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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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Thursda y 6th and 20th March - 2 pm KNIT AND NA TTER Our sessions for March are on Thursday afternoons - 6th and 20 th from 2-4 pm at the Gaggle of Geese. W e often get aro und 20 crafter s comi ng along, w ith many and varied projects - knitting, crochet, felting, tapestry , qu ilting, embroidery , the list goe s on! Here are a selection of our T rauma T eddies. It is amazing to see how the same pattern can give rise to so many individual results - often made w ith just oddments of yarns. If you w ould like to know more, please do give one of us a call - or just come along to a session. Everyone very w elcome.

If you w ould like to know more, ple ase do give one of us a call Lyn Cox 01300 345739 Jane W illis 01300 345477 *************************************** ************* ***** ********* *********

Frida y 14 th March - 7.30 pm ARTSREACH - JACLAR ABAG In Concert – BUCKLAND NEWTON VILLAGE HALL (See page 6 for details ) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Saturday 8th March – 12 – 2 pm LENT LUNCH IN HOL Y ROOD CHURCH (See Page 21 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Saturday 1st March – 10 - 12 pm DEFIB AND CPR TRAINING – BUCKL AND NEWTON VILLAGE HALL ***************************************************************************************************************************** ****************

W ednesday 12 th March - 7.30 pm L YDDEN V ALE GARDENING CLUB - BUCKLAND NEWTON VILLAGE HALL (See page 6 for details ***************************************************************************************************************************** *****************

Sunday 9 th March – 10 am - 4.30 pm COMMUNITY WORKDA Y – FRIENDS OF POP MALLERS COPPICE (See page 12 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *****************

Sunday 2 nd March – 7 pm THE BUCKL AND NEWT ON VILLAGE FETE 2025 – COMMITTEE MEETING THE GAGGLE OF GEESE (See page 25 for details) ************** ************************ ************************ ********************************** ** *

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Artsreach & Buckland New ton Village Hall present Jacla rabag in co n cert

Based in Cornw all, Jacl araba g is a uni que trio o f multi-instrumen talists perfor ming hear tfel t, eclectic fol k son gs fro m across the w orld, w ith a good dose of ori ginal ma terial th row n in too! Jim C arey (a ccordi on, tr ombon e, gui tar ) an d Gil es King (cl arine t, bagpipes, w histle, sax ophone) hav e both w ri tten and per for med music for Kneehigh and Miracle Theatre , and w ith Wildw orks, amon gst many others , whilst Clai re In gl ehear t ( fid dl e, clarinet , baritone) is a compo ser for theat re and a gi ggin g musician w ith a v ast repertoire of sty les, i ncluding fun k, fol k and shanties! Tou ring Dorse t w ith Artsr each, the county’s ru ral arts chari ty , join Jaclaraba g as they inv ite you into an ex citing cab aret w orld of plaintive airs, brass band mischie f and Bal kan deligh ts! Fri 14 March, 7:30pm at Buc kland New ton Villa ge Ha ll Tickets: £12.50, £6 u18s from www .artsreach.co.uk or tel: 01300 345455, or 345431, or from The Old Chap el Stores

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Ly dden Vale Ga rd ening Club The Club held its AGM on 15 th February at The Gaggle of Geese attended by 31 M embers of w hom 25 stayed to enjoy a convivial supper . The Club has a full p ro gramme of ev ents ov er the year ahead comprising a series of tal ks by emin ent speake rs ov er the early spring, au tu mn and w inter months w ith guided v isits to various renow n ga rdens over the su mmer mon ths . Visitors are alw ays w elcome bu t pop ular ev ents w here demand is likely to ex ceed av ailable spaces are tic ke ted, and p riority is giv en to me mbers . Our first event for the new season is a talk on Wednesday 12 th March by Katharine C ro uch, BBC Garde ner of th e decade, entitled “Grow the Food Y ou Can’t Buy”. This will be in Buckland Newton Village Hall at 19.15 for 19.30. As usual there w ill be a raffle and re freshmen ts a fterw ards. Future spea ker s thi s y ea r incl ud e U rsal a B ucha n, ren ow ne d gardening jou rnalist and author, w hose grandfather w as John Buchan, w ho many w ill remembe r as the au thor of the classic spy novel, “The 39 S teps ”. Visits this su mme r incl ude a coach trip to Exbury Gardens, famous for i ts Azaleas and Rhododendrons and ho me of the Rothchild Family, in M ay follow ed by a visit to Homeacres near Castle Ca ry, the home and Ga rdens of Charles Dow ding of “No Dig” fame, in June . These th ree ev ents w ill be ticke ted. If y ou are in teres ted in gardening, en joy good talks , seeing othe r ga rdens as w ell as your ow n, or ex perience problems w ith y our ow n ga rden that y ou w ould like to share an d w ould w elcome adv ice on, the Gardening Club could be for you. Feel free to contac t Antony at Bladeley 365@outlook.co m or tal k to Jan on 01 300 34 86 27 . A n ton y Pa rson *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *******

