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Defib Runners in order of proximity to the Defi b at Buckla nd New ton Village 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 We have a new Def ib R unn er . Her nam e is Dek i Bra y and she has not long been in the village. T hank yo u so much for volunteering to do this Deki. W elcome!!

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 de tails on p age 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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Friday 8th May – 12.45 pm 2 ND FRIDA Y LUNCH CL UB This month we are at The Fox at Ansty - meet 12.45 for 1 pm

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Wednesday 6 th May L YDDEN V ALE GARDENING CLUB - VISIT TO THE NEWT (See page 8 for details)

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Saturday 9 th May – 10 am til 12 pm BUCKLAND NEWTON PLANT SA LE (See page 6)

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Meado w Mouth-Mo wers Tria and Chris keep sheep and the odd cow. I have a wildflow er meadow. In w inter a wildflow er meadow has to be grazed, it is a part of the manage men t routine. The be st mow er is a mouth as Pe ter Lew is of Sticky Wicket used to tell me . So let me introduce you to ‘the lads’, ei ght Z w artbles Rams. ‘Zw artbles are know n for being docile, friendly, ea sy lambing, proli fic, milky and being excellent mothers.’ Zw artbles Rams a re very good at mouth-mow ing wildflow er meadow s and like ginge r biscuits. The y w ere allow ed just one a day w hilst with me and soon learnt to spo t me co ming dow n the ga rden, greetin g me w ith the dee pest of blea ts, a real thro aty bass be fore brea kin g into a noisy sheep s tam pede. They all have names . Bl ue is the boss and leadin g ra m in the ph oto. He h as a de fini te air of autho rity with a w onky blaz e dow n his imp ressiv e nose. Here, y ou mi ght be forgiv en fo r thinkin g he had ta ke n the lads to church but ac tually they w ere only passing th rou gh. Jus t finished a fter doing a grand job in my meadow and on their w ay to the nex t. Hero, my fav ourite, is the lar ge st ra m b ringin g up the rea r - he has a slight limp so is a bit slower. I am in full sympathy . I am extremely grateful to Tria and Chris for thei r services - thank you. And thank you to Blue and the l ads too. Frogs Bo tto m M eadow (opposite the Ga ggle) w ill be open to anyone to walk a round a gain this year and look at the w ildflow ers from the be ginning of Jun e or earlier. Dogs on lea ds welcome (please pick up after them.) Keep to the path and have a sit on th e bench hal fw ay. Fiz z Lewis ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* Ly dden Vale Ga rd ening Club The M arch meeting w as w ell attended with the p romise o f a good evening. I t be gan w ith the p rese ntation t o Antony o f a terracotta planter, a token o f appreciation for all he has done over the last few years as Secretary of the club. A s Julian pointed out, the fact the club i s st ill looking for his replacement i s due i n no small part t o him being such a hard act t o follow. And as Antony i s the organiser o f the forthcoming M ay visi t, he hasn’t as y et been able t o sit bac k a nd enjoy his retire men t! The good turnout was also due t o the subject and speaker Arthur Cole, Head o f Programming a t The Newt, i n light o f the club’s visit i n May . Arthur worked a t Hadspen prior t o its transformation and gave an ill ustrated histo ry of the ga rdens from the Hobho use dy nasty t o the mo re recent days o f Sand ra & Nori Pope, know n fo r their col our themed borde rs, w ho incidentally came to the club many y ears a go . He proved to be a most entertaining as well as informative speaker , as he brought us up to date with all the many i nn ov ations sin ce 2013 .

T o make the meeting special, wine and nibbles replaced the usual refreshments. And N O RAFF LE for a change, bu t a Sil ent Auction o f three items. including a gi ft from The New t o f a year’s FREE membership, two tickets for Beaulieu’s Gardeners World Sprin g Fai r, and a beautiful spring flow ering shrub, w hich altogether raised a to tal for the fo rth coming WE LDM AR plant sale o f £105 . C ont . . .

