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The Lydden Vale News
~ Buckland Newton ~ Pulham ~ Knapps Hill ~ Duntish ~ Cosmore ~ Henley ~
~ Holnest ~ Bookham ~ Brockhampton ~ Cerne Abbas (surgery) ~
April 2021
April’s 'Quick' Calendar (additional information and events on following pages)
Feel free to add your own reminders - dentist, birthdays, vet, etc!!!
Mon, Tue & Fri POST OFFICE 9am-12 noon Buckland Newton Village Hall
Buckland Newton Can’t get to the surgery, shop, hospital, friend?
Then ring our number.
No journey too short!
To join the scheme, or book a car journey with us, please ring 07733 849264.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4
Maunday Good Friday Easter Sunday
Thursday (Bank Holiday)
—————— ——————
April Fool’s Day Red Rum has his
third win of the
Grand National in
1977
Last Qtr
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Easter Monday Low Sunday
(Bank Holiday)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
BN Parish Council 5pm
Meeting Copy Deadline
7:30pm for
Via ZOOM May LVN
(page 21)
New Moon
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
H.M. The St George’s Day
Queen’s ——————
Birthday Shakespeare Day
(baptized 26th
April 1564,
Died 23rd 1616)
First Qtr
26 27 28 29 30
Fish & Chip Van
Old bus shelter
5pm
(last orders 7pm)
(page 4)
Supermoon
Full Moon
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The Bit at the Beginning … Lydden Vale News Team
… Easter is upon us again which means more joyous thoughts
and, hopefully, better weather with more colour appearing in the Editor
gardens and hedgerows. We have a new gardening section Carole Barnett
starting this month from Amanda McKenna (page 13) which will lyddenvalley@gmail.com
provide ideas and advice in the future, along with interesting
Treasurer
stories of her own endeavours and information about the
Pending
Gardening Club. And we have a lovely association to that with an
All enquiries via
interesting article from John Simpson (page 6) about Worm
lyddenvaleadverts@gmail.com
Farms—well worth the effort for such wonderful little creatures!
Advertising Manager
With some of us also growing vegetables, you might want to consider adding
All Enquiries and Adverts to:
cauliflowers to your lists this year, if you do not usually produce them. There is a
lyddenvaleadverts@gmail.com
glorious recipe from Janey on page 7 that might encourage you!!! She has also
raised a thought-provoking comment about submissions of dishes that have
Reports/Articles/Interviews
come to the fore during our spells of lockdown—any ideas?
lyddenvalley@gmail.com
There is great news about the Holy Rood Church with the COVID-protracted
Distribution
works finally being completed on page 15. Although we still have restrictions, it is
Brian Oldroyd
wonderful to see that it is at last finished!
01300 345535
It has been inspiring to see the daffs out and having leaves and shoots appearing Distributors
everywhere. Those odd sunny days might still be a tad chilly but the land is Pauline Adams
waking up after its winter sleep and brighter periods are sure to follow. With luck, Bridget Baker
we can return to some form of normality all round and it is great to see an event Nicki Barber
already on the cards, being an impromptu plant sale in early May, which is also to Tony Belt
raise funds for the Joseph Weld Hospice. Damian Brothers
Jane Collins
It is always best to stay positive no matter what life throws at us and, although at Jeremy Collins
times it may be hard, keeping the spirits high is a must. With the vaccinations we Lesley Docksey
are heading for life-improvements from the COVID virus so let us look forward to Bridget Fairlie
a much better year! Those of us in ‘slow-speed’ areas from an online point of Michelle Foot
view can also look forward to improvements - if the government does as Jenny Jesty
announced and the rural areas benefit from connection upgrades as promised!!! Thomas King
David Morris
Stay safe (and do consider worm farms and cauliflowers!!!) John Marjoram
Carole, LVN Editor Kate Parish
Dick Sealy
Helen Simpson
Jane West
Publication Deadline:
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on the 18th this month Spare copies available from
Text, Photographs, Community Messages, Enquiries, etc. to Carole at: The Old Chapel Stores
Email: lyddenvalley@gmail.com
By Hand: Drop off details at The Old Chapel Stores, Buckland Newton
Meetings/interviews: arranged via email or by hand as above
Advertising to: Adverts to be sent in Word
Email: lyddenvaleadverts@gmail.com or jpeg formats please.
The Buckland Newton
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Impromptu PLANT SALE Buckland Newton weekend May 1st/2nd
This is to cheer us all up and give us something to look forward to as much as raising funds for the Joseph Weld
Hospice. The intention is to be fun and provide an impetus for us gardeners to enjoy sowing and potting and for
buyers to be ready to look for bargains. It will all be outdoors so, virus willing, ought to be sufficiently COVID safe by
May (Rule of six applies).
The idea is that it is totally self-organized. Any of you gardeners with plants to sell, set up your own stall wherever
you like in the village, as long as it can be accessed in a socially distanced manner. Providing it is traffic safe, it can
be in your drive, outside your front garden, or joining up with other (well distanced) sellers in a more communal
space such as the village hall carpark, the parish field or the area around the Gaggle of Geese. It is up to buyers to
hunt you out. The May newsletter should be distributed in time to give buyers an idea where to hunt!
We have earmarked the whole weekend just in case one of the days is wet and the rules are simple:
A start time of 10.30am on both days.
You chose what time to close.
You chose which day or both days.
You chose the location.
You provide your own table or use the ground.
You chose a “bubble” friend if you want, so you can also go off and browse
You ensure buyers to your stall follow COVID rules .
You price the plants.
You provide your own float
If you have not got enough plants for a stall, why not give them to a friend to sell. Jan Marpole will act as treasurer
and collect all profits you want to give her. Meanwhile before the May LVN is out, the BN Facebook page, email and
the grape vine are the best means of communication. Any update of your stall location would be great.
Carole Spencer expects to have wigwams again and Rose will be there as usual!
