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The Lydden Vale News
March 2022
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The Bit at the Beginning …. Lydden Vale News Team
We returned from a week away and what a relief to find the power was on after
Editor
having read all the accounts on Facebook. However, really felt for everyone
Amanda McKenna
who wasn’t so lucky – a nightmare for all, but particularly for families and the lyddenvalley@gmail.com
elderly and farmers who are lambing at the moment. Being Half Term there
wasn’t even the opportunity to escape to school. Efforts were made by Dorset Treasurer
Council and Buckland Newton Parish Council to help by offering hot drinks, Vincent McKenna
warmth and power for one day in the Parish Rooms.
Advertising Manager
Mother Nature has really challenged us in the past few months – let’s hope as Alan Simmons
Spring comes, she will be a little kinder. And hopefully, by the time you read All Enquiries and Adverts to:
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all the battery fairy lights away after Christmas along with the battery Candles –
apart from anything else, so much safer than real candles. It was lovely to see Distribution
that The Gaggle of Geese didn’t just close their doors but used their fairy lights Brian Oldroyd
to great effect and offered a sanctuary to anyone who needed company and a 01300 345535
takeaway Indian and even the use of their Camper Vans which have gas.
Distributors
With the end of the Covid restrictions perhaps things will settle down, including Pauline Adams
the weather, and its great to see more and more events and groups are Bridget Baker
starting up again and even planning meetings for the Village Fetes in the Nicki Barker
Summer. Lots to look forward to. Tony Belt
Damian Brothers
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OUT AND ABOUT
2ND FRIDAY LUNCH CLUB
Our February lunch was held on 11th at The Gaggle of Geese. We enjoyed a two-course meal which
was delicious and so nicely presented. Thank you very much Simon and Sarah for your
hospitality. Our next lunch will be back in the village hall on Friday 11th March, and we look forward to
seeing all our members there. If you would like to join us, please ring Diana on 345434 or Susan on
345760. We are always pleased to welcome new members - you would find us a very friendly group
of people. If, on the other hand, you would like to become a volunteer helper, cooking not essential -
that's entirely voluntary - again, you can ring either Diana or Susan who would be pleased to tell you
all about the Club.
Susan Moring
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BUCKLAND NEWTON VILLAGE CAFÉ
The village cafe for Buckland Newton takes place at the Village Hall every last Friday in the month
from 10.30 am to noonish. We run it ourselves with a volunteer rota of duties, those hosting it, make
and serve the teas and coffees, provide flowers and cakes and two more volunteers make more
cakes. It is open to everybody, visitors included and for the princely sum of £1.20 the coffee and
cake can be enjoyed along with, most importantly, a good catch up with people you don’t normally
meet up with.
I think some people think it is just for the older folk - this is definitely not the case; it is there as a
village asset to be used by all ages. No one will ask you to join anything, buy anything - and we
won’t all stop talking and stare at you when you walk in either. Give us a try.
Fizz Lewis 345521
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Quiz and Supper Evening
Saturday 19th March 7.30pm Quiz & Supper Evening at the Hall, Glanvilles Wootton
Tables for up to 8 persons or tickets for individuals bookable in advance @ £9 per person on
01963 210562.
Bring your own drink and glasses.
Proceeds to Holnest Church Fund.
CPR and Defib Training - Sat 5th March, 10.30 am B. N. Village Hall
SADLY THIS HAS BEEN POSTPONED due to Kate Fisher (SWAST Trainer) having had a
minor accident. A new date will be arranged when Kate is better and I will contact everyone.
Fizz Lewis 345521
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Wayfarers Discussion Group
Pulham Church Fête The next discussion topic will be:
“Religion is a man-made construct to keep people in
th check and fear”
A meeting will be held on Monday 7 March
at 7pm, on Tuesday 29th March 7.30pm for 8pm start;
finishing at 9.15pm.
at The Halsey Arms,
This will be at Rose Villa, Buckland Newton, DT2
to discuss plans for this year’s fête. 7BY
Can you help in any way?
All welcome
Please come along and share your ideas.
If you feel so inclined bring some form of
All Welcome. refreshment to share.
For more details email hrlsimpson@yahoo.co.uk
Community Breakfast
Saturday 26 March
at the hall Glanvilles Wootton (DT9 5QF) 9 - 10.30am
Breakfast £5 under 10’s free with the purchase of a full price breakfast
~optional free~
Countryside Walk!
8.30am from the hall car park.
Approx: 1 -1 1/2 hours – maybe some stiles - stout footwear
advised.
More information telephone 01963 210562
A Community event organised by Holnest Church
Buckland Newton Allotments
Allotments are available in Buckland Newton for as
little as £20 a year. People can grow vegetables, soft
fruit or flowers. The allotment holders are a friendly
bunch and are ready to give a warm welcome to new
people!
