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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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]

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Had Enough of EscalatingDo you have Clean Energy Heating Aspirations for yourCosts? home?

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JULY AUGUST.indd 9 24/06/2016 15:03 Trading Standards check and approve businesses, so you don’t have to...

For businesses you can trust, Buy With Conﬁdence. Visit buywithconﬁdence.gov.uk or call 03454 040506 CLEAN SWEEP JON CRANE CHIMNEY SWEEP Any Flue Swept - Agas, Gas, Open Fires, Ingle Nooks, Multi-Fuel Burners. Nest Removal HOME: 01305 851585 MOBILE: 07825 07825 027051 027051 Fully Insured Member Of the Institute Of Chimney Sweeps email: [email protected]

Wednesdays 13th, 20th and 27th April sees the Institute of Advanced Motorists free Lectures commence at 6.45 pm with an 8.45 pm finish at Committee Room 1, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. Entry to Committee Room 1 through glass doors at Colliton Corner and parking is free. The Lectures, given by a Class One Civilian ex-Police Instructor with many years’ experience and a sense of humour contain information and advice that could save your life. As we strive to better ourselves at most things in life, why not driving? No need to book, just come along and bring your friends. For further information contact Jane Percy on Sunny Portland 820963 or [email protected].

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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 advertisements 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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Mobile Library Mobile Library Mondays 2, 161, +15, 30 29 March July 13 + 27 April

Alton Pancras12, 26 August Holcombe Mead 11.25–11.45 Charlton Down: ANDREW SHAW PiddletrenthideVillage Hall 10.00-10.30am Poachers Inn 11.55–12.10 MASTER THATCHER WightmansPiddlehinton: Close 13.20–13.50 Over ANDREW30 years experienceSHAW Paynes Close 10.40-11.20am AllMASTER inquiries THATCHER welcome Piddlehinton Over 30 years experience Paynes Piddletrenthide:Close 14.00–14.40 AllTel: inquiries 01305 welcome265384 Wightmans Orchard 11.30am- 12.00pm Mob:Tel: 0130507879 265384 610583 Mob: 07879 610583

D. J. Chutter LTD

Building Contractor – Joinery Long Established Local Firm All aspects of Building work undertaken including Conservation and Listed Building Joinery Workshop – Providing bespoke joinery – including: doors, windows, kitchens, wardrobes

Please contact Mark Chutter on 01963 210354 Email: [email protected]

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JULY AUGUST.indd 13 24/06/2016 15:03 Philip J. Ralph Agricultural & general contractor, groundworker and excavations Footings and foundations, Drives and concrete. Garden landscaping. Walls and patios. Fencing. Tree work and stump removal. Welding and metal fabrication. Paddock topping. Plant Hire incl : JCB, Mini digger. Tractor & trailer. Mini tractor and rotavator. Hydraulic log splitter. 8” Wood chipper. Ride on Mower. No VAT : Fully insured Plush Dorset 01300 348730 0789 9928461 [email protected]

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ALL PLUMBING PROBLEMS TACKLED NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

TEL BILLY : 07788710873 or 01300 320361

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JULY AUGUST.indd 15 24/06/2016 15:03 Contemporary and Traditional

Visit our showroom Open Tuesday to Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9.30am - 4pm Closed Sunday and Monday

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BRIAN TWIGG PLANNING Town & Country Planning Consultant Doe Cottage, The Green, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7NS ● mobile 07961 538100 e-mail [email protected] web www.briantwiggplanning.co.uk

I am an experienced and professionally qualified Planning Consultant offering a range of Town and Country Planning services, including.

• All types of Planning Applications, Designs & Drawings

• Preparation of Planning Appeals & Certificates of Lawfulness

• Site Appraisals, Legal Agreements & Planning Policy issues

Visit my web site for more details - www.briantwiggplanning.co.uk

Brian Twigg ● Chartered Town Planner Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning ● Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute ● Membership No. 27934

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Specialists in Carpentry & Joinery J & A Ridell Friendly family business since 1970 For prompt, reliable service, new and repair work doors / windows / built-in furniture

Email: [email protected] Tel: 01300 348161

We have 3 fleeces available from our alpacas who were shorn this week.

Their colours are brown, black and fawn/off-white. We would like £20-30 for each fleece.

Contact Jonathan on 01300 348128

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JULY AUGUST.indd 19 24/06/2016 15:03 J A S P E R S HAIR SALON

01300 348 569

Main Street, Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QL www.jasperssalon.moonfruit.com

A modern Salon providing a friendly and professional service

OPENING TIMES WeDiscounts are pleased available to announcefor: that Emma

Dunham will be returning to Jaspers on Monday: Closed - thNew Customers the 8 July following maternity leave Tuesday: 9.00am-5.00pm - Students

Wednesday: 9.00am-6.00pm - OAP’s on a Tuesday & & Wednesday

Thursday: 9.00am-5.00pm Congratulations to Alice Newton on

Friday: 9.00am-7.00pm achieving& don’t forget her to Level ask about 3 Hairdressing our loyalty cards

Saturday: 8.30am-1.30pm

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JULY AUGUST.indd 20 24/06/2016 15:03 EXPERT FINANCIAL ADVICE ON YOUR DOORSTEP

We have the knowledge to help you successfully secure and enhance your financial future. We focus solely on face-to-face, plain-speaking advice to build long-term, trusted relationships with our clients.

We specialise in: • Investments & Savings • Pensions • IHT & Estate Planning • Protection • Tax planning • Mortgages

For a free, no obligation discussion about your financial future, please call:

Tim Gallego Poundbury Wealth Management 01305 266 866 Alan Wing House, Holmead Walk, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3GE Email: [email protected]

POUNDBURY WEALTH MANAGEMENT

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JULY AUGUST.indd 22 24/06/2016 15:03 SHAWSCAPE LANDSCAPING SOLUTIONS

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING

NATURAL STONE SPECIALISTS INCLUDING FLINT-WORK

DRIVEWAYS/PAVING/FENCING/WALLING/OUTBUILDINGS ETC

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JULY AUGUST.indd 23 24/06/2016 15:03 PIDDLETRENTHIDE STORES

We receive fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries daily, our prices are very competitive, so why not give us a try? We stock in-season fruit and vegetables, and can order large quantities if needed. We can supply speciality breads such as cottage loaves, French sticks and large wholemeal cobbers from Evershot Bakeries – ideal for entertaining. Balls the Butchers are happy to cut meat to individual customers’ requirements. We have a new supplier of fresh chicken, reared at Piddlehinton from ‘Piddle Valley Chickens’. The birds are given time to grow slowly on a natural diet with corn, grass and clover which gives their traditional chicken flavour and succulent meat. Living in large grassy paddocks and in small flocks these are the happiest chicken in Dorset! I support this very ethical new business and wish them well. I thank you all for your continued support of the shop and I am sure this will help it to go from strength to strength.

Shop opening hours are Monday – Friday 8.30 am to 7pm and Saturday 8.30 am to 1pm

Telephone No: 01300 348330 Carol and the Team

NEWS FROM THE POST OFFICE

Postmistress: Philippa Rodale

Post Office Services – Stamps, parcels, Postal Orders, Gift Cards, Euros and other currencies to order. Post Office Card account and pension and benefits. Post Office Saving Accounts, ISA’s, telephone and broadband, insurances for car, travel, house and pets. Moneygrams, mortgages, telephone top ups, electric key, bill payments such as electricity, telephone, water rates, council tax and income tax.

Post Office opening hours: Monday and Friday 9am–1pm and 2–5.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am–1pm Saturday closed

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JULY AUGUST.indd 24 24/06/2016 15:03 Window Cleaning Services

Commercial and residential window cleaning - We clean up to 80 ft from the ground using the latest water fed pole system which use purified water. Internal windows can also be cleaned using the traditional methods too.

We clean all year round in all weathers except high winds for safety reasons and operate on a 4, 8, or 12 weekly cycle, with cleaning all year round we can maintain a regular, high quality service for our clients.

Gutter Emptying Services

Gutters Blocked?

Why not get in touch for a free no obligation quote to have your gutters cleared and facias and soffits cleaned. We operate from the ground using CCTV to ensure the gutters have been emptied completely, we can clean to a height of 50ft.

Gutters need to be cleared of debris in order for water to be carried away from the house so it does not cause damage to your property by potentially back filling and flowing back into the property causing damp. In order to keep them working as they should we usually book these in once or twice a year depending on the surroundings i.e.trees, hedges etc.

