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L ydden V ale News T eam Edito r Am anda M cKenna lyddenvalle y@gm ail.com T reasurer V incent M cKenn a Adv ertising M anager 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 Dam ian Brothers Jane Coll ins Jerem y Collins Jenny J est y Elodie Frank lin Davi d Morri s J ohn M arj oram Jenn y Donnell y Janet Sea l y Hele n Sim pson Jane W est Susan Mor ing Callum Bowran Spare copies available from The Old Chapel Store s

The Bit at the Beginning … . I’m really enjo ying F izz L e wis’s ‘Mostl y Moths’ (page 16) – there are so m any and all beautiful with fantastic nam es to boot. W e ’ve found som e m assive spiders in our hous e (sure t hey’ re gett ing bigger), but I ’ m not k een to h an g around to tak e a photo and I don ’t think the y have th e s am e appeal! T here is so m uch going on this m onth – som ething to s uit ever yone from Harvest ser vices and even a Pum pk in festival to a Gam es Af ternoon and a celebr it y G ardener an d lots in bet ween. So, as the eve nings dra w in and the clock s go back (Sunda y 25 t h October at 2 a.m .) there is still plent y to keep us occupied. I think just getting my car cleane d at the BN Y outh C lub car wash (see pag e 13) will be great – never seen so m any cob webs on a car . T he L ydden V ale News has a f antastic arm y of distrib utors wh o deliver to every household in the area every month without fail. If y ou would be able to help deliver in the Henle y area, could yo u please get in touch with me (lyd  den  va  lle  y@  gm  ail.com) as our current distributor has been doing this for a long tim e and f ancies a bre ak .

T he Buck land Newton Community 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 opinions implied or ex pressed in th is newsletter are not necessarily thos e of the news team nor the publisher . Although every effort i s made t o en sure accura cy neither the new s tea m nor the publi she r ac c ep t liabili ty for errors or o missions. Neither the new s team nor the publisher accepts responsibility for any o f the service s or events advertised herein. No re sponsibility can be accepted for unsolicited manuscripts or imagery . The editor res erves the right t o m odify contributions. Printed by Sarum Gr aphics

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The October Village Cafe will be on Friday 30th. From 10.30 - 12 noon at Buckland Newton village hall Coffee/T ea and cake - £1.50 - Bargain ! Everyone welcom e - loc als and vis itors . Come along and catch up w ith your friends and neighbours. See you t he re L yn Cox 01300 345739 Liza Hill 01300 345230 ***************************************************************************************************************************** ******************

Tw enty member s gather ed at Folke Golf C lub on the 11th September and enjoyed a generous roast beef lunch w ith all the trimmings follow ed by a choice of dessert s, w hilst overlooking golfers teeing off the fir st hole. Please note that nex t month’s Lunch Club w ill be held on the THIRD FRIDAY, ie. 16th OCTOBER, beca use that is w hen the Fish n’ Chip van can pr ovide our lunch, w ith a menu of small or large cod, battered or plain jumbo sausage, or scampi, all served w ith chips of course. (The van w ill stay on after ser ving us so that other villager s may take advantage of their visit; an additional notice is pr inted in thi s issue.) Cathy Shipp ey Email: cather ineshippey54@gmail.com P hone: 01300 345339 or 07391 195754 ***************************************************************************************************************************** ****************** Frida y 16 th Octobe r 1.10 – 2.10 p.m. FISH AND CHIP V AN – BUCKL AND NEWT ON VILLAGE HALL C AR P ARK (See page 7) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Saturda y 24 th Octo ber 2.3 0 - 5 p.m. GAM ES AFTERNOON – BUCKL AND NEWT ON VILLAGE H ALL (See page 7) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Saturda y 17 th Octo ber 7.3 0 p.m. ART SREACH PRESENT ‘HUGH LUPT ON AND S ARAH M OODY ’ – BUCKL AND NEWT ON VILL AGE H ALL (See p ag e 8) ***************************************************************************************************************************** ****************

Saturda y 24 th October 9.30 a.m. - 12. 30 p.m. BUCKL AND NEWT ON YOUTH CLUB – FUNDR AISING C AR W ASH - BUCKLAND NEWT ON VILL AGE HALL (See p age 13) ***************************************************************************************************************************** ******************

Frida y 30 th Octobe r 5 - 7 p.m. BUCKL AND NEWT ON YOUTH CLUB – PUM PKIN F EST IV AL - BUCKL AND NEWT ON P ARISH FIELD (See p age 13) ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Sunday 18 th Octobe r 10 a. m. COMM UNIT Y LITT ER PICK – M EET BUCKL AND N EWT ON P ARISH P A VILION (See page 24) ******* ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** ******** ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** * ******* *********** ***** *********** * ******* ****** ***** ***** ****** ***** *

