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2 www.piddlevalley.info 11th September 2016 A35 A31 Coloured arrows - Coloured direction Course All routes highlighted All routes in GREEN oﬀer free ﬂowing travel throughout the event A352 RESTRICTED ACCESS – 3:30pm 7:30am For a full access description please refer to the information overleaf. Contact: T: 03330 116600 E: [email protected] W: www.ironman.com/Weymouth A354 A35

Eastbound access for local Eastbound access for residents and businesses Waddock Drove Waddock Moreton

Station Rd

Dorchester Rd Aﬀpuddle A352 B3390

Redbridge Rd RESTRICTED ACCESS – 3:00pm 7:00am Dewlish Tincleton

Athelhampton Rd Crossways Woodsford RESTRICTED ACCESS – 2:30pm 7:00am Poxwell B3390

Cheselbourne Druce Ln Puddletown A353 Warmwell B3143 Higher A353 West Knighton Lower B3142 Osmington West Staﬀord Piddlehinton Broadmayne Bockhampton Plush Bockhampton A35 RESTRICTED ACCESS – 4:00pm 7:45am RESTRICTED ACCESS – 6:00pm 7:00am Preston Lower Burton Whitcombe Piddletrenthide RESTRICTED ACCESS – 4:45pm 8:00am Buckland Newton Weymouth A354 Bincombe Dorchester Charlton Down A354 Middlemarsh A352 Charminster Broadway Nether Cerne Lyon’s Gate Lyon’s RESTRICTED ACCESS – 5:30pm 8:30am Cerne Abbas A352 RESTRICTED ACCESS – 5:30pm 8:30am Up Cerne Minterne Magna A35 RESTRICTED ACCESS – 5:00pm 8:30am A37 www.piddlevalley.info 3 4 www.piddlevalley.info Table of Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dates for your Diary 7 Mobile Library Dates 13 Piddletrenthide PO + Stores 24 Services 28-29 From the Vicarage 31 Obituary Eric Groome 32 News from the Villages Alton Pancras 40 Piddlehinton 41-42 Piddletrenthide + White Lackington 43-47 Plush 47 General News & Notices 48-54 Clubs, Groups, Organisations 54-60 Piddle Valley Environment Agency Update 56-57 Piddle Valley Parish Council 60-62 Piddle Valley Losses in the Great War 63-65 Sport 65 www.piddlevalley.info 66 Surgeries 76, 77 Index of Advertisers 94

Event / activity posters are displayed throughout this issue Advertisements are mainly towards the front and back of the magazine Cover: one of Eric Groome’s prize winning arrangements.

EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES - 11/09/2016 - see page 3 The Ironman Competition returns to Dorset on the week-end of the 10/11 September. The cycle road race takes place on the 11th September and will travel from Weymouth via Osmington, Warmwell, Crossways, Affpuddle, Puddletown, Piddlehinton, Old Sherborne Rd (C13), Lyons Gate, Cerne Abbas, Charlton Down, Dorchester, Whitcombe, Bincombe and back to Weymouth. The map and details of the roads affected is published on the main page of www. piddlevalley.info. Further information, as available, will also be published there. There will be prohibitions on vehicles using many parts of the route and restrictions on other parts and other roads for most of the day. This will have significant impact on making most journeys in this area, including that the B3142, B3143, Church Hill & Rectory Rd will be closed. Further information can be found on the Ironman website eu.ironman.com/triathlon/ events/emea/ironman/weymouth.aspx#axzz4G0nlP931 www.piddlevalley.info 5 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 Dates for your diary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER

1 Thur Piddle Valley Over 60s outing to Isle of Wight. 9 Fri Mobile Library 9 Fri Macmillan Coffee Morning from 10.00am to 1.00 pm at Piddlehinton Village Hall. 9 Fri Coffee morning with Produce Sale, Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide 10.30–12 noon 9 Fri Hedgehog Hotel, Memorial Hall Piddletrenthide 7.00pm 10/11 Sat/Sun Ironman Competition 12 Mon Gardens Club Discount shopping at Poundbury Garden Centre 6.45pm 23 Fri Mobile Library 23 Fri Piddle Valley Barn Dance, Piddle Valley First School 7.15-9.30pm 25 Sun Piddlehinton Millennium Green Family Rounders, 2.00pm 26 Mon Gardens Club ‘Back to Nature? Some of us never left’ Talk by Jonathan Garrett 27 Tue Piddle Valley Parish Council meeting, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 7.30 pm 30 Fri Lunch Club, Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide 12.30pm

OCTOBER 7 Fri Mobile Library 7 Fri Piddlehinton Harvest Festival at St Mary’s, 7.00pm with Harvest Supper in the Village Hall afterwards 8 Sat Piddle Valley Over 60s. Michaelmas Coffee Morning at Piddlehinton Village Hall from 10.30 am to noon. 14 Fri Coffee Morning with Autumn Raffle Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide 10.30–12 noon 14 Fri Alistair Bunkall Talks About North Korea, Frampton Village Hall, 6.30pm 14 Fri Piddle Valley Barn Dance, Piddle Valley First School 7.15-9.30pm 15 Sat Gardens Club Harvest Supper with Paul Atterbury 16 Sun Breakfast at Piddlehinton Village Hall from 9.00 until 11.30am 21 Fri Mobile Library 21 Fri Trustees of the Millennium Green Quiz & Puddings Night, Piddlehinton VIllage Hall, 7.30pm 25 Tue Piddle Valley Parish Council meeting, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 7.30 pm 28 Fri Lunch Club, Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide 12.30pm 31 Mon Gardens Club, From the Pyrenees to the Picos de Europa with Tim Hooker www.piddlevalley.info 7 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 Oct, 10 Dec, 2017: 10 Feb, 10 April Editorial deadline – 2016: 10 Oct, 10 Dec, 2017: 10 Feb, 10 April

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 October, December 2017 deadlines: 10th February, April By post / hand PVNV Postbag, PO & Village Stores, Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QF Printed by Creeds of Bridport

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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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Mobile Library Mobile Library Mondays 2,9, 16 23 + 30September March 13 + 27 April

Alton Pancras7, 21 October 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

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www.piddlevalley.info 11 www.piddlevalley.info 13 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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A modern Salon providing a friendly and professional service

OPENING TIMES WeDiscounts are please availabled to announcefor: that Emma

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20 www.piddlevalley.info EXPERT FINANCIAL ADVICE ON YOUR DOORSTEP

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www.piddlevalley.info 21 C HRISTMAS & N EW YEAR at the Poachers inn Christmas Functions 2 courses - £16.95 per person 3 courses - £20.95 per person

Christmas Day Menu £59.95 per person

New Years Eve Dinner £29.95 per person Christmas & New Years Eve 2 night & 3 night programmes also available For further information & menus please visit www.thepoachersinn.co.uk

21 bedrooms | 17th century restaurant | riverside garden

The Poachers Inn Piddletrenthide Dorchester Dorset DT2 7QX Tel: 01300 348358 [email protected] www.thepoachersinn.co.uk

22 www.piddlevalley.info the C HRISTMAS FUNCTIONS at Poachers inn To Start Roasted vine tomato & coriander soup with fresh bread Button mushrooms cooked in a white wine cream sauce served on granary toast set on a bed of mixed salad leaves Dorset pork pate with onion marmalade, rocket & granary toast Thai shcake, served on a bed of salad leaves, with a sweet chilli sauce Traditional Norwegian prawn cocktail, served over a chionade of baby gem lettuce, with marie-rose sauce, tomato, cucumber and lemon

Main Course Roast breast of turkey with sage & onion stung, bacon and chipolata roll, roast potatoes, olive oil roasted carrots and jus Braised belly pork, served with a cider and bramley apple reduction, topped with parsnip crisps, seasoned mash potato and olive oil roasted carrots Baked cod llet, herbed mash, sunblush tomato butter and ne beans Blade of braised beef in red wine jus, mashed new potato and glazed carrots Wild mushroom and baby spinach tagliatelle with shallots, basil and garlic

Dessert Christmas plum pudding, with brandy sauce or Craigs Dorset vanilla ice cream Homemade sticky toee pudding, served with Craigs Dorset vanilla ice cream Dark chocolate pot topped with double cream Forest fruit cheesecake served with fruit coulis

Two courses £16.95 per person Three courses £20.95 per person

21 bedrooms | 17th century restaurant | riverside garden

The Poachers Inn Piddletrenthide Dorchester Dorset DT2 7QX Tel: 01300 348358 [email protected] www.thepoachersinn.co.uk

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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

24 www.piddlevalley.info 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 www.piddlevalley.info 25 G.J.S. Plumbing + Heating Ltd

