Day: 3 July 2020

The Safer Dorset Fund

Dorset Police & Crime CommissionerImportant work is performed by a whole range of organisations, from the public, community, voluntary and private sectors, which deliver services that aim to address crime and community safety issues for the benefit of our communities in Dorset. The Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) is able to add value to this delivery by working in partnership with these organisations in order to identify needs, consider the best options to address those needs and then to commission or co-commission services where appropriate, to achieve successful outcomes.
The resources available to the PCC to commission these services are generally accessed through a variety of government funding streams. The sum of these funding streams constitutes the Safer Dorset Fund (SDF).

Their approach to funding:
Their approach to commissioning focuses upon the priorities that have been identified and published within the Police and Crime Plan.
The priorities have been determined through analysis of key information at both a local and a national level; together with consultation with Dorset Police, with other partner organisations and with members of the public.

How to apply for funding:
Application for funding through the SDF is made via both the Priority Commissioning Scheme and the Community Grant Scheme. In addition, the PCC influences national commissioning of services for victims, witnesses and offenders, in support of local needs and outcomes.

COVID-19 Grant Scheme:
The Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 Grant is a financial resource provided by the Police & Crime Commissioner to support charities during this health crisis.  Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are available.

Community Grant Scheme:
The Community Grant Scheme is designed primarily for voluntary and community sector applications which meet at least one of the Police and Crime Plan priorities.  Grants of between £100 and £3,000 are available.

Monitoring of Project Outcomes:
Monitoring the outcomes of activities is overseen by key partnerships that they work closely with, in order to evaluate success and inform future commissioning decisions.

#StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Broadwindsor #Dorset #PCC #Covid-19 #Funding #Grants #SaferDorsetFund

Stop Here For Curry!

Spice and Rice DeliveryAl and Fran’s ‘Spice and Rice’ will be familiar to those who visited The White Lion when Rich & Kate Moulsdale (now in Merseyside!) were the landlords there and Curry nights were a frequent occasion.  Al and Fran have since travelled, learnt more about the ingredients they use and now serve the most delicious curries.
They say that during lockdown, they have evolved their business to offer curry deliveries every week across East Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Anywhere within their specified delivery radius of their spicy home in Chardstock! If you fall outside this area, contact them for local pick up. Nothing is too much trouble.

Although their slogan and website is Stop Here For Curry – for now, it’s Stay At Home For Curry.
To peruse their delicious Menu and check delivery availability, click HERE (Minimum order £20).
Free Delivery to Seaton – Axminster – Bridport – Crewkerne – Chard and surrounding areas!
Spice and Rice - free delivery area
Spice and Rice Curries

 

Employment in Somerset

Majestic EmploymentMajestic Designs UK Ltd. are recruiting now for experienced window and conservatory installers.
Majestic Designs UK Ltd is one of Somerset’s longest-established manufacturers and installers of uPVC windows, doors and conservatories.
Competitive rates of pay. Call them on 01934 741294 or email them at: mail@majesticdesigns.co.uk to find out more about this position and other vacancies they have HERE.

#StaySafe ##SocialDistancing #Dorset #Somerset #Employment

Churches Open With Services This Weekend

Rev David Having been forced to close in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown back in March, The Government’s Guidance now says gatherings of more than 30 people will be allowed for acts of communal worship in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and meeting rooms in England. However, no more than 30 people will be allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other “life cycle events” such as bar mitzvahs or baptisms.
In his Rector’s update, Rev David stated: “I am very much using this Sunday as a test to look at how we can maintain the safety of those returning to worship, which is a central feature of the guidelines by maintaining a strict two metre spacing between seating. As you can imagine, in some of our smaller churches this reduces the capacity significantly and may make worship non-viable for the time being. I have asked four churches to work with Jo and me – a mix of large, medium, and smaller buildings – to see how this works out. There will be services this Sunday as follows:

Beaminster 
08:00 BCP Eucharist
09:30 CW Eucharist
11:00 – 12:00 Open for private prayer

Broadwindsor
11:00 BCP Eucharist

Stoke Abbott
09:30 BCP Eucharist

Mosterton
11:00 Morning Worship

There will be limited numbers of seats available,  especially in the smaller churches, but I would think there will be seats available at 8:00am in Beaminster.

I will be continuing to work with church wardens and key people over the next few days to assess which churches may be able to hold services next week and beyond. This will also be based on what staffing I have available to me, which in reality for July and August, will be three or four at very best.
I am now receiving requests for booked weddings to begin taking place and I again will be working closely with you all to see how this can be facilitated. I have also been asked to hold a funeral service in Beaminster in two weeks’ time and I am grateful to Simon Wakely for his full cooperation at this early stage in looking at how he and his team can support the required stewarding and clean down guidelines that will have to be followed.
I know that this is a testing and nervy time for us all but again, I thank you all for your help and support in what are challenges for us all.

David“

Please click HERE where it explains the various safety rules which are in place for those visiting the churches.

#Broadwindsor #Beaminster #Mosterton #StokeAbbott #Dorset #Community #Church #Prayer #Worship

 

Check-in to All Palmers’ Pubs

Palmers AlesSupporting the NHS Test and Trace team respond to any local Coronavirus outbreaks, Government guidelines require drinkers to leave their contact details.  Palmers have updated their website so customers – including The White Lion in Broadwindsor – can either enter their details online or ‘check in’ by scanning a QR code at the door.
The form asks for:

  • Your first and last name.
  • Your email address.
  • Your ‘phone number.
  • Which pub you are going to.

Details will only be stored for 21 days and will be accessed if they are requested by the ‘NHS ‘Test and Trace‘ team.

It takes less than a minute to fill out and personal details will not be used for marketing purposes.
Complete their Test and Trace HERE.

QR Barcode A QR code is similar to a barcode, as shown in the photo.  you can get a Q Reader app in the App Store for iPhones or at GooglePlay for Android devices.

#Broadwindsor #StaySafe #SocialDistancing #NHS #PalmersBrewery #TheWhiteLion

Dexters in Beaminster – Open For Dining Saturday 4th

Dexters are open for diners from this Saturday, 4th July 2020.
All Covid-19 guidelines will be adhered to.  Watch their Facebook page for updates.
Their Takeaway Menu is still available as usual (See Below)
This Week’s Specials Are:

  • Lamb Kofta Burger and Chips  £7.50
  • Sticky Chicken Wings with Chips and Salad  £8

Dexter's takeaway - Beaminster.

No Fires Up Lewesdon Hill!

Disposable BBQIn April, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service asked people to refrain from having any bonfires at all whilst the Coronavirus restrictions are in place.  Despite this warning, the continued irresponsible use of disposable barbecues means that fires are now going to be banned on all land owned by Bridport Town Council.
You won’t be able to use disposable BBQ’s in public parks, gardens, on beaches AND in public woodland in Bridport and West Bay.
Bridport Town Council Leader Cllr Dave Rickard said: “It is staggering that a minority have played ‘fast and loose’ with public safety and have caused us to have to implement this ban.”
The Town Council and Dorset Council bans cover all public parks, gardens, beaches, car parks in Bridport and West Bay, and most publicly accessible meadows and woodland.
There are large signs at the entrance to Lambert’s Castle but nothing as yet at Lewesdon where there has been recent evidence of bbq activity.  Why, asked a village resident, if people care about the countryside enough to make the effort to visit – why mess it up?

#Broadwindsor #StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Nature #Lewesdon #NoBBQ #NoFires