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Piddle Valley News and Views Piddle Valley News and Views July / August 2016 JULY AUGUST.indd 1 24/06/2016 15:03 - Blue Lias Marine - Boat Restoration & Repair – Boat Storage - - Unique Spaces & Joinery Commissions “Made to measure, not forced to fit” Please call Rob Murphy, email or visit the website for further details Tel: 07720 254448 Email: [email protected] Website: www.blueliasmarine.co.uk Workshop at Briantspuddle just off the A35 2 www.piddlevalley.info JULY AUGUST.indd 2 24/06/2016 15:03 www.piddlevalley.info 3 JULY AUGUST.indd 3 24/06/2016 15:03 By working together with colleagues throughout the West Country, we provide extensive local and national coverage achieving exceptional results. Thinking of selling? Take advantage of our strong, local knowledge - call for a free confidential market appraisal of your property. Please call Julian Bunkall FRICS Dorchester 01305 262 123 Philip German-Ribon BSc (Hons) Sherborne 01935 810 141 Ashley Rawlings MRICS Bridport 01308 423 133 Residential Sales, Surveys Well & Professional Valuations People placed Property Places jackson-stops.co.uk Local & National reach through a network of London & Regional offices 4 www.piddlevalley.info JULY AUGUST.indd 4 24/06/2016 15:03 Table of Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item Page Dates for your Diary 7 Mobile Library Dates 13 Piddletrenthide PO + Stores 24 Services 28-29 From the VIcarage 31 News from the Villages Alton Pancras 36-37 Piddlehinton 37-39 Piddletrenthide + White Lackington 39-40 General News & Notices 43-46 Clubs, Groups, Organisations 50-53 Piddle Valley Parish Council 56-60 Piddle Valley Losses in the Great War 60-64 Sport 64 www.piddlevalley.info 64-66 Surgeries 70, 71 Index of Advertisers 90 Event / activity posters are displayed throughout this issue Advertisements are mainly towards the front and back of the magazine Cover: Poppies in bloom in the fields of Piddletrenthide. Please do send in all your photos and news - any information is so gratefully received and will be included if possible - the magazine is for everyone in the Piddle Valley and the more editorial material we can publish the better! www.piddlevalley.info 5 JULY AUGUST.indd 5 24/06/2016 15:03 PVNV MAR APR_Full version 20/02/2015 18:51 Page 22 The Bridge Educational Trust The Bridge Educational Trust (Registered Charity No 1068720) was established in 1990 in memory of John Bridge, the last of the family which founded the Piddle Valley School in the middle of the 19th century. The objectives of the Trust are educational, and grants are given primarily to those wishing to study at a school, college, or other educational establishment. Applications are particularly welcomed from residents of the Piddle Valley and its immediate neighbourhood. Normally applicants should be nearing the end of their school careers or have left school, though younger children with special educational needs may be considered. At the Trustees’ discretion, expeditions or travel groups for young people which are organised for scientific or cultural purposes may be eligible, provided they contain an educational element. The Trustees give priority to cases involving hardship or difficult family circumstances and where, without some assistance, the desired education, course or activity would not be possible. Special consideration is given to older people who may wish to start training for a particular career or other purpose after normal education has been interrupted. During the past year grants made by the Trust have included those to help university students with accommodation costs and equipment; to provide support for children with specific learning difficulties; and to provide training for adults hoping to change career. Meetings of Trustees to consider applications are held in May, September and January. Those wishing to apply should obtain an application form by writing to The Administrator c/o Piddle Valley First School, Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QL or by emailing [email protected]. Applications by post or email should be received not later than the 15th of the month before the meeting at which they are to be considered. Further details of the Trust can be found at www.bridgeeducationaltrust.org.uk but if you feel that you would like to discuss a possible application with one of the local Trustees, please contact one of the following: Hannah Murphy (348564), Richard Drewe (348253), Nick Harland (348272), Olivia Steven (348909) Richard Drewe, Chairman 22 www.piddlevalley.info 6 www.piddlevalley.info JULY AUGUST.indd 6 24/06/2016 15:03 Dates for your diary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 1 Fri Mobile Library 3 Sun Summer Breakfast at Piddlehinton Village Hall 9.00 am to 11.30 am. 7 Thurs Piddle Valley Over 60s. Outing to Monkey World. 