WE WOULD like to give advance notice of a concert by the Yetties to be held in aid of Children of Fiji on Friday, September 10 in the Savill Hall, Cattistock.

As many of you will already know, the Yetties are retiring very soon, so this might well be your last opportunity to see this highly acclaimed local group in concert.

Tickets cost £8 and can be bought by contacting us.

We realise that the concert is still several weeks away, but tickets are already selling quickly and you are advised to book in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

  • NEXT SEASON (2010/11) will see Maiden Newton Youth Football Club enter two teams into the Dorset County Mini-Soccer League. These are the under 9’s (current Year 3‘s) and the under 11’s (current Years 4’s and 5‘s).

However more players are required. If you are currently in the above years and are interested in playing football in a fun and friendly football club, then the organisers would like to hear from you. The team can be mixed, so both boys and girls are welcome.

All coaches are FA Certified and have been CRB checked.

For further details, please call Steven May on 07876 133 268 or email steven.mncfc@btinternet.com

  • CATTISTOCK First Responders will be holding cream teas between 3.30 and 5pm on Sunday, August 15 in the Fox and Hounds garden. There will also be squash and home baked cakes available.

The event will be followed by Praise in the Park and a BBQ.

This will be a light-hearted service for everyone with more delicious food to follow.

  • STRATTON and District Home and Garden Club will be holding their annual show in the village hall at 2pm on Saturday, August 14.
  • STRATTON and Bradford Peverell WI is holding a fund-raising coffee morning on Thursday, August 19 between 10 and 12 in the lovely garden at Dower House or, if wet, in Bradford Peverell Village Hall.

Admission costs £1 to include home made biscuits, tea/coffee.

Stalls will include bric-a-brac, books, home produce and a raffle.

  • CREAM TEAS continue in Frampton Village Hall on Sunday afternoons throughout August, starting at 3pm.

The next of these will be on Sunday, August 8, this being part of the Village Flower Show.

The following week, on Sunday, August 15, the cream teas will be raising funds for the Weldmar Hospice.

The week after, on Sunday, August 22, they will be in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

For more information, please contact Rene Green on 01300 320666

  • SOMERSET and Dorset Air Ambulance will also benefit from a Prize Bingo session on Saturday, August 21 at Frampton Village Hall.

Eyes Down will be at 7.30pm.

  • THE DATE has now been set for next Evershot Wakky Races. These will take place on Sunday, August 22. This is the good news.

The bad news is that this will sadly be the final Wakky Race day.

On a more positive note, this one will be an especially good event.

The weather has been ordered and so have the beer, the hog roast and the fish and chips.

Many of the old favourites will feature this year, along with some from the first ever Wakky Race day.

There will also be a great new game dreamt up by one of the youngest helpers. Adam Cardale is only six years old, but he has come up with a real cracker!

All monies raised this year will go towards putting the pavilion in good order, so do come along and bring lots of friends, preferably thirsty and hungry ones.

Training should really have started by now if you want to pick up the trophy for the last time Places will be in short supply so you will need to register as soon as possible.

The event takes place on Evershot Cricket Pitch More information can be found on www.band-on.co.uk or by connecting with Festival of Wakky Races on Facebook.