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‘A mbitious’ Buckland Ne wton Primary School praised by Ofsted Buckland New ton CE P rimary School is celebrati ng a fter its recen t O fsted inspection, w hich highligh ts the scho ol’s stron g per for mance across all areas and its u nw av ering commi tmen t to delivering a hi gh-quality educa tion for ev ery pupil. The scho ol is one of the fi rst in the re gion to be inspec ted unde r the new Ofsted fra mew ork w hich w as introduced in January . Inspectors found tha t the school is mee ting the ex pected s tanda rd in all a reas, w ith many no table stren gths. “Pupils, incl uding those w ho are disadv anta ged, achiev e particul arly w ell in readi ng and mathe matics ” w ith outco mes consisten tly abov e national av erages . The school’s incl usiv e ethos w as also praised, w ith leaders placin g pupils’ needs fir mly at the centr e of decision-ma kin g. Pupil s with special educational needs and/o r di sabiliti es (SEND) are w el l support ed said inspector s, and ma ke stron g p ro gres s fro m their sta rtin g points, supp orted by tailored teachin g and e ffec tive use of re source s. Headteacher Phillip Sales said: “We a re delighted tha t Ofsted has recognis ed the hard work and dedication of our staff, p upils and wider co mmu nity. This report reflects ou r sha red co mmitme nt to ensuring every child thrives academically, socially and emotionally here at Buckland Newton Pri mary. The repo rt al so highlights our un wavering com mit ment to i ncl usi on and rel ationshi ps whi ch is something we have wo rked incredibly hard on o ver the past three yea rs!” Inspectors highli ghted th e school’s a mbitious and w ell-sequence d cu rricul um, w hich prepares pupils effec tively fo r the next stage of their educa tion. S ta ff w ere commended fo r their stron g subject know ledge and fo r deliv ering lea rni ng that enabl es pu pi ls to build kno w ledge ov er ti me. The report also celebrate s pupils’ positive attitude s to learnin g and behaviour. Pupils understand and live out the school’s values of being “ready, respectful and safe,” con tribu ting to a cal m and purpose ful environment. Attendance is hi gh, supported by effectiv e systems and stron g partnerships w ith families. The school’s w ork in pe r sonal dev elopment and w ellbeing w as described as a pa rticular st ren gt h. Pupils benefi t fro m a rich pro gramme that pro mo tes men tal health , resilience and a s tron g sense of social responsibility. Opp ortunities such as community projec ts, ou tdoor learning and extra curricular activ ities help pupi l s devel op con fi dence and bro aden thei r hori z ons. The school runs a popul ar nu rsery on-site, w hich w as also inspected duri ng the v isit. The repor t highlighted that “sta ff use their ex pert know ledge to deliver the a mbitious curriculum” and “The del iberate fo cus on dev el oping chi ldren 's com mun ication and lan gua ge en s ures that chi ldren learn t hei r speech sounds , gain a lo v e of sto ries and ex pand their v ocabul ary. This b uilds their con fidence an d readiness for the Reception Y ear .” The school’s leadership and gov ernance w ere also prai sed . Leade rs and gov ernors hav e a clear understandin g of the sch ool’s strengths and p riorities and w ork closely with the trust to continually improve teaching and learning w hile supporting sta ff w ellbeing. The repo rt adds “Staff are proud to w ork at the scho ol. Notably, leaders build positive and effec tive relationsh ips w ith parents and care rs and the local community .” As part of its on goin g co mmitmen t to excellence, the school is con tinuing to re fine teachin g so that pupils deepen their unde rstandin g ev en further, p articularly in w riting and early y ears provision. The school is part of Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust (SAST) and CEO David W atson, said: “This is a very po sitive repor t that r eflects the dedi cation of the whole schoo l co m mu ni ty. Buc kland New ton is a nurtu ring and a mbitious school whe re pupi ls a chi eve wel l and are suppo rt ed to become con fi dent, wel l- rounded i ndi vi dual s.”