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

26 www.piddlevalley.info www.piddlevalley.info 27 THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, SERVICES HILTON and ANSTY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, and READINGS CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY READINGS Piddle Valley Three Churches October Piddle Valley Three Churches September

4th September 2nd October 8.30am Holy Communion BCP 9.30am Family Eucharist CW 8.30am Holy Communion BCP 9.30am Family Eucharist CW Trinity 15 Trinity 19 Alton Pancras Hilton Green Alton Pancras Hilton Green

OR Dedication Festival 9.30am Family Service CW 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP Psalm 1 9.30am Family Service - Baptism CW 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP Psalm 37: 1-9 Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey Deut. 30: 15-end Piddlehinton Melcombe Horsey Hab. 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4

2 Tim. 1: 1-14 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP 6.00 pm Evening Prayer BCP Philemin 1-21 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP Luke 14:25-33 6.00 pm Evening Prayer BCP Luke 17: 4-10 Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne

th th Friday 7 October 7pm Harvest Service 11 September 9.30am Family Eucharist CW 8.30am Holy Communion BCP followed by Harvest Supper at 8pm Trinity 16 Alton Pancras Hilton & Auction of Produce Green Piddlehinton 11.00am Parish Communion BCP 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP Psalm 51: 1-11 Melcombe Horsey th Piddlehinton 9 October Exod. 32: 7-14 Trinity 20 9.30am Family Eucharist CW 8.30am Holy Harvest 1 Tim. 1: 12-17 Green Alton Pancras Communion BCP Luke 15: 1-10 Hilton

18th September Psalm 111 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP 9.30am Family Harvest Trinity 17 8.30am Holy Communion BCP 2 Kings 5: 1-3, 7-15c Piddlehinton 11.00am Parish Harvest Green Piddletrenthide Eucharist CW 2 Tim. 2: 8-15 Communion BCP Cheselbourne Luke 17: 11-19. 11.00am Parish Communion BCP Melcombe Horsey Psalm 113 Amos 8: 4-7 Piddlehinton 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP Harvest Supper &, 1 Tim. 2: 1-7 Hilton Auction of Produce Luke 16:1-13 Old Brewery Hall, 11.00am Horsey Half Hour CW Ansty @ 7pm Melcombe Horsey

16th October 8.30am Holy Communion BCP 9.30am Family Eucharist CW 25th September 9.30am Family Harvest Eucharist CW 8.30am Holy Communion BCP Trinity 21 Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne Trinity 18 Green Green Alton Pancras Cheselbourne 11.00am Parish Communion BCP 11.00am Morning Prayer BCP Psalm 121 Piddlehinton Hilton Psalm 146 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP 9.00am Stepping Stones Gen 32: 22-31 Amos 6: 1a, 4-7 Piddlehinton Old Brewery Hall, Ansty 2 Tim 3: 14 - 4: 5 11.00am Horsey Half Hour CW 1 Tim. 6: 6-19 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP Luke 18: 1-8 Melcombe Horsey Luke 16: 19-end. Hilton 23rd October BCP – Book of Common Prayer 1662 Bible Sunday 9.30am Family Harvest Eucharist CW 8.30am Holy Communion BCP CW – Common Worship Green Piddletrenthide Cheselbourne

Correct as at 10th July 2016 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP 9.00am Stepping Stones Psalm 119: 129-136 Piddlehinton Old Brewery Hall, Ansty Isa 45: 22-end Email: rector@[email protected] Rom. 15: 1-6 Rector: Fr, Roger J. Butcher 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP Luke 4: 16-24 The Vicarage, Church Lane, Hilton Website: https://piddlevalleybenefice.com/ Piddletrenthide. 30th October Dorchester. DT2 7QY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piddlevalley/ All Saints 11.00am Benefice Service CW Telephone: 01300 348211 Red Hilton

Psalm 33: 1-5 Hebrews 12: 18-24 Matthew 5: 1-12

28 www.piddlevalley.info THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, THE BENEFICE of THE PIDDLE VALLEY, SERVICES HILTON and ANSTY, SERVICES and HILTON and ANSTY, and READINGS CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY CHESELBOURNE and MELCOMBE HORSEY READINGS Piddle Valley Three Churches October Piddle Valley Three Churches September

Psalm 33: 1-5 Hebrews 12: 18-24 Matthew 5: 1-12

www.piddlevalley.info 29 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

30 www.piddlevalley.info From the Vicarage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rector’s Ramblings

Wisdom

We are creatures of habit. Each day we wake up on the same side of the bed. We wear the same clothes, often worn the previous day, we eat the same type of breakfast, and we drive the car on the same route to school or work. Most of what we do, is set in a groove, much of our thinking is done within this groove and much of our thinking is based upon assumptions.

Whether we like it or not, we have a world view. We have a set of beliefs and assumptions and we look for evidence that bolsters our view of the world. If we believe all rats are black, we will look for evidence that all rats are black, reinforcing our conviction. This is a poor rule. We should be looking for rats that are not black. It is very easy to find information that fits our world view and to discount the world view of others.

Einstein said, ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge’. Imaginative thinking is often associated with divergent thinking, a logical pathway which considers all points of view, including what is unfashionable, unconventional, the ridiculous and the outlandish.

As an Engineer, I was part of a team that employs comparative thinking – collecting information – that reinforces our understanding of how something works, however when our project was under serious review, we were then asked to attend ‘brain storming meetings,’ in which divergent thinking would explore all types of points of view.

Many great thinkers understand that their worldview is open and not fixed, within Christianity there are many great Christian Mystics and spiritual writers that understand Christianity, makes best sense of the world however, it is an open system of belief- not a closed one.

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) a Benedictine monk who was very confident with his spirituality spent a great deal of time in conversation with Buddhist Monks, Hinduism, Taoism, Sufism and Jainism. Merton was a great spiritual thinker who was aware of his assumptions and the incompleteness of his world view. Merton, struggled with complex questions about God’s existence, moral values and the role of organized religion. Merton became a great source of hope with his lucid spiritual writings after the Second War and went onto inspire Christians to live richer, deeper and more justice-minded lives of faith.

We are creatures of habit that live in a groove. We can live with a world view that is closed or a world view that is open, we can collect information that bolsters our assumptions, or we can be more divergent in our thinking, employing the imaginative part of our brains – to see the world through the eyes of others- and risk the possibility of learning from them.

‘’The biggest temptation is – to settle for too little’’- Merton

Fr, Roger Butcher www.piddlevalley.info 31 Eric Groome 1934–2016

Eric was the seventh of eight children born to John and Daisy Groome of Granville Road, Parkstone. His father died of tuberculosis when he was 9 years old and thereafter Eric took on a practical, fatherly role to help his family through difficult times. In particular he developed an interest for gardening and growing vegetables, where Eric’s love for gardening must have first developed.

At the end of the Second World War, Eric’s saving grace was the return of the woodwork teacher to Kemp Welch School who reopened the woodwork classroom. As a young teenager Eric developed a passion for working in wood and on leaving school he secured a wood working apprenticeship with the company Muscle White and Simpkins in Bournemouth. In 1954 Eric was called up to take part in National Service where he was a woodworker in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, stationed in South Korea.

On returning from South Korea, Eric was employed by a high class joinery company, EW Kingsbury and Sons. This gave Eric the opportunity to make high quality furniture, particularly in Walnut, which established him as a master cabinet maker.

In 1958 he married his childhood sweetheart Jean Brooklyn at St Clements Church, Parkstone followed by a honeymoon in Jersey. Eric and Jean had a bungalow built on a plot of land they had purchased at Corfe Way in Broadstone which became a happy family home for the next 30 years with their two daughters, Paulette and Beverly. To support his family Eric swapped his cabinet making career for working in the caravan industry at BK Caravans. He progressed from foreman, to designing caravan interiors,

32 www.piddlevalley.info to eventually becoming a director until his retirement from BK Bluebird in 1991.

Eric and Jean made the perfect gardening couple - their garden at Broadstone was truly spectacular. They were keen and enthusiastic members of the Broadstone Horticultural Society and Eric was the gardener who won many first prizes and trophies, especially for his vegetable entries. He will be remembered for his incredible gardening knowledge and how he was always so willing to share this knowledge. He encouraged and supported other like-minded gardeners to strive to do their best and aim higher, which ultimately raised the standards within the garden society.

In 1991 Eric and Jean started a new chapter in their lives when they moved to Alton Pancras. Both now retired, (most people would be sitting back and taking life a little more easy), Eric and Jean spent the next twenty five years transforming their house and garden into a lovely home.