Nicki Barker 345238 (“ad hoc” organiser… in the loosest sense… with Fizz 345521)
COVID-19 Information and Updates:
GOV.uk/coronavirus
or
NHS.uk/coronavirus THE FISH
AND CHIP
Reporting Issues With VAN
FOOTPATHS or BRIDLE-PATHS will be at the
Stephen White, as a Rights of Way Liaison Officer for old bus shelter
the Dorset Coast & Countryside Service, investigates
opposite
any issues within the parish of Buckland Newton,
reporting to Dorset County Council. Buckland
His contact numbers are Newton
01300 345431 or School
07773 283764
If you prefer to report issues directly to the council, you Tuesday
can do so by calling 01305 224463 or online at 27th April
www.mapping.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/
rightsofway/reportproblem/
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NEWS FROM CERNE ABBAS SURGERY
We wanted to take a moment to update you all on the effects COVID has had, and continues to have, on the way we
deliver healthcare to you all.
How has COVID affected the Surgery?
Firstly, this is an incredibly difficult time for us all. We understand everyone is feeling the stress, worry, anxiety and
fear associated with this brutal illness and we’d like to remind our patients that the staff at the surgery of course feel
the same way. We all have families and loved ones who, like you, we haven’t seen or hugged for months. We all
have the same fears and concerns for ourselves and our loved ones, and in some areas, these are heightened by
the increased risk associated with our roles. Please be respectful to our team, who are working incredibly hard in
difficult circumstances; there really is no excuse for rudeness at a time when we should all be pulling together.
As we are sure you are all aware, Cerne Abbas Surgery is part of The Mid Dorset Primary Care Network. There are
nine surgeries in the Network from the local area, who have united to provide a COVID Vaccination service from The
Atrium Health Centre in Dorchester. These clinics are run on the good will of the teams from all nine practices,
including Cerne Abbas, who are working additional hours during the evenings, weekdays and at the weekends, on
top of their normal working weeks. Did you know the surgeries are only given approximately 1 week’s notification of
a vaccine delivery - sometimes less? In that short space of time between notification and the delivery of the
vaccines, the clinics must be set up, a staff rota created for volunteers from the practices, patients invited,
contingency plans agreed - it is a huge undertaking, all in addition to the running of our practices.
How can we work together to make life easier for everyone?
Due to COVID-19 we are having to telephone triage all GP appointments and the reception team will only be able to
book a telephone appointment to speak with a doctor. These telephone appointments are booked into timed slots
on our clinical system - the reception team can’t just ask the GPs to give you a quick ring, each consultation involves
looking at past history and must be documented, which takes time.
Urgent appointments will of course continue to be ‘same day’ as always, but please be aware that telephone
appointments may not exactly run to time. For urgent appointments, you must be prepared to speak to and see any
of our GPs.
Though you will be given an approximate time for your telephone appointment, the clinicians may not be able to
contact you at the exact time, depending on how their clinics are running, and therefore we ask you make sure you
have your phone close to hand around the appointment time so as not to miss the call.
When you phone to make an appointment, please give the receptionist as much detail as you feel you are able to. It
really helps us to judge the urgency of the appointment and ensures we get the correct clinician for your problem.
We completely understand there are many of you still waiting to receive an invitation for your first COVID
vaccination. Please understand invitations are subject to availability and distribution of the vaccines from NHS
England. We will be inviting everyone in due course. If you would like more information, please see our website or
Facebook page. Please don’t contact the surgery as we will be unable to give you an exact date for your vaccine.
Please treat the team with respect - we may take a little longer to answer the phone; your prescription delivery may
be a little slower, and you may have to wait a little longer for that routine appointment. As a team we strive to
continue to provide you with the standards that you have been used to pre-COVID, and whilst we are eager for the
vaccination programme to be rolled out, this, on top of our normal daily work, has led to increased work pressures.
It has been great to see so many of you at the vaccination clinic. We have had a massive uptake from our patients -
well above the national average. So, thank you to you all – it is a huge step in controlling and defeating this virus and
allowing us some return to normality.
Your health and the provision of care we supply is paramount in our daily planning. So please, remember that we
are open. Don’t put off ringing or coming to see us – if you think it is important, then it is, so pick up the phone and
call us. But please bear with us; we are all trying our best in difficult and challenging circumstances.
We thank you for your continued patience and co-operation in these matters.
First Contact Physiotherapist
I would like to introduce our new team member, Chris Brookes who has joined us as a First Contact Physiotherapist.
Chris is an extremely experienced physio who will be the first (and best) point of contact for musculoskeletal
problems, for example, all soft tissue injuries, sprain, strains and sports injuries; arthritis; muscular, tendon or
ligament problems including carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow; any spinal or neck problems; spinal related pains
in arms or legs including nerve symptoms, pins and needles etc. Chris will be a huge asset to the team and will be
working with us on Fridays.
Get out in Nature
Monday 26th April 2021 to Sunday 2nd May 2021 is National Gardening Week. Its proven that plants and gardening
have a positive effect on our mental health and happiness. For tips, information and how you can get involved in the
country’s biggest annual celebration of gardening, see the Royal Horticultural Society website www.rhs.org.uk/get-
involved/national-gardening-week and if you don’t have a garden or any indoor plants, remember to pause and
appreciate the natural world around you when you take your daily exercise. Whatever you do, take some time this
April to appreciate being outside in our beautiful countryside and allow nature to work its wonders!
Latest News
Please can we encourage patients to follow our Facebook page and check our surgery website, for the latest
surgery news and updates on the COVID vaccination clinics.
Gillian Brindle
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LITTER
The Parish Council would like to say thank you to the
parishioners who have been litter picking around the village
Country Ways – “Worm Farm”
Who would not get really excited by the prospect of creating a worm farm? There are so many benefits which include
creating good fertile compost without the trouble of turning the heap, easy disposal of kitchen waste, and worms are
pets which are cheap to feed and will never need to be taken to the vet. Ideal for a family with a tight budget!
Yes there are such things as worm farms and some people breed worms commercially for fishing bait. Worm
compost is also known as worm castings and can be purchased as fertilizer or as part of a compost mix. But It is
fairly easy to make your own worm farm or wormery out of an old bath or something similar; liquid fertilizer known as
worm juice needs to be able to drain out of the plug hole. The worms needed to start it all are the red ones you find
in compost heaps. There are plenty of videos on YouTube for further instruction.