If you would like to book any of the above services then please contact JAMIE on Mobile – 07977106487 Email – [email protected] Home – 01300 821134

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JULY AUGUST.indd 25 24/06/2016 15:03 G.J.S. Plumbing + Heating Ltd

also L.P.G Installations Service, Checks + Ugrades (Gas Safe Reg) 01305 267765 07951 880654

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JULY AUGUST.indd 27 24/06/2016 15:03 THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, READINGS READINGS CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY

July Piddle Valley Three Churches August Piddle Valley Three Churches

rd 3 July th 7 August 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) Thomas the Apostle 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) Trinity 11 Red Alton Pancras Hilton Alton Pancras Hilton

Green 9.30am Family Service (CW) 11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Psalm 66: 1-8 9.30am Family Service (CW) 11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Psalm 33: 12-end Isaiah 66: 10-14 Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey Genesis 15: 1-6 Galatians 6 (1-6), 7-16 11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) 6.00 pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) 6.00 pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne Luke 12: 32-40. Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne

th th 14 August 10 July 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Trinity 12 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Trinity 7 – Sea Sunday Alton Pancras Hilton Green Alton Pancras Hilton

Green (BCP) 11.00am Parish Communion (BCP) Psalm 82 11.00am Parish Communion Psalm 25: 1-10 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Melcombe Horsey Jer. 23: 23-29 Melcombe Horsey Deut. 30:9-14 Piddlehinton Piddlehinton Hebrews 11:29 – 12: 2 Col. 1:1-14 Luke 12: 49-56. Luke 10:25-37 17th July 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) Trinity 8 21th August 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) Green Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne Trinity 13 Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne

11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Green Psalm 15 11.00am Parish Communion (CW) 11.00am Parish Communion (CW) 11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Genesis 18:1-10a Hilton Piddlehinton Psalm 103: 1-8 Piddlehinton Hilton Col. 1:15-28 Isaiah 58: 9b - end Luke 10:38-end. Hebrews 12:18 - end

24th July Luke 13: 10-17 Trinity 8 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) th Green Alton Pancras Cheselbourne 28 August 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

Trinity 14 Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne Psalm 138 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) 10.30am Stepping Stones Green Genesis 18: 20-32 Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey, Old Brewery Hall 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) 10.30am Stepping Stones Psalm 112 Col. 2: 6-15 (16-19) 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey, Luke 11: 1-13 Ecclus. 10: 12 -18 Old Brewery Hall Hilton Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14: 1, 7-14 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) th 31 July Hilton

Trinity 10 Green 11am Benefice Service (CW)

Lyscombe Chapel Psalm 49 Eccles. 1:2, 12-14 BYO - Picnic Lunch & Chair/Picnic Blanket Rector: Fr, Roger J. Butcher Email: rector@[email protected] 2: 18-23 The Vicarage, Col. 3: 1-11 All Welcome

Luke 12: 13-21 Church Lane, Website: https://piddlevalleybenefice.com/ BCP – Book of Common Prayer 1662 Piddletrenthide. CW – Common Worship Dorchester. DT2 7QY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piddlevalley/ Telephone: th Correct as of 8 June 2016 01300 348211

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JULY AUGUST.indd 28 24/06/2016 15:03 THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, READINGS READINGS CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY

July Piddle Valley Three Churches August Piddle Valley Three Churches

24th July Luke 13: 10-17 Trinity 8 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) th Green Alton Pancras Cheselbourne 28 August 9.30am Family Eucharist (CW) 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

Trinity 10 Green 11am Benefice Service (CW)

Lyscombe Chapel Psalm 49 Eccles. 1:2, 12-14 BYO - Picnic Lunch & Chair/Picnic Blanket Rector: Fr, Roger J. Butcher Email: rector@[email protected] 2: 18-23 The Vicarage, Col. 3: 1-11 All Welcome

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JULY AUGUST.indd 29 24/06/2016 15:03 Funeral Service 126 years in Dorchester, Weymouth & throughout Dorsert 24 Hour Service •Chapel of rest • Pre paid funeral plans Tel: 01305 250425 11a Icen Way, Dorchester DT1 1EW

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JULY AUGUST.indd 30 24/06/2016 15:03 From the Vicarage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Loneliness

Hello my name is Fr, Roger Butcher and I am the new incumbent for the two valley churches. Please may I, take this opportunity to thank many of you for the warm welcome shown towards myself and my family. We have received cakes, flowers and pot plants from many of you and we appreciate very much how warm your invitation towards us has been. Loneliness, we all feel it in our lives despite how warmly we are received by others; loneliness is a real and definite issue for all of us, despite our unsuccessful tendencies to fill this void. D.H. Lawrence once wrote - writing of his own pursuit of happiness, stated, "We want to delude ourselves that love is at the root of the problem of our emptiness. I want to say to you, it isn't. Love is only the branches. The root goes beyond love. A naked kind of isolation. An isolated me that does not meet and mingle and never can. It is true what I say. There is a beyond in me which goes further than love, beyond the scope of stars. Just as some stars are beyond the scope of our vision, so our own search goes beyond the scope of love. At least, I think that it is at the root, going beyond love itself.” There is a ‘naked kind of isolation’ that we all experience in the depths of our being, which is a spiritual loneliness. The reality, is that we were created for relationships with one another and with God. But there is a blockage, a separation to put it better, between each other and God, we have been left with a spiritual void within us. St Augustine said, "You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you." The world’s many religions are evidence of man’s attempts to find God and to posit religion itself into this void. Religion cannot fill this void. Only God can meet this need. When you say, ‘I don’t go to church - I’m spiritual not religious’, I say, ‘welcome to church’. Religion cannot fill this void. Only God can satisfy the depths of this void. The Christian message is that God has met this need, in the pureness of His Son, Jesus Christ, who has saved us from our predicament. Jesus is the way to God. We confess our emptiness, how sinfulness keeps us apart from God and each other and to accept Him; as saviour, breaking down the void between us and God, in doing so, we draw closer to him, reconnecting ourselves to Him, so that our spiritual loneliness is cured.

Fr, Roger Butcher June 2016

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JULY AUGUST.indd 31 24/06/2016 15:03 Are you struggling with your technology? Do you need help with your iPad or printer? Jane offers setup and support of all technology for older people. Small group sessions or one2one in your own home. Unlimited email/telephone support. Windows 7/8, Apple iPads, Android tablets and much more. Visit www.carersconnected.co.uk for more information and testimonials. or call Jane on 01305 260645 or 07989 322718

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JULY AUGUST.indd 32 24/06/2016 15:03 Support And Information For Older People

If you are over 50 there is a free resource you can call on to help you find out what you need to know about services and activities that are important to you in your community. It is called POPP (Partnership for Older People Programme). POPP is funded by DCC and NHS Dorset to improve the quality of life for older people by ensuring that opportunities are put in place locally to promote health and wellbeing, independence , preventative services and activities . Locally there are two people you can contact: Ellis Ford – who is what is termed a POPP Wayfinder and Julian English – a POPP Champion.

Ellis will provide one-to-one support and signposting and can visit people in their own homes. He has a wealth of information and relevant contacts at his fingertips and if he doesn’t know the answer to any question immediately he will find out.

Julian challenges the way that the statutory bodies deliver services to older people, so if you have any concerns you should raise them with him .Julian will also support groups to fund new activities and initiatives that help older people remain active, healthy and involved with their local community. In Cerne POPP has seed funded the Giant Social and the Community Defibrillator .

Contact: Ellis Ford – 07825 264346 – [email protected] Contact: Julian English – 07825 206050 – [email protected] For more information about POPP across Dorset:www.dorsetforyou.com/popp

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Bumps, Babies & Toddlers Group

0 – 3 years, older siblings welcome.

Piddle Valley First School

Tuesdays 9.30 – 11.30 (term time)

£1 per child 

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Contact Alicia 01300 348932 Or just come along! 

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CARLEE DOG TRAINING

Academy of Dog Training and Behaviour Fully Qualified Instructor

CAROLINE LEEMING Dip.dog.psy

Positive rewardbased training including Puppy Classes, Junior Classes and 1:1 Home Visits Classes held at Piddlehinton Village Hall Telephone: (01305) 853683 Email: [email protected] and on Facebook Website: www.carleedogtraining.co.uk

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JULY AUGUST.indd 35 24/06/2016 15:03 News, comings & goings in the valley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Alton Pancras

AP Weather forecasts are amazingly accurate nowadays – except on our Fete Day. Heavy rain was promised by 1300 hours – but luckily didn’t arrive until 1800. Instead, a record attendance of 385 adults paid their £1 entrance fee, accompanied by an estimated 95 children who were allowed in free to enjoy the festivities.

AP Preliminary accounts suggest another record year. Profits will be divided between Longmead Community Farm, Milborne St Andrew, which helps families in crisis, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and the village church.

AP The New Forest ice-cream van, staffed by Philippa Walker, related to an AP family, was able to donate £85 from her takings, an indication of the weather on the day.

AP Councillor Bernard and wife Marlene Clifton walked the length of our village picking up rubbish with the impending ‘Best Kept Village’ judging in mind. It says much about us residents that it only needed a very small bag.

AP We were winners in 2010, 2011 and 2013; runners-up 1995, 2015; 3rd in 1996; Highly Commended 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and Very Highly Commended 2004.

AP Nigel and Sue Brazier, George and Alex, wish to thank all who have helped in so many different ways following the disastrous fire at their home, Grey Thatches. It will be some 18 months + before they can expect to return so we must not lose sight of their predicament.

AP The annual booksale with refreshments will be held on Saturday 27th August, 10.30-12.00 at the church. We already have a bumper supply of books, previously enjoyed by readers from all parts of the valley, though we would always welcome more.

AP Sue Dean recently won one of High Society’s top accolades; having her letter chosen as The Lady magazine’s Letter of the Week in the 6 May 2016 Meryl Streep-cover edition, for which she received ‘a luxurious leather mini-purse from Estados’. Empty!

