THE BRIDGE October 2014
THE BRIDGE THE MAGAZINE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF STURMINSTER MARSHALL KINGSTON LACY & SHAPWICK October 2014 You can read The Bridge on line at www.angelfire.com/nb/the-bridge-parishes Doctors David Craigmyle, Anne Elder and Kate Evans Main surgery located at: Knobcrook Road WIMBORNE BH21 1NL Walford Mill Medical Centre is a long established Wimborne practice and our aim is to provide a high standard of service for our patients, based on traditional values of family medicine. Our main surgery is situated in a picturesque part of Wimborne adjacent to Walford Mill and the River Allen. There is an adjoining pharmacy and ample car parking at the Medical Centre and in the adjacent Walford Mill Craft Centre public car park. Branch surgery located at: The Memorial Hall Churchill Close STURMINSTER MARSHALL For the convenience of our patients living in Sturminster Marshall and the surrounding area we offer some satellite services in the Memorial Hall: Thursday Mornings 9.00am to 10.45am Pre-booked GP appointments with Dr Kate Evans and pre-booked appointments with our Nursing Assistant for blood tests. Also Every THIRD Wednesday of each month 10.00 am to 10.30am A Child Health Clinic with the Health Visitor and Nursery Nurse as part of the “Stay and Play” session. For more information about our services please visit our website: www.wimbornegp.co.uk For all appointments and all other enquiries (including new registrations) please contact the main surgery: 01202 886999 2 THE BRIDGE MAGAZINE Bridge Publications is an agency of the benefice which includes the parishes of Sturminster Marshall, Shapwick and Kingston Lacy. It is financially independent of the sponsoring parishes: its revenue comes from advertising fees and fund raising activities. The Chairman is Julian Owen, the Editor is Tony Cross and the Advertising Manager is Liz York. Articles: Contributions are welcome from all sectors of the community served by the parishes. Please email your article, which should be prepared on A5 (NOT A4 OR Letter PLEASE) size pages, in MS Word (.doc) or Works (.wps), or it can be a jpg file or pdf file, to the Editor at [email protected]. You will receive a reply. If you do not receive a reply, please make enquiries. If you have no email then please put your copy on a floppy disk or CD and send it to Court House, Cowgrove, BH21 4EL, making it clear on the envelope that this is for the Editor of The Bridge. The deadline for articles for the next issue is the 15th of the month so that the finished magazine can be sent to the printers on the 18th. Advertisements: If you would like to place a commercial advertisement then please submit it by email to [email protected]. Hard copy or disk may be sent to Liz York, 7 Parkelea, Sturminster Marshall, BH21 4DG (marking the envelope Bridge Advertising). Please do not send any advertisements to the Editor. We will then be in touch. Please call 01258 857528 if you do not get an acknowledgement, and ask for Liz. This is the contact number for all advertising enquiries. The deadline for adverts to Liz for the next issue is the 12th of the month. Inserts: Your loose leaf inserts or flyers can also be delivered with The Bridge for a charge of £30. Please provide 1040 copies of your leaflet, folded to A5 size, if larger, to our Distribution Manager, Julian Owen. Julian’s telephone number is 01202 842367. _________________________________________________________________________________ If you follow up any advertisement could you please mention that you saw it in The Bridge. ____________________________________________________________________________ The Bridge is printed by CMP UK, www.cmp-uk.com, tel: 01202 739993. 3 From the Vicarage At the beginning of term I attended a staff training session at Blandford St Mary School on addressing the spiritual needs of pupils across the whole curriculum. Whilst it was aimed primarily at pupils in years 1 to 6 as I reflected on the content I came to realise that there would be a value in spreading it more widely across the readership of the Bridge and Three Villages Magazines; as Albert Einstein is supposed to have said: ‘the day you stop learning is the day you die’. And so with acknowledgement to the Salisbury Diocesan board of Education I would like to share the main threads of the presentation with you. Spirituality is always quite hard to define. Normally it starts with those Big Questions (e.g. What is life/death? What is love? What is good?) and when pressed people tend to use the language and imagery of their own faith position: Either the development of a relationship with god/s Or the development of the human spirit Or a continual quest after truth After all, no faith position can be can be proved beyond all reasonable doubt using our human senses and reason and so to claim to know all the answers to the Big Questions, whether for example as a 6 day creationist or as an absolute atheist, is a fundamentalism built on a misunderstanding of the nature and need of human spiritual questing. At its heart there are no answers available to us (in this lifetime at any rate) and so we must all travel in hope and trust and not in certainty. That way lies tyranny and oppression most clearly seen in the barbaric actions of ISIS. An image that is used in schools to illustrate the nature of human existence is the doughnut, which has two parts: the tangible ring and the hole in the middle, no doughnut is complete without both parts. The outer ring represents the physical person and the hole represents the spirit/soul/heart. In this model Spiritual Development is about paying attention to the ‘hole’ in order to become ‘whole’. This involves intentional attention being paid to: the beliefs, religious or otherwise, which inform our perspective on life and our interest in and respect for different people’s feelings and values, a sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about ourselves, others and the world around us, including the intangible, the use of imagination and creativity (including stories e.g. the bible, myths etc.), a willingness to reflect on their experiences. Taking this analysis further the areas of special interest that need attention are: Self , Others , Beauty , Beyond. Spiritual Development requires an intentional (deliberately focused) frame of mind; we must take time out to pay attention to that mysterious hole in the centre of the doughnut that is at the heart of each and every one of us. The training day gave a set of helpful images to focus our thinking. 4 Mirrors: To be aware of those opportunities to reflect, to look inward to consider some of the big questions of life: to think about those activities that enrich our lives most deeply. Doors: To look for opportunities to respond the needs of others, to do something about it; to develop empathy; to walk a mile in another’s shoes. Windows: To be open to the possibility of a sense of awe with the beauty, richness and variety of creation, on the very smallest and on the very largest of scales; to keep that childlike sense of wonder and joy when simply looking. Candles: To take time out to reflect on the incomprehensibility of life: where did life come from and where is it going? What is love? those moments when we are drawn to a sense of the inexplicableness of life; those big questions; a sense that the here and now, the tangible might not provide the answers to all our questions As we all go through life we should all try to be more intentional on looking out on those moments/experiences that might off up a mirror-door-window-candle opportunity. None of s should ever think that we are beyond learning and we can all learn from children, for as Jesus said: “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 London to Paris in 24 hours and 1 minute A very big thank you for from Joe for all the support both moral and financial that he received for his bike ride to Paris at the beginning of September. I completed the ride of 280 miles in a total time of 24 hours and 1 minute. Despite flying through Paris as tho' on the Tour de France, clocking 30 mph on the Champs Elysees, I couldn't quite get under the 24 hour mark. The daylight weather was just about ideal: bright but not too hot and almost windless; however, the night was pretty grim as northern France was covered by a thick (5 metre) fog which was damp and dispiriting to ride through. Arrival under the Eiffel Tower was a pretty special moment. To know I had the support of so many was a huge source of encouragement as I ground out the miles across northern France in the cold, damp cotton wool like mist of the night and early morning. Thank you one and all and, if I can be hardnosed, my just giving page is still open: www.justgiving.com/joe-edwards1. 