Contact John Simpson - 01300 345401
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Mon, Tue & Fri POST OFFICE 9am-12 noon Buckland Newton Village Hall
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The return of Lent lunches- come and join us for lunch
This year we are delighted to be able to once again invite you to join us for
lunch in the church during the season of Lent. Join us for a bowl of soup and
good company on either Saturday 12th or Saturday 26th March from
12—2pm at Holy Rood Church.
We invite you to bring items in kind for the local Food Bank. As usual all
donations will be divided equally between the Church towards its running costs
and a chosen charity which this year is the Dorchester Poverty Action Group.
We look forward to seeing you there.
And why not explore Lent in a more creative way?
Lent Discussion Groups will be held on Tuesday evenings in Lent on Zoom, starting on 8th March at
7.30pm.
The discussions will be centred on art works that depict scenes from the last
weeks of Jesus’ life, and poetry that reflect the issues raised by these works.
These will be led by Rev’d Alveen Thoresen from Cerne Abbas and Helen
Simpson (artist) from Buckland Newton.
All welcome to one or all sessions.
More details from Helen Simpson hrlsimpson@yahoo.co.uk 01300 345401
Links to Zoom will be provided in the Church Newsletter and on Facebook nearer
the time.
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Buckland Newton Plant Sale 7th May
The Plant Sale will take place on Saturday May 7th, again on
the tabletops/or a groundsheet in people’s driveways around
the vicinity of The Gaggle, including their car park - thank you
Simon and Sarah. Please let us know if you could manage to
do a table.
Meanwhile it’s time to start sowing those seeds in earnest or
even compost. What overgrown perennials do you have that
could do with splitting up? Any seedlings appearing in the
garden you could spare? Then there’s all the vegetables that
we need to grow because they taste SO MUCH better.
Tomatoes, beans, courgettes etc. etc. and we always have
some really interesting bits and pieces to try out too. So
please let us know too if you are growing etc.
People always go to so much effort for this Plant Sale and we
are so grateful to them, it makes it a great day - the proceeds
will go to Weldmar as usual which is the icing on the cake for
us.
Fizz Lewis, Jan Marpole and Nicki Barker 345521
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DEFIBRILLATOR FOR PULHAM
Funds are being raised to have a defibrillator available to everyone
living and working in Pulham.
A meeting is to be held in the
Halsey Arms on Tuesday 29th March at 7.30pm
to launch the project and to raise support and funding
ALL WELCOME
For more details please contact :
Jackie Rose on 01258 817978
E mail jackierose7@hotmail.com
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Lift share wanted
Do you or someone you know (e.g. a neighbour) regularly commute from the Buckland Newton area
to Poole on weekdays? Would you be willing to car share? If so, please give me a call or send me a
message to discuss further. Or feel free to pass this on to anyone you know who does. All timings
considered. Many thanks. Will Burnett 07811 143316.
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In the Buckland Newton Book Corner……
There are some books that you keep on your bookshelf because
you know you will want to read them again….. and possibly again
and again! For me, Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor is one
such book.
Set in 1847 during the Irish potato famine, the Star of the Sea is
a ship making the dangerous journey from Ireland to New York. It
is a so-called coffin ship, one of very many vessels carrying Irish
passengers to a hopeful new life in America and aboard are
hundreds of refugees, many from humble and desperate
backgrounds. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret,
the bankrupt Lord Merridith, his wife and children, and a killer
stalking the decks, hungry for vengeance.
Written in the journalistic style of one of the First-Class
passengers, a newspaperman, the chapters portray the tragic,
intertwining pasts of particular passengers, representative of the
aristocratic English landlords and their tenants, and their
relationships to one another. The privileged have spacious
cabins, which offer relative comfort, along with others of the
upper class. The poor, in contrast, barely able to scrape together
enough money for the worst accommodations, relegated to
steerage. Here they endure further brutalization with scarce food
and horribly unsanitary facilities. Many of these desperate travellers are claimed daily by disease, and
hastily delivered to watery graves.
The characters are complex and believable. Over the twenty-six days of the voyage, a devious
murder plot is set in motion where one passenger is doomed to die at the hands of another. Who is the
small-boned man, a cripple, who walks the deck at night, mumbling to himself?
O’Connor is a great storyteller who uses language beautifully.
There are plenty of horrific moments which make one wonder
whether escaping from the potato famine was possibly worse than
remaining in Galway. This is an amazingly graphic novel with a
huge amount of research behind the tales. Very disquieting and not
for anyone with a weak stomach, but somehow, it’s hard to put
down. There were many late nights when I stayed awake wanting to
read "just one more page"……
I first read this novel many years ago and couldn’t resist including
the cover of that 2004 edition in my review. If you enjoy, as I do,
browsing second-hand book shops then this may be the one you’ll
find. I also include the most recent 2019 book cover for those of you
wishing to find a nice new copy!