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A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE BRAZIERS OF GREY THATCHES, ALTON PANCRAS Nigel, Sue, Alex and George would like to thank everybody in Alton Pancras and beyond who helped them both on the day of the fire and in the weeks afterwards.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 36 24/06/2016 15:03 We also want to say a HUGE thank you for the very generous donation from everyone. We are so very lucky to live in such a caring, supportive community. The firemen also commented on how amazing you all were. We couldn’t believe all the offers of help we received, of accommodation, storage, clothes, food, cups of tea and kindness. It was really overwhelming. After a short stay in Liz Jakeman’s bungalow we have now moved into a more long term rental in Cheselbourne. However we will return to Alton Pancras once our house is rebuilt. Thank you once again from your very grateful neighbours.

Piddlehinton

Piddlehinton Village Hall Breakfast The Piddlehinton Village Hall Summer Breakfast on Sunday 3rd July will have all the old favourites and some exciting new dishes. Do join us.

Hilary French 01305 848501

Piddlehinton Village Hall – What’s on every week

Tuesdays YOGA 10–11.15am (block of 6 sessions £40) Contact Jane Evans / 01305 259754 TABLE TENNIS 7–9pm Contact Beryl Ellis / 01305 267394 Wednesdays BROWNIES 6pm

PIDDLEHINTON VILLAGE HALL EVENTS

BREAKFAST CLUB Summer Breakfast Sunday 3rd July From 9 am to 11.30 am Full breakfast with tea or coffee for £5 Plus summer specials

CREAM TEA Sunday 11th September From 2.30pm at 11 Rectory Road, the home of Mrs Pam Lock

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JULY AUGUST.indd 37 24/06/2016 15:03 Thursdays POST OFFICE 2–4pm SHORT MAT BOWLS 7.30–9.30pm (September – Easter) Contact Sheila Hornyak / 01300 348264

To Hire All available for very reasonable hire rates for groups, parties and events –15 large and 5 small tables, tea urn, crockery, cutlery, glasses and other equipment Bookings Contact Vickey Steven / 01300 348294 Bridge House, 4 Rectory Road, Piddlehinton

Chair, Cynthia Legg / 01300 34591, Treasurer, Fay Lord / 01300 348335 Acting Secretary, Hilary French / 01305 848501

PIDDLEHINTON CHURCH FETE AT THE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DT2 7TE

SATURDAY 16 JULY 2016 – 2:00 P.M. EVENING BBQ FROM 7:00 P.M.

The lovely English country garden of The Old Rectory, Piddlehinton will be the setting of this year’s Annual Church Fete BUT watch out for Cowboys and Indians! Piddlehinton is bringing the Wild West to West Dorset.

Come dressed up Wild West style because there will be themed competitions and children’s races to take part in, a dog show, coconut shy, bowling alley, ‘welly whanging’ and pony rides.

And for all ages - the challenge of riding a BUCKING BULL. WILL you dare to try? All this and the chance to buy from many well stocked stalls including plants, cakes, preserves, books and white elephant.

Relax and enjoy a wide range of refreshments - BBQ, Afternoon Teas, Ice Creams and Pimms stall with live entertainment provided.

From 7.00pm there will be Roast Pork and BBQ complete with bar and live country music FREE CAR PARKING. All Profits to Charity.

PIDDLEHINTON CHURCH FETE CAN YOU HELP PLEASE? We are looking for the following to help make the 2016 Church Fete a great event and success. • Bottles (for the Bottle Stall); • Preserves (Jams, Marmalades and Chutneys);

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JULY AUGUST.indd 38 24/06/2016 15:03 • Home made cakes (any size, any style, any flavour); • Plants; • Bric-A-Brac – (sorry no clothes or electrical items); • Books; • Toys; • Help on Friday, Saturday & Sunday to set up and clear away.

Please bring to The Old Rectory from 10:30 a.m. on Saturday 16th July.

Contacts: Susan – 348120; Gay – 348465; Di – 348405; Honor – 348252; Fay – 348335; Alan – 348220

Piddletrenthide + White Lackington

• Coffee morning 10.30–12 noon, 2nd Friday of the month Tea or Coffee and home made cake - £1!! Friday 8th July – SUMMER RAFFLE Friday 12th August

Contact Janet Keen 01300 348851 for further details

• PIDDLETRENTHIDE LUNCH CLUB The Lunch Club has again been awarded 5 stars by the Environmental Health Office. This award reflects the hygiene and facilities at the Memorial Hall and also the cooking methods, checks and routines used by the volunteers cooking the lunches. It has been lovely to have Ellis Ford, from POPP, and our new PCSO, Alison join us at recent lunches. If you have not been to Lunch Club before, then please come along. Ring Ann Hawker on 01300 348329 to book a place. The “Cooks” all hold a Food and Hygiene Certificate and all ingredients are locally sourced and of the best quality. Extra helpers are always welcome!!!

Friday 29th July – Summer Buffet

To join us for lunch please contact Ann Hawker / 01300 348329

• Fit Moves Classes are designed to suit all ages and fitness levels with a mix of dance, cardio, conditioning and stretching. Tuesday mornings,10.00–11.00 am – Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall. KFA registered teacher/Reps level 3 instructor. Sarah Mitchell / 01258 817288

• Artsreach and other events, see separate posters in this publication.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 39 24/06/2016 15:03 • Gardens Club, Over 60s and other events held at the Hall have more variable programme dates. For more information on these please see under Clubs, Groups and Organisations.

TO HIRE THE HALL at a very reasonable rate, including furniture and well equipped kitchen with dishwasher, please contact the Bookings Officer Diana Clears / 01300 348417

Tables, chairs, tea urn and crockery are also available to hire separately for outside events; contact Caretaker Diana Clears / 01300 348417

REMINDER!!

JOHN HUDSON AND FRIENDS SUMMER CHARITY CONCERT AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH, PIDDLETRENTHIDE 8TH JULY AT 7.30 PM

A wonderful, varied programme bringing our community together - not to be missed! Have you bought your tickets yet? If not, ring Janet on 01300 348851, or go to Piddletrenthide Shop, or Buckland Newton Shop!

PIDDLETRENTHIDE MEMORIAL HALL RETIREMENT OF JOHN WATERMAN

At the Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall AGM John Waterman tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Trustees, due to ill health. The Trustees would like to thank him for his very long service as Chairman, during which time he has steered the Hall through some major improvements; the installation of the new kitchen, for which the Lunch Club are particularly grateful, the new floor which is much appreciated by the Country Dancing Club, the improved lighting for the Piddle Valley Players and the new roof.

John’s contribution to the selection of successful Artsreach shows has helped to ensure that the Hall funds remain buoyant. He will remain a Trustee and we hope that he will be able to continue in his Artsreach role in future.

The residents of Piddletrenthide, Alton Pancras and Plush are indebted to John for the time and effort that he has given to keeping the Hall going. We wish John continuing progress with his recovery.

Ros Charlton Secretary to the Trustees

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JULY AUGUST.indd 41 24/06/2016 15:03 Summer Show 2.00 - 4.00pm Saturday 20th August at Piddle Valley First School, Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7QL by kind permission of the Headteacher “Outstanding Flower and Produce Show” Come and join us to see some of the best local garden and home produce in the Piddle Valley. * Have a go yourself and enter one of the many classes: ★ Vegetables, salad crops and herbs ★ Fruit ★ Flowers ★ Floral art ★ Photography ★ Children’s classes ★ Home produce - bread, cakes, jam etc * most classes Tea and cakes open to all * You don’t have to be a member of the Gardens Club to enter the competition

Full details from Jean Groome tel 01300 348598 See/print the schedule on www.piddlevalley.info/club.php#garden

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JULY AUGUST.indd 42 24/06/2016 15:03 General News + Notices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Blood Donation

You can make an initial check to find out whether your health allows you to donate blood by calling 0300 123 23 23 or on the Blood Transfusion website (www.blood.co.uk). The website also explains what to expect at a donation session and how blood is used. You can book an appointment as well, which minimises your waiting time at the session.

DORCHESTER sessions will be held at the United Church Hall, South Street (near Goulds household store) on the following Thursdays:

21st July 11th August 25th August

These sessions are all open at the same hours, 12.45 to 15.30 and 16.30 to 19.30.

A session will be held at SHERBORNE at the Digby Memorial Hall on Monday 15th August, from 12.45 to 15.30 and 16.30 to 19.00.

Rosalyn Charlton

Dorset NHS Roadshow

Over the last few months you may have heard or seen stories in the media about the NHS in Dorset and why things need to change in order to ensure health services across the county can continue in a safe and sustainable way. On Wednesday 15 June a roadshow organised by the local NHS will be visiting the area to give local people an opportunity to find out more and give their views. Please do go along and find out more about the future – perhaps put a few myths to bed!

