Piddle Valley News & Views

July / August 2014 July 11 Gwilym Simcock & Friends Clockwise from above fete: the August 22 Fellowes skittling + in- Live Junction specting the stalls; Dr Sally Dangerfield + Katie September 12-13 Hensman; ‘Puffin’ Hermes Quartet competing; Roland Dan- Concerts £20, 7.30pm & Adrian Brendel gerfield © Dr Sally [email protected] Dangerfield September 13 Open 020 3286 1885 3pm, £10 – workshop Gardens: the Activity with Alfred Brendel Table; hawk moths; visi- tors at ease; Sue Dean Not online? We’d love to post 6.45pm, free – talk with visiting; a scarecros you a programme, just call us. Sandy Burnett © Rosemary Agg

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Dates for your diary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bridge Educational Trust July 5 Sat Summer Concert All Saints Church, The Bridge Educational Trust (Registered Charity No 1068720) was Piddletrenthide 7.30 pm established in 1990 in memory of John Bridge, the last of the family 6 Sun Plush Clay ShootPlush Cricket ground which founded the Piddle Valley School in the middle of the 19th century. 6 Sun Cerne Sheep Group SW Deer Rescue Centre, 10 am – 4 pm visit Wayford, nr Crewkerne 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. TA18 8QN Applications are particularly welcomed from residents of the Piddle Valley and its 7 Mon Mobile Library AP, P’thide, P’ton various immediate neighbourhood. Normally applicants should be nearing the end of their 12 Sat Cricket Tournament Plush Cricket Ground school careers or have left school, though younger children with special educational 11 Fri Coffee Morning P’thide Mem Hall 10.30 – 12 needs may be considered. 11 Fri Concert Gwylim Simcock St Johns, Plush 7.30 pm 12 Sat Concerts: Guitar Recital St Johns, Plush 6 pm At the Trustees’ discretion, expeditions or travel groups for young people which are Goldberg Variations St Johns, Plush 7.30 pm organised for scientific or cultural purposes may be eligible, 19 Sat P’hinton Church Fete The Old Rectory 2 – 5 pm provided they contain an educational element. Barbeque + live music The Old Rectory 7 pm The Trustees give priority to cases involving hardship or difficult family 21 Mon Mobile Library AP, P’thide, P’ton various circumstances and where, without some assistance, the desired education, course or 25 Sun Lunch Club P’thide Mem Hall From 12 noon activity would not be possible. Special consideration is given to older people who may Summer Buffet wish to start training for a particular career or other purpose after normal 27 Sun Benefice Lammas Rawlsbury Camp, 11 am education has been interrupted. celebration nr Bulbarrow During the past year grants made by the Trust have included those to help 27 Sun Gardens Club Poppybank, P’hinton From 12 noon university students with accommodation costs and equipment; to provide support Summer Social Lunch for children with specific learning difficulties; and to provide training for adults 29 Tues Parish Council Meeting P’thide Mem Hall 7.30 pm hoping to change career. August Meetings of Trustees to consider applications are held in March, July and November. 4 Mon Mobile Library AP, P’thide, P’ton various Those wishing to apply should obtain an application form by writing to 8 Fri Coffee Morning P’thide Mem Hall 10.30 – 12 noon The Administrator c/o Piddle Valley First School, Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QL or by 9 Sat The Prairie Dogs 8 pm 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 Village Hall are to be considered. 16 Sat Gardens Club Piddle Valley 1st School 2 – 4 pm Summer Show Further details of the Trust can be found at www.bridgeeducationaltrust.org.uk 17 Sun Songs of Praise St Pancras, AP 6 pm but if you feel that you would like to discuss a possible application with one of the 18 Mon Mobile Library AP, P’thide, P’ton various local Trustees, please contact one of the following: 23 Sat Coffee + Cake morning St Pancras Church, AP 10.30 – 12 noon Rev Tony Monds (348211), Rex Goddard (348363), Sue Nicholas (348436), 23 Sat Concert: Live Junction St Johns, Plush 7.30 pm Hannah Murphy (348564), Richard Drewe (348253), Nick Harland (348272) 30 Sat Concert: Till Felner St Johns, Plush 7.30 pm Richard Drewe, Chairman

20 21 From the editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PIDDLETRENTHIDEPIDDLETRENTHIDE The arrival of summer is always a pleasure with sunshine, warmth and smiles much in POSTPOST OFFICEOFFICE ANDAND STORESSTORES evidence. Cows and sheep are grazing on the Valley fields, crops are gaining in height, tractors are working all day (sometimes late into the evening) and cyclists and runners are very active on the roads. Despite the dry days, our lawns are growing apace so THE VILLAGE SHOP mowers are busy and there is, as ever, much to do in the garden. It is very sad to see The Piddle Inn deserted and closed and we hope that there will be a happy and vibrant We supply speciality breads from Evershot Bakeries business outcome for this important Valley landmark. (such as Cottage Loaves, French Sticks, large wholemeal cobbers) We are in the middle of the fete, show and event season and while Alton Pancras We receive fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries daily enjoyed a damp but very successful and enjoyable day complete with celebrity openers, We stock in-season fruit and vegetables Piddlehinton Open Gardens was another tremendous success and there is more to Our prices are very competitive come with Piddletrenthide and Piddlehinton fetes, the Gardens Club Summer Show Our free range chicken is supplied by Creedy Carver and Plush Festival continues through to September with a varied programe of classical, Balls the Butchers are happy to cut meat to individual customer’s requirements jazz and contemporary music. We have a range of boxed biscuits, sweets and chocolates, greeting cards, wrapping paper and much more - so why not come in and give us a try This issue marks the centenary of The Great War. Local historian Bin Roy has researched Shop Opening those from the Valley who served and in subsequent issues we will be including details Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 7 pm, Saturday 8.30 am – 1 pm of those men who didn’t come home. A warm welcome to Julie Bennett who has joined the team as Assistant Editor and my 25th August Bank Holiday Monday 8.30 am - 12 noon thanks for her suggestions to introduce a Contents page and condense the advertising 26 29 August 8.30 am - 6 pm mainly to the beginning and end of the magazine. As ever though, PVNV relies on the community to contribute content, photographs (there are too many to include in this THE POST OFFICE COUNTER issue) and advertisements as well as feedback. Post Office Services - Stamps, Parcels, Postal Orders, Dot Browning Gift Cards, Euros and other Currencies to order, PO Card Account and Pension and Benefits, PO Savings Accounts, ISA’s, Telephone and Broadband, Car, Travel, House, Pet Insurances, Moneygrams, Editorial team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor Dot Browning T 01300 348280 } E [email protected] Mortgages, Top Ups, Electric Key, Bill Payments eg electric, telephone, water rates, Council Tax, Income Tax. Assistant Editor Julie Bennett T 07740 083657 | [email protected] Webmaster Andy Howard T 01300 348406 | [email protected] Post Office Opening Hours Monday 8.30 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5.30 pm Treasurer Susan Chance T 01300 348311 | E [email protected] Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8.30 am – 1 pm Distribution Ann Jordan T 01300 348015 Saturday 9 am – 12 noon Proof reading Gill Bingham Advertising vacant Copy deadline Sept / Oct issue – adverts 10th August; posters + content 15th August We would like to thank our customers for their continued support Future deadlines 10th + 15th August, October, December, February, April, June Telephone no 01300 348330 Caroline and Carol By post / hand PVNV Postbag, PO & Village Stores, Piddletrenthide, DT2 7QF Printed by Creeds of Bridport

22 23 News from the Vicarage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