Karen Whiter
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Watch out, watch out, Humphrey is about
Scanning day arrived, a sunny day at last, to enjoy the views from the hillside and to find out how
Humphrey had got on with the ladies. We have used the same scanner, Alex, for a few years now and it
is nice for him to return and see how the flock has grown year on year. My grandson Finley was visiting
us especially to see the scanning, he predicted 20 lambs….I sincerely hoped not! So, we rounded up the
6 pedigree Zwartbles 63E, 64E, Gemma, Gayle, Gizmo and Gorgeous. Our shearling Jackie Rose
decided to jump the gun and throw herself at the scanner before we had even considered who was
going first, we let her have a go as hopefully she will have her place in the queue next year. The first
ewe into the scanner scanned for triplets, so did the second, the third and the fourth, we were stunned,
the fifth for twins and the sixth a large single. Humphrey had clearly made himself at home on the Dorset
hillside and enjoyed a paddock party like no other.
Preparations are now well underway for our multiple lambing event over
the Easter week. The sheep will be returning to their home territory
temporarily to lamb in familiar surroundings with adequate shelter, and a
vet close by. We will have to watch the ewes carefully for twin lamb
disease, where the ewe doesn’t take on enough nutrients to sustain the
pregnancy and monitor for any signs of changed behaviour. Six ewes
expecting 15 lambs changes the size of the flock considerably again and
we will be grateful for the paddocks in the village, hopefully growing new
fresh grass in our absence. This year the breed society have requested
that new lambs are registered with names starting with K. This system
helps us with the age of the sheep by noting the letter that its name
begins with, 63 and 64 were part of our original flock and had not been
named when we bought them, so we kept them as numbers, they are in
fact twins. So, if you read back, you will be able to tell the age of the
sheep, any appropriate suggestion for “K” names will be gratefully
received. Thank goodness Finley’s prediction was wrong…just!
Gemma Tria Stebbing
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Pet Portraits
Monty - adorable but naughty!
Monty is an adorable nine-month-old Cockapoo who belongs to Gill
Nell. His size is something of a mystery as he is twice the size of his
parents. He loves children, other dogs, his toys, chewing his bed and
plaguing Gill. Visitors, like me, get the full-on treatment.
He’s also in love with Coco the ‘girl’ almost next door.
Being a puppy Monty has his whole life ahead of him, right now he
intends to spend all of it being naughty. However, I think Gill and the
new dog trainer may have other ideas.
Time for school Monty.
Fizz Lewis
It’s a miracle I got this photo of him actually sitting still-ish.
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Buckland Newton Jubilee Celebrations
June 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th 2022
Calling for Memories and Photos and Bunting and Jubilee memorabilia
Do you by any chance remember the day the Queen was crowned? You must
be as old as me! I was three and I remember very clearly that we had a
television for the first time, black and white of course, a big heavy box with not
a very big screen. It was bought specially to see the Coronation and our
neighbours came in to watch it with us. I remember my mother being very
concerned about Queen Elizabeth having to wear such a heavy crown for so
long. I also remember, after the novelty of the television started to wear off, that I got a bit bored with
having to sit still for so long. My father who was still very much a military man after his war time
experiences made us all salute the flag, I’m the one in the middle!
Have you ever met the Queen? Been to one of her famed garden parties? Managed to get a
photograph of her on any occasion? Please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.
Have you got any memorabilia?
We would love to gather any little memories you have of that day plus any of the subsequent Jubilee
celebrations. 1977 was the Silver Jubilee for instance, 2012 the Golden.
Even if you weren’t living in the village during past jubilees. Where were you? What did you do?
Do you have any photos? We can perhaps gather all this together and get enough for an exhibition!
(We would look after photos very carefully and return them to you - probably scan them to go on
display.) This monarch, Queen Elizabeth, who has served us for 70 years, is a pretty amazing human
being - let’s do her proud.
Lastly. Have you got any bunting/flags tucked away that you won’t be using? We’d love to decorate the
Whole Village but maybe it will be just the Parish Field.
Contact me please - Fizz Lewis 01300 345521 email froglewis@hotmail.com
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Memories of the Coronation in 1953
Although I lived in Kenya at the time, I attended the
Coronation and sat in the stands outside
Buckingham Palace (while it poured with rain).
I watched the magnificent golden carriage take the
Queen to the Abbey and return followed by a long
line of dignitaries in smaller carriages containing the
likes of Generals, Politicians and Royalty from other
countries. The one I remember best was the jolly
Queen of Tonga who sat in an open carriage
unworried by the rain and waving all the time.
My ticket, which for such a prime seat, cost a whole
£4! What would it cost today I wonder?
I look forward to a village celebration
Mark Milbank
10Jubilee Picnic on the Parish Field on Sunday 5th June from midday to
around 4.30/5.00 pm
Fun for all ages. Children will be particularly catered for with games and novelty races. The Jubilee
Pudding will feature we hope.
