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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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September's out ing w as to T he Rose & Crow n, Longburton, w here memb ers enjoyed a ver y good lunch. M ine host and his staff looked after us very w ell and, w ithout doubt, we w ill be pl anning a return visit. This month we are looking forw ard to the Fish & Chip van returning to the village hall car park. On Friday 10 October at 12.30 p.m. the Fish & Chip van will be serving Fish and C hips to the Lunch C lub in Buckland N ew ton Village Hall. As in the past, bow ls of chips w ill be on the tables, and our helper s w ill serve our pre ordered fish etc. Once the Lunch Club has been served, from 1. 10pm until 2. 20pm, members of the public can order takeaw ay Fish and Chips from the van. J anet Sealy

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Wednesday 1st Octobe r – 8pm OPEN MIC NIGHT – THE GAGGLE OF GEESE (see page 1 1) ***************************************************************************************************************************** ******************

T hursday 2nd, 16th an d 30th Oc tober - 2 pm KNIT AND NA TTER Recently , we delivered 100 T rauma T eddies to Dorchester Fire Station which had been made by members of the Knit and Nat ter gr oup over the last few months. T he emergency services keep these teddies on their vehicles and give them to a young child if they are involve d in a trau matic in cident. The t eddie s ar e a lso given to A and E departments of hospitals w here they are used to bring some comfort to the children in w hat can be a fright ening ex perience. All the teddies w ere made using left over yarn, most of w hich the members had in their stash - you’d be amazed at what people involved in crafts store aw ay – so no tw o looked the same. S ome wore overalls; some spectacles; some w ere fluffy; some w ere made in very soft colours and other s w ere so bright, sunglasses were needed. The gr oup meets every other Thursday , in The Ga ggl e where the re i s much chatting, l aug hter, exc han g ing of ideas, teach ing and lea rn ing a s w ell a s shared delicious cake. If you’d like t o join u s, w e w ould be very pleased to w elcome you – you m igh t ev en en d up making a teddy r ead y fo r the next deli very . The dates for October are 2 nd , 16 th and 30 th fr om 14.00 – 16. 00. Jenny Ferreira and Jane Willis ***************************************************************************************************************************** *******************

Saturday 5 th Oc tober 7 pm HAR VEST SUPPER – HOL Y ROOD CHURCH, BUCKLAND NEWTON (See page 21 for details) ***************************************************************************************************************************** ****************

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A rtsreach & Buckland Ne wton Village Hall p resents: Presented by Workligh t Theatre with Joe Sel lman - Leav a and Dy lan H ow el l s at Buckland Ne wton Village Hall, Fr iday 10 October 2025 at 7.30p m Based on a true sto ry of a fa mily caught up in the 90s recess ion, It's t he Economy, Stupid! reveals the heart, humour and human ity behind econ omics . Using pape r ba gs , an old board game and a pinch of ma gic , Joe Sel lman -Leav a and Dy lan How ells calculate how their li v es w ere sha ped by the econo mies they grew up in, uncov er h ow economics w ins elections, and ask w hy the force th at do minates people’s lives is so bloody co mpl i ca ted ! It’s the Economy, Stupid! has been praised for making economics accessible and en ter tai ni ng; w hi l e connecting a d eepl y personal story to t he financial reali ti es we all face today : incl uding the housi ng and cos t of liv ing crises. T aking its title from James Carville (who successfully framed the 1992 American Presidential election around the rece ssion), It’ s the Economy, Stupid! combines slick staging, innovative projec tion -mapping and ma gical sto ry telling, to re v eal the true cos t of low financial literacy in money -domi nated w orld. R eco mmended 12+ EDINBURGH 2024: BEST THEA TRE SHOWS TO SEE Lyn Gardner , The Stage Tickets: £12-50, £6 (U18 ), £35 (fam - max 4 adults) T el: 01300 345455 or www.artsreach.co.uk ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ******