A talented and passionate gardener, Eric will be remembered for his desire to always work on a grand scale! This included the mammoth greenhouse, the rockery designed and created by himself using two lorry loads of Purbeck stone and his rather unique pergola structure.

Once Eric and Jean had settled into village life at Alton Pancras, they soon joined the Piddle Valley Gardens Club and both became committee members. At that time the Club required new energy and innovation. Using his expertise at Broadstone, Eric’s influence and impact was pronounced and immediate. This resulted in the reintroduction of the Spring Flower Show and greater interest in producing vegetables and flowers of the highest quality. As a consequence membership of the Club increased substantially.

The Summer Show of 2000, which took place in a marquee as part of the Millennium Celebrations, received high praise from the judge who commented that the quality of the produce was one of the best he had ever judged at a village event and the first he had experienced in a marquee for many years. To a large extent this success was due to Eric’s input. The sheer number of prizes he won at shows is unlikely to be repeated in the future. Mention must also be made of the marvellous displays of flowers and vegetables that Eric produced to decorate the Memorial Hall for Club harvest suppers.

Later in his life Eric found another love. He joined the local art club where he spent many long hours creating botanical art. His paintings were exquisite and it seemed that yet again Eric was able to turn his magical hands to a new skill. Each year family and friends awaited the arrival of Eric and Jean’s Christmas card with great anticipation, knowing it would have an Eric masterpiece on the front. www.piddlevalley.info 33 Eric was a great asset to have in the valley. He also got involved in local projects such as the millennium seat and making two notice boards for the village.

Eric was everyone’s friend. He will be remembered for his perfectionism and his inspiration to others. Eric was quiet, unassuming and yet generous with his expertise. He had true magic in his hands whether it was in the garden, in the workshop or with a paintbrush. The impact of Eric’s twenty-five years in the Piddle Valley cannot be overstated. The Garden Club will not see the like of him again.

It was Eric’s wish to remain at home during the last months of his life, which was made possible by the amazing care and support of Dr Dobbs and the district nurses at Cerne Abbas Surgery, the Park House care team in Weymouth and the local Marie Curie nurses. Eric passed away peacefully at his home with Jean and his two daughters at his side. He also leaves behind five grandchildren.

34 www.piddlevalley.info The Trustees of the Millennium Green invite you to challenge your brain and treat yourself to some special puddings at our

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& PUDDINGS NIGHT

Friday 21st October 2016 7.30 Piddlehinton Village Hall

The evening will start with a very brief AGM

Tickets £6.00 Bar

Tickets from: Rebecca Howard 01300 348406 Linda Bellini 01300 348117

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Do you want to learn how to use a Laptop or a Tablet? Want a taster on either a Laptop or Tablet before you buy? Fancy giving it a go but you think you are too old. Believe me you are never too old!!!

Computer sessions take place every fortnight on a Monday, they are free. Wightmans Orchard Community Hall, Piddletrenthide at 2pm 12th & 26th Sept and 10th & 24th October. Contact Ian White on 01300 348298 for details.

36 www.piddlevalley.info 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

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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Bumps, Babies & Toddlers Group

0 – 3 years, older siblings welcome.

Piddle Valley First School

Tuesdays 9.30 – 11.30 (term time)

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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 www.piddlevalley.info 39 News, comings & goings in the valley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Alton Pancras

AP Sallie Johnson’s request that would anyone thinking of giving her an 80th birthday present at her recent party at the Piddle Inn, instead give a donation to Cancer Research UK, raised £705. Popular or what?

AP Angela Williamson nee Collins of Weymouth visited the church recently and recorded “church beautifully kept.” She grew up and was married here in 1969. Church team take a bow!

AP Frances Mallet’s 90th birthday celebration was stylish and fun, just like the lady herself, and showed yet again that the Memorial Hall and Rebecca Green’s catering make it a great venue for personalised celebrations such as this.

AP Ride and Stride is the annual sponsored tour of as many Dorset churches as you can visit on the day – Saturday 10 September, between 10am and 5pm – on bicycle, horse, pram, roller-blades or even feet. Tea and cakes will be available all day at our own church, especially if residents volunteer for a short shift, and other locals ‘drop- in’.

AP The church has a bumper collection of new pre-read paperbacks, thanks to several generous contributors. They will not ‘winter’ in the church for fear of deterioration so 10 September might be a good morning to call in.

AP Latest addition to www.piddlevalley.info/history is AP House Survey 2016 which gives a brief description of all dwellings known to have existed in our village and occasionally, surnames of some early occupants – but no recent or current residents.

AP The village appeal for Christian Aid raised £321.95. Sincere thanks to contributors.

AP The late Eric Groome’s dedication to the valley’s Gardens Club included quietly giving plants to potential new members to bring on to boost entries at the annual show. He was also a superb illustrator of greetings cards. Fortunate recipients would never think of throwing one away.

AP Why does an AP resident have yellow flails on his walking sticks? They are fluorescent shoelaces that catch the eye of approaching drivers, especially in poor visibility. Timpson shoe repairers in the Waitrose arcade sell a range of colours at £4.50 a pair.

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40 www.piddlevalley.info Piddlehinton

The Piddlehinton Church Fete was an amazing success with a profit of £5,472. Donations have been sent to the Village Hall, the Millennium Green and the Air Ambulance. Once again we were blessed with fine weather - the first for many weeks and so warm that we sat around the BBQ until late in the evening. The Cowboys and Indians who came brought the wild southwest to the Old Rectory where the highlights of this special occasion were the Bucking Bronco, Steve Brackstone’s steam engine and the pony rides to mention only a few. The children’s races and the dog show produced a bonanza of rosettes and all the stalls did a roaring trade, especially the ice creams and the Pimms, both of which were sold out in the glorious sunshine. On the day we had an army of helpers and a huge thanks must go to all them.

We would love some new committee members next year. Please ring the Secretary (Gay Hanbury) on 348465 if you can help. Evening meetings are not long and duties are not onerous as long as there are lots of us.

Piddlehinton Harvest Festival at St Mary’s 7 pm on Friday October 7th with Harvest Supper in the Village Hall afterwards

Please do come if you can - everyone is very welcome. Decorating the church will start at 9.30 that morning and lots of help will be needed as this is always a special occasion in the village. All gifts of flowers, fruit and veg would be very welcome and will be auctioned for charity at the Supper. Please leave them in the porch or bring them early, i.e. in good time for the decorating.

Piddlehinton Millennium Green – Could you be a FRoG? We are very lucky to have a Millennium Green in the village of Piddlehinton. The Green is a Registered Charity, owned by the people of Piddlehinton, but is for the use of everyone, and looked after by Volunteer Trustees who are responsible for overseeing its upkeep, maintenance and safety. The Trustees also have the task of raising funds to pay for the mowing of the grass, repairs on The Green and insurance (at present this totals around £1600 per annum overall). The ongoing running costs are all met by fundraising and private donations.

One of the ways of raising funds, from those who appreciate The Green, is the Friends of the Millennium Green Scheme (FRoG) whereby donors agree to pay an annual subscription (minimum suggestion of £5). Would you consider becoming a Friend of The Green? Payments can be made by cheque (payable to Piddlehinton Millennium Green Trust), by cash or Bank Direct Debit. If you are a UK taxpayer, the Trust can also benefit from Gift Aid donations. Forms are available from Susan Dredge (01300 348120) or [email protected]. www.piddlevalley.info 41 In addition, to keep the Green and its equipment in the best of condition, various necessary jobs need to be done such as river clearing, trimming and re-weaving the Living Willow Dragon, along with general maintenance and help at fund-raising events. If you feel you would be able to help in any way, please do let a Trustee know. Registered Charity No: 1074956

Trustees: (01300) Alan Phillips – 348220; Susan Dredge - 348120; Linda Bellini - 348117; Honor Brown – 348252; Rebecca Howard - 348406; Claire Hudson - 348284; Sue Hennessy - 348286; Portia McBride – 348294

Piddlehinton Village Hall Breakfast The Piddlehinton Village Hall Breakfast on Sunday 16th October.

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 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

42 www.piddlevalley.info Piddletrenthide + White Lackington

Piddletrenthide Fete -19th June 2016 Despite the almost continuous rain,the Piddletrenthide Fete was an undoubted success, thanks to James and Katy Boughey for organising it in their garden, and for the many others who helped organise, ran stalls, and provided all the other essential help. A sum of £3,225 was raised for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and All Saints Church.

