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Defib Runners in order of prox imity to the Defib at Buckland Newton V illage Hall Lisa Peart 01300 34557 8 Keith Darby shire 0 1300 345196 Gill Nell 01300 34582 5 Sandie Stou t 01300 345135 Dav id Morris 01300 34540 2 Geri Aitkenh ead 0 7864 195619

The Ly dden Vale N ew s is deliv ered to ov er four hun dred household s and has an excellent online presence v ia The Buckland New ton Community w ebsite www .bucklandnew t on.c om To promote y our busine ss in thi s sp ace , please see the deta ils on pa ge 3

NOW OPEN EV ERY D AY Break f ast Club available from 8am f or children aged from 2 ye ars . Governm ent Earl y Y ears F unding accepted, non -f unded h ours charge d at £4.50 per hour —3 & 4 year olds £5.00 per hour —2 year olds For m ore inform ation pleas e contact the school of f ice on: 0 130 0 3453 93 office@buckla ndnewton.dors et.sch.uk

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T hursday 10th and 24th July - 2 pm KNIT AND NA TTER Our sessions for July are on T hursday afternoons - 10th and 24th - from 2-4 pm At the Gaggle of Geese. All crafts and all skills levels very w elcome. We all seem to have the ability to nat ter - and eat cake to o !! One of our sessions in June was pr eceded by a delicious lunch - thank you to Sarah and Simon and the Gaggle T eam. And the T eddies keep on arriving ……. Lyn 01300 345739 or Jane 01300 345477

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A gentle reminder to Lunch Club members who are going to Palmers Restaur ant in Y eovil - instead of our usual 2nd Friday get together - for this month only our outing will be on THURSDA Y 10 July . As alw ays, if you haven't already done so and w ish to join us, please contact Bridget Ho dges (01300 34549 3).

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Wednesday 9 th July - 6.30 pm THE L YDDEN V ALE GARDENING CLUB – MEMBERS SOCIAL – ‘HONEYBUNS’ (See page 13) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

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Bucklan d Ne wton Youth Club Congratulations to Buckland New ton Youth Club volunteer team w ho have been no minated for a BBC Make a Difference Award. Buckland Newton Y outh Cl ub's annual sol sti ce walk to Cerne Abbas too k place on 17 th June and w hat a glorious evening it w as! 25 y oung peopl e pl us adul t v olunteers and lots of w ell-behaved fun.

Just another weekend with Buckland Newton Youth Club at Weymouth Outdoor Educations Centre.

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Variety is the spice of life……. …so they say , and it was certainly the name of the game at the June Open Mic night at the Gaggle of G eese. The unnamed band started the evening off w ith covers of some w ell-known fav ourites and then M ike fro m S talbridge on guitar w ith his friend Dav e on sax ophone follow ed w ith some 80s ban gers. The ev ening w hizz ed by with some traditional En glish folk son gs – some accompanied w ith v iol in, recorde r or clarine t and some sun g unacco mpani ed. We w ere trea ted to M usical Theatre w ith some songs from the shows - delightful renditions of ‘Razzle Dazzle’ and ‘On The Street Where Y ou Live’. Will Frampton, rocking his be auti ful new Fender gui tar, gav e us some Elvis and Ed Sheeran . In a fi rst fo r the Open M ic nights Dav e White read a story abou t a pub quiz in w hich a pub quiz tea m learned a valuable lesson about fair play . More folk son gs and some acoustic guitar w ere foll ow ed by a coupl e more from ‘ the ba nd’ .