Jubilee Platinum Pudding
Have you heard about the National Competition being judged to find a
winning Jubilee Platinum Pudding? All entries were due in by the 4th
February. Mary Berry is Judge in Chief with seven other judges. By
the 14th February it was whittled down to 30 to 50 entries and then by
21st February the judging panel chose their top five to go through to
the final which will be judged week commencing March 14th.
Perhaps we will be able to make this ‘pudding’ and serve it at the
picnic along with tea and coffee at the Pavilion????
Did you know Coronation Chicken was created originally for the
Coronation in 1953?
The Gaggle will be holding an evening party (Friday or Saturday) with dancing to a live
band, food and drink especially for the village - more details later.
The Church are going ahead too with their Flower Festival lasting over all four days and beyond to
add to this very special Jubilee. The bells will be rung too.
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BUCKLAND NEWTON YOUTH CLUB
When I moved to Buckland Newton in 2016, I wanted a way to get involved in the community and meet
new people, young and old(er). I was both amazed and pleased to find that the village had a Youth
Club and as a qualified youth worker it seemed the perfect way to give something back to where I
lived. I volunteered!
Almost six years later and an enforced break due to the pandemic, Buckland Newton Youth Club is
back! It meets on a Tuesday evening between 1830 - 2000 during term time, usually at the village hall
unless there is a trip and is open to any young person in Buckland Newton and the surrounding
community in Yr 6 and above. We also have a growing group of incredible young leaders who provide
peer support and help to run the sessions!
A parent rota operates to ensure that staffing levels meet NSPCC guidelines, but regular volunteers
would be most welcome, especially as my paid job (also as a youth worker) means that I sometimes
have to be away. A DBS check would be required for regular volunteers, which can be arranged, and
it is possible to offer Levels 1, 2 & 3 Youth Worker Training courtesy of Dorset Council for free if it is
something you would like to pursue?
In the weeks up until Easter the Youth Club is:
Working with Buckland Newton School and Dorchester Youth Theatre to
put on a Pantomime in a Day on Tuesday 15 March with a second
performance on Friday 18 March.
Running a clay workshop to make a birdbath with mosiac tiles.
Holding an Easter Egg hunt on the Parish Field.
And hopefully if there is a good film released, going to the Plaza Cinema in
Dorchester for a film night.
To get involved contact:
Kate Parish on either bucklandnewtonyc@gmail.com or call on 07860
582362. We would love to see you!
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15Gaggle Events
Wine & Cheese Night - Tuesday 15th March & 12th April - help us to review our wine lists with
an informal social evening of wine tasting. £10 per person. Book now at the bar or via
www.ticketsource.co.uk/gaggle
Mothers Day - Sunday 27th March - treat Mother to a Gaggle Roast. Book soon to ensure you
get a table for lunch. 01300 345249
Quiz Night - Wednesday 30th March & 27th April - the popular Gaggle quiz! Teams of up to six.
Quiz starts from 8.30pm. £2 per person or free if you dine first. Book a table for your team.
Live Music - Saturday 16th April - the very popular Aphrodite Duo treat us to music & a boogie in
the gardens from 7pm.
St George's Day - Saturday 23rd April - with St George's falling on a Saturday this year, perfect
excuse for an Ale Festival, hog roast and live music in the evening with the band Fluke.
Giggle at the Gaggle - Thursday 26th May - our Comedy Night returns. A variety of comedians
join us for an evening of laughs and giggles. Tickets now available from the pub or via
www.ticketsource.co.uk/gaggle
Barn Dance - Saturday 25th June - the band Tatterdemalion will be helping us to host a barn
dance in our new marquee. Date for your diary - a ticketed event - more details soon!
Gagglefest - Saturday 30th July - our very popular music festival! Live bands, hog roast, kids
area, pizzas, BBQ, garden bar and more! Bands this year include Stone Groove, Swamp Stomp
String band, Chief Lazarus, Fiddleback, Rip It Up & RaZar. Tickets on sale now!
As a special offer to the village / LVN readers, tickets are half price if you buy them from the pub
before 20th March. Also available via www.ticketsource.co.uk/gaggle
16Who are Little Goslings?
If, like me you have seen various posters around the village or outside the Village Hall or on our
B.N. Facebook Page advertising something called Little Goslings but have never really known
who they are, well….
Little Goslings are our local Playgroup, babies and toddlers normally not yet old enough to go to
Pre-School at B.N. school. However, Pre-school is closed on a Wednesday so Little Goslings
can take children up to five years old. Of course, it is run for babies and children to help them
‘socialise’ (bit like puppies) but as we, who have been mothers of little ones know, just how
lonely and cut off you can feel, it can be a godsend. You can exchange information, discuss
current problems, tell the latest funny story - all very useful especially to the young
inexperienced mum and such a relief usually too to find someone who is in the same boat.
