Gillingham & Shaftesbury Guide October

ISSUE: OCTOBER 2017 

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Join Charlie at Memorial Hall, Wincanton BA9 9JF 

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WELCOME 

GILLINGHAM & SHAFTESBURY GUIDE 

Welcome to our October 2017 Issue. 

Suddenly we are looking at the end of the year and Christmas is I am afraid 

just round the corner, creeping up very fast. As you browse through our 

magazine look out for restaurants who are already taking bookings for the 

season, so do try to book early. 

Ellen Burton (pg 10) & Mole End Designs (pg 5) are both offering Christmas 

Vouchers as gifts; lets face what woman doesn’t appreciate a little pampering 

now and then. Bright Blooms (pg6) can provide all kinds of bouquets and 

fl oral dispays, to say thanks or for the Christmas table or decorations. If you 

are looking for something a little diffeent try Lopen Fallow (Pg5) or The Suite and Bed Centre (pg 25) 

The schools are now back in full swing and the older children may be looking to their futures. Gillingham 

Chamber of Commerce are hosting Gillingham Skillfest on 17 October at the Olive Bowl. This is a chance 

for businesses to learn about taking on apprentices, the benefi ts, the pitfalls and how to avoid them. 

This is a great opportunity for years 11, 12 and 13 students to come along and see how the Apprentice 

Programme could suit them, ask questions, meet up with current and former apprentices. If you are a 

business or your child is at Gillingham or Shaftesbury School please contact gccisecretary@outlook.com. 

I often get comments that there is a lack of opportunity to read short stories and many of the big national 

magazines are no longer published or prefer celebrity headliners or a shock content. We are trialling a 

programme of short stories linked to our advertisers. The stories are all fi ctional. We have approached 

local writer Rik Lonsdale to provide us with a short story each month. Let us know what you think on 

info@vale-advertising.co.uk; also if you have a company that you wish to be featured in a story. 

Thanks to Alex Hill for his atmospheric shot of Gillingham as the sun goes down. A reminder that our 

cut-off date for events and advertising is the 10th of the month and that community or charitable events 

are free of advertising charges. Copy for November is 10th October. 

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Estate Online Services launched 

With very little in the way of fanfare or publication, HMRC launched its new online trust and 

estate services at the end of July 2017 which you should be aware of in case you act as a trustee 

or executor. 

What are the new services? 

The online services are intended to meet requirements placed on HMRC, trustees and executors 

by anti-money laundering legislation that came into force in June 2017 which attempts to make 

arrangements such as trusts slightly more transparent. 

HMRC have announced that the register will not be publicly available and will only be accessible 

by HMRC and law enforcement agencies when they request details from HMRC. 

What information is collected? 

New or existing trusts and complex estates will need to be included on the register in any tax 

year when there is a UK ‘tax consequence’ – which is broadly whenever the trust or estate 

becomes liable to pay tax. 

Whether that tax is Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax or 

Stamp Duty Reserve Tax, the trustees or executors will need to register the trust or estate and 

provide information, including:- 

• The trust or estate name, contact address and telephone number. 

• Details of the laws and country of administration of the trust if these are outside the UK. 

• Information such as name, date of birth and National Insurance number for the deceased 

in the case of estates or the settlor, trustees and beneficiaries for trusts. 

• The type of assets in the trust and their monetary value. 

When do trusts and estates need to be registered? 

If a trust or estate has a UK tax consequence it will need to register by 5 October following the 

tax year in which the trust or estate is created. 

The online services can be accessed via the GOV.UK website using a Government Gateway 

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Paris remains ‘En Pointe’ after 25 years 

For twenty-five years Miss Paris has taught Dance 

in Shaftesbury and the surrounds. When she 

first arrived here 1992, from London by way of 

California, Australia and Mauritius, it was to settle 

her daughter Geneviève into Port Regis School. 

Paris had started her performing and teaching 

career in London in ’76, and had not stopped since. 

Her first ‘engagements’ here were with Motcombe 

Grange School and Flying Start Nursery where she 

took and passed their required NVQ’s and generally 

increased her qualifications and experience of the 

UK rules and regulations of working with small 

children. 

Then she introduced Dance to Port Regis School in 

‘93. “I started with only four girls in one Ballet class 

once a week. Within the first term the popularity grew to such an extent that I had 65 students attending Ballet, 

Tap and Jazz”. But this was only part-time and so Paris found time to be the peripatetic Dance teacher for St Mary’s, 

Sherborne Prep and Knighton House Schools as well. 

