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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 Deki Br ay 0 7909 521215 Geri Aitkenh ead 0 7864 195619

T he L ydden V ale Ne ws is d elivered to o ve r four hundre d hous ehol ds and has an exce llent online p rese nce via T he Bucklan d Newton Comm unity website www  .bucklandnewton.com To pro mote your business in this spac e, please see the details on page 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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A good time was had by all at the Lunch Club’s outing in May to The Fox at Ansty . (Jan B had produced ex cellent instructions on how to get there !). The food was good and the room spacious, with large w indow s overlooking the well-tended garden. Next month we’ll be in Buckland Newton Village Hall, serving up T eriyaki Salmon or Cold Cooked Gammon, followed by either Bakewell T art or Pavlova. If you’re looking to make fr iends and me et some nice people, and have a good chat and laugh, come along and have a delicious home-cooked meal for £10 a head, or £12 for a pub outing. All you need to do is to contact Bridget Hodges on 01300 345493, or email her at bridget.hodges@btinter net.com, to join the Club. We’d be very pleased to see you. Similarly , if you’d like to find out more about being a helper for the Club, please contact Bridget or myself. It’s a very rewarding ac ti vity . Cathy Shipp ey (0130 0 3 4533 9 ).

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Our sessions for June will be on Thursdays - 1 1th and 25th From 2-4pm at t he Gaggle of Geese Everyone and all craf ts are ver y w elcome. Bring along your latest project and/or just come along and ha ve a natt er an d a pie ce of ca ke ! WE ARE CURRENTL Y WORKING ON A COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR WHICH WE NEED Y ARN. IF YOU HA VE ANY SP ARE RED Y ARN (MA YBE TUCKED AW A Y IN A DRAW ER OR CUPBOARD) W HICH YOU W OULD BE W ILLING TO DONA TE TO US, WE W OULD BE VERY GRA TEFUL. WE ARE HAPPY TO COLLECT . PLEASE LET US KNOW . These two charming characters were made by Lucy , one of our very skilled m embers. L yn Cox 01300 345739 Jane Willis 01300 345477

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Ly dden Vale Garden Club Ne ws The New t Visit in early M ay w as a resoundi ng success , as show n by the co m ments receiv ed the fol low ing day “A Fabulous Day out …an amaz ing place. Definitely going back, in fact we’ ve taken out membe rship!” “Exceeded all expectations, really enjoyed the Roman Villa with the additional virtual reality tour…as good as Po mpei withou t the cro wds!” “The Day was first Class and the benefits of going as a group mu ch appreciated ” The es tate i s v ast and c an inv olv e a lot o f w alki ng and so the shuttle bu ggy fro m the car pa r k t o the mai n ent rance w as muc h appreciated by those w ho needed t o conserv e the i r ene r gy “i t made al l the difference to our enjoyment o f the day .” As w as the bus se rvice to the Roman Villa, a 25 min w alk. The driv er (a s w ere all th e sta ff), could not have been mo re thou ghtful and helpful. As for those who took the Garden Tours, again “Nothing was too much trouble” . Those o f us w ith Arth ur Col e w ere giv en insi ght s into those many instances o f New t’s at t enti on t o detai l’ , e g the crushed coc kle shel l s lining the paths by the section o f **Lancashire Apples i n the Parabola. This houses cordoned o r espaliered examples from all the apple grow in g counties o f t he UK. (And his description o f how figs are po lli nated had us trans fix ed w ith a mix ture o f w onder and dis gust! (Fo r mo re de tails Goo gle the li fe cy cle o f the Fi g- wasp) **(M orecombe Bay Lancs, bein g fa mous for its co ckles .) Next Visit 17th June 2p m Described by House & Garden ma gaz ine as “A h armonious Dorset rose ga rden desi gned by Isabel and Julian Banne rman”, Upper Sy dling House is the Cl ub’s pl anned v isit for 17 June w hen the w alled garden burstin g w ith rose s should be at it’s best. M any of you may know the Banner ma n’s hav e a long associa tion w i th Ki ng Charles and hav e been inv olv ed w ith him on man y of his ga rden projec ts and so it’s rathe r special to be able to v isit anothe r of their projec ts at Upper Sy dl ing. The ow ner, Susanne Cooper turned a farmyard i nto a w alled garden encompassin g ve getable , cu t flow ers and stoc k beds w ithin a framew ork of herbaceous bo rde r s. R oses are abundant, tu mbli ng and cli mbing everywhere, she has 12 0 di ffe rent v arieti es and 400 indi v i dual pl ants. The re is a Portland Ston e w ater featu re, box domes crea te structu re, a small la ke all of w hich meld beauti fully into the surro unding coun try side. The garden is ra rely open to the public, so it’s rather special that we hav e been able to per suade S usan ne to al low ou r C l ub to v i si t. We w ill be treated to a guided tour by either Susanne , or he r head ga rdener, tea and ca ke is included and the re w ill be time to w ander at leisure w hich should prov e to be the makin g of a w onderful a fte rnoon. T he cost to non -memb ers is £25 and £15 for Members . Cont . .

