The Parish of Sixpenny Handley with Pentridge, including Woodyates, Deanland and Minchington Delivered by Sixpenny Handley Homewatch December 2013 A Personal Urgent Appeal for My Village Bakhawan, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines page 8 Traditional Burns Supper To be held on: Saturday 11th January 2014 at The Village Hall. page 8 Thank you To all have supported Chona’s fund raising so far here are the totals: ‘Great Cake Sale‘ - £302.50 Jar at Styles - £55 Personal Donations £850 Takeaway Extravaganza - £491 Grand Total: £ 1698.50 Village Hall Help create FREE Bowling Urgently Needs Sixpenny Handley’s Tuition To Find A New First Waistcoat 12-18 year olds Booking Secretary Festival page 22 page 17 page 7 Views expressed in this magazine are those of our correspondents and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions held by the Editor or Members of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge Parish Council. This publication does not endorse the products or services advertised within. Directory Parish Councillors Sixpenny Handley Sixpenny Handley Allotment Holders Association Chairman Cllr D Lockyer 552492 Chairman John Curtis 552397 Cllr D Chick 552557 Secretary Steve Barrett 552121 Cllr A Gibb 552704 Schools Cllr S Meaden 552715 First School Handley First School 552356 Cllr T Reynolds 552995 Middle School Cranborne Middle School 517348 Cllr Mrs S Court 553077 Upper School Queen Elizabeth’s School Cllr J Reed 516390 Wimborne 01202 885233 Pentridge Cllr R Ferguson 552222 Little Pennies Pre-School Cllr Dr J Gillespie Smith 552576 Chairperson Margaret Durrant 552608 Cllr C Taylor 553148 Secretary Andrea Meyer 552392 Clerk Lisa Goodwin 01258 840935 Happy Nappy Club Assistant Clerk Gill Martin 552297 Emma Reeks 0777 909 58 63 Parish Office 552211 Karen Adams 552391 District Councillor Cllr S Tong 01258 840061 1st Woodcutts Scout Group County Councillor Cllr Steve Butler 01725 517412 Group Scout Leader John Curtis 552397 Email: [email protected] Explorer Leader Andy Turner 552735 Member Parliament Robert Walter 0207 219 6981 Scout Leader Rob Easton 552038 Rights of Way Liaison Officers Cub Leader Andy Young 01258 830861 Sixpenny Handley D Chick 552557 Beaver Leader Denise Turner 552735 J Reed 516390 1st Sixpenny Handley Rainbows Pentridge Mrs M Jones 552358 Unit Guider Jacqui Tarran 552008 The Downsman Team Sixpenny Handley W.I. (Formed in 1922) Editor [email protected] President Mrs Bobbie Carter 552042 Production Brian Hansford 552468 Secretary Mrs Margaret Jones 552358 Advertising David Salmons 552721 Sixpenny Handley Mothers’ Union Churches Leader Sheila Bradley 553133 Church of England St. Mary’s, Sixpenny Handley Secretary Mary Macleod 552041 St. Rumbold’s, Pentridge Chase Community Friends St. Andrews, Gussage St.Andrew Chairman Vic Hatton 01258 840671 Vicar Rev Mel Durrant, The Vicarage Secretary Penny Adams 01725 552218 60 High Street, Sixpenny Handley Sixpenny Handley Sports Association 552608 Chairman David Cross 552640 Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes & Vice Chairman Patrick Taylor 01258 840231 St. Cecilia, Blandford Forum Secretary/Treasurer Tracey Lownds 552414 Priest Rev. Father Dylan James Bookings Bea Boyland 552805 The Prestbury, 55 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury Sixpenny Handley Bowls Club 01747 852125 President David Adams 552284 Doctors Drs. Nodder, Morgan & Taubman Secretary Bea Boyland 552805 Dean Lane Surgery 552500 Treasurer Patrick Taylor 01258 840231 Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Handley Sports Club Chairman Tony Gibb 552704 Chairman Mark Young 552741 Treasurer Paul Skinner 552785 Secretary/Treasurer Brian Hansford 552468 Bookings Kelly Dawe 553095 Team Manager Div 3 Mark Young 552741 Sixpenny Handley Homewatch Team Manager Div 5 Adam Day 01258 452481 Overall Co-ordinator & Police Focal Point Wanted each Saturday-a Lineman now known as an assistant John Curtis 552397 referee to train for each team - Home and away. The person will Co-ordinators be under the control of the Match Referee Area 1 - Dean Lane Don Penrose 552022 Sixpenny Handley Tennis Club 2 - Lower Handley David Chick 552557 Chairman Tracey Lownds 552414 3 - Upper Handley John Clarke 552674 Membership/Treasurer Karen Miller 516340 4 - Deanland & N.E. Charles Nodder 552292 Sixpenny Handley Cricket Club 5 - West & South Simon Meaden 552715 Evening Captain David Cross 552640 Other Areas (These are separate Homewatch Schemes) Secretary Frances