On Wednesday 15 June 2016, the roadshow will be at:-

Milborne St Andrew Village Hall car park, 9.30 am – 11.30 am Cerne Abbas GP practice car park – 12.30pm – 2.30pm Puddletown GP practice car park – 3.30pm – 5.30 pm

More details will be made available nearer the time via www.dorsetsvision.nhs.uk To be kept informed about the work of the NHS in Dorset, please do join the Health Involvement Network by contacting 01202 541946

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JULY AUGUST.indd 43 24/06/2016 15:03 Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance

We have been asked to pass on sincere thanks from the many cyclists who took part in the Coast 2 Coast Cycle Ride on the 15th May for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and were so grateful for the bananas, biscuits, cakes and bars which many of you donated and which they were extremely pleased to have waiting for them as they reached the half way mark at Ilminster. Can we also extend our personal thanks to all of you for your effort and support and it was so good to be able to put on a good spread to reward hard won efforts.

The day went very well with everyone in a very upbeat and positive mood (even if they were struggling a bit) with good weather. It will obviously be several months before we know how much the Cycle Ride raised as sponsorship and donations are collected in but we will keep you updated and you can follow progress by going on the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance website.

Once again, many thanks. Susan & Terry Dredge (01300 348120) Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance fundraising volunteers

Devolution and Unitary Authority for Dorset

7pm 26th July at Piddlethrenthide Memorial Hall

Dorset is thinking of going to a single tier authority to replace the district and county councils. There will be a short half hour presentation of possible options at the start of the next parish meeting. This is a cross party move to make the most of the reducing money provided by Central Government for services in Dorset. Central Government is also looking to devolve many more powers down to local communities. This will effect you and your parish and we need your views on these potential changes. Please come and find out more on the 26th There will be a short presentation and then time for questions.

For further information please contact Jill Haynes, Dorset County Councillor Three Valleys Division. 01300341277 or. [email protected]

Dorset Trading Standards

Report to Trading Standards If you think a business has broken the law or acted unfairly then we would ask you to please report them to Trading Standards.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 44 24/06/2016 15:03 For example you may believe that a business: • misled you into buying their products or services • sold you unsafe or dangerous items • didn’t carry out the work properly, for example, their work left your home in a dangerous state • sold you fake or counterfeit items • pressured you to buy something you didn’t want to buy • sold you a car that wasn’t ‘roadworthy’

You can report this and more to us by calling the Citizens Advice consumer helpline. The consumer helpline will assess your problem, offer you clear and practical advice including whether it’s possible to get your money back, and will then pass details onto trading standards.

Trading standards decide whether we are able to investigate your problem. Action we can take includes advising businesses about the law or taking legal action against them if that is the right thing to do; we consider whether it is in the public interest.

At Dorset trading standards we get notified of every consumer complaint and even if no criminal offence has been committed your information helps us to build a picture of trading areas where we need to focus advice and enforcement.

You can contact the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 on Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Their adviser will answer your call as soon as possible, usually within a few minutes. Once you’re speaking to an adviser your call should take an average of 8 to 10 minutes. Be prepared to tell the adviser details of the problem and the business’ name and address.

Citizens Advice have a great website too that is full of useful and practical information for consumers. You can find it at www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer

Many people contact a “Buy With Confidence trading standards approved” trader when they are looking to buy goods or services. This helps to take the uncertainty out of choosing a legal, honest and fair business. The Citizens Advice consumer helpline can also help you to find a trading standards approved trader in your local area, or you can find one at www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk

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JULY AUGUST.indd 45 24/06/2016 15:03 ‘Legal highs’ are now illegal A blanket ban on the sale of New Psychoactive Substances came into force on 26 May 2016, outlawing the trade in so-called ‘legal highs’.

Also known as New Psychoactive Substances they are capable of affecting a person’s mental or emotional state mimicking the effects of drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, but are structurally different enough to avoid being classed as class A, B, or C drugs.

One type are designed to make people feel overconfident and disinhibited but can induce feelings of anxiety, panic, confusion, paranoia, and even cause psychosis, which can lead to takers putting their own safety at risk. They can put a strain on the heart, nervous and immune systems. People may feel quite low for a while after they’ve stopped using them.

Another type are designed to be more sedative reducing inhibitions and concentration but they slow down reactions and make people feel lethargic, forgetful or physically unsteady, placing them at risk of accidents. They can cause unconsciousness, coma and death, particularly when mixed with alcohol and/or other ‘downer’ drugs. Some people feel very anxious when they stop taking them and may need medical attention.

The last type are hallucinogenic but can cause confusion and panics making people behave erratically and putting their own safety at serious risk or self-harm. Feelings of mind and body separation can occur, interfering with judgement, putting people at risk of harm from acting carelessly or dangerously, particularly in unsafe environments.

What concerns experts too is that there has been little or no useful research into the short or long-term risks from human consumption. Psychoactive substances have widely different strengths and effects on different people. You can become addicted too.

The new law makes it illegal to supply any so-called “legal highs” for human consumption. This includes selling them or giving them away for free (even to friends) when they are going to be taken for their psychoactive effects. Importing them from abroad will also be a crime.

Police, working in partnership with Trading Standards will take action where they find people supplying them. Punishments range from a prohibition notice, which acts as a formal warning, to 7 years in prison.

If you have information about the sale of New Psychoactive Substances or ‘legal highs’ please report it to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 47 24/06/2016 15:03 'MUSICAL IN A DAY'

THE BUCKLAND HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH...

LETS START AT THE VERY BEGINNING, A VERY GOOD PLACE TO START...

YOU ASK WHERE, WE SAY BUCKLAND VILLAGE HALL YOU SAY WHEN, SUNDAY 7TH OF AU...GUST AND THE TIME, WELL, IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE, 10 'TILL 4.. 10 'TILL 4.. (sing loosely to the tune of Doh Ray Me!)

£10 per head – includes tea and coffee

Bring and Share Lunch

A MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP, BASED AROUND THE ROGERS AND HAMMERSTIEN CLASSIC, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Run by Holly Royle and Rachel Olley

For Bookings Contact Holly on 07775436075 For any other information contact Rachel on 07810406470

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JULY AUGUST.indd 48 24/06/2016 15:03 SUMMER CHARITY CONCERT

At All Saints Church, Piddletrenthide On Friday 8th July at 7.30 pm

JOHN HUDSON & FRIENDS

A varied programme of music and song for your enjoyment; featuring folk, popular music, musical theatre, classical and opera

Something for everyone!

All performers live locally, some you will know, others are new to the valley – all are wonderful!

Tickets £10 adult - £6 child, to include canapés Wine and soft drinks available to purchase Tickets available from Piddletrenthide and Buckland Newton shops or ring Janet on 01300 348851 or Sue on 01305 757100 for further information or to reserve tickets

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JULY AUGUST.indd 49 24/06/2016 15:03 Clubs, Groups, Organisations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christian Aid Week 2016 Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Christian Aid week door to door collection in the Piddle Valley such a success - whether you helped organise the village collections, collected door to door or donated money. The Piddle Valley community raised a grand total of £809.89. That is a magnificent amount and when the Gift Aid which Christian Aid can claim back from the Government is added on it rises to £952.89.

This will help the poorest communities across the world.

The village totals are as follows:

Alton Pancras £321.95 Piddletrenthide £283.38 Piddlehinton £204.56

Thank you again to everyone. Heather Bland

Fiddlesticks: parent and toddler group

Run by Kathy Kelly, a fully qualified child care worker who has been working with families for 12 years, providing a nurturing and creative space to play. Fiddlesticks has its roots in celebrating the Seasons and Festivals of the year. Using baking, crafts, music and story telling, Fiddlesticks operates currently on a Thursday from Cowden Care Farm, Charminster. First session free, then £8 (£6 concession) per session; payment by the term when settled in. If interested in a place call Kathy Kelly / 07776141824

Piddle Valley Over 60s

Our next outing will be on 7th July to Monkey World. The coach will leave Alton Pancras at 11.00 am.

On 4th August at 12.30 pm we will have our Summer Barbeque at the home of Mrs Prue Jakeman. Before this event we will need to know those members who will be coming so that we can cater accordingly.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 50 24/06/2016 15:03 PUDDLE FEST RUGBY,BEER AND MUSIC

Tournament

KID ZONE

BEER TENT BBQ Grill

Tournament Starts From 12AM Music from 7PM (THE CRAIG CHARLES Team Entry; £30 (Max 10 per team) FUNK AND SOUL CLUB) Tickets £5 in Adv £7 on the Day At Puddletown Rugby Club Under 16 Free Enterprise Park, Piddlehinton Camping Pitches £5 Dorset, DT2 7UA

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JULY AUGUST.indd 51 24/06/2016 15:03 On 1st September we are going to the Isle of Wight. Visitors are welcome on this trip at the guest rate if there is room on the coach. I will need names and monies for this trip by 1st August. Hilary French/01305 848501

Twinning

Visit of our French Friends from Longueville 5th – 8th May The visit of our friends from Longueville so often brings the sunshine and this year was no exception. The group this year was slightly smaller but no less enthusiastic for all that! There were 20 people in the group: 15 adults and 5 children and teenagers. As they have done in previous years, they extended their stay by visiting London for two days before arriving in the Piddle Valley. This year they visited Westminster Abbey and Madame Tussaud’s and then stopped off in Winchester to see the cathedral on the way down.

