Month: March 2021

Volunteer Ride-on Mower Driver Needed

There is a shortage of volunteers to cut the sports field at Hursey Common.  Some volunteers have moved away and they need to be replaced.
It takes about an hour and a quarter to cut the field, the mower is a ride on and easy to use for men or women.
It is a delightful short period of time admiring the view from what must be one of the most scenic sports fields around whilst doing a huge public service.
The sports field is very well used by residents and requires mowing once a week. One person is NOT expected to do this every week.

Please contact David Leader:

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Vikki’s Specials At The White Lion From Thursday

Pre order from Vikki’s kitchen at the White Lion for a delicious home cooked meal or your Sunday Roast to take home and enjoy. This week, in addition to their standard Takeaway menu (shown below), you can choose from:
  • Homemade Chicken and Bacon Pie with Fresh Vegetables and Chips or Mash.
  • Homemade Homity Pie (Cheese, Leek & Potato) with Fresh Vegetables.
  • Homemade Moussaka (Lamb mince, Aubergine, Cheese sauce) with Chips OR Greek salad.
And to Pudding… This week there is Homemade Lemon & Ginger Cheesecake with Cream @ £4.00 each

Please pre-order by 5pm the day prior for collection
Please collect between 6pm – 7.30pm

Yorkshire PudsFor Sunday Lunch you have a choice of Roast Lamb, Roast Turkey or Roast Beef all served with their accompaniments @ £8.50.
Please pre-order by 5pm Saturday.
Please collect between 12 noon – 2.00pm.

Telephone: 01308 867070
Email: info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk;
Message through Facebook: HERE.

White Lion Takeaway - Jan 2021

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Retail Units Available At Redlands Yard

Redlands Yard are advertising Units to Let.

If you are looking for somewhere to start or relocate your business to – consider joining their thriving community. All business types are to be considered.

Read more about Redlands Yard HERE.

Please contact Sarah & Colin –


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Comrades Hall 100 Club Results

The Spring draw took place on Tuesday 2nd March 2021 at the Comrades Hall.

The numbers were drawn by John, the Post Office Outreach Clerk. The winning numbers and names are as follows:

  • 1st £75     No 17​ Winner: David Bishop
  • 2nd £50  No 68 Winner: Keith Palmer
  • 3rd £25   No 72 Winner: Emma Myers
  • 4th £15    No 83 Winner: Mark Frampton
  • 5th £10    No 94 Winner: Graham Small
  • 6th £5      No 33 Winner: Georgina Eccles

“The next draw will take place on Tuesday 1st June 2021 at the Comrades Hall. Thank you to all the Members for your continued support for Comrades Hall.”

– Joyce & Sally

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Broadwindsor Will Party On Saturday 14th August 2021

Broadwindsor Fun Group Chairman, Adrian Gray has announced that the group will hold a scaled down and COVID-aware Fun Day on Saturday, August 14th 2021.

There will be Live Music, a BBQ, some stalls and childrens’ entertainment. The festivities will happen in Bernards’ Place and inside the Comrades Hall. There will be no road closures.

As David Taylor has now retired from his position, Broadwindsor Fun Group are in need of a person to hold the role of Treasurer.  The position is voluntary. Anyone interested is asked to please contact Adrian directly or email: bwfunday20@gmail.com

This is something we can all look forward to – Put it in your diary today.

Saturday, 14th August 2021
Broadwindsor Fun Day!


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Monensin Toxicity In Dogs

Charter Veterinary Surgeons have issued this warning:

“MONENSIN TOXICITY IN DOGS

A warning from one of our Vets.

Last weekend we said good bye to Inca, our 3 year old ‘dog of a lifetime’ Labrador (photographed). Out on a local walk on a well trodden footpath (one we’ve walked for 10 years +) she picked up a kexxtone bolus containing monensin. Even though we managed to get it off her within seconds of her picking it up, she started vomiting and seizuring after 20 minutes of ingesting the toxin. After a long 48 hours of intensive treatment and the worst weekend of my life, she lost her battle and ended up passing away.

Please see photo of the boluses below. A kexxtone bolus is administered to a cow to release monensin in order to avoid certain metabolic diseases and to increase milk yield.

The boluses are meant to stay in the cows stomach for the duration of it’s life. Unfortunately some cows regurgitate the boluses so they end up on farmland. This leaves them open to dogs to pick them up.