5 From the registers: Holy Matrimony: Riccardo Giordano & Emma Cosser Graham Partridge & Danielle Patel Those whom God has joined together let nobody divide Holy Baptism: Charlie George Lamb May God, who has received you by baptism into his church, pour upon you the riches of his grace. Funeral Office Nancy Dickerson Vic Overend Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord Always available on request: Sacramental penance Communion to the housebound Laying on of hands and anointing the sick The prayers of the church Pastoral visits at home or in hospital Contact: Revd Joe Edwards Phone: 01258 857620 Mobile: 07809617056 Email: [email protected] From The Cake Stall at St. Mary’s Church Fete Many thanks to all the ladies who baked such lovely cakes for our stall. Your generous contributions made £247.00 this year. With kind regards, 6 Liz Hodgson & Sue Matthews. 7 St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Marshall 100 Club Lottery – October 2014 The September winners were: MAIN WINNERS 65 £50 Janet Williams 67 £30 Roy and Ann Moyse BONUS PRIZE WINNERS 3 £50 Peter and Jane Taylor 102 £30 Fiona Waters 110 £20 Merrick and Maureen Williams 98 £20 Merrick and Maureen Williams Congratulations to the September winners! From August to December 2014 there will be double the chance of winning, with £200 of prizes given out each month as we have sold nearly 150 NUMBERS! Half the income is given out as prizes and half the income will support St. Mary’s Church. The more NUMBERS we sell - the more prizes you win and it only cost £2 a month! For application forms or further details Please contact: Ernie Turner, 14 Kings Street, Sturminster Marshall BH21 4BN. 01258 857018, Liz Jones, 49 Railway Drive, Sturminster Marshall, BH21 4DQ. 01258 857076, Joanna Edwards, The Vicarage, Sturminster Marshall, BH21 4BT. 01258 857620. 8 EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE BRIDGE PARISHES Wed 1st Sat 4th Tues 7th Wed 8th Sat 11th Tues 14th Wed 15th Thurs.16th Wed 22nd Wed 29th OCTOBER Senior Lunch, noon Mackrell Lecture, 2pm-“Wimborne’s Saxon Past” by Dr David Reeve Messy Toddler Church, 9.30am Coffee Morning, 9.45-11.30am Family History Group, 10.30-noon St Mary’s Gift Day, Cookery Demo, 7.30pm Coffee Morning, 9.45-11.30am Science Café, 7.30pm, “Our Vital Moon” Coffee Morning, 9.45-11.30am Family History Group, 10.30-noon Last Coffee Morning of the Season, 9.45-11.30am Teapot Club, 2-4pm Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Old School, Stur. Pamphill Parish Hall " Flood Wardens needed in Sturminster Marshall. Interested in helping your community? Contact Barry Johnson on 01258 858814, or [email protected]." CERAMIC REMEMBRANCE POPPIES “Blood swept lands and seas of Red” You may have seen in the Press or on Television the impressive and emotive artwork, (named above) in the dry moat of the Tower of London to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. You may also know that these poppies are for sale at a cost of £25 each some time after Armistice Day on the 11th November. St Mary’s Church have decided to purchase some of these for display in the Church in memory of Villagers who gave their lives in the service of their Country in both World Wars. If anyone wishes to donate to the fund in memory of a loved one, then please contact Jean Turner on 01258 857018. 9 TIVOLI Theatre BOX OFFICE & ENQUIRIES 01202 885566 www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk OCTOBER FILMS Tickets can be purchased in advance. nd 2 God’s Pockets (15) 2pm, matinee. 6th, 7th Before I go to Sleep (15) 7.30pm, th th 8 ,9 “ ““ “ “ 2pm, matinee. 13th, 14th What If (15) 7.30pm, th 15 “ “ 2pm, matinee. 20th – 22nd Pride (15) 7.30pm, 23rd “ 2pm, matinee. th th 27 , 28 A Most Wanted Man (15) 7.30pm, 29th “ “ “ “ 2pm (tbc) matinee. OCTOBER SHOWS 1st Jim Davison ‘No Further Action’ 7.30pm, tickets £20. nd 2 Henning Wehn –‘eins, zwei, diy’ 8pm, tickets £15.50. rd 3 Billy Elliot 7pm, Tickets £12.50, concs £10 (Recorded Screening from London’s Victoria Palace Theatre) 9th A Streetcar named Desire 7pm, tickets £12.50. (Delayed live from National Theatre Live) 10th The ZZ Tops 8pm, tickets £14.50. th 11 Buddy Holly – A Legend reborn 7.30pm, tickets £21.50 th th 16 – 18 A Man for all Seasons 7.30pm, tickets £10, 18th “ “ “ “ “ 2.30pm, tickets £8. (Presented by Wimborne Drama) 19th An Audience with Tim Brooke-Taylor 5pm, tickets £18.50. 24th Wishbone Ash 8pm, tickets £19. 25th An Evening of Burlesque 7.30pm, tickets £21.50. th 29 Paul Zerdin – The Paul Zerdin Show 7.30pm, tickets £16.50. th 30 T.Rextasy – I love to Boogie 8pm, tickets £18. 31st Animals with Friends 8pm, tickets £20. with very special guest Steve Cropper Watch out for more great films and acts coming next month. 10 Louise Unisex hair stylist @ 53 Churchill Close Please call 07731426097 for appointments on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Special rate for senior citizens Wedding and special occasion hair. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LADIES If you’re handy with a needle, be it knitting or to sew, If your standard’s very high or even very low, PLEASE come along and join us, we’re a very friendly crowd, You can learn to do some crafty things of which you’d be so proud. MONDAY at the Memorial Hall we’ll see you there at 2, £1.50 with refreshments, there’s nothing nicer you could do. For more information please ring Anne Weller - 01258 857046. Do you enjoy playing Badminton? Would you like to play during the day with a small group of friendly Badminton enthusiasts? Weds Morning Badminton Group, The Memorial Hall, 10 am – 12 pm. New players made very welcome! Are you recently retired and seeking a project to get your teeth into? Do you have financial, management or marketing skills that you could apply to a local cause? Have you recently moved to Sturminster Marshall ,and wish to get involved in village life? Do you feel that community facilities are worth supporting and preserving for the future? If you answer ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, please consider joining the voluntary management committee of: STURMINSTER MARSHALL MEMORIAL HALL (REG CHARITY NO. 301186) For more information, contact the Secretary on 01258 858810 11 12 Greatorex Countryside Tree Care Manage CareCare ● Conserve ● Enjoy Greatorex Countryside, based in Dorset, is founded on the belief that with the correct management the British countryside can be conserved for the enjoyment of all. Services Include: Tree Pruning and Felling Woodland Management Tree and Hedge Planting Hedge and Garden Maintenance We are a skilled, qualified and fully insured team priding ourselves on the quality of our work and customer satisfaction. Call or email for a free quote 07871 318916 email:[email protected], web:www.greatorex-countryside.co.uk 13 Dorset Education Partnership PAMPHILL CE VC FIRST SCHOOL Pamphill Green Wimborne Dorset BH21 4EE FROM THE HEADMASTER A new year is once again underway at Pamphill School following