• Coffee morning 10.30–12 noon, 2nd Friday of the month

Friday 9th September 2016 – with Produce Sale Friday 14th October 2016 – with Autumn Raffle

All Coffee mornings are open to anyone that is passing or would like to join us for coffee or tea and homemade cakes - £1 for a drink and a cake! Irresistible?! C • Lunch club There was no Lunch in August, but in July everyone enjoyed a wonderful Summer Buffet, the savouries, Cold Salmon, Gammon Ham, Coronation Chicken, Quiches and Potato Salad supplied by Rebecca Green Catering, and the desserts donated by some of the Lunch Club Cooks. 29 members enjoyed the meal in the Hall, with 3 take away meals! Seconds available to anyone with enough room! Coffee or tea and a chocolate – all for £5!

The next Lunch Clubs are as follows –

Friday 30th September 2016 Country Pork Casserole with potatoes and seasonal vegetables, Ginger and Pear Upside Down Pudding with Cream

Friday 28th October 2016 Shepherd’s Pie with seasonal vegetables, Bread and Butter Pudding

All meals are £5 each, meals start at 12.30 pm – to book a place please ring Ann Hawker on 01300 348329.

Anyone is very welcome to join us, please ring either Sue Jennings 01300 348076 or Janet Keen 01300 348851 for further details.

• Fit Moves Classes are designed to suit all ages and fitness levels with a mix of www.piddlevalley.info 43 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.

• 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

Summer charity concert 8th July 2016 The Concert this year featured local people with immense talent with a range of musical skills, Ruby Green, Lauren and Sophie Butcher representing the youth of the valley with wonderful vocals; Simon Grainger with piano solos. Dave Bowen and Tony Pope, the mellow sound of jazz, Amity Hill, who accompanied herself on the ukulele, singing folk. Members of the Piddle Valley Players sang excerpts from “Carousel”, their musical this year and Camilla Foster Mitchell and John Hudson performed arias from the world of Opera. As a little extra we persuaded Prue Jakeman to join us in singing our own adaptation of “Three Little Maids from School”!

This year’s Concert has enabled us to share £500 equally between our 4 chosen charities; All Saints Church, The Memorial Hall, Piddle Valley First School and Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust. This is the seventh Concert that we have organised over the past 5 years and the total we have donated to Charity has been £5826. We have always had the support and encouragement of the clergy and the PCC which has been much appreciated. We have also had the help of so many kind people who have moved furniture, run the bar, donated canapes, run the raffle, printed tickets, posters, etc.

In the early years we were blessed with several sponsors, which made a great difference financially. Our objectives in putting on the Concerts have not just been to raise money for local Charities, but also to provide entertainment for local people, by local people. We are so fortunate to live in this beautiful part of Dorset with a warm and caring community. What amazing talent there is amongst us! Thanks must go

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www.piddlevalley.info 45 ALISTAIR BUNKALL TALKS ABOUT NORTH KOREA

Alistair Bunkall has very kindly agreed to give a talk on behalf of Barnardos on Friday, 14th October at 6.30pm at Frampton Village Hall.

Alistair is the Defence Correspondent for Sky News and one of the country’s leading broadcasters on security and foreign affairs.

The talk will focus on his recent trip to the world’s most secretive state, North Korea. He will reveal how it took years of unpublicised talks to secure an invitation from Pyongyang and share stories about life reporting from the hermit kingdom. He will also talk about his experiences covering wars, travelling the world with senior politicians, and life on the road as a foreign correspondent.

[Alistair has covered the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Sudan and humanitarian crises and natural disasters around the world. In 2015 he became one of the few journalists in the world to report from North Korea. Much of his work in the past 18 months has focused on counter-terrorism and the rise of Islamic State. He has been a key analyst for the channel during terror attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice and elsewhere.

He has travelled to the migrants routes, over the Mediterranean from Libya and through Turkey to Greece. His undercover filming in a refugee camp revealed the dreadful conditions the refugees were being housed in. Most recently he flew to Ankara for an exclusive interview with the Turkish Prime Minister in the days after the failed coup.]

Tickets cost £15 each to include a glass of wine and canapés. Please send a cheque payable to Barnardos to Penny Wykes-Sneyd, Garden Cottage, West Compton, Dorchester DT2 0EY by 5th October together with your email address for confirmation. After that date please call Susie Harland on 07887 560724.

46 www.piddlevalley.info to everyone who has performed at some time or other for us all. The pleasure on the audiences’ faces, the thrill and emotion of listening to the performances each year has been wonderful and it is essential that we also thank the people who have supported us over the years and formed our audience.

Sue Beckingham and Janet Keen

Party in the paddock in Plush On a warm Saturday in June the residents of Plush and friends, dressed in red, white and blue, gathered in the paddock to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday. There was a Queen’s birthday cake competition, won by Ellie Scott and Jenny Sherwood and games for the children, including Royal Gala apple bobbing, King Edward potato and spoon race, crown relay and the welly throwing for everyone. A fun time was had by all. Ann Jordan

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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:

15th Sept 13th Oct 27th Oct

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

Rosalyn Charlton

Dorset County Council

The future of mobile libraries has been decided

Dorset County Council’s Cabinet has voted to maintain one home mobile library service van and withdraw three mobile library service vans.

This decision follows a consultation with library users and local town and parish councils to look at alternative ways to access the library service.

People who are unable to access a library due to a disability or frailty will continue to have access to books, and other reading material delivered to their homes through a partnership with the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS).

The council are also encouraging community transport to help people have access to libraries. And we will continue to take the home mobile library service van to residential homes.

Cllr Deborah Croney, Dorset County Council cabinet member for learning and skills, said:

“These changes will help us focus provision of the mobile library service on people of all ages who cannot get to a library building.

48 www.piddlevalley.info “The consultation has given us a clear understanding of the issues and we will use this information with the local knowledge gained from the mobile library officers to work with local communities.”

The consultation identified that social isolation is a concern for some people and the council’s Partnership for Older People Programme (POPP) community development team has started working with communities to address the social aspect that the mobile library currently serves.

Dorset’s library service has joined the LibrariesWest consortium which means customers will be able to access libraries, ‘coast to coast’ from the Bristol Channel to the south coast. In some parts of Dorset the nearest library is in Somerset, and being part of the consortium means they can still access library services.

Full details of the report can be found at https://www.dorsetforyou.com/committees/ county

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance – 2017 Diaries

We have now received stocks of the very popular Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance diaries for 2017 and the price has been held at £4. Please contact us if you would like to support your Air Ambulance by buying diaries for yourself (or gifts).

Thank you for your continued support. Susan & Terry Dredge Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Fundraising Volunteers. Tel: 01300 348120; Email: [email protected]

Dorset Police

Dorset Police receives over 1300 calls to 101 and over 200 emergency calls to 999 every day. These levels increase in the summer months, and therefore the demands on calls handlers is considerable.

We are seeking to improve performance figures for the 101 line through promotion of the correct use of the number, alongside the use of the other contact methods as an alternative for reporting non-urgent matters. www.piddlevalley.info 49 The new Dorset Police website was launched in June 2016. This boasts various online reporting and enquiry tools making the process quicker and easier than calling 101. The online services offered include: • Report a crime or incident • Request a call back • Message for an officer • Make a complaint • Access information • Leave compliments and feedback • Report a Hate Crime • Email us • Make a general enquiry

A large percentage of calls received by Dorset Police are for other agencies and not a matter for the police. Please ensure you are contacting the most appropriate agency to assist you with your enquiry.

You should contact your local council with issues such as: Roads and transport • Report a road issue • Live travel alerts • Parking issues • Driveway obstructions Recycling and rubbish • Bin collections • Recycling • Litter • Dog fouling Planning and housing • Street lighting Leisure and culture • Parks Environmental Health • Noise complaints including parties • Pest control • Lost/found animals • Fly tipping • Bonfires and fireworks • Trading standards

Lost property should be reported at www.reportmyloss.com where you can complete

50 www.piddlevalley.info Defibrillators in Piddle Valley Following requests from residents the Parish Council have secured at a reduced rate five Public access defibrillators from the British Heart Foundation, we do however need to raise considerable funds for the cabinets and installation and a 6th one for Enterprise Park

They will be placed This is the start of at a large community  Piddlehinton Village project for the Hall Piddle Valley and if  Piddletrenthide; the anyone wishes to outside walls of the discuss donating or Piddle Inn and volunteering, Poachers Inn please ring any of  Alton Pancras phone the numbers listed box in the box  Plush phone box  Enterprise Park

Lynn Mailer 348566 Jenny Sherwood 348037 Bernard Clifton 348652

www.piddlevalley.info 51 an online lost property form. You will then receive a lost property reference number for use with an insurance claim.