REMINDER ………REMINDER…….REMINDER! A Fond Farewell

They say that all good things must come to an end and one very good thing came to SUMMER CONCERT an end on the 30th June: the ministry of the Revd Helier Exon as Associate Priest in at the benefice of the Piddle Valley, Hilton, Cheselbourne and Melcombe Horsey. All Saints Church, Piddletrenthide Helier began his ministry among us some 30 years ago when he began training to become a Lay Reader (what is now know as a Licensed Lay Minister) when Stanley 5TH JULY at 7.30 PM Royle was Rector of the benefice that then included the Three Churches. As the years went by, Helier felt God was making a different call on his life. That vocation was affirmed by the Church and, in 2000, he was ordained priest in Milton Abbey, in what Get your tickets NOW was probably the first ordination to have taken place there since the Reformation. Two if you have not already done so ! years later in 2002, the current benefice came into being as the Three Churches were joined with the Piddle Valley. Since then, Helier has been a popular figure on both ‘sides’ of the benefice and a regular traveller along Drakes Lane, the road that links Starring all local performers the Three Churches with the Piddle Valley. During the vacancy in 2006, Helier played a key role in maintaining the worship, pastoral care and life of the comparatively new benefice as well as helping to co-ordinate the process for the recruitment of a new JOHN HUDSON AND FRIENDS - incumbent. Camilla Foster-Mitchell, Jon Chambers In accordance with diocesan policy, all priests have to resign their licence on reaching the age of 70. Although Helier has not actually yet achieved that landmark, he will do Simon Grainger, Magdalena Atkinson so in the coming months and felt that the anniversary of his ordination at Petertide in 2000 would be a suitable time to resign his licence. He will, however, be accepting what is know as Permission to Officiate (PtO) which is a concessionary licence issued Accompanist by the Bishop, usually to retired priests to allow them to continue to perform the duties Elizabeth Sweetnam of their calling within the diocese. So our loss as a benefice will be very much the gain of local benefices around us where Helier will be able to lead worship and to preach. and The resigning of his licence is not really so much a retirement as a slight change of Children from the Piddle Valley First School direction. But diocesan policy requires a clean break of at least twelve months between the end of a ministry under licence in this benefice and any further ministry with us under a PtO.

TICKETS £10 ADULT (to include canapés) Many of us will have good reason to be very grateful to Helier for his work among us £6 children as a leader of worship, preacher, pastor, counsellor, spiritual director, listening ear, teacher and administrator, let alone as a good friend. No doubt we shall continue to Available from Piddletrenthide Shop see him around since he and Judy will still be living in Hilton. Our warmest best wishes or ring 01300 348851 and prayers go with him for every blessing on his new ministry.

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SERVI CES and THE BENEFI CE of THE PI DDLE VALLEY, HI LTON, SERVI CES and THE BENEFI CE of THE PI DDLE VALLEY, HI LTON, READI NGS CHESELBOURNE a nd MELCOMBE HORSEY READI NGS CHESELBOURNE a nd MELCOMBE HORSEY

Pi ddl e Val l ey Thr ee Chur ches Pi ddl e Val l ey Thr ee Chur ches

6th July 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 9. 30am Famil y Euchar i st 3rd August 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 9. 30am Famil y Euchar i st Trinity3 ( Pr oper 9) Al t on Pancr as Hi l t o n Tr i ni t y( Pr7 oper 13) Al t on Pancr as Hi l t o n Green Green 9. 30am Famil y Ser vi ce 11. 00am Morni ng Pr ayer 9. 30am Famil y Ser vi ce 11. 00am Morni ng Pr ayer Ps 45. 11-end Pi ddl ehi nt on Melcombe Horsey Ps 145. 14-end Pi ddl ehi nt on Melcombe Horsey Zech 9. 9-12 Is 55.1-5 Ro m 7. 15-25a 11. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer Ro m 9 . 1-5 11. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer Ma t t 11. 16-19, 25-30 Pi ddl et r ent hi de Chesel bour ne Matt 14.- 1321 Pi ddl et r ent hi de Chesel bour ne

13th Jul 9. 30am Famil y Euchar i st 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 10th August 9. 30am Famil y Euchar and i st 8. 30am Hol y Communi on Trinity4 ( Pr oper 10) Al t on Pancras Hi l t o n Tr i ni t y( Pr8 oper 14) Hol y Bapt i sm (Al i ci a Read) Hi l t o n Green Green Pi ddl et r enthi de 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer 11.00am Par i sh Communi on 11. 00am Par i sh Communi on Ps 65 Pi ddl ehi nt on Melcombe Horsey Ps 85.- 8end 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer Melcombe Horsey I sa 55. 10-13 1 Kgs 19.-18 9 Pi ddl ehi nt on Ro m 8 . 1-11 Rom 10. 5-15 Matt 13.-9, 1 18-23 Matt 14.- 2233

20t h July 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 9. 30am Famil y Euchar i st 17th August 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 9. 30am FamilEuchar y i st Trinity5 ( Pr oper 11) Pi ddl et r enthi de Chesel bour ne Tr i ni t y( Pr9 oper 15) Pi ddl et r enthi de Chesel bour ne Green Green 11. 00am Pari sh Communi on 11. 00am Mo r n i ng Pr ayer 11. 00am Pari sh Communi on 11. 00am Mo r ni ng Pr ayer Ps 86. 11-end Pi ddl ehi nt on Hi l t o n Ps 67 Pi ddl ehi nt on Hi l t o n I sa 44.-8 6 Is 56.1,-8 6 Ro m 8 . 12-25 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer Rom 11. 1-2a, 29-32 6. 00pm Songs of Pr ai se Matt 13.- 2430, 36-43 Al t on Pancr as Matt 15. [-20] 10 21-28 Al t on Pancr as

th 27 July 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer 8. 30am Hol y Communi on 24th August 9. 30am Famil y Euchar i st 8. 30am Hol y Communi on Tr i ni t y( Pr6 oper 12) Pi ddl ehi nt on Chesel bour ne Bar t hol omew Al t on Pancr as Chesel bourne

Green Re d 11. 00am Benef i ceL a mma s 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer 6. 00pm Eveni ng Pr ayer Ps 119. 129-136 cel ebr at i on Ps 145.-7 1 Pi ddl ehi nt on Hi l t o n I Kgs 3.5-12 Rawl sbur y Camp Act s 5.- 1216 Rom 8. 26-end fol l owed by a br i ng your own pi cni c ( use as OT r eadi ng) Matt 13.- 3133, 44-52 BBQ wi l l be on si t ek tupon o coo Luke 22. 24-30

st Weekdays 8. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( C W) 8. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( CCP) 31 August 11. 00am Benef i ceFamil y Euchar i st 1st, rd3 and 5th Tuesdays at Ever y Wednesday at Hi l t on. Trinity (11 Pr oper 17) Lyscombe chapel Pi ddl et r ent hi de, Green

nd th 2 and 4 Tuesdays at Al t on Ps 26.-8 1 Pancr as. Jer 15.- 1521 9. 30am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( BCP) Rom 12. 9-end st rd th 1 , 3 and 5 Thur sdays at Matt 16.- 21end Pi ddl ehi nt on. Weekdays 8. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( C W) 8. 00am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( CCP) 9. 30am Sai d Euchar ( i C st W) st rd th 2nd and 4th Thur sdays at 1 , 3 and 5 Tuesdays at Ever y Wednesday at Hi l t on. Pi ddl et r ent hi de, Pi ddl ehi nt on. nd th 2 and 4 Tuesdays at Al t on Ser vi ces showni ti aln i ar cs e t aken f r om t he t i mel ess prBook ose ofof tCommon he Pr ayer publ i shed Pancr as. i n 1662. 9. 30am Mor ni ng Pr ayer ( BCP) st rd th 1 , 3 and 5 Thur sdays at The Fami l y Euchar i st s ( based on Common Worshi p Orderi lOne) y and , Famot her ser vi ces Pi ddl ehi nt on. ar e i n cont emporar y l anguage. 9. 30am Sai d Euchar ( i C st W) 2nd and 4th Thur sdays at Pi ddl ehi nt on.