Many thanks to the Poacher’s pub for hosting the usual welcome aperitifs and meeting old friends and new. Our guests were then hosted at home for the evening. On the Friday our guests were taken out and about by their hosts to places as diverse as Stonehenge, Monkey World, Corfe Castle and Durlston Country Park in glorious sunshine. We gathered at the Halsey Arms for the evening starting with the Wessex Morris Men in the pub garden, followed by the Halsey’s superb carvery and ending with singing and dancing. Many thanks to the Halsey Arms for making us so welcome.

On the Saturday, some of the French guests were keen to visit the Gardens Club plant sale in the Memorial Hall and were very impressed that alongside the plants, people were also able to meet up over coffee and home -made cake! The group then met up for a picnic in the gardens of Kingston Lacey House after which they enjoyed tours of both the gardens and the house. In the evening the Memorial Hall was transformed into a banqueting hall for the Gala Dinner for 62 people complete with entertainment and exchange of presents. Many thanks to Bridget Bowen and her team for the beautiful decorations and to Helen Furness for a truly magnificent dinner including local venison which was very much appreciated by the French.

The icing on the cake had to be Magdalena Atkinson’s lovely singing which the French group always look forward to, followed by late night Jazz and soft shoe shuffle provided by Dave Bowen.

This year was especially poignant as we were saying thanks to Dave Bowen for 6 years of chairmanship and to John Ottaway for many years of support on the committee as they take a well- deserved back seat.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 52 24/06/2016 15:03 If this all sounds like something you would enjoy, please give it a try. We will make you very welcome. Our return visit to Longueville will take place in 2017 and we would love to see you join us. Children and teenagers would be particularly welcome. Other Twinning events throughout the year will be advertised in News and Views.

Liz Messer/01300348580

Welcome aperitifs at the Poachers Enjoying Durlston Country Park

Wessex Morris Men entertain our French guests at The Halsey Arms

Vacancy

Midday Supervisor at the Piddle Valley First School.

The hours are 11.30 until 1.15 five days a week please, term-time only. For further information and an application form please contact the school office on 01300 348219 or email interest to [email protected]

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Piddle Valley Tennis Club

Welcoming new and old members for only - Family £28 per year Single Adult £17 per year Single Junior £10 per year Visit - http://piddlevalleytennis.googlepages.com/ or call 01300 348277 Jonathan Bond, Secretary

SHORT MAT BOWLS Thursdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 7.30 – 9.30 pm Contact Sheila Hornyak / 01300 34826 TABLE TENNIS Tuesdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 7.00 – 9.00 pm Contact Beryl Ellis / 01305 267394 CRICKET CLUB Contact Graeme Stephens / 07899 663773 BADMINTON Tuesdays Piddlehinton Gym 2 – 4 pm Contact Hilary French / 01300 848501 TENNIS Visit www.piddlevalleytennis.googlepages.com Contact 01300 349277 YOGA Tuesdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 10–1.15 am Contact Jane Evans / 01305 259754 om/[email protected]

FOR ALL YOUR TENNIS NEEDS & Solutions Tel/Fax 01300 348277 M 07887 856462 E [email protected] FOR GROUPS, PAIRS or INDIVIDUALS Tennis Lessons (All ages: Beginner to High Performance training) - New Tennis Equipment ( Clothing, shoes, rackets and accessories) - Racket Restringing, Repair and Customisation (24 hr service) - Expert Advice (Training Programs, Nutrition, Weight management, Coach Training) - Psychology (Mental Skills, Motivation training for High Performance) - Physiology (Fitness, Conditioning, Speed training,) Piddle Valley Tennis Club, Private Residential Courts, Public and School Venues Caroline Gossage - Performance Tennis & Sport Psychology Coach - LTA Licensed – CRB Fully Insured NLP Life Coach - Help get your life on track, make personal changes in your family, work, relationships, fitness,

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Piddle Valley Parish Council ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Meetings The Piddle Valley Parish Council meets in Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, normally on the last Tuesday of the month, at 7.30pm. Meetings start with a “Democratic half-hour”, during which any local resident may personally raise direct to the Council any matter that affects the Valley community. So, if you have something important to say, please either contact your local Parish Councillor or raise it during the start of the next meeting.

Please also note that Minutes of meetings are published on the website, so if you do not wish your name to appear, please state this before beginning speaking.

Next meetings are 26th July. No August meeting.

Waste Collection arrangements General Waste & Food – alternate Fridays – July 1st, 15th, 29th. Aug 12th, 26th Recycling & Food – alternate Fridays – July 8th, 22nd. Aug 5th, 19th

Consultations & Notifications. There seem to be an increasing number of items of public interest now being notified to the Parish Council that are too late for inclusion in the relevant issue of News & Views. It is also apparent that this is only going to increase as more and more issues are devolved from Local Government to District and Parish Councils. Typical examples are: • the recent road closures and resurfacing work,

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JULY AUGUST.indd 56 24/06/2016 15:03 With our under 11 youth teams to build on, we are always looking for new players to come and join our successful and family friendly club. So if you and your friends are 8 years upwards and would like to join, please ring either Graeme Stephens 07899 663773 Matthew Chambers 07769751139 Tim Mitchell 07796 857744

Welcoming new and old members for only - Family £30 per year Single Adult £20 per year Single Junior £10 per year

Visit - http://piddlevalleytennis.googlepages.com/ or call 01300 348277

AGM - Tuesday 3rd May 2016 7.45pm @ The Piddle Inn

The Watercolour Class

The Watercolour class continues with options at Buckland Newton in the Spring on Wednesday afternoons and Charlton Down on Thursday mornings, starting in early April. West Dorset artist Lynda Connolly has an exciting programme to enable you to learn about watercolour painting techniques for landscape, seascape and still-life. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced dabbler, this is a great opportunity to develop watercolour skills and techniques to include washes,wet in wet and dry brush and much more. All classes promise a jolly atmosphere, places are restricted to ensure lots of attention and quality tuition. Diary Dates – The Summer Boot Camp Intensive Techniques 2 day workshop will be on 23 and 30 June at Charlton Down, suitable for absolute beginners and improvers. If you are interested in joining the class or the boot camp, there are a few places for new students, please contact Lynda on 01305 871178 for further details.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 57 24/06/2016 15:03 • consultations on the Bus Service and Mobile Library Service, • the recent open meetings with the Environment Agency and Wessex Water regarding flooding issues in the valley, including consultation on more overflow pumping stations • the District Council Cabinet/Committee referendum • Neighbourhood Plan reports • Local events (including late changes or cancellations) • The report from a recent meeting between the Parish Council, Wessex Water and Oliver Letwin MP, regarding flooding issues, is published on the website.

I make every effort to ensure that these items are listed as soon as possible on the website, www.piddlevalley.info , on the Home or Parish Council pages, the events calendar (if appropriate) and, for ease, are specifically listed via the “latest news” button which can be found at the top of the home page. Can we ask that you do please look regularly at the website, as this method of communication is, unfortunately but inevitably, becoming a more and more important and timely way of communicating with the community.

Local Government proposals County Councillor Jill Haynes was hoping to have an article ready for inclusion here about a presentation she plans to make on 26th July at 7.00pm at the Memorial Hall on the likely changes to local government in Dorset. Details will now be placed on the website as soon as they become available.

Piddletrenthide Playground bin. Can we please remind anyone using the playground and school parking area that the waste bin is provided by the Parish Council for the litter from sweets wrappers etc. It is NOT emptied by Dorset Waste Partnership – the individual Parish Councillors, when inspecting the play area, have to take the rubbish home with them and add it to their own domestic waste. Finding the bin full of rotting food, used nappies and general rubbish from cleaning out of cars is less than pleasant, as you can imagine, even when it actually gets put into the bag. Would residents please take their rubbish home with them wherever possible.

Parish Councillors Marie Pethen has resigned as an Alton Pancras Councillor and we thank her for her input to date.

Jane Willitts has indicated that she now wishes to resign her position as a Piddletrenthide Councillor, having moved away. Her work as a Planning Rep and on the Neighbourhood Plan sub-committee is very much appreciated. We are therefore now looking to co-opt two more councillors to fill these vacancies. Anyone interested, please contact the new Chair – Lynn Mailer – on 07788 718289

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JULY AUGUST.indd 58 24/06/2016 15:03 John Cox has stood down as Chairman after 8 years in the position, but is continuing as Vice Chair.

Jenny Sherwood has taken over as Planning Rep for Piddletrenthide and Chris Ebden for Piddlehinton.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Approved

WD/D/16/000194 Pear Tree Cottage. Replace rotten bathroom window with hardwood, like for like.

WD/D/15/002970 Flintcomb Ash – Certificate of Lawful use – land as a garden

WD/D/15/001564 The Barn, Church Lane, Piddletrenthide. Install window in external door and window in each side panel. Listed Building.

WD/D/16/000306 17 High St, Piddlehinton. Demolish existing detached garage and erect new with studio above.

WD/D/15/002947 Little Platt, Plush. Replace existing garage with car port.

Pending

WD/D/16/001137 2 Rectory Rd, Piddlehinton. Remove porch and erect single storey rear extension.

WD/D/16/000908 Spring Cottage, Church Lane, Piddletrenthide. Single storey extension to property.

