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NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER

MILBORNE MOVIES
It’s often been said that no-one does pomp and
ceremony quite as well as the British. I think the events
of the past weekend show that this is true – the A Man called Otto
crowning of King Charles III really was a fantastic
occasion. Of course, the Coronation service itself was Friday 16th June 2023 at 7.30pm
the centre of it all, but the events all around the Village Hall, The Causeway, Milborne St Andrew
country showed a brilliant spirit of celebration. DT11 0JX
I was in Wimborne Minster on Friday evening for the Doors and bar open 7.00
Civic Service, led by Canon Andrew Rowland, with
the Archdeacon of Dorset and Bishop Karen also in Tickets cost £6, which includes a drink or an ice-
attendance. We were given a magnificent taste of what was to come on cream
Saturday from the Minster choir, singing “I was Glad” by Hubert Parry. The
Archdeacon reminded us in his sermon about the King’s humility and sense of Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grump who's given up on
service to his country - which was reflected in the Coronation Service. The life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family
service retained its essential traditions, but had more modern touches. moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a
friendship that will turn his world around.
I was in Dorset all weekend, and on Sunday
and Monday I visited several community At first sight, Otto is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet, a
parties and get-togethers. I want to thank curmudgeon with staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People think
everyone involved in organising these him bitter, and he thinks himself surrounded by idiots. Otto's well-ordered, solitary
events, and also those who have put time world gets a shake-up one snowy morning with the appearance of new
and effort into decorating our local neighbors, a chatty young couple and their two daughters, who announce their
communities – whether with bunting, flags, arrival by accidentally driving over a curb with their U-Haul. What follows is a
flowers or posters. I hope you all enjoyed heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unlikely friendships, and a community's
the weekend’s celebration as much as I unexpected reassessment of the one person they thought they had figured out.
did.

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