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Bucklan d N ewto n Village Ha ll Ga mes Aft e rnoon S at urday 24t h Octo ber, 2 .30 to 5 pm An aftern oon of fun, lau ght er and gam es f or ever yo ne, yo ung and not so yo un g with trad itiona l pub c lassics lik e darts, dom inos, sk ittles, scrabb le, jigsa ws, gu ess the p ers on, wh at's in the bag an d m ore brainteasers . T here is the opt ion of m ak ing up a t eam of 6 or com ing on yo ur o wn. Entr y is £5 per person to pla y all the g am es

T here will be cof f ee, tea and hom em ade cak es on of fer at £5 per person whether you play or n ot. T here will also be a raf f le. So come along, hav e fun, cha t with friend an d support our commun ity. All proce eds will go toward s the ongo ing Chancel Roof Repairs of Hol y R ood , Bu ck land N e wto n. T ick ets f rom Diana W ells 01300 34 5 43 4, Jon Suk in on 07 971 277 58 4 or f rom T he Old Cha pel Stores, Buck land Newton. If you would rather just com e for the tea, it would be helpful to k now for num bers. T hank you.

ALEX FR O ST an d NAT HAN CURTIS MA STER THA T CHERS

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Open M ic Night - W ednesday 7 t h October & 4 t h Nov em ber – p op do wn f rom 8pm to 10pm to enjo y loca l m usicians. Or be bra ve and join in with a song or t wo. Willow Lantern Making - Saturday 17 th October – join Sarah & Noah from 3pm to 5pm m aking willow lanterns f or the villa ge bonf ire para de. Get i n touch to book a space – just £5 per perso n f or m aterials. B e sho wn ho w to m ak e your own lantern. Kit s also available for you t o bu y over the bar and m ak e a t hom e. Pu b Quiz - W e dne sday 21 st October – ou r popular Gaggle pu b quiz. Fun evening o f hea d scr atchers, cryptic clues and general k nowledge. T eam s of up to 6. £2 per person or free i f you dine before the quiz. Book ing required. Proba ble future quiz dates are 18 t h No vem ber and 16 t h D ecem ber Knit & Natter - T hursday 1 st , 1 5 t h , 29 t h October - the f ortnig htl y craftin g group. Fr ee t o attend. Brin g a projec t and perhaps som e cake! 2 til 4pm T aking a break! – after working 37 weekends in a row and a busy summer , we and the team are taking a break for a bit of fam ily time. T he pub will be c losed from Friday 23 rd October until 2pm on T hursday 29 t h Oct ober . Hallow een – Saturda y 1 st Novem ber – spook y dis co, part y bags, discounted cock tails! Dressing -up optional; prize for best costum e! Free entr y . Boogie from around 8pm Bonfire Night – T hursday 5 t h No vem ber - T he annual V illage Bonfire & F irewor ks i n the Gagg le gard ens. W ill ow lant ern p arad e f rom the Parish Field (opposit e the s chool) f rom 5pm . Bonf ire lit arou nd 6pm . Firework s around 7pm . Firework s, bar , BB Q, hog roast and hot chocolates! W alk to the pub i f yo u c an or p le ase park consideratel y i f driving. Kids under 12 free entr y . Older k ids & adults £8; pa y on arrival. W eather dependent! Christmas Functions - our diar y is ope n f or Christm as group bo ok ings and f u nctions. Ge t in touch if you have a date in m ind or would lik e to be sent the Christm as Menu.

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T he Silent Auct ion and Raf f le at the V illage Fet e pro ve d as popular as ever t his year . T his would not h app en with out t he extrem ely ge ne rous donations f rom local b usinesses wh o ga v e suc h f abu lous pr izes to be raf f led or auctioned. In addit ion, we would lik e to thank the m any wo nderf ul villagers who pulled out all the stops to put toget her such f abu lo us ha m pers and item s f or the silent a uc tio n. To ev er yb od y who b oug ht t ick ets and b id on th e auction thank you. We are extremely grateful. BNG Auto Pu lham , Castle Gardens Sherb orne, C ount y T o wn Aggre gates Piddlehinton Dom iney’s Y ard Buck land Ne wto n, Dorset Me die val A rcher y Buck land Ne wton, Flyte So Fanc y Pulham , Hall & W oodhouse Bla ndf ord Forum Oliver’s C of fee House Sher borne, PN Gra y Electrical De wlish T he Gaggle of Geese Buckland Newton, T he Old Chapel Stor es Buck land Ne wt o n T he Shep herd ’s Cottage Buck land Newt on Geri Aitke nhe ad *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

