BUCKLAND NEWTON

 

A DAY out to Bowood House and Gardens and Devizes is being organised and everyone interested is welcome to book!
The planned date for the visit is Thursday, August 9.
Bowood House is the home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and famous for being one of the UK’s best adventure playgrounds.
The house is well known for its display of a wealth of unique items.
Thursday is market day in Devizes and everyone will be able to browse through the numerous independent shops the town has managed to retain.
Furthermore The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum offers fascinating insights into the construction, operation, closure and re-opening of the canal.
For more information and cost involved call Sylvia Morse on 01300 345341.

YOUTH Club : The newly established Youth Club in the village has got off to a good start but is equally looking forward to welcoming new members in September.
Even though activities cease over the summer, a drumming workshop, organised by Artsreach, will take place on Tuesday, August 21.
Weekly meetings will commence again on Tuesday, September 11.
The club has furthermore decided that it is ready now to employ a paid Youth Worker to get involved alongside the volunteers.
The suitable applicant will be needed every Tuesday from 6pm – 8:30pm and should be 18 years or older.
Training through Dorset County Council is available.
Please call Lysander Parsons on 01300 345549 if this position is of interest to you.

 

CERNE ABBAS

HORTICULTURAL Society : The society is in the process of developing a website and it is hoped that many member and non-members will use it.
Please search for “cerneabbashorticulture” to find out more and consider putting material forward for the site.
If you have any suggestions or contributions to make, please e-mail cerneabbashorticulture@gmail.com.
The society’s next big event is the Annual Show on Saturday, August 11.

FIRST School: With the beginning of the summer holidays, the school bids a sad farewell to Headteacher Helen Williams, who has accepted a challenging position as Head of a Weymouth School
Cerne Abbas First School has appointed an interim Head, Mr David Vann, an experienced Deputy Headteacher from Bournemouth.
Furthermore, Mo Chutter retires having been a Teaching Assistant for fifteen years.
Both ladies leave on a high as Cerne Abbas First School was the winner of the Environmental Youth Award for Dorset and was joint first in the South West Final!
Finally, the school thanks everyone who visited and participated in this year’s May Fair.
An excellent £ 1,700 were raised, an important financial boost for the school.

SEWING for kids is a new initiative by The Old Saddler.
Offering a creative environment for children, The Old Saddler provides sewing kits and tuition on four “Craft Tuesdays”, the next ones taking place on Tuesday, August 7 and Tuesday, August 14.
Places are limited so be sure to register your interest as soon as possible by calling 01300 341238.

 

CERNE VALLEY

YOUR Views : I have written on behalf of the Cerne Abbas & District area within Your Views (formerly: Community News) of the Dorset Echo for five and a half years now and feel it is time for a change of “author”.
I am therefore looking for someone to take over this column.
Would you like to provide the Echo reader with interesting snippets of what’s happening in this area, together with the occasional photograph?
The reporting for Your Views and an unpaid position but an interesting one, even more so if you are a regular participant in village activities!
How much time you would like to commit to it is entirely up to you, depending on wheterh you would like to see your news in print every week or on  a fortnightly basis.
If you think this could be for you, e-mail me, Christina Juppe on cj.juppe@talk21.com or call 07880 906944 for an informal chat.