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CHIDEOCK NEWS (including Seatown & North Chideock) AUGUST 2017 PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Sal Robinson, 60 North Allington, Bridport (01308 426327) PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Cllr. Roger Carey, 2 Pettycrate Lane (489782) CHIDEOCK W.I. CHAIRMAN Mary Rogers (01297 489452) VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Sue Walliker (01297 489545) CHIDEOCK PLAYERS Hilary Baker, Annables, North Road, Chideock (01297 489555) CHIDEOCK SOCIETY 01297 489052/ 489 298 /422/619 /477/ 01308 426327 CHIDEOCK FETE COMMITTEE Keith Baylis, Seatown Cottage, DT6 6JT (01297 489027) CHIDEOCK CIDER MAKERS Colin Hopkins, Colraine, Main Street, DT6 6JG (01297 489899) ST. GILES CHURCH RECTOR Rev. Stephen Skinner, 4 Dragons Hill, L/Regis (01297 443763) LICENSED LAY MINISTER Mr. Jim Pettifer, 7 Winniford Close (01297 489260) ST. GILES CHURCHWARDEN Mrs.Valerie Hunt, Longwood, Chideock Hill (01297 489417) ST. GILES CHURCH BELL CAPTAIN Mr. Dave Symonds, Dormer Cottage (01297 489644) ST. GILES CHURCH PCC Mrs. Valerie Hunt, Longwood, Chideock Hill (01297 489417) FRIENDS OF ST. GILES Mrs J. Campbell, Wallbridge House, Mill Lane.(01297 489121) CHIDEOCK ART GROUP Liz Neumann, Chideock (01297 480855) CHURCH OF OUR LADY & ST. IGNATIUS Bridport Parish Office 01308 422594 FRIENDS OF OUR LADY CHIDEOCK VILLAGE TRUST Mrs. Lisa Tuck, Broadlands, Chideock (01297 489543). SYMONDSBURY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER Mrs. Emma Roberts (01308 423502)

SERVICES AT ST. GILES 6 th August Transfiguration 11am Village Service +coffee 13th August 9th Sunday after Trinity 11am Holy Communion 20 th August 10th Sunday after Trinity 11am Chideock Praise 27th August 11th Sunday after Trinity 11am Holy Communion 3 rd September 12th Sunday after Trinity 11am Chideock Praise CHURCH OF OUR LADY, QUEEN OF MARTYRS & ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH AND VILLAGE HISTORY EXHIBITION OPEN DAILY 10-4pm Parish Priest: Fr. Richard Meyer - Friday 4th. 10 am Mass Friday 11th. 10 am Mass Saturday 12th. 6 pm Vigil Mass Friday 18th. 10 am Mass Friday 25th. 10 am Mass Saturday 26th. 6 pm Vigil Mass See Church Noticeboard or www.chideockmartyrschurch.org.uk for more info. DEADLINE DATE : Items for inclusion in the SEPTEMBER 2017 magazine to: Ms. Ruth Wrixton, Sweet Briar, West Road, Bridport, DT6 6AE. Tel: 01308 422649 or mobile 07811672058 or e-mail me : ruthwrixton@hotmail.com (I will always acknowledge I have received them so that you know I have!) LATEST acceptance date will be Wed 16 th August 2017. CHIDEOCK VILLAGE HALL Chairman: Richard Benjamin (489298) Treasurer: Roger Carey (489782) Secretary: Vanessa Glenn 01297 480810 Table Tennis Group Liaison Roger Carey (489782) Hall available as a venue for regular events/special occasions. BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES Sue Walliker 01297 489545. For more information please contact the bookings secretary (see above for telephone numbers) or refer to http://www.chideockandseatown.co.uk/ and go to Village Hall page. BINGO/WHIST DATES all sessions start 7.30pm Thursdays BINGO 3 rd & 17 th August WHIST 10 th & 24 th August 2

