50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾

As the Half Term Holidays approach, many parents may wonder how they can keep their children both occupied and stimulated.  Expense is frequently a consideration too.

The National Trust have 50 suggestions of what you could do – at no or minimal expense – on their 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾. From Welly wandering and flying a kite to setting up a snail race and making a home for wildlife – fun is practically guaranteed 🙂

Print out their chart and get planning! There’s absolutely nothing to prevent those over 11¾ taking part too!


Instructions and guides on each of the fifty activities can be found HERE.

You can download the complete list to view and/or print out for your child’s wall to mark off – Click HERE.

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URGENT Diversion – B3164 Closed ‘Til 3.30pm

Closure of the B3164 between Broadwindsor & Whetley Cross @ 09:30 > 15:30

Summary of Route Alterations:

From Yeovil

Normal route to A3066 Whetley Cross, then continuing on the A3066, then on to Tunnel Road towards Beaminster, then right on to B3163 Clay Lane, then the B3163 towards Broadwindsor, then the B3164, then the normal line of route towards Bridport.

From Bridport

Normal route to Broadwindsor, then on to the B3164 High Street, then on to B3163 Clay Lane, then left on to A3066 Tunnel Road, then the A3066 towards Whetley Cross, then the normal line of route towards Yeovil.

NOTE

09.30 & 12.50 services 6 from Bridport towards Yeovil are affected.

12.55 service 6 from Yeovil towards Bridport is affected.

The service will run approximately 15-20 minutes late.

They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your travel arrangements.

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Master Margery With Merit

Congratulations go to village resident Margery Hookings on her academic achievement. Margery recently gained her degree ‘Master of Arts in Creative Writing with Merit’ through the Open University.

Margery is the editor of the Broadwindsor News, the monthly parish magazine for the Beaminster Area Team Ministry and regularly contributes to the ‘People’s Friend‘ publication as Maddie Grigg.  She is on the Steering Group committee and has been campaigning hard, and successfully with many others, for the Save The White Lion Crowdfunder.

Margery is also leading the village project, The Place I Love on Saturday, 12th February which includes the unveiling of our new village map.

Congratulations Margery 🙂

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Meet Rick Dyke – Broadwindsor’s New Councillor

Hursey resident Rick Dyke has been co-opted to Broadwindsor’s Group Parish Council to represent the Broadwindsor ward.

Since moving to Hursey with his wife Sara in 2020, Rick has been a regular volunteer at Broadwindsor Community Stores and is also a member of the Broadwindsor Community Pub Steering Group.

Rick is very interested in environmental issues and assists the local ECO Group in recycling items not currently collected by the council. Rick also supports many charities and is a committee member of the City of London branch of Cancer Research UK and an ambassador for ‘Hand of’, a charity that gives children and young people unique creative opportunities to work alongside professional artists, musicians, archivists, academics and more..

We welcome Rick and wish him the very best for his new role.

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Telephone Box Book Exchange Update #4

Our telephone box is looking magnificent having been completely renovated by village resident Chris Edgerley and his helpers. A magnificent achievement – our sincere thanks to Chris.

The etched glass effect was done by Karen and Godfrey at Bridport Banners.

 

 

 

Purpose made shelves have been constructed by Malcolm Heaver – our sincere thanks to Malcolm.

Wendy Shields & Ruth Stevens will be managing the books on an ongoing basis – NO MAGAZINES PLEASE!!

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Spaces Remaining At 8 Week Patchwork Course

There are spaces remaining at Becca’s Fabric Larder’s 8 week Patchwork course which started on Monday, 24th January at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor.
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  • Week 1. Snail’s Trail.. various versions & colour inspiration.
  • Week 2. Mini Dreson Plate, or normal if you haven’t done one before.
  • Week 3. Satin stitch Applique. A butterfly or Rose of Sharon design.
  • Week 4. Alphabet squares… making initials, design a word or just one letter in squares & triangles.
  • Week 5. Cut back applique / funky florals.
  • Week 6. A machine quilting lesson. A main pattern of leaf or tree with background infil.
  • Week 7. Happy Scrappy. Crazy applique, reflecting on different styles & their effects.
  • Week 8. Hexagon hues & a honey bee!
  • Week 9. Bonus week.. Circles & suffolk puffs.