WD/D/16/000944 Doles Ash Farm – Alternative Garden Room Extension – see 16/00533

WD/D/16/000533 Doles Ash Farm, Erect single storey garden room extension to the main house.

WD/D/16/000446 The Forge, Piddletrenthide. Repair & alter building, change of use from light industrial to dwellinghouse

WD/D/16/000290 The Forge, Piddletrenthide. Change of use from office to dwellinghouse.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 59 24/06/2016 15:03 WD/D/16/000450& 455 Doles Ash Farm, Erect single storey extension to cottage

WD/D/16/000267 Bourne Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, DT2 7TJ. Develop a 750Kw Anaerobic Digester Plant plus installation of three open silage clamps

WD/D/15/002770 Little Monkwood Hill Farm, Plush. Erect agricultural workers dwelling (revised application)

WD/D/15/001766 Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton. Change of use of agricultural barn to mixed use – One residential dwelling , Holiday Let & Workshop.

Note. By the time applications have been published here (possibly up to 10 weeks after I have been notified of them), the opportunity to make representations has generally passed. Planning applications are however also listed on www.piddlevalley.info as soon as I hear about them, and therefore may still be open if you wish to comment to the Planning Authority.

Andy Howard / 01300 348406

Piddle Valley Losses in The Great War~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME – 1ST JULY 1916

On 1st July 1916, the British opened the Battle of the Somme. At 07.30 a.m., over a 15 mile front, some 100,000 troops climbed out of their trenches and walked towards the German lines. They had been told that the Germans had been battered into submission by a week-long intensive artillery barrage.

By nightfall 20,000 of those men lay dead and 40,000 had been wounded.

The two Dorset Battalions which took part on the first day of the Somme were the 1st Battalion, including Lance-Corporal WALTER THHOMPSON, and the 6th Battalion, including Private ALBERT JOHN SYMES, both from Piddletrenthide.

The 1st Dorsets were one of the battalions which were to take the fortified village of Thiepval. Guarding this village were two complex strongpoints – the Leipzig Salient and Mouquet Farm (known to the soldiers as ‘Mucky Farm’ or ‘Moo Cow Farm’). The

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JULY AUGUST.indd 60 24/06/2016 15:03 attack was planned to be in two waves. The first would take the Leipzig Salient and the second, which included the 1st Dorsets, would then pass through them and take Mouquet Farm. The attack by the first wave started at 07.30 a.m.

At 07.10 the Dorsets formed up in Authuille Wood which lay some 100 yards behind the British front line. When the first wave advanced, the Dorsets were to move forward to the front line and then go on to Mouquet Farm.

On entering the wood, they found the whole frontage was blocked by barbed wire entanglements. There was one gap. With twenty minutes to go before the attack, it was decided that the Battalion – about 650 strong – would run through the gap section by section. Can you imagine the scene. Small bunches of men emerging from the wood to dash 100 yards over open ground before they could reach the shelter of the front line trench. On the right was the Nordwerk – a German machine gun emplacement.

As the men ran out of the wood the machine gunners began their deadly work. The picture is summed up in ‘The Weary Road’ by Charles Douie, who served as a Subaltern with the 1st Dorsets:

‘Dramatic value can hardly be found in the annhiliation of the flower of an English county by a death which came whining and screaming through the trees, dealt by an enemy whom no-one could see.’

The Battalion suffered more than half its casualties that day at this spot.

It is quite probable that WALTER THOMPSON was wounded in this terrible 100-yard dash. He was evacuated five miles behind the lines to the village of Warloy-Baillon, where there was an advanced operating hospital, but died of his wounds the next day. He was 26 and married. His body lies in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery.

Walter Thompson was born in Broadmayne in 1889 or 1890, but at the time of his death his parents lived at 11, Alfred Terrace, Maumbury Way, Dorchester. Walter lived in Piddletrenthide at the time of his enlistment.

To return to the attack on Thiepval. This was a failure and the 1st Dorsets were relieved at 02.00 a.m. on the 2nd July. Their numbers had been reduced from about 650 to 323. Their objective, Mouquet Farm, was not finally taken until 26th September 1916.

Some three to four miles south of the hell of Authuille Wood lay another fortified village – Fricourt. This was the objective for the Brigade which included the 6th

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JULY AUGUST.indd 62 24/06/2016 15:03 Dorsets. The Dorsets were the reserve battalion for the Brigade’s attack and waited while the other battalions went over the top. Private ALBERT JOHN SYMES would have waited with them.

The 6th Dorsets’ Regimental History tells us how ‘it was all over for the leading battalions in a few minutes; the dead and wounded lay in long swathes, as if cut down by a reaper.’ One of those battalions, the 10th West Yorkshires, lost 733 men. They were completely wiped out.

The 6th Dorsets, as reserve battalion, were ordered to renew the attack. It would have meant certain annhiliation. At the last minute the order was cancelled and they spent the night collecting the wounded from no-mans land. The next day, the 2nd July, the Germans withdrew from Fricourt. The 6th Dorsets lost 58 killed, exceptionally light losses for the opening day of the Somme, but one of those was Albert John Symes. He was listed as missing and his name is included among the 73,367 names on the Thiepval Monument to the Missing of the Somme.

Little is known of Albert Symes. He was born in Dorchester and was living in Piddletrenthide, but other details about him have not been traced.

Another Piddletrenthide man lost his life in July 1916. He was Private FREDERICK THOMAS GOSNEY, who served with the 2nd Dorsets. He died in Mespotamia (Iraq).

The son of Frederick and Elizabeth Mary Gosney, he was born in Leigh and was baptised there on 23rd November 1888. The family moved to Piddletrenthide and Frederick Gosney is on the 1914 Electoral Roll for the Parish.

The 2nd Battalion landed in Mesopotamia on 6th November 1914 where they formed part of an Anglo-Indian Expeditionary Force. Various actions were fought against the Turks, and the 2nd Dorsets took part in the successful attack on Kut-el Amara on 28th September 1915. The Battalion did well in that battle, eight Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded to its soldiers.

The Expeditionary Force began an advance towards Baghdad but, having suffered a severe defeat at Ctesiphon in November, it withdrew to Kut-el Amara. There the Force was besieged from 7th December 1915 to 29th April 1916. On that day they surrendered. Starvation and sickness had taken their toll and nearly 12,000 troops were taken into captivity. Of these, 12 officers and 400 other ranks came from the 2nd Dorsets. Thomas Gosney was one of them.

The Turks did not treat their prisoners kindly and dreadful privations were suffered. At the end of the War only 132 men of the Battalion had survived. Thomas Gosney was

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JULY AUGUST.indd 63 24/06/2016 15:03 reported as having died of dysentery on 26th July 1916. He is buried in the Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery.

Ironically on the day of his death Dorchester was the scene of a procession of troops and decorated cars to raise funds for the Kut prisoners of war. The ‘Kut Fund Day’ Poster and photograph of the event are taken from Lt. Col. George Forty’s book ‘Dorset – The Army’.

The Valley’s soldiers suffered no losses during August 1916. Bin Roy / 01300 348227

Sport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SHORT MAT BOWLS Thursdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 7.30–9.30 pm Contact Sheila Hornyak / 01300 348264 TABLE TENNIS Tuesdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 7.00–9.00 pm Contact Beryl Ellis / 01305 267394 CRICKET CLUB Contact Graeme Stephens / 07899 663773 BADMINTON Tuesdays Piddlehinton Gym 2–4 pm Contact Hilary French / 01305 848501 TENNIS Visit www.piddlevalleytennis.googlepages.com Contact 01300 348277 YOGA Tuesdays Piddlehinton Village Hall 10–11.15 am Contact Jane Evans / 01305 259754 om/[email protected]

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Range of information available includes (updated several times per week)

Events calendar Events in + around the Valley; if you have an event you need including, email at any time [email protected]

Important news items Neighbourhood Plan News, reports + information

Dorset Police Ringmaster warnings about local crimes (updated constantly)

Valley Churches News, Schedule of Services and Pew Sheets, list of Births, Marriages and Deaths, including published obituaries

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The Piddle Valley Players – needs 'Guys and Dolls'

The Piddle Valley Players is a community drama and musical theatre group, with have’ high ambitions’ of staging professional drama and musical shows, something that most companies don’t dare to attempt!

We are also a social group, with friends made for life … we don’t hold formal auditions … we cast from among the group…

Recent productions have included ‘The Boy Friend’, ‘Allo Allo’, ‘Fiddler on The Roof’, and 'Carousel' … all of which have attracted outstanding reviews!

Our next production, 14th to 18th February 2017, will be ‘Guys and Dolls’, for which we are keen to attract Gangsters and Dancing Girls

If you fancy 'rolling the dice', being a 'Hot Box' girl, or joining the Salvation Army.... please join the Piddle Valley Players

We rehearse Thursday evenings, and some Sunday afternoons from September

Contact Rachel on 07810 406470 or see our Facebook page ..

