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Stourpaine Parish Council – Vacancy for a Parish Councillor

There is currently a vacancy on the parish council and current members would like to co-opt a new councillor to join them.

Are you over 18?
Do you live within three miles of Stourpaine or work here?
Are you on the Electoral Roll?
Are you interested in helping to improve the quality of life of your community?
Do you want to be involved in making important decisions in your community?

If you can answer yes to these questions then Stourpaine needs you.

Please contact Paul Clark – Parish Clerk if you would like to be considered for the position or need more information.

Paul Clark

Parish Clerk – Stourpaine Parish Council
Keepers Cottage
Holloway Lane
Shillingstone
Dorset
DT11 0SY
Telephone – (01258) 860460
Email – stourpaine@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Stourpaine Gardening club – 2013 AWARDS WINNERS

2013 AWARDS WINNERS WERE:

The WHITE HORSE TROPHY for Vegetables & Fruit Frank Tomes
The LESLIE COWARD CUP for Flowers Pete Palmer
The URSULA WARREN ROSE BOWL for Flower Arranging Carol Cutting
The NAN PRESTON CUP for Preserves, Cakes and Pastry Gyda Warren
The PRITCHARD CUP for Photography Robin Clarke
The JOHN SKELLY TROPHY for Photography Robin Clarke as a Club Member
The GRACE UPWARD CUP for Handicrafts Ruth Pearce
The CAPTAIN TREMBLE CUP for Painting and Drawing Barrie Waterman
The STAINER CUP for the Written Word Margaret Williams
The JEAN CHANDLER CUP for children aged between 8 and 13 Sophie Campbell
The MRS OLIVER CUP for children up to 7 years of age Skye Hunt
The LANGDON CUP for highest overall points Peter Palmer
The IVA DIMOND CUP for the highest overall points Peter Palmer as a Club Member
The KING EDWARD CUP for the greatest weight grown from one potato Pete Palmer as a Club Member

Stourpaine Gardening Club Summer Show – Saturday 14 September 2013

Stourpaine Gardening Club Summer Show Saturday 14 September 2013
The Stourpaine Gardening Club held its 33rd annual summer show on Saturday, 14th September in Stourpaine Village Hall. As usual, the event was very well supported by exhibitors and visitors. In total 49 classes were entered by 47 exhibitors who provided 265 exhibits. Special thanks must go to Mrs Jean Chandler for organising the show, Pete and Jan Palmer for organising the schedule of classes and the judges who gave their time to attend the show. Thanks must go also to all those who submitted their entries to the show.

Twelve trophies were awarded for a variety of classes and the winners included Pete Palmer (four trophies), Robin Clarke (two trophies) and Carol Cutting, Ruth Pearce, Frank Tomes, Gyda Warren, Barrie Waterman and Margaret Williams (one trophy each).

A special mention must go to Mary Phipps who donated the CAPTAIN TREMBLE trophy in memory of her late husband, Martin Phipps who was a committee member and a strong supporter of the club. This trophy was awarded to Barrie Waterman, the overall winner of the Painting and Drawing classes. Robin Clarke swept the board by winning all five photography classes. He would like to dedicate his success to Martin Phipps who “taught me everything I know about photography”.

Ride & Stride

Ride and Stride: 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. on 14th Sep 2013.
Help raise money for your local historic churches Stourpaine, Durweston and Pimperne by doing a sponsored tour of nearby Dorset churches.

RAISE MONEY FOR DORSET’S HISTORIC CHURCHES

Nearly every church in the county will be open to visit, and the newly opened Trailway will make it safe and fun for all ages. Visit as many churches as you like on foot, bicycle or horseback. If you want to join the fun, speak to your churchwarden to get an entrant pack and then get some sponsors.

If all that sounds a bit too much like hard work for you, all three churches need support crews to sign sponsorship forms for the visitors and top them up with water, orange squash and flapjacks on their way round. If you can spare an hour or two to volunteer on the 14th of September, please get in touch with your churchwarden:

Stourpaine 451129 Chris Brown
Durweston 450102 Lesley Bryning
Pimperne 459593 Richard Ashwell

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Stourpaine Village Fête – 30 June 2013

Stourpaine 2013 Village Fête
Sunday, 30^th June 2013
12 noon until 4 p.m.