Paris had already achieved her goal of being the “Owner, principal and senior instructor of a multi-genre studio” in 

Sydney, Australia between ‘81 and ’90; so, she did it again here in Shaftesbury with her Paris Helen School of Dance, 

in brand new premises on the Wincombe Business Park. In the last week of painting and decorating the studio Paris 

and Geneviève were dancing together when the phone rang. Paris twisted around and… snapped a bone in her 

foot. Her grand opening was made horribly frustrating with a cast on her foot, but her students and parents were 

wonderfully enthusiastic and, quite literally, carried Paris through that first term. 

She sold her business in 2010, but continued to teach at Knighton House, Bryanston and Clayesmore Schools; and 

her ever popular adult ballet and exercise classes. 

So, what is it that Paris teaches? Well, firstly, she is a member of the ISTD (Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing), 

and it is the Cecchetti method of teaching Ballet that is the corner stone of her portfolio. Out of this experience she 

has designed and developed her own programs for teaching very young children how to develop their physicality 

and musicality, through the exam syllabus of the ISTD for young students to learn and appreciate Ballet both 

as recreation and vocational training. Indeed, many of her students have gone on to become performers and 

teachers. Then expanding on the traditional Ballet class to teach remedial exercise and her own ‘Classical Ballet 

Workout’ for adults; and right through to her ‘Chair Ballet’ for the retired residents of some of our local Residential 

and Care Homes. 

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Moving Gardens by Rik Lonsdale 

It was difficult to leave, but Barbara had no choice. The removal van was laden with their furniture, the 

car packed with the essentials of kettle, tea and emergency rations. Dennis was waiting, but she had to 

take a last walk around the garden. 

The garden was a history of their time together in the house. The Bramley at the bottom, planted when 

they first moved in, towered above the fences, sheds and lesser trees of neighbouring gardens. The two 

lilacs, commemorating the births of their children, were as strong, sturdy and mature as Barbara’s own 

son and daughter. She paused at each commemorative plant, remembering why it had been planted. 

She remembered trips to the garden centre with her children to choose markers for the pets they once 

had. Bernie, the Dachshund, Frodo, the tortoiseshell, hamsters, guinea pigs, all had a special shrub. 

The rose garden, started when grandchildren began to arrive, now had five rose bushes. Barbara smelled 

each one in turn for what would be the last time. 

Dennis came up behind her and gave a quiet cough. He knew how difficult it was to leave their home of 

forty-two years, but they could no longer manage the large garden and rather than see it overgrown 

they had sold the house. 

‘Oh! Dennis, I’m going to miss this so much,’ said Barbara, brushing away a tear. 

‘I will too, but we have to go, and if we don’t leave soon the removal men will be in Gillingham before 

us,’ said Dennis. 

Their new home was just that, a newly built bungalow, with a much smaller garden. Although the house 

had everything you could wish for inside, the garden was bland concrete paths and straight edged lawns. 

Soulless was Barbara’s instant judgement. But there was no 

turning back. 

They spent the next day unpacking and moving in. Barbara 

was exhausted. On the following day Dennis asked Barbara 

to sit by the front window. 

‘I’m expecting a delivery and you know what these new 

developments are like, the driver might miss us. I’ll be in the 

back sorting my tools, just give me a call when he arrives,’ 

said Dennis. 

It was an hour later when the lorry came slowly down the 

road. Barbara was lost in her book when she saw it. She 

rushed into the back garden to find Dennis digging a hole in 

the lawn. 

‘What are you doing, Dennis?’ she said, then quietly, ‘your 

delivery’s here.’ 

‘Good, come and give me a hand.’ 

