Ap ril 202 5

Th e Lydde n Vale N e ws

3

Lydden V ale News T eam Edito r Am anda M cKenna lyd de nvalle y@gm ail.com T reasurer V incent M cKenn a Adv ertis ing M anag er Al an Si mmons All Enqu iries and A dverts to: lyd denvale adverts@gm ail.com Reports/ Art icles/Interview s lyddenvalle y@gm ail.com

Distribu t ion Dav e W h it e 0739 1 7088 51 Distributor s Pauline Adam s Bridget Bak er J ohn Bak er Nick i Bark er Gar y Cairns Dam ian Brothers Jane Coll ins Jerem y Collins Jenny J esty Elodie Frank lin David Morris J ohn M arj oram Jenn y Donnell y Janet Sea l y Hele n Sim pson Jane W est Susan Mor ing Spare copies available from The Old Chapel Store s

The Bit at the Beginning … . So m uch to do this m onth – and m ore tim e to do them in wit h th e lig hter evenings – hoora h! All the verges ar e full of prim roses, daf f odils and ce lan din e an d th e wild garlic le aves are ripe f or pic k ing bef ore the f lo wers app ear and the leaves turn bitter . Determined to pick som e m yself this year – for pesto or suchlik e. Spr ing is definitely here, and t he sunshine just m ak es ever yt hing look wonderf ul. All the m ore reason to look after our beautif ul villages (thank you Elodie for your p oster) – the Environm ent gr oup are also doing a fab job, and if you want to learn m ore about the m any local wildflo wers and trees then pop alo ng o n 27 t h Apr il to Pop Mallers W ood (see pag e 17 ). Now the tem perature has risen it is a great t im e to sew a few seeds. Also, if you have an y plants you no longer want or t he y could do wit h splitting, then pot a few up as there are still a f ew week s until the Buck land Ne wt on Plant Sa le on 10 t h M a y . W hatever you get up to in April and the Easter holida ys, have fun!

A manda

__________________ ___ _ _______ ___ _____ ___ ___ _ _______ ___ _

T he Buc k land Ne wton Comm unity W ebsite www .bucklandnewton.com Y our local website f or up -to -date ne ws, e ve nts, clu bs, grou p s, directori es f or busin ess es and services - and inform ation about the village and its surrou ndings (and th e online vers ion of the L VN! )

------------------------------ The opinio ns i mplied o r ex pre sse d in th is new sletter ar e no t nece ssa r ily th ose o f the news team nor the pub lisher . Alth ough e ver y effort i s made t o en sure a ccura cy neither the new s team no r the pub li she r a ccep t lia b ili ty for error s o r o mis sion s. N either the new s tea m no r the pub li sher a ccept s re s pon sibi lity for an y o f the serv ice s o r e ven t s ad ver tised here in. N o re s pon sibility can b e a ccep ted for unsolicited manuscripts o r ima ger y . The editor r eser v es the r igh t t o modify contribution s. Prin ted b y Saru m Gr aph ics

Adverti sing to: Em ail: lyddenvaleadverts @gm ail.com Advertising fees (wef 1 Apr il 2024)

SIZE 1 M onth 3 M onths 12 M onths

⅛ Page * £18.50 £34.00 £76. 00 £95. 00 ¼ Page * £34. 00 £67. 50 £1 15.00 £145.00 ½ P age £67. 50 £131 .00 £165.00 £206 .00 Full Pa ge £82.00 £197 .00 £331.00 £415.00

Publication D eadlin e : T he deadline for subm issions is on the 18th of ever y m onth T ext, Photographs, Community M essages, Enquiries, etc. to Amand a at: Email: lyddenvalle y@gmail.com Meetings/ intervie ws: arra nged via em ail

* ⅛ Page Landsc ape pl ea se. ¼ P age Portra it - unle ss full width of page, in w hich ca se Lan ds cape . Th ank Y ou ! T he L VN is a gre at p lace to advertise covering a br oad and divers e area, whether you have a colour or m ono advert! Kindl y m ention the L ydden V ale Ne ws when responding to advertisem ents. This Month’s Front Cover Credit: Poster by Elodie Frank lin

5

Frida y 25th April - 10.30 am BUCKL AND NEWT ON VILLAG E C AFÉ Held on the last Friday of every month in Buckland New ton Village Hall from 10.30 - 12 noon. £1.50 for tea/cof fee and Cake. Open to everyone - locals and visitor s. Lyn Cox 01300 345739 Liza Hill 013 00 34523 0 ******* ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** ******** ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** * ******* *********** ***** ****** ***** * **