They are a friendly bunch.
I spoke to Emily who is one of the mothers who runs it along with Becca and Lulu plus
volunteers who help out. It is a nonprofit group, no trained playleader and mothers have to stay
and care for their own children. Currently the group is around 10 to 20 every Wednesday 9.30
am to 11.30 am, £3.00 per family, per session. The youngest child there was was a dear little
soul only eight weeks old called Archie, others were running around with cars, trolleys and
tractors or making colourful large butterflies which was the ‘theme’ for that morning. Families
who use Little Goslings can be from as far afield as Sturminster, Sherborne and Blandford! I
was amazed.
During Covid last summer the group were invited by Sarah and Simon to use the Gaggle
outdoors (that wonderful play bus) and so able to meet up again safely after the painful,
prolonged Lockdown. They want to return to the Gaggle again this summer because it was so
much fun.
For the first time in recent years, they held a Swap Shop of baby clothes, toys etc all free
exchange of items which are, after all, only used for a few weeks - what a good idea!
If you are interested in joining Little Goslings - go on their Facebook page (Little Goslings) or
ring Emily on 07919441381.
Fizz Lewis
17A Year in the life of my Garden
I can’t believe it will be a full year next month
since I started writing this piece about my
garden. I will continue to update you on the
progress of my Prairie border as it is in its
infancy and as yet I don’t know how it will
turn out, but I thought it would be nice to
hear about other peoples gardens starting in
May, so if you have undertaken a huge
transformation or just want to feature a
certain area of your garden that you are
particularly proud of, let me know. Hopefully,
I can feature a different garden each month.
A bit like an Open Gardens Day without
leaving your house – although I think we’ve
had enough confinement to last a lifetime!
February is a short month, and thank goodness it was, as the weather has been particularly
challenging so progress in the garden is pretty non-existent. However, having been away in Norfolk for
the past week I have come back to a sudden flush of colour which is wonderful, and incredibly no
damage from the dreadful winds we endured apart from a few large plants in pots that have fallen over.
Very lucky indeed.
As the weather looks to be settling down in the coming days I need to get out and carry on with tidying
and uncovering the little gems like the narcissi and crocus that are still covered by dead leaves. It’s a
good time to start sowing seeds, but I can’t see me getting round to doing that at the moment – far too
disorganized this year. Although, I have to say, I think that every year, and the list of jobs in the garden
always seems overwhelming, but once we get going it’s amazing how we get on top of everything. It’s
the getting going that’s really the difficult bit.
My husband cut the lawn the other week and what a difference that made (a bit like hoovering – as
long as you don’t look too closely it looks tidy). The grass really hasn’t stopped growing at all this year
– really very annoying.
Anyway, highlights of my garden this month. Well one has to be the bulbs, the hellebores, of which we
have a lot, look gorgeous and the Camellia have lots of buds and are starting to open. One plant, which
I really love, is Daphne – on a sunny day with a light breeze you get the most gorgeous perfume
wafting across the garden and they do seem to like our soil as they are thriving.
Amanda McKenna
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20Country Ways
Ways of gardening and seed variety
Permaculture is a way of gardening where the gardener tries to garden cooperating with natural forces
rather than having a battle against nature. Doing things like tolerating wasps so that they will eat aphids
and caterpillars; trying not to disturb the soil too much so that natural mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms
can flourish and increase soil fertility naturally. The term permaculture was first used by Bill Mollison in
his book “Permaculture One” published in 1978.
Permaculture is a big topic and encompasses a number of different gardening styles. The ways people
do their gardening is always changing. Years ago, big changes happened when plant collectors and
others started to bring strange plants like potatoes from foreign lands in the 16th Century. Also, as years
have gone by vegetables have been improved through selective growing. Just saving seed from the best
producing plants will improve the following year's crops.
An example of an improved variety is peas: they are native to Asia, and they were one of the earliest
vegetables grown by human beings. The Greeks and Romans grew peas and during the Middle Ages,
peas were an important part of the diet for ordinary people in Europe. However, in 1837 it was said peas
were ‘so hard and dry when cooked that they were known as Buckshot peas’. The seed specialist, Arthur
W Sutton, set about improving the quality of the pea, and by 1897 when the Royal Horticultural Society
celebrated Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee with a show at the Crystal Palace, there were countless
tender green varieties.
Tomatoes were originally from South America, introduced into this country by the Spanish towards the
end of the 16th Century, but they were not popular. In the 1833 Sutton Seed Catalogue there were just
two varieties: “Red” and “Yellow”. Sutton set about improving tomatoes and by 1897 they could be ‘found
in almost every garden from the cottager’s upwards’, including that of the Queen.