Alternatively a purpose built wormery can be purchased complete with worms, starter compost and full instructions.
They have a base and stackable trays for the compost and look a bit like a beehive. It is the sort of thing that
children are fascinated by, and I believe Cerne Abbas School is in the process of starting one. I imagine that some of
the children will be keen to see inside it and how it works, while others will enjoy watching them in disgust from a
safe distance! The humble worm is regularly mentioned in children's stories and songs and the thought of coming in
contact with them is all part of growing up
I was given a wormery as a birthday present about ten years ago and the first night after it arrived I made the
mistake of leaving it in the conservatory and all the worms escaped and we had to rescue them from under carpet
tiles and other dark places in the house! My interest in worms comes and goes but one of the great things about
them is that, unlike other pets, they can endure neglect. It can be exciting going back to the wormery after leaving it
for a time and finding trays of kitchen waste completely turned to compost ready to use.
Seriously, I know the idea of a worm farm is not going to appeal to many people but that is one of the great things
about life – we are all so different!
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Bird Flu at Christmas as told by an Animal Health Officer
After a very busy year dealing with the various challenges COVID had thrown up running the Dorset Council
Trading Standards Animal Health Team I was looking forward to a nice break over Christmas. In an attempt to be
organised for once I had booked the week running up to Christmas off so I would have plenty of time for
Christmas shopping. Unfortunately, one phone call from the Government Animal and Plant Health Agency
(APHA) ruined these plans. An outbreak of bird flu had been found in a small backyard flock of ducks and
chicken near Gillingham. Bird flu is brought into the country by migratory birds and if it infects domestic birds it
can have a devastating effect with very high mortality rates. It was reported that 5 of the 6 chicken in the effected
flock died within 24 hours of becoming sick. As soon as a case of bird flu is confirmed a 3km protection zone is
put around the infected premise and it is Dorset Council’s job to support APHA to visit as many properties as
possible in that zone to see if the households are keeping poultry in their back gardens. In this outbreak the zone
took in most of Gillingham which meant over 5000 properties. I was very lucky as most of my colleagues in
Trading Standards stepped forward to help out and so on the first day of foot patrols 13 of us were knocking on
doors, maintaining a COVID social distance, in the area and 3 days later we had finished, just in time for a hectic
Christmas Eve shopping spree. As a result of various outbreaks around the country all poultry must be kept in
housing and not allowed to free range. Further details of the rules can be found on the gov website. https://
www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu Forwarded by Rebecca Phillips
Roasted Cauliflower Tart
During the dark days of January a portion of this glorious tart was shared by our lovely neighbour and it occurred
to me that you might like it too, this Easter. I was wondering if anyone might like to submit a "lock down recipe"
that has now become a family favourite?
Ingredients Serves 8 250g short crust pastry 2 eggs
1 x head of cauliflower 250g mascarpone cheese
2 tbsp olive oil 75mil double cream
sea salt and pepper Pinch of nutmeg
2 tbsp olive oil 250g gruyere – grated
1 large onion – thinly sliced 100g Parmesan cheese – grated
1 tbsp Dijon mustard 15g butter
1. Roll out pastry and line loose bottomed 22cm (9inches) flan tin
2. Set to chill. Set oven at 200C/Gas 6
3. Place cauliflower florets onto a roasting tin and sprinkle with olive oil and salt and pepper
4. Roast for 15mins turn and roast for about another 15mins. Set aside to cool. Reduce oven
temperature to 180C Gas 5
5. Heat a heavy pot on the cooker add the olive oil and onions and gently cook – uncovered - until
the onions begin to colour golden – about 20-30 mins use a low heat – stir occasionally. Allow to
cool
6. Line pastry case with parchment & weigh down with baking beans & bake for 15/20 mins.
Remove beans and bake for a further 10 mins until the base is light brown and dry – allow to
cool
7. Thinly slice roasted cauliflower florets
8. Spread the mustard gently onto the pastry case
9. Place onions and cauliflower into the pastry case and place tart on a baking sheet
10. In a bowl mix together the eggs, mascarpone, cream, seasoning and nutmeg. Whisk well
11. Stir in the Gruyere and pour over the vegetables into the pastry case
12. Top with Parmesan cheese and dot the top with butter.
13. Bake for 30/40 mins until filling is set and tart is golden
A couple of tips picked up along the way:
1. Frozen / chilled ready made short crust pastry is depressingly good – do use if short of time. The trick
with it is, just like your own home made … rest & relaxation! After rolling be sure to allow it to rest in the
fridge to prevent shrinkage away from the flan case. 500g of ready made pastry will line 2 x 22cm (9inch)
flan tins.
2. Do bake blind by lining the pastry case with baking parchment and filling with baking beans. These are
good ceramic pea shaped marbles but if you don’t have any I use dry paste shapes and then, cool, store
in an old ice cream tub & reuse again and again. Watch them turn darker over the year but still effective!
3. I do not add milk to the custard for a quiche – I think it tends to make the quiche a bit wet!
4. To prevent “boil out” dot the top of your quiche with small knobs of butter.
5. Always use a baking sheet under the quiche – easier to handle fully loaded tart into the oven!
Janey
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The Invitation
“Dear Michael
It feels odd writing to you, but with no internet, and staying in this ‘living museum’ of a house it makes it more natural.
It’s what the people who lived here would have done, isn’t it? Writing to each other. ‘Natural’ is not, however, how I
would describe the last few days since you left. Lockdown in an old house is strange enough but being here alone
has been weird, and all the more so surrounded by the history, the letters, the records of the strange family who lived
here.
When you left to meet with the trustees, you asked me if I would be OK alone. I felt we had come to know the house
and some of the back story, and so I felt comfortable with it. Things change, Michael. They really do.