Of course, Barbara didn’t need to lend a hand. The friendly 

people from Orchard Park unloaded what must have been 

the biggest Cherry Tree they had, and trolleyed it around to 

the back of the bungalow. They even helped Dennis site it in 

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Makes 12 

Ingredients 

For the cakes 

100g Plain flour 

20g Cocoa powder 

140g caster sugar 

1 1/2 tsp baking powder 

Pinch salt 

40g Unsalted butter (room temp) 

120ml whole milk 

1 egg 

1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

For the icing 

300g Icing sugar (sifted) 

100g Unsalted butter (room temp) 

40g Cocoa powder 

40ml Whole milk 

For decoration 

Pot of chocolate sprinkles 

Sweets for eyeballs 

Black string liquorice - cut into 5cm strips 

Method 

Halloween treats 

Preheat the 

oven to Gas 3 / 

175C 

Place the flour, 

cocoa powder, 

caster sugar, 

baking powder, 

salt and butter 

into an electric 

mixer (or use a 

handheld 

whisk) and beat 

on a slow 

speed until the 

mixture looks 

grainy, like 

sand. 

In a separate 

jug whisk the 

milk, egg and vanilla extract together. 

Pour half into the flour mixture. Beat well 

to combine and make sure you get rid of 

any lumps. Add the second half of the 

egg and milk mixture and beat until the 

mixture is smooth (about two minutes). 

Spoon the mixture into 12 paper cupcake 

cases and bake in the oven for 20-25 

minutes until cooked. Set aside to cool. 

To make the icing: Beat the icing sugar, 

butter and cocoa powder together by 

hand or in an electric mixer. Add the milk 

a little at a time then beat well until the 

mixture is light and fluffy. Use this to 

cover the cooled cakes. 

To finish the spiders: Pour the chocolate 

sprinkles on to a saucer. Take each iced 

cake and dip the icing into the sprinkles 

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two 'eyeballs' on each cupcake. 

Use a skewer to poke 4 holes on 

opposite sides of each cupcake; insert 

liquorice strips into each hole. 

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Club / Group Date Venue Contact / Info 

Ballroom and Latin Classes Thursday Buckhorn Western Hall From 14 th January 01963 31904 or sandijb42@yahoo.co.uk 

Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group Second Friday Silver Band Hall Bleke Street 

Shaftesbury 

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Body Rhythm Classes Weekly Quaker Meeting House S’bury 01963 31904 or sandijb42@yahoo.co.uk 

County Market Every Friday Gillingham Methodist Church dorsetcountrymarkets.co.uk/market/gillingham 8.30 – 11.30am 

Craft Market Last Sat (not Dec) Methodist Hall 10 – 3pm www.gillinghamartsandcrafts.co.uk 01747 825161 

Farmers Market Fri 1 March Red Lion Car Park 8am – 2pm 

Fast feet football Every Saturday East Stour Rec Ground 10 -11am Reception – yr 6 07971958486 

Fifty Plus Social Group Every Tuesday Wine Bar – Queen Street Gillingham 7.30pm for more info Jean 01747 590260 

GANG – Gillingham Action for 

Nature Group 

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Work parties/outings, all nature lovers welcome, any age 

Gillingham Bowling Club Details from Secretary Bowling Club, School Lane, Gill Contact Gillingham Coach Helen 01747 826468 

Gillingham Country Dancing Every Monday Gillingham Methodist Hall £2.50 from 7.30 – 9.15pm 01747 822329 / 824590 

Gillingham Cribbage League Every Tuesday Various 8.30pm Sept-Apr Pauline 0196334210 paulineninnim@btinternet.com 

Gillingham Flower Club 1 st Tuesday Gillingham Town Hall 7.30 contact Jan on 01747 824874 

Gillingham Folk Dancing Every Monday Gillingham Methodist Hall 7.30 -9.15 £3 beginners welcome info 01747 822329/824590 

Gillingham Gardening Society 2 nd Wednesday Royal British Legion Hall 2.30 limited parking 01747 823966 

Gillingham Inner Wheel 3 rd Wednesday Various 10.30am contact secretary Esther Hussey 01747 824882 

Gillingham Ladies Probus 2 nd Thursday Royal British Legion Hall 10 am – 12 Janet 01747 822256 or Carol 01747 825424 

Gillingham Singers Every Monday Gillingham School Hall (Sept – July) 7pm Carole 01747 825826 

Gillingham Trotters Running Every Tuesday Fitness by Design 7pm www.gillinghamtrotters.talktalk.net 

Gillingham Walkers Every Monday Barn Surgery 1 hr comfortable walks 2.30pm 

Gillingham Wheelers Every Sat/Sun Wheels / Café Rimini 9am Beginners – Sat Experienced - Sun 

Gillingham Youth Football Every Saturday Kingston Magna playing fields Call Chris on 07900564386 Aged 5-11 