Saturday 12 th April 10.30 – 12.30 pm COFFEE MORNING – PULHAM VILL AGE HALL (See page 6 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *****************

Friday 25 th Ap ril - 7.30 pm ANNU AL P ARISH M EETING – PULH AM VILL AGE HALL (See page 12 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *****************

Saturday 26 th April 10.30 - 12.30 pm COFFEE MORNING – PULHAM VILL AGE H ALL (See page 12 for details) ******* ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** ******** ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** * ******* *********** ***** ****** ***** * ******* ******

(See page 20 for details )

********************************************************* ********* ************* ****************** ************** ********* ****

Sunday 27 th Ap ril - 10.30 am SPRING WOODL AND WILDFLOWER AND ANCIENT T REE SUR VEY ( See page 17 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** ******************

S A VE T HE D A T E: Saturday 10 th M ay 10 – 12 pm BUCKL AND NEWT ON PLANT S ALE ***************************************************************************************************************************** ***************

7

Open   Mic   Night - W ednesday 2 nd April – pop down f rom 8pm to 10pm to enjoy local m usicians. Or be brave and join in with a song or two. Willow   Weaving - W ednesda y 2 nd April - a da y course learning ho w t o mak e willow plant supports f or th e g arden. Lunch, t ea & cak e included! Tick ets a v ailable via www . ti ck et sour ce.co.uk/ g aggle or b y con t ac ti ng the pub. Knit & Natter - Thursday 3 rd & 17 th April - the fortnightly craf ting group. Free to attend. Bring a project and perh aps s ome c ake! 2 til 4pm Axe   Throwing   &   Archery! - Saturdays in April – w e have teamed up with Glen from Dorset Medieval Archery to of fer axe throwing in the Gaggle gardens 4p m t o 7pm . Be taught the art o f axe throwing and then see i f you can win a prize b y setting the highest score o f the day! No need t o book, j ust pop along and hav e a go fo r just £6. Bookable archery sessions in the Gaggle gardens ar e now also av ailable through

www  .dorsetmedievalarchery  .co.uk Easter   Weekend - 18 th , 19 th & 20 th April – bring the kids along to enjoy the Gaggle gardens and follow clues on our Easter T reasure Hunt…. whilst you enjoy a drink and bite to eat! Pub   Quiz - Wednesday 23 rd April – our popular Gaggle pub quiz . Fun ev ening o f head scratchers, cryptic clues and g ene ral knowledge. T eams o f u p t o 6 . £ 2 per person o r free i f yo u dine before the quiz. Boo king required. Future quiz date W ednesday 30 th April Gaggle   Birthday – Saturd ay 3 rd May – join u s in celebrating hav ing bee n open for 7 y ears! B e great to see the village community for liv e music with Nina Garci a and evening food in the garde n. Summer   Craft   Fayre – Saturday 31 st May. Let Sarah know if you w ould like a stall Gagglefest – Saturd ay 26 th July – ou r annual family f riendly m usic festival. T ickets o n sale over the ba r an d via www .ticketsource.co.uk/ gag gle

******* *********** ** ******* *********** ** **

9

Want to visit tow n, the hairdressers or just meet a friend fo r co ffee? Perhaps y ou hav e a med i cal appoi ntment? Our v ol unteer d riv ers o ffer a door- to- door serv ice fo r residents of the Buckland New ton pa ri sh. A return jou rney to Do rchester or Sherbo rne co sts approximately £11.00. For more in forma tion, pl ease rin g 07733 849264 or e mail bncarsche me@ gmail.co m.

Buckland Newton Village H all

Superb light and airy venue f or Hire Kitchen, Covered Patio, Stage, Bar Area, Disabled Facilities and Wi -Fi W eddings from £220 Children’s Parties, Local Events and regular hire from £12 an hour Call I an Scott (Bo ok ing Secre tary ) for m ore info rm ation 01300 3 45455 or bnvillagehall@gm ail.com - please use ‘Hall Booking’ in subject title

April is T esticular Cancer Awareness Month – Check Y ourself! Tes ticular cancer is the most common cancer in y oung men aged 15-45, bu t the good new s is that it’s highly treatable - especially when caught early. That’s why regular self-checks are so important! How to Check Y ourself: Perform a sel f-exam once a month, ideally after a w arm ba th or show er. Gently roll each tes ticle betw een your thumb and fin gers, feeling fo r any lumps, s we lling, or changes in size or sha pe. If y ou notice any thin g un usual—don’t panic! Not all lumps a re cancerous , but it’s c ruci al to speak to y our GP as soon as pos sibl e. Kno w the Signs : A lump or swelling in one testicle A dull ache or heaviness in the scrotum A sudden chan ge in siz e or shape T esticular cancer has a high survival rate, but early detection is key. This April, take a few minutes to check y oursel f and enco urage the men in y our li fe to do the sa me ! L ogan M i tche l l ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *********