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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 (Booking Secretary ) for m ore info rm ation 01300 3 45455 or bnvillagehall@gm ail.com - please use ‘Hall Booking’ in subject title

“Thank you for the music ” The second ‘ Open M ic’ night at the Gaggle of Geese on the 5 th of February was a great success. A good crowd turned up to enjoy the musical o fferin gs and the conviviality of the Gaggle. There w as something for everyone – from Rock Around the Cloc k to T ainted Love to Puff the Magic Dragon – and there was some ABBA too! The still nameless band opened w ith Jolene which immediately had many of the audience sin gin g alo ng. The heav y bassline of Seven Nation Army then go t everything w armed up be fore Will Fra mpton – who had sw elled the w atching crow d w ith famil y and friends - joi ned the band for Riptide, S ai lor Song and then the fi rst of a couple of Green Day son gs he w as to do – Boulev ard of Bro ken D re ams. Nex t came a th ree-son g set fro m John Simpson , just hi m and his guitar. He played Leaving on a Jet Plane, Rock Around the Clock and then Puff the M agic Dragon w hich had the w hole pub singi n g along. A trio w ho asked to be re ferred to as “The Three Amigos ” then came up w ith so me roc kier numbe rs follow ed by an instru men tal guitar v ersion of Fro m Russia w ith Love – w ell it started o ff as instru men tal but a hiccup w ith an elec trical connec tor sen t it v ery quiet until the guita rist’s tw o compadres stepped in and continued the son g a capel la until the conne ction was fixed. They finished with T ake Me Home Country Roads w hi ch got ev ery one singin g along and I w as amazed that ev en the y ounge r membe rs of the audi ence knew al l the w ords to thi s ol d J ohn Den v er son g. We w ere treated to furth er se ts fro m John Simp son, acco mpanied by his wife Helen on recorde r, the Three A migos and Will Frampton before the band finished up w ith a stirrin g set including Bad M oon Rising, Let’s Stick T ogether and Back to Black. Grea t to hea r such a v ariety of nu mbers and the re are mo re people say ing they w ould like to co me and play. Come along and en joy the local talent – next one is M arch 5 th . See you the re. C aro l e Spe nce r *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *******

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T ONY PE R RETT F EN C IN G C ONTRAC TOR For all types of garden, paddock & f arm F EN C IN G Establis hed ov er 10 y ears Free Adv ice & Quot es The Old Sta bles , Middlem arsh Tel: 0196 3 205 050 M obile: 07971 296 992

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Cadbury has an air about him. A Siamese cat with attitude you migh t say. A Siamese Chocolate (only the fi nest da r k) Poi nt . H e i s 14 now ; h e and hi s brothe r Smo key Joe ( a Li lac Poi nt Si amese) ca me t o liv e w i th Jenny Fer rei ra w hen they w ere 18 mo nths old. They had decided that where they were living, i n a large kitchen w ith an often-absentee ow ner, w as not t o thei r l i ki n g, so de ci ded t o adop t Jenny w ho had a w arm house and ga rd en w i th a w arm greenh ouse and didn’t g o aw ay and leave them. Jenny, being quite w ell trai ned, w as abl e t o suppl y ev ery thi ng a respectable Siamese cat should have. Any little thing that she forgot, Cadbury , being the normal inte lli gent an d v ocal Si amese tha t he i s, w ou l d gen tl y re min d her . A quick learner he thought. Heated pads, heated radiators , w arm w indow s ill s, i n sum mer that w arm , sunny greenhouse. S i a mese cats d o l ov e w armth… S mo key Joe and C adbury w ere i nseparabl e bu t on e very sad day , four years ago, Smokey Joe disappeared, never t o b e seen again. Jenny cried and Cadbury howled - who said cats don’t grieve. S o, Cadbury looks after Jenny now on his own and she has a warm lap and a warm bed. Cadbury i s one contented, you could say , ‘Hot Chocolate’ Point Siamese. Fiz z Lewis 345521 ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ******