I was in the drawing room the night you left, and I was looking at the painting of the drawing room which hangs over
the fireplace. I realised that it’s painted differently to how the room is now. Where there is now a bookcase built into
the North wall, in the painting there is a space, and a glimpse of a room beyond, filled with light. I did not think any
more of it. These old houses are often subject to alterations, and we know they altered this one.
That night I slept poorly and was woken early by a ghastly dream in which someone was screaming. I woke,
sweating, and lay there, waiting for the scream to come again. Of course, it did not, but I lay there, rigid with
anticipation until the daylight crept into the room through the shutters.
Later that day I was again in the drawing room, sitting at the desk and working on the old letters. There was
something happening here a couple of hundred years ago which involved the Court of Chancery. As far as I could
tell a female member of the family may have been made a ward of court, possibly because she behaved in an
unacceptable fashion. I think there was a man involved. Anyway, as you know, the desk at which I was sitting is
against the South wall, and there is a fancy mirror over the desk. In this mirror I could see the bookcase on the North
wall – or I thought I could but, Michael, it was not there! Instead, I saw the gap in the wall, and silhouetted in what I
suppose is a door was a young woman. I turned round immediately, and, of course, she wasn’t there. But I am sure I
saw her. I looked again in the mirror and, sure enough the bookcase was there, but somehow it wasn’t. It just
seemed insubstantial. I got up and walked over to it. It was there, hard, substantial. I took a book from the shelf just
to be sure.
This is bonkers, Michael, and I am beginning to wonder if I have been dreaming. As I actually write this down, it
seems mad. Still, my memory is that the book I took off the shelf was a nineteenth century novel, illustrated with
engravings. The book fell open at a picture of a young woman, mouth agape, hands raised towards the artist –
screaming!
I dropped the book, horrified. I picked it up again and looked for the picture again. I could not find it.
Last night I sat in the kitchen until late. I did not want to go back to the drawing room again. I had a couple of gins.
Eventually, I decided to go to bed and somehow the house seemed colder and more remote. It did not feel to me like
the home it had felt before.
I slept, as they say, fitfully. I woke after a dream in which I had heard sobbing. I lay in the dark, again waiting,
anticipating. Nothing. And then as I drifted off to sleep, I am sure I heard the sobbing again. Now I was wide awake. I
did not hear it again.
I do not know if I had fallen asleep and was dreaming again, but it certainly it seemed very real. I did not go to sleep
again, and came downstairs again as soon as it began to get light, made a strong pot of coffee and started writing
this.
When I have finished, I shall go back to the drawing room. I am going to try and align the mirror and the painting and
the bookshelf and see whether they fit together.
Later. Oh, Michael, I drew another book from the bookcase. It fell open at an engraving of a young woman, in tears,
with her arms out towards me, imploring me, beckoning me. I have to go. She needs me.”
Michael put the letter down again on the desk and stared into the shattered mirror that hung on the wall above. A
hundred different reflections stared back, and somewhere in among the kaleidoscope of images there were faces
other than his.
© Christopher Sharp 2021
Did You Know……
We just could have been hosting narrowboats and canal holidays around here. Back in 1793, at the time of the great
canal expansion, there was a proposal to build a canal from Bristol to Poole to be known as the Dorset and Somerset
Canal. The plan was sufficiently serious that its route was both plotted and surveyed with the section from
Sherborne south going through Kings Stag, the Dorsetshire Gap and Plush valley to join the Piddle at Piddletrenthide
and then on following the river to Poole. It never got further than the start of construction , and presumably failed
through lack of funds. The valley might not have been so peaceful if it had reached fruition.
Nicki Barker
(from The Piddle in Harness by Alfred Coulthard)
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A Year in the life of my Garden
When we moved here 7 years ago our house
in Duntish came with over an acre of lovely
garden and paddock – all the hard work had
been done, we just had to look after it. It
always takes time to get to know what grows
well and what doesn’t in a garden, and I feel I
have got to grips with it in the past couple of
years and have been making a few changes
and I have turned into a bit of a plant-aholic.
This is becoming increasingly difficult as I run
out of space so I now have my beady eyes on
the paddock (much to my husbands’ horror –
see below). As it’s been far too wet to do
much outside I have been making plans for a
new project. I have been happily spending
hours online researching (and buying) plants
and seeds in anticipation of better weather.
I also had the idea of writing an article about
my garden (do you get the idea I may need something to do!). Each month I will highlight what is growing in the
garden and how my ‘project’ is progressing. The highlights of my garden in the past couple of weeks have been the
Snowdrops, Crocus, Hellebores and the gorgeously scented Daphne which are smothered in flower buds – followed
by the Narcissi, cherry blossom and Camelias. The ‘project’ has
begun!
I am certainly no expert, but I make up for that with enthusiasm.
Housework doesn’t do much for me, but I am more than content in
old clothes and up to my elbows in soil. My husband has his sit-on
to cut the paddock (a dream fulfilled) and grows the fruit and veg. I
love harvesting them, but my passion is flowers and plants. If you
are lucky enough to have a garden, large or small, it really is
therapeutic and extremely beneficial to our mental health and it’s
wonderful that so many have taken up gardening for the first time
in the past year.
I am also a member of the Lydden Vale Gardening Club, which, if
you are new to gardening or just need some inspiration is well
worth attending (when we are able to again). You don’t have to
join, just come along if there’s a subject you are interested in. We
have monthly talks from expert speakers along with visits to the
many amazing gardens we are fortunate to have in Dorset and we
have a wealth of very knowledgeable members.
If you are after a few plants or seedlings yourself then look out for
details of the Village Plant Sale which will be taking place in May.
Amanda McKenna
1314
HOLY ROOD CHURCH,
BUCKLAND NEWTON
Internal Re-Ordering and Toilet Extension Work
All Completed
It all started in 2013 following a PCC decision to update the church facilities
and heating. Our architects, Benjamin and Beauchamp Architects Ltd, were
instructed to prepare preliminary schemes for internal reordering, a new
heating system and a toilet extension which would also incorporate a new
tower access and boiler room
The process of obtaining approvals and a Faculty from Salisbury Diocese
proceeded and stretched over several years. In view of this, the PCC decided
to split the work into two phases – works to the main church and the new
heating system and then to follow with the new toilet extension. The first phase
was completed in December 2018 and the toilet extension with a new tower
access and boiler room in February this year.
