Magna Housing are working on a new & improved website which they will launch in September 2020.
They are keen to involve as many customers as possible so they can provide a website that works for you, the customer.
There is a short questionnaire online – mainly asking which presentations you prefer – If you have a spare few minutes, you can complete it HERE.
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Chocolate is certainly of the world’s favourite flavours, if not the most loved taste across 7 continents. Often referred to as the magic bean, it definitely deserves to be celebrated. Everyone loves it, and the recipes that come with it are nothing less than amazing!
Officially, since 2009 – July 7th is the most commonly accepted date to celebrate chocolate but there is also National Chocolate Day, on October 28th, Christmas and Valentine’s Day – so chocoholics don’t have to wait a year to indulge and celebrate!
Sadly for some, milk chocolate is not dairy-free, as it contains milk and usually other dairy ingredients as well. If you must avoid milk due to an allergy, lactose intolerance, or as part of a vegan lifestyle, you will need to eliminate milk chocolate.
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Broadwindsor Group Parish Council are meeting online using the Zoom platform later this month . All are welcome to attend.
The full agenda is available to download HERE together with earlier agendas from previous meetings.
The meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday, July 13th 2020 and can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID is: 898 4869 2637.
Zoom is Free! – Sign Up and get it HERE
As well as their normal issues: Planning Applications and Payments; Highways and Housing – there will be Community Updates from Councillors regarding the issue of the Coronavirus.
After Matters Arising, residents are invited to participate to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues relating to this Agenda. Also at this point, there will be a report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council and a report from Dorset Police.
The public are invited a second time (which can be a 90 minute wait) to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.
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Lawrence’s Auctioneers in Crewkerne are opening their doors at 9.30 Monday morning for viewing for their General Sale on Wednesday, July 8th.
They have over 500 lots on view.
If you can’t get to their auction, take a look online at: Lawrences.co.uk
Online bidding is also available for this sale: go to EasyLiveAuction.com
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Mountjoy School in Beaminster have issued a plea:
“This is a plea for anyone who can help Mountjoy School in Beaminster.
We are developing our outdoor learning space to create a Forest and Beach School area to enable our children to access outdoor learning even when they cannot go off-site. With such uncertain times ahead we want to be able to offer the best possible experiences for our children and young people.
CAN YOU HELP?
We need a structure/shelter such as the ones pictured to base our outdoor classroom and make the area accessible to our students. Maybe you have something in your garden that you no longer need, or are upgrading your glamping business and have an old teepee?
Please get in touch if you can help in any way.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU”
Telephone: 01308 861155
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Happy 72nd birthday NHS! More than anyone could imagine we have needed you these past months.
You are invited to clap at 5pm today and show your appreciation for the NHS.
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Broadwindsor Allotments are situated across the road from the school. They are owned by the Broadwindsor Group Parish Council and let on an annual tenancy agreement. Tenants also join the Broadwindsor Allotment Group (BAG) formed in 2011 in order to apply for funding to have water on site. (*The presentation from 2014 is at the foot of this post).
At the helm of BAG now are co-Chairs Sheila Hawkins and Susannah Madigan who issued this update:
“This year, almost all the plots on Broadwindsor Allotment site have been let. In addition to the cultivation strips, over recent years the Broadwindsor Allotment Group has developed a wild flower meadow, which is a difficult thing to achieve on land that has been previously cultivated. After several annual sowings of Yellow Rattle seed to try to eliminate couch grass, this year the meadow has produced a colourful display of wildflowers, butterflies and insects. The whole site, in fact, is a wildlife sanctuary: we know we have slow worms and a family of grass snakes; one plot has a large pond where dragonflies (Broad Bodied Chasers – a newly hatched one shown in the photograph) and/or damselflies breed, and we see a good variety of birds, butterflies, beetles and other insects.
In January 2020 BAG members planted up a small orchard on a long-unused half plot. Two-year old saplings were purchased from Perrie Hale Nurseries, Honiton, which specialises in varieties specific to the South West. We planted 6 apple trees, a pear and a plum, and already have a mature cherry tree in place. During the winter 2019, with grant assistance from Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, we planted 250 native fruiting hedge whips along the boundary bank above the Drimpton Road. These are all flourishing, and we plan to lay these in 3-4 years time. Also that year the Parish Council funded the purchase of a bird scarer kite to ward off jackdaws and pigeons from crops.
A few years back we were able, with a Parish Council grant along with funds and volunteers from BAG, to design and build a large-scale communal water harvester in the middle of the site, which has been a fantastic boon – previously there was no on-site water supply.
Grateful thanks to Broadwindsor Group Parish Council for all its support.
Sheila Hawkins
Susannah Madigan
Co-Chairs, BAG”
All photo credits: Sheila Hawkins.
Video edited by: Wendy Shields
To find out more about Broadwindsor Allotments:
Contact Helen Cudmore, the Town Clerk – 01308 488440
or email: hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk
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Local farmer, Andrew Frampton is angry, frustrated and exasperated having to repeatedly deal with the carelessness of walkers leaving gates open and dog owners not picking up after their dogs.
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