26 27 From the Registers

Holy Baptism Lily Mahoney Langlands was baptised at All Saints’, Piddletrenthide on Easter Day, the 20th April 2014. Funeral Service Lucas James Drake and Maisie Jane Howorth were baptised at St Andrew’s, Melcombe Horsey on the 27th April 2014. 126 years in Dorchester, Weymouth & throughout Dorsert Maxim Dylan Hillier was baptised at St Andrew’s, Melcombe Horsey on the 24 Hour Service 4th May 2014. •Chapel of rest Joseph Antonio Blake Altuzarra was baptised at St Martin’s, Cheselbourne • Pre paid funeral plans on the 25th May 2014. Tel: 01305 250425 Harry James Westmacott Green and Katie Elizabeth Rachel Owers were th 11a Icen Way, baptised at St Andrew’s, Melcombe Horsey on the 25 May 2014. Dorchester Holy Matrimony DT1 1EW Nicholas Edward Hill and Rebecca Claire Hill were married at All Saints’, Piddletrenthide on the 3rd May 2014.

Funerals The funeral of Margaret Grace Stickland of Melcombe Horsey took place on the 15th May 2014 at St Andrew’s, Melcombe Horsey followed by burial.

Valley Rogation Sunday in Alton Pancras Alton Pancras hosted the Valley Rogation Sunday on the 25th May in glorious sunshine. We blessed farms, animals, gardens, homesteads and the countryside around us and as well as the able bodied on foot, for the less mobile of our parish, we had the benefit of a 4 x 4, proving that our countryside is accessible so anything is possible !

We hope that you will help swell the numbers for Piddlehinton who host Valley Roga- tion Sunday next year.

Dr Sally Dangerfield

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28 29 News, comings & goings in the valley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Alton Pancras

AP Holcombe Mead is delighted to have captured the many talents of Brian and Sue Beckenham, along with Kip, even if No 2 is only for a short stay while they seek their ideal retirement home ! By the way, there is no U in front of their pet’s name ! AP At No 3 we welcome gamekeeper Josh and Rosie; this poses an interesting problem, how do the former occupants’ homing pigeons know they have moved house ? AP A reluctant farewell to and from Pat Tomlin of Hillview bungalow who has finally succumbed to the travelling to and from her hospital post. AP While Devon cancelled the last day of its County Show due to weather, AP bravely went ahead with its fete, rewarded with a surprisingly large attendance in the former vicarage/rectory, the home of the Dangerfields. Fresh from Downton Abbey, Lord and Lady Kitchener-Fellowes, alluded to the British attitude to the weather in their official opening speech and it was pleasing to see visitors struggling with some sizeable bargains and some very proud dog-owners leaving with first-time awards. AP The Coffee-and-Cake morning in St Pancras Church from 10.30 am -12 noon Saturday 23rd August gives visitors/residents a chance to snap-up some of the books that residents have recently been reading and view the historic pictures of the village as it once was. AP A northern trio of Ray, Barry and Colin have been tidying the area around the pond and waterfall, hoping it would again become a village feature, so were delighted when Rev Tony Monds and his followers included the site in the village Rogation service. AP “Thank-you for keeping this church and churchyard looking so cared for” is a typical comment in the visitors book, recently from Susan Brock nee Chalke, “26 years since Mum (Faith Chalke) died, 20 years since my brother Dave (of Barcombe Farm Cottages) and not forgetting Dad Gilbert (1987)”, while Ursula Pomeroy of the Dorset Historic Churches Trust wrote “beautiful Easter flowers”. AP The 1891 census may be the only time when AP’s ‘roads’ were actually named. The main street was recorded as Buckland Road, the lane containing the Old Post Office was Plush Road, and those who attended the village Fete travelled up the 1891 Cerne Road to the former vicarage. photo © Dr Sally Dangerfield [email protected]

30 31 Alton Pancras Annual Village Fete Downton came to Alton Pancras this year with the arrival of Oscar winner ACTIVITIES AT Julian Fellowes and his wife Emma Kitchener Fellowes to open the fete on a very dank PIDDLEHINTON GYM May bank holiday weekend. There was lots to do and see from Krazy K9 Dog Agility ENTERPRISE PARK, PIDDLEHINTON - a fabulous addition to our well attended annual dog show - and watching Puffin “doing the slalom”. There was skittles for all including the Fellowes, and a Wang a New members always welcome Welly Mens Championship - won by Roland Dangerfield with a wang of 30m ! The fete raised over £800 pounds for its chosen charity. Sally Dangerfield (who organised Monday Evening Badminton from 8pm the Fete with Jane Ridgway) presented a cheque to Katie Hensman from Mosaic - Contact Alan and Chris Wiseman on 01258 817512 Dorset’s own Child Bereavement Charity. Dr Sally Dangerfield Tuesday Afternoon Badminton 2pm – 4pm Contact Hilary French on 01305 848501 Songs of Praise in St Pancras Churchyard, 6 pm Sunday 17th August Tuesday Evening Badminton from 8pm If wet, to be held in the church; please bring a chair; followed by refreshments Contact Pauline Adams on 01300 345459 Sally Dangerfield

Indoor Bowls Monday mornings Piddlehinton Contact Gordon Fermer on 01300 348902

Dorchester Drama Piddlehinton Village Hall – What’s on every week Contact Ann Ottaway on 01305 772187 Tuesdays nd YOGA 10 - 11.15 am (from 2 September; block of 6 Frome Valley Archery Club sessions £40) Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings Contact Jane Evans / 01305 259754 Contact John Holt on 07970 459169 TABLE TENNIS 7.00 – 9.00pm (due to lack of members, taking a summer break, starting again 2nd September) Crossways Archery Club Sunday afternoons Contact Beryl Ellis / 01305 267394 Contact Sheila Ryall 01258 837504 POST OFFICE 2.00 – 4.0 0 pm Zumba classes Thursday evenings SHORT MAT BOWLS 7.30 – 9.30 pm (September - Easter) Contact Janice Sloyan on 07920 841107 Contact Sheila Hornyak / 01300 348264 Wednesdays Remote Control Car Club Friday evenings BROWNIES 6 pm Contact Al Mailer on 07787 380541 Thursdays FIDDLESTICKS 9.30 - 11.00 am (parent + toddler group) Indoor Junior Tennis – various times Contact Caroline Gossage on 07887856462! 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 If you are looking for premises to run a club Bookings Contact Vickey Steven / 01300 348294 Contact Colette McKenney on 07769 041248 Bridge House, 4 Rectory Road, Piddlehinton To discuss bookings availability Chair, Pam Lock / 01300 348474 | Treasurer, Fay Lord / 01300 348335 Secretary, Sue Nicholas / 01300 348436

32 33 Piddlehinton Open Gardens Weekend 14th + 15th June On a wonderful warm sunny weekend in June, Piddlehinton held its Open Gardens to raise money for 3 village charities plus Julia’s House Hospice. The working group en- sured that signs, tickets, publicity, gardens, refreshments available in the Village Hall and at Muston Manor and much more were in place. A real community spirit devel- oped with people tidying, cleaning, cutting grass, painting and generally ensuring the village was welcoming for the expected visitors. Garden owners were heard mowing, sweeping, cutting back and generally tidying ready to share their gardens for the week- end with hoards of people. Four delightful scarecrows arrived to signal the run up to the weekend and inspired many more to appear.

The two days proved to be very busy with more than 550 people visiting the 22 gardens. The car park in the Football Field, thanks to Jane Lovelace, filled up and ticket sales escalated and as the days warmed up so did the plant and ice cream sales. The scarecrow making and other children’s activities proved very popu- lar with families and visitors were able to see moths trapped overnight including Elephant Hawk moths and Lilac Beauties. 46 different species were recorded on the Saturday and over 60 on the Sunday.