1 1

Ly dden Vale Ga rd ening Club On Wednesday 12 th M arch Club members w ere treated to an a musin g talk w ith a serious underton e, by professional gardener and speaker, Katharine Crouch, entitled “Grow the Food You Can’t Buy”. M any of us try to grow v arieties of v egetables tha t a re total ly unsuited to ou r local climate bu t a re readily av ailable in the shops . H er adv ice w as “don’t w aste y our time try ing to grow them”, rathe r that we should focus food tha t may be r eadily av ailable but tha t we can easily grow in our clima te and is much be t ter fresh from the ga rden, to ge ther w ith food that is s eldom or nev er seen in the shops or tha t we simp ly can’t do w i thout . We thou ght tha t we had come to a talk tha t w ould encoura ge our produ ctio n of fresh food, bu t this r eally w as an ev ening of tw o ta lks fo r the p rice of one as Katha rine w ent on to ex plain how she prepares her ga rden p roduce for the table to sha re and en joy with friends. M any of us w ent home feeling deci dedl y hung ry ! Our next talk is on Wednesday 9 th A pril at 7.15 for 7.30 in Buckland New ton Village Hall, w hen Dorset Horticulturist, Martin Young w ill enlighten members on the subject of “T rees …Ornamental and Fruiting for the Domes tic Garden” . M artin is on e of our re gular speake rs and a mine of in formation on w hat is li kely to be suitable fo r any garden tha t is being repl anned or ex panded. A ntony P ar son

1 3

WORLD BOOK DA Y 2025 We had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day in our school with lots of fantastic activities taking place to mark this special day . All of our children came to school dressed as their favourite word or book character and we then shared all of these amazing costumes in the hall toge ther.

Before the day, w e had set the children tw o competitions t o take part in. These w ere designing a mas k and a reading bingo. A s you can see from the photos below, w e had some great creations with our winners ta king home a £ 5 boo k to ken .

O n the day all o f the children received a book th ey had chosen w hich w ere dona ted by Wa terston es. Al l of the children read with each othe r i n di ffer ent classes , and w e also did a M ask Reader. This i s w here all of the tea chers read a story behind a mask and the children had to guess w ho i t w as. What an amazing day we had and thank you to all of the staff, families and children for making it very spe ci al ! Phi l S al es (H eadteache r )

1 5

AQUAHEAT SERVICES LIMITED Plumbi ng, He ating & Oil Mai nten ance & Serv ic es Rel iable and profession al se r vice at reasona ble rates No cal l out charges Free quotes with no obligatio n Fully i nsured

1 7

In the Buck land N ewton Book Corner… ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ by Shelby V an Pelt tells the story o f T ova, a cleaner a t an aquarium who forms an unlikely friendship with M arcellus, a gian t Paci fic octopus . H mm m . I w as scep tical . I don’t usually like s tories tha t personi fy animals as I find them generally unb eli evable and a bit tw ee. There are, how ever, some goo d ex ceptions and, a s it tu rn ed out, for me this i s one o f t he m. The story i s told fro m three charac ters points o f v iew. The first i s T ova, who took the night cleaning job following her husband’s death. She i s facing u p t o the fact that she has no family t o care for her i n her l a ter y ears, hav i ng l ost he r son w hen h e w as ei ghteen t o an incident at sea that h as never been solved. Secondly, there’s M arc ell us, w ho comes across as d eli ghtfully curmud geonly, and w ho looks back on his years i n captivity and the life i n the ocean that he l eft behi nd. Hi s na rra ti ons are the most amusin g, as he e scap es hi s tan k each ni gh t i n searc h o f culinary delights fro m the othe r a quariu m enclosures and on his trav els collects ‘treasur es’ t o hide. Finally, there’s Cameron, a bit o f a drifter w ho i s looking for his absen t father. F oll owing an accident, h e takes over T ova’s role as cleaner and gets i ntroduce d t o M arcel l us. ……. Each o f these narrators i s missing something and trying their best t o ge t through the days. Tova has been trying t o keep busy since the dea th o f her son y ears earlier. She ne v er believ ed that he too k his ow n l i fe, bu t she had n o othe r ex pl anation fo r hi s di sappearance. C a m eron w as abando ned by hi s mothe r a s a baby and, a s a result, w as rai sed by hi s aun t. H e ha s mov ed t o Sow el l Bay fol l ow ing the break-up o f his relationship and i s looking t o find out more about where he came from. Marcellus, being remarkably bright, starts t o identify pa rts o f his past tha t might link t o Tova’s son but jus t w hat can he tell her about hi s death and how can he m ake her unders tand? I found this novel charming and quirky. I loved Marcellus, o f course, and found many o f his chapters quite poignan t. Bein g re markably bri ght himsel f, he know s that he i s neari ng the end o f his li fe , mu ch o f which has been spent i n captivity. T ova was a character I admired, and her group o f friends ‘the kn it- wi ts’ were fun t o get t o know too. These women were coming t o terms with the realities o f getting older and moving t o another stage o f li fe throu gh gossip and humour. I w ould recom mend this book to tho se w ho lov e reading abou t ani mals an d the friendships betw een them and hu mans . I w ould also reco mme nd for th ose w ho appreciate the more poignan t the mes of grief and loss. And if you have the chance, listen to the audioboo k - Michael Urie is grea t as M arcell us! Ka ren Whiter ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *****