Report My Loss allows residents to report lost property for free with information being searchable by any UK police forces. This process saves you valuable time as you do not need to telephone 101 or visit your local police station. Found property should be handed into the owners or management of the property or public transport where they have been found.

Found items that should be handed into police stations are: • Mobile phones, laptops, cameras – anything with a memory card • Personal ID - such as passport, driving licence, bank card, utility bill • Drugs, poison, hazardous substance/liquid • Firearms, ammunition, explosives • Significant amounts of cash

Please visit www.dorset.police.uk and follow the Do it Online process

Dorset Trading Standards

Turning back the clock. Car ‘clocking’, the practice of rewinding a car’s mileage reading is estimated to have increased last year. For unscrupulous traders it is an easy way to make money as a car’s value can increase up to £10,000 by reducing the mileage of a vehicle by using a digital device that plugs into the car’s electronics. If you buy a car with an altered mileage then the timing for necessary services and safety checks will also be incorrect.

Trading Standards up and down the country investigate complaints of cars having been ‘clocked’. A Warwickshire car dealer was recently jailed for twelve months after admitting to ‘clocking’ cars and his mechanic for six months for forging documents such as MOT certificates. These days cars that have been ‘clocked’ are less likely to be found on the forecourt and more likely to be found on auction websites, social media and small ads. such as Ebay, Facebook and Gumtree.

When buying a second hand car there are things that you can look out for: • Chips on the paintwork may indicate lots of motorway driving; • Worn rubber pedals and steering wheels indicate lots of use.

The average car travels 10,000 miles a year so if the car looks like it has more wear and tear than expected it may have been ‘clocked’. Checking a vehicle’s paperwork such as the service record and MOT history can help determine genuine mileage. Check MOTs

52 www.piddlevalley.info Dorchester Choral Society Raspberry & Registered Charity No. 285911 with Kantorei an St Andreas Lubbecke Saturday 15 October 2016 at 7.30pm Rhubarb St Mary’s Church, Dorchester DT1 2HL

Catering for any event Mozart: Mass in C Minor McNeff, Kiefer & Grube: Diptych www.raspberryandrhubarb.co.uk World Premiere – commissioned by Dorchester Choral Society Delicious Dinner Parties & Kantorei an St Andreas Lubbecke Beautiful Buffets Stress Free Holiday Home Catering Director of Music Wonderful Weddings Colin Howard Tickets on sale 16 September 2016 from: Contact Hannah or Sophie Harmony Music 3-4 Forum Centre, Trinity Street, Dorchester, choir members, DCS Box Office [email protected] 07738 171 833 / 07809 455 951 or by post from 1, Pitcote Lane, Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3GH. [email protected] Please include a cheque and SAE. Reserved £16 nave or Unreserved £12 side aisles (non refundable) Whether you want a three course meal at For information about disabled access contact 01305 852977 home, afternoon tea, party canapés or catering for a wedding.... Contact us!

We can create the perfect menu for any

occasion, big or small www.dorchesterchoralsociety.org.uk Dog boarding required…

Boarding needed for a five-year-old neutered dog who is used to descent daily walks, lots of love, home comforts and company. He is a well behaved and friendly dog who has grown up with cats and has good recall.

I am looking for • someone who: • • Loves dogs and has lots of dog ownership experience. • Can provide daily boarding a few days a month. • Is willing and able to walk him for 30 mins twice a day or 1 hour a day. • Can provide a safe, secure, loving and calm home environment. • Has no children under 6 years of age. • Doesn’t smoke in the home. • Will be at home most of the time whilst caring for him. Lives no more than 40 minutes from Dorchester. Will only have own dog(s) at home.

If you can help or know of someone suitable please get in touch or kindly pass on my details. Thank you. [email protected] T: 01300 348180 / 07872563924 www.piddlevalley.info 53 on line at https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history. Information held by the DVLA about a vehicle’s identity can be found at https://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla.

Look out for trading standards approved car retailers displaying the Buy with Confidence logo, or visit the website www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk

Call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 for advice on buying a second hand car or to report something to trading standards.

Trading standards catch pet fraudsters A horse dealer was recently sent to prison for misdescribing horses. The dealer conned her clients out of thousands of pounds for falsely describing the health and condition of her horses. The horses were listed for sale in national publications as ‘wonderful character’, ‘no health issues’, and ‘family friend’. The seller claimed to be a ‘private seller’ and used various aliases and contact details. Once people had bought a horse from the dealer they then found it had numerous health problems which required expensive vet treatment. Many customers paid in the region of £5000 for their horse when it was worth just £600.

Since 2005 all horses in the UK must be accompanied by a ‘Horse Passport’ and since July 2009 all horses are required to be microchipped with the chip’s number recorded on that passport. When buying a horse or pony make sure that you are given the passport, it is an offence for the seller not to transfer it to you. Check the description in the passport matches the horse you’re buying, that the microchip implanted in the horse matches the passport and that the last registered owner is the person you are buying the horse from. A vet can scan the horse for you to ascertain the microchip number. We would always recommend that when buying a horse you have the horse vetted first. Consider asking for loan with view to buy (LWVTB). If you are not sure, seek professional guidance such as a BHS Instructor to view the horse with you. Never part with your money before you are completely satisfied.

For consumer advice or to report something to trading standards call the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06.

Clubs, Groups, Organisations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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,

54 www.piddlevalley.info 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 Country Dancing Group

Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, Mondays, 2.15–4.15pm.

In her TV programme How to Stay Young, Angela Rippon discovered that ‘dancing is a better way to improve fitness than going to the gym,’ as it exercises the brain as well as the body - allegedly! Besides this, our group has great fun, we laugh at our mistakes and cheer our successes and at a mere £1.50p per week which includes tea/ coffee and biscuits, must be the cheapest form of entertainment in the Valley.

Just one problem - we badly need more dancers, male and female, if the group is to survive, so please, even if you haven’t danced since your schooldays and whatever your age or level of fitness, you will find a warm welcome with us.

Our next term will start on Monday 12 September, times as above. Flat, well-fitting shoes are recommended. No need to enrol, just turn up to the first meeting, we’ll be very pleased to see you. Jane Preston

Piddle Valley Gardens Club

Summer Social, 2016 There were a few anxious hours for the PVGC committee-members on Sunday 10 July as they awoke to grey skies and rain. Would our Summer Lunch have to be re-located to the Memorial Hall like last year? They held their collective nerve, set up tables in Mike and Sally Howard-Tripp’s large, shady garden at Kingsmead in Piddletrenthide and crossed their fingers. By twelve noon the skies had cleared and by one o’clock when the club members, carrying chairs, drinks, food - and brollies - arrived, the sun was shining, the wet grass steaming and everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.

As usual there was ample, delicious food, all kinds of salads to go with the ham and as for the puddings! Pavlovas galore, chocolate puds, rhubarb jelly, delicious creamy concoctions, shortbread biscuits, strawberries...one lady, spotted going back for a generous second helping was heard to remark, ‘Well, we don’t want to give them the trouble of taking it all away again, do we?’ www.piddlevalley.info 55

Piddle Valley: August 2016 Current situation The Piddle Valley has experienced flooding historically from a number of sources. Previous studies

and reports have been completed to identify issues and consider options to reduce the risk of flooding. Over the years a number of improvements have been made, including the Piddletrenthide Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS).

As a result of the flooding experienced throughout the valley on 7/8 February 2016 a community drop- in session was held on 25 February to collate information about the event. A review of the issues experienced has been conducted in partnership by the Environment Agency (EA), Dorset County Council (DCC), Wessex Water (WW) and West Dorset District Council (WDDC). A further community drop-in session was held on 29 June to provide an update of interim findings, actions already taken and next steps.

Cause and impact of flooding Professional Partners will continue to consult and Flooding through the Piddle Valley can arise from work together, and with the communities, to manage multiple sources in any combination, including the flood risk. River Piddle, surface water runoff and groundwater. On 7/8 February 2016 the Piddle Valley experienced Environment Agency extreme intense localised rainfall. Progress Flow in the River Piddle exceeded 6000 litres/second, The flood warning threshold level has been flow of this scale was last recorded in 2000. The changed to offer more time to prepare in the event Piddletrenthide FAS successfully reduced the impact of flooding. of the flooding, working to the design capacity of 5000 A Groundwater flood warning service is now litres/second. available. Assessed areas/structures reported as posing an Proposed way forward issue. A collaborative approach has been used to identify and Worked with DCC regarding Church Lane Bridge, share understanding of issues relating to each flooding carried out re-profiling of grass area in front of the source. Vicarage.