Friends of Pop Mallers Coppice - Community Workday Pop M allers Coppice is a 14-acre w oodland on th e le ft of Sprin g Grov e in betw een Buckland New ton and Duntish, used re gula rly by a hand ful of local r esi dents w ho hav e 'permissiv e use'. Due to the adverse w eather conditio ns in Februa ry we are ho lding anothe r Co mmunity Wo rkday w ith our friends from Buc kland New ton Env ironment Group on Su nday 9 th M arch betw een 10.30 and 4pm. We w oul d lov e y ou to come along a nd join us, learn abou t c oppicing, w hy it's importa nt, it's histo ry and how to do i t. If y ou are handy w ith a b ow saw , billhook, loppers or p runing shears or a re happy to offer y our manu al labour, w hy not co me and join us? All a ges and abilities can be acco mmo dated and the re's no obligation to s tay fo r the w hole day . We 'll p rov ide tea, co ffee and biscuits and w ill be able to offer pea stic ks , ru nner bean poles, w ashing-line poles and p ossibly some w ood to ta ke home w ith you. If y ou're no t up to a bit of manu al w ork, you could help by bakin g a ca ke and comin g along anyw ay to suppo rt the othe r v olunteers an d see w hat's goin g on. If you're inte res ted, please get in tou ch or loo k ou t fo r ou r Faceboo k post n earer the time and don't forge t y our tools & glov es! // /shape. spar kle. cav al i er ST6903 06 0 8 D amian Bro thers and E mma M unday dami an.bro ther s@phone coop.coop or em mamun day @ btin ternet. com *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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This i s quite a la rge mo th w ith a descrip tiv e name that sui ts it. I t i s able t o bl end w ith the l i ghte r b ar k background s w i th ease, l ooki ng si mi l ar i n shade t o Lichens, some thin g th at pro tects i t from b ird predation during the day . I n fact, i t was this a bili ty w hich brou gh t i t t o fame. M any moth s can v ary i n shades o f the same colour . The Peppered Moth has a melanistic for m - al l bl ac k. The mo th beca me w orld fa mous as a n ex ample o f ev ol ution b y Natural Sel ec tion (Da rwi n’s theory ). Du ri ng the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution cau sed sooty air pollution t o bla cken tree s/b uil di ngs . I t w as noted there w ere mo re blac k for ms o f Peppe r ed M oths i n affected areas than the no rmal p ale peppered fo rm s. Na tur al Selection protec ted the black fo rms from predati on by birds , w ith the better camoufla ge . For ex ample, i n 1848 i n M anchester, the fi rst (ra rer ) bl ac k Peppe r ed M oth w as re corded , but by 1895 98% o f Pe ppered M oths i n that ci ty w ere black. This statistic was repeated i n all the industrial areas o f Britain. A s pollution was controlled again i n the mid tw enty centur y the rev erse happened, and the pale peppered for m domina ted a gain. D r H . Kettlew el l w as responsible for the all-important re search and publishing his findin gs i n 1959 . Wh a t a nea t story! Darw in w ould hav e lov ed it. Fiz z Lewis 345521 *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *******

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Ma rch Quiz 1. Who, at the ti me of w riting, w as the last Prime M inister to both assume and lose their term of o ffice by means of a general el ection? 2. What w as the fi rst no n-English langua ge UK number one sin gle? 3. Who w as the shortes t-ruling monarch in the U K? 4. Who was the first person to appear on a Ban k of England ban knote w hile still alive? 5. Who has scored the most points overall in the Rugby Wo rld Cup? 6. What is the first name of Dr Jekyll, in the novella the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr . Hyde? 7. Wh at is the capital city of Canada? 8. For which film did T om Hanks win his first Best Actor Academy Award? 9. Which w as the first pl anet (apart fro m Ea rth ) to be closely visited by a spacecraft? 10 . What is the longest ri ver in the USA? By Si mon Spe nce r