With delays due to COVID-19 the church has unfortunately been closed for
much of the past year but services are currently being held at 11.00 each Sunday and the church is open from 10.00
to 16.00 on Sundays for private prayer.
GOOD NEWS – Please put Sunday 4 July in your diary for our Celebration Service at 3 pm when the Bishop of
Sherborne will be preaching, followed by a chance to view the completed works and have some refreshments. More
details to follow.
New Extension Servery unit and door to new toilet extension from north aisle
BY THE WAY
You may have noticed some recent activity in the churchyard with a large area of scaffolding erected over one of the
stone table top tombs. The tomb dates from the 16th Century and is over a larger vault built with an arched brick top
to support the stonework. This had dropped at the lower end and the tomb is being partially reconstructed before
reinstating the stone tomb.
This work is being carried out by Dorset Council as the churchyard is closed for burials. Buckland Newton PCC
Is life worth living? by Alfred Austin
Is life worth living? Yes so long as Spring revives the year
and hails us with the cuckoo's song to show that she is here;
So long as May of April takes and smiles and tears, farewell,
And windflowers dapple all the breaks, and primroses the dell
While children in the woodlands yet adorn their little laps with ladysmock and violets
And daisy chains their caps , while over orchard daffodils cloud shadows float and fleet,
And ouzel pipes and laverock trills and young lambs buck and bleat, So long as that which bursts the bud
And swells and tunes the rill, Makes Springtime in the maiden's blood,
Life is worth living still.
With thanks to Wendy Emberley for this month’s poems
15Minterne Estate
Minterne Magna
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7AU
Telephone: 00 44 (0)1300 341370
E-mail: enquiries@minterne.co.uk
Website: www.minterne.co.uk
RHODENDRONS & AZALEAS AT MINTERNE GARDENS 2021
The symbolism of the Rhododendron is often overlooked. When interpreted literally, this word means
“rose tree.” It can also be interpreted as “firm, sold and steadfast.” First described in the 1500s, the plant is
prized for its hardiness.
Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, and bloom in the spring, their flowers often
lasting several weeks, shade tolerant they prefer living near or under trees.
Minterne Gardens’ vibrant Historic Rhododendron collection comes into its own with stunning displays
from these glorious woody plants in April & May; coupled with the glorious scents from the Azaleas the
garden is a magical place to visit to relieve the stresses of the world.
Minterne Gardens open daily from 10am to 6pm.
Minterne Magna, Dorset DT2 7AU enquiries@minterne.co.uk
Adults £6 Season Tickets available: Family £30 Single £20
1625 April 1719: Robinson Crusoe published,
… and Dorset played its part!
Daniel Defoe (c.1660 – 24 April 1731, born Daniel Foe) has been best remembered
for being the author of the stories Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders but he was
more than just a novelist. More than five hundred works have been attributed to him,
in addition to his books, including satirical poems, religious and political pamphlets,
and journals - on numerous subjects from crime and politics to psychology and the
supernatural, plus his pioneering economic and business journalism.
His writing took him around the country from 1724 to 1726 and resulted in the
publication of the volumes titled A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain.
Some of this time was spent travelling around Dorset, about which he was very
complimentary; ‘… we had opportunity to observe the pleasant way of conversation,
as it is manag’d among the gentlemen of this county, and their families, which are without reflection some of the most
polite and well bred people in the isle of Britain. As their hospitality is very great, and their bounty to the poor
remarkable, so their generous friendly way of living is really to be admir’d.’
He also noted, ‘… we came to Lime, the town particularly made famous by the landing of the Duke of Monmouth, in
the time of King James II, of which I need say nothing, the history of it being so recent in the memory of so many
living.’ A rather poignant comment from a man who had been aboard one of the ships that landed at Lyme Regis in
1685 and was actively involved in the ensuing, but ill-fated, Monmouth Rebellion.
Defoe survived the defeat at Sedgemoor and escaped capture, thereby avoiding the horrific immediate aftermath,
Judge Jeffreys’ ‘Bloody Assizes’ or of being sent to a penal colony. He was, later, one of the fortunate ones that was
granted a pardon for his participation. After the coronations of William III and Mary in 1689, Defoe became a close
friend and supporter of William – and a secret agent for him. These were yet more of the life experiences that
influenced his prolific writing and his novels.
Daniel Defoe often wrote political tracts which caused him to be in trouble with assorted authorities (spending time in
prison) but he garnered respect amongst others – politicians and intellectuals paid attention to his literature, and even
consulted him directly. In addition to his experiences during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 and its aftermath, he
survived the Great Plague of London in 1665 that killed over 70,000, the Great Fire of London in 1666 (only Defoe’s
home and two other houses were left standing in his district) and he witnessed the Dutch raid on the Medway and
Chatham in 1667. These events remained with him and influenced his works, just as the Great Storm of 1703 that
ripped across the southern counties doing untold damage and killing more than 8,000 people was to become the
basis of his journalistic book The Storm – published in 1704.
But most people think, “Daniel Defoe …Robinson Crusoe.” So where did this There is a belief that the name
story, first published 25 April 1719, come from? There are various explanations comes from a gravestone of
that have been proposed but the most enduring one is that he based it on the ‘Robinson Cruso’ seen by Defoe
marooning of Alexander Selkirk, (1676 – 13 December 1721), a when in hiding after the Battle of
Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer. Sedgemoor.
While serving on the Cinque Ports in the Pacific, Selkirk raised major concerns
over her dangerous leaks and said he would rather be put ashore on one of the Juan Fernández islands than
continue on the Ocean. He was duly deposited on ‘Más a Tierra’ with a hatchet, musket, knife, cooking pot, Bible,
bedding and some clothing. But he was proved right. Cinque Ports later foundered off the coast of Colombia. Captain
Stradling and some of his crew survived but had to surrender to the Spanish and were taken to Peru where they
suffered dreadful conditions in the prison in Lima – ironically, worse than Selkirk had to endure during his four years
and four months (1704-1709) alone on his island, where he quickly became adept at building, hunting and employing
the resources to hand in order to survive.