Key: River Level at South House telemetry station Lower Threshold Threshold level for Level flood warning issue

During this event the new threshold level would give 1 hour 30 minutes warning to prepare for flooding.

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Environment Agency Next steps West Dorset District Council The Piddletrenthide FAS works well in high flows. Progress Work is needed to improve control of the structure Jetting of drainage system in Egypt and during low flows. Consultants will now consider the Rectory Road Flood Alleviation Scheme. options available. Sandbag stores replenished and a new store Explore and develop the options available to collect set up in Plush. rainfall data within the Valley. Future Flood Management April 2017-2018: EA, DCC and Landowners to work together to Hydraulic modelling of Piddletrenthide and explore options for Natural Flood Management Piddlehinton to further understand flooding and Catchment Management. mechanisms and improve the flood warning The proposed work will continue to be reviewed service. between partners. The Piddle Valley Parish Council and Flood Dorset County Council Risk Management Authorities work together to Progress Jetting of Highway Drainage Infrastructure. create a flood plan. Investigations have been undertaken into surface water run-off in the Piddle Valley. Useful Information Potential restrictions to flow within the Plush Brook Information and links about flood risk, flood warnings service, resilience, being prepared and supporting have been identified. literature: https://www.gov.uk/prepare-for-a-flood Next steps Check your flood risk and sign up to receive Flood Feasibility study into reducing flood impacts at warnings for River and Sea and Groundwater: Church Lane Bridge, Piddletrenthide. https://www.gov.uk/check-if-youre-at-risk-of-flooding Investigate diversion of surface water from Dead Cat Practical advice on what to do to protect you and your Lane away from the centre of Plush. property from flooding (booklet): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flooding- Explore whether the entrance to West Lane in what-to-do-before-during-and-after-a-flood Rectory Road, Piddlehinton, can be modified to allow Practical advice on preparing your property for a flood: more surface water into the existing drainage system. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prepare- To publish the results of the formal Plush your-property-for-flooding investigation by October 2016. Make a personal flood plan: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal- flood-plan Wessex Water Resilience Measures: National Flood Forum Progress http://www.nationalfloodforum.org.uk/ Inspected 1200 metres of sewer and identified 4 Sandbags: how to use them properly for flood lengths of sewer within the valley which require protection sealing. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sandbags- Inflow Management Action Plan published on Piddle how-to-use-them-to-prepare-for-a-flood Valley Parish website. Meeting with Sir Oliver Letwin MP and Piddle Valley Parish Council representatives.

Next steps Seal manholes which have been identified as currently allowing river water into the foul sewerage system. Investigate viability of two new permitted pumped relief stations.

www.piddlevalley.info 57 The best of it was that, after a leisurely cup of coffee, as we drifted away back home, thoroughly satisfied, we heard that Andy Murray was well on the way to winning Wimbledon - again. Congratulations to all those who gambled on the weather and - like Andy - won!

Summer Outing, 2016 On Monday 27 June, 20 members of the PVGC set off, 17 by minibus and 3 by car, on a beautiful summer’s day to visit Rosemoor, the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Great Torrington in Devon. Our excellent driver, Ian Condon, chose an attractive cross-country route and we arrived just as the restaurant was opening up for high quality lunches.

Our organisers had chosen the date well as the roses, for which the garden is famous, in well-laid out beds in the formal part of the garden, were in full bloom, mostly heavy with scent and clearly labelled - out came our notebooks with names optimistically scribbled down. If every member of the Gardens Club buys even one rose on their list, the Piddle Valley should be ‘blooming beautiful’ in 2017.

Equally attractive and interesting was the informal, park-like part of the garden, past the large lily-pond, the tumbling stream, the Brash (children’s play area) and the sweeping wild-flower meadows, purple with knapweed, leading to the orchard, where we could only sigh enviously at the soft fruit, vegetable and salad beds nearby - well protected from rabbits, we noticed - on our way for a refreshing cup of tea at the Wisteria Cafe. This gave us the energy to tackle the walk through the woods and explore the series of small, enclosed gardens full of sun-loving plants, stone steps and sculpture, thence to the Arboretum on our way to admire the view across the whole garden from the recently restored gazebo. What a day to remember! Even four hours was not enough to see everything although we were all ready to sit back, snooze and let Ian drive us safely back to the Piddle Valley. Many, many thanks to all the organisers. Jane Preston

GARDENS CLUB FORTHCOMING EVENTS The talk on Monday 26th September, ‘Back to Nature? Some of us never left’ will be given by Jonathan Garrett who, having read Archaeology at Cambridge, became a masterly potter specialising in fine sculptural and practical pieces for gardens. For many years his home and pottery were at Cranborne but he recently moved both to Stour Row, near Shaftesbury.

The speaker at our HARVEST SUPPER on Saturday 15th October will be Paul Atterbury, the antiques expert, who will entertain us with tales from behind the scenes at The Antiques Road Show.

58 www.piddlevalley.info 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. www.piddlevalley.info 59

On 31st October Tim Hooker, a descendent of Sir Joseph Hooker the famous plant hunter and Kew Director, will tell us about his own wildflower hunting in the high places of Northern Spain, ‘From the Pyrenees to the Picos de Europa’.

Membership is £10 a year and non-members are welcome to attend talks for £2 each. Rosalyn Charlton

Piddle Valley Over 60s

On 8th October we will be holding a coffee morning at Piddlehinton Village Hall from 10.30 am until noon. We will be having stalls of cakes, crafts, bric-a-brac etc. There will also be a raffle. We would welcome any items towards the stalls and the raffle to make this event a success. Hilary French/01305 848501

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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 27 Sept, 25th Oct

Waste Collection arrangements General Waste & Food – alternate Fridays 9th & 23rd Sept. 7th & 21st Oct Recycling & Food – alternate Fridays – 2nd, 16th, 30th Sept. 14th & 28th Oct

DCC – “RunAClub” Dorset County Council recently purchased the RunAClub platform which is an online administration system that provides support for small, voluntary sector organisations that are based and undertake their activity in the shire county of Dorset. If you are interested in finding out more about RunAClub, DCC are holding workshops on Wednesday 14 September 2016 to give you a chance to speak to RunAClub staff and organisations currently using RunAClub.

60 www.piddlevalley.info If you are interested in reserving a place on the workshop, please contact Charlie Naerger ([email protected]) by Friday 19th August 2016. Leaving your contact details, name of organisation you are seeking a licence for, type of organisations (eg charity, unregistered voluntary org etc,), annual financial income of the organisation and type of activity the organisation delivers.

Community sector web based funding and support resources Dorset County Council has invested in a number of online tools and support for Dorset’s communities to access, in addition to the strategic grants to a series of infrastructure support organisations.

These are now available within the Support for Voluntary and Community Organisations pages on www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/article/423141/Web-based- resources-for-the-Voluntary-and-Community-Sector

They would like to draw your particular attention to the Dorset Fundfinder tool as this will enable community groups to search (at no charge) for current open grant funds to maximise their chances of obtaining future external funding. To compliment this Dorset Community Action have kindly shared their level 1 funding related information and factsheets.

Laura Cornette, Contracts and Grants Officer, County Hall

Playground Bin Following on from the comments in the last issue about the type of use being made of the waste bin inside the playground at Piddletrenthide, the Parish Council have now voted to remove the bin completely, due to problems of dealing with the contents. Would parents please ensure that they pick up and take home any sweet wrappers etc that their children may drop in the playground.

Defibrillator news Grant aid for a number of defibrillators for the valley has now been obtained by the Parish Council. Further details will be in an article elsewhere in this issue.

NHS Dorset CCG clinical review – update This is available at http://www.dorsetsvision.nhs.uk/update-following-governing-body- meeting/

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Approved WD/D/15/001766 Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton. Change of use of agricultural barn to mixed use – One residential dwelling , Holiday Let & Workshop. www.piddlevalley.info 61 WD/D/16/000908 Spring Cottage, Church Lane, Piddletrenthide. Single storey extension to property. WD/D/16/000446 The Forge, Piddletrenthide. Repair & alter building, change of use from light industrial to dwellinghouse WD/D/15/002770 Little Monkwood Hill Farm, Plush. Erect agricultural workers dwelling (revised application) WD/D/16/001208 Pear Tree Cottage, Piddletrenthide. Install steel liner, inspection hatch & replace chimney pot WD/D/16/000450& 445 Doles Ash Farm, Erect single storey extension to cottage Refused 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. Withdrawn WD/D/16/001170 Barn opposite Austral Farm, Alton Pancras. Convert redundant barn to single storey, 2 bed, dwelling. Pending WD/D/16/001528 Whites Cottage, Muston. 2 Storey extension to existing residential property WD/D/16/001429 Grey Thatches, Alton Pancras. Install temporary vehicle access WD/D/16/001242 Old School House, Plush Re-thatch (Listed Building) WD/D/16/001237 Redlands, Plush Rd, Piddletrenthide. Replace cedar shingles with larch planks on exterior walls (retrospective) WD/D/16/001143 The Barn, Rectory Rd, Piddlehinton. Erect single storey side extension WD/D/16/001137 2 Rectory Rd, Piddlehinton. Remove porch and erect single storey rear extension. WD/D/16/000290 The Forge, Piddletrenthide. Change of use from Office to dwellinghouse. WD/D/16/000267 Bourne Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, DT2 7TJ. Develop a 750Kw Anaerobic Digester Plant plus installation of three open silage clamps

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

62 www.piddlevalley.info Piddle Valley Losses in The Great War~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

September 1916 saw the middle stages of the Battle of the Somme which had started on 1st July. Three Piddlehinton men lost their lives during this month.