SPOTLIGHT In all walks of life we see and experience discrimination, often based on appearances or prejudices or pre-conceived ideas about people. We see the individual and immediately make up our minds as to whether we are going to like them or not. It can sometimes be based on their accent, posh, cockney or northern! or their financial status. How wrong that can often turn out to be! There was an occasion in a church service some years ago, when a young man stood up to read the lesson. He was about 21 years old, and he wore the sort of clothes that 21yr olds wear, leather jacket, jeans and dirty trainers. His head was closely shaved so that it looked as if he had no hair at all. His shaven head particularly upset one member of the congregation. She was very critical of his appearance, and felt young men shouldn t come to church looking like that. Perhaps she felt intimidated, because she associated shaven heads and leather jackets with vandals or hooligans or terrorising gangs. It was only later that she became aware that this particular young man was suffering from cancer, and had lost his hair through chemotherapy. He died a few months later, shortly after completing a mammoth cycle ride round most of Britain to raise funds for cancer research. How difficult it is to accept people just as they are, because of all sorts of inbuilt fears, which tend to cloud our discernment. How easy to make snap judgements about people based simply on irrational feelings about them. I am going to finish by telling you a story I recently told in one of my sermons. His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. He is brilliant and very bright and became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the university campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students, but are not sure how to go about it. One day John decides to go there in his usual state of disarray. The service has already started and so John starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is completely packed and he can t find anywhere to sit. By now people are looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. He gets closer to the pulpit but there are no seats so he just squats down on the carpet. Shock, horror gasp! Tension in the air is thick. The Vicar sees at the back of the church an elderly sidesman (in his eighties) 3-piece suit etc. walking with a stick towards the boy. The congregation are saying to themselves, You can t blame him for what he is going to do. It takes a long time for the elderly man to reach the boy. Everybody is watching and thinking the Vicar can t even preach the sermon until the sidesman does what he has to do. Now they see the elderly man drop his stick on the floor and with great difficulty lower himself and sit next to John and worship with him. When the Vicar gains control he says, What I am about to preach, you will never remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget. Jim Pettifer. LLM 3

GARDEN PARTY In the grounds of Tamarisk, Main Rd. Chideock Come and enjoy this beautiful garden With delicious refreshments, cakes to buy, a raffle to win and games to play Entrance free On Thursday August 3 rd from 2:0pm till 5:00pm In aid of St. Giles Church, Chideock (by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. Warburton) A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY We are having a cream tea to which you are all invited. Where? When? Time? Chideock House Wednesday 23 rd August 2:00pm till 5:00pm (In aid of St Giles Church, by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. Dunn) WELDMAR HOSPICE CARE TRUST DORSET CREAM TEA SEATOWN HOUSE - SEATOWN SATURDAY 26TH AUGUST 2017 3.00pm - 5.00pm 5.00 at the door MUSIC : TINKERS CUSS 4 TOMBOLA THE CHIDEOCK LUNCHEON CLUB As usual the lunch will be at the Clockhouse Inn on the last Tuesday of the month. In August it falls on the 29 th. We meet around 12 noon for 12.30. This is a very pleasant meal, at a reasonable cost, in congenial company, so if you would like to be included and are not yet on the phone list please contact Judy Campbell on 01297 489121. See you there!

Chideock Community Café FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2017 From 2pm Come along with friends or meet new friends. If you would like to come along but need assistance getting to the hall, call me Jane 01297 489996 Tea/Coffee & Cakes/biscuits available We look forward to seeing you!! THIS IS NOT A FUND RAISING EVENT CHIDEOCK VILAGE HALL EVENT FILM NIGHT TUESDAY 29 th AUGUST 2017 7pm for 7.30pm 7.00 Non Members 5.00 Members Membership 2 Tea/Coffee & Popcorn. Bring your own Wine, Beer, Glass!! 5