He was rescued by the Duke, commanded by Captain Woodes Rogers
Más a Tierra’ was renamed Robinson (raised in Poole until his family moved to Bristol in the 1690s) whose two
Crusoe Island on 1 January 1966 by ships (the other being the Duchess) had stopped at the island to take on
the Chilean government – to attract water and supplies. When Rogers saw a light along the coast, he sent out a
tourists. They renamed Más Afuera party to investigate, reporting later, “Our pinnace (warship`s boat usually with
(largest of the chain) Alejandro 8 oars) returned from the shoreline and brought a man in goat skins who
Selkirk Island – albeit 110miles west looked wilder than the first owners of them."
and out of sight of Más a Tierra’. It is believed that Captain Rogers and Andrew Selkirk met Defoe and no
doubt talked at length about the marooning and rescue, in addition to which,
Selkirk’s ordeal was quickly published in A Voyage to the South Sea, and
Round the World, and A Cruising Voyage Around the World, both appearing in 1712. With Defoe’s novel in print only
seven years later, many would have seen the similarity to Selkirk’s four years on the island but there were other such
stories known to Defoe, including a 200 year old tale of Pedro Luis Serrano, a Spanish sailor marooned for about
seven years on a small, Caribbean desert island after shipwrecking in the 1520s. Yet, there is a bit of twist, and a
West Country one at that, regarding the inspiration for this famous and much loved novel ….
If you combine the two main reports of surviving on a deserted island from Selkirk and the much older account from
Serrano (a popular story in Spain where Defoe had spent some time), you have a plausible basis for Robinson
Crusoe, but for additional details, including a character like Friday, the report from Henry Pitman comes into play.
continued on page 19
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Village pub – 3 minutes walk
3 x 2-bedroom cottages
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Short breaks welcome
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18continued from page 17
Pitman joined the Monmouth Rebellion shortly after the landing at Lyme Defoe died at the age of seventy on 24
Regis when he and his brother travelled to Taunton to meet up with them, April 1731. He was buried at Bunhill
along with many others from Somerset and Dorset. Being a surgeon he Fields London where a monument was
was soon employed by the Duke of Monmouth and stayed with the
erected to his memory in 1870. One of
‘Rebellion’ up to and during the Battle of Sedgemoor, after which he was
captured and imprisoned. Tried and found guilty, the death sentence was his daughters, Henrietta, married John
commuted when businessmen began bartering for the prisoners to become Boston, a Dorset officer of Excise in
labour on their plantations. Henry was sent to one such ‘penal colony’, Wimborne.
leaving Weymouth in a prison ship and landing in Barbados five weeks
later.
His desperate escape from there in a stolen boat with half a dozen others ended up taking them through the
Caribbean but into the hands of pirates – and this was followed by a period of time for Pitman, a couple of the other
escapees and a ‘captive native’ (Defoe’s idea for ‘Friday?’) being marooned on Margarita when they refused to join
the pirates. Four months later Pitman was rescued by other pirates, because he was a doctor (the others being left
marooned on the island) and, one adventure after another, he finally got back to England, quietly returning to his
family to avoid the authorities, where he was soon told that he was no longer considered ‘a criminal’.
His story, A Relation of the Great Sufferings and Strange Adventures of Henry Pitman, Chyrugion to the late Duke of
Monmouth was published by John Taylor of London in 1689 after he moved into rooms above Taylor’s publishing
premises, in the same area as Defoe’s home. It is highly likely that Pitman and Defoe met, or probably already knew
each other from the Rebellion of 1685 - and it was John Taylor’s son, William, who published Robinson Crusoe, thirty
years after Pitman’s narrative.
Whatever influenced Defoe to write the story, before the year (1719) was out, the book was on its fourth edition and
by the end of the nineteenth century there were over 700 alternative versions. – and, ultimately, reproductions in
cinema, television and radio around the world. Even Henry Pitman’s narrative found greater fame when it was re-
written in the form of a novel (1922) by Rafael Sabatini with a title of Captain Blood, which was then used for the
Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland 1935 classic film of the same name! But what of Alexander Selkirk? Having
survived over four years on an uninhabited island, he returned to his sea-faring life but succumbed to tropical illness
on 13 December 1721 (aged 45) while serving aboard HMS Weymouth off West Africa. He was buried at sea.
Just over two hundred years later, Robinson Crusoe will always be a rattling good adventure and it continues to
influence modern stories and films, just as it continues to be printed internationally. Pip Squeak
Dominey’s Yard - A New Chapter
We bought Dominey’s Yard in December 2019 and although the
cottages were very dated and small, Nigel and I realised their
potential in the stunning location.
In February 2020, having instructed a local builder, we embarked
on a major 6-month renovation project to upgrade, extend and
transform them into the beautiful cottages that they are today.
Original features side by side with all mod cons make the
interiors cosy, characterful and tastefully furnished.
We have had various setbacks over the months including a bat
roost and then a bee’s nest to overcome! The coronavirus
lockdown meant that we faced all sorts of shortage of materials,
windows, front doors and even plaster – like gold dust apparently!
All things considered, 2020 hasn’t been too bad year for us. We can’t complain – although tell that to my grey hairs!
The whole project was meant to be finished at the end of August last year but there is light at the end of a very long
tunnel.
On top of the designing of the cottages we have spent our time sourcing items with which to furnish the
cottages. We have tried to create a mix of old charm with a modern twist and each one is slightly different in style.
We decided to go with a countryside theme for the names of the cottages; Poacher’s, Gamekeeper’s, Woodcutter’s
and Gardener’s, with the décor inside having a subtle nod to their names. Three of the cottages will sleep four guests
and the third one will sleep six.
We have created a private patio for each cottage and, together with the rest of the stunning gardens we have here at
Dominey’s, it should prove to be an idyllic sanctuary for our guests to get away from it all. There is still a bit more
work to do outside to finish off the driveway and back gardens/patio areas but this should be finished during March,
along with the children’s play area.