Gay’s team of arrangers constructed beautiful floral displays for the celebration of Fathers’ Day in the church. Twelve lovely creations were made of different sports themes from fishing to croquet and from badminton to rugby. There was much wandering around gardens, smelling roses, asking for plant names, relaxing on benches, discussions about the beautiful views and ‘can we come back next time ?’

Thanks go to everyone from near and far who contributed to helping make this a memorable weekend, especially the garden owners, who worked tirelessly to ensure the most fantastic and diverse collection of gardens and without whom the event would never have happened. Thanks also to the scarecrow makers at the Piddle Valley First School (in Claire’s activity workshop) and around the village, which gave a special feel to the event. There are too many people to mention individually but a special thanks go to Cynth and Di and their team who served a very popular range of refreshments all day and where the donated mountain of cakes, scones and quiches were consumed at the Café Village Hall and also to Muston Manor for providing Cream Teas on both days. Happy smiles were everywhere and a good time was had by all.

photos © Rosemary Agg Rosemary Agg

34 35 Piddlehinton Fete at The Old Rectory The church fete is on Saturday 19th July at 2 pm. To commemorate the start of World War I this year, everyone is invited to come in period dress - children and adults alike. John Hudson is going to lead the singing with old songs during which (or shortly after), there will be judging to find the most appropriately dressed person (child and grown up categories). After which the children are also going to have some sports. Bring along your scarecrows - they too are being judged. The BBQ in the evening won't just be roast pork - there will be sausages, burgers, salads and all those special Piddlehinton puds as well !

Would you be able to help on Friday evening when we get the tents, tables and chairs, etc ? We also need help to move tables and chairs before the BBQ and to clear up on Sunday morning. The old stalwarts are getting older and more help is needed please.

Gay Hanbury / 01300 348465

Piddletrenthide + White Lackington

Piddletrenthide Hedgehog Village ! Yes indeed Piddletrenthide is now an official “Hedgehog Village”, in fact, it is the first village in the country to be recognised as such.

The concept of Hedgehog towns and villages is part of a campaign led by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. The Dorset Mammal Group has taken on the responsibility for initiating the scheme throughout Dorset. Bridport is now a Hedgehog Town and other towns and villages throughout the county are starting to get on board.

Piddletrenthide already has over a dozen Hedgehog Friends who are in the process of making their gardens hedgehog friendly, making a note of hedgehog sightings and recording these on the website www.hedgehogstreet.org. None of these activities need take up very much time, and provide a real opportunity for children and adults alike to preserve the habitat of this delightful little animal whose numbers are in serious decline.

If you are interested in finding about more about this venture please contact either Janet Keen / 01300 348851 or Kate Boyle / 01300 348562 photo © Neil Herbert Piddletrenthide Village Co-ordinators

36 37 Newsletter 9

To all residents and friends of the Piddle Valley

I have recently taken over the chairmanship of the Neighbourhood Planning Group from John Browning. I would like to thank him for all the work he has achieved over the last 18 months, since the inception of the group, to bring us to where we are now. He proposed that the chairmanship should rotate every six months, so his has been a sterling effort.

John steps down having guided us to a point where our research and ideas are forming nascent policies. These policies, based on the feedback you’ve already given us are outlined in the following pages.

We have identified a need for smaller homes, both for those who want to buy their first homes and those looking to downsize. Do you think these should be built, and if so, where ?

I think it worth reiterating that the Neighbourhood Plan is about the future. If accepted by you, and ratified by the inspectors, the policies within it will become the planning policies for the Valley for the next 15 years.

The Piddle Valley plan could include a policy that No public house should be given change of use into a residential property If that were so and the Plan were in place now, that would be the case. But we live in the present and the Piddle Inn has just ceased trading. If you want to keep the building as a pub, please come and talk to us at the fetes. As soon as more information is available, it is hoped a village meeting can be arranged open to the whole Valley, at which the community could make representations.

Paul Johns

photo © Neil Herbert Neil © photo Working Group Chairman telephone 01300 348154 email [email protected] / [email protected]

38 Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan Housing - both for open market and low cost for local people Transport, traffic speed, footpaths, cycleways and communications led by Malcolm Johnston [email protected] / 01300 34869 led by Neil Herbert [email protected] / 01300 348479

The Neighbourhood Plan will support new ways of managing traffic along The number of households who have close family or work ties with the Valley and the B3143 (the valley road) by : are seeking accommodation (as identified from our survey and District Council housing lists) totals 50. This is a high figure and greater than any other • Supporting local and strategic traffic management to reduce HGV vehicles similar areas in the district, going to show how keen people are to stay in our through the Piddle Valley in order to minimise their adverse impact, whilst beautiful valley and close to families. The number is higher than can be housed in managing new development so that they do not have an uncceptable traffic the near future but does indicate the importance of more local (affordable) housing impact on local residents. being built to meet demand over the next 15 years (the lifetime of the • Encouraging pedestrian and cyclist safety through lower traffic speeds and volumes. Neighbourhood Plan). • Creation of an all weather surface to the existing bridleway from Piddlehinton to Piddletrenthide, with possible extension to Alton Pancras for use by cyclists, It has also become apparent that there is a very large demand for small one and two pedestrians, horse riders and disabled users. bedroom dwellings, which could be provided by houses or flats. The Working Party • Encourage the introduction of faster Broadband speeds to all Valley communities. will soon be debating housing targets over the period. Draft policies A joint meeting held with the Environment, Landscape and Farming group demon- • Initiatives which promote improved traffic management by reducing traffic speeds strated that we have both developed very similar approaches to the use of land and and volumes; improve safety and access for pedestrians and cyclists in a way which allowed us to endorse the sites identified for potential building. These are being respects the amenities of the neighbourhood. shown on maps at the summer village fetes. • Initiatives which improve local and strategic traffic management through routing of HGV traffic away from the valley roads will be supported. Our policies for inclusion in the Neighbourhood Plan are crystallising and will include: • Where appropriate, new initiatives will make provision for pedestrian and cycle access to the proposed all weather bridleway. • The need to develop opportunities for the building of local housing to allow • Pursuing the extension to Alton Pancras of the existing bridleway from local people to remain in the valley. Piddlehinton to Piddletrenthide. • The need to protect the quality of the built environment and ensure there • Encouraging faster Broadband speeds to all communities in the Piddle Valley; all is no impact on the beauty of the valley. future developments should consider connectivity requirements at an early stage. • Protection of designated green or wooded spaces within and around villages to maintain community resources and historic features. Reasons for our policies • The need to protect certain views as seen from public rights of way. Residents expressed concern regarding transport and traffic issues to the NP Working • The drawing up of village boundaries to control growth. group at 2013 village fetes, in the 2012 Piddle Valley Parish Plan questionnaire and • Criteria for accommodating new housing within villages. the 2013 Piddle Valley First School Travel Plan. The main issues were speeding traffic, • Identification of sites where houses may be built without damaging the the impact of HGV traffic along the valley road, risks to pedestrians and cyclist safety, character of the villages. so our traffic policies are designed to manage traffic, including that arising from new local development and to improve access to alternative forms of transport. • Support for conversion of historic or older buildings for housing where they have no other agricultural of community use. As the community wishes to encourage cycling and walking as safe options, the NP • Support for replacing existing large houses, or older housing, of poor design aims to improve highway safety, minimise conflicts between road traffic, cyclists and quality with modern eco friendly dwellings which make better use of the land pedestrians through the creation of the all weather bridleway. available. HGV vehicles pass daily through the Piddle Valley (in connection with farming); we • Criteria to assist in the design of new buildings being sympathetic to those seek to minimise those heavy movements not connected to local businesses. around them. Good telecommunications is increasingly important in the modern world, so Broadband is even more important in our isolated rural area.

Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan Environment, landscape and farming Piddletrenthide Open Gardens 2015 led by Peter Chance [email protected] / 01300 348311 The Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall Trustees will be organising a Piddletrenthide Open Gardens weekend on 13th and 14th June 2015. Save the date now and if you live in The following aspects are a brief description of our policy areas : Piddletrenthide, please start preening your garden! Ros Charlton • Protect and enhance the environment of the Piddle Valley. Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall • Protect the higher landscapes and fine long distant views. The Memorial Hall needs new Trustees – could you help to run and improve this • Develop a policy to manage the Valley woodland in order to enhance it’s essential village facility ? The Trustees meet about six times a year, mainly in winter contribution to the landscape. during the Artsreach events programme. The range of the Trustees’ different talents • Improve protection of the Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCIs). keeps the hall going; DIY repairs, fund-raising, organising Artsreach events. Whatever • Ensure a high standard of management and effective Rights of Way signposting. your contribution, you will be very welcome as a Trustee. • Minimise light pollution – Enterprise Park, etc. • Encourage re-use of redundant farm buildings for housing and small businesses. In particular, a new Secretary is needed, because Ros Charlton is no longer able to • Contain new housing within the existing boundaries of the five communities. attend all meetings. Secretarial activity is mainly recording the Minutes of the half a • Ensure high standards of design and materials for all development. dozen Trustee meetings and the AGM. If you are willing to help but are unable to • Designate green open spaces within each community. commit to attending all meetings, Ros would be happy to job-share. Please contact • Ensure farm building developments minimise environmental impact and take ad- either vantage of improved design and new, more sensitive materials. Janet Keen / 01300 348851 or Ros Charlton / 01300 348063 If the above does not include aspects which you feel are important or wish to raise What’s on any other points, please do be in touch. • Coffee morning, second Friday of each month, from 10.30 am - 12 noon. On 11th July there will be an Air Ambulance fund-raising stall as well. On 8th August cream scones will be served. Contact Janet Keen / 01300 348851 Community energy generation and low energy design led by Dot Browning [email protected] / 01300 348280 • The Lunch Club is having a Summer Buffet on 25th July; cost is only £5 for a two-course lunch plus tea or coffee. The Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan will support a range of energy initiatives to There will be no Lunch Club in August. benefit residents, businesses and community facilities : New members are always welcome. To join us for lunch please contact • A hydropower scheme utilising the to generate power for use by Piddle Ann Hawker / 01300 348329 Valley First School. • A woodland management scheme to generate woodland fuel and bi-products • Fitness Class on Tuesdays from 10.30 – 11.30 am - come along and have a using fallen and storm damaged trees, the reintroduction of coppicing and new go for £4 a session; contact planting to enable woodfuel generation into the future. Sarah Mitchell / 01258 817288 • A solar advice scheme enabling creation of small solar fields to benefit community facilities. To hire the hall at a very reasonable rate, including furniture and well equipped • Guidance on the specification and positioning of solar tiles and panels and the kitchen with dishwasher, please contact the Bookings Officer opportunities for low level installations. Diana Clears / 01300 348417 • Climate Change measures to limit flooding and run-off. • A Community Land Trust as a vehicle to procure and manage community projects. Tables, chairs, tea urn and crockery are also available to hire separately for outside • Guidance on energy saving measures for residential buildings. events; contact Caretaker Ann Hawker / 01300 348329

Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan 43 Piddle Inn Football Pontoon Competition The competition was not won at the end of the football season; and, as in previous years, I kept the money to start the competition off next season.

With the closing of the Piddle Inn I have had to rethink my plans, and have decided to wait until the 2014-2015 season starts and, if the Piddle Inn has re-opened, and the new owner is agreeable, we will continue as before, ie start the season with the same members as last season and use the money held by me as prize money. After that we will start again as usual.

If the Piddle Inn remains closed, or if a new owner does not want the competition to be held there, I will disperse the money held by me to the members who were paid up at the time of the closure of the pub.

Graham Keen / 01300 348851

Henry Walsh - CITB SkillBuild Competition Winner D J Chutter have supported their apprentice Henry Walsh through college and the 2014 Construction Industry Training Board SkillBuild Competition, South West Region.

Congratulations to Henry for winning the regional heat and we wish him the very best of luck for the next round at the NEC, Birmingham in November. The picture shows his tutor Graham Carter with Henry and his certificate. photo © Mark Chutter Mark Chutter

Plush

P See the poster for details of Plush Music concerts - Gwilym Simcock on 11th July and Live Junction on the 22nd August. September concerts include the Hermes Quartet Adrian Brendel - and an opportunity again to hear Alfred Brendel. For tickets [email protected] / 0203 286 1885 P The approach to the village from Piddletrenthide alongside Plush Harbour has seen a recent transformation with the removal of the fallen trees, clearance of the bank and dredging of the river. Though this much needed work might have been unwelcome to some, the spring rains have quickly encouraged new growth and come the winter weather, the build up of water will not continue to flood the road, but can disperse naturally giving us an added bonus of less potholes appearing ! Our thanks to Dick Hiscock and his team. Dot Browning 44 45 General News + Notices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Piddle Valley Book of Country Life In November 1980, The Times described The Piddle Valley Book of Country Life, edited and compiled by Muriel Pike and published by Hutchinson and Co. as 'the best book Piddle Valley Community Speed Watch Update of the countryside' published that year. In 2002, I produced a softback reprint of Most of you will no doubt have seen volunteers from the Piddle Valley Community Muriel's book including an extra chapter entitled Piddletrenthide's Sacrifices, written Speed Watch team in their distinctive yellow hi-viz jackets operating speed check by Bin Roy and illustrated by John Wilson, tracing the experiences of the 18 men equipment in the valley. The scheme has been operating for a period of eleven weeks, commemorated on bronze plaques on the front wall of the Memorial Hall. These books and in that time some 3,300 vehicle movements have been recorded with over 200 were sold, originally at a cover-price of £10, later reduced to £5 to raise money for drivers noted as exceeding the threshold speed limit. the three churches of the Piddle Valley as Muriel had wished. The group was formed due to concern expressed by residents about speeding traffic As sales have slowed to almost nil now, I have about 70 copies on the valley road, its primary objective is to educate drivers to drive within the 30 mph left which I would like to dispose of; I suggest that the original speed limit in our villages, and it is currently operating in Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, price may be ignored now and copies handed out in Alton Pancras, Buckland Newton and Duntish. From feedback received from local exchange for donations. Another idea would be that the residents, there appears to be a general perception that traffic is slowing down on the remaining copies could be handed over to the school for a valley road, due to the presence of the CSW. small sum, possibly £1 per copy, and given to the older pupils If you are willing to join this initiative, please contact Dorchester East Safer as a souvenir of the Piddle Valley on the day they leave. I think Neighbourhood Team, telephone 101. Muriel would have approved of this idea. At the moment they are sitting in my study, taking up space and earning no money For more information visit the Community Speed Watch website:- for the church at all !

http://www.dorset.police.uk/Default.aspx?page=6983 If anybody has a better idea, perhaps they could let me know.