Gillingham Singers Every Mon Gillingham School Hall 7.15 (Sept–Jul) Carole 01747 825826 www.gillinghamsingers.org 

Hipp Bones Sat first Youth & Comunity Centre 10 -12 01747 822267 

Hipp Bones Sat third Youth & Community Centre 10 -12 01747 822267 

History Society Wed third Methodist Church Hall, Gillingham http://www.gillinghammuseum.co.uk/ 

Job club Every Friday Town Hall 07544921671 10 am – 1pm 

Knit and Natter Every Thursday Wyke Primary School 7 -9pm call Cate on 01747 821473 

Lions Meeting Wed second Gillingham Town Hall Gillingham, Mere & Shaftesbury Lions Janet 0845 8337521 

Lions Meeting Wed fourth Gillingham Town Hall Gillingham, Mere & Shaftesbury Lions Janet 0845 8337521 

LGBT – North Dorset 2 nd Monday Buffalo Gillingham Contact Roger on 01747 822848 

Marnhull & Gillingham 

Badminton Club 

Every Mon, Tues and 

Thurs 

Riversmeet 

Mon Pay and Play, Tues Club night , Thurs advanced 

http://www.mgbc.org.uk/index.html 

Mash it Up Football Every Monday Gillingham School Astro 5.30 – 6.30 12 – 16 boys and girls football 07971 417284 

Mash it Up Football Every Thursday Shaftesbury School Astro 3.15 – 4.30 12 – 16 boys and girls football 07971 417284 

Mother and Toddler Every Monday Baptist Church Hall 1pm – 3pm Term time only 

Mother and toddler Every Wed St Mary the Virgin School 9.45 -11.45am Term time only 

Netball Group Every Friday Riversmeet 7.30pm www.gillinghamnetballclub.co.uk 

North Dorset Business Group 2 nd week Tues/Wed Various Connecting local businesses plt@software-matters.co.uk 

North Dorset Turbos Weekly 4 days Port Regis/St Marys S’bury Chriss Gassman 01258 820202 www.northdorsetturbos.co.uk 

North Dorset Rugby FC Various Slaughtergate Gillingham Mens youth, minis, girls 01747 822748 www.ndrfc.co.uk/ 

Open House Every Tuesday Fathers House Church Shaftesbury 10 – 2pm 

Probus Group Fortnightly Tues Olive Bowl https://www.probus-gillingham-dorset.org.uk 

Probus Group S’bury Monday second Shaftesbury Town Hall 10 for 10.30 852975 Sue 

Quilting Group Every Wednesday Sew Your Own Brickfields 01747 822286 

Rotary Club of Gillingham Every Wed Olive Bowl Peter Platt-Higgins 01747 860809 7 for 7.30pm 

Rubber Bridge Club Every Thursday Bones Youth Centre 2pm - We play for fun Joan Carter 01747 822964 

S’bury Youth Bowling Group Every Saturday Carole Wiles 

Shaftesbuty Community Choir Every Wednesday Shaftesbury 7.30 -9.30 01747 854225 Julia Marcus open to all ages/abilities 

S’bury & Gill Round Table Twice a month Various Ian Davidson 07854 718137 troychocolate@hotmail.com 

Shaston Gardening Ass 1 st Friday Bell Street United Church 7.30pm Karen 01747 850269 www.shastongardenassociation@webeden.co.uk 

Shaftesbury Tennis Club Every Tue/Thurs 7.30 -9.00 S’Bury Tennis Courts www.shaftesburytenniscentre.co.uk 852705/ 07727061077 

S’Bury & District Trefoil Guild Second Tuesday Bell Street United Church Hall, Shaftesbury Christine 01747 853429/ Lesley 01747 853375 

Shaftesbury WI (Morning) Third Monday RBL Hall, Coppice Street 10am Contact number President Mrs Brenda Skaife 01747 851514 

Shaftesbury WI (Evening) Seond Wednesday United Church Hall, Bell St 7pm Contact number President Mrs Lorna Irvine 01747 854949 

Short Mat Bowls Every Tues/Wed Buckhorn Western Hall Alison Collins, 01747 839783 or dnacollins@btinternet.com 

Short Mat Bowls - S’bury Every Tue/Thur Coppice Street Hall Contact secretary on 01747 855490 