the summer vacation, which seems a very long time ago now! Schools are currently facing a great deal of change this academic year: an updated National Curriculum, free school meals to infant children, funding issues and an ever present pressure to become academies. The issue of school meals and the problems caused by the supplier Chartwell - has been well documented in the local media and our experience is no different from other schools. It has caused no end of frustration, not to mention extra work for a large majority of school staff who have “mucked in” to ease the problems caused by the supplier’s deficiencies. There has been much work done at Pamphill since before the summer, most of it remedial to give a little TLC to our wonderful 318 year old building. Unfortunately at the time of writing we still have work continuing to make the roof watertight, but the effort throughout has been well worth it and the school looks really fresh and ready for the new term. Schools throughout the country will continue to operate to the best of their ability despite a continuing stream of change being imposed upon them. At Pamphill we have a simple philosophy which gives focus to what we do during these fluid times - the children come first – with this in mind we continue to provide the best for the children in our care and will continue to do so. Trevor Davies STURMINSTER MARSHALL GARDENING CLUB 2014 PROGRAMME October 3rd November December 7th Selecting and Growing Fruit Gold Club Winter on the Marsh - Dudley Higginson Entertainment tba Meetings are held in the Old School at 7.30pm. Visitors are always welcome. Info 01258 857606 14 CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER IN THE MEMORIAL HALL Your chance to shop early for those Christmas bargains at the village Craft Fair which will be held in the Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall on Saturday 1st November from 10am to 4pm. Do you produce beautiful pieces of art and craft? Well this is your opportunity to show off your talents and to sell some of your projects! Don’t be shy, book a table for £7.00 or share one with a friend. Throughout the day the W.I. will be serving their delicious light lunches, tea, coffee and cakes. This is a fund raising event for the hall! To book, or for more information please ring Barbara Beaves 01258 858404 Completely K9 Professional dog groomer with 20+ years experience Hand-stripping, Scissor Styling, Clipping. All breeds done to a HIGH STANDARD De-flea ~ Glands ~ Bathing ~ Nail Trim ~ Ear Cleaning. A personal caring service For more information or to book your appointment Please call Tracy on 01202 886844 / 07814 472383 15 THE RED LION Church Street, Sturminster Marshall BH21 4BU 01258 857319 Open Tuesday to Saturday 12 noon -2.30 & 6.30 -11.00 & Sunday: 12 noon -10.30 (closed on Mondays except Bank Holiday Lunchtimes) Our special 3-Course Menu is only £11.00 For an honest and reliable service We are specailists in kitchen and bathroom fitting. We offer all aspects of the trade including, extensions, interior alterations, fencing, painting and decorating and tiling. No job too small, Call now for a Free No Obligation Quotation 07834157166 available Tuesday -Thursday lunchtime & evening and on Sunday from 6.00pm WWW.S-ASHFORD-CARPENTRY.COM Our À La Carte Menu is always available Proud Sponsor of Witchampton Cricket Club 16 [email protected] 1st October at the 6th Aug MINSTER BUILDING Reliable and Experienced General Builders EXTENSIONS, ALTERATIONS, CONSERVATORY BASES, PATIOS, PATHS, GARDEN WALLS 07736 651192 01258 858360 www.minsterbuilding.co.uk 17 Hyde Lodge, Hyde, Wareham BH20 7NX Tanker Hire Septic Tank – Cesspit Emptying Waste Carrier ●Local Service ●Friendly Advice ●Professionalism Guaranteed ●Competitive Prices FOR A PERSONAL SERVICE CALL T: 01929 550928 + F: 01929 554565 + M: 07719 382720 AND TALK TO A LOCAL PERSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bridge in Sturminster Marshall Every TUESDAY morning from 10 – 12.30 £1.50 to include Coffee & biscuits Held in Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall Just turn up, or contact NORMAN WELLER on 01258 857046 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scrabble Club Come and have a friendly game of Scrabble at 2pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month in Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall. Ring 01258 857091 for details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18 WALKIE TALKIES Thursday 25th September / Friday 31st October / Wednesday 26th November are proposed walking dates. Think you can make it? New walkers always welcome! 148 High Street @ 10.00 a.m. but do ‘phone if the weather looks a bit iffy! [email protected] 01258-857534 Wimborne Music Society is pleased to announce the Following event:- Saturday 11th October 2014 at 7.30 Annual Wimborne Chamber Orchestra Concert In aid of “Living Water Africa” at Wimborne Minster Wimborne Chamber Orchestra Piano Soloist : Sam Hanson Bassoon Soloist : Stacey Newlin Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.1 in F# minor Walton – “Crown Imperial” Mozart or Weber Bassoon Concerto tbc (Tickets available from Christopher Dowie and from Square Records, Wimborne from early September) PEMBROKE Enjoy an Autumn Holiday in cosy cottage with u/floor heating [email protected] Phone 01437 890032 Mobile Library: 3rd, 17th and 31st of October 2014 Sturminster Marshall PO: 2.40 -3.00 pm; Zena's: 3.05 -3.25 pm; Village Green: 3.30-3.50 pm. Shapwick Old Shop: 4.00 -4.15 pm. 19 October events at the ***Old School*** Mackrell Lectures – th 4 October 2014 at 2pm ‘Wimborne’s Saxon Past’ Dr. David Reeve 1st November 2014 (changed from 25th October) "A History of Dean's Court and the Hanham Family” Sir William Hanham. £5 to include tea or coffee and delicious homemade cakes. (for more information, contact Dee Butterfield 01258 857200 or Liz York 01258 857528 Science Café 16 October 2014 at 7.30pm. ‘Our Vital Moon.’ Bob Mizon th £5 to include a glass of wine or a soft drink with nibbles, on arrival. (for more information, contact John Garnish 01258 858684) **First Meeting of the Family History Group** on 8th October 2014 from 10.30am -12.00 noon The group will meet on 2nd and 4th Wednesday mornings each month. This will be free for the first month and subject to a small fee thereafter. Come along- no booking necessary. Library quality software and help to search For further information contact:- 01258 858884 14th October Cookery Demonstrations- See separate advert on page 48 (for more information, contact Katy Norman on 01258 857081) 20 ‘Get online’ week - October 13th- 17th 2014 ********************* The Old School is now a UKonline centre!! During Get online week we shall be open for morning and afternoon sessions on a variety of topics. These FREE sessions will include:- Internet safety - This will alert you to the issues and give you the confidence to surf safely! Shopping online Genealogy using the internet - how the group is finding out about their ancestors. Accessing the Village History archive from the Mackrell charity website. NHS Choices - How to make the most of your NHS! Including online prescription ordering and setting up accounts. Accessibility and getting online. Please see the flyer with this copy of the Bridge for full details. ****************************************** 21 Jean’s Adult Dance Fitness ♪♪ Small Friendly Class ♪♪ Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall Monday 7:30pm-8:30pm 01202 695462/07905 555412 22 PREPARING FOR SPORTING ACTIVITY? RECOVERING FROM A SPORTS INJURY? MUSCLE FATIGUE OR STRAIN? RESTRICTED MOVEMENT? BACKACHE OR MUSCULAR PAIN? ------------------Try Sports Massage Therapy, utilising proven neuromuscular massage, soft tissue release and stretching techniques. Contact Peter Howard, an NHS Assistant Physiotherapist and qualified Sports Massage Therapist, for a free, no obligation chat on tel: 01258-857740. £30 per session (normal sessions are 45mins) “Get yourself back on track” www.sportsmassagewimborne.