Jane Preston / Christian Aid Collection 2014 01300 348545 Thank you to all those in the Piddle Valley who have made this year's Christian Aid collection such a success. The total amount raised by the three villages which took part was £864.62 and when the Gift Aid is added on it comes to £991.11. Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance - A Huge Thank You Particular thanks to all the collectors - the people who delivered the envelopes and We would like to say a very big thank you to all of you who so kindly donated a then returned to collect them. Thanks also to Di Rogers and Prue Jakeman who co- magnificent haul of bananas and cakes following the appeal to “fuel up” the cyclists ordinated the collections in Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide respectively. Finally thank for the Coast to Coast Cycle Ride to raise funds for our Air Ambulance. These you so much to everyone who gave money, your generosity means that Christian Aid donations were all extremely gratefully received by nearly 500 cyclists who came can continue its work with the poorest people in the world. The results for each village through our Pit Stop at Ilminster Ambulance station making the 54 mile sponsored ride are as follows : on what was a very warm day. Many of them asked where all of the “goodies” had come from and after we had told them of the appeal they asked if we would pass on Alton Pancras £176.94 (Gift Aid addition: £27.62) their very grateful thanks to everyone which we are delighted to do. The latest figure Piddletrenthide £432.36 (Gift Aid addition: £63.12) we had so far was that £40,000 had been raised but the final total will not be known (including White Lackington) for a while as money is still being received. Once again, on behalf of the Dorset & Piddlehinton £255.32 (Gift Aid addition: £35.75) Somerset Air Ambulance, thank you for this appeal support and your continued support. Heather Bland Susan + Terry Dredge Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Fundraising Volunteers / 01300 348120

46 47 Blood Donation Butts Cottage Garden, Plush You can make an initial check to find out whether your health allows you to donate We decided to try two whole weekend openings this year as well as a single day in blood by calling 0300 123 23 23 or on the Blood Transfusion website April, working on the theory that a wet Saturday might well be followed by a fine (www.blood.co.uk). The website also explains what to expect at a donation session Sunday with no more work needing to be done apart from begging more cakes off and how blood is used; you can book an appointment as well, which minimises your helpers and friends, so we achieved five Open Days in all, raising £1140 for 10 charities, waiting time. Sessions at The Exchange, ; Wednesday 9th + including Macmillan Cancer Care, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Help the Hospices and Friday 18th July. There are no DORCHESTER sessions in July. others. Many of our visitors remarked on the peace and tranquillity of our garden, its Sessions will be held at the United Church Hall, South Street (near Goulds household beautiful setting and even (to our surprise) the excitement of driving up the attractive, store) on Thursdays 7th + 14th + 21st August. winding, hilly road to Plush and they really appreciated the lovely tea and scrumptious The sessions are all open at the same hours 1.30 pm to 3.25 pm and 4.30 pm to 7 pm. cakes and kind attention of our 'tea teams'. Rosalyn Charlton We could not even contemplate opening the garden without the help of Richard, our car-parker, who only asks for a slice of coffee-cake and mug of tea as reward for use of the paddock and of course all those volunteers who sell tickets, make cakes, serve National Gardens Scheme Open Days in the Piddle Valley the teas, sell plants and chat to the visitors, too many to mention but a HUGE 'thank- you' to them, we are really grateful. Ivy House Garden, Piddletrenthide Jane + John Preston / 01300 348545 As we pack away the integral components of 'opening' our garden for 2014, we naturally reflect on the highs and lows of the season. Our entry in the NGS Yellow Book describes our garden as 'wildlife friendly'; this year that came to have a new New Watercolour Class in Charlton Down meaning. A few days after a meeting designating Piddletrenthide as Dorset's first Starting this summer on Thursday mornings, a great opportunity to learn about the Hedgehog Village, we were greeted by signs of destruction in one of our greenhouses skill of watercolour painting with a highly experienced artist and tutor; an intensive and blamed neighbourhood cats for overturned flowerpots, trampled plants and four week special course runs on Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm, 3rd July – 24th July, to enable general mayhem. On further inspection, you to learn about watercolour painting techniques for landscape, seascape and still- we discovered first one and later two life. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced dabbler, this is an opportunity to hedgehogs snoozing peacefully under develop watercolour skills and techniques to include washes, wet in wet and dry brush the staging, in broad daylight. One and much more. The class promises a jolly atmosphere, places are restricted to ensure seemingly camera-shy had its head lots of attention and quality tuition. A regular weekly class is planned for the Autumn tucked inside a flowerpot ! Evidently the term, so please get in touch. Also the weekly class at Buckland Newton on Wednesday previous night's plummeting afternoon continues from September 2014, waiting list only ! If you are interested in temperatures, when the greenhouse had joining the new class, for further details please contact been closed up, had caused the Lynda Connolly / 01305 871178 hedgehogs to become trapped inside.

But these were not our only surprise visitors: on our final 'opening' at the beginning of Your Safer Neighbourhood Team May we were alerted to two swarms of bees hanging out along the footpath at the Shed Security top of our garden. Unabashed, Meli Fowler and I donned our bee-suits, scaled the Police have seen a steady rise in the number of thefts from sheds during the past few heights clutching our skeps and caught the escapees amid the flashing of cameras and weeks. The main area that the thieves appear to have been working is between Wool amusement of our human visitors..... and Dorchester but we are now seeing crimes reported in other parts of the area. Many We would like to thank our varied visitors for their appearance this year and also our people underestimate the value of items they store in their sheds; unfortunately crim- band of helpers: John and Jane Preston, Liz Messer, Mary Foulds and Ros Charlton who inals are fully aware of the value of the goods that some people store in vulnerable helped us forward £1400 to the NGS. See you all again next year! places. The following advice can help to keep your property secure and reduce the chance of you becoming a victim of crime. photo © Bridget Bowen Dave + Bridget Bowen / 01300 348255 48 49 Whilst a shed is not designed to withstand any form of determined attack, there are monitoring farm animal movements, and from administering our Buy with Confidence some simple measures you can take to make them more secure. Position your garden approved trader scheme to providing free advice to businesses, I know there are still a shed as near to your house as possible so that it is clearly visible from your home. lot of different days to come ! Consider painting your house number and postcode onto valuable gardening equip- ment (lawnmower, strimmer and tools etc). This makes them much less attractive to If you are a consumer with a problem contact the Citizens Advice Helpline on 08454 potential thieves; it makes them more difficult to sell on and also increases the chances 04 05 06; if you are a business and need help or advice contact the trading standards of the property being recovered and returned to its rightful owner if it is stolen. business advice line - 01305 224702.

Avoid storing valuable items such as power tools, fishing tackle or golf clubs in a shed; these items should be stored inside your home or a secure garage. Clubs, Groups, Organisations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have been working in your garden, ensure that you lock away tools such as spades or forks when you’re finished. Tools left out overnight could be used by an Fiddlesticks - parent and toddler group intruder to gain access to your property. If you don’t intend to use the windows in Run by Kathy Kelly, a fully qualified child care worker who has been working with your shed, make them secure by screwing them shut or fitting window locks. Hanging families for 12 years, providing a nurturing and creative space to play. old curtain or netting up against the window will prevent prying eyes from seeing what Fiddlesticks has its roots in celebrating the Seasons and Festivals of the year. Using is stored in your shed. baking , crafts , music and story telling, Fiddlesticks operates currently on a Thursday from Piddlehinton Village Hall. First session free, then £8 (£6 concession) per session; For further advice and information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhoods payment by the term when settled in. If interested in a place for September call team by dialling 101 or visit www.dorset.police.uk Kathy Kelly / 07776141824

Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service Piddle Valley Gardens Club - through the eyes of a new officer Architectural Plants and Foliage - Philip Gamble Say ‘Trading Standards’ and what comes to mind? Ask my Dad (who prosecuted for Hopefully your PVNV will have arrived in time for you to read this before 7.30 pm on Trading Standards when he was a council solicitor) and he would say it means ‘back in Monday 30th June, when Philip Gamble’s talk will be held at Piddlehinton Village Hall. the day’, when Trading Standards officers checked the quantity of goods sold, from Philip is a philosophical garden adviser, based in , with 33 years experience coal to beer, from bread to petrol, because the oldest form of consumer protection is in professional horticulture. He runs his own gardening courses and offers gardeners the accurate use of weights and measures. As a worker at a convenience store for his ‘experienced calm’; to learn more see his website www.gardenreassurance.com. many years the answer for me was simple ‘they enforce fair trading laws and conduct underage sales test purchases’. It is only now I have recently crossed the divide to work April talk - Rosemary Legrand with Trading Standards that the true breadth of what they do has become clear to me. At end of April we had a fascinating talk by Rosemary Legrand, a retired nursery owner Yes, it is true that we do enforce retail law and yes, we still carry out the weights and whose father was a leading rhododendron hybridiser. Rosemary has travelled measures duties of our historic origins, but that only scratches the surface. In the short worldwide looking for plants and enthralled us with her account of her botanising visit time I have been with the Service I have spent time assisting vulnerable victims of scams, to Bhutan, where she eventually saw her favourite rhododendron growing in the wild, on animal health welfare and checking the safety of petrol stations. This is on top of high on a roadside cliff. The photograph that drew a ‘wow’ from the audience was the day to day consumer complaints referred to us from the Citizens Advice Helpline, the sight of a meadow awash with the delicate mauve drumstick flowerheads of which may require further investigation or may contain details of a vulnerable consumer Primula denticula, in just the way that cowslips carpeted fields here a hundred years who needs more in depth help and support. It’s fair to say I was surprised; one day I ago. Her tale included interesting insights into the culture and people of this remote was clad in a luminous yellow jacket helping officers check the safety of a petrol station, country. She is a frequent speaker on cruise holidays and to larger groups than ours, the next I was walking around a field looking for signs of fly strike in sheep. In the few but said that she enjoyed our engaged audience. weeks since I started this job it has thrown up something different each day. So from We are pleased to have booked her for another talk in Autumn 2015, so keep an eye stopping rogue traders to ensuring food standards, from testing product safety to out for that treat next year !