Give Becca a text or call if you’re interested: 07486 062343
or email: info@beccasfabriclarder.com


Follow Becca‘s daily updates on Instagram HERE.
Becca and Florry (her lorry) are at Bridport market every Wednesday and Saturday.

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Save The White Lion Features On BBC Spotlight

Once reaching the target of £30,000, The Save The White Lion campaign has hit the media the past few days, featuring in the Dorset Echo, the Bridport News and on Dorset Live.  Today, they featured on BBC‘s lunchtime edition of Spotlight…it is hoped that it may get more air time in this evening’s edition at 6.30pm.


…and it did…

 

The Crowdfunder campaign runs until 9th February.
Please click HERE to donate.

SaveTheWhiteLion.Org

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Drimpton Film Club – Wednesday, 9th February

At Drimpton Village Hall on Wednesday, 9th February they are showing: “THE LAST BUS” (12) 82 minutes.

Directed by GilliesMacKinnon and starring Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan.

Tom, an elderly widower, takes a nostalgic journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End using just his bus pass and local buses.

This is a mission to fulfil a promise made to his late wife. There are incidences…good and bad…and Tom finds himself a focus of interest as local people that he comes across are drawn into his progress and he becomes a bit of a celebrity.

  • Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
  • Drimpton Film Club Members – Free entry.
  • Guests – £4
  • Refreshments available: Wine, Beer, Tea & Coffee.

The hall will be ventilated, seats socially distanced and we ask that you wear a mask until seated. For any queries, information etc. please contact Diana Leake on 01308 867172.

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SOLD OUT! Curry Night At The Comrades Arms – Saturday, 19th February

NOW SOLD OUT!

The Comrades Arms’ doors continue to open at 6pm on Tuesdays (Nat’s Chippy Van night), Fridays and Saturdays.

You might want to book in for the Curry Night which is happening on Saturday 19 Feb. Looks set to be deliciously good fun, with profits going to White Lion funds. Our village chefs will be Simon, Peter, Val and Malcolm. The menu of choice is below:

Sounds delicious!

Book To Avoid Disappointment!

Contact Andrew Hookings: AndrewHookings@yahoo.co.uk

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Chris Loder MP – Highest Expenses Again!

When he was elected in December 2019, Mr Loder’s claims were the lowest of the five Dorset MPs.  Last year Chris Loder claimed higher business costs and expenses than any other new MP during the the 2019-20 financial year, costing the taxpayer around £71,000.

This year, West Dorset MP Chris Loder claimed £256,176 in expenses last year, figures reported yesterday by Dorset Echo & Bridport News’ digital reporter Sam Greaseley-Machin – the eighth highest amount.

That is £52,296 more than the average £203,880 claim from March 2020-March 2021.

  • South Dorset MP Richard Drax‘s claim was among the lower end nationally at £173,907.63 – around £159,000 of that being staff costs.
  • North Dorset’s Simon Hoare claimed £212,892.94.
  • MP for mid-Dorset and North Poole, Michael Tomlinson claimed £217,449.59.

Mr Loder, whose claim was made up of office, staff, travel and accommodation costs –

You can determine how finanacially prudent Chris Loder MP has been and view further details HERE on the IPSA website. The IPSA is the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, the independent body that regulates and administers the business costs and decides the pay and pensions of the 650 elected MPs and their staff in the UK.

Chris Loder MP claimed £256,176 in expenses. This is while our country was in Lockdown.  This is in addition to his £81,932 salary as of 2020.

Any questions?

Please contact CHRIS LODER MP, our representative for West Dorset: hello@chrisloder.co.uk.

 

Photo: Dorset Echo.

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