Having spent the past ten years owning a large holiday cottage business in Cornwall, we have a wealth of
experience and knowledge in providing a perfect holiday setting for guests to relax, feel at home and make wonderful
memories.’ We are delighted to be back in the business we love and can’t wait to welcome new and familiar faces to
our wonderful new venture.
We have now been at Dominey’s for just over a year and we are so pleased we made the move. The village is lovely
and very friendly and we can’t wait to get to know more people when Boris allows! Adele Murray
19NOW OPEN EVERY DAY PESTWRIGHT
Breakfast Club available from 8am
for children aged from 2 years. Traditional Mole Catcher
Rats, Mice, Squirrels etc
Government Early Years Funding accepted,
BPCA qualified and insured
non-funded hours charged at £4.25 per hour
For more information please contact the school
Call Jim on 01963 362292
office on: 01300 345393
or 07854 395112
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PULHAM DORSET
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Tel - 01300 345228
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20BUCKLAND NEWTON PARISH COPUNCIL REPORT
CORONAVIRUS
If you have to self-isolate and need assistance, please telephone any member of the Buckland Newton Parish
Council, who will put you in touch with the relevant voluntary groups in the village.
PLANNING
The Parish Council has reviewed the Local Plan Consultation. The main points specifically relevant to Buckland
Newton from the Local Plan Consultation are listed below:
- Our Neighbourhood Plan will continue to be an adopted part of the new Local Plan until 2030.
- the allocated sites in our Neighbourhood Plan and their associated policies will be unchanged.
- the policy for “windfall” sites within the Defined Development Boundary remains unchanged, e.g., suitable
garden sites.
- Our Neighbourhood Plan policy for up to 50% affordable housing on each site will remain unchanged.
- The new Local Plan policies for houses outside the Defined Development Boundary will essentially remain
unchanged. Housing development will be restricted to rural exception affordable housing, rural workers’
housing and the re-use of existing rural buildings.
- The Local Plan period will be until 2038. As is currently happening, Dorset Council expects some housing
development over the next 18 years from “windfall” sites and those outside the Defined Development
Boundary as detailed above. This will contribute to its housing target figures.
- Buckland Newton will be placed in the new Tier 4 in the Housing Hierarchy. This will offer us more protection
against speculative development in the case of Dorset Council not meeting its 5 year housing supply targets
than, say, Cerne Abbas or Piddletrenthide which are in Tier 3.
WD/D/20/002718 HENLEY OLD FARM, HENLEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 7BL
Connection from existing ditch to new silt/sediment trap (retrospective)
Comments by 8 March 2021 – Buckland Newton Parish Council support - this newly installed system of attenuating
rainwater flow off the fields has been very successful in eliminated historic flooding onto the highway.
WD/D/20/003076 - THE OLD FARMHOUSE, BOOKHAM LANE, BUCKLAND NEWTON, DORSET, DT2 7DJ
Adapt former dairy building to create one dwelling.
Comments by 12 March 2021 – Parish Council support – a good use of a redundant building.
P/PAOD/2021/00475 - Location: Office, Keepers Lodge Bookham Lane
Proposal - Change of use from offices to 'Master Art Classes/Experiences' with accommodation to stay in overnight.
The above application has been received. The Parish Council are being notified for information purposes. This
application is not a planning application but a request for a legal determination of the Council as to whether or not
Prior Approval is required for the proposal.
Please note that these are applications known about up to the 16 th of the month; others may be submitted after this
date, therefore check the Parish Council Website. Planning applications can be viewed on the Dorset Council
website.
HIGHWAYS; Road Closure of the B3143 through the village of Pulham from 1 February 2021 to 23 April 2021.
PARISH FIELD: In February the wooden fence alongside the B3143 was replaced by a new metal fence. The old
wooden fence was replaced as it had become rotten and was broken in places. In the past the fence has been
patched and mended, but the Parish Council felt that it was becoming a safety issue, especially as the all-weather
track is used daily by the school and it is important that the fence is secure to stop access to the main road. The
replacement metal fence was paid for with grant money that the Parish Council applied for.
Please make sure that you pick up after your dog. It is important that there is no dog mess on the Parish Field as it
is used daily by the school and dog mess can potentially be harmful.
POLICE REPORT: Please continue to report any incidents or suspicious circumstances by either calling 101 or
reporting online via the Dorset Police website on the “Contact Us” section.
Information and advice are regularly posted on the Dorchester Police Facebook page and via Dorset Alert.
SAND BAGS: If you have flooding issues, sand bags and sand are available from the village hall. Please contact
Flood Warden Doug Morse (01300 345707) if you require any.
REPORTING POTHOLES: If you notice a pothole or anything else you are concerned with on the road you are able
to report it yourself on www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk
PARISH PAVILION: The Parish Pavilion is currently closed in line with Government Guidelines.
BUCKLAND NEWTON PARISH COUNCILLORS ARE:-
Acting Chair/Vice Chair Mark Needham 01300 345293
Councillors Andy Foot 01300 345511, Chris Osmond 01300 345326,
Lin Townsend 01300 345306, John Baker 01300 345386, Roy Godwin 01300 345438
Flood Warden Doug Morse 01300 345707
Rights of Way Liaison Officer Stephen White 01300 345341
Parish Clerk Sarah Mitchell 01258 817288 / bucklandnewton@dorset-aptc.gov.uk
Chalk Valleys Ward - Dorset Council – Cllr Jill Haynes 01300 341277 / cllrjill.haynes@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
The next meeting will be Tuesday 13 April 2021, 7.30 pm via Zoom. If you would like to take part in the meeting,
please contact the Parish Clerk for joining instructions.
21… and from Jonathan Still ...
Dear Friends,
Have you been inoculated yet? I know that many of you have been, because I was beginning to feel ‘left behind’!
My time came though - Friday, 19.15, Bath and West Showround, Shepton Mallet. I arrived really early because the
roads were clear and I waited in the car park. I was totally unprepared for the profundity of what awaited me.