U3A S’Bury & Gillingham First Thursday The Christian Centre Shaftesbury membership@sgu3a.org.uk http://www.sgu3a.org.uk 

WI pm Gillingham Mon RBL Hall 2.15pm contact Barbara 833678 

WI eve Gillingham Thurs first Town Hall 7.30 contact Alison 01747 824540 

WI Milton Wed second Milton School 7.15pm contact Christine 824655 

Way Forward Group Every Monday Gillingham Football Club Drop in Social Group 10 – 12 £2 

Wyvern Savings and Loans Every Wednesday Community Rooms 12 – 2pm Ethical banking and debt advice afternoon 

Wyvern Savings and Loans Every Thursday Shaftesbury Library 10 am – 12 Ethical banking and debt advice morning 

Wyvern Savings and Loans Every Saturday Community Rooms 10 am – 12 Ethical banking and debt advice morning 

Keep your business safe 

with 

Portmore Insurance 

Offices in Gillingham 

Salisbury & Southampton 

for a personal 

professional and 

local service 

Call 07885 966409 

EGGLETON HEATING 

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John Eggleton 

01747 859101 

Or 

07824888518 

eggletonheating@live.co.uk 

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BORDERS – WEED CONTROL 

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Business Park 


jccarpetsandbeds@btconnect.com 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 8 

9 10 

11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 

20 21 22 

23 24 

1 Walk laboriously (6) 

2 Joined the armed services 

(8) 

3 Vocalist (6) 

4 Also (2, 4) 

5 Present (4) 

6 Deep ravine (6) 

13 Hit back before the ball 

bounced (8) 

15 Male feline (6) 

Across 

7 Remy Martin, Hennessy, Korbel (8) 

8 Hand held tablet (4) 

9 Totalling-up (6) 

10 Item written in a diary or leger (5) 

11 We stand on them (4) 

12 Experiencing again (8) 

14 Undergraduates (8) 

18 Bedside light source (4) 

20 Sound 15 down might make (5) 

22 Removed the lid (6) 

23 Body powder (4) 

24 In a secretive manner (2, 3, 3) 

Down 

16 Unit of force (6) 

17 Knee-length trousers (6) 

19 Cereal with oats, fruit and 

nuts (6) 

21 Curved structure (4) 

GILLIINGHAM 

CC 

BRINGING 

APPRENTICES 

& BUSINESSES 

TOGETHER 

Gillingham Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry 

Invite you to 

SKILLFEST 

GILLINGHAM 

Tuesday 17 October 

6.30 - 8.30pm 

The Olive Bowl 

Gillingham 

An opportunity to learn 

about apprenticeships, 

to showcase your business 

to the apprenctices of the 

future and to discover the 

benefits to your business of 

having an apprentice. 

RSVP: 

gccisecretary@outlook.com 


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Summer Organ 

Concerts 

 

 

 

 

6 th August Florence Rousseau & Loïc Georgeault 

(Rennes Cathedral & St.. Malo Cathedral) 

20 th August Claudia Grinnell (Salisbury Cathedral) 

3 rd September Duncan Honeybourne (Weymouth) 

17 th September Neil Sissons (St.. Peters, Bournemouth) 

1 st October Louise Cousins (Gillingham Methodist) 

 

 

No Tickets Required but a Collection for 

Church Funds will be Taken 

MINDFUL 

SUPPORTING LOCAL PEOPLE 

WITH MEMORY AND 

MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS 

Coffee mornings fortnightly for people 

with memory problems and their carers. 

Tuesdays 10-12 at The Community 

Room, St Martin’s Grange, Gillingham. 

Also 1st Monday of month at The Hub, 

Stalbridge 

Men’s social group with games and 

gadgets, Thursdays, fortnightly at the 

Gillingham venue. 

Friendly Supportive group. 

No charge for admission or refreshments. 

Contact Sally Nutbeem 

01747 852153 | snutbeem@gmail.com 

for further information 

“Lovely Cakes” 

Community 

Saturday 14 October 

10.30am – 2.00pm 

Vicarage School Room, 

Queen Street, Gillingham. 

Come and enjoy time with your friends. 

There will be homemade cake, gluten free cake, 

tea cakes, fresh coffee, tea and hot chocolate, light 

lunches of soup and a roll and freshly made 

sandwiches with a side salad. 

