Dorchester News Free to every home in the parish September 2017 1 Dorchester News September 2017 In this issue Editorial Team Dorchester News Ian Brace, Megan Parry A Celebration of Angels 17 September 2017 Agatha Christie Weekend 31 Distribution Co-ordinator Autumn Flower Show 7 A DoT view Maurice Day Bus services 5 As the summer holidays come to an end, we begin to Cemetery volunteers wanted 5 look forward to autumn and to winter. The pubs will soon Copy Deadlines for Dorchester News Community pub offer 9 be advertising that they are taking bookings for Christmas— Community Speedwatch 13 some of them seem to have been taking bookings for October edition 8 Sept Cricket 11 Christmas all year—and Notcutts will be tempting us to DADS 18 buy Christmas decorations and a new set of lights long November edition 13 Oct Dorchester Abbey Xmas Cards 10 before we think about getting a tree. December/Jan 10 Nov Dorchester Abbey Education 4 But before all that, there are lots of landmarks in village Advert Deadlines for Dorchester Diary 34 life to be enjoyed. The first of these is the Autumn Flower Dorchester News Dorchester Historical Society 13 Show, Saturday 2 September. To remind us of that, the One week before copy deadline. Dorchester Lecture 17 front cover this month features a wonderful display from Items in electronic form may be Dorchester pageants 14 the allotments of last year. Sun may have been a bit in sent via e-mail attachment to e-mail address at foot of page. Earth Trust 15 short supply this summer, but I am sure we have Footsteps 27 enough flowers, fruit and vegetables around the village For newsletter for other From your county councillor 29 to make it another great show. And if you don't have churches in the Team send to From your MP 29 any there’s always the Victoria sponge or pot of jam that admin@dorchester- Harvest 3 you can enter. abbey.org.uk by the 9th of the preceding month. Hempcroft Allotment News 5 The ‘Ride and Stride’ event in aid of historic churches Hurst Water Meadow Trust 15 will be on the following Saturday. Last year it was so Advertising in Dorchester News Living with dementia 26 wet only four people from Dorchester took part. Let’s There are ten issues per year Lunch Club 3 with double issues in July/ hope for better weather and more participants this year. August and in Dec/Jan. For an Neighbourhood Development At the end of the month we shall be honoured to have eighth of a page the cost is Plan 25 Dame Helen Ghosh give the annual Dorchester lecture £11.75 mono, £12.75 colour; Nordic Walking 17 for a quarter page £23.50 about the future of the National Trust. As a village with mono, £25.50 colour; for a half OSJ 36 a much higher than average number of National Trust Parish Council 25 page £35.25 mono, £38.50 membership cards in our wallets, that will get a good colour and full page £47.00 Pre School 6 turn out I am sure. mono, £51.00 colour. Rebecca Slingsby 20/21 Richard Douglas 3/23 If you’ve got some time before then, why not volunteer All charges are put towards the Ride and Stride 28 to help clear the cemetery and sign up for Speedwatch. cost of the paper, printing and postage of copies being sent St Birinus School 6 All the details you need to know are in Dorchester News. Ian Brace outside the village. Talking Point 3 Tennis Club 11 Cover: In the allotments To incorporate a logo or art- Tennis Club Quiz Night 13 work, please supply a copy, preferably via e-mail: to ad- Useful Information 35 dress at foot of page or contact Village Hall 200 Club 13 the editor. Wallingford Castle Meadows 31 Deadline for September One-time adverts, please send Wallingford Corn Exchange 32 a cheque, payable to ‘Dorchester Wallingford Gardening Club 32 deadline October Abbey PCC’, to Wallingford Historical Society 31 Dorchester Nick Forman, Wallingford Museum 31 Friday Willoughby House, Wallingford U3A 32 8 September News 73 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, Water-blitz volunteers 9 OX10 7HN. Whistler in the Abbey 3 WI 5 WW1 Passchendaele 22 email: [email protected] Printed by Higgs of Henley. Dorchester News September 2017 2 Talking Point Canon Sue Booys This afternoon I had a most extraordinary having a daughter who is willing to let me dom and love of particular people - my experience - two beautiful blue butterflies try!! grandmother's saying about disputes - landed on my hand and sat and basked that it's usually “six of one and half a doz- there for a whole 20 minutes. In fact in the One of the extraordinary things I've no- en of the other” is something I often have end I had to shake them gently away. I'm ticed in the more difficult moments is that reason to remember. Elsewhere in Dor- not sitting at home writing this particular the conversation in my head has turned to chester News you will read the obituaries talking point but in the Italian alps where I song - many of them Hymns - Guide Me of two wise, generous and very different have joined my daughter for a few days’ O Thou Great Redeemer (probably an people Richard Douglas and Rebecca walking. obvious choice); then Praise My Soul Slingsby each of whom I know has left a (sung climbing up a path that had turned profound mark on the lives of others. It was easy to say and it sounds simple into a waterfall overnight) being just two doesn't it but in reality it's been more de- examples. We need this bank of wisdom and memo- manding but also more rewarding than I ries that we gather throughout our lives - hoped. In the demanding box is the sheer Often we don't know how important the its contents are precious in moments of difficulty and exhaustion of walking more things we learn are going to be! Words of joy and of sorrow, and in moments of faith and more steeply than I'm ever normally songs, lines from poems, amazing sights and doubt. Sometimes because we strive expected to - not to mention the very no- and experiences are all important things to recall them but also at times when they ticeable fact that I'm not getting any for our journeys in life as are relationships enter our minds unexpectedly at times of and the memories of them. In moments of younger. Conversely one of the rewards need and as moments of blessing. is discovering that I can and the joy of need or challenge I often recall the wis- Harvest Lunch Club Harvest will be on 1 October and will as always be followed by Thank you to all those who responded to my request in the last a Harvest lunch. Last year we gathered to eat food contribu- Dorchester News, the result is that more people requested that tions that reflected all that we value about our worldwide cul- the Lunch Club meet for soup and a simple cold meal at ture and cuisine. 12.30pm to 2.00pm, than the tea option. I would like to start this on Wednesday 4 October and it will be held fortnightly Forthcoming Morning Services after that date on a Wednesday in the back room of the Village In the September Morning Service we are delighted to wel- Hall. There will be a charge of £2 per person. Any resident in come Hannah from a newly founded charity Viva whose Door- the village of any age is welcome to come, but priority will be steps project is working with young people in East Oxford to given to the more elderly if numbers have to be restricted due build confidence and support them out of the cycle of poverty. to demand! It will be necessary for everyone who wishes to In October and November the first Sundays will celebrate Har- come to phone me (leaving a message if I am out) on the Monday vest and offer our annual Memorial service. If there is anyone prior to each Wednesday to tell me that you are coming so I you would like to hear speak at one of these services please know the numbers I am catering for. The maximum number of contact the Rector. people that can be accommodated each time will be 21 people. A reminder of the arrangements will be put in the October A Whistler in the Abbey Dorchester News. Help needed: In order to keep the Lunch Club going I desperately I would like to thank every- need help with the following: one who supported me, • Help to set up the tables and chairs whether you came to hear • Help with making soup the penny whistle music in • Help with washing up crockery and cutlery the Abbey on Sunday 23 • Help with clearing the room putting away the chairs and July, or if you donated tables. online. I am delighted to say So if you feel you could help and get a friend to help with that I raised £417 for Cancer you it would be marvellous. If two or three teams of volunteers Research UK. Thank you! I of two or three people per team could be found it would mean was really touched by your each team would do their session only occasionally, not every generosity.