The huge variety of vegetable plants that are available today is well represented by the selection of
leaves and flavours that can be found in commercial salad bags. They may contain many varieties of
lettuce green and red, pea shoots, chard, coriander, purple orach, rocket and other leaves and shoots.
Flavours to excite the palette: bitter, sweet, spicy or refreshing.
Improving the flavour and quality of vegetables is a good reason for putting in the work of gardening –
and when it does all work out well – it is extremely rewarding.
John Simpson
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21Puzzle Page
www.sudokuoftheday.com
22Wordsearch and Crossword by
The Spencers
Across Down
1. Half Rattle found in circuit (13) 2. Trapping netting (9)
10. Mother’s vehicle a cosmetic (7) 3. Portrait held by interim agent (5)
11. Horse protecting cow sound produces a playwright (7) 4. Paddle around Hotel Alpha for Maureen (5)
12. Aubergine, capsicum hold room back (5) 5. Wet firework causes disappointment (4,5)
13. Confuse madam takes rest in the Netherlands (9) 6. A case of fish and French holder (6,3)
14. Mario turns into a woman (5) 7. Zero space is eggshaped (5)
16. Fairy tale murderer has miserable facial hair (9) 8. Riders on rides here (9,4)
18. Dark suit shortened for disco (9) 9. Throwing mud as brothers are in summer pants (7,6)
19. One hundred and forty four back in mass organisation (5) 15. Actually endless star sign of risk assessors (9)
20. Swine heard country on Shaw’s work (9) 16. Bait laces mixed in arm of the Atlantic (6,3)
23. Minor temper tantrum reversal on the underground (5) 17. Change direction – spin after boxing match (5,4)
24. Prepares for cash (7) 21. Hang around with a country (5)
25. Bridge by way of a tube (7) 22. Player’s first name of victor at knitting (5)
26. Masking stream creates advertising for the many (4,9) 23. Creepy crawly after me is intended (5)
Reporting Issues With
FOOTPATHS or BRIDLE-PATHS
Stephen White, as a Rights of Way Liaison Officer for
the Dorset Coast & Countryside Service, investigates
any issues within the parish of Buckland Newton,
reporting to Dorset County Council.
His contact numbers are
01300 345431 or
07773 283764
If you prefer to report issues directly to the council,
you can do so by calling 01305 224463 or online at
www.mapping.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/
rightsofway/reportproblem/
23NOW OPEN EVERY DAY PESTWRIGHT
Breakfast Club available from 8am
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Rats, Mice, Squirrels etc
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For more information please contact the school Call Jim on 01963 362292
office on: 01300 345393 or 07854 395112
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243-Ingredient Crepes
Gluten Free
Serves 2 (makes 5 – 6)
Takes 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Heat a large frying/crepe pan over a medium heat.
110g gluten-free plain (all-purpose) flour
Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and brush it over
2 large eggs the base of the pan. Once heated, pour the batter
into the centre of your pan. Lift the pan and use a
230ml milk
circular tilting motion to help the batter spread as
Vegetable oil, for cooking much as possible.
Fry for about 1 minute or until the edges are starting
to look cooked, then flip and cook for a further
Method:
20 – 30 seconds. Repeat until you’ve used up all of
Grab a large mixing bowl and add your flour. Crack in the your batter, adding a teaspoon of oil to the pan per
eggs and whisk together until smooth. Gradually pour in crepe.
your milk, while whisking, until you have a lovely,
pourable pancake batter. Pour the batter into a jug so its Serve with the toppings of your choice or the syrup
easier to pour into the pan. recipe below.
Oranges and Rhubarb
Rhubarb season is here for forced rhubarb. The young pink stems are just glorious. They do however break
down really quickly if boiled too hard.
I like to make down a stock syrup – 300g caster sugar to 150mil water dissolved together and gently simmered
for 5 minutes first and then poach the rhubarb in the slightly sticky syrup. Stock syrup will keep in a bottle in the
fridge and can form the base of cocktails. Use sparingly!
Adding extra flavour to stock syrup is a bit of an obsession with me and a perfect opportunity to use up any
left-over liqueurs, sweet sherry, orange, and lemon or lime zest.
There are plenty of YouTube videos to help with paring and preparing oranges segments but here’s a quick
reminder:
Use a sharp knife and slice a little from the top and bottom of the orange.
Stand upright and cut down in a curved movement to remove the pith and rind. (The pith is bitter but both pith
and rind of citrus contain calcium fibre vitamin C and flavonoids which boost immune – so dropped into the
blender with smoothie ingredients to release these goodies and disguise the bitter taste)
Now with the naked orange in your hand cut inside each white membrane to remove each segment. Squeeze
out the remaining juice from the now empty membrane.
With Shrove Tuesday the 1st of March I shall be making some crepes Suzette with some of my oranges!!