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Welcome Bac k to Buckland Ne wton Primary Sch ool! Over the pas t tw o w eeks, Buc kland New ton Pri mary School has been filled w ith excitement as we welcomed ou r children back fo r the start of a brand-new school year. From the very first morni ng, the classrooms and playground have been b uzz ing w ith energy, w ith children arriv ing ea ger to see friends , meet thei r t eachers, and di v e back into learni n g. A special w elcome goe s to ou r b rand-new Reception class, w ho hav e joine d us for their v ery firs t term. They hav e made a w onderful s tar t, se ttling quickly into school life w ith big smiles and lots of enthusiasm. Already, the y are show ing curiosity and confidence, exploring their classrooms and be gi nn ing to ma ke new frien dshi ps. Across the school, pupils hav e impressed s ta ff w ith their positiv e attitude a nd dete rmination to w ork hard. From Recep tion through to Year 6, children have returned ready to take on challen ges, show resilience, and enjoy the wide ran ge of oppo rtuniti es our school offe rs. We a re so proud of the w ay ev ery one has be gun the te rm. It promises to be a fantas tic y ear ahea d, full of learning, creativity, and fun. Welcome back, Buckland New ton Primary—we are delighted to see our school com munity sh ining once a gain! PLEASE COME A ND SEE US ON OUR OPEN MORNING ON TUESDAY 21ST OCTOBER! Mr . Phillip Sales (Headteacher)

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Buckland Ne wton Village Fete 20 25 – update We can now let you kno w that we made ov er £6,000 at this y ear’s Fete – an amazing result so tha nks again to ev ery one w ho contributed to its succes s. The Fete Com mittee w ill be mee ting thi s mon th to consider al l the submi tte d fundi n g appl ications . If y ou w ould like to join the Fete Com mittee , and we alw ay s w elcome any new members, or help in any other w ay, then please do get in touch at info@gaggleo fgeese.co.uk. ********************************************************* ***** ***** *** ** ** *** ** ** ** *** ** ***** ***** *** ** ** ***** ** ** *** ** ***** ***

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Bar tletts Ca r pets Carpet and viny l fitting specialists supply and fit or fit only . Home selection serv ice available. We of fer a whipping service , m ake your of f cuts into mats. Of fice - 01963 365724 Mob - 0796884 562 3

Reporting Is sues W ith FOOTP A THS or BRIDLE-P A THS Stephen W hite, as a Rights of W ay Liaison Of ficer for the Dorset Co ast & C ountr yside Ser vice, investigates any issues within the parish of Buck land Newt on, re port ing to D orset 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 calling 01 305 22 446 3 or online at www .mapping.dorsetforyou.gov .uk/ right sofw ay/reportproblem/

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Buckland Ne wton Community Car Scheme Want to visit tow n, the hairdressers or just meet a friend fo r co ffee? Perhaps y ou hav e a med i cal appoi ntment? Our v olunteer d riv ers o ffer a door-to-door serv ice fo r residents of the Buc kland New ton pa ri sh. A return jou rney to Do rchester or Sherbo rne co sts approximately £11.00. For more in for ma tion, pl ease rin g 07733 849264 or e mail bncarsc heme@ gmail.com .

