk; the roofs were production and health of the cows, before returning thatched. Both had huge wagon doors on both for his breakfast at nine – grapefruit, porridge with sides. cream from the milk, fried bacon and eggs (boiled eggs on Sundays) and toast and marmalade. We had a large specialised workforce of carters, ploughmen, thatchers, hedgers and ditchers and Another daily chore which often fell to us was dairymen. We had five dairies and each had two skimming the milk. When the milk arrived in our dairymen. It was a privilege to help my father count two-quart can each morning it was tipped into a out the weekly pay for the 30-plus employees. They wide bowl and left to stand in the larder for a day. each received around 30 shillings. At harvest time it Then with a big spoon the cream was gently scraped was a little more as overtime became compulsory. off the top and placed in a cream jug for use on Work normally started at 7.00am and ended at cereal and fruit. … We children had our own jug of 5.00pm but at lunchtime on Saturdays. Sundays milk to drink that had not been skimmed … were the day of rest and not even harvesting used After breakfast we would go out again with Dad to to take place then, only the milking and feeding of visit all the workers in the fields. I remember the animals. watching the men hoe the weeds and thin the root crops by hand. We grew sugar beet, mangolds and Each day we used to go round the farm with my swedes. The first was a cash crop grown under father and visit the sites where the men were licence and the latter two were fodder for the cows

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in winter. a little staircase behind a door, beside the fireplace. Upstairs had even lower ceilings than downstairs Hedging and ditching were two important winter with dormer windows set into the thatched roof. tasks. Hedging involved cutting and bending the There were no mod cons; water came from a well, tops of the bushes and then tying them down into a shared if there was a row of attached cottages. sort of roll. This made an impenetrable barrier. As Lavatories were in an outhouse down the garden. hedging has died out as a skill …, hedges now only get a quick trim and need fences to ensure they are Before the cottages became desirable residences adequate barriers. they were not regarded well. I remember my father buying some, in the late 1950s, from our landlord A number of winter activities also took place in the and he paid only £100 for one [no. 20]. It had been wood. This was a wonderful 50 acres of oak trees occupied by Cyril and Mrs Toms, the post-lady. and hazelnuts where our gamekeeper Tom Eldridge Another larger one on the other side of the street spent most of his time. In addition the wood cost him £400.… Increasingly the farmworkers were provided stickers and faggots. The stickers were choosing the more spacious and well-appointed used to train the runner beans and sweet peas in council houses built at the end of the Second World the cottage gardens and our garden. The faggots War. Yet even the first of these relied on a bucket were the sticks used for kindling in all the lavatory and although baths were built into the fireplaces. The thatchers also made all their pins scullery they had no proper drainage so were more from the wood. My finest memories are when the often used for storing coal than taking a bath. To primroses and bluebells were in flower. We also bathe one had to fire the copper to heat the water gathered hazelnuts and blackberries. Another and then pour the water in and get it out again. A simple joy was gathering cowslips from the chalky wash in the kitchen sink, which drained into a bank below the hedge which separated two fields bucket, was much simpler. close to home, Long Gutts and Butts. Electricity, however, did make life a lot easier. … The tied cottages of the farm were low-ceilinged We always had electricity, so it was a novelty going two-up and two-down houses. The main living to visit my father’s mother in Tarrant Hinton where room had the stove and then there was a little they still lit the oil lamps at dusk. scullery out the back. The upstairs was reached via

Winfrith farm cottages c.1944 (courtesy Sally Weld)

27 Parish News June 2020 ‘Fatal Result of Reckless Driving’ By Sarah Goodenough

Further ancestral research has led me to discover a tragic story about the father of th Charles Baggs (the poacher in my last article Charles Baggs at Glebe Farm, late 19 century and my 3rd great grandfather). body with the shaft. He was also called Charles Baggs, born around 1826 in the nearby village of Wool to William A newspaper report tells us he said “it’s all over Lambert Baggs and Elizabeth Bowering. When with me”, suggesting the fatal nature of the he was 23 years, he married Rebecca Langford accident. The other driver, a Mr Benjamin at his local church and they had just the one Ireland continued on his way, oblivious to what child. By 1871 Charles was 45 years old and had he had just done; leaving George to navigate become a successful butcher and farmer of 22 back to Winfrith with his injured grandfather acres. The census also tells us he employed slowly bleeding to death by his side. Charles several men. He went by cart to Weymouth succumbed to his injuries (internal market every week to sell his poultry. haemorrhage and shock to the system) the