Proceeds to: Dorset Wildlife Trust 

DWT is the country’s leading charitable membership body committed to ensuring that 

there is a secure future for Dorset nature-its distinctive wildlife and natural spaces. DWT 

uses a sound evidence base, influence and wide practical experience of land management 

and marine conservation to inspire, inform and engage the people of Dorset. 

Lovely Cakes” will be held every second Saturday in the month. 

Make it a date! 

Registered Charity No. 1158272 

GILLINGHAM COMMUNITY CINEMA 

(GILLINGHAM METHODIST CHURCH HALL, HIGH ST) 

 

Crispian Steele-Perkins 

Trumpet 

Ian Tracey 

Organ 

Sound the Trumpets! 

Gillingham Methodist Church 

7.30pm, Friday 20 th October 

7PM, SAT 28 TH OCTOBER 

TICKETS FROM 07817 379006 

Tickets £12 - available from 07817 379006 

or www.wegottickets.com/event/386096 

www.musicatgmc.org.uk 


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What’s On……. 

Date Event Venue Contact / Info 

Fri 25 Aug The Italian Job Critchill Manor Arr 8pm film 9.30pm Open air screening of this classic film. Vintage 

and Classic Cars welcome Food and bar available 

Fri 1 Sept Grand Supper Quiz Olive Bowl £10 includes Lasagne Supper doors open at 7pm 

Tickets from Scenes or Sheila 01747 821269 

Fri 1 Sept Bingo Grove Buildings, Mere Doors open 6.45, Eyes down 7.30 

Fri 1 Sept Three Degrees Exchange Sturminster Newton 7.30pm £19.50 http://stur-exchange.co.uk/ 01258 475137 

Sat 2 Sept The Way Gillingham Community Cinema 7pm tickets from 07817 379006 

2 – 10 Sept Walking Festival Various Locations Free Programme available from local libraries or 

www.gillwalkersarewelcome.btck.co.uk 

Sat 2 Sept The Way Gillingham Community Cinema 7pm tickets from 07817 379006 

Sat 2 Sept Carnival Sturminster Newton Event throughout the day 

Thurs 7 Sept Mindful Café Visit Hillbrush Visitor Centre Sally Nutbeem on 01747 852153 

Fri 8 Sept Valuation Day Shaftesbury Arts Centre 10.00 – 2.00pm http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 

01747 854321 Please ring for an appointment or email jewellery@dnw.co.uk 

Sat 9 Sept Lovely Cakes Vicarage School Rooms 

Gillingham 

10.30 -2.00pm 

9 -10 Sept Cheese Festival Sturminster Newton http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk/ 

£5 

Sat 9 Sept 

Rozencrantz & 

Guildenstern are dead 

Shaftesbury Arts Centre 

7.30pm £15 http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 

01747 854321 

Sun 10 Sept 

Bitey & Bertiws Grand 

Tour 

Shaftesbury Arts Centre 

2.00pm and 6.30pm £12 http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 

01747 854321 

Tue 12 Sept NDBG Kings Arms, East Stour Facebook optimising for business for more info and to be included in 

the invite list email info@vale-advertising.co.uk 

Fri 15 Sept 

Julian Fellows in 

conversation 

Exchange Sturminster Newton 7.30pm £25 http://stur-exchange.co.uk/ 01258 475137 

Ticket price includes 2 course sit down meal 

Sat 16 Sept Carnival Mere Events throughout the day 

Sat 16 Sept The Lego Batman Movie Shaftesbury Arts Centre 2.00pm £5 http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 

01747 854321 

16 – 17 Sept Learn Reiki School House Therapies, 

http://www.naturalhealingenergy.com/ 


Sun 17 Sept Summer Organ Recital Gillingham Methodist Church 3pm No tickets required but collection taken. Neil Sissons Plays. 

Tue 19 Sept 

Gillingham Business 

Breakfast 

NDRFC 

7.45am Lucy.Milton-Downes@farnfields.com for businesses wanting 

to be included on the invitation list 

Tue 19 Sept Lion Shaftesbury Arts Centre 2.00pm £3 on the door only 

http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 01747 854321 

Fri 20 Sept Graduation Shaftesbury Arts Centre 8.00pm £7 http://www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk 

01747 854321 

Sun 24 Sept Heavy Horse Show Gillingham & Shaftsbury 

From 9am www.whhs.org.uk 

Showground 

Sat 30 Sept Carnival Shaftesbury Event throughout the day 

Sun 1 Oct Summer Organ Recital Gillingham Methodist Church 3pm No tickets required but collection taken. Louise Cousins Plays. 