Buckland Ne wton Community Car Scheme – we need y our help Buckland New ton and its env irons are a w onderfu l place to liv e, and we are luc ky to hav e a v ery go od local shop, visiting post o ffice, a village pub , chu rch and school . Fo r many of us this poses no di ffi culties but for othe rs, w ithout ac cess to eithe r p riv ate or public transpo rt, si mpl e b ut essen tial local jou rney s can prove both di ffi cult and stress ful. The village car scheme s upports indiv iduals w ho liv e in our parish mainly to get to medical appointments, but it could be for any thing. This y ear we hav e had 45 re qu ests for journey s. Recently, five of ou r volunteer driv ers have te mpo rarily stepped back fro m driv ing, for a variety of reasons. This has meant tha t in Au gust we w ere unable to cover five requ ests fro m clients. Could y ou help out as a v ol unteer driv er? No se t commi tmen t to be av ailable on cer tai n day s, all y ou need is acces s to a v ehicle and the time. We w ill or gan ise a ho spital ca r p ar king pe r mit , an d y ou w ill get paid for the mileage covered for the jou rney. M ost journeys are to ei ther Dorchester or She rborne w ith the occa sional medical a ppointment fu rther a field. We w ill al so or ganise a DBS (Di sclosure Bar rin g Service) check for y ou as w ell. M ost of our appoi ntmen ts a re M onday to Friday in the day time . Clients are required to give the co-ordinato r 2 days’ notice for jou rneys. (There is an e mergency nu mber for such jou rneys as urgent visits to the Surge ry. Those w ho w ould like a lift ring the mobile phone with details of li ft re qui re ments. The Co-ordinator then se nds an e mail to all the volunteers. If y ou a re available, y ou o ffer to do the journey . Drivers are paid 45p per mile of the journey. Here is w hat the service means to one of ou r clie nts and a driver. “I hav e been a cl ient of the scheme for near ly three y ears no w. I hav e me t most of the lov ely drivers and will alway s be thankful for the time they give voluntarily to the service. A lso, to Sheila, Diana and Susa n for the work and time they dev ote to running th is sche me, again all voluntary. It is an invaluable service to our co mmun ity as we have no public transport links” “I be lieve tha t the value of the scheme is clear, bo th to those who be nefit from the service and to the local com muni ty because a v iable transpor t serv ice is a major fac t or in encourag ing and enabling people to re main in the v illage. I personally enjoy contributing to the scheme , bo th feeling that I am mak in g a wor th wh ile contrib ution to our local co mmunity and helping the indiv iduals who take adv antage of the service offe red. I hav e me t so me lov ely people and h elp them to do the things that many of us take for granted” The sche me can only fu nction if the re are sufficie nt v olunteer d riv ers to meet the de mand. If y ou th ink that y ou hav e time to ma ke occasional local journ ey s, then please v ol unteer to do so and joi n the scheme as a volunteer driver . If y ou thin k y ou can help out and w ould like to kno w more, then please con tact Sheila at bncarsche me@ gmail.co m or leave a messa ge on 07733 849264 and she w ill get bac k to y ou. Shei l a Crouch, co - ordi na tor *********************** *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *******

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L YDDEN VA LE GA RDENING CLUB Hav e y ou ev er w ondered “Why on Earth Do We Garden?” Come alon g to Buc kland Village Hall on the a fternoon of SA TURDA Y 18 th OCT OBER from 3 .15 for 4pm and find ou t! We loo k forw ard to bein g enlightened by the renow ned and aw ard-w inning Garden Jou rnal ist and author Ursula Buchan, gr anddau ghte r of the thri ller w riter John Buchan of ‘ The 39 steps’ fa me. Ursula w rites a ga rdenin g column fo r The Spec tat or and The Field ma gaz ine, and is know n for her ‘wit, elegant style and me ticulous resea rch’. The tal k w ill be ful ly illustrated . The hall w ill be open fro m 3 .15pm w ith a w elcoming cup of tea and refresh me nts. The re w ill be a super raffle. Ticke ts av ailable fro m Th e Old Chapel S tores, by email on grey stonebn@y ahoo.co.u k or by phone on 01 300 348627 and w ill include the re fresh ment s, £7.50 for LVGC me mbers and £10 fo r v isitors. Looking ba ck… T he Fete Plant Sta ll. The club than ks al l w ho donated pl ant s e tc, help ed set up and manned the stall. Due to a bumpe r c rop of produce and an a maz ing array of good quality plants the s tall raised £64 0! Thi s w as a reco rd and bey ond our ex pe ctation s a fter a v ery di fficult grow i ng season . September ’s talk w as wel l attended and Stev e F ry proved to be a mo re tha n ade quate subs titute fo r M ike Burks w hen the date had to be chan ged at the las t minute. His talk on ‘ Gardening F riend or Foe’ w as not only most in fo rma tive but ente rtainin g. Note, we are trialling having re fresh ments on a rriv al so fol k can chat ov er a cuppa, ra ther than at th e end of the meetin g. Lookin g ahead … On Wednesday 12th No v ember the spea ker w ill be Lalage Snow talkin g on ‘A YEAR ON A DORSET ALLOTM ENT ‘. Lally has been a photo jo urnalist in con flict a reas , has a y oung famil y based in Sherbo rne and too k on an al lotmen t in 2020. She s ub seque n tly w rote a bo o k abo ut he r ex pe rien ces on w hi ch the tal k w ill be ba sed . Jan Burne tt ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** *********