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JULY AUGUST.indd 65 24/06/2016 15:03 About the Valley Information about individual Piddle Valley communities, together with more detailed articles about the history of the various settlements

Shops + Businesses Categories listing of annual PVNV advertisers, with links to their adverts

Doctors Information about the surgeries + links to their websites

Valley Clubs + Societies Details + contact details of the many Valley organisations

Parish Council List of Councillors, Meeting minutes, news and reports, Planning Applications, Neighbourhood Plan news

P’hinton Village Hall Details of what’s available

P’thide Memorial Hall Details of what’s available + the Hall’s history

The Millennium Green History and news

Bridge Educational Trust Details + link to their website

Piddle Valley First School Articles + link to their website

PVNV magazine Links to back issues from Jan 2011; articles too large or too late to be included in the printed magazine

Piddle Valley Design Copy of the document Statement

Piddle Valley Parish Plan Copy of the document

Gallery Selected photographs of interest to the community

The small button on the top right side of the website Home Page details the most recent changes + additions to make it easier for you to keep abreast of what is available. If you have articles to contribute, suggestions for improvements, additions, corrections, or if there are bits that don’t work, please let me know.

Andy Howard / [email protected] / 01300 348406

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JULY AUGUST.indd 66 24/06/2016 15:03 NEW ART CLASS AUTUMN COURSE STARTS SOON NEW COURSE! We are now taking enquiries for our New Classes. This fun course is a great way to meet new friends and develop new skills. Please call now for a chat.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 67 24/06/2016 15:03 ‘Sharer/rider wanted for my Cob kept in Piddlehinton. I am looking for a lady that would like to help me ride and look after my 14.2hh Coloured mare. She is quite green so needs a fairly confident rider, she loves hacking but is coming back into work after a break of several months and a very recent move for us both from Wales to here in Piddlehinton.

If there is a local lady or ladies, that have a horse and would like to ride out with me (slow gentle hacks please!) do get in touch also. Please contact me for more info.

Email [email protected] or phone 07788289964 or 01300 348367.’

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JULY AUGUST.indd 68 24/06/2016 15:03 MP visit to Home-Start West Dorset

West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin took the opportunity to learn first- hand about the work of local family support charity Home-Start West Dorset when he visited their base in Poundbury on May 27th. Helen Horsley, Senior Organiser, explained that Home-Start matches trained home-visiting parent volunteers with families from across West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland who are bringing up young children in difficult circumstances. The volunteers visit their allocated families for 2 to 3 hours a week, for as long as necessary, helping parents to find ways to cope, and enable their children to flourish. The scheme currently has 69 volunteers, and supports over 40 families, and Helen stressed that the aim at the heart of Home-Start is to work with families before they need other agencies.

Mr Letwin was impressed by the level of commitment shown by people signing up to support local families through Home-Start, and he gained an insight into what might motivate them by talking with two volunteers – Glynis and Mike.

Glynis, now a home-visiting parent volunteer, has experienced Home-Start from both sides. She first heard of the scheme through a friend, and went on to contact them for support when she and her family faced difficulties. She explained to Mr Letwin that volunteers really help families, bringing non-judgemental support and friendship into the home, and building up trust over time. She said “Home-Start is a unique service, and it is very, very valuable”.

Mike, a parent volunteer who completed his home-visiting training early this year, has additionally joined the Trustee Board as Treasurer, bringing many years of business experience to the role. Mike, who also works with other community-focused schemes, told Mr Letwin how being involved with a well-managed charity like Home-Start benefits volunteers, not only by enabling them to help others in their community, but also by giving them accredited training and the opportunity to gain transferable skills useful for the future.

During the visit the Trustees spoke to Mr Letwin about the ongoing challenge of securing funding – a situation he was well aware of; and Caroline Scott, Chair of Trustees, also told him that Home-Start was seeing an increase in the number of families with complex needs. Mr Letwin then asked about possible future expansion of the scheme, and the Trustees explained that while there would be no shortage of extra families seeking support, and more home-visiting volunteers could potentially be recruited, difficulties in finding sufficient funding would be the restricting factor. Mr Letwin went on to outline Government thinking on preventative initiatives, and the development of a Life Chances Strategy.

Commenting on the visit overall, Caroline Scott said “We were pleased to welcome this visit from Oliver Letwin. We were able to have a meaningful and informed discussion. It’s good to know he fully supports our work and that what we do fits well with the government’s new strategy around Life Chances. We shall hope for additional practical support in the future”.

For more information about Home-Start West Dorset, including volunteering or seeking family support, please visit www.homestartwestdorset.co.uk or call 01305 265072.

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JULY AUGUST.indd 69 24/06/2016 15:03 Puddletown Surgery Tel 01305 848333 Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, DT2 8FY

News from Puddletown Surgery

Once again I am writing to keep you up to date with events at Puddletown Surgery and impart important health messages. If there are any other matters you would like us to address, please let us know by ringing to speak to Carol Taylor, Practice Manager, on 01305 848333 or e-mailing [email protected].

May Bank Holidays

The surgery will be closed on Bank Holidays, Mondays 2nd and 30th May.

If you are unwell while the surgery is closed, ring NHS 111. They will take details of your condition and direct you straight away to the local service that can help you best.

At the end of March Dr Boyle hung up her stethoscope and retired from general practice. She will be very much missed by all of the staff and patients at Puddletown Surgery, but we send her our very best wishes for a long and happy retirement.

Dr Boyle did not want a leaving gift, but instead requested donations to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Liz Peckover accepted the cheque on behalf of the local branch of MNDA on Dr Boyle’s final day at the surgery.

Dr Boyle said “Thank you so much to everyone who sent cards and good wishes for my retirement. I am quite overwhelmed. And thanks for your incredible generosity; we have raised £4,000 to donate to MNDA. That is an amazing sum and is certainly the best farewell gift I can think of. Thank you!”

Dr Jonathan Bond is taking Dr Boyle’s place as partner to Dr Chris Burnham. He is providing surgeries on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We are additionally very fortunate to have secured the appointment of Dr Julia Griffiths to join our team. Dr Griffiths is providing surgeries on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Surgery and Dispensary Opening Times

Monday to Friday 8.30am–6.30pm and Saturday 8.30am–11.00am

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JULY AUGUST.indd 70 24/06/2016 15:03 Dr C T Wakeham Dr J F R Dobbs 51 Long Street Dr H M Taylor Cerne Abbas Dr J Bubb DORCHESTER DT2 7JG Tel: 01300 341666 Fax: 01300 341090

CERNE ABBAS SURGERY: CHANGE OF OPENING HOURS

From 1st August 2016 the dispensary will be open from 9am to 7pm so you will be able to collect your medicines throughout the day, Monday to Friday. In addition, from 1st August 2016, the surgery will be offering appointments specifically for our working patients on weekday evenings until 7pm. This will replace our Saturday opening, which has not been widely used, with the last Saturday session being on 30th July.

If you have any comments or concerns about the new opening hours, please speak to a member of the surgery team.

Information about the surgery and other healthcare support is available on our website www.cerneabbassurgery.co.uk

CQC Inspection

Many of you will be aware of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and its role is to monitor, inspect and regulate health and social care services. Three inspectors visited Cerne Abbas Surgery on 25th February 2016 and the report is now available on our website http://www. cerneabbassurgery.co.uk/2016/05/11/cqc-inspection-report/ . I am pleased to say that the practice was rated as good in all areas and achieved outstanding for responsiveness.

The only point raised by the inspectors during the visit was the need for a hearing loop which we have now purchased for use in the surgery. If you would benefit from using this when you attend your appointments with us, please notify reception when you arrive and they will arrange for it to be available.

Hazelbury Bryan GP outreach

9.30am to 11am every Wednesday. We have recently changed the times and want to be sure that patients are receiving the correct information.

Gillian Brindle MBA, B.Ed (Hons), Cert QSB Practice Business Manager T: 01300 342322 M: 07495 043319

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JULY AUGUST.indd 71 24/06/2016 15:03 ACTIVITIES AT PIDDLEHINTON GYM ENTERPRISE PARK, PIDDLEHINTON

New members always welcome Monday Evening Badminton from 8pm Contact Alan and Chris Wiseman on 01258 817512 Tuesday Afternoon Badminton 2pm – 4pm Contact Hilary French on 01305 848501 Tuesday Evening Badminton from 8pm Contact Pauline Adams on 01300 345459 Indoor Bowls Monday mornings Contact Gordon Fermer on 01305 753521 Dorchester Drama Contact Ann Ottaway on 01305 772187 Frome Valley Archery Club Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings Contact John Holt on 07970 459169 Crossways Archery Club Sunday afternoons Contact Sheila Ryall 01258 837504 Zumba classes Thursday evenings Contact Janice Sloyan on 07920 841107 Remote Control Car Club Friday evenings Contact Al Mailer on 07787 380541 Indoor Junior Tennis – various times Contact Caroline Gossage on 07887856462

If you are looking for premises to run a club Contact Colette McKenney on 07769 041248 To discuss bookings availability

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JULY AUGUST.indd 72 24/06/2016 15:03 Chumley’s Ltd

We are a Fully Insured and Licenced Waste Carrier

Our services include :- Business / Household / Garage Clearance Rubbish Clearance Light Removals

Our aim is to recycle as much as possible

For a fast friendly service and competitive rates

Please call George Wilson on 07454012302

46 The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset. DT4 8DH

Email : [email protected]

Website : www.chumleys.co.uk

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JULY AUGUST.indd 73 24/06/2016 15:03 Domestic Agricultural Industrial Commercial

5 Woodsford Close Crossways Dorchester DT2 8XS T. 01305 852 976 M. 07901 666 614 [email protected]

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JULY AUGUST.indd 74 24/06/2016 15:03 DAY EXCURSIONS and COACH HOLIDAYS

Call us for your copy now on 01305 851697 Picking up in Puddletown, Tolpuddle and Dorchester

Featuring NORTH WALES in BODELWYDDAN CASTLE

Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory and Queen's House Thursford Christmas Spectacular Osborne House, Isle of Wight South Devon Boat Train Blackpool

and SO MUCH MORE !!!