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frank E. Crumpler Building Contractor Alterations and Extensions Established Since 1963 NHBC Buildmark Member All work guaranteed Enquiries: Tel: 01258 857220 23 Lt. Walter Evelyn Parke, 1891 – 1914. Evelyn (as he was known, (although he also acquired the nickname “Bob”) was the second son of Lt. Col. Lawrence Parke and his wife Eveline Jane. Lawrence was one of the sons of Charles Joseph Parke of Henbury, and Evelyn ’s mother was from the Lees family of South Lytchett House. Evelyn was born at Henbury on 27th. July 1891. Along with his younger brother John Aubrey (“Pip”), he attended Durnford School at Langton Matravers, and then Winchester College where he represented the College at cricket in the years 1907, 1908 & 1909 as a left-handed batsman. On leaving Winchester he went to Sandhurst (which he represented in Cricket and Racquets) for 2 years, and then in 1911 joined the 2nd Bn., Durham Light Infantry in the rank of 2nd. Lieutenant. In 1913 he represented both Dorset and the army on the cricket field and the following year he was promoted to full Lieutenant. On September 8th 1914 he set off for France with his Regiment, reaching the Western Front a week later. The Regiment took part in the battle of the Aisne, and by October 12th they were at Hazebrouck. The following day they marched to Vieux Berquin where Evelyn was shot dead by a sniper. Buried by Sgt. Major J. Watson where he fell, his remains were subsequently moved and re-interred at Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension near Bailleul. (In France a “Communal Cemetery” is the civil cemetery for the local “Commune” or community. The Extension is a C.W.G.C. Cemetery.) I had the privilege of visiting the grave a few years ago with my wife, and it is a haven of peace and calm, and a fitting memorial to our fallen. Evelyn was the first of no less than 53 Durnford “old boys” to fall in the Great War, and his sacrifice is recorded in St. George’s Church, near Durnford, St. Andrew’s Church Kinson, St. Nicholas’ Church Moreton (on two memorials) as well as St. Mary’s Sturminster Marshall. October 2014 marks the centenary of his death, so it feels appropriate to record his sacrifice and that of countless others from Dorset and elsewhere who died for freedom. “We will remember them.” POPPY APPEAL 2014 Bob Parke. House to House Collectors If you can spare a few hours in late October/early November to help our loyal band of Collectors with this worthwhile cause in you street or neighbourhood in Sturminster Marshall or Shapwick, please contact Ernie Turner on 01258 857018 24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUMMER SOIREE Many thanks to everyone who helped, performed and accompanied at the summer soiree at Millmoor – all were fantastic. We had a fun evening with a great audience and some wonderful communal music making and raised £439 for Church funds. Thank you all. Katy Norman 25 STURMINSTER MARSHALL PARISH JOTTINGS – OCTOBER An extraordinary meeting of the Memorial Hall was held last Thursday. A new Chair and Secretary is required. If no one comes forward the hall will have to close. It needs support. The hall is a vital village asset surely this cannot be allowed to happen. A questionnaire is being prepared and will shortly be put through your letterbox. Please answer the questions whatever your views and return it to the Hall. We have been seeking a replacement Dog Bin for Millmoor but are unable to acquire one at present. The Dorset Waste Partnership have informed us that they are reviewing their bin design. We believe in future all waste will go in one type of bin and that there will not be a separate bin for dog waste. Last but by no means least we have a new Parish Clerk, her name is Mrs Val Curtis and you will find her contact details in the back of this magazine. Recent Planning: 3/14/0610/HOU Cross Cottage, Back Lane Mrs Tracy McHugh Conservatory to rear of property. 3/14/0778/CLU (Existing) Garth Farm, Poole Road. Mr John Lacy Use of units 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6a, 6b and 6c for B1 (Office light industry) and B8 (Storage and distribution) for more than 10 years. 26 01202 881370 27 1 Manor Park, 35 Willis Way, Poole, Dorset. BH15 3SZ Tel: 01202 672222 WIMBORNE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE As you may know, the Tourist Information Centre ceased trading at the end of November last year, when the District Council withdrew its funding. Since then, it has re-opened under the management of the Priests House Museum Trustees, and is being manned by volunteers. More volunteers are needed, please. In the meantime, they still need your events information to pass on to both locals and visitors through the year, so don’t hesitate to contact them about YOUR events. Please ring 01202 886116 or email [email protected]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 Parkfield Cottage Parkfield, Newton Road Sturminster Marshall Mike and Karen Royles 01258 857804 Holiday cottage for rent. Parkfield Cottage is a fully furnished self-contained cosy cottage on the edge of the village. The cottage sleeps 4 plus cot and benefits from central heating, a wood-burning stove, TV and fully fitted kitchen including microwave. Own secluded garden and patio plus off road parking. Weekly rates, short breaks or just overnight deals available. Open all year round. Call us for more details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 29 A Personal View - by Vera Ricketts Well, how time flies as now Autumn is just round the corner and it will soon be time to put the clocks back with longer nights. But what a wonderful moon it was last month! It was a real Harvest moon, and seemed so close you felt you could almost touch it. Although the moon has different names according to the time of year, I only remember the Harvest moon. I keep looking for a book on the moon, so I know when and what the moon is called, but I haven’t found one yet. So I will keep looking and know I will find one eventually, as I look after two second-hand bookshops, for the Allendale Centre and the National Trust, and having some lovely books donated to both. If you have donated any to either, thank you very much for them, as they bring in very welcome income for both places. Most of the fund-raising has now finished for the year, but if you put up a poster for an event, will you please, please take it down afterwards! I waited three weeks for one notice to be taken down, and in the end I gave up and took it down myself. I know one shouldn’t put posters on telephone poles, but we all do it. Some posters are very pretty, but they are hard to read, and often forget one of the vital bits of information, so if you are doing a poster in future, please remember the three most important bits – what, where and when. I have often seen posters with lots of detail except when it is on! I did mention this to one person who had done it, but their answer was that they had put their e-mail address on the poster! But not everyone has e-mail. The posters for the Car Boot sale at the Cricket club I took down in the end as no-one else did. Then there were wedding signs as well. Ok, I don’t expect them to go straight away, but in a day or two, please. I did find one rather out of date one for the KL run in Nov 2013. Can anyone beat that? Looking forward to the future, have you ever thought of doing volunteer work for anything? At the Allendale Centre we are looking for volunteers to help over the lunchtime period, 12 noon to 2 p.m. or longer if you wish. I know some young mums are looking for something to pass the time when the children start school. We already have one or two mums who come in during the day. It’s a good way to fill your time and help others. We have a wonderful friendly atmosphere and it would help us to get back on track, and we are very flexible with times to suit you. Maybe you have youngsters looking for work experience. this would be a great way to start. We are looking forward to the winter, but hopefully we will have some more hot sun first. 