Mostly Moths - Striped Ha wkmoth Another spec tacular Haw kmoth. Th r ill ed t o get this handso me Hawkmoth with its deep olive-green furry body . M y sister thought i t looked like a je t airplan e and particularly liked the ‘a fte rburne rs’. It’s another immigrant from southern Europe and Africa. I t can’t overwinter here (y et!).

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Wh er e ar e the g ar d ens ? (and y es o nly 19 to find th is mon th) ABBO TSBUR Y B A TEMANS BODNA N T CHARLE S T ON EXBUR Y H E LIGAN KE N SIN G T ON K E W MIN TE RNE N YMANS P AIN SHI LL R OSE MOOR SISSINGH UR S T S T O URHE AD S T O WE TREB AH TRELISSI CK T REMENHEERE WISL E Y

October Qu iz 1. Which musician is kn ow n as the Bard of Barki ng? 2. In w hat y ear did Robe rt P. M cCul loch buy London Brid ge? 3. What w as unusual ab out the P rom fea turin g Ni cholas M cCarthy backed by the Bou rnemou th Sy mphony Orchest ra, on 20 th Jul y 2025? 4. In w hich decade w as the po rtable di gital came ra made? 5. What links Wil fred Za ha, Jac k Rey nolds, Decl an Rice and Robe rt Evans? 6. What is significant about V aalserberg in the Netherlands? 7. Why did the actor Peter M ayhew need to be accompanied by crew members w earing Hi-Viz jacke ts during the filmin g of Re tu rn of the Jedi ? 8. Which son g w riter ha s had the most son gs th ey have w ritten or co-w ritten at nu mber one in the UK chart s? 9. In 2002 w hich Formula 1 team sco red as man y points as all the o ther teams pu t to ge ther? 10 . Wh at is the bestselling novel w ritten in En glish by a still living autho r? By Si mon S pencer

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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 iends, W e have a new ‘heade r’ for the notice board outside the church at Cerne Abbas. I t says ‘St Mary the Maiden’ and has attracted some comment. T he im pet us c am e f r om a sho r t vi deo o f t h e Nic e n e Cr e e d i n Old Eng lish be ing r ead b y Alexandra Zhirnova. She can certainly get the accent and cadences spot on. The video has been a smash hit on Y ouTube wi th over half a m illi on views. Viewers are told: “ Wh a t y ou’re about t o h ear i s the oldest En glish tran slation o f the Nicene Creed, w ritten i n th e y ear 992 b y a mon k cal led Æl fric . Æl fric l i v ed a thousand y ears a go , but hi s w orld w as not s o differen t from ou rs. H e b eliev ed tha t u nderstanding the w ord o f God w ould giv e people hope an d guide them i n their liv es.” What the viewers are not told i s that Aelfric (CAD955-1010) made his translation i n Cerne Abbey. H e had been chosen from the Benedictine Monastery at Winchester t o be Abbot o f the new foundation i n Cerne i n AD987 and remained i n that post until 1005 when he moved to Eynsham fo r t he final five years o f his life. Sadly , Eynsham branded him, and he i s known t o history as Aelfric o f Eynsham, despite his most fruitful y ears bein g spent i n Do rset . Aelfric w as tran slating from the La tin. My attenti on w as draw n to this line: wæs ġe flǣsċ med þu rh ð æt Hālige Gās t of ð æm mæġden Marīan, and wæs ġe wor den mann. ‘w as incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin M ary and w as made ma n.’ Aelfric has translated the Latin Virgo using Mæġden which is closer to Mädchen in modern German, or M ai den in Engli sh. I n Holy Rood Buckland Newton you can find c arv ed o n the pews a ‘VV ’ which i s a reference t o Mary as ‘Virgin o f Virgins’. The Mediev al Virginity cult o f M ary w as one o f the un derlying theological foun dations o f Celi bate M onastic li fe. But I thin k the connota tions a re interes tin g. Con secrated M ediev al Virgi nity w as a chose n ab sti nence from reproduction. Maiden leaves the options open. Should w e not celebrate equally the fruitfulness o f the y ou n g M ai de n M ary as the bi r the r o f the D i v i ne i nto ou r H uman ex i stence, as o f so meo ne w ho otherw ise abstained fro m su ch a central par t o f our li fe and ex istence? Jona tha n ************************** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ********* *** *** *** ******* *** ******

