The Hill April 2019 £1 Yearly Subscription (12 issues) £6 A MAGAZINE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AROUND HAMBLEDON HILL IN CHILD OKEFORD, MANSTON, HAMMOON AND HANFORD FIRST ISSUED IN 1967 VOLUME 52, NUMBER 4 CIRCULATION 525 2 Middle Farm, Manston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EX www.beehiveselfstorage.co.uk Farm Fresh Milk, Pasteurised and unpasteurised. CLEAN & DRY, SAFE & SECURE 24/7 CCTV & MONITORED ALARMS We are Open 7 days a week 7am-7pm MODERN & PURPOSE BUILT EASY ACCESS WITH NO HIDDEN CHARGES CHOICE OF SIZES TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS Contact us on 01258 472425 / 07850389294 Moving House? We sell boxes, tissue paper, DAZZLE bubble wrap and furniture covers. WINDOW CLEANING [email protected] Conservatories, fascias, soffits & Call 01258 861100 gutter cleans. Gutters cleared Gold Hill Business Park Contact Darren on 077883 76752 Child Okeford – DT11 8HF Or [email protected] Paul Corbett “Your Local Handyman” Any job considered Telephone: Guttering (cleared or replaced) 07960 712778 •UPVC fascias and soffits •Patios 01258 860804 •Fencing •Property maintenance •Small building works •Repointing Ham Down Woodland Burial Ground A beautiful and peaceful place to be laid to rest Greenhaven overlooking Hambledon Hill LANDSCAPES Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone, Blandford, Dorset Tel: 01258 860284 “Professional quality landscaping for all budgets” email: [email protected] www.hamdown-greenburial.co.uk Dave Bennett ALEC ANGELL Tel: 01258 861490 PAINTER & DECORATOR EXTERIOR and INTERIOR Garden Design : Walling : Decking Work done with Care and Pride Paving :Planting : Lighting : Irrigation Estimates free Advice and Consultation Contact 01258-860812 or 0788 1911434 www.greenhavenlandscapes.co.uk 3 RECTOR’S RAMBLINGS Food Glorious Food Last month I challenged you to think about what you eat in Lent. This month, perhaps you could think about where you buy your food. We are incredibly blessed to live in a benefice that produces so much food. You can buy raw milk, endless eggs, organic vegetables, pork (that you will have seen roaming on grass just by the sign saying “Pork and lamb for sale” – I really hope pigs can’t read…), lamb and beef. You can pick up chutneys, jams, marmalades, and artisan bread. All of this without food miles and endless plastic packaging. No, it might not be as convenient as a one-stop-shop at the supermarket, but it will support local farmers and producers and have a positive impact on the environment. “No more Tea, Vicar” Rev’d Karen and I have really enjoyed our afternoon sessions meeting a few of you at the Shillingstone Church Centre, but the uptake has not been high enough for us to continue. As people have expressed a wish for more pastoral care and for the clergy to be accessible, we will continue to keep this time free in both our diaries, but we will need to be contacted if you would like a visit. Holy Week and Easter services I do encourage you to join in with the wide variety of services on offer through Holy Week and Easter. The service on the Monday of Holy Week (April 15th) will be a service of licensing for me as the new Rural Dean and the Rev’d Pam Rink as Assistant Rural Dean – your prayers and support would be much appreciated as we get to grips with these new roles. Blessings Rev’d Lydia COFFEE MORNING At ST NICHOLAS, CHILD OKEFORD on SATURDAY 20TH APRIL 2019 AT 10.30 AM ALL WELCOME – COME AND JOIN US! BOOKS, PRESERVES, FABRIC FOR SALE 4 We’ve been getting Messy again at Messy Church Time for a Messy Church update: we’ve been busy. Messy Church Toddler Group Child Okeford is lucky to have a lot of Messy – Every Wednesday in term time at the Community Centre 9-12 we have a baby and toddler group 0-5 year old running amok with mums, dads, grandparents and carers enjoying good coffee and eating excellent cake, we have craft, play-dough, toys and a short very laid back service with lots of singing, then we sit down and share a meal (best egg sandwiches in the world). Messy Church on Sunday: Messy Church on Sunday has a similar format, good coffee, cake and fellowship, it’s in St Nicholas Church on second Sundays at 10:30, there’s craft and did I mention coffee… All ages are welcomed and celebrated, we have a short talk and lots of singing (often with actions). Messy Impact: This year Messy Church has fully embraced Eco Church and all our crafts have been designed to encourage wildlife into our gardens and churchyard. We’ve teamed up with our churchwarden and have bought 40 wild flower plug plants which as the seasons turn will encourage butterflies and bees. Messy Church has also twinned a toilet, visit www.toilettwinning.org to see the amazing work that they do. Toilet twinning is about everyone having clean safe water and sanitation. As they put it themselves - ‘We are flushing away poverty, one toilet at a time.’ Messy Pilgrimage: sIf you are aged 8 – 13 and fancy a more challenging walk, sign up for Messy Pilgrimage – Saturday June 8. We will be walking from Hilfield Friary to Cerne Abbas. More details soon. Messy Church is open and inclusive and supports brighter futures for our local Messy families, the environment and those in poor communities around the world. What’s not to love? If you’d like more information then please call Abi Rudd 01258 861367 or come along and join the fun. 5 6 YOUR CHURCH February to March has been quite quiet at the 2 St Nicholas's, but busy times are ahead of us. By the time this goes to print 2 Lent Lunches will have been held with the 3rd and final one on 3rd April at Cross Cottage (next door to the Baker Arms). Everybody is welcome. Donations are requested for Homestart North Dorset, an amazing charity which helps to support vulnerable families in our area. Our April Coffee morning will be in St Nicholas Church, Child Okeford as it coincides with the St George's Day Festivities, so do come and share coffee, cake and fellowship. You will be most welcome. For the rest of the summer, coffee mornings (always on the 3rd Saturday of the month) will be held at the Community Centre. We have had a quote for the replacement of the boiler which has been accepted. The insurance will pay for the lion's share. Once a faculty has been received, then work can commence. Hopefully, that won't be too long as our church badly needs some warmth! This year's Pilgrimage week begins on Monday 2nd June, but on the 30th May at Hazlebury Bryan there will be an Ascension Day Communion Service at 10.30 to start the 2019 Pilgrimage off. More information will be given about what we are doing and where we are going during the Pilgrimage week nearer the time. We'll be decorating the church for Easter on Saturday 20th April from 9.00am. If you'd like to help, please contact Sue Clayton on 860653. Also, parents and children will be very welcome to join us in building the Easter Garden at the church on Good Friday from 3.30pm. Refreshments will be served! 7 PURPOSE MADE JOINERY Hopefield' Doors, Windows, Wardrobes, Kitchens etc The Hollow NIGEL BASTABLE LTD Child Okeford Quality Carpentry & Joinery Tel: 01258-860459 Property Alterations and Repairs www.nigelbastable.co.uk www.rjclocks.co.uk Antique clock restoration All manner of restoration work undertaken From clocks, music boxes, barometers, small items of furniture to scientific instruments. Everything from mechanical to case work. All work guaranteed for12 months Robert Jones, Sturminster Newton, Dorset Telephone: 01258 817 111 Mobile: 07760 385 161 Email: [email protected] Manor Barn, Child Okeford, DT11 8EF Tel: 01258-860638 [email protected] www.manorbarnbedandbreakfast.co.uk Cari and Peter Sorby Five Star luxury accommodation at the foot of Hambledon Hill. Easy access. Two ensuite ground floor bedrooms with private sitting room. CHILD OKEFORD VILLAGE HALL Richard Rowe Central village venue for all occasions including parties, weddings, christenings, PICTURE FRAMING social events and meetings. Excellent advice and Expert framing The current regular users are: Badminton. Oils, water colours, prints, photographs etc Table Tennis. Short Mat Bowls. Wives’ Group. Gardening Club. Art Group. Flower Gilding, wash line mounts, dry mounting Arranging Club. Lunch Club. Restoration of oils, water colours & prints Can collect and deliver For further information please contact Tel. 07968 235566 Rowena Carmichael Tel: 01258 860169 Unit 3, Vale Farm, West Orchard, SP7 0LJ www.childokefordvillagehall.org.uk 8 CHURCH CALENDAR FOR APRIL SIDESMEN READER Wednesday 3rd April: 10.30am Holy Communion – Millbrook House SUNDAY 7th APRIL – PASSION SUNDAY 9.00am Holy Communion – Shillingstone (Rev L Cook) (Isaiah 43:16-21) 10.00am Morning Worship – Okeford Fitzpaine (Mrs S le Riche) (Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-8) 10.30am Holy Communion – Child Okeford (Rev L Cook) (Mrs J Housley Mrs L Crichton (Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8) (Mrs V Beech Intercessor: Mrs R Allen SUNDAY 14th APRIL – PALM SUNDAY 9.00am Holy Communion – Manston (Rev L Cook) (Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Passion Gospel of Luke) 10.00am Holy Communion – Okeford Fitzpaine (Ven S Robbins) (Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Passion Gospel of Luke) 10.30am All Age Communion – Child Okeford (Rev L Cook & Mrs A Rudd) (Luke 19:28-40; Passion Gospel of Luke) 6.30pm Evensong – Shillingstone (Rev K Wilson & Rev L Cook) (Psalm 69:1-20; Isaiah 5:1-7; Luke 20:9-19) Monday of Holy Week 15th April 7.00pm Evensong – Child Okeford (Bishop Karen) Mr K Allen Mrs R Allen (Lamentations 2:8-19; Colossians 1:18-23) Tuesday of Holy Week 16th April: 7.00pm