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Around the Village

There’s plenty to do around the village, from clubs and groups, regular and one-off events to Keep Fit and Pilates classes and scheduled walks. Whatever your interest, you are almost certain to find activities or groups to suit. We have a fine Village Hall, a well-stocked village shop (The Old Chapel Stores), The Gaggle of Geese pub, Primary School, Pre-school and Toddler group and an historic parish church. Use the buttons below to find out about other activities and facilities in and around the village:

General Information

Buckland Newton’s Holy Rood Church at risk?

from the Vicar, Jonathan Still: Dear Friends, We have some news on the condition of Holy Rood Buckland Newton Chancel roof! It has been a long wait to get the specialists and scaffolding and safety checks in a row, but they are now at work. This is why we have unfortunately been keeping the church locked except for services, as we cannot leave the scaffold and tools unsupervised. The good news is that the initial tests have shown that there is no asbestos present in the white ceiling panels which we believe were inserted in the early 1990’s. They are simple hardboard in composition, and some have been removed to allow for inspection. What they have revealed is that they have been acting as traps for condensation moisture. Water vapour has been able to enter into the space behind where the oak boarding supports the lead roof covering directly above. The vapour has then condensed into liquid water on the underside of the relatively cooler northern face of the roof. This moisture has allowed the development of localised areas of bacterial and fungal rot in the timbers over a long period. It is one of these timbers we then spotted had dropped some centimetres at the failed joint. Our architect and contractors are now devising a plan for remedial work. Because of the weight of the timber and lead covering, this will not be able to be done from inside. It appears therefore that an external scaffold roofing over the chancel will be required to enable the replacement of the areas of rotten timber, and then the replacement of the lead roof incorporating some vents to enclosed spaces. The chancel is the oldest part of Holy Rood. It has been here since being built by Glastonbury Abbey in the C13th. We will soon have a plan to remedy the problem. Then we will have to work out how the remedy can be funded, so expect to hear more from me! The problems with the chancel roof were found when our architect carried out his Quinquennial Survey last year and this also identified various repairs needed to the roofs, stonework and rendering, etc. these need to be addressed over the next 1 to 4 years. The PCC members together with our architect will be addressing these items shortly and some may be incorporated with the chancel roof works. I remain very grateful to the small team of Buckland people keeping Holy Rood alive and flourishing. Our services continue at 10am 1st, 2nd and fourth Sundays and 4pm on 3rd. We have several weddings booked for 2024 and 2025. It is always lovely to see you there.

Treasurer needed for BN Village Hall

We Need Help from You! Would you like to help your community in 2024? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND JOIN OUR FRIENDLY cOMMITTEE? Could you give two hours a month to manage the Village Hall’s accounts and be the Hall’s Treasurer? To get in touch please contact Kate, Chair of the Committee 07860 582362

Switch off of analogue telephone lines

People may have seen a small amount of information about the intention by Openreach to change all landlines to digital by 2025. There is no national publicity about this changeover, but it will have quite a big effect for some people. Please click for more information about this changeover from Councillor Jill Haynes.

Helping farmers and land managers navigate changes

brought about by the Agricultural Transition

The support continues to include: Transition workshops, One-to-one support, Small group webinars, Digital training. For full details of the support and to register on any of the workshops please visit our website - https://businessinfopoint.co.uk/ffr/ or call 0800 592 872.

Other Local Websites and Publications

Buckland Newton Community Facebook Page

• share & promote positive news relating to our village & its

surroundings.

• support our thriving local groups, societies, committees &

businesses.

• buy, sell, swap pre-loved possessions.

• enable the village community to advertise their skills, to promote

their events, ask for trader recommendations or get advice on a local issue.

Anyone can join the community page, and once you do you can post your

event or views. A team of moderators oversees the site and makes sure

that all those posting respect the rules of the community page. At present

your moderators are Amanda McKenna, Keith Darbyshire and Simon

Colquhoun.

Buckland Newton Parish Council Website

Lydden Vale News

The local printed Newsletter, the Lydden Vale News, is delivered free to

every household in the village. Editorial: lyddenvalley@gmail.com

Advertising: lyddenvaleadverts@gmail.com

There is an online version of the newsletter; for most recent available (March 2024) issue, click on Lydden Vale News to view page-by-page or Lydden Vale News (pdf file) if you have a fast internet connection, to download the whole issue. There is also a rolling 12-month Lydden Vale News Archive, so that you can refer back to earlier issues. The LVN Editor - Amanda McKenna, and Treasurer - Vinny McKenna. E- mail contact as above.