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HOL Y ROOD’s RIDERS & STR ID ER S The single largest source of income fo r ou r Historic Churches Trusts enabling them to make Gran ts to places of Christan w orship. Four membe rs of Holy Rood’s con gre ga tion too k part this year to raise mo ney fo r the Dorset Histori c Churches Trust. Bu c kland New ton R&S riders an d w alkers w ere spon sore d and all monies dona te d w ill be spli t 50 /50 be tw een Dorset Hi storic C hurches and Holy Rood church. The par ticipants this y ear w ere James Douglas w ho w alked 8 miles from his ho me in Ly ons Ga te to the churches of M interne, C erne and Buc kl and New ton. Jon Sulkin w ho w al ked around hi s ho me tow n of Sherborne v isiting 7 Chu rches incl uding the Abbe y and Sherborne School C hapel cov ering 3 miles. M ost churches w ere ma nned o ffe ring w el come re freshmen ts. And Pip Burne tt aged 7 with dad Will (aged 40 +) w ho cy cled 20 miles v isiting 10 chu rches . The following a ccount was written by the m as a t hanks to all who kindl y a nd generously sponsore d t hem “ We se t ou t at 8.30a m and visited the c hurches at Buckland and Glanv illes Wootton. A leisurely brea kfas t w as th en had at the Round Chimney s Farm shop, follow ed by a chilly ride to Holnest w here Pip w as intrigued by the box ed pew s. Then on to the small chu rches at Hermitage and Hilfield… a box of Ten C ommand men t apples w as left for v isitors to sa mple at the for mer (sliced a rou nd the centre rev eals a 5-point s tar and 10 red do ts) . Nex t stop the F ria ry at 11.25am w here we met Pip’s friend Edith w ho com es to the fa mily serv ice and liv es at the F riary w ith her pa rents and b rothe r. We got show n round the Friary met 4 pi gs and had an ice crea m at the shop. We ex tended our s tay to a v oi d a heavy dow npour. Hav ing set o ff a gain we climbed (w alked) up to Ba tcombe Dow n, w here we enjoy ed the view s ov er North Do rset and So mer set, then descended dow n to the chur ches at Bat combe, Leigh, Chetno le (best fo r ca kes) and finally Yetminste r arriv ing at 3.30pm . A to tal of ju st ov er 20 miles and a good day out in the fresh air and v isiting ol d churche s and seeing new faces . PS. This is the 4 th y ear Pip has done this. Each y ear we go a bi t further. The firs t y ear we did Buckland , GW, How ell (6.7mi ), then nex t y ear dow n the Pi ddle Val l ey to Puddl etow n (10mi), and las t year we w ent around the villages to the east of us (15 mi). I thin k nex t y ear we could repe at the Piddle Valley run a nd then ta ke bac k roads fro m there to Ware ham and finish at Pip’s Grandma and Grandad’s .” Than ks a gain to all w ho supported and sponsore d us. Jon S ul ki n

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