Method
Recipe:
1. Set syrup to simmer
Ingredients:
2. Wash rhubarb and cut stems into sections
250g Rhubarb 3. Poach rhubarb in the syrup with lid on
150mil stock syrup 4. Add the oranges
2 large oranges – segmented 5. Pour into bowl and chill
6. Pour over a little orange liqueur – if liked Jane Hildred
25Dear Friends,
So, we come to Lent, the season named for the LENgThening of the days by our Anglo-Saxon
predecessors. That lengthening of light was a time of great hope, yet also a time of danger and
difficulty. The food stores laid up for the dark days of winter were becoming very thin. The fresh
proteins of meat and dairy produce were unavailable as there was no grass to graze, and very few
vegetables gave leaf though the winter. They had no potatoes in Europe as yet so were surviving on
dried and salted meat and fish and grains and roots. The fasting and abstinence of Lent were the
making of a virtue out of a necessity. There was very little fresh food about until well into Spring.
We too may well feel that we live in a time of hope and yet danger and threat. The world seems to be
slowly emerging from the great palpitation of the covid event and governments’ various responses to it.
But just as the light seems to be brightening there, we are burdened with the dark and bullying threat
of the Russian Bear picking on its southern neighbour Ukraine, and indeed the whole of Europe by
manipulation of gas supply and pipelines, which is costing us all so much more in all energy prices.
Ukraine endured a terrible C20th. The figures are contested, but the Russian civil war after the
revolution left around 1.5m dead; Stalin’s purges and the ‘Holodomor’ the great famine engineered by
Stalin in 1932-3 perhaps 3.5m. The Nazis invaded in June 1941 and 600,000 Soviet and Ukrainian
troops perished in the defence of Kyiv, which was occupied for two years. Overall WW2 left 6m dead,
among them 1.5m Jewish Ukrainians. Chernobyl exploded in 1986 and vast areas are still
uninhabitable since then. In 1990 Ukraine declared independence, but Russia has been breathing
down its neck throughout and only popular risings such as the Orange Revolution in 2004 have kept
independence alive. In 2014 the Crimea was ‘annexed’ by Russia and the eastern Donbas region cut
off.
Perhaps Ukraine has something to teach us in how to maintain hope and trust. In 2004 a Ukrainian
choir visited my church raising funds for their families back home. The choral music both secular and
religious was divine and richly textured in culture and faith. I have had a place in my heart for them
ever since. Go well through Lent.
Jonathan Still
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William Gueterbock passed away on 16th February and his funeral will be at
St. Mary's - Cerne Abbas on Tuesday 1st March at 3pm
All are welcome
There will also be a Thanksgiving Service at Holy Rood - Buckland Newton
Friday 6 May at 3pm
Similarly, all are welcome
---
Jeanette thanks everyone for their love and help at this difficult time
There will be a tribute to William in the April edition of the Lydden Vale News
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26The Rood News ...
Vicar: Jonathan Still, The Vicarage, Back Lane, Cerne Abbas Tel: 01300 341251
Churchwarden: Jon Sulkin Tel: 07971 277584
Holy Rood is open every day from 9.30am thru’ 5pm for private prayer
March services will take place as below
Sunday 6 March - Matins at 10am
Sunday 13 March - Holy Communion at 10am
Sunday 20 March - All Age Service and baptism at 11.15am
Sunday 27 March - Holy Communion at 10am
Lent Lunches
Saturday 12 March in the church 12 noon thru' 2pm
Saturday 26 March in the church 12 noon thru' 2pm
Holy Rood APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) 29th March in the church at 7pm – everyone
welcome
Lent Thoughts
Helen Simpson will lead an online discussion group starting 8 March at 7.30 pm—details from
Helen 01300 345401
Jon Sulkin
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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 Edward Cowan 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
27BUCKLAND NEWTON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
YOUR COUNCILLORS ARE:-
Chair Mark Needham 01300 345293
Vice Chair Roy Godwin 01300 345438
Councillors Mick Ames 01300 345497
Sheila Crouch sheilacrouchbnpc@gmail.com
John Baker 01300 345386
Andy Foot 01300 345511
Christina Manny 01300 345771
Chris Osmond 01300 345326
Lin Townsend 01300 345306
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
PLANNING
P/FUL/2022/00455 FOREST VIEW FARM, TILEY, MIDDLEMARSH, DT9 5QL
Erection of agricultural building and associated works
Comments by 17 February 2022 – extension granted to 23 February 2022
P/FUL/2022/00466 LAND AND BUILDINGS KNOW AS WEST FARM, KENNELS LANE, MIDDLEMARSH, SHERBORNE
Create new vehicular and pedestrian access, close existing access
Comments by 23 February 2022
Planning Notification Changes
Dorset Council, in line with their agreed Statement of Community Involvement, will no longer be sending out neighbour
notification letters for planning applications, unless they are specifically required by legislation. All applications will
continue to be publicised via site notices, and press notices are also used where required by law. Details of all applications
are also published online, and they will continue to consult statutory organisations and town and parish councils. Dorset
Council are at present asking applicants and agents to help by displaying site notices on the Councils behalf.