Your local hospice dispelling some myths Hospices are where you go to die, right? Actually, many of the people who go to stay at Weldmar Hospicecare s Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester are helped with control of their symptoms and then return home. And the vast majority of our patients are supported at home until the end, as that is where they feel most comfortable. I ll bet you didn t know that Weldmar sends its own community nurses, creative practitioners and volunteer companions to people all over the area, either we are often mistaken for a national charity, or even the NHS! Weldmar raises 8million a year to care for our patients and their loved ones. All the money we raise is spent in Dorset, and we only offer our services in Dorset. We have a team of hundreds of super volunteers who operate the tills at our 20 shops and six large outlet stores, marshall fundraising events, stuff envelopes, work in reception, sit with people while their carers get a break and help out at our regular day sessions for patients in north, west and south Dorset. We always need more help though, and can always offer people opportunities they will enjoy, and benefit from. The range of Weldmar s services goes far beyond our inpatient beds. We support families with help for carers, bereavement and chaplaincy services, and we offer physio, occupational therapy, complementary therapies and expert medical support for more than 1,000 people each year. Far from being a depressing place, people who use Weldmar say they have been uplifted, have regained their confidence and all say they wish they had known about us sooner. We re here to help, with personalised care to allow each person to get the most out of life after being given a limited prognosis (usually we see people who have a prognosis of less than a year but in some cases, including Motor Neurone Disease, we help people for many years). All this care has seen us declared Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, whose inspectors carried out an unannounced inspection last year. They were impressed by all aspects of our care for patients and their loved ones, and said some lovely things in their report. So, how can you get involved? You could volunteer at your nearest Weldmar shop, or hold your own event. You could offer to sit with patients in your area, or even take on one of our amazing fundraising challenges such as trekking in Nepal. You can also let your friends know the range of services Weldmar provides we can t help everyone who needs us unless we know about them, so if there is anyone who could benefit from our help get them to ask their doctor for a referral. All our services are free to patients and their loved ones. For more information on Weldmar, go to weld-hospice.org.uk or call 01305 269898. 6

Celebration Picnic Chideock W.I. The picnic on June 23rd 2017 was held on Stonebarrow Hill and arranged specifically to celebrate the centenary year of the W.I. in Dorset. In spite of a change in the weather those who were brave enough to chance it had a great afternoon. The rain stayed away and the sun dared to peep out occasionally. We thought how privileged we are to enjoy such a beautiful view and enjoy a fantastic picnic together so close to where we live. Iris Jones. Chideock W.I. (see first two photos below) Report of Chideock W.I. Meeting on July 4 th 2017 at Cotleigh Farm Two of the W.I. members organized a rather unusual venue for the July meeting when we met at the Royal Oak Fruit Farm in Cotleigh Devon. It is tradition at Chideock W.I. that once a year the members instead of the committee, take responsibility for arranging one summer meeting. After the President s welcome, presentation of birthday flowers and other preliminary matters the afternoon started with a delicious cream tea, freshly made jam and scones were enjoyed in the comfort of a marquee just for us. The Proprietor Julia Williams enlightened us with a short explanation of how the farm had evolved during many years of ownership from simply selling daffodils, to the thriving business it is today. Farm shop, cream teas and restaurant with opportunity to pick your own fruit in season. The fruit plants were all under cover and raised to a sensible height making fruit picking easily possible for almost anyone. Red dessert gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. There is a rumor going round that a lot of jam was made in Chideock this week. The President Mary Rogers thanked Julia for her talk and for a pleasant afternoon. Iris Jones Chideock W.I. (see third photo above) 7