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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 s there a hint o f a change i n the weather? After our hopeful gathering at the W ell on Candlemas/Imbolc/ S t Bri gid on 2 nd February, w e have been slapped i n the face w ith a col d South-Easterly and veiled i n cl ouds and mi sts - so dar k! so col d! - but at l ea st w e hav e been spared ‘ Fe bruary Fi l l-dy ke’ , i t ha s been relatively dry weather . In M arch we may be careful w hat we wished for if it co mes in li ke a lion and goes ou t li ke a lamb. W e have other changes i n our churches. This year i s the six-yearly revision o f the Church Electoral Roll i n each parish. Folk often think that once on the Church Electoral Roll, one i s on it for life, and many hope, beyond that, but it i s not the same book that S t Peter refers t o at the Pearly Gates. A t one time being on the Electoral Roll affected one’s rights t o marriage and burial within the parish church. A t one time al so, the numbe rs o n the R ol l w ere used t o cal cul ate the con tribut ions each pa rish made t o the diocesan and na tional co sts o f the Church o f En gland. Tha t i s no longe r the ca se. Quali fica tion for E ter nal Life i s not depen dant on Electoral Roll memb ership. Quali fication for M arriage i n C hu rch i s now mor e flex i bl e, and the Paris h Share con tribution i s based rathe r on numbe rs o f tho se attending w orship o n Sunday s. Wh y the Electoral Rolls o f m y parishes a re impo rtan t t o m e i s tha t they a re m y contac t ba se. The y giv e m e, with your permission, your address and telephone and ema il. I t used t o be that Parish Clergy were given copies o f the Parli amentary Electoral Roll, and, w ith a thin g called a ‘Telephone Directory’, I could, i n emergency, con tact or find anyone. I n our present ti mes w hen young global hacke rs can find an ythin g about m e at the clic k o f a mouse , i t can be imp ossi ble fo r a Vicar t o fin d the num ber o r addres s o f a Parishioner. S o please d o fill i n an appl ication for the Chu rch Electo ral Rol l i n Holy Rood Buckland, S t M ary Cerne, Holy Trinity Godmanstone or St Andrew M interne. I t w ill help us to keep i n touch .

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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 .

The n e xt Fu ll P ari sh Council m eeting will be h eld on T u esda y 11 Mar ch 2025, 7.00 pm in the P arish P a vilion.

PLAN  N  IN  G P /HOU/2024/0 7355 – MEAD O W M ANOR , HI LLING L ANE, HENL EY , D T 2 7BL E r ect singl e s t or ey e xt ension s, a lt er ations to r oof , a lt er ation s to g ar ag e and o utb uildin g. Er ect c ar port an d r eplacem en t sum merhous e. R esponses by 5 F eb ruary 2025 - The P arish Council supports this a p p lic a tio n . Th e a p p lic a tio n we n t for p re p lanning a d vic e and there was no objection to the proposal other than a sligh t lo wering of a roo f line to mak e it sub servien t to the m ain house. The fron t ele va tion as vie wed from the road will undergo o nly mino r a lt e rations in c lud ing an e xtra dorme r wind o w and a sing le s t o ry link to the garage. The res t of the e xt ensions a nd c ar p ort are at the b ac k and not in public vie w , there- f ore no t nega tively impac ting an yone. P /MPO/2025/ 00346 – LAND AT S HARNH ILL F ARM, BR OC KHAMP T ON, B UC KL AND NEW T ON, D T2 7D J Modific ation of a p lan ning oblig ation d a t ed 14 Ju ne 201 1 r el atin g to p lan n ing p ermiss ion 1/D/10/ 0018 10 to c on tinu e use of b uildin gs f or B1 (l igh t in du s tria l) an d B8 (s t or ag e ) u se s. R et a in e xt ernal alt er a tion s to b uildin g – modify to a llow f or a sec tion of agricultur al land to be separ a t ed fr o m the le g al agr ee men t an d sold. R esponses by 21.2.2 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 site notices, and press notices ar e also used wher e r equir ed by la w . Details of all applications ar e a lso published online, a nd they 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 that these ar  e applications known about up to the 16 th of the month; others ma  y be submitted after this date, theref  ore 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.

LI TTER PIC K Th an k y ou to e very o n e wh o h elp ed wit h the villag e litter p ick. It w as a v e ry su ccess f u l mo rn ing wit h man y b ags filled , lea vin g the villag e lo o king ti d y an d litter free.

BUCKLAND NEWT ON C OMMUNITY PROPER Y TRUST is looking f or volun t ary dir ector s to help support the ongoing success of L y dden M eado w . The L y dden Meadow d e velop men t is c o mmunity o wned and man ag ed a ff or d ab le h ou sing f or peop le with a loc al c on n ection t hr ou gh villag e r es idency , f amily or work. Th e d ev elop men t c ompri se s of fi ve assur ed t enancy (r en t ed) and five shar ed o wner ship (part -equ ity ) p r opertie s. F or further inf orma tion please c on t act Jacqui Cuff – ja  cuff@t  alk  21.  c  om or 07 870 6 86854