30 Special days for precious little people Children from 3 months to 6 years The Old School Nursery (Shapwick) Ltd. West Street, Shapwick, Blandford Forum, Dorset. DT11 9LB Proprietor: Ewa Praschma Email: [email protected] www.theoldschoolnursery.com 31 Thanks from all the team. 32 St. Mary’s Church invites you to An Evening at the Races In the Old School, Sturminster Marshall On Friday 17th October 7.30pm for 8pm £7.50 to include a light supper Licensed Bar available Tickets from Liz Jones 01258 857076 ______________________________________________ ' English Vinglish' ( 2012 Director Gauri Shindi, Cert 15, 133 mins. Hindi, English, French, subtitled). Sponsored by Vines Close Farm Shop: Screenbites are presenting the film ‘English Vinglish’ at Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall on Friday, 24th October. Doors open at 7pm, tickets are £8.00 from 01963 32525, or email [email protected] A fine feast of food tastings and a fine film! Tempting tasty morsels will be on offer from 7pm from Vines Close Farm Shop, Ajar Of, Chocolate Arthouse, Christine's Puddings, Comins Tea House, Miss Marshmellow, Melbury Vale Vineyard, Pashma's, Red Fort, Oxfods, Dorset Cereals, Fudges, Olives et Al, Honeybuns, Fudges, Hall & Woodhouse, Woodland's Dairy, Chococo, Clipper Teas, Purbeck Ice Cream. This is Screen Bites 10th Anniversary Year and there will be lots of foodie related prizes, such as restaurant meals at the raffle. 33 Sturminster Marshall Pre-School Tel: (01258) 858395 Rear of Sturminster Marshall First School 78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall Wimborne, Dorset BH21 4AY Registered Charity No: 1026037 It has been lovely to return to Preschool with such lovely weather. The children are making the most of our outdoor area. The garden has now been returned to a manageable condition after becoming a wilderness over the summer. The potatoes were made into potato salad for snack and the carrots, even though small, were very tasty. One of the wonderful things about being hidden away amongst the trees is the amount of wildlife encountered. The squirrels and rabbits run around the school field and the children love to watch. We found a frog, a newt, countless bugs, insects and spiders. I have to say the reactions to these varied! If you have a child who is two years old or over and you would like to book a visit to the setting, please call the office. We work a flexible system for booking and will cater for your individual needs where possible. So many great friendships are built in Pre-School for both children and parents, which continue throughout their education and beyond. Secure emotional attachments are recognised as an essential building block for education. The setting caters for children aged 2 years to 4 years 11 months and offers a play based curriculum to enhance learning and development. Please contact us if you have a child due to start or if you wish to discuss your funding entitlement. As a setting with ‘GOOD’ outcome from our Ofsted inspection, we are able to provide funded places for 2 year old children. We are now open Monday 9am – 1pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am -3pm. Morning or afternoon sessions can be split as required. Please call to discuss sessions or funding. Stay and Play Baby and Toddler Group Are you new to the village with a child 0-4 years? Why not visit us on a Monday afternoon 1.30-3.00pm for our stay and play session. Practitioner’s will be present to chat to you and your child and play, making the PreSchool environment familiar supporting the transition into Pre-School. Refreshments provided. Donations please. 34 DAY BY DAY: OUR PARISHES AT PRAYER IN OCTOBER Special Intention Weds 1st Our Village Schools Thurs 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 5th Mon 6th Tues 7th Weds 8th Sports Clubs The Unemployed Vets and Veterinary Services Messy Church Leaders Pamphill Hall its Committee and all who use it Those who work from Home The Homeless Thurs 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Tues 14th Weds 15th Pre School and Nursery The Commonwealth The Armed Forces Farms and Farm Workers Single Parents The Sick and the troubled The Voice of Shapwick 9.5 Our work with children and their Parents Those who work at Bailie Gate Those who use our Playground and Playing Fields The Organist and Choir Uniformed Organisations Those who worship at our Churches from outside the Benefice The Memorial Hall and those who use it Our Church Buildings Friends and family All Health Workers and Carers Bible Sunday Our Shops and Public Houses The Old School its Committee and all who use it Baptisms and Confirmation The Clergy who lead our Services Those who mourn Fri 17th Sat 18th Sun 19th Mon 20th Tues 21st Weds 22nd Thurs 23rd Fri 24th Sat 25th Sun 26th Mon 27th Tues 28th Weds 29th Thurs 30th Fri 31st Those who live at: Kingston Lacy Chilbridge, Houndhill and Kingdown Abbott Street Barford and Cowgrove Hillbutts and Stone Park Kingston Lacy and Tadden Pamphill Green and Little Pamphill Roman Way and Hern Cottages The Broads Shapwick Church Street and Swan Lane Crab Farm and Cottages New Barn and Badbury Cottages Piccadilly Lane West Street and Bishops Court Stewards Lane and White Mill High Street Sturminster Marshall Haycock Way, Charborough Way, Front Lane and Back Lane Townsend, Teal Place, Kents Lane and Nursery Gardens High Street and High Close Kings Street and Millmoor Newton Peverill and Newton Road Blandford Road and Poole Road Duller Lane and Station Road Dorchester Road and Henbury Railway Drive and Parklea Balls Lane and Reeves Orchard Spetisbury Road Tattersall Gardens, The Sidings and Nursery Gardens Sheridan Way and Moor Lane Churchill Close Stoney Cross 35 Readings for October 2014 October 5 Trinity 16(Green) Exodus 20.1-4,7-9,12-20 Philippians 3.4b-14 Matthew 21.33-46 October 12 Trinity 17(Green) Exodus 32.1-14 Philippians 4.1-9 Matthew 22.1-14 Sturminster Marshall Harvest October 19 Trinity 18(Green) Deuteronomy 8: 7 – 18 Luke 12: 16 - 30 Exodus 33.12-23 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10 Matthew 22.15-22 October 26 Last after Trinity(Green) Bible Sunday Psalm 119.9-16 Colossians 3: 12-17 Matthew 24: 30-35 November 2 All Saints’ Day (White) Revelation 7.9-17 1 John 3.1-3 Matthew 5.1-12 N.B. 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America has a long tradition of State Fairs. Wild West Shows etc and showmen were searching for new more daring, exciting or scary rides for their customers. In 1890 an inventor made what can only be described as an electrified bicycle which looked mostly like a penny farthing bicycle which was not successful. In 1921 the first electrified dodgem (similar to the ones we know today) arrived in England and when Billy Butlin saw one at Blackpool he had them installed at his first holiday camp and fairground at Skegness and took on the U.K. Agency for them. Many other countries worldwide have fairs and inventors in Germany, France, Italy, the U.S. and England started making them and the tracks needed. Italians made very elaborately shaped cars and still do so. One firm made them in animal form with heads that turned when the wheel was turned, another firm in the shape of a gendarme which was a disaster. Most firms use steam engines to power their tracks with a voltage of 110 volts which can shock but is not fatal. The early tracks were made of wood and heavy metals a were difficult to transport and erect but one inventor found that using aluminium on the floors and framework made tracks