14th September 1916 Private Albert Thomas Hardy 3rd Battalion Genadier Guards

Albert Thomas Hardy was born in 1891, the son of Josiah and Hester Hardy. He was a policeman and, as befitted a policeman, he joined the 3rd Grenadier Guards. He was sent to France in October 1915 and would have seen action before the Battle of the Somme commenced.

On 14th September, the 3rd Grenadier Guards was one of the attacking battalions which attempted to take the ruined village of Ginchy and push back the German lines. They had gone into their front line trenches in the evening of the 13th and were given rum and sandwiches at 4.00am on Thursday 14th. Their covering artillery barrage on Ginchy opened at 6.00am and the attack started twenty minutes later. They had to cross about 600 yards to reach the first German line.

They came under heavy machine gun fire when halfway across no man’s land which broke up their formation and they became mixed up with other units. They managed to to reach the enemy front line but the confusion caused by the loss of formation resulted in a failure to take the second line. The attack ended in stalemate.

Casualties were high. Out of 22 officers, 17 were killed or wounded. One of the officers who died of wounds the day after battle was Lt. Raymond Asquith, the Prime Minister’s son. Of other ranks, 395 were either killed or wounded. Albert Thomas Hardy was one of those killed and his body was never found. He is commemorated on the huge Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.

His name also appears on the Dorset Police Memorial which is now at Police Headquarters, Winfrith.

Incidentally the date of his death on the Piddlehinton Memorial is incorrectly shown as 26th September 1916.

www.piddlevalley.info 63 26th September 1916 Private James Levi Dyke Private James George Samways Both of the 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment

The 5th Dorsets had their baptism of fire at Gallipoli, where they served from 6th August to 16th December 1915. James Dyke was an early recruit and had been with the Battalion at Gallipoli. Born in Piddlehinton in 1886, he was a son of James and Hester Dyke and worked as an agricultural labourer. He had four brothers and one sister.

James George Samways was also born in Piddlehinton. An only son, he lived with his parents in Lantern Cottage. He was not with the 5th Dorsets at Gallipoli, having joined up in 1915.

The attack which took their lives was an attempt to capture the German Positions round the ruined village of Thiepval. The village lay on the ridge and was surrounded by well- defended strongpoints which had resisted all attempts to take them since the start of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July.

On 26th September a major attack was launched on Thiepval by the 11th and 18th Divisions. 5th Dorsets were one of 12 battalions in the 11th Division. Their objectives were Mouquet Farm and the Zollern Redoubt. Mouquet Farm had already resisted attack on 1st July which involved the 1st Dorsets amongst other battalions. That attack took the life of Lance-Corporal Walter Thompson of Piddletrenthide (see News & Views for July/August 2016).

The 5th Dorsets were in support and were to advance at 12.35pm to consolidate the attack on Mouquet Farm. As they advanced over open ground they were caught by a disastrous German barrage and dozens of men went down. This barrage caused platoons and companies to become mixed up and the attack lost cohesion. They had a hard fight to take their first objective.

Having gained Mouquet Farm, they came under heavy machine gun fire, but failed to dislodge the Germans. The Regimental History says that the whole situation became very obscure. However, the Dorsets and their adjoining battalions managed to hold their positions near the Zollern Redoubt and by 5.30pm on 27th September the trenches were cleared of the enemy.

The 5th Dorsets had gone into battle roughly 600 strong and nearly two-thirds of these became casualties (i.e. killed, wounded or missing). James Dyke’s body was not found and his name in inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial. James Samways died of wounds and is buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery.

64 www.piddlevalley.info I find this action very sad. Two men from Piddlethinton, who would have known each other well, left the peace of the Dorset countryside to be slaughtered in the mud and desolation of the Somme battle and for what end did they lose their lives?

27th October Private Charles Henry Sawyer (Alton Pancras) 1st Battallion, The Border Regiment

Charles Henry Sawyer was born in WInterbourne Abbas in 1885, one of eight children produced by John and Ruth Sawyer. The family moved to Alton Pancras where the father was an agricultural labourer.

Charles went to London and was living in Battersea when he enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment and was later transferred to the 1st Battalion the Border Regiment. The Battalion had served in Gallipoli in 1915 and came to France in March 1916. It spent some time in the Ypres Salient before being sent to the Somme in early October.

Private Charles Sawyer is recorded as having died on 27th October 1916. He was not killed in action nor did he die of wounds. He died of disease, but what that disease was is not recorded.

He is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt l’Abbe, to the south-west of the town of Albert. Heilly lay behind the lines and was the location of a large casualty clearing station. Possibly Charles was receiving treatment there when he died.

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] www.piddlevalley.info 65 www.piddlevalley.info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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 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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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 23rd Sept WillContact & Naomi Sheila Hornyak / 01300 34826 TABLE TENNIS Tuesdays caller Piddlehinton Ruth Village Thompson Hall 7.00 – 9.00 pm 14th Oct Contact Beryl Ellis / 01305 267394 CRICKET CLUB ArishContact Mel Graeme Stephens / 07899 663773 BADMINTON Tuesdayscaller Piddlehinton Teresa Gym 2 –Rabbetts 4 pm 25th Nov ReelGoodContact Hilaryformerly French O’Dalaigh’s / 01300 848501 Ceilidh Band TENNIS Visit callerwww.piddlevalleytennis.googlepages.com Helen Woodall 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,

www.piddlevalley.info 67 www.piddlevalley.info 67 PIDDLEHINTON MILLENNIUM GREEN

Family ROUNDERS

SUNDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2:00 PM

ON THE MILLENNIUM GREEN £1 PER PLAYER

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WELCOME! CHILDREN UNDER 7 FREE

TURN UP ON THE DAY OR COME AS A 9 PLAYER TEAM

CAKES, TEA, COFFEE, BBQ PLEASE DONATE CAKES! (BRING ON THE DAY OR DROP OFF TO CLAIRE) Further Information from Claire Hudson 01300-348-284 All proceeds in support of the Piddlehinton Millennium Green Trust Charity Number 1074956

68 www.piddlevalley.info Piddletrenthide Hedgehog Village and The Dorset Mammal Group

Invite you to a showing of

Hedgehog Hotel

at the Memorial Hall Piddletrenthide Friday 9th September 7:00 pm

Come and find out more about hedgehogs and how to make your garden and village more hedgehog friendly.

Hedgehogs have declined by up to 50% in some areas of the UK in the last 25 years. With your help we can help save this much-loved garden visitor. By making small changes in our gardens and local area we can transform our neighbourhoods into an ideal “Hedgehog Village”.

If you would like to find out more about this project in the meantime please take a look at www.hedgehogstreet.org or www.dorsetmammalgroup.org.uk

Children Welcome

Free admission Free Refreshments

Donations welcome for local hedgehog rescue centres

www.piddlevalley.info 69 KEEP WARM THIS WINTER! Whilst you sizzle in the Summer sunshine...

... get the advice you need to stay warm this Winter!

• Do you find it hard to pay your gas and electricity bills?

• Is your home hard to heat?

• Would you like to check you are getting all the benefits and financial help you are entitled to?

• Is keeping warm in winter made more difficult by poor health, having a disability, mental health issues, having young children under 5, or living ‘off gas’?

If you answered YES to one of these questions, we can help you though our Healthy Homes Project with: advice, benefit claims, switching suppliers, home improvements and loans and grants. CONTACT: [email protected]

This project is funded by the British Gas Energy Trust which is an independent charity and a separate legal entity to British Gas.

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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 ..

www.piddlevalley.info 71 72 www.piddlevalley.info 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.