Food and Drink

Old Chapel Stores

Sue, Pete and their family welcome you to their village shop. Opening

Hours: Monday to Saturday 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, Sunday 8.00 am to 12.00

noon. Meats from Butchers Roger Else (Stalbridge). Plus all sorts of

tempting bakery goodies from Evershot Bakery as well. Plus: Hardware

Department upstairs. Pop along for more information on what is available

and support your local shop.

Gaggle of Geese

Simon and Sarah at the Gaggle of Geese (Winner - Best Pub Garden 2023) welcome bookings from those looking for a venue for special occasions - such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, children’s parties, fundraisers etc. Just get in touch for a chat about how we can help you celebrate at the Gaggle. How to contact The Gaggle: Aside from popping in to the pub, you can also reach us or leave a message on 01300 345249 or e-mail on hartandhops@gmail.com Latest news and details of events can be found on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/gaggleofgeesepub/ - website at https://gaggleofgeese.co.uk/ . Opening hours for the first few months of the year will be: Mondays & Tuesdays - closed Wednesday to Saturdays - open all day from 11.30 am. Food served from midday to 2.30 pm and then 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm Sundays - open from midday to 7.00 pm. Food served midday to 5.00 pm Tikka Curry Van generally visits Buckland Newton on alternate Wednesdays.

Boosting Broadband in Rural Areas

Dorset Council is appealing to town and parish councils to help spread the

word that help is available to boost broadband in rural areas. For more

information, please see the attached article - voucher funding may be

available for households/businesses with slow broadband.

Fibre broadband is available via BT to most residents in Buckland Newton. Wessex Internet is also bringing fibre broadband to Buckland Newton - expected Spring 2024. Outreach Post Office The outreach Post Office is open in the Village Hall on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon.

Prescriptions

Prescriptions are delivered from Cerne Abbas Surgery to Old Chapel

Stores, usually after 3.30 pm, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Defibrillator

The village has its own defibrillator, housed in an unlocked cupboard on an

outside wall of the Village Hall by the kitchen door, under the veranda. In

an emergency, ring 999, then click here for list of runners who will bring the

defibrillator to you.

Recycling and Refuse Collection and Calendar

You can find details of your rubbish and recycling calendar at

https://mapping.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mylocal/

Travel & Traffic / Road Closures

See Parish Council Travel & Traffic page

Transport and Travel Survey

Dorset Council and BCP Council need your views to help them develop a new local transport plan to travel safely and easily around the county, while protecting its special landscape. This is essential to help the two councils shape a transport plan that works for everyone in Dorset. Find out more and complete the survey https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/.../local-transport-plan-4 Survey closes Sunday 3 March 2024.

Weather Forecast

The nearest Met Office Weather Forecast location is Minterne Gardens.

Click for a 7-day weather forecast.

Flood Warden

The village Flood Warden (01300 345707) or e-mail floodwarden@sky.com

In case of flooding, the village now has a supply of sandbags. If you are

unlucky enough to require use of these at some time in the future please

contact the Flood Warden to find out how to obtain sandbags.

More from the Village…

Bonfires - please consider your Neighbours

Please be considerate if you wish to have a garden bonfire. Smoke from

bonfires can be a real nuisance if neighbours have washing out to dry.

Particularly with coronavirus, smoke can also cause extra difficulties for

those with breathing problems, such as asthma sufferers - please think

before lighting a bonfire. For more advice from Dorset Council on bonfires

please see: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/environmental-

health/bonfires.aspx

Regular Events

Buckland Newton Pre-School. This operates 8.45 am to 3.15 pm, Monday to Friday in term time. Breakfast Club available from 8.00 am. All at Buckland Newton School during term time. It caters for children aged from 2 years, if space available. For further information, contact the school office on 01300 345393 during school hours or e-mail the School Office. Lunch Club. A 2-course meal with tea/coffee on the second Friday of each month, at Buckland Newton Village Hall or a Pub. Over 90 or 80? Maybe in your seventies? Living alone and no longer driving, except to potter around the village? You have a disability or long-term health problem, and would love to get out to meet old friends or make new ones? If so, we would be delighted to see you. Village Cafe. 10.30 am to 12.00 noon, every last Friday in the month (except August and December) in Buckland Newton Village Hall. A great opportunity to meet people in the village if you are new to the area or just meet your friends for an hour to catch up with them. £1.30 buys you cake and coffee/tea.