Churchill 552868 Pentridge Roy Elford 552911 Citizen’s Advice Bureau Woodyates Mrs A Adams 552675 Wimborne Branch 01202 884738 Police Ferndown Branch 01202 893838 Simon Hallam, Verwood Police Stn 07825 521761 Out of Hours Service 08444 772022 01202 222222 Police non-emergency number 101 2 The Downsman - December 2013 Editorial Next edition Christmas... eeeeek The next edition will be published on Christmas is going to arrive on 25th December if we are 1st February 2014 ready for it or not... The school is well into rehearsals for the Christmas Performance, I have a member of the Copy deadline for the choir in my house so I would know! And speaking of next edition choirs there is plenty of chance to listen and join in with or perform in the village and area over the Christmas 15th January period. The community choir is coming together for the Christmas carol service at St Mary’s on 15th Dec (see page 9). And if you are more Please make every effort to meet the of a sing along than lead singer there is a full list of Carol Concerts on page 5 along deadline so that we have time for with the change of time for the Christingle to 4pm. If your voice isn’t up to singing printing, production and distribution. at all then why not pop to Salisbury with the Concert Club ( page 27). If possible please email your articles to We are so lucky in this village to have so many fabulous opportunities to enjoy [email protected]. ourselves and to have so many people willing to put themselves forward to arrange new events for us - so for the new year we can look forward to some Acoustic Live Advertising nights in the Village Hall (page 17); Artsreach are bringing Anne of Green Gables (page 26), a Traditional Burns Supper in aid of Chona’s Village in the Philippines Our advertising offers great value. The (page 8), and a Waistcoat Festival! Downsman is currently delivered to over 700 households within the parish. The Waistcoat Festival is just the first of the organisations in the village looking for Email David: downsmanadverts@ people to help out in some way (page 7). The school are looking to the Community sixpennyhandley.org for more details. for a new Governor (page 11). The Scouts for their Active Support Unit(page 19). If those sound too much maybe you could help create some village bunting or act Advertisement Costs as booking Secretary for the Village Hall (page 17). There is also paid work for the Size Single Yearly Parish Council page 6. edition rate Small Text Ad £2.50 - We also have some interesting articles from Nick Sherman about projects he is Small Square £5 £25 involved with, the Deanland Phonebox and St Mary’s Churchyard Project on page 7. Rectangle £10 £50 Large Square £25 £125 And don’t forget to support all our lovely local businesses over Christmas! 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Sorry - we are unable to include flyers 3 To the Editor The Downsman - December 2013 Letters to the Editor Wind Farms Dorset Historic Churches Bike Ride RBL Poppy Appeal 2013 Ted Cox’s Woodcutts article mentioned Many thanks to those who took part Many thanks to all who contributed wind turbines. In my opinion wind in, and supported, the Dorset Historic to this year’s Poppy Appeal. A total turbines are a bad idea, and an Churches Bike Ride on Sept 14th. The of £1996 was raised that includes an assault to the senses. I like my event raised £330, divided between the assessment of Gift Aid. A special thanks horizons to be free of man made Trust and St. Mary’s Church. Especial go to all the intrepid collectors who obstruction, and so from a visual thanks to a Trio of cyclists from the went House to House and achieved an aspect turbines are negative. There is Bao Smith family, and to Lingling increased contribution over last year of a noise issue, and for larger turbines particularly, who added an extra £25 in 11% and to the shops and other static no noise standard currently exists. sponsorship. outlets with an increased contribution The required infrastructure will also John Cullingford (local organiser) of 5% over last year. A generous and impact adversely. There is of course 75 mile walk warm-hearted response, when one the argument as to why we taxpayers I, Jessy Meaden, along with one of my considers the size of our community should subsidise an installation friends completed the 75 mile walk and the economic pressures most of us which can only provide power when around the Isle of Wight in 3 days over are experiencing. conditions are right.