Sunday 27 th April 10:30 am Spring woodland wildflo wers and ancient tree survey M eet – Opposite old pumping s tation on Sprin g Grov e – Wh a t th ree w ords: pro te cted.reinsta te.stitchin g. OS grid re f: S T69045,06 088 Join Buc kland New ton Env ironment Group fo r a wildflow er w alk in Pop Mallers w ood. We shoul d s ee many of the common w oodland wildflow ers of spring and see if we can ad d any more species to th e site list. We w ill then hea d to Duntish Cou rt to con tinue a tree surv ey of the ol d and si gni fican t trees of that area. This simple survey will add trees the Woodland Trust Ancient T ree Inventory - https ://ati .w oodlandtrust.org.u k/ Please w ear sui table out door footw ear and brin g a pac ked l unch . Any questions please e mail - bnenv gr@ gmail.co m

1 9

Cross word Tips Initial (or middle or last etc) letters – this is w here the solution is made up of the fir st ( or middle or last etc) letter s of certain w ords in the clue. This can be indicat ed by the use of words such as ‘at first’, ‘initially’, ‘beginning’ or perhaps ‘lastly’, ‘in the end’ or ‘finally’. In February’s puzzle 23 across was ‘Originally in Devon yokels loved lilies in pastoral scene ’ Originally suggests the first letters ar e involved and the definition looks to be ‘pastor al scene’ so if you take the first letters of ‘in Devon yokels loved lilies’, you get the answer ‘idy l l ’

Ac ross 1 . Barber locks cabinet (1 1) 9 . Let go about rental contr act (7) 1 0 . T ell renowned archer (7) 1 1 . Unit of heat that her mu m r evealed ( 5) 1 2 . M an sits in it (5,3) 1 4 . Sierra and chat eau building near the sea (10) 1 5 . T he irate conceal the nex t in line (4) 1 7 . Ridicule dummy (4) 1 9 . Strangely Lucy eats up Koala ’s tea (10) 2 1 . T ime for some words (8) 2 3 . Endless w eapon on the Isle of M an - it’s a truth (5) 2 5 . Oblivious is Ms Stubbs w it h mer chandi se (7) 2 6 . Storyteller backs int o guy on the trai ns ( 7) 2 7 . Ha! Mutant Ken emerged from the Pyramids (1 1)

Dow n 1 . Artist likes to pre pare to bo il hen (7) 2 . Since at home like a lot (2,2,4) 3 . Sketched Frankie How erd’s end on the contrary (4) 4 . T wo kings wrote nonsense (6,4) 5 . Obsolescence involved w hat’s under your feet (5) 6 . Bring out again about matter (7) 7 . Birmingham houses this I w rongly think – it’s in London (7, 6) 8 . M ortification as member rants drunkenly (13) 1 3 . He cut s cone around a key hole ( 10) 1 6 . Full of energy M andy is upset with M ike (8) 1 8 . Get in touch with diplomacy after sw indle (7) 2 0 . I am in a slim vit amin (7) 2 2 . M eticulous demand (5) 2 4 . Curve headl ess tre e (4)

2 1

T he next Lent Lunch will be on Saturda y 5 April by k ind perm ission of Mrs Brid get H odg es at Purbeck Hous e. As ever th er e will be delicious hom e-m ade soups and crust y bread, including glu ten -free. Donat ions f or this lunch will be divid ed bet ween W aterAid and Hol y Rood C hurch Chance l Roof Fund. Open from 12 noon until 2pm , com e and join us.