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Mostly Moths - Ruby Tiger Love the name o f t his a ttractiv ely coloured moth . S he i s pa rt o f the ti ge r moth fa mily w here the larvae are hairy and know n as ‘w oolly bears’. They usually mov e fast and cu rl up i n y our hand as a de fence but i t i s best not t o touch them a s they may cause an allergic reaction. Scarlet Tiger and Jersey Ti ger are tw o more o f these very colourful and attractive group o f moths. The Jersey T iger had a particularly good year last year - enjoying the hot weather . Both these T iger Moths can be seen flying during the day when you may see a flash o f thei r red/orange underw ings. This one also someti mes flies during the day. The colours incidentally are t o w arn predato rs tha t the y are tox ic. Numbers for the Ruby Tiger have increased over the last 40 y ears. Nice to hea r a pos itiv e story - w ell done Ruby! Fizz Lewis

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Ju n e Quiz 1. Who was the second human to travel into spa ce? 2. W ho had a hit in the UK charts in 1958 with Y akety Y ak? 3. Where was Princess Anne the Princess Royal born? 4. The single Candle in the Wind 1997 by Elton John w as half of a double A-side. What w as the other trac k on the record ? 5. On which race track is the Eau Rou ge se quen ce of corne rs? 6. Who w rote the novel Islands in the S trea m? 7. How many En glish manage rs hav e ov erseen a Pre mier Lea gue w inning tea m? 8. What is the fastest snake in the w orld? 9. How long is a tennis court? 10 . Which company was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc T arpenning in 2003?

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

June 2026 Serv ices at Holy Rood Sunday 7 June Matins  at 9.45a m Sunday 14 June Holy  Communi on at 9. 45am Sunday 21 June All Age Serv ice at 4pm Sunday 28 June Holy  Communi on at 9.45am