Summer is coming! Come and join us at the Stourpaine Village Fête, three miles north of Blandford, on the playing fields beside the new Trailway link between Blandford and Sturminster Newton.

There will be a wide range of events and activities for all the family: children’s games, coconut shy, duck race, ferret and terrier racing, penalty shootout, skittles, tug of war, to name but a few. We will also have stalls selling books, bric-a-brac, cakes, plants, etc. plus an impromptu dog show including the most handsome dog, prettiest bitch, owner and dog with the best six legs, waggiest tail and the dog most like their owner, so do bring your dogs with you.

In addition there will be a display of steam tractors, and you will be able to have a close look at these magnificent machines. Visitors are also invited to bring and show their vintage/classic vehicles.

Come and enjoy the Stourpaine Fête, a quintessentially English event, in our beautiful Blackmore Vale. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday 30^th June, between 12 noon and 4 p.m.

Press release contact:

Derek Gardiner
1 Hod Drive

Stourpaine

Dorset

DT11 8TJ

T: 01258 488 455

Wimborne and Ferndown Singers

Wimborne and Ferndown Singers are a ladies choir singing in 3 parts- Soprano, Second Soprano and Altos.

They sing at concerts for local charities. Entertain at residential homes and local churches.

Wimborne and Ferndown Singers with local artists are presenting a Summer’s Evening entertainment on Friday, 12 July 2013 at 19:30 in Holy Trinity Church, Stourpaine.

Gardening Club: Tips – June/July

Gardening Club

Gardening Tips for June/ July

Bindweed, couch grass and other perennial weeds can quickly spread through established borders, so be vigilant and dig them out as soon as you notice them. Being careful to get the whole root where possible.

Don’t forget, that by regular dead heading you will continue to get flowers especially on sweat peas, roses, lupins and delphiniums.

Keep an eye on your lawn and should you be invade by daises and dandelions use a weed killer. If it is just the odd one try digging it out.

Water regularly but avoid the heat of the day. The best time to water is either evening or early morning before it gets too warm. BY DOING THIS YOU WILL AVOID SUN SCORCH.

Ponds and water features need regular care. Keep them topped up and at the first sign of duck or blanket weed remove it, as it soon multiplies.

Continue planting salad crops for a continuous supply. July is also the time to plant winter spinach, spring cabbage and turnips. You can also plant French beans and peas for a late crop.

Mound soil up around the stems of maincrop potatoes, to encourage better crops.

Thanks to the right weather and a bee population many of you may be looking forward to a bumper apple crop. Should you be lucky enough to have large clusters of apples, it may be advisable to remove some to encourage a larger apple. Keep a close eye on them and remove any damaged or diseased straight away.

Happy Gardening

Gardening Club: 2013 Programme

Gardening Club

Gardening Club 2013 Programme

09 August Demonstrations by Pete & Jan
Softwood cuttings and flower arranging

28 August Visit to Highgrove

14 September Saturday Annual Show
To include the children’s Sunflower Growing Competition. The Potato & Fushia Growing Competition. As well, for the first time, a sale of home grown produce at the end of the show.

20 September
The Hampton Court Experience
Speaker from Castle Gardens

12 October Saturday
Barn Dance- Harvest Supper
Supported by The Yetties

08 November Friday
A talk about Dorset Air Ambulance

20 November Christmas Shopping Event
@ Castle Gardens 6.45 for 7.00

13 December Christmas Social Evening.
Singalong, Playalong Music for Fun
By David Andrews

Gardening Club: Highgrove Gardens

Gardening Club

Visit to Highgrove Gardens
Wednesday 28 August
Please ensure those of you with tickets bring photo ID with you. Passports preferably.
You will not be allowed to take cameras or mobile phones into the shop, café or garden, so to avoid disappointment please leave them at home where possible.
A coach will pick us up and return us to the White Horse. Should you need to drive to the collection point please park your car in the grounds of the village hall.
You will notified of times nearer the date in the next Newsletter.