rd following night at 10 o’clock on Christmas Eve. On Tuesday December 23 he took his 8-year- He was just 55. old grandson George Baggs to assist. I can imagine young George enjoying the adventure as they travelled from Winfrith to Weymouth An inquest was held at the Red Lion Inn. We across the countryside before soaking up the discover Mr Ireland was actually drunk and busy market atmosphere; lots of noise, new negligent. Little George was the first witness to faces and marvelling at all the things on sale. It give evidence; I can’t imagine what that must would have been a good day with Charles have been like for such a young child. The jury, selling all his fresh meat in readiness for after much debate brought a verdict of people’s Christmas meals. He would have been ‘accidental death’, and “the coroner severely looking forward to the celebrations with his censured Ireland, he had had a narrow escape family and friends and attending church. of being committed for trial on a serious charge, and trusted the occurrence would be a However, everything was to change on the warning to him.” Ireland was a notorious journey back to Winfrith. It took around 3.5 habitual drunk, and in my opinion should have hours to get home. By late afternoon it was been charged with manslaughter. getting dark and they would have to take it steady on the lanes. They stopped at the Plough Inn (Osmington) for refreshments; his Charles was laid to rest at Winfrith churchyard brother William Baggs was landlord at the time, on 27th December 1879. I am not aware of any and upon wishing him a Merry Christmas they headstone. His widow Elizabeth passed away in continued home. At the Poxwell and Warmwell 1892. Cross (now a roundabout) Charles called out to an approaching cart asking him to “hold in” but RIP Charles. the other driver ignored the warning. His cart struck the Baggs’s waggon, impaling Charles’s

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The fully refurbished Winfrith Village Hall

Available for private parties, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries

* Light and warm * Separate small carpeted meeting room * Wi-Fi throughout * Lots of power points * All new kitchen, with fast dishwasher, fridge large cooker, fridge and automatic hot water urn * Crockery and cutlery * Toilets, including with wheelchair access, ramps to front and rear doors

Current rates (increasing from 1 March 2020) £6-00 per hour to residents of Winfrith Newburgh and East Knighton Parish. £12-00 per hour for non- residents.

On-line booking : www.winfrithnewburgh.org.uk Telephone : Sally Johnson – 01305 854122

West Lulworth Village Hall

The Village Hall plays an important role in our community and at present is hired by many various groups. Facilities include a well equipped kitchen, stage and a choice of hiring the main hall or meeting room.

Anyone interested in starting and running a group or hiring the hall for a private function please contact the Bookings Secretary, Pauline Hill. Tel: 01929 406178. Please visit our website www.westlulworthvillagehall.co.uk

Chaldon Village Hall

Chaldon Village Hall was built as a school in 1847 with a vaulted roof to “keep the children healthy”.

It now offers a charming, warm and unusual space for parties or classes. It is licenced for 50 people and can be hired for £5/hour for residents of East & West Chaldon and £10/hour to non-residents.

Booking enquiries: [email protected] 01305 851827

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Report from Winfrith Newburgh & East Knighton Parish Council May 2020

The Council held their Annual Meeting via Zoom on Monday 11th May 2020. Cllr Nic Johnson was voted to carry on as Chairman Cllr Brenda Mustoe was voted to carry on as Vice-Chair. Although it was a full agenda a lot of the agenda items had no reports due to the current Covid-19 situa- tion. The next council meeting will be held possibly via Zoom on Monday 8th June 2020 at 7pm. Confirmed de- tails will be sent out nearer the time. If you have any questions, please contact me via my details below. Stay safe.

Mandy Stephens, Spring Garden Winfrith Newburgh Dorchester, Dorset DT28LN Clerk to the council

[email protected] 01305853659

USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS

Dorset Covid-19 Response helpline 01305 221000 Care & Safeguarding concerns, urgent food/meds request – no other support network available. On the above number 8am to 8pm 7 days a week.

Age UK (North, South and West Dorset) are coordinating requests for help with issues relating to loneliness and isolation, or support in accessing items such as food, cash or medication 01305 269444 or email [email protected]

Carer concerns not fitting into the above categories Support for carers across the Dorset Council area linking into local groups – online resources and advice center Carers support Dorset 0800 3688349 [email protected]

Production team for May edition of Parish News

Editor: David Brann Deputy Editor: Janine Scola Advertising Editor: Anne Rowan

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