It has been three years since the last Salisbury Clergy Conference. Our theme was Faith in an Age of Uncertainty, chosen by Bishop Nicholas almost two years ago. He had wondered if it would remain relevant by the summer of 2017! Neil MacGregor, art historian and museum director, kicked off proceedings with an exploration of what the Humboldt Forum museum in Berlin, and reactions to it, say about the culture of Western Europe in the early 21st Century. The Museum will be housed in a rebuilt version of the Stadtschloss Palace, once the symbolic centre of the Prussian-led German Empire and later destroyed by the Soviets to make way for the East German parliament building, itself also now destroyed. In making the decision to rebuild the Palace in every respect, that implied placing a cross at the very apex of the building. This proved controversial in the multi-faith and deeply secular Berlin of today, especially as the building will largely house collections of art and culture from outside Europe. No other solution proved possible; Europe's heritage is indubitably indebted and identified with Christianity. As to what it's future will be, Berliners chose to keep a large installation the world Zweifel, or doubt, prominently sited nearby; it had originally been erected for the Communist-era parliament building after the fall of the wall. A provocative illustration. Elaine Storkey, theologian, explored how profoundly culture has changed since the middle of the 20th Century, in a talk perhaps best summed up by two juxtaposed images of the Queen: on at her Coronation, another from the video she made for the 2012 Olympics, accompanying Daniel Craig playing James Bond. Martyn Percy, Dean of Oxford, took delegates on a tour-de-force, spanning time from the emergent "therapeutic rational deist" beliefs that are so common among the rising generation of Millennials back to the boundary-crossing Christian communities of the First Century. The church has always been in crisis, he reminded delegates; it is a modern malaise that it forgets. Finally, Veronica Hope-Hailey, Dean of the School of Management at the University of Bath and a practising Anglican, looked at what lessons might be learned from secular organisations in the context of the collapse of trust in institutions. Veronica quoted an old Dutch proverb, "Trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback", which had a real impact on delegates. Hard work? Yes! Lots of provocative information, animated discussion and much to return with and continue the debate. Delegates were asked to bring Aqua Sarum, water from a local source to the conference. At the closing eucharist, each took a different bottle away, to be poured into a life-giving place when they returned, a transmission from one part of the Diocese to another, symbolising the living water that unites us all. 8

Chideock Hall News The Chideock Village hall committee wish to sincerely thank Bev for her very hard work to make it a very successful Garden Party on 2 nd July raising just over 400 towards the kitchen refurbishment. It was a lovely afternoon and Bev s garden party was enjoyed by all those who were present. Thanks also for the many donations to the raffle and to the volunteers on the entrance, raffle, and washing up etc. 100 PLUS CLUB Dear Friends, This is to let you know that I (Tony Fuller) no longer run the 100 Plus Club. As of 1 st July it has become the responsibility of : Julia Greenshields, Walnut Cottage, Chideock Tel: 01297 480853 Membership fees ( 12 per year, per number) are due and must be paid before 30 th September for the 2017/18 year. It would greatly help to assess the prize money for the coming year if you could pay the years money as early as possible (I have already paid our money). Once again may I thank you all for your support which has made the 100 plus club so successful God bless you all. Tony Fuller, 4 July 2017 Editor s note: Tony has done a really fantastic job for the magazine enabling it to continue for the past five/six years. Very well done Tony and long may your retirement be enjoyed. CHIDEOCK CHATTERS I started Chideock Chatters a while ago for women to get together, have a chat, a glass of wine and meet others. Whilst there are lots of groups meeting during the day, there wasn t anything for working ladies or ladies who have other commitments in the day time. So we meet in the evenings! The group has been a success and we have a get together in one of the local pubs or the village hall every 6 weeks or so. If you would like to join in and come to a get together, please email or phone me and I will put you on the mailing list. jane@warren-house.com tel no. 01297 489996 9