7 - 8 Oct Learn Reiki School House Therapies, 

http://www.naturalhealingenergy.com/ 


Tue 10 Oct NDBG Coppleridge TBC Public Speaking for more info and to be included in the invite list 

email info@vale-advertising.co.uk 

Tue 17 Oct Gillingham SkillFest Olive Bowl Apprentices and Business – a coming together 

6.30 – 8.30pm 

Tue 24 Oct Creature Teacher Mindful Café, St Martins’s 

Grange 

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Accountants 

Ward Goodman 9 

Barber 

The Barber Shop 28 

Beauty Salon / Treatments 

Mole End Design 5 

Ellen Burton 10 

Helen Lickerish 13 

The Upside 24 

Blinds 

Sewards Blinds 

7 

Broadband Provider 

Mark Hansford 17 

Builder 

Bitsbobs and Oddjobs 14 

Conservation Restoration 22 

Landscape and Property 10 

Café / Tea Rooms 

Mindful Cafe 30 

Orchard Park 19 

Riversmeet23 

Car Restoration 

Robert Browning 10 

Care 

Topsie Rabbit 24 

Mindful Cafe 30 

DAG24 

Carpets 

Masterfit 4 

JC Emporium 29 

Deep Clean 22 

Catering 

Olive Bowl 2 

Childcare 


Cleaning 

Diamond Shine 21 

Oven U 13 

Deep Clean 22 

Computer Services 

AJS Computers 21 

Mr Safe Mode 24 

Counselling Services 

The Upside 24 


Dance 

Caron Parry 5 

TLW Dance 9 

Paris Helen 13 

Riversmeet 23 

Decorator 

Bruce Chown 9 

Education 


Eye Treatments 


Estate Agents 

Chaffers36 

Events 

Skillfest29 

Olive Bowl 2 

Index of advertisers 

Financial Advisor 


Portmore Insurance 27 

Fitness & Leisure 

Fitness By Design 11 

Caron Parry 5 

Paris Helen 13 

Toning Suite 33 

TLW Dance 9 

Riversmeet23 

Flooring 

LG Flooring 27 

Masterfit 4 

Florist 

Bright Blooms 6 

Functions 

Olive Bowl 2 

Furniture Supplies 

Suite and Bed Centre 25 


Garden Centre 


Garden Maintenance 

JL Hood 29 

SWAT5 


Garden Machinery 

Ian Tidbury 22 

Graphic Design 

Pastel Designs 16 

Hairdresser 

The Barbers Shop 28 

Handyman 

Bitsbobs and Oddjobs 14 



Heating 

M & D 17 

John Eggleton 27 

Paul Burton 28 

Hire Services 

Dorset Hire Services 21 

Home Improvements 

Bruce Chown 9 

Dream Doors 15 

Gillingham Suite & Beds 25 

LG Flooring 27 

Masterfit 4 


Sewards Blinds 7 


Insurance 

Portmore27 

Interior Design 

Lopen Fallow 5 

Kitchens 

Dream Doors 14 

Landscaping 


JW Landscapes 6 

Letting Agents 

Chaffers36 

Life Coaching 


Massage 

Ellen Burton 10 

Nails 


Ovens 

Oven U 13 

Painters 

Bruce Chown 9 

Photographers 

Dragonfly Drones 9 

Plant Hire 


Plumber 

M & D 17 

John Eggleton 27 

Paul Burton 28 

Printers4 


Retail 

Vale Distribution 3 

Gillingham Suite and Beds 25 

Sewards Blinds 7 

Lopen Fallow 5 

Shirley Allum 16 


Restaurants 

Grill House 35 


Royal Chase 24 

Coppleridge17 

Services 


Portmore Insurance 27 

Vale Distribution 3 

Slimming 

Slimming World 3 

Telecoms Engineer 

Mark Hansford 17 

Therapy 

The Upside 24 


Tool Hire 


Toner and Ink Supplies 

AJS Computers 21 

Tutoring 

SWAT5 

Wedding Venue 

Olive Bowl 2 

Royal Chase 24 

Coppleridge17 

Wedding Services 

The Barber Shop 28 


Bright Blooms 6 


Slimming World 3 

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