One of the joys of living in a rural community is being able to observe meteor showers much clearer than those who live in the city. Tonight sees the start of the Lyrid meteor shower, visible through to the 25th and peaking on 22nd when up to 100 an hour can be viewed.
They should be easy to see as the sky is dark with the New Moon being on the 23rd. Just go out into your garden and look North East.
Month: April 2020
Next Fish ‘n’ Chips – Tuesday 21st April!
Due to the sheer quantity of orders, Natalie has had to restructure her visits to the village fortnightly.
So no fish ‘n’ chips tomorrow but there will be next week and remember pre-orders only! Enjoy!
Text Natalie on: 07803 257674
Temporary Book Exchange
Read all your books yet? Looking for something to read? The telephone box in the square has become a temporary book exchange!
Please be considerate and spray your books with anti-bacterial spray before leaving them for someone else.
#StayAtHome #StaySafe
Morrisons Doorstep Deliveries
For the general public, this new service will be live tomorrow (Mon 11th April 2020) , with the first deliveries being picked and delivered on Thursday (9th Aril) by colleagues in store, supported by our Community Champions. If you have friends or family in need of this help and are unable to shop instore, please ask them to call 0345 611 6111 and select option 4 to order a Foodbox or 5 to place an order for Doorstep delivery. The order will take 24 hours to process, and payment will be taken through a contactless card by the delivery driver. A list of the essentials available to order can be found below.
Help from Dorset Police for those suffering domestic abuse . . .
Enforced isolation may cause an increase in domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is never ever ok.
If you or someone you know is suffering abuse – help is available, visit: www.dorset.police.uk/
In an emergency, always dial 999.
Chris Loder, MP out and about . . .
It’s Good Friday and our Rev. Jo can be found on YouTube –
All your Covid-19 questions re: the law answered
Easter update from Dorset Police
A reminder to stay at home . . .
The Bridport and Lyme Regis News reports:
There are now more than 260 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dorset.
Ten new cases have been confirmed in the Dorset Council area over the past 48 hours, bringing the total to 136.
The are 12 confirmed new cases in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area over the same period, bringing the total to 127.
Overall, there are 263 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the county.
Results were not updated yesterday, which is why the figures are over a 48-hour period.
Some people who report symptoms are not being tested – they are not included in these figures and therefore the number of cases is likely to be much higher.
As of 9am today, 232,708 people have been tested, of whom 60,773 tested positive.
As of last night, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 7,097 have died.