50 51 May talk - David Usher The Twinning Association 21st Anniversary Visit 29 May - 1 June This talk by David Usher, ex-head gardener at Hestercombe, entitled ‘Something old, Twinned with Longueville, Normandy something new, something borrowed, something blue’, explored the history of garden On the occasion of our 21st Anniversary, more than 30 members of the Twinning design in . He illustrated the origins of many familiar garden features and the Association of Longueville, Normandy joined local members for a celebratory week- final ‘Something Blue’ brought us bang up-to-date with a modern sculpture installed end; including a sizeable group of young children and parents, both British and French, at Hestercombe some years ago. This was particularly appropriate because a which gives hope that the organisation can continue to develop for years to come. Contemporary Art Gallery was opened in Hestercombe House in May this year, which is included in the garden admission ticket. Our guests arrived to be greeted, as usual, at The Thimble in Piddlehinton. We are very grateful to the new landlords, Lisa and Mark, who have agreed to continue our Note there are no Garden Club talks in July or August. long association with the pub (and who provided an excellent meal at this year's AGM). Greetings over (Gallic cheek-kissing can be a lengthy process on these occasions), Ros Charlton, Secretary / 01300 348063 guests were taken off to be entertained at the homes of their hosts. Piddle Valley Over 60s Friday was a day of visits around the locality: Cerne Abbas was popular, some visited Jean Curtis and Margaret Paul have made a patchwork quilt Hardy's birthplace and others ventured further to the Russell-Coates Museum in that they have kindly donated to the Piddle Valley Over 60s to . In the evening, we met for our traditional sporting fixture at The Halsey be raffled to raise money for the club. Tickets will be available Arms, Pulham - a skittles match this time - which (helped by the immaculate double 9 to all and can be bought from any committee member. The score by our regular visitor Michel Vigot) the French won. Roger (Halsey Arms' landlord) draw will be made at the Coffee Morning on 4th October. laid on a superb carvery meal and provided a dramatic display for the children of his Harris hawk in flight, the children taking turns to "launch" the bird in the garden. Our Secretary Bridget Rennison and Teasurer Hilary French received a cheque from Waitrose for club funds as a result of Saturday's surprise was a visit to Wells and a guided tour (in French) of the beautiful partcipation in the monthly promotion that Waitrose carry out Cathedral, arranged by secretary Jo Thornton who, as ever, orchestrated the entire visit for local comunity activities. Our thanks to Waitrose and all with her meticulous planning, ably assisted by treasurer Terry Cowley. The Wells street those who helped by voting for us with their tokens. market was in progress as we arrived and provided additional interest. In the evening we met in the Memorial Hall for our Gala Dinner prepared by Becky Green and her Hilary French / 01300 848501 team. Aperitifs on the lawn (the weather was mercifully kind to us throughout the stay) was followed by the meal and the cabaret entertainment: our local team of brave men in vests and shorts performed a hilarious display of "dry" synchronised swimming. Piddle Valley Players The French then stormed onto the stage and down the central aisle, We would like to thank Heather Bland for her organisation, and the audiences for sup- dressed in Hawaiian outfits, to perform porting this years raffle during our production of ‘Allo ‘Allo. It was wonderful to see a lively song accompanied by exotic Sally Dangerfield in her French peasant costume weaving in and out of the tables in movements. our French restaurant selling tickets. Thank you Sally. We are donating £270.00 to be divided equally between Ducks and Drakes Cancer Care Trust and The Piddletren- Jean Quéré, the French "Président", thide Memorial Hall . and Dave Bowen (Association Chair- man) offered mutual compliments and The Piddle Valley Players would love to meet you ! Rehearsals start on Thursday the thanks for what everyone felt had been 4th September at Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall at 7 pm for this years production, a very successful and enjoyable Sandy Wilson’s Musical ‘ Divorce me Darling’. Come and join us for the Winter and exchange visit. Finally Magdalena keep warm with friendship, flipping hard work and very nice biscuits at coffee time ! Atkinson sat at the piano and led some communal singing of French songs and to round things off, we rose to link hands in We are looking for new players under 35 years old in particular for this show, so go on "Auld Lang Syne". give it a go ! Anyone wishing to join the Players, please do contact Thanks to the many members who contributed so much to the success of the Rachel Olley / 01300 348758 / [email protected] anniversary visit. photo Piddle Valley Synchronised Swimmers © Bernard Roughton Dave Bowen 52 53 Piddle Valley Parish Council ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Coach House 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 Unit 7 Enterprise Park, Dorchester, Dorset .DT2 7UA “Democratic half-hour”, during which any local resident may personally raise direct to Tel: ( 01305 ) 261777 or 848982 the Council any matter that affects the Valley community. So, if you have something Email : [email protected] Fax : ( 01305 ) 251668 important to say, please either contact your local Parish Councillor or raise it during the start of the next meeting. Next meetings 29th July 30th September

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New Waste Collection Arrangements PLANNING APPLICATIONS General Waste & Food – Friday 4th + 18th July, 1st, 15th + 29th August.

th th th nd Recycling & Food – Friday 11 + 25 July, 8 + 22 August Approved Your containers should be put out by 7.30 am on Friday. Please try not to put your WD/D/14/000667 Whites Dairy House, Piddlehinton. Retrospective Listed wheelie-bins out before Thursday evening and take them in again as soon as possible Building Consent for garden room extension. after collection on Friday. WD/D/14/000115 Bourne Farm, Piddlehinton – Construct in-ground slurry Piddlehinton children’s playground - dog waste lagoon with covers and loading apron. Complaints have been received that the dustbin in the corner of the childrens WD/D/14/000090 Manor Gate Cottage, Plush - Alterations to previously playground is now being used for dog waste. While the Parish Council fully commends approved scheme, including basement, lift, garage and new people bagging up their dog waste, can we please ask that it is NOT deposited in this dormer window. dustbin. The children seem quite diligent in using it for their own rubbish while using the playground and we are sure you can appreciate both the discouragement to them WD/D/14/000368 Enterprise Park, Piddlehinton - 3 year Temporary Traveller and the risk to their health with the bin being filled with dog waste, even if bagged. transit site. The bin is private and so has to be emptied each week by a Parish Councillor and the WD/D14/000764 Barn Ash, Plush - Erect manege for domestic use. contents taken home to be disposed of with their own private waste. Not a pleasant Refused None task, especially if the unfortunate Councillor happens not to be a pet owner either. Pending Dorset Waste Partnership does not empty it as part of their collections. WD/D/14/000005 Little Platt, Plush – Demolish & replacement of existing house Would dog walkers please continue to bag up their pet’s waste, but also, please, take to more closely reflect the needs of applicant. it home and dispose of it in your own bin. WD/D/14/000924 Videne, Smiths Lane, Piddletrenthide - Erect Agricultural Byway Open to All Traffic - Planning Appeal worker dwelling. There will be a public hearing by the Planning Inspectorate into the status of the bridleways/byways from Doles Ash Coppice to London Row and Snowdrop Corner. It WD/D/14/000949 26 Paynes Close, Piddlehinton - Demolish conservatory and will be held at Piddlehinton Village Hall on the 5th and 6th November 2014. erect single storey rear extension. If anyone wishes to speak at this hearing, please contact the Planning Inspectorate. A WD/D/14/001012 Trentfield, Church Lane, Piddletrenthide- Construct Garage copy of the notification letter can be found at www.piddlevalley.info/pc.php in the and Store. Parish Council news WD/D/14/001041 Mill Bank Cottage, White Lackington - Erect 2 storey Defibrulator extension and make internal changes. The Parish Council is looking into the possibility of providing a portable defibrulator Note for use within the Valley, probably sited by Memorial Hall. The cost will be about £2700-£3000. If anyone is interested in contributing to, or sponsoring, this vital piece By the time applications have been published here, the opportunity to make of life-saving kit, please contact your Parish Councillor to discuss. Buckland Newton representations has generally passed. Planning applications are however also listed on have a similar piece of equipment and confirm that the arrangements for its possible www.piddlevalley.info as soon as I hear about them, and therefore may still be open if use are very simple and clear. They also advise that it can take an ambulance up to 45 you wish to comment to the Planning Authority. minutes to get to them in an emergency! Andy Howard / 01300 348406