To enquire about these tours or for a copy of our Holiday and Day Tour Brochure, call us on

01305 851697 www.crosswaystravel.co.uk

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RYAN MULLINS • Driveways FENCING & LANDSCAPING • All types of Fencing • Turfing and Artificial Lawns • Gates • Ponds and Water Features

• Decking • Sheds and Stables

• Patios • Garden Maintenance

• Paths • Play Areas

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JULY AUGUST.indd 77 24/06/2016 15:03 THE BRACE OF PHEASANTS PLUSH, DORCHESTER, DT2 7RQ

Phil & Carol welcome you to “The Brace”

WinterOpening Opening Times Times: Monday to Saturday, 12–3pm and 7–11pm Tuesday toSunday, Saturday 12–3pm 12pm to and 3pm 7–10pm & 7pm to 11pm And Sunday 12pm to 3pm

8 Fabulous En-Suite Letting Rooms Available

Harden’s Restaurant Guide 2014 -

“Well worth seeking out” (“you’ll need the satnav”), this “hidden treat” of an inn wins acclaim all round, not least for its “gourmet pub food”, including the “imaginative” treatment of game you might hope for.

Award Winning Food

Ales Served Direct From the Cask 18 Wines Served by the Glass

Good Pub Guide 2015 - Top Ten Best Country Pubs

Tel: 01300 – 348357 www.braceofpheasants.co.uk

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ENTERPRISE PARK, PIDDLEHINTON, DORSET DT2 7UA

Light Industrial units and storage available to let from 700 sq ft to 3300 sq ft. Rents from £283 per month to £1300 per month Some units have office space included Containers available to let at £60 per month

Please address all enquiries to:

THE CONDUIT MEAD COMPANY LTD 3B NETTLEFOLD PLACE, WEST NORWOOD LONDON SE27 0JW

TELEPHONE: 020-8655 7650 FACSIMILE: 020-8655 7659 MOBILE: 07961 162276 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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NEED A SPACE FOR A GET-TOGETHER, BIRTHDAY PARTY, REUNION, TALK OR TRAINING? STARTING AN EVENING CLASS OR DANCE PRACTICE?

PIDDLETRENTHIDE MEMORIAL HALL IS AVAILABLE AT ONLY £8 PER HOUR | PARTY HIRE £20 - £30

Hall floor is 14 x 7metres plus stage Chairs and tables provided. Well-equipped kitchen with crockery & glasses.

RIVERSIDE LAWN approx. 14m x 7m with barrel BBQ

FURNITURE, CROCKERY AND GLASSES AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR EVENTS ELSEWHERE

TO BOOK: Contact Miss D Clears, Bookings Officer, on 01300 348417

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The Thimble Inn has recently been refurbished and is the perfect place for lunch, dinner or drinks by the fire. Please visit our website or facebook page for full menus and photos of our dramatic transformation.

www.thimbleinn.co.uk

www.facebook.com/TheThimbleInn

14 High Street, Piddlehinton, DT2 7TD

01300 348 270

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JULY AUGUST.indd 83 24/06/2016 15:03 BROWN & BARRETT CARPENTRY & JOINERY SERVICES LTD We are a well established and respected company, oﬀering carpentry and joinery services to commercial and domestic customers since 1995. Carpentry • Joinery • Windows & Doors Kitchens • Bespoke Works Your project is as important to us as it is to you!

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Piddle Valley Vets is a brand new veterinary surgery where we look after every aspect of your pet’s health and welfare. We match the highest quality and most up-to-date clinical techniques with a caring, compassionate and open environment. The practice is located in the old GP Surgery in the picturesque village of Puddletown. There is plenty of on-site parking and the building has been extensively refurbished and then equipped with facilities to house animals of many different species in the most comfortable and relaxing way possible within a clean, clinical environment. Telephone 01305 848820 www.piddlevalleyvets.co.uk “Keeping Your Pets Well” David Holah BVSc CertZooMed MRCVS

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Graham Giddings

Professional Decorator

All aspects of Painting, Decorating and Paper Hanging FREE ESTIMATES

5 London Close Piddlehinton Dorchester Dorset DT2 7TQ Telephone : 01300 348143 Mobile : 07833 927 746 Email: [email protected]

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JULY AUGUST.indd 88 24/06/2016 15:03 Antiques Valuation Afternoon and Tea Party Buckland Newton Holy Rood Church will host an Antiques Valuation Afternoon and Tea Party Thursday 21 July in the garden at The Manor House – Buckland Newton – DT27BX 3 to 6.30 pm Two experts from Dukes Fine Art Auctioneers will be with us at The Manor House together with Paul Atterbury - Paul is well known for his regular appearances on BBC TV programmes and easily recognised because of his elegant striped blazers At our Valuation Afternoon we will have a Tea Party with English Tea, scones and strawberries and cream – we will also offer Prosecco There will be a dedicated children’s activity area for supervised FUN If you have a prized object or a collectable please bring it to be valued – apart from large pieces of furniture anything will be acceptable Dukes will also sponsor a “competition” with 4 different objects to be dated and valued by YOU – the prize will be a bottle of champagne How it works • Entrance fee £5.00 pp including tea and a traditional scone • Cost to value up to 3 objects or collectables will be £5.00 • Strawberries and cream £2.00 per bowl • Prosecco - £3.00 per glass • Soft Drinks - £0.20 • Competition to win a bottle of Champagne – FOC All proceeds will go to maintenance and running costs of our church Raid your attic, bring family heirlooms, household treasures and car- boot bargains or if you just fancy an afternoon out join us on Thursday July 21 Eat + drink + value

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4 Shires Asset Management 83 Hardy Tree Surgeons 18 Abbey Hearing 87 J & A Ridell Carpentry and Joinery 19 Alastair Thomas Furniture Restoration 27 Jackson-Stops and Staff 4 Andrew Shaw - Thatcher 13 Jaspers 20 Angel Cake Company 41 John Stark/Crickmay Partnership 32 Anthony Randall Roof Repairs 30 Jurassic Computers 11 B A Wallbridge Plumbing & Heating 14 KDS Garden Machinery 35 Blue Lias Marine 2 Knighton Countryside Management 79 Brace of Pheasants 78 Lackington Joinery 74 Brian Twigg Planning 17 Lawrences Auctioneers 85 Brown and Barrett 84 Logs (county tree services) 85 Carers Connected 32 Louis Knight Electrical 74 Marsh’s 9 Car-lee Dog Training 35 Newton Joinery 81 Cattistock Countryside Show 68 Nicks Motorcycle Training 12 Cerne Abbas Surgery 71 Oil Heating Services 87 Cerne Abbas Airport Taxi 8 P N Gray 15 CG Tennis Academies 56 Philip J Ralph Groundworks 14 Charminster Garage 86 Piano & Music - Simon Grainger 26 Chris Perrins Chimney Sweep 85 Piddle Valley Tiddlers 34 Christina Shaw Soft Furnishings 87 Piddle Valley Tennis Club 57 Chumley’s Ltd 73 Piddle Valley Vets 86 Clean Sweep chimney sweep 10 Piddletrenthide PO & Stores 24 Conduit Mead Enterprise Park 74 Plush Cricket Club 57 Country Catalogue 15 Poachers Inn 22 Crossways Travel 75 Poundbury Wealth Management 21 D J Chutter 13 PR Elford Ltd/John Howarth Heating 82 Domestic Appliance Centre 11 Puddletown Surgery 70 Domestic Repairs (Ian Coombes) 12 Pugsley Revill Accountants 17 Dorchester Choral Society 66 Rebecca Green Catering 26 Dorchester Framing (TIncleton Gallery) 41 R G Edwards Horticultural Services 20 Dorset Plasterers 19 Rob Wood Gardener Lawncare Eastment Windows & Conservatories 87 and Chimney Sweep 15 Ecoliving 9 Ryan Mullins Fencing and Landscaping 76 Fireplace & Stove Centre 16 Seasons Art Class 67 Fourniers Ltd 14 Shawscape 23 G Chubb Plumbing 12 Street Services 82 GBC Electrical Ltd 81 Symonds and Sampson 92 George Albert Hotel 84 Thimble Inn 81 George Horn Man and Van 77 Trading Standards 10 GJS Plumbing 26 Watercolour Class 57 Graham Giddings 88 Wessex Carpentry 74 Grassby Funeral Service 30 West Dorset Mobile Foot Clinic 91 Greenways Tree Care & Garden Services 18 WIndow Cleaning Services 25 Grove Computers 77 Woods Funeral services 30

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