Dates for your Diary

Below is a list of events taking place over the next few weeks. You can also check the Buckland Newton Community Facebook page for last- minute news of events. If you want your local event publicised here, please e-mail Webmaster ; also please e-mail if you have to cancel your event so that the events diary can be kept up to date. Thursday 21st March, 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm, Gaggle of Geese. ‘Knit and Natter’. Do come along and join us if you would like to share in an afternoon of crafting – all levels of skill are welcome. There is always someone to help you with a tricky pattern or just share ideas. We meet in The Gaggle every fortnight – there is usually cake to share. If you ’d like to know more, please get in touch with one of us. Lyn Cox 01300 345739 and Jane Willis 01300 345477. Saturday 23rd March (note new date), 10.30 am to 12.30-ish pm, Buckland Newton Village Hall. CPR and Defib Training. This training session will be run by a member of SWAST and covers how to use the Defib and how to do CPR. There will be an opportunity to practice CPR during the session. The cost is £5.00 per person, and everyone is welcome. There is no charge for the Runners. To find out more, or to book a place, please contact one of us. Sandie Stout - 345135 / Jane Willis – 345477 Saturday 23rd March, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon, Buckland Newton Churchyard. Before the Lent lunch, there will be a Church Yard Tidy Morning so bring your loppers, hoes, trowels, rakes and gardening gloves and work up an appetite to justify your lunch! See you there. Saturday 23rd March, 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm, Holy Rood Church Buckland Newton. Lent Lunch. Come and enjoy a simple lunch of various soups and bread. In aid of Buckland Newton Church and Future Roots. There will be a box for tinned and packaged food for the food bank. Everyone very welcome. Sunday 24th March, Palm Sunday. Service at Holy Rood Church. 10.00 am Holy Communion. All welcome; refreshments available after the service. Wednesday 27th March, 8.30 pm start, Gaggle of Geese. Pub Quiz. our popular monthly quiz. Teams of up to six. £2 per person or free if you dine first. Quiz starts from 8.30pm. Book a table for your team! Friday 29th March, Good Friday. Service at Holy Rood Church. 11.00 am Bun Service. Friday 29th March, 10.30 am to 12.00 noon-ish, Buckland Newton Village Hall. Village Cafe. Tea/coffee and cake, as much as you like for £1.30. The Cafe is a welcoming, easy and relaxed atmosphere. Everyone very welcome - locals and visitors. Please note: We do realise that this is Good Friday and have decided to go ahead anyway. Much better to come along to a Cafe than sit in a traffic jam somewhere trying to get away for Easter!!! Lyn Cox 345739 Liza Hill 345230 Easter Weekend - Friday 29th - 31st March, Gaggle of Geese. Bring the kids along for an Easter Treasure Hunt. Prize for those that complete the challenge! Booking recommended across the weekend. Pub closed on Easter Monday. Sunday 31st March, Easter Day. Service at Holy Rood Church. 10.00 am Holy Communion. All welcome; refreshments available after the service. Wednesday 10th April, 7.00 pm, Buckland Newton Village Hall. Lydden Vale Gardening Club. Derek Dexter, of the British Fuchsia Society, will enlighten members and guests with an illustrated talk on the subject of “Fuchsias, My Way”. Wednesday 17th April, Gaggle of Geese. Watercolour Day Course. A day course run by local artist Andrea. More details and how to book on our website and www.ticketsouce.co.uk/gaggle. Only eight places available so book soon! Wednesday 24th April, 8.30 pm start, Gaggle of Geese. Pub Quiz. our popular monthly quiz. Teams of up to six. £2 per person or free if you dine first. Quiz starts from 8.30pm. Book a table for your team! Saturday 4th May, Gaggle of Geese. Celebrating another year at the Gaggle (six years since we re-opened the Gaggle!). Join us in the gardens with music from Aphrodite Duo. Saturday 11th May, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. Buckland Newton Plant Sale, in aid of Weldmar Hospice. There will be a few willow wigwams for sale on the day, but if you would like to order one please contact Carole Spencer on 01300 345770 by the 31st of March. Saturday 1st June, Gaggle of Geese. Craft and Producers’ Market. We are in the process of organising a summer market supporting local artisan crafters and producers. A sunny afternoon in the Gaggle gardens, stalls, crafts, local tipples and good food! Get in touch if you are local crafter or food producer and would like a stall. Saturday 27th July 2024, Gaggle of Geese. Gagglefest 2024. Our annual family-friendly music festival. Seven bands (headliners, The Entitled Sons), two stages, pizzas, BBQ, scrumpy bar, hog roast, kids zone and more! Tickets now available at early bird prices over the bar or via www.ticketsource.co.uk/gaggle
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