56 57 The Great War~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Letters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Piddle Valley losses in the Great War Dear Editor Lawn Mowers This issue of News & Views coincides with the centenary of the outbreak of the Great Thank you, once again, to all who have continued to support the idea of avoiding War. When war was declared, men throughout the country rushed to enlist and the mowing and using other noisy power tools on a Sunday. It is nice to be able to sit in Piddle Valley was no exception. the garden and hear just the birds and children playing. We recently had a blind visitor from Australia who appreciated all the birdsong here, their birds tend to screech and Each article will carry this silhouette of a British soldier taken squark. from a bronze statue by the sculptor Albert Toft (1862-1949). This statue is on the Town War Memorial in Oldham, Sally Condon, Piddletrenthide Lancashire and on the 41st Division Memorial at Flers on the Somme. Although neither memorial has any connection with our Valley, the image dramatically depicts a soldier’s determination. The silhouette was prepared by the late John Surgeries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lambert of Piddletrenthide. Records do not show how many men from our parishes served. However, an idea of the enthusiasm at the beginning of the war can be gained from a story told by Bob Jesty who died in 1981 at the age of 93. Apparently 38 men from the Valley marched into Dorchester to sign on. There seems to be some truth in this. The regimental numbers of five of our men killed at Gallipoli in 1915 while serving in 5th Dorsets are close together, suggesting that they could have enlisted on the same day. Other men News from Surgery July issue 2014 would also have joined up voluntarily and more would have been called up when conscription was introduced in 1916. If there are any matters you would like us to address, please let us know by ringing to speak to Carol Taylor, Practice Manager, on 01305 848333 or e- Inevitably, some did not return. Piddlehinton Cross, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall and mailing [email protected]. memorial plaques in the churches bear witness to the lives our villages lost. 25th August Bank Holiday Monday - surgery will be closed; if you are unwell To commemorate these men, over the next four years obituaries will appear in News while the surgery is closed, ring 848333. Our recorded message gives you the & Views to mark the centenaries of their deaths. The articles are not intended to be a new NHS 111 number; they will take details of your condition and direct you history of the war but will be the stories of ordinary men who knew the villages, the straight away to the local service that can help you best. For immediate, life- woods and fields which are familiar to us today. threatening emergencies, dial 999. Sources used for these articles were many. The official list ‘Soldiers Died in the Great Summary Care Record It is compulsory for GP practices to join the Summary War’ and Commonwealth War Graves Commission records gave basic information. Care Record Scheme. Therefore certain basic information from your GP record Further details came from regimental histories and Unit war diaries together with such as your date of birth and address, details of allergies, current prescriptions records in the National Archives, the Imperial War Museum and the Dorset History and reactions to medicines were uploaded in June. This information will only be Centre. available to local hospitals and emergency services. If you do not wish your The first loss was in November 1914 and his story will appear in the November / details to be uploaded, ask at reception for an opt-out form or complete the form December issue. on our website http://www.puddletownsurgery.co.uk/info.aspx?p=5 Bin Roy / 01300 348227 Surgery and Dispensary Opening Times www.puddletowsurgery.co.uk Monday to Friday 8.30 – 6.30 and Saturday 8.30 – 11.00

58 59 Dr C T Wakeham 51 Long Street Cerne Abbas CHARLTONC AHC RLRLTT DOWNDNO NWOD Dr J F R Dobbs DORCHESTER Dr H M Taylor DT2 7JG HEALTH CLUB Dr J Bubb Tel: 01300 341666 Mrs Lynne Dolder Fax: 01300 341090 when we are closed 111 Friendly,FriFr ndl fullyllfu,ye y equippedpiueq pp d gymmyge At Cerne Abbas Surgery we are committed to providing patient centred medical No contracttcartnoc oror inductioncudni feesseefnoitc care to all our patients. I am happy to help with any queries or comments you may StStudioidu o CClassessla ses have about the care and services you receive so please contact me through recep- tion on 01300 341666. Lynne Dolder, Practice Manager FreeFree parkiparkingng New Clinical system This is going to bring new and exciting opportunities, such as ordering your medication on line and the facility of booking doctor ap- Non-MembersNon-Members WWelcomele come pointments. Please look at the surgery website for more information on how to

access these new facilities see www.cerneabbassurgery.co.uk. HairHair & BeautyBeauty SalonSal no August Bank Holiday Closure The surgery will be closed on August 25th PhysiPhysiquesques & ShapesShapes ToningToning ChairsChairs If you need medical advice & assistance when we are closed please telephone 1 1 1.

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What is it ? A community website conceived by PVNV for the benefit of the Piddle Valley and funded by the Parish Council. It is intended to provide a broader, more detailed and more immediate range of information than can sometimes be accommodated in the magazine, which is, and will continue to be, published 6 times per year and delivered free to around 700 homes in the Valley. It is also a reference source for previously published material. It doesn’t contain many of the general news items and reports, which will still be found only in the magazine.

62 63 www.piddlevalley.info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCO & KARAOKE HIRE Range of information available includes (updated several times per week on average)

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THE CONDUIT MEAD COMPANY LTD Alastair Thomas is a professional Antique and modern furniture restorer, 3B NETTLEFOLD PLACE, furniture maker and upholsterer restoring and making pieces for over WEST NORWOOD LONDON SE27 0JW 2000 customers across Dorset and Somerset for nearly 20 years. Please view his website @ www.thomasfurniturerestoration.co.uk for more information, photographs and testimonials. TELEPHONE: 020-8655 7650 FACSIMILE: 020-8655 7659 Based and living near Piddlehinton village, please telephone or email MOBILE: 07961 162276 E-MAIL: [email protected] anytime for a free no obligation estimate.

76 77 Plush CC won the Division 3 title in the Dorchester Evening League in 2013 so will be playing in Division 2 in Above Alton Pancras hosted Rogation Sunday complete with a 4x4 for the less mobile 2014. We were runners-up in the © Dr Sally Dangerfield Below Piddle Valley Twinning Weekend - Reception, Auld Lang Sunday Three Counties’ League. Syne, Twinning children and the Twinning Group © Bernard Roughton, With our under 11 youth teams to Adrian Message, the Wardlaw family; Dave Bowen 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 up- wards and would like to join, please ring either Graeme Stephens 07899 663773 Matthew Chambers 07769751139 Tim Mitchell 07796 857744

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