Dear Fr iends, We had an American visitor last Thursday . He didn’t expect to be brought face to face with King Henry III of En gland (rei gn 121 6-1272) in Holy Rood Buckland New ton. He w as amaz ed. The chancel o f Holy Rood dates fro m hi s rei gn . There a re only a few pure co mpl ete ex amples o f E arly English Style. W est minster Abbey , Notre Dame, Paris, Salisbury Cathedral and . . .the Chancel o f Holy Rood. Y ou know- the bit with the failed roof beam just above Henry’s head that I keep trying t o engage i nterest and concern abo ut. The chancel o f Holy Rood i s a gem. The slender 4” diameter, 10’ long columns o f p oli shed Purbeck marble either side o f the window s are a mi racl e i n the msel v es. C ut an d pol i shed by hand, they can support many ton s vertically, but how on earth did the b uil ders transpor t the m fro m Pu rbec k C.1250? Pe rhaps up th e Frome and Piddle in a punt? Very possibly . Wh e n ho riz ontal they are as fra gile and brittle as glass ! This King’s head i s world class sculpture. For eight centuries the gen tle pa rishioners o f Buc kland New ton ha v e kep t a roo f over i t, secure and sa fe . They w ere piti fully impoverished co mpared to our gene ration. Are we, their succe ssors , really content to allow it to fal l? Are we trul y ‘not really bothered’? Our Ame rican visitor w as astonished at such a possibility. I canno t l ook into this face and not be captiv ated by i t. Can y ou? Jona tha n *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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June News letter — Cerne A bbas Surgery Tick Awareness – Stay Safe Outdoors! As the w eather w arms up and we spend more ti me outside, it’s importan t to be tick aw are. Ticks can someti mes carry in fe ctio ns such as Lyme disease, so checkin g fo r ticks a fte r time outdoors and removing the m p romptly helps reduce the ris k of illness. Ho w to Prev ent Tick B ites: Stick to pa ths and av oid long grass or dense vege tation Wear long sleev es and tuck trouse rs into soc ks Use insect repel lent on e x posed skin Check y oursel f, children, and pe ts for tic ks a fte r b eing ou tdoors If Y ou Find a Tick: Remov e it as soon as po ssible using fine-tipped tw eez ers or a tic k-remov al tool Grasp the tick close to th e s kin and pull upw ard slowly and steadil y T ake care not to squeeze or crush the tick Wash the area and your hands w ith soap and w ater Apply an antiseptic c rea m to the s kin around the bite M ake a note of the da te and location of the bite M any pharmacies and o utdoor sto res sell tick re mov al devices. These are useful if you o ften spen d time in areas w here there are ticks. If the tick’s mou thparts brea k o ff in the skin and can’t be removed, this ma y cause irrita tion bu t they should fal l ou t na tu ral ly in time . Once y ou’v e removed a tick, monitor the area w here you w ere bitten and contact y our GP if y ou d ev elop flu-like symptoms or a rash. Y ou do not need to speak to a GP if you’ve been bitten and have no sy mptoms . Stay tick-smart and en jo y the outdoo rs sa fely !

Order ing P rescr iptions Before Hol iday s If you are planning a holiday over the summe r, pl ease re me mber to re que st your repeat prescriptio ns in good time . The dispensary re qui re s 3 clear w or king day s to p rocess presc ription re qu ests. For ex ample, if y ou orde r on a M onday, you can collect your medication on Friday of the same w eek. If you order on a Thursday, you can collect your med ication on the following Wednesday. Please note that w eeken ds and Ban k Holiday s are not counted as w orkin g day s, so we encoura ge patients to plan ahead w herev er possible to av oi d runnin g ou t of medicatio n w hi le trav el ling. Repeat prescriptions can be re quested via the NH S App, Sy stmOnline, by handing in your usual re peat slip, or by as king us to re peat y our o rder w hen y ou collect y our medication . Thank you for helping us manage prescription re quests sa fely and efficiently.

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The P arish P a vilion is a v ailabl e f or parishioner s to u se. If y ou w ou ld lik e to b ook th e P a vilion, please c on t act th e P ari sh Cler k f or furth er det ails. The P a v ili on h as a t oilet th a t is open to th e public 24 h our s a da y . In t ernet is now a v ailable w ith in the P a vilion – Log in d et ails a r e d ispla y ed on the n oticebo ar d in the en tr ance.

The P arish c ouncil web sit e is www  .bucklandnewt  onparishc  ouncil.gov  .uk  her e y ou will fin d d ir ect link s to Dor set Counci l servic es and departmen t s suc h as Planning, R oad Closur es, T ravel, W as t e and R e fus e and R eport a pr oblem.

The n e xt Fu ll P ari sh Council m eeting will be h eld on T u esda y 14 July 2026, 7.00 pm in the P arish P a vilion.

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