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August 2018 August 2018
BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE ST. LAURENCE’S CHURCH – NEW GATES

NEWS I am sure you will all have noticed the new gates at the entrance to the

churchyard.
VILLAGE HALL NEWS The old gates had been kindly donated in memory of Mr Kellaway over 30 years
ago. Sadly, they had deteriorated over the years and often had to be left open
because, once closed, they were so hard to re-open to gain access to the
Village Hall Floor
churchyard.
For some time now it has been evident that the
wood flooring to the main hall is in need of repairs, The PCC had discussed their replacement on many occasions but knew this
would be a considerable expense. Mr Simon Kidston, whose family used to live
sanding and re-varnishing. After identifying at Southover and are buried in the churchyard, offered to pay for new gates.
specific problem areas and exploring options Needless to say, the PCC very thankfully accepted.
alongside the Bladen Social Club who are
responsible for the skittle alley we have arranged Mr Simon Thomas Pirie, whose workshop and studio is at Rogers Hill Farm, was
for the work to be done in October. Most of the works will be done during the half engaged to undertake the work. Various designs were considered but it was
term week to minimize disruption to regular users. Unfortunately we will need two decided to keep the new gates very similar to the ones they were replacing and
weeks minimum time to allow for the works and the drying and curing of the the existing ironwork was reused.
coating, but the hall will be back in action and better than ever as soon as
possible. The new gates are made of seasoned, local oak and have not been coated so
they will, in time, weather down in the same way as the old ones did.

Artsreach The PCC, and those wanting to get in and out of the churchyard with ease, are
very grateful to the Kidston family for their kind gift and to Simon Pirie for his
We have been very fortunate to be offered a performance in the afternoon on excellent craftsmanship.
November 11 . The performance is entitled ‘The Gathering’ Messages from The
th
Great War. Written in Dorset and telling the story of two Dorset soldiers who fought Elizabeth Whatley and Stephen Sanderson - Churchwardens
in World War One it should provide an interesting insight. More information will be
available in due course.

RIDE AND STRIDE
100+Club
Volunteers are currently selling tickets for the next years’ club. The new manager The 2018 Ride + Stride will take place on Saturday 8th September. Last year's
of the operation is Mike Menzies who is in hospital and directing matters from his sponsored riders and striders raised over £86 000 for Dorset Historic Churches Trust.
bed on his IPhone. We all wish Mike a good recovery from what has been a trying If you wish to take part please contact Pat Wharf at Bere Regis or Richard Killer at
time for him and those close to him, and thank him for his work on behalf of the Affpuddle.
Hall.

The winner of the £30.00 prize for June was ticket no. 41.

Bookings

The new mobile phone has been purchased and should be fully functioning as the
only number to call to book the hall. This means that no matter who is in post and
handling the booking process, you will always use the same contact number.

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