We have since been to the farmer, who we know, to discuss what happened. We are not blaming the farmer as it was pure bad luck. But we want to prevent it happening to anyone else in the future. The farmer had NO clue that monensin is toxic to dogs, horses, wildlife etc. We have since asked our local farming community and had similar responses.

So here’s my advice:

FARMERS: please be aware of the toxic effects these can have on dogs, horses and wildlife. If using them then PLEASE keep an eye out for regurgitated ones or have warning signs up on footpaths where they might be present. Even if the cows are housed 24/7, the regurgitated boluses can end up being spread in the muck on fields. You also need to be aware of the risks for your own farm dogs so make sure they were well out of their reach.

DOG WALKERS: if walking on footpaths that go through farmland please keep an eye out for these. They’re not very commonly found but the consequences on your beloved pet are not worth the risk. If you see your dog with one then get them to drop it as soon as you can and take them to your vet IMMEDIATELY.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. We are also contacting the drug company to try and get more obvious warnings on the packaging and the things themselves. Although it breaks my heart to have to write this and nothing will ever prepare you for the sudden loss of such a huge part of your life, if we can stop it from happening to any other dogs in the future then it’ll help.”

Please feel free to share this post to pass on the message to others.

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Midweek Motivator Quiz – Wednesday 3rd March

Join in! This week there are 3 rounds of 5 questions and one picture round of 10 questions.

To Join the Zoom Meeting (the Quiz) – Click HERE.
Meeting ID: 778 8602 8156
Passcode: PKLzS3

No prizes! it’s simply a bit of fun breaking the monotony of Lockdown. 🙂 Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, 3rd at 8pm.

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The Rev. Frederick Vaughan [1829-1911]

This is the Rev. Frederick Vaughan who lived in Broadwindsor 1869 – 1884.
His great, great granddaughter is keen for more information.

In Broadwindsor, Frederick had charge of a group of three chapels.  Preaching three times and walking six miles each Sunday.  His evenings through the week were occupied with services in each place, bands of hope and singing classes.  He became Secretary of Dorset Southern Counties Temperance Association and organised Temperance missions in all the chief towns of Dorset and the three bordering counties.  He travelled all over the district organising Temperance societies and missions. Each year he trained a choir of five hundred voices to sing in the annual fete.

You can read all about him & others on the new Notable Residents page on the website. Click HERE.

If you have any information at all that may help his ancestral family – please contact info@broadwindsor.org in the first instance . Thank you.

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Land South Of Fullers Development

The detailed planning shown was published on this website on 19th February (You can read the post HERE).  There remains some confusion as what the planning application WD/D/21/000123 is for.

The developers have already outlined planning permission to build 22 houses and this has been approved. Application WD/D/21/000123 is concerned with the layout, landscaping and possibly the most important – what traffic calming measures will be in place on the Salway Ash road?

Councillor David Leader commented: “In essence we can’t stop the houses from being built but we can potentially influence the layout, design, traffic calming and landscaping. Residents can make their own comments and the Parish Council will submit their collective view based on residents’ opinions and their own.
Please be aware that there are two applications for the land south of Fullers, one is the original outline application which has been passed. The one we need to consider is WD/D/21/000123.
Cllr. Dorothy Rowe and I are collating residents’ views and have spoken to many. I would urge residents to contact us with their views and to make their comments on the Dorset Planning website. We don’t have long to do this.”

The matter is an item on the Parish Council’s agenda for their meeting on Monday 8th March.
You can comment, support or object on this development online HERE until 22nd March 2021. The comment box they give you has a 1000 character limit.  (If you wish to enter more than 1,000 characters, please type your response in a text document and add it as an attachment.)
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Wall At Bernards’ Place Almost Complete

 As the wall in Bernards’ Place nears completion, Chris Edgerly had some help at the weekend from Matthew and James Pickering of Broadwindsor. The boys each placed an ammonite into the wall as part of the montage Chris has created from the smaller ammonites donated.
Photo: Luke Pickering
The ammonite montage itself is now complete and Chris hopes to complete the whole wall by the end of this week, fair weather permitting.
Photo: Luke Pickering


Matthew & James’ enthusiasm and involvement prompted a memory for Chris – he recalled from a young age when he was led up a ladder by a bricklayer to cement and lay his first brick. We hope that Matthew and James enjoy their memory and showing their friends with a sense of pride.

Well done all & Thank you.

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