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I w anted to send heartfel t than ks to all w ho provided flow ers fo r the Village Hall reception following Katha rine’s memo rial cere mony at Weymouth Crematorium on 2 nd April. A quiet suggestion that there w ould be a couple of bucke ts ou tside the Hall the night be fo re if any one had any spare fl ow ers/foliage to p rov ide some table decorati on resulted in an incredi bl e tu rn ou t. Desp ite unpro mi sing w eather in the prev ious few days, an incredible range of floral glo ry appeared, almos t as tho ugh tw o seasons had somehow been brid ged and rep resented in the b eauti ful flow ers p rov ided. As importantly, again on the ni ght be fore, a highly skilled tea m arrived at the Hall trim ming and arran gin g the fl ow ers in t o mul tipl e v ases su ch that on the day the Hall w as totally bedecked an d the scen t ov erw helming…. We shall nev er for ge t thi s – than ks Buc kland ga rdeners… Ian  Scot t

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Al an John Pollard On behal f of myself and family please accept ou r sincere thanks for all the beauti ful cards, flow ers and thoughtful help we have received at this sad tim e. M aree Pol l ard ******************** *************** ******************************* *** *** **** *** *** ** **

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May Quiz 1. Which team w on the fi rst construc tors title in F ormula 1? 2. What is the all-time best-selling sin gle in the UK charts by a fe male arti st? 3. What is the furthest man-made objec t fro m e arth? 4. Whose Autobiography was called “Kiss and Make-Up”? 5. What year was the Apple iPod discontinued? 6. Where is the lon gest ring road in the w orld? 7. Wh at is the top selling computer brand in 202 6? 8. How is Demetria Ge ne Guy nes be tte r know n? 9. What is the bestselling fruit in the w orld? 10 . Which famous chara cter w as not featu red in “Wi nnie-the -Pooh”, but w as brou gh t into the 100 Acre Wood in the “The House at Pooh Co rner”? By Si mon Spe nce r ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ***

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May 2026 Serv ices at H oly Rood Sunday 3 May M atins at 09 .45am Sunday 10 May Hol y  C ommunion at 09.4 5 Sunday 17 May All Age Services Sunday 24 May Hol y  C ommunion at 09.4 5 Sunday 31 May Benefice service at Cerne Abbas at 1 1.15am

Dear Fr iends, At Britanni a Roy al Nav al Col lege, Dar tmou th, we w ere taugh t about the w orld’s mariti me ‘Cho ke P oi nts’. They hav e been featu ring recen tly in the new s: The Strait o f Ho rmuz , w hich i s loca ted b etw een Oman and Iran i s the w orld's mos t critical ener gy bottleneck, w here ov er 20% o f global oil shipments passed through d ail y. The Suez Canal carries 12% t o 30 % o f global trade an d container tra ffic, conne cting the M editerranean to the Red Sea. The M al acca St rai ts betw een M al ay si a and Ind onesi a i s the mai n shi ppi ng l ane connecti n g C hi na, Japan, and Southeast Asia t o Europe and Africa. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, overlooked by the Houthis i s a c ritical , nar row entr ance t o the Red Sea fr om the Gul f o f Aden , c rucial fo r oi l and nat ural gas shi pments bound for the Suez Canal . The Panama C anal , w hi ch cuts o v er 8,000 nau ti cal mi l es fro m trips that would otherwise have t o g o around South America. The Strait o f Gibraltar which controls all maritime entry into the Mediterranean Sea fro m th e Atlantic Ocean . I have been dismayed to see these reported i n th e media as i f they have existed forever as international free routes . That i s qui t e incorrec t. They w ere hi storic all y riddled with pi rates and cu t-throa ts w ho prey ed upon passing tra ffic . The freedo m o f pa ss age w as w on b y centuries o f endeav our by the British Royal Navy, a t grea t expenditure o f blood and treasure. I t w as w on not just for Britain , bu t fo r the w orld, as U K Government recognised that secure, tariff -fr ee trade enriched the whole world. ‘Britain First’ did not then mean that ev ery one else w as a ‘loser’ . I have been dismayed t o have our inadequate national support for our Armed Services so hum ili atingly exposed and mocked by those w e regard as a lli es. The truth i s, w e no longer have a Navy o f 400 ships, w e are lucky t o have four operational. America took our place as world superpower from 1945, but the pow er o f being the ‘ Wo rl d’s Policema n” a ttrac ted them mo re that the moral responsib ili ty o f tha t rol e. I a m com for ted that the mo ral i nte grity and pu r pose o f U K Se rv ice per sonnel re mai n a s st ron g and focussed as ever, as I am sure i s true o f US personnel. My prayer i s that they receive support and Command ade quate to the responsib ili ty they hold on ou r behal f, and for all humanity. Jo n atha n *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

