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Piddle Valley News & Views March / April 2014 Piddle Valley News & Views March / April 2014 Above Feathers Pre-School children in high vis and learning about hospitals © Cathy White Below Having fun in the Rver Piddle, Swimming in the River Piddle - in January and Transport on the Piddle ! © Claire Hudson th Saturday 8 March 2014 & ' ' ()$ Doors open at 7pm Quiz starts at 7.30pm £8 per person Quiz teams of up to 6 people – ! " # $% 3 dorchester framing With over 25 years experience, we offer excellent advice and competitive prices for all kinds of picture framing and mounting. 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PIDDLETRENTHIDEPIDDLETRENTHIDE POSTPOST OFFICEOFFICE ANDAND STORESSTORES THE VILLAGE SHOP Order your Hot Cross Buns and bread for Easter now We supply speciality breads from Evershot Bakeries (such as Cottage Loaves, French Sticks, large wholemeal cobbers) We receive fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries daily We stock in-season fruit and vegetables Our prices are very competitive Our free range chicken is supplied by Creedy Carver Order your meat for Easter now - Balls the Butchers are happy to cut meat to individual customer’s requirements 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 Shop Opening Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 7 pm, Saturday 8.30 am – 1 pm Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday 8.30 am - 12 noon THE POST OFFICE COUNTER Post Office Services - Stamps, Parcels, Postal Orders, 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, Mortgages, Top Ups, Electric Key, Bill Payments eg electric, telephone, water rates, Council Tax, Income Tax. Post Office Opening Hours Monday 8.30 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5.30 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8.30 am – 1 pm Saturday 9 am – 12 noon We would like to thank our customers for their continued support Telephone no 01300 348330 Caroline and Carol 12 From the editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blue skies and sunshine have been in very short supply in recent weeks though as you will see from our cover and colour photographs, some Valley residents made the most of both ! We have endured incessant rain interspersed with hail and ferocious winds, sometimes all day and all night, but certainly for most days since the beginning of the year, and for some the impact has been desperate with the need to move out of their homes. Walking through the Piddle Valley, water is much in evidence with a flooded Millennium Green, bridleways, gardens and fields. But the excess water sadly has not been confined to the outside, as some houses in the Valley have endured flooding from ground water and natural springs. The media offer many causes, as do experts and politicians. In this issue, an Egypt resident explains in detail his position; we include a Wessex Water response to another Piddletrenthide resident as well as an example of flood alleviation to the north of the Valley. We are very pleased to announce that the 2013 PVNV accounts have been examined (many thanks to Rupert Edwards) and Susan Chance (our Hon Treasurer) suggests that as new advertisers have replaced others who have dropped out and the costs of printing and website have been accommodated, the current advertising rates can continue. Our thanks to Susan for handling the finances and a warm welcome to Gill Bingham who has joined the team as proof reader. We hope to have even more good PVNV team news in the next issue Dot Browning Contents Dates for your diary ~ Editorial ~ News from the Vicarage ~ Services ~ News from the Villages ~ General News & Notices ~ Clubs, Groups, Organisations - Piddle Valley Neighbourhood Plan ~
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