Grea t to have such a mix of ente rtainment. All in all, a very enjoy able ev ening w ith an a maz ing ran ge of talent. July 2 nd is the next ge t to ge ther – hope to see you the re. PLEASE NOTE – THE AUGUST OPEN MIC NIGHT W ILL BE ON TUESDA Y AUGUST 5 TH Ca role Spencer *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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June’s v isit… . Surprise and deligh t c ros sed the fa ces of me mbers of the Gardenin g Club as we arriv ed on a sunny ev ening at Ho meac res th e home of Charles Dow ding. I missed the tal k he gav e to the club ea rlier in the y ear so only knew he w as the pioneer of No Dig a nd w as intrigued to see the results . As we arriv ed, we w ere met w ith an abundance of healthy v egetables as fa r as the ey e could see. Th e garden is dual purpose for bo th teachin g and selling the produce grow n. Charl es runs cour ses, w el comes gr oups su ch as ours as w ell as using it for hi s m any You Tube pos tin gs, but s uch is the succes s of h is methods , his plot now y ields £34,000 per annum , selling produce to selec ted res t aurants and retail ers . His journey be gan w ith one of the fi rst box sche mes as a teena ger selling v eg fro m doo r to doo r, around the v illage w here his fa mily farmed . And last y ear Ch arles w as aw arded the Eliz abeth M edal of Honour fro m the RHS in reco gnition of his contribution to ga rdeni ng, despite, as he w as proud to admit, having NO fo rmal horticul tur al quali fi cation! Charles’s no- dig app roac h av oids soil di sturbance , thereby al low i ng a pro f usi on o f microbe s t o do t heir w ork, and relies on mulc hing for soil impr ov ement, w hich has been w idely reco gniz ed for its be ne fits to soil health, biodi v ersity , a nd produc tiv ity . H e also tends t o pl ant by the cy cle o f t he moon . M ost of us w ere surprised by the lac k of w eeds or pests. He is abl e to pl an t many v ari eties ea rly the reb y av oi di ng many of the ga rden pes ts we encounter, by the time the y appear his v egetables are either stron g enou gh to cope or hav e already been cropped . He also ma kes good use of horticul tur al fleece , cov er ing the plants di rec tly to bring them on and /or pro tec t from pes ts . We w ere intri gued by his compo stin g method s, bins large and small a re s cat tered about the p roper ty all w or king fran tically to produce the much-v alued compost. Wo rms are put to good use too . Cha rles emph asised hi s me t hod of no dig re quires less compos t for the sa me a mount of harv est, if not more , and to prov e hi s point he has tw o identical trial beds - one di g the othe r bed is no di g - he ge ts m ore p roduce fro m his no dig plot . At the end of a fascinating and inspirin g ev ening we had much ‘ food for th ough t’ and no doub t ea ch of us too k aw ay a tip or piece of advice to put in to p ractice , based on w hat we had w itnessed at H omea cres . Hav ing than ked Cha rles, we mov ed off to the pub , Alhamp ton Inn, ru n by the local com munity , for a w elcome drin k and a delicious meal. It w as a lov ely opportunity fo r memb er s to mix and min gle socially , I reco mmend po pping in if you find y ourself nearby but do note fo od is re stricted to w eeke nds with jus t Fi sh and Chips on a F ri day . Fo rthcom ing ev ents Our next visit on Wed 13 th August is to the Secret Garden at Ca rey’s M anor nr Wareha m. The hea d ga rdener Paul came in January to giv e the history of this garden . Le ft untouched fo r more than 40 y ears it is now ow ned by the Constan tine fa mil y of the Poole based co mpa ny of Lu sh , an d it w as th ei r v ision to see th e de relict and fo rgotten ga rden return to its for mer glory . More de tails in Au gust’s edition. The ga rden is so secret tha t v isitors a re o nly sent the ex act locatio n on boo kin g! Cont . . .

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What a name! Perhaps I should have saved this one for Halloween. ‘Sounds like a Viking - Sven Bloodvein!' said Cathy Shippey wife o f Tom (who knows his way around the Nordic legends!). A n attractive shaped mo th w ith a creamy background spec kled w i th brow n, a n edgin g o f pi n k and tha t di stinctiv e reddy brow n stripe. N o o ther mo th looks li ke this. La rval foo d plants include docks and sorrel . I try to keep the do cks t o a minimum i n the meadow, bu t sorrel i s very w elcome. The meadow i s open (o pposite the Ga ggle) t o w alk a round the path i f y ou’d l ike t o see som e w ildflow ers. I’v e see n M eadow brow ns, Common Bl ues, Fi v e- spot Burne ts and a Bu rnet compani on so far thi s y ea r ( June 7 th). Fiz z Lewis

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July Quiz 1, Ilyena Lydia M ironoff is whose real name? 2. Wh o, in 1927, dev eloped the uncer tainty princ iple? 3. What is or w as the largest conti guous empire in history? 4. Wh o replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Blac k Sabb ath a fte r he w as fired in 1979? 5. Which country is ho me to the an cient ci ty of Petra? 6. Who w rote the philosophical w ork The Republic? 7. Which planet in the solar system has the shortest day ? 8. What year w as the L eague of Nations founde d? 9. Who painted “The Night W atch”? 10 . Ulaanbaata r is the ca pital of w here? By Si mon S pe ncer *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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Vicar: Jonathan Still, The Vicarage, Back Lane, Cerne Abbas T el: 01300 341251 Churchwarden: Jon Sulkin T el: 07971 277584