100 PLUS CLUB Draw which took place at the Clock on 27 June 2017 results 1 st prize No. 94 Mr. &Mrs. Coade 30 2 nd prize No. 141 Gillian Bailey 20 3 rd prize No. 25 Jennifer Greetham 15 4 th prize No. 45 Dave Kimpton 10 Thank you for your support. DIAL A FRIEND COASTAL CLUSTER Maybe you know of someone, or you happen to be that someone, who lives alone and has little social contact. Are you aware of what is available? Do you live in the Chideock, Morcombelake or Lyme Regis areas and would like even a brief visit, maybe simply for a talk. We are members of a Team from these local churches. Would you like to meet us and see what we can share together? If you would then please just call Anne: 01297 442 558; Ann: 01297 489 532. TABLE TENNIS IN CHIDEOCK VILLAGE HALL. There are now three full size tables available. Sessions are held on the first Tuesday and Wednesday and the third Tuesday and Wednesday of every month. Tuesday time is 6pm to 8pm and Wednesday time is 2pm to 4pm. This is a friendly informal group and new visitors are always welcome to pop along and have a game. Just turn up! There is a small charge to cover overheads. For more information please phone Roger Carey on 01297 489782. CHIDEOCK ART GROUP We meet in the Village Hall on Mondays at 2pm. All abilities are very welcome. For more details, please contact: Liz [01297 480855] Jane [01297 489996] or Sue [01297 489520] [Members 45 for 10 sessions including tea and coffee. Non-members 10 to attend each tutor session] Summer programme - weather permitting Monday July 31st 2pm Monday August 14 th 11.30 am Monday August 21 st 2pm Monday September 4 th 2pm New term: Monday Sept 11 th, 2017 2pm The Village Hall Sketching in Ann s garden Outing to Sculpture by the Lake Sketching at Seatown Sketching and tea at Symondsbury. 10

CHIDEOCK SOCIETY New permanent residents may have a free copy of 'A Wander Through Chideock' which includes the history of the village and many photos recording village life, former residents and how the built environment has changed over the years. Please call 489477 to arrange collection. Parish Maps are also available from Moores Bakery, Morcombelake or from 01297489422. COMMUNITY POLICING I am your local PCSO and should you wish to contact me: PCSO Luke White E-mail: luke.white@dorset.pnn.police.uk BYPASS/RELIEF ROAD I fought long and hard against the previous by-pass; but at least that one was clear my house would be demolished and we would have to start again. We even bought a house for that eventuality. My husband died before the start of the enquiry and when the bypass was revoked I did not feel like moving on my own and leaving my loved home. The present bypass (for relief road for whom?) transfers the aggravation from one side of the village to another. The cars snaking down Quarr Hill will be seen from most parts of the village, to then drop into thunderous tunnels that will funnel the noise to all residents of North Road and beyond. How deep are those tunnels to accommodate some of the vehicles? How will they cope with the steep gradient of Chideock Hill? How much will it all cost? Would any of the petitioners from the main road like to live with a tunnel in or near their garden? I think I would rather have the option proposed 23 years ago - Take money and compensation than have such a blight imposed on me. All my neighbours feel the same, and are horrified at this proposal. 23 years ago this village became a hot-bed of animosity and enmity, with people storming out of parish meetings and snarling at each other. Will it be like this again? Why don t we all get together to persuade the HA for another by-pass, not one that like this transfers, as I have said, the aggravation for about 300 metres? Isabel Ward. 11

Chideock Parish Council News. A35 Matters. The Parish Council continues its agreed policy, focusing on safety improvements through the village that are considered to be achievable in the short to medium term. Sir Oliver Letwin MP has arranged a meeting in September with West Dorset District Council, Highways England, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and representatives from Chideock Parish Council to consider the possibility of establishing a Low Emission Zone for this section of the A35. Highways England are conducting a Safety Study for the A35, including Chideock. A "community severance" study has been commissioned by Highways England which will look at the issues caused by the A35 cutting through the villages of Chideock and Winterbourne Abbas and how they can be alleviated. Keeping roads, pavements, street lights and signs clear of vegetation. The following advice has been received from Dorset County Council for vegetation bordering roads and pavements maintained by them. The same advice applies to the A35, which is maintained by Connect on behalf of the Highways Agency. The cutting back of highway hedges and trees is the responsibility of the landowner or occupier on whose land the hedges and trees are growing. It is the responsibility of all landowners or occupiers to ensure that their hedges and trees do not interfere with the safe use of public footways and roadways or obscure street lights and road signs. Keeping Public Footpaths and Bridleways clear is the responsibility of the land owner. If you find a Public Footpath or Bridleway which is overgrown or ploughed up etc or a damaged gate / stile etc then please contact the Dorset Rights of Way Team. This can be done online (see below) or via Dorset Direct, giving the Footpath / Bridleway number and the location of the problem. The Dorset Rights of Way team will then either ask the land owner to sort out the issue or will add it to their own list of tasks. However, do not expect the problem to be rectified immediately both Dorset Rights of Way and landowners have many demands on their time and resources. Don't worry about whether the problem has already been reported - better it is reported many times than not at all. Dorset Direct - 01305 221000 Onlinereporting -mapping.dorsetforyou.com/rightsofway/reportproblem/ Please note that stiles are the responsibility of the landowner but that the landowner does not have to make stiles suitable for dogs. Dogs and Livestock. Chideock is very fortunate in having a network of public footpaths over National Trust and privately-owned land. On public access land containing livestock, you must keep your dog on a short-fixed lead (no more than 2 m in length). Dogs and livestock, (e.g. sheep and cows), do not go well together. People are often surprised to find that their friendly family dog chases farm animals. If your dog chases or attacks livestock or looks as if it is going to, the landowner or farmer is entitled to shoot it. When taking a dog through a field with livestock be aware that they may chase the dog, particularly if they have young. A cow with a calf can be more dangerous than a bull. Consider your safety and that of your dog. Dorset is home to many important species of ground-nesting birds, such as nightjar and lapwing. Your dog may mean no harm to wildlife, but nesting birds see dogs as predators and may leave their young. While parents are away from nests the eggs get cold, hatchlings could die of exposure, and scavengers like crows may target the eggs and young birds. So please keep your dog on a short lead in this situation. 12