that could be erected in 3 hours. In 1960 a dodgem car could cost £497 (the same as a Mini then) but a new car today can cost £14,000, well ones from China can be bought for £2,000 but they don’t last!! Our Speaker answered many questions and was thanked for her talk and then we had our usual refreshments while Floral Arrangements were given to members with Birthdays this month. Members have been busy this month. Barbara helped with the W.I. Stall at the Bestival at Lulworth Castle with some of our fellow evening branch members. Eight members attempted the difficult W.I. Annual County Quiz but are still awaiting the results. Angela arranged a very pleasant visit to Knole Gardens (well worth a visit) and were surprised to find a team from Gardeners World filming; they doubt if they will be seen on T.V. Barbara met a representative from the Weymouth Women's Refuge that we support and hand over several bags of goodies which were appreciated and of course there was our visit to Ian Willis’ Secret Garden. Nest months promises to be a busy one with some members attending the County Meeting in Poole, invitations have been received from Bere Regis to join them in Line Dancing and the W.I. Group Meeting is to be held here with Paul Atterbury from the Antiques Road Show speaking to our members. Three members, Ruth, Vicky and Jeanine had all created Fairground Collages for our competition but were so good it was decided to make them joint winners and Chris's lovely Begonia won flower of the month. Our meeting on the 8th October will have Peter Invernee talking on Operation Christmas Child when we will be bringing shoeboxes filled with gifts for children. Rita Coomer. S.M.W.I. 41 COFFEE MORNING AT THE OLD SCHOOL, STUR FROM 9.45-11.30AM WEDNESDAY 8TH OCT. WEDNESDAY 15TH OCT. WEDNESDAY 22ND OCT. WEDNESDAY 29TH OCT. COME AND JOIN JEAN TURNER AND HER TRUSTY HELPERS FOR A SOCIABLE CHAT, A CUP OF TEA OR COFFEE AND HOMEMADE FAYRE. 50+ Dance Fitness Class Every Monday 7:30 till 8:30 Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall Keep fit Have fun Beginners Welcome! Call Jean on: 01202695462 / 07905555412 Ministry of Dog Friendly Dog walker/ pet sitter Dog Daycare & Boarding Small Animal Care Located in Eyebridge (Cowgrove) DBS checked and fully insured Call Ali on 01202 887135 & 07702 547366, Or visit www.ministryofdog.co.uk Quote ‘The Bridge’ for a local discount! 42 English Usage - a personal view by Michael Evans I was in Canada for most of August, so there was no English Usage article in September, but I came home with material for a new English-North American dictionary. On one occasion, when I was staying in a motor home (an RV) I had just left a public convenience (washroom) when I met a man who asked me “Is there a line up?” Thinking he wanted to hang out some washing to dry, I said “I didn’t see one.” This must have sounded odd to him, because I later found he was asking if there was a queue for the toilet. Preparing to move on, I put my luggage in the boot (trunk) checked the oil under the bonnet (hood,) made sure I had enough petrol (gas) and verified my tyre (tire) pressures. I’d been made aware that walkers would be on the sidewalk, not the pavement, because that’s the road. Strangely, autumn is the fall while the other three seasons have the same names as here. These and many other vocabulary differences are probably well-known to many of you (such as elevator for lift, suspenders for braces, pants for trousers, vest for jacket) and though I was in a country that has a language that sounds mostly like ours, it was foreign enough to make me choose my words carefully! ST MARY’S CHURCH STURMINSTER MARSHALL CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2014 Sat 13th and Sun 14th December Application forms from Margaret 01258 857881, Sue 01258 857606 and St. Mary’s Church Cancer Research Cream Teas Liz Jones would like to thank everyone who visited the Old School during the weekend of 16/17 July and to all those who gave cakes, produce, prizes and donations. The weekend raised an amazing £500! Thank you also to the large team of helpers who worked tirelessly to make this possible. 43 44 ARTSREACH Half-term entertainment for the children Tuesday 28th October at 10.30am Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall The Tap Dancing Mermaid presented by Tessa Bide Gather round for the Moon’s magical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been watching. Marina Skippett creeps out of her house every night to shuffle and stomp on the boardwalk to the sounds of the sea. She can’t tap dance at home any more since her evil, tractor-sized Aunty banned it! But then….one moonlit night, Marina meets a mysterious, watery boy swimming in the sea and her life is never the same again! Stunning puppets, original live music to sing along to and tap dancing that will make you want to stick 50ps to your shoes and join in! Age 3+ Contact for tickets: Carol Johnson/Ann Smith; 01258857814/ HARVEST AT ST. MARY’S SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER Come and celebrate harvest at our services. Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8.00 am Harvest Family Service at 9.30 am where gifts may be brought to be distributed to those in need. Festal Evensong at 6.00 pm with guest preacher the Reverend Nigel Feaver who used to live in the village. Followed by a Bring and Share Harvest Supper. EVERYONE IS MOST WELCOME. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BELLRINGERS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, STURMINSTER MARSHALL The AGM will be held in Church on Friday 7th November at 8pm. Please attend if you are interested in training and support an ancient village tradition. We have CRB/DBS checked members and can offer an extra skill that makes your CV that little bit different. Enquiries to Robert Stephenson 01258 857800 45 46 The last Wednesday of every month 47 Cookery Dates this Autumn At the Old School, Sturminster Marshall. 14th October-7.30pm * * The Secret Pantry * * some favourite recipes from Nina, creator of the local pop-up restaurant sensation. 2nd December- 7.30pm *Decorating Christmas (and other) Cakes* Informal and friendly – do come along! Wine or soft drink on arrival and plenty of food to taste. Bring a friend! Donations welcome. Now featuring web-cam for a more informative and interesting experience. For further information contact:Jane Holden - 01258 858884 Katy Norman – 01258 857081 Advance notice - Look out for news of the pop up restaurant arriving at the Old School in March. 48 Sturminster Marshall Evening WI Instead of a regular meeting in August the Evening WI Group held a Barbeque and Treasure Hunt. A huge thanks to Pete and Lesley Moors for hosting the event in their lovely garden – the weather was kind and all had a great time. It was particularly good to have some of the afternoon group members join us. As this event was also opened up to husbands and partners we have had a lot of feedback from the men folk along the lines of joining our ranks! Sorry guys – ladies only! The Treasure Hunt organised by Rose, was a huge success with three pairings tying for first place so it came down to a tie-break question, the tension was palpable! The eventual winners were Gladys and Jackie who won a box of chocolates, which were shared with the revellers. Thank you Rose for all your hard work. For those in the village who were wondering why large numbers of people were wandering the village on an August evening peering quizzically at houses, lamp posts and letter boxes we hope this solves the mystery Our October meeting on 16th will be along the lines of a Call My Bluff quiz night and on this occasion we will be raising money for the Weldmar Hospice. Please come along and join us at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start at The Memorial Hall, for what should be a fun evening for a wonderful cause. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY – 31st December 2014 PAMPHILL PARISH HALL – 7.30pm ONWARDS During the winter months we see less of our neighbours due to darker days and colder weather. We therefore thought it would be nice to try and get the community together this coming New Year’s Eve with a party at the Hall. This will include disco music and dancing until late, curry and rice during the evening and the first drink free. Tickets are priced at £15 and any profit from the sale of tickets (minimum of £5 per head) will be split between two local charities, Julia’s House and the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. So please promote amongst family, friends and neighbours, and let’s see if we can get as many people as possible to attend and enjoy the evening together. This is our first attempt at something like this, so please support us and these two very worthwhile charities…we may then do it again!! Tickets are available from either :Suzanne Whittle – 534 Pamphill Green or call 07765 275983; or Dave Yarnold – 2 Roman Way, Cowgrove or call 07890 105321 49 50 SOUTH COAST DEMOLITION THE ONLY THING LEFT STANDING IS THE COMPETITION! WE NOW OFFER OUR OWN SALVAGE & RECLAMATION YARD ALL KINDS OF MATERIALS INCLUDING: BRICKS ROOF TILES TIMBER STONE STEEL FLOORING CALL US ANYTIME FOR ENQUIRIES CONTACT US ON: 0844 748 0120 07817 232904 07966 880105 OR EMAIL: [email protected] 51 Notes from your District Councillor On 11th September I attended a crisis meeting convened for the Memorial Hall in Sturminster Marshall to discuss the problems posed by the urgent need to find a new Chairman and a new Treasurer and indeed other committee members if the continued functioning of this invaluable community asset is to remain viable. Those who have struggled on keeping the facility in being have done sterling work over many years but it is a measure of their efforts that the work which was originally done by a committee of 28 drawn from all Hall users has of late fallen to the lot of a handful of dedicated volunteers and this can plainly not continue. We must all sincerely hope that the necessary support and assistance will be forthcoming from the many groups who benefit from the Hall, user groups and parents alike, and without regard to residence in the Village, so as to enable the Hall to make its vital contribution to the life of the village. The District Council is in the middle of a process of reviewing the Governance arrangements of the Town and Parish Councils within its District. Insofar as this ward is concerned the recommendations are for Sturminster Marshall simply to limit the number of parish Councillors to 9 but for Shapwick, which is grouped with Pamphill, to reduce the number of Pamphill parish Councillors from 5 to 2. The background is that such an adjustment is needed to ensure as closely as possible that in each parish a single vote results in the same proportionate level of representation as elsewhere and similar examples have been found elsewhere in the District by the Working Group which has examined these matters. Their recommendations are now out for comment which is needed by December. The application of Nisa Local for a Premises Licence to sell alcohol and provide recorded music was granted by the District Council's Licensing Sub-Committee on 10th September in respect of premises at 66 High Street Sturminster Marshall. Concerns had been expressed by objectors over traffic and parking issues which the Sub-Committee has power to review if difficulties arise in practice. Paul Bennett. 14th September 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roadside Hedges As a life long resident in Shapwick I would like to say a big thank you and what a fantastic job this year is being made of cutting the roadside hedges back to a height that allows us to see across the beautiful surroundings that we are lucky enough to have on our doorstep, over the last few years they have been getting higher and higher and was like driving down through a tunnel, so again well done for making our village look tidy again and for giving us back our views. Mrs Lorraine Thompson 52 SCISSOR TRIX Hair by Karen. Professional. London trained with vast experience in modern techniques. Please telephone 01202 858416 or 07544565200 53 54 Inside Out at St. Mary’s Just when you think you know what you are going to do – someone says “you can’t do that”! Tom Roberts did warn us that all the ideas we had for the Revitalisation project were subject to change as other agencies get involved – and he was right! He invited the EDDC to look at our preliminary plans before they are submitted for approval later in the year. The Conservation Officer who visited St. Mary’s agreed we need an extension, but did not like the plans to join it onto the Church Tower. He felt this detracted from the Tower and suggested a new build along the North Wall instead. What a shock….. but actually when this is considered more closely, it is a much better idea. The new building would be an open block that offers flexibility to subdivide the space to accommodate our current needs of toilets, kitchen area and vestry and still allow changes and expansion to meet the needs of future generations. The Church Fete was held around the Church on a sunny day on 6 th September and it was lovely to see so many people having a good time. Stalls and entertainment, old and new, helped to make the day enjoyable – stunning stalls, great games and even a Zipwire for toys! Our thanks go to the many people who contributed to making the day a success, which raised a magnificent £3000. On the following Saturday, the Church was pleased to welcome the intrepid participants in the annual Dorset Historic Churches’ Ride and Stride event. Some were hardened cyclists riding many miles to visit lots of churches – other took a slower pace. We hope they were rewarded with good sponsorship. All churches are obliged to have a Quinquennial inspection of the fabric, undertaken by an architect. St. Mary’s inspection was carried out earlier this year. The report lists all repairs and works needed over the next five years and rates them from “Urgent” to “Desirable”. It is good to report that the Church is basically sound, but with the most urgent work needed to ensure waterproofing and the repair of stonework. Most of these repairs are on the building that is hundreds of years old. It is not surprising that it needs a little TLC! Our Harvest weekend is on 11th and 12th October, starting with a Gift Day on the Saturday morning, with a stall of cakes, preserves, produce and bric-a-brac, with a coffee morning in the church. We look forward to seeing parishioners and supporters as we continue to raise money for the upkeep of the church. There are two Harvest Festival services on Sunday 12 th October. The 9.30 am service is a Harvest Festival Family Service when harvest gifts may be brought to Church. This year we are supporting the Food Bank and Hyped in Wimborne. A list of suitable dry foods for the Food Bank can be found in the Church porch. Alternatively fresh produce will be donated to Hyped. Nigel Feaver, Rector of Wincanton, and former resident of Sturminster Marshall, will be preaching at the 6pm service, which will be followed by a “Bring and Share” Harvest supper. Do come and join us for the services and at the Supper. We look forward to seeing you. 55 Got NO CARES? or Do you feel that NOBODY CARES? Well, WE DO! Come and join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Memorial Hall for a friendly, no frills service and meet ordinary people just like you. We’d like to get to know you. New Life Bible Church Sturminster Marshall 07919 808210 NLBC is a member of the International Federation of Christian Churches (IFCC). 