8 Fri Coffee Morning + summer raffle, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 10.30 to 12 noon 8 Fri Summer Charity Concert, Piddlehinton Village Hall. 10 Sun Gardens Club Summer Social, Kingsmead, Piddletrenthide. 15 Fri Mobile Library 16 Sat Puddlefest, Puddletown Rugby Club 12.00 onwards 16 Sat Piddlehinton Church Fete, The Old Rectory, 2.00pm onwards, 7.00pm BBQ 21 Thurs Antiques Valuation Afternoon and Tea Party, The Manor House, Buckland Newton 3.00-6.00pm 22 Fri Artsreach Children’s Workshop - Prehistoric Clay Creatures, Piddle Valley FIrst School, 10.00am-1.00pm 26 Tue Devolution And Unitary Authority For Dorset, Piddlethrenthide Memorial Hall, 7.00pm 26 Tue Piddle Valley Parish Council meeting, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 7.30 pm 29 Fri Mobile Library 29 Fri Lunch Club Summer Buffet, Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide 31 Sun Gardens Club Visit to Lady Farm, Chelwood August 4 Thur Piddle Valley Over 60s. Barbeque at Mrs Prue Jakeman’s 12.30 pm. 7 Sun The Sound of Music, Buckland Newton VIllage Hall, 10.00am-4.00pm. 12 Fri Mobile Library 12 Fri Coffee Morning, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 10.30 to 12 noon 20 Sat Gardens Club August Summer Show 2.00–4.00pm, Piddle Valley First School 26 Fri Mobile Library 27 Sat Alton Pancras Annual Booksale Future Dates Thursday 1st September. Piddle Valley Over 60s outing to Isle of Wight. Sunday 11th September. Cream teas at 11 Rectory Road, the home of Mrs Pam Lock from 2.30 pm. Monday 12th September Gardens Club Discount shopping at Poundbury Garden Centre 6.45pm Monday 26th September Gardens Club ‘Back to Nature? Some of us never left’ Talk by Jonathan Garrett www.piddlevalley.info 7 JULY AUGUST.indd 7 24/06/2016 15:03 Piddle Valley News & Views Advertising rates, deadline + contacts Dimensions (w x h) page proportion annual (6 issues) single issue 128 x 180mm Full page (b/w) £95 £25 inside front + back (colour) ----- £35 back cover (colour) ----- £50 128 x 88mm Half page £80 £20 128 x 58mm 1/3 page landscape £60 £15 62 x 120mm 1/3 page portrait £60 £15 62 x 88mm 1/4 page £50 £12 62 x 56mm 1/6 page £40 £10 62 x 42mm 1/8 page £38 £10 Small ads per line £4 Advertising deadline – 2016: 10 Aug, 10 Oct, 10 Dec Editorial deadline – 2016: 10 Aug, 10 Oct, 10 Dec Editorial team Editor: Julie Bennett 07740 083657 [email protected] Webmaster: Andy Howard 01300 348406 [email protected] Treasurer/Advertising: Minnow Walker 01300 348699 [email protected] Distribution: Ann Jordan 01300 348015 Proof reading: Gill Bingham 2016 deadlines: 10th August, October, December Cerne Abbas By post / hand PVNV Postbag, PO & Village Stores, Airport Taxi Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QF Printed by Creeds of Bridport Audi A4 Quattro Estate Tel: 01300 342 129 Mobile: 07554 702 705 Airport Transfers, Local Journeys www.cerneabbastaxi.co.uk Email: [email protected] 8 www.piddlevalley.info JULY AUGUST.indd 8 24/06/2016 15:03 PVNV MAR APR_Full version 20/02/2015 18:51 Page 7 Had Enough of EscalatingDo you have Clean Energy Heating Aspirations for yourCosts? home? 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For further information contact Jane Percy on Sunny Portland 820963 or [email protected]. 10 www.piddlevalley.info JULY AUGUST.indd 10 24/06/2016 15:03 www.piddlevalley.info 11 JULY AUGUST.indd 11 24/06/2016 15:03 PVNV MAR APR_Full version 20/02/2015 18:51 Page 10 DOMESTIC REPAIRS NO CALLOUT CHARGE PROMPT TUMBLE WASHING COMPETITIVE DRYERS SERVICE COOKERS MACHINES 7 DAYS A FREEZERS FRIDGES WEEK DISHWASHERS 24 HOURS A DAY Tel IAN COOMBS on 07572 918745 Disclaimer Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of advertise- ments and copy in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any information given or claims made by our advertisers or contributors.
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