Buckland Ne wton Village Fete and D og Sho w 2026 After another ver y s uccessful and enjoyable Fe te, we c an announce that we m ade nearl y £6,000, which is a great result thank s to the organis ation by t he Fet e Comm ittee an d the m any volunteers who give their tim e and su p port on the day and to ever yone who contributed in m any wa ys. T he Fete Comm ittee are tak ing applicatio ns f or f undin g so please get in touch b y em ail info@gag  gleof  geese.co.uk with details of the am ount you require and what the m oney would be used for by 18 t h October . T he C omm ittee will be considering all subm itted ap plications on 18 t h and will n otif y t hose co ncerned in du e c ours e. A ver y big thank you to you all for support ing this im portant event.

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Reporting Is sues W ith FOOTP  A  THS or BRID  LE  -P  A  THS Stephen W hite, as a Rights of W ay L iaiso n Of f icer for the Dorset Coas t & C ountr yside Service, in vestigat es any issues within the par ish of Buck land Newton, reporting to Dorset Count y Council. His contact num bers are 01300 3454 31 or 07773 28 3764 If you prefer to report issues directl y to the counc il, you can do so by ca lling 01305 22 446 3 or online at www .mapping.dorsetforyou.gov .uk/ right sofw ay/reportproblem/

In the Buck land N e wton Book Corner T his short novella cam e to my attention in a Canadian book shop this summ er . It is an English tr ansla tion of a French no ve l, and of course be ing in Can ad a, it was also available in the original French . It caught my eye largel y due to the disturb ing cover – a tin y boat on a bright blu e sea m ade of countless blue h um an f igures . Small Boat by V inc ent Delecroi x is a work of f iction based on a real -lif e tra ged y which took place in the En g lish C han nel a nd resu lte d in the deaths of 27 peo ple. It’s hard to re vie w this b ook using the usua l p aram eters as there’s no concrete plot. Delecroix is a p hilosopher , an d he uses h is under standing of ethica l am biguit y to create this stor y of a Fre nch wom an who is unable to accept that sh e appe ars to be h eld responsib le for the deat hs. T he book begins wit h the author ’s note cont aining det ails about the act ual disaster in 2021 and pro viding plent y of shock ing f acts. Man y re aders have a hab it of sk ipping aut hors ’ notes, but in this case, I strongly r ecomm end yo u begin with the n ote even t hou gh it con tains som e spoilers beca use it provid es an essential foundation to understand the m ain content. T he actual stor y has no back ground detailing, so without t he not e, you m ay be unaware of the gra vit y of the disaster and the exact circum stances behind t he of f icial enquir y . T he nove lla is the n divided into three sectio ns, with t he f irst and third sections cont ain ing the f irst -person narra tion of the unnam ed French fem ale coastguard of ficer , who whilst justif ying her actions, clearl y has traum atic m em ories and vis ions concer nin g th e tragic event. D uring her interrogat ion b y the aut horitie s and her o wn internal reck oning she reflects on how easily r esponsibilit y is def lected. W hy should she be held more accountable than the crises and wars behind the tragedies? T han the com plicit y of those willin g to exploit the r ef ugees? T han the dan gers of the sea itse lf ? T he second section of the book is the m ost chilling. T his is written from the point of view of the m igrant who used his m obile phone to call the rescue services f or help. We alread y k now the fate of this dingh y , so re ading the im agined version of their la st few h ours in the Cha nne l is a d isturb ing experience. T hough th e book of f ers a lim ited num ber of characters, wit h the rad io operator ge t ting the m ost page space, it still of f ers us enough content to contem plate over . It is a t h ought -provok ing rea d, lett in g us learn a bo ut a m odern -da y traged y , of f ering us ins ights int o wh at is suppose d to h appen during a rescue, an d stirring us to se e wh at th ose oppos ing the influx of m igrants have to sa y . T he book does not tak e sides, nor do es it exp ect us to, but it pro vides m any points to ponder upon. W ho is responsible for th is trage d y? Is this an in dividua l f ailure or an instit utional failure? Is there an y over lap between com placenc y and com plicit y? Ar e we r ight in criticising t he radio operator f or apathy when we ourselves over look so m any poor/ needy people in our dail y lif e? Do we tak e action or do we alwa ys wait for ot hers to st ep in during tim es of crisis? T his is not my usual genre of reading m atter , but it is good to step out of your comf ort zone ever y now and then. T his novel, touching on the bystander ef f ect and t he collect ive desensit isation in re spect to ever yda y horrors, certain ly did th at f or m e. Karen W hiter * * **************************************************************************************************************************