The volunteer and paid staff were so polite and welcoming. They made me feel special, and thanked me for
coming! Then I was invited to go in for my briefing to check and re-check a few key cautions and my identity.
I had been wishing that I had not seen so many injections on the news. I am fine being injected as long as I don’t
see the needle. The television had shown rather longer needles that I wished to imagine! A short wait, and I was
directed to a cubicle and a chair.
My final little interview and the injection were with such an engaging volunteer, who had driven some way after her
work to be there, that I quite forgot my nerves. A squeeze, a little oh! And it was all done and I was given my
vaccination record card. The time of the injection? Friday 19.15 precisely- amazing!
I walked out to my car - thanked for attending, and wished a good evening - for my 15 minutes wait just to check
that there were no adverse reactions.
I spent those 15 minutes being astonished at my emotions. I was deeply impressed and thankful. I live in a
communal state which has remembered and called for me. It has met me in the form of the NHS through the point of
a needle inserted into me, which is a pretty intimate contact. It has given me 50,000,000,000 de-activated viral
particles, just like that.
No wonder opinion poll approval for the government has soared. However, look behind at the researchers who
developed the vaccine. Think of the workers who have created the millions of little glass phials, the billions of
needles and syringes. Contemplate the logistics of delivering this to each and every human shoulder- ‘Do you want
it in your left or right?’ ‘I don’t mind.’ ‘Well, which hand do you write with?’- obsolete in an age of keyboards, but so
caring and humanly warm, efficient and reliable.
I drove home feeling grateful, and warm, and full of hope for our future.
I pray that you will do so too. Happy Easter! Jonathan
THREE VALLEYS BENEFICE:
TEAM RECTOR: Rev. Tony Gilbert, The Rectory, Church Road, Thornford DT9 6QE 01935 873044 or email:
rector3valley@gmail.com
TEAM VICAR, WHITE HART VALE GROUP: Rev Richard Kirlew, The Rectory, Holwell, Sherborne DT9 5LF
01963 23570, 07966 754110 or email: richard.kirlew@btinternet.com
ASSOCIATE PRIEST: Rev. Anne Budgell LICENSED LAY MINISTER: Keith Budgell
01963 23428 or email: budgells@hotmail.co.uk
CHURCH WARDENS
Holnest
Jenny Hunnisett 01963 210562
Caundle Marsh
EdwardCowan 01963 23670
James Hiscock 01963 23712
Folke
Ann Hyland 01963 23436
Avril Rolls 01963 23516
Glanvilles Wootton
Lucy Parrott 01963 210642
Pulham
John Virgin 01258 817171
Holwell
Keith Budgell 01963 23428
Catherine Atchison 01963 23305
Bishops Caundle vacant
22The Rood News ...
Vicar: Jonathan Still, The Vicarage, Back Lane, Cerne Abbas Tel: 01300 341251
Churchwarden: Jon Sulkin Tel: 07971 277584
CHURCHWARDENS for:
St Mary’s, Cerne Abbas Helen Smith 01300 341995
Holy Trinity, Godmanstone Diana Bladon 01305 757589
St Andrew’s. Minterne Magna Henry Digby 07974 399384 and Heather Smith 01300 341711
Services will continue to be held in the church during April, observing the usual safety guidelines of wearing masks
and maintaining social distancing.
The church will, as usual, be beautifully decorated for Easter Day, and also in the church porch, arrangements will be
in place to celebrate Easter and the arrival of Spring. Also, hopefully, the easing of current lockdown restrictions and
opportunities will open up to engage and meet with friends and family once again.
SERVICES IN BUCKLAND NEWTON CHURCH:
FRIDAY APRIL 2nd GOOD FRIDAY 11.00am ‘Bun service’
SUNDAY APRIL 4th EASTER DAY 11.00am Service of Holy communion
SUNDAY APRIL 11th 11.00am Service of Holy communion
SUNDAY April 18th 11.00am All age service, led by Helen and Jan
SUNDAY APRIL 25th 11.00am Service of Holy communion.
Notable Dates :
APRIL 4th EASTER DAY which is arranged on the first Sunday after the full moon following the Spring equinox
APRIL 7th WORLD HEALTH DAY
APRIL 18th GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY
APRIL 21st THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
APRIL 23rd ST. GEORGE’S DAY Patron Saint of England
APRIL 25th ANZAC DAY
MAY 2nd GODPARENTS ‘ DAY.
May I at this point say a HUGE THANK YOU for all the kindness shown by friends and neighbours following my
spectacular fall in the village shop . A special mention to Simon and the ELSE delivery driver who came to my
immediate assistance . Love to you all !
Wendy 345 427
4 April Isaiah 25.6-9; Mark 16.1-8
The Succession of the
Four Sweet Months Easter Day Minterne Magna 9am Holy Communion
by Robert Herrick. Cerne Abbas 10am Holy Communion
First, April, she with mellow showers Buckland Newton 11am Holy Communion
opens the way for early flowers,
Zoom 12 noon Morning Service
Then after her comes smiling May, in 11 April Acts 4.32-35; John 20.19-end
a more rich and sweet array,
Easter 2 Cerne Abbas 10am Morning Service
Next enters June, and brings us more
Jems than those two, that went Buckland Newton 11am Holy Communion
before.
Zoom 12 noon Morning Service
Then, lastly July comes and she more
wealth brings in, than all those three. 18 April Acts 3.12-19; Luke 24.36-48
Easter 3 Cerne Abbas 10am Holy Communion
Pippa's song
by Robert Browning, Zoom 11am BN All Age Service
The year's at the spring and day's at Zoom 12 noon Morning Service
the morn 25 April Acts 4.5-12; John 10.11-18
Morning's at seven, the hill-side's dew
Easter 4 Godmanstone 9am Holy Communion
pearl'd the lark's on the wing,
The snails on the thorn, God's in His Cerne Abbas 10am BCP Matins
heaven - Buckland Newton 11am Holy Communion
All's right with the world!
Zoom 12 noon Morning Service
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