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO IMPROVERS WILL LOVE THIS COURSE! GREAT NEWS for all our readers interesting. Over the course we way of meeting new friends and looking for something fun to will explore four different media; to have a fun experience you will do over the next few months! pencil drawing & sketching, oil always remember and cherish! It Our current class is full but we pastel painting and techniques, is open to adults of all ages. are now taking enquiries for our painting and blending with N N next part-time Art Class, which water colours and acrylics. Step N N starts soon. The classes are held by step tuition in the basic This part time course is over 3 once a week for three hours. techniques and secrets needed to months, so will give you plenty NN create beautiful pieces of art. of time to master your new hobby. PV NP P The course is designed to be fun By the end of the course, students To maintain a high standard to for absolute beginners who have have created a minimum of 8 pieces our classes and the tuition you will never picked up a brush before of their very own original art they receive, classes are kept to small through to Improvers. can enjoy forever, from simple still numbers – so places available PP N life and ﬂ ower studies to beautiful are limited! We recommend that We adapt to each student’s needs countryside landscape scenes. if you are interested you call us and give them all the guidance N now for details. and help they need to develop This course is a brilliant way to inain n daes se their artistic skills. The curriculum learn new skills you will be able ees and ins all nw n is fun, comprehensive and to enjoy forever. It is also a great

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SA0296 16 Limited Spaces - Call now for details www.piddlevalley.info02 Dorchester 10132 w.indd 1 1204201 :1 am 73 SHAWSCAPE LANDSCAPING SOLUTIONS

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING

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Love to sing festive songs and carols?

New to the area? Want to make new friends and have a sing to get in the festive spirit? Then come along and join our friendly choir for the autumn session starting Tuesday, 27th September.

We meet every Tuesday night at St Mary’s Church Room, Puddletown from 7:30-9:30 p.m. and welcome anyone who enjoys singing. There is no scary audition and you don’t have to read music.

The Weatherbury Singers have been established for nearly 20 years and our membership comes from a wide area. During that time and through our concerts, carol singing and sing days, we have raised money for music in local schools and for various projects and charities close to our members’ hearts.

Make a date in your diary to join us on 27th September for our first rehearsal and open evening. For more details and to register your interest, please contact Judy Cooper on 01305 260284 or email: [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you!

www.piddlevalley.info 75 Puddletown Surgery Tel 01305 848333 Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, DT2 8FY

Flu Vaccination Clinics

If you are aged over 65, pregnant, are a Carer or suffer from an illness such as asthma, diabetes or coronary heart disease, you are strongly advised to have a flu vaccination - and a Pneumococcal vaccine if you haven’t had one of these before. Following NHS England guidelines, flu vaccinations are offered only to those who are over 65 years of age, are pregnant, Carers or who suffer from chronic disease.

Our flu vaccination clinics will be held on Saturday mornings on 1st and 8th October, between 8.30 and 12pm.

If you fall into any of these categories, please telephone the surgery to make an appointment for a Flu Vaccination at one of these clinics.

Thank you

Goodbye from Carol Taylor

At the end of September I will be leaving Puddletown Surgery, where I have been practice manager for 29 years. I am really looking forward to this, but I know I will miss a lot of things about Puddletown. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work in such a lovely place. My successor is Marcus Pawson. Marcus comes to us with a great deal of experience of practice management in his practice in Yeovil. I am confident that he is the best possible person to take care of our doctors, staff and patients. It’s good to know I’m leaving the practice in safe hands.

Surgery and Dispensary Opening Times

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

76 www.piddlevalley.info 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.

Milton Abbas Surgery: Autumn 2016 seasonal flu vaccinations This year we are holding our dedicated flu vaccination clinic for patients registered at Milton Abbas Surgery on Saturday 8th October from 8.30-12.30 pm at Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall. We will contact you directly if you are eligible to receive a flu vaccination. If you need transport to get to the flu clinic on that day, ring Neighbourcar on 881709 by 6th October and they will arrange a ‘car share’.

Gillian Brindle MBA, B.Ed (Hons), Cert QSB Practice Business Manager T: 01300 342322 M: 07495 043319 www.piddlevalley.info 77 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 Rob Sansom [email protected] 07703 584029 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

78 www.piddlevalley.info 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

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80 www.piddlevalley.info DAY EXCURSIONS and COACH HOLIDAYS

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

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www.piddlevalley.info 83 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

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84 www.piddlevalley.info PVNV MAR APR_Full version 20/02/2015 18:51 Page 42

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

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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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www.piddlevalley.info 89 Ultra Marathon Runner to challenge the Sahara Desert for local charity

Experienced marathon runner, Chris Eade, is taking on the ultimate challenge of completing two consecutive marathons over two days in the Moroccan Sahara Desert in October 2016.

Chris, the son of Home-Start West Dorset Trustee Dr Ruth Eade, has already completed several ultra marathons raising crucial funds for various charities. Explaining why he has chosen to support Home-Start, Chris said “As a father who recognises the importance of stable family life to the well-being of children, I consider it a privilege to contribute to this charity which has a successful track-record in supporting young families”

Home-Start West Dorset are delighted and honoured that Chris has chosen to support the charity this year and request that everyone considers supporting Chris by donating on his Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ChrisEadeSahara4HomeStart

Home-Start West Dorset is your local family support charity offering non-judgemental, practical and emotional support to families in need of help coping with issues such as isolation, illness, multiple births, disability, bereavement, depression or those who are just struggling with parenting and the challenges of family life with young children. Trained home-visiting volunteers help to build the family’s confidence and ability to cope. Last year we supported 99 families, with 245 children benefitting from support. For more information visit www.homestartwestdorset.co.uk.

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4 Shires Asset Management 89 J & A Ridell Carpentry and Joinery 19 Abbey Hearing 93 Jackson-Stops and Staff 96 Alastair Thomas Furniture Restoration 27 Jaspers 20 Andrew Shaw - Thatcher 13 John Stark/Crickmay Partnership 36 Angel Cake Company 45 Jurassic Computers 11 Anthony Randall Roof Repairs 30 KDS Garden Machinery 39 B A Wallbridge Plumbing & Heating 14 Knighton Countryside Management 85 Blue Lias Marine 2 Lackington Joinery 80 Brace of Pheasants 84 Lawrences Auctioneers 91 Brian Twigg Planning 17 Logs (county tree services) 91 Carers Connected 36 Louis Knight Electrical 80 Marsh’s 9 Car-lee Dog Training 39 Nicks Motorcycle Training 12 Cerne Abbas Surgery 77 Oil Heating Services 93 Cerne Abbas Airport Taxi 19 P N Gray 15 CG Tennis Academies 67 Philip J Ralph Groundworks 14 Charminster Garage 92 Piano & Music - Simon Grainger 26 Chris Perrins Chimney Sweep 91 Piddle Valley Tiddlers 38 Christina Shaw Soft Furnishings 93 Piddle Valley Tennis Club 59 Chumley’s Ltd 79 Piddle Valley Vets 92 Clean Sweep chimney sweep 10 Piddletrenthide PO & Stores 22,23 Conduit Mead Enterprise Park 74 Plush Cricket Club 59 Country Catalogue 15 Poachers Inn 22 Crossways Travel 81 Poundbury Wealth Management 21 D J Chutter 13 PR Elford Ltd/John Howarth Heating 88 Dog Boarding Required 53 Puddletown Surgery 76 Domestic Appliance Centre 11 Pugsley Revill Accountants 17 Domestic Repairs (Ian Coombes) 12 Raspberry and Rhubarb Catering 53 Dorchester Choral Society 53 Rebecca Green Catering 26 Dorchester Framing (TIncleton Gallery) 45 R G Edwards Horticultural Services 20 Dorset Plasterers 19 Rob Wood Gardener Lawncare Eastment Windows & Conservatories 93 and Chimney Sweep 15 Ecoliving 9 Ryan Mullins Fencing and Landscaping 82 Fireplace & Stove Centre 16 Seasons Art Class 73 Fourniers Ltd 14 Shawscape 74 G Chubb Plumbing 12 Street Services 88 GBC Electrical Ltd 87 Symonds and Sampson 4 George Albert Hotel 90 Thimble Inn 87 George Horn Man and Van 83 Trading Standards 10 GJS Plumbing 26 Watercolour Class 59 Grassby Funeral Service 30 Wessex Carpentry 80 Greenways Tree Care & Garden Services 18 West Dorset Mobile Foot Clinic 95 Grove Computers 83 WIndow Cleaning Services 25 Hardy Tree Surgeons 18 Woods Funeral services 30 Hendrick Stove Fitters/Chimney Sweep 87

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