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Please have look at the attached memories of another superb Community Christmas Lunch, laid on by Roma, Barbara and all their hard working helpers.  

Robert Atkinson has again generously donated a super Christmas Tree to the Cattistock community, and the finished, beautifully lit tree, stands outside the Savill Hall.

A team of Cattistock volunteers met outside the Savill Hall, to raise the tree and add the lights.

See here for some photos of the team in action.

Excellent quality Hilltop Christmas Trees, grown in the UK, are being supplied locally by Eve and Bert. Please see the attached for details.

Here is a message from Charlotte Foot of Radio Solent:-

 

Charlotte here from BBC Radio Solent. I produce the station’s Dorset breakfast show – a two-hour programme, presented by Steve Harris, which broadcasts from Dorchester every weekday morning, dedicated to covering the county of Dorset. 

 

We’d love it if the residents of your area would join us. Dorset’s communities, and the people that live in them, are at the heart of everything we do. 

 

 The programme is available to listen to between 7 and 9am every weekday morning on 103.8FM, digital radio, Freeview channel 726 and on BBC Sounds

 

If you, or anyone in your area, has a local story that you think we might be interested in, please don’t hesitate to let us know via email or by calling our office on 01305 262512. 

 

Thank you for reading. 

Best wishes, 

Charlotte.

Please read more HERE about becoming a Volunteer Driver.  To enquire please contact Marlene D’Allen Mobile: 07564 244 602

Do you have an old laptop/device that could help others get online?   Donate-IT can help. 

Contact Barbara Evans on 07810 153012 if you do, or go HERE to see a map of drop off locations and who to contact. 

See the latest Transport News for the area.  Look for buses that start from Cattistock Square by request at booking. Train Services and contact details for Country Cars are also included.  For more details go HERE.

Did you know you can plan a route online and then print off the results.  Go HERE to plan your route. 

“The Remembrance Sunday Service this year will be held at Cattistock (we alternate with Maiden Newton).  Our church has been beautifully decorated with poppies organised and arranged by Fiona Fulton and Jacqueline Briggs.  There will be half muffled bells rung from 9.45 to 10.15; when the church service begins.  We culminate the service at the War Memorial in the churchyard when the names of those who died in the wars are read out.  This service includes the surrounding villages/hamlets, so each sends a representative to read the names from their area.  All are welcome to join us for refreshments afterwards.”

Held in the Savill Hall every Wednesday between 5pm – 6pm.  Free sessions as our Village Fete Committee has very kindly sponsored the costs for this year.  All equipment provided.

Very friendly – and any standard of play (from no previous experience to budding Olympians).  We cater for 6yrs upwards.  Parental support and attendance encouraged but not essential.

Just pop along; or contact Cathy Evans on 01300 320703 or through the Village WhatApps for further information.

See the attached to buy some wonderful Scented Leaf Geraniums.

Date for your diary!  Wine & Cheese Party on 16th November at Bun House.  More details can be found here !

Dan and Katherine would like to thank everyone who came to the Dorset Star Cider Apple Day recently. The weather was very kind with sunshine all the way. The apple press was busy with so many people donating their own apples for the community press to help make some more delicious apple juice and cider.
Thanks particularly go to all the volunteers that help make it happen as well as the wonderful bands ‘Tin of Wonder’ during the day and the ever-popular Steve Tayton Jazz Quartet with vocals from Natalie and Maria in the evening.
Activities included the delicious Apple Cake competition with one outstanding winner, along with some wonderful wood fired barbecued food prepared and cooked by the kitchen crew. The day included some very interactive stall holders demonstrating things like candle making and how to make your own wooden spoon. There were talks on bee keeping and a chance to chat to the Dorset Wildlife Trust, as well as some great local produce on offer. Children’s activities included the ever popular ‘Apple’ themed games. On top of all that, monies taken on the games will kindly be donated to the local community fund.
The biggest thanks of course go to all those that came along on the day to support the event.
Apple Day is the last event of 2024 as the orchard will be closed until the spring, unless of course they decide to Wassail in January. Watch out for more information! 

In the meantime, look out for news on Christmas meat orders of Gammon, Sausages, Bacon and sausage meat.

More images of the 2024 Community Apple Day can be found HERE

Find out more about the village website and the team behind it, and opportunities for you to get involved, by clicking here.

The Cattistock WI are pleased to invite you to an evening of Christmas Crafts.   

To find out more about the WI and what they are doing have a look at their PAGE.

Tickets for CADS forthcoming production, on the 7th, 8th and 9th of November, are now available in the Village shops in Cattistock and Maiden Newton, at just £ 7.50 each. Don’t hang about as they will be selling fast!

Read more about the goings on in a village hall not too dissimilar to ours, by clicking here.

“Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders”, by Derek Webb.

An amateur production by arrangement with Stagescripts Ltd

On Sunday the 8th September, Cattistock held its first Fruit and Produce show for quite some time.

Please see here for details of a very successful show.

It has been a year now since we first began running the coffee mornings and so it was time for some reflection.

Whilst the proceeds have allowed us to purchase weekly supplies, cover hall hire, electric costs and also invest in longer-term bigger items to improve the quality of our service, we have also been able to support some smaller community projects.

After some thought and discussion, we have decided that in the interests of transparency, any funds not already allocated to community projects, will be held in Cattistock Community Fund.

This is under the proviso that the Hub funds are ringfenced within the CCF, with the Hub volunteers being able to have complete autonomy on how our funds are used.

The CCF accounts are always available to view on request. The CCF will act as a trustee for our funds which, along with other community funds, will be used for specific community projects that the hub volunteers believe will benefit the village.

Fiona Fulton and Louise Bradshaw

Are you interested in knowing more about the current work being conducted in our Churchyard to help make improvements to a much loved and key area of our community?    As promised the latest update on the work being carried out has been added.    Go HERE to find out more about that update. 

Go HERE for useful Hints and Tips when using Whatsapp groups.

On 27th July we held a Classical Concert in the church called Wessex Songs.

See the attached for a review of the evening and advance notice of the next concert.

See images from the day, learn how it all came about, and how the funds are to be distributed around the village organisations by clicking here.