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April Ne wsletter — Cerne A bbas Surgery Hay fev er Season As we move into M ay, hay fever season is once again upon us . M any people experience symptoms at this ti me of year, including sneezing, itchy or w atery ey es, a runny or bloc ked nose, and gene ral discom fo rt caused by pollen. The re a re a numbe r of simple steps y ou can ta ke to help reduce sy mpto ms. Chec kin g daily pollen forecas ts can help y ou plan ahead, and on high p ollen day s it may be ben e ficial to keep w indow s and doors closed , pa rticularly in the early mo rning and ev ening w hen pollen counts a re hi ghes t. Show ering and chan ging clothes a fter spendin g time outdoo rs can also help re mov e pollen. We arin g w raparound sunglasses and ap ply ing a s mal l amoun t of pet rol eum jel ly around the nos tril s may prov ide addi tional protec ti on. A ran ge of treatments is av ailable from phar maci es, including antihi sta mi nes, nasal spray s, and eye drops, w hich can be very e ffectiv e. If your symptoms are se vere, persistent, or no t i mproving w ith over-the -counter treatments, how ever, please contac t the surge ry for fu rthe r adv ice.

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Specimen D rop -Off Re minder We kindly remind all patients that any specimen s being dropped off at t he surgery must be rec eiv ed by 4:00pm, Monday to Friday . This en sures the re is en ough time fo r the m to be processed and p repared for collection by the laboratory . Specimens receiv ed af t er 4:00p m may no t be s ent and could need to be dispo sed of and repeated, w hi ch may delay y our resul ts. Than k you for y our unde rstandin g and coope ratio n.

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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 con t act the P ari sh Cler k f or further det ails. The P a vilion has a t oilet tha t is open to the public 24 h our s a d a 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 12 Ma y 2026, 7.00 pm in the P arish P a vilion. This mee ting wi ll be the An nual P arish Council Me eting

PLAN  N  IN  G P /HO U/2026/0 1829 - Ne wlyn, M ajor s Co mmon, B uckland Ne wt on , D T2 7B Z Pr oposal: E r ection of singl e s t or ey side e xt ension f or ming g r ound floor bedr oom, ensuit e, e xt ended k it chen and d ining ar ea. R ear singl e s t or ey e xt en sion f orming s t or e, w ork shop, wc and g ar d en r oom. F orm g ar ag e and b a tt ery s t or e. Ins t alla tion of solar pan els. Com men ts by 29 April 20 26 P /HO U/2026/0 0879 - Buckland N e wt on W a t e r R ecy clin g Cen tr e, Dun tish Cr oss to Sew ag e W o r k s En tr an ce, B u cklan d Ne wt on, D T2 7DG Ext ension of Bu ckland N ewt o n W a t er R ecy cling C en tr e to s upport ad ditional tr ea tmen t f acilitie s. Commen ts by 15 April 20 26 - The Council supports this applic ation to impro ve the treatmen t f ac ilities. P /HO U/2026/0 1363 - Landscombe Lan e Cottag e, Cas tle L a n e, B u cklan d N e wt o n , D T2 7DL E r ect det a ched d ou b le g a r ag e with s t or ag e to fir s t flo or . Com men ts by 3 April 202 6 - Buc kland Ne wt o n P arish Counc il has no issue with t his applic ation . The re is plen ty of g round and it is at their e xis ting e n try gat e on the m ain road. P aris h Counc il supports . 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 lett er s f or planning applic ations, unless t hey ar e specific ally r equir ed by l egislation. All applic ations will c ontinue to be publ icised via site notices, and pr ess 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 c ontinue to c onsult statutory or g anisations and t own and par ish c ouncils. Dor set Council ar e at pr esen t asking applic ants a n d ag en ts to help by displaying sit e notices on the Councils behalf . Please not  e t  hat these ar  e applic  ations known about up to the 16  t  h of the month; other  s ma  y be submitt  ed after this   dat  e, ther  ef  or  e check the P  arish Council W  ebsite. Planning applications can be view  ed on the   Dor  set Council w  ebsit  e. To view all applic  ations 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.