WHEN IS A BYPASS NOT A BYPASS? You are soon going to be asked to take part in a parish poll to determine the level of support for the proposed new 'bypass'/relief road. You may be told that there is huge support for the proposals from everyone in Chideock and that our MP Oliver Letwin accepts that there is a consensus in favour of the proposals. Neither of these things is true. There are many of us who - for a variety of reasons - feel the proposals are ill-advised or just plain wrong and we ask that you take some time to consider the following points before you make your decision and cast your vote. The word bypass is a misnomer. The proposed new road is not a bypass. It is quite simply just an alternative route through a different part of our parish. Even the term 'relief road' begs the question: relief for whom? While those people who live directly on the current A35 may see a reduction in noise and pollution levels in their houses, many other people will have their quality of life made considerably worse than it is now. Building a new road through Chideock does not solve the very major issue of too much traffic passing through our lovely village. All it will do is move some of that traffic from one part of the village to another. There is a very real danger that building a second road will increase the overall amount of traffic passing through Chideock. It is patently obvious that if there are fewer holdups, more cars and lorries will choose to use this route rather than looking for alternatives. There is therefore also a real danger that overall noise and pollution levels in our village will increase rather than decrease as a result of a new road. There will very certainly be a huge increase in levels of noise and air pollution while the road is being built. And that will be ongoing for years. While some people's respiratory problems, quality of life and financial issues will be helped by the new road as promised in the survey questionnaire, those of many other people (who, don't forget, are also Chideock residents) will be made very much worse. All residents of Chideock, Seatown and North Chideock need to be aware that the CBWG (the pro-bypass group) will have absolutely no control over the route of any bypass despite the proposed plans they will show you. Once a decision has been reached to go for a new road, all planning will be taken out of the hands of the CBWG and controlled by Highways England who will assuredly not have the same agenda as Chideock residents. You may think at the moment that a new road will not adversely affect you, but you need to be aware that there is absolutely no guarantee of that. Even a route south of the A35 cannot be completely ruled out. Moreover, the CBWG may promise you noise and pollution reduction by using cuttings, covers, screens, replanting etc, but let's be very clear - they have no control over those things whatsoever. All such decisions are in the hands of national agencies and their overriding concern will be how to cut costs on the project. We need to think very carefully about whether we want our beautiful village further disrupted and divided. A new major road passing through it will change it forever. All we ask is that you take time to think about these issues before casting your vote. Please don't just assume it will never happen. It might do if you don't act now. Finally, would it not be a much better idea to unite as a village to push for a real bypass through the Marshwood Vale? Alan and Frances Colville and many other like-minded people. 13

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