Holy Rood is open ev ery day fro m 9 .30a m thru’ 5p m for private prayer

Dear Fr ien d s, I n m y first parish, w e thought w e must have Church mice. The Sunday biscuits kept disappearing during the week. Some suspected the Vicar o f surreptitious snacking- but i t wasn’t me. What w e had w as a church human- a remarkably agile y oung man w ho had taken up residence i n a Tudo r gallery above the South door. E ach evening, jus t be fore lock-up, he w ould slide i n and shimmy up the w indow tracery and get his head down. When the church was opened i n the morning, ‘Spiderman’ silently slid out a gai n. I t w as he w ho w as nibblin g t he bi scuits ! I n Cerne w e have acquired a Church cat, a magnificent creature known t o all as W alter. H e i s handsome and gorgeous and seductive. And he knows it. W e have had t o discuss him a t the Parochial Church Council and d raw up a Policy, because some people are allergic t o cats. This caused u s all some distress, even i f it doesn’t worry W alter. I had a conversation w ith Wal ter’s human , Steve, w hich w as mos t ill uminating. H e understands our deci sion o f ex cl usi on, w hi ch he tel l s m e has b e en ta ken by ev ery publ i c bui l di ng and en terp ri se i n the vicinity . This i s because, with irresistible feline charm, but also T om-cat guile, Walter has developed a form o f megalomania such that he considers himself the T op Cat o f the whole o f Cerne Valley and goes on regular pe rambula tions i n the w ider district to ex tend his do minion ev er fu rthe r w ith his cha rms. It is so dan gerous to the soul, feline or hu man , to be irresis tibly attrac tiv e! I n-between, he keeps his ‘owners’ quiet with regular gifts o f beheaded rabbits and other offerings. I learnt tha t Wal ter ha s a thorou ghly respectable sister w ho displays none o f these traits bu t sits a t home and purrs w ith conten tment. Hi s grea t secret asset i s that no rat dare s ra ise its head w here Wa lte r pa- t rols! I l ov e the associ ations o f the l i v i ng w orld w i th C hurch b uil di ngs , Pe re grines at Sal i sbury C ath edral , W alter the cat, the giant species o f Pill bugs which inhabit St Andrew’s Minterne. But they do have t o b e mana ged ! Jon atha n *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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The Parish Pavilion is av ailable f or parishioners to use. If you would lik e to book the P aviliion- please contact the Parish Clerk for further details. The P avilion has a toilet that is open to the public 24 hour s a day . In t ernet is now a v ailable w ith in the P a vilion – Log in d e t a ils a r e d isp la y ed on t h e n o ticeb o a r d in t h e en tr ance.

The ne xt Full P ari sh Council m eeting will be h eld on T u esda y 8 July 2025, 7.00 pm in the P arish P a vilion.

PLAN  N  IN  G P /LBC/2025/03 084 – DOMIN EY S, D OMINEY S Y AR D , B U CK LAND N EWT ON, D T2 7BS R eth a t ching of r oof d ue to the d et erior ation of e xi sting th a t ch. R e tha t ch the fr on t of the p r operty , r ou nd the end of t he righ t- han d side of the p r operty to the b ar g e one, the b ack wing and re - ridging whole r oo f , u sing t op q uality w a t er r eed to a th ickn ess of 12 -14 inche s. Commen ts by 25 June 2025 – P arish Council has no o bje ctions. P /LBC/2025/03 363 – BUCKL A ND N EW T ON PL A C E, B UC KLAND NEW T ON, D T2 7B X Carry out r epair s to Ch imney Commen ts by 3 July 202 5 Dor set Council, in line with their agr eed Statem ent of Community In volvement, will no long er be sending out neighbour notific ation letter s f or planning applications, unless t hey ar e specific ally r equir ed by legislation. All applic ations will c ontinue to be publicised via sit e notices, and pr ess notices ar e a lso used wher e r equir ed by law . Det ails of all applications ar e also published online, and th ey will continue to consult statutory or g anisations and town and parish c ouncils. Dor set Council ar e at pr esen t asking applic ants a n d ag en ts to help by displa ying site notices on the Councils behalf . Please note t  hat these ar  e applic  ations known about up to the 16  th of the month; other  s ma  y be submitted after this   date, ther  ef  or  e check the P  arish Council W  ebsit  e. Planning applications can also be r  eached fr  om the Community W  ebsite by clicking on the P  a  rish Council or Planning T  ab. Planning applications can be view  ed on the   Dor  set Council w  ebsit  e. To view all applications listed under Buckla  nd   Newton P  ar  ish, use the adv  anced sear  c  h pag  e and select Buckland Newton under the P  arish dr  op down.

Co m e an d m ee t @ w e sse xw a t er in Do r ch es t e r ! Over the c o ming mon ths, W e ss e x W a t er will be holding c ommunity d r op -in session s f or y ou to c ome a lon g and ch a t to t hem a bou t y ou r wa t er -r ela t ed queri es. These s essions will be h e ld in Dor ches t er Libr ary fr om 10a m until 2pm on T u esda y 10 th June, T ue sda y 5 th Augus t, T uesda y 7 th Oct o b er an d T uesd a y 2 nd  December . To find out mor e, vis it: htt  p  s:// www  .  w  es  se  xw  a  t  er  .c  o.uk/  c  om  munity  -dr  op  -  ins

P  arish Cou  n  cil n  ew  s: W  elc  om  e to Da vid Man n y wh o h as b een co - op t ed o n t o the P arish Cou n cil. V  ac  an  t Sea  t  – Ther e is s till a v ac an t sea t on the Council. If y ou ar e in t er e s t ed in b ec om ing a Councillor , p leas e c o n t a ct th e Clerk f or fu rth er in f or mation . Annual P  arish Meeting  – Than k y ou to a ll the c ommun ity gr ou p s an d o r g an isations who p r o vid ed a r eport f or th e Annual P arish Mee ting. It was very in t er esting to learn wha t has been hap pen ing o v er th e p as t y ear . Annual R  ep  ort  - Th e full annual P arish Coun cil r ep ort f or 2024 -25 is a v ailable on th e P a rish Council w eb sit e. Pla  y  Ar  ea – Bark h as been r eplen ish ed .