Please note that these are applications known about up to the 16th 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
.
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
FLOODING - The Parish Council has had a request from Flood Risk Management Dorset Council for anyone who had
flooding issues in October or since to report it on the Flood Online Reporting Tool (FORT). The tool allows users to
specify the type of flooding (external or internal) as well as many other important details. Users can also upload photos and
videos to their reports. They said it is important that the full extent of the impact of the flood on a community is recorded
on FORT as it has a significant impact on the resources we might be able to generate to investigate and mitigate the flood
threat.
28The next full Council Meeting will be held in March 2022, 7.00 pm in the Parish Pavilion – date to be confirmed
News from Cerne Abbas Surgery
Note for Carers
Do you care for a family member or friend who has a disability, illness or needs support in
later life? It is important that we know if you are an unpaid carer so that we are aware of the
extra pressures you are under and can offer you appropriate support and information. If you
haven’t already, please let the surgery know you are an unpaid carer and who you care for,
and we can record this information on your records. You can also speak to our social
prescriber, Norma who will be able to provide support.
For all of your caring and for all of your caregiving – thank you!
Wednesday 16th March 2022 - Young Carers Action Day
#YoungCarersActionDay 2022 is about Taking Action on Isolation. We want to help young
and young adult carers stay connected, access the services and support they need, and
reduce their isolation. A young carer is someone under the age of 18 who looks after or helps
to look after someone. It might be their mum or dad, grandparent, brother or sister or a close
relative. This often means doing things like cooking, cleaning, shopping, giving medication or
just talking and helping when the person they care about is feeling sad. Looking after
someone takes up a lot of time, and it can sometimes be very difficult to cope with everything
and find time for things they enjoy.
If you are a young carer, it is important that you let the surgery know so that we can give you
support. Give us a call on 01300 341666 or please send an email
to Cerneabbas.surgery1@nhs.net for the attention of Norma. Remember, you are not alone
in this - it’s okay to ask for help.
Gillian Brindle
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29YOUR NIGHT SKY
MARCH 2022
Last month I have managed to get some really good views of the Moon on some really cold nights. Now
March is here we are beginning to see the spring constellations in our night sky and nights are a little
warmer. Orion our winter constellation has by now moved into the southwestern sky in the evening
CANCER
This month’s constellation, Cancer (The Crab), lies on the ecliptic. You may remember that the “ecliptic”
is the line in the sky along which the sun appears to travel through the year. The planets in our solar
system also appear to travel around the sky close to the line of the ecliptic as they orbit the sun.
Cancer is about halfway up in the sky and at the beginning of the month is in the southeast at 8pm. It is
small and quite faint. It needs a dark sky to be seen so early March is the best time to look for it. The
three fairly bright stars Castor, Pollux and Procyon will help you find it. You may ask why we are
including this uninspiring constellation in our discussion this month. The reason is that it has at its centre
an object called Praesepe, also called the Beehive Cluster (M44). It is a cluster of about 1000 stars
which are nearly 600 light years away. It can be seen with the unaided eye and is an absolutely beautiful
site when seen through binoculars or a small telescope. At the bottom of the constellation is M67 which
is an open cluster of stars which you may be able to find with binoculars.
THE PLANETS THIS MONTH. There are no bright planets in the evening sky this month. Venus is
brilliant in the early morning sky, rising at about 04:30am. Mars is faint, below and to the left of Venus.
Early in the month, Mercury is low and to the left of Venus and Mercury, rising just after 6am. It sinks
lower as the month progresses. Saturn rises at about 5:30am and by the end of the month will be near to
Venus and Mars. Jupiter is lost in the glare of the Sun.
Saturn rises at about 5:30am and by the end of the month will be near to Venus and Mars. Jupiter is lost
in the glare of the Sun.
Cont . . . .
30THE MOON. New Moon is on the 2nd with full Moon on the 18th.
SPECIAL EVENTS. This month we may get out first detailed image from the James Webb space
telescope. At the time of writing this column, NASA is finely aligning the telescopes mirrors which will
take a little while.
If you have, or are thinking of buying a telescope, and need any observing or technical advice, I can be
contacted on (01300) 345485 or at keithmwright@compuserve.com. I can try to set up a get together in
the near future if people are interested. Please contact me if you are interested.
The times when you can see the Space Station can be found at: www.heavens-above.com. The free App
called “Sky Map” which can be used on a tablet computer or smart phone will help guide you around our
night sky. It really does give a clear guide to the constellations and planets. You need to have the GPS
turned on for the best results.
Keith Wright
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