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Ac ross 7 . ‘T was a bind created at the top of a skirt (9) 8 . Into tea she st irred remains (5) 9 . Like Dad to bring back sw eetener for vegetable (9) 1 0 . Steal old books f or Robby or M arvin (5) 1 2 . M essenger detained holding artist ( 6) 13 . So t eab ag stew ed causes treachery (8) 1 6 . Arrived with crowd at Arthur’s Seat (7) 1 9 . W orker to carry animal (7) 2 2 . Shop ab out to make clothe s di d you say? (8) 2 5 . W here tolls are to be expected (6) 2 7 . Keys in the chur ch (5) 2 8 . Pain relative for pr oble m solver (5,4) 2 9 . Prime mathematics is numbers usually summed less ( 5) 3 0 . T ap margin about game bird (9)

Dow n 1 . False lashes are a pain ( 6) 2 . A Democrat involved I getaway adventure (8) 3. A pig in commercial set on ship (6) 4 . At home H unt f or a probe (7) 5 . Accompany Doctor Cort es – he’s confused ( 6) 6 . Live w ith desir e to fit in (6) 1 1 . Capture r ing back in Scotland (4) 1 4 . Served from the deck (3) 1 5 . Are changes necessary for list ener (3) 1 6 . Asymmetr ic arrangement containing vehicle ( 3) 1 7 . Rug held in the middle by Clement, Abr aham and Christopher (3) 1 8 . Slippery ring I left w ith hea d of year ( 4) 2 0 . In British Columbia salami w as processed into vinegar ( 8) 2 1 . Fit gear arrange d for w arship (7) 2 3 . Listen in on insect (6) 2 4 . Y ou can count on it (6) 2 5 . Composed of tw o devast at ed by rain (6) 2 6 . Fugitive w ithout a place to land ( 6)

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HA RVEST SUPPE R The annual Harv est Se rv ice is at 6pm on Sunday 5th Oc tober in Holy Rood Church , Buc kland New ton, to be follow ed by a Bring & Share Supper w ith a s ale of lov el y local produce - donations w elcomed! How ever, if you w ish to donate other goods, that will be just as acceptable. As ever there will shortly be a box in Holy Rood for the local food bank ready to ta ke any tinned, d ried, p acke t or lon g-life foo d you may wish to leav e. Please m ake sure tha t ev ery thing is w ithin the use by da te. All fresh food giv en w ill be sold on the nigh t w ith p roceeds goin g to RABI. As this is a B ring & Sha re Supper, it w ould be go od not to duplicate too much, so please contac t Jan Burnett on 348 627 or e mail greystonejan@gmai l.com or Carol Gran t on 345 119, email carol gran t.sw @gmail.com to tell us w hat y ou w ish to brin g or we hav e some ideas for y ou, bu t nothi ng co mpl i cated. Also, please remember to Bring Y our Own liquid refreshments plus a plate and cutlery. C arol  Gran t *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********

On a pleasantly w arm afternoon in August several fa milies and friends of all a ges met initially in Holy Rood churc h then fol low ed a path to the ga rdens of Buckland Place by kind inv itation of Lo rna and Julian Raby . To gather everyone toge ther, w ith John and Rupe rt on guita rs, we began w ith a son g abou t Friendship a the me of the afternoon and finished w ith ‘One M ore Step alon g the road I go’ . Inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book “The Boy, the M ole, the Fox and the Horse” the a fte rn oon be gan w ith a journe y collecting material fro m outside fro m w hich the y oun g peopl e could “make a friend “. These friends w ere then added to a lar g e coll age of the Boy on his ow n in the co untry side. The final piece is now on show in the ch urch, do d rop in and have a

loo k. Pictures and quo tes fro m the boo k han gin g from trees lead to the ga rden w here fun and game s incl uding cro quet, ball ga mes, a p aint w heel and even pond dipping in the strea m w ith Jane Still. Than kfully this time no one fell in bu t to the deligh t of those ta kin g part a v ariety of w ater creatu res w ere found inc luding the voracious Water Scorpion! A w onderful array of foo d to w hich everyone contributed w as enjoy ed picn ic-style on the law n, be fo re the enter taintmen t - the M agician (?? )the Grea t Simp ossa and his appren tice Callum. The children are now of an age where part of the fun is guessing how it’s done! It w as a mos t enjoy able & relax ing ti me, than ks a gain to Lorna and Julian for their hospitality incl uding a glass of fizz fo r adults w ho needed it! Jan Burnett and the All-Age Service tea m

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