********************************************************* ***** ***** *** ** ** *** ** ** ** *** ** ***** ***** *** ** ** ***** ** ** *** ** ***** *** *

Dear Fr ien d s, At last, at last, April dawns upon us! Bliss w as it in that daw n to be aliv e, But to be y oung w as very heav en! Wordsw orth was thinking of a di fferent Rev olutionary daw n, but I know ho w he fel t, and I can feel the rising sur ge of ex ci temen t in my rib ca ge w hen the rising sun pi c ks ou t the v arious springin g greens . How can it be, tha t a fte r so many lon g month s of cold damp darknes s, tha t the ligh t and the lov e hav e retu rned? M ary M apes Dodge captures the su rprisin g a rriv al like this: Now the noisy w i nds are still; April 's co ming up the hill! All the sprin g is in he r tra in, led by shining ran ks of ra in; Pit, pat, patter , clatter , sudden sun and clatter p atte r! . . . All things ready w ith a w ill, April 's co ming up the hill!" This is the mon th of the springtime ‘Giant Festival’ w hich Jane has a gain put to gether for us all w ith year-long foresigh t and meticulous plannin g. An ex traordinary variety of ev ents and oppo rtunities lie before us. The little green brochure is folded in to this copy, or available in our chu rches. April also leads us out of what is left of Lent and into Easter, when our churches will bloom internally , and their bells spill out into the w orld the messa ge of hope and li fe re-born . Stand ou tside, or come insi de, and b rea the it al l in. H appy Easter to y ou al l . Jon atha n ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *********

2 3

Y  OU  R C  OUN  CILL  OR  S   ARE:  - Chair Andy Foot 01300 345511 Vice Chair Mick Ames 01300 3 45497 Councillors Chris ti na Manny 07876 567999 Mark N eed ham 01300 3 45293 Chris Osmon d 01300 3 45326 Lin T o wnsend 01300 3 45306 N ick B a k er 078 12 528 1 70 Br a d le y P err e tt 07855 473641 Flood W ar den Doug Mor se 01300 3 45707 K e vin Mo r se 01300 345707 Rights of W a y Liaison Officer Stephen White 01300 345431 P arish Clerk Sar ah Mit ch ell 01258 8 17288 / bucklandnewt on@dor set -ap t c.g o v .u k Chalk V alleys W ar d - Dor set Council – Cllr Jill Ha ynes 01300 341277 / cllrjill.ha  ynes@dor  set  council.gov  .uk

S  AND B  A  GS - Pleas e c on t act F lood W ar dens Doug and K evin Mor se ( 01300 3457 07) if y ou r eq u ir e a n y . REPOR  TING HI  GHW  A  YS ISS  UE  S  - If y ou n otice a p oth ole or an yth ing else y ou a r e c o ncerne d with on the r oad y ou a r e a b le to r eport it y our self on http  s://www  .dorsetcouncil.  gov  .  uk/roads  -high  wa  ys  -mainte  nance  /report-a-problem-on-the  -road-or- paveme  nt FL  OODING – Issue s should be r eport ed via Flood Online R ep orting T ool ( F OR T). This t ool a llows u ser s to specify the type of flooding (e xt ernal or in t ernal) as w e ll as man y o th er import a n t det a ils. Us er s c a n a lso u ploa d p hot o s and videos to t heir r eports. It is i mport an t th a t the full e xt en t of the impact of t he flood on a c ommunity is r e c or d ed on F OR T as it h as a signific an t impact on the r e so ur ces Dor set Council migh t be a ble to g ener a t e to in v es tig a t e and mitig a t e the flood thr ea t. F or the m os t up to d a t e flood w arn ings an d aler ts p lease vi sit www  .g  o  v  .uk/  c  h  eck-flood  in  g Y ou c an also sign up f or floo d gr oundw a t er flood w arnings at www  .go  v  .uk/  s  ign-up-f  or-flood-  w  ar  nings (it only t ak es 2 mins), alt ernatively c all F loodline on 0345 988 118 (2 4 h our) Loc al gr oundw a t er , r iv er an d r ain f all d a t a c an be ac cessed onlin e at www  .g  o  v  .uk/  ch  eck  - floodi ng FL  Y TIPPIN  G – Issues c an be r eport ed to Dor set Council W a s t e Servic es - https://dorset -sel f.achieve service.co m/ser vice/D W P - Rep  ort-fl  y-tipping  -  in  -Do  rset R  O  AD S  WEEPING – R oad sw e eping r equest s c an be mad e v ia http  s://dor  set  -  sel  f  .achie  ve  service.c  om/  servi  ce/  DWP_R  epor  t_f  or_  Mechanic  al  _R  oad_S  we  eper