THE HILL AUGUST 2018 £1 Yearly Subscription £6 Baker Arms Cross Stores & Post Office Gold Hill Farm Shop The Saxon Inn Please Support your local shops, pubs & businesses especially during the closure of Haywards Lane from 16th July for up to 18 weeks THE BAKER ARMS GOLD HILL ORGANIC FARM 01258 860260 With The Hill going ‘colour’ we thought it was an opportune moment to remind people of all the www.bakerarms.co.uk activity that happens at the farm. Follow us on Facebook @Bakerarmsdorset Where else can you have all your organic needs at your fingertips, view world class art, watch glass- We would like to thank all those who have made us blowers sculpt beautiful vases, tone your body, get so welcome during our first 6 months in the village, your pooch trimmed, taste Artisan cheese and top it you know who you are! off in the vibrant cafe featuring veg straight from the We would particularly like to thank all those who fields around you? supported the events we have hosted - Pheasant fest, And all this under the backdrop of Hambledon Hill. the pub quiz, open acoustic night, Gypsy Jazz Jam Gold Hill Organic Farm has all this and more. and the recent ‘Bikers night’, all the events were a lot of fun. Community is at the heart of everything Sara and Andrew do at the farm. They love running the farm We will continue to host events and hope you shop and meeting such lovely customers. They have continue to support and enjoy them, our beautiful encouraged a business community at the farm and a pub, Beer Garden, and Daisy Cottage. holistic approach from the food you eat to your body Our 2nd Biker’s night will be held on Thursday being pampered. rd 23 August from 6pm. Sara & Andrew Thanks, James & Desi THE SAXON CROSS STORES & POST OFFICE The Summer is well and truly with us, and what better way to enjoy it than sitting in our beer garden under Open: Mon to Fri: 7.00am to 7pm (not closed for lunch) Sat: 8am to 6pm Sun: 8.30am to 12.30pm the shade of our mighty oaks. Quenching your thirst Fresh: Milk, Yoghurt, Veg, Fruit, Bread, Pies etc (known with a long cool drink and just chilling out. for our Cornish pasties & organic bread), Sandwiches & We have lighter options on our menu for the smaller Rolls made daily. Frozen Foods, Ice Cream. Fresh Flowers appetite in addition to a range of summery salads. and Plants. Newspapers & Magazines. Groceries. Off Plus of course our usual range of Good Pub Grub Licence. Coal and Logs. Seasonal gifts. Greetings cards. including the Specials board which regularly has fresh Office stationery. Toys. Confectionery. Biscuits. Tea and fish delivered from our local supplier. Coffee. All day breakfast, light lunches, coffee and tea, homemade Also, a date for your diary. Our 6th ‘Saxon Beer & cakes, scones & teacakes to eat in or take away. Cider Festival’ will be held on Friday 31st.August, Post Office services include: • Car Tax, Car & Home Saturday 1st.Sept and Sunday 2nd.September. We will Insurance • On Demand Bureau for Euros • Pre-order on open at 12 o’clock on Friday and be open all day other foreign currency (0% commission to over 70 Saturday & Sunday. Come and join us for fantastic countries) • Travel Insurance • Personal Banking with all beer and Cider Great Food and Great Company the major banks. Bill Payments, including BT, Gas, Electricity, Water, Council Tax and Argos. There is no (yourselves) charge for payments through the Post Office • Mobile We no longer open on Tuesday Lunch time session Top Up; UK & International Phone Cards • Post Office for the foreseeable future, we will open again from Credit Card (0% commission when used abroad) • Gift 6pm, and all other sessions during the week both Vouchers (ideal for Birthdays & Christmas) and Travel lunchtime and evenings. Cards (currency on a secure card). 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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 CURATE’S CORNER - Rev’d Karen A very warm welcome from the new Curate’s Corner! It is wonderful to finally be here in the Okeford Benefice and to be your Curate for the next few years. Firstly I would like to say a huge and heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who attended my Ordination Service, and who has been praying for both Chris and I. I am very grateful, and please be assured that my prayers have been with you and will remain so. The Ordination Service was truly humbling and very beautiful. The whole day was a joy and I was blessed to be joined by members of my family, old friends and folk from the Benefice. I have memories which I will always treasure. Prior to Ordination, my husband Chris and I lived in Essex. We were born and bought up in Harlow, a new town on the far west of the County. I have worked in Education for the last 28 years, spending the last 10 as a Pastoral Support Manager in a challenging Secondary Academy in Harlow. Psalm 139 says that “You have read my thoughts from afar.” God certainly read my thoughts and chose to place me I rural Ministry in this most beautiful part of Dorset. I feel incredibly blessed to be among you. My heart has always been in rural ministry and I am looking forward to working with Rev’d Lydia who has a huge amount of experience in rural ministry. Her energy of passion for the Benefice as she lives out the gospel in her ministry are inspirational. My hope is that I will get the opportunity over the next few years to be out and about in the villages and to get to know you a bit more. Please keep introducing yourselves and I will keep trying to remember your names better! Bear with me as I learn new faces and places. All Priests are initially Ordained as a Deacon which is a servant ministry. I will wear my Stoles worn to one side, to remind me of Jesus tying a towel around himself. He did this before he washed the feet of the disciples as an act of service to them. My ongoing prayer is that I will be a servant to the Okeford Benefice, reflecting the transformative nature of God’s abundant love. My intention is to serve with an open heart, in humility and with a love for both the people and God’s creation. I look forward to the next few years with hope excitement and with the knowledge that God has understood our thoughts from afar. Rev’d Karen RECTOR’S RAMBLINGS Home visiting Part of being a Christian is about caring for our neighbour – Jesus’ main commandment was to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. Many people like to visit people for all sorts of reasons – perhaps someone has been bereaved or is lonely or just home from hospital. Other times it can be to offer more long-term support where a family may be going through dementia or a terminal illness. If you do home visiting (and worry that you shouldn’t be or don’t know if you are “doing it right”) or would like to start doing home visiting, please let Rev Lydia know. Pastoral visiting is a hugely important part of what we do as a church community and I would like to encourage all of us in this ministry. There is a 10-week course that I can run for anyone interested in helping with this or who wants to build their confidence. Rev’d Lydia 4 YOUR CHURCH Since we reported last month we have gained a new curate! Karen Wilson joined our Benefice on1st July and we are delighted to have her on board. You may see her wandering about the village hoping to meet and greet as many of you as possible, so we hope that everybody will make her very welcome.