56 57 Footcare Chiropody Podiatry Do your have foot pain? Are you embarrassed by your feet? Are you having problems cutting your nails? Do you not qualify for NHS treatment? We offer a quality, personalised treatment to resolve all your footcare requirements. Treatments for: 1. Problem Nails 2. Hard skin and corns 3. Cracked Heels 4. Fungal infections 5. Problem Nails – nail surgery available 6. 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If you have opened the attachment then call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. 59 60 Time to consider the lilies* by Lys de Bray Lilies are best selected from a reputable supplier's catalogue which will have lovely pictures of lovely flowers that you won't have space for, but there's always another year. Lilies are best not got in a packet from a garden centre. I hate to see them squeezed into a too-small packet and I can hear them squeaking `Oi! Get me out of 'ere, I can't breeve!' Have ready a really large pot, lilies don't like hot roots which they'll get if planted in a too-small container. Make up a delicious mix in a wheelbarrow of ¼ good garden soil, ¼ precious leafmould saved for the purpose, ¼ sieved compost and ¼ fine grit. If you garden on calcareous (chalky) soil, substitute John Innes No. l for your earth as most lilies don't like chalk, the exception being the beautiful pure white Madonna Lily, Lilium candidum. You can crowd the bulbs, there's enough nourishment in the pot(s) for two seasons, three if you water with weak tomato fertiliser in year two. Plant the bulbs 2 to 3 times their own depth and sit each on a small handful of the fine grit: keep the pot(s) in a roofed-over, sheltered place with light for the winter so that cold rain doesn't pan the surface or frost penetrate the sides of the container which should be perched on feet or pebbles. When the compost dries out, water a little with rainwater, not too much. Put stakes in for each bulb- at planting time so as not to damage them. Keep the pots in a slightly shaded place until the flower-buds form and then bring into the sun. Protect from slugs and look over the plants every day for the-dreaded lily-beetle which is a convenient bright red (convenient for the gardener, not the beetle) and destroy as you find them. You'll have to be quick as when they fall off they turn upside down presenting hard-to-see black undersides. This beetle will consume fritillaries too. The easiest lily to grow is the old favourite, L regale, the Regal lily - white with pinkmauve reverse and a powerful and heavenly scent. Good bulbs should produce 25 flowers per stem in the first year, less in the second. After that buy new bulbs and plant the older bulbs in the garden to sink or swim. If you have lily-happy soil they may increase. They like to be watered with sun-warmed water as Beverly Nichols used to do, standing the cans in a row in the sun and watering in late afternoon. Another choice may be L. auratum - the `golden-rayed lily of Japan' which has large heavily scented dark spotted white and yellow flowers. Sometimes a bulb no bigger than others and planted at the same time will produce an amazing head of as many as 30+ bowl-shaped flowers on a 5ft (1.5m) stem. This happened to me many years ago, truly this gardener's reward. I got a photo taken of me and the lily-flowers, the flowers were amazing. 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Call us on 07808 943146 or 01258 858232 Email us at [email protected] Scott’s Private Hire NEED A LIFT AIRPORT – DOCKS –VISITING FAMILY DOCTORS – HOSPITAL – SHOPPING NEAR OR FAR, FRIENDLY RELIABLE COMPETITIVE SERVICE CALL US FOR A QUOTATION. LADY DRIVER AVAILABLE. Tel: 01258 858072 or 07886 825446 [email protected] ( Licensed by East Dorset District Council ) 68 Have you always wanted YOUR OWN fantastic looking nails? Not Acrylic, Not Gel …. But your own I specialise in gel polish (cross between Gel nails and normal nail polish). Which means it is brushed on like polish, but lasts like Gel. It looks gorgeous for up to 15 days….Your friends won’t believe they really are your nails. Contact: Jeana 01258 857851 Bike Craft Dorset - Mobile Bike Mechanic - Free collection & delivery - Custom Bike Builds - Competitive rates for repairs and service of all types of bikes - Cytech Level 2 Technician with fully equipped home and mobile workshop - Free collection and delivery to any Dorset address. - Bikes bought and sold. Tel: Phil – 07582 645334 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bikecraftdorset.co.uk 69 Parish Directory The Bridge Parishes Vicar: Rev’d Joe Edwards (See also the note on page5) Director of Music: Dr Sally Plowright Assistant organist: Mr Paul Martin Clerk to the Benefice: Mrs Jan Standing Office hours Mon – Fri, 10am – 5 pm ( Email: [email protected]) The Bridge: Kingston Lacy Parish Church Churchwarden: Mrs Sue Smith Churchwarden: Mr Julian Owen Deputy Churchwarden: Mrs Carola Street PCC Secretary: Mrs Pam Francis Treasurer: Mrs Sarah Bamber Electoral Roll Officer: Miss K. Whitmore Shapwick Parish Church Churchwarden: Anne Tillin Churchwarden: Vacant Deputy Churchwarden: Janet Purchase Treasurer: Christine Cosgrove PCC Secretary: Alan Cosgrove Verger: Vacant Electoral Roll Officer: Anne Tillin Sturminster Marshall Parish Church Churchwarden: Mr Merrick Williams Churchwarden: Mrs Liz Jones Deputy Churchwarden: Mr Rob Langdown PCC Secretary: Mrs Margaret Langdown PCC Treasurer: Mr K. Shepherd Verger: Vacant Captain of the ringers: Mr M. Stickley Electoral roll officer: Mrs J. Provan Schools Sturminster Marshall First School: Mrs R. Tomkins Sturminster Marshall Pre-school: Mrs Patsy Barnes Pamphill First School: Mr T. Davies Pamphill Pre-School Nursery: Mrs. D. Gould The Old School Shapwick Nursery: Ms E. Praschma 70 01258 857620 01258 857528 07788 185048 07581 340014 See page 3 01202 888374 01202 842367 01202 848253 01202 888700 01202 842367 01202 883727 01258 858208 01258 857235 01258 858876 01258 858876 01258 858208 01258 857614 01258 857076 01202 841381 01202 841381 01258 857008 01202 021895 01258 858296 01258 857348 01258 858395 01202 883008 07415 473977 01258 857922 Police Police station (non emergency number) 101 Hall Bookings Old School, Sturminster Marshall: Mrs Jan Standing Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall: Mrs K. Kollberg Pamphill Parish Hall: Mrs M. Cherrett 01258 857477 01258 858447 01202 888260 Councillors County Councillor: Cllr Mr Robin Cook District Councillor: Cllr Paul Bennett Sturminster Marshall Parish Council Chair: Miss Hilary Palmer Sturminster Marshall Parish Council Clerk: Mrs Val Curtis Pamphill & Shapwick Parish Council Chair: Mrs Anthea Cross Pamphill & Shapwick Parish Council Clerk: Mr Ray Hunt 01202 889199 01258 857557 01258 857588 01202 620363 01202 848922 01202 604868 For Sturminster Marshall Sturminster Marshall FC: Mr D. Miller Church Preservation Trust: Mrs E. House School Society: Mrs P. Ross Cricket Club: Mr Ross Humphrey WI Secretary: Mrs Beryl Dewhurst WI Evening Secretary: Mrs Ruth Shepherd Sports Association: Mr R. Haysom Gardening Club: Mrs S. Crowfoot Mackrell Charity: Mr T. Standing Stour Valley Quilters and Craft Club: Mrs Barbara Beaves Scouts: Andy Thornton Cubs: Mrs G. Spong Beavers: Mrs B. Smith Brownies: Miss J. Hayter Guides: Mrs L. Seare Rangers: Mrs C. Browning-Smith Rainbows: Mrs C. Browning-Smith Henbury Residents' Association: Mr M. Soper Sturminster Marshall singers: Ms J. Carter Homewatch Co-Ordinator: Mr Adrian Holden 01258 857314 01258 857469 01258 857373 01202 829522 01258 857091 01258 857008 01258 857616 01258 857606 01258 857477 01258 858404 01202 625561 01258 857799 01258 857822 01202 885309 01929 459398 01202 888447 01202 888447 01258 857647 01202 989733 01258 858884 For Pamphill Kingston Lacy Skittles Club: Mr R. Frost Kingston Lacy Cricket Club: Mr S. Maine Pamphill Pre-School: Mrs. D. Gould 01202 883084 07969 883814 07415 473977 For Shapwick S.C.T. (Village Green): Gail Birkin 01258 858631 71 72
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