Festive Hamper Raffle

This marvellous hamper full of festive delights is at Broadwindsor Community Stores and could be yours for a £1 raffle ticket. The ticket will be drawn by Chairman of Broadwindsor Fun Group, Adrian Gray on Thursday 23rd.

Thank you to all those who donated to create this box brimming with goodies 🙂

The proceeds go to Broadwindsor Fun Group’s Jubilee celebrations in the village next June.

Merry Christmas & Good Luck!

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Barton House Medical Practice Festive Opening Hours

The opening times of Barton House Medical Practice during the festive season. Tel: 01308 861938

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Saturday’s Fun Group Christmas Party Cancelled

On the anniversary of the party that didn’t take place at 10 Downing Street last year, there will be no festive party at the Comrades Hall this Saturday. Due to the Omnicron variant now being present in the village and surrounding areas, Broadwindsor Fun Group have been left with no alternative but to cancel this Saturday’s Festive Fun event.

Full refunds are available to ticket holders from the village shop.

The Silver Lining Band will be invited back in the new year and to raise funds for next year’s jubilee event, the Festive Hamper will now be raffled off in Broadwindsor Community Stores at £1 a ticket. 🙂

Chairman, Adrian Gray thanked everyone for their efforts.

As the event is cancelled, the Comrades Arms will be open on Saturday from 6pm – free entry, all are welcome.

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Full Moon – Sunday, 19th December

The cold weather is upon us and appropriately, December’s Full Moon is most commonly known as the ‘Cold Moon’. The Moon will be full at 04.35am on Sunday, 19th December.

Other names that indicate the cold and snow given to this Full Moon are:

Drift Clearing Moon (Cree),
Frost Exploding Trees Moon (Cree),
Moon of the Popping Trees (Oglala),
Hoar Frost Moon (Cree),
Snow Moon (Haida, Cherokee),
Winter Maker Moon (Western Abenaki)
Moon When the Deer Shed Their Antlers (Dakota)
Little Spirit Moon (Anishinaabe).

This Full Moon has also been called the Long Night Moon (Mohican), as it rises during the “longest” nights of the year, which are near the December winter solstice.

In Europe, ancient pagans called the December Full Moon the “Moon Before Yule,” in honour of the Yuletide festival celebrating the return of the sun heralded by winter solstice.

Full Moon calendar 2022

Full Moon date and time	Full Moon name
17th January (11.48pm)	Wolf Moon
16th February (4.56pm)	Snow Moon
18th March (7.18am)	Worm Moon
16th April (7.55pm)	Pink Moon
16th May (05.14am)	Flower Moon (total lunar eclipse)
14th June (12.51pm)	Strawberry Moon
13th July (7.38pm)	Buck Moon
12th August (2.36am)	Sturgeon Moon
10th September (10.59am)	Corn/Harvest Moon
9th October (9.55pm)	Hunter’s Moon
8th November (11.02am)	Beaver Moon
8th December (4.08am)	Cold Moon

All times show the time of the full Moon at the Royal Observatory’s home in London, either in GMT or BST depending on the time of year. For full details see the 2022 Guide to the Night Sky

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Lost Your Keys?

A set of three keys with a leather tab was found outside Broadwindsor Community Stores earlier today. They are now in the shop waiting for their owner to collect 🙂
Photo for illustrative purposes only.

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Last Few Days To Use Scout Post!

Many thanks to everyone in the village who has been using the Scout Post Christmas 2021 service so far which helps raise money for local scout groups.
Kevin and his team at the Broadwindsor Community Stores have been kindly hosting the yellow scout post box, and you now only have a few days left to post your cards. More HERE.

Final collections is on Saturday December 18th at 12 noon.

If you are interested to find out more about Scout Post, or to look at some of the statistics about cards being sent this year, please click HERE

If you are someone who regularly walks around the village anyway, perhaps you may be interested in volunteering to help out with some of the delivery of the Broadwindsor cards for Scout Post 2022?
Some local villages e.g. Stoke Abbott, Netherbury, Burstock didn’t have anyone to deliver cards there this year, so they were not included on the delivery schedule. Perhaps you might be able to volunteer to carry out scout post in those villages next year?
To find out more information about volunteering please get in touch with kirstyamoore@outlook.com.

Scout Post is run by Dorchester & West Dorset District Scout Council
Charity registration no: 1039833

A list of cards they are unable to deliver will be held until the 12th of January and listed on the District Website – click HERE.
Enquiries to: scoutpost@dwdscouts.org.uk (01305) 852314

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Covid-19 Update From Dorset Council

Although there were no PCR tests available in the whole of England today, Dorset Council have released the following information following the Prime Minister’s announcement late Sunday, 12th December:

The Dorset health and care system is pulling out all the stops to expand the vaccination programme as quickly as possible following the Prime Minister’s announcement late Sunday.
System leaders are asking local people to be patient while they get everything in place as the NHS continues to deliver the largest vaccination programme in our history.

The COVID-19 vaccination roll-out is being coordinated and delivered by the NHS in Dorset working closely with partners including councils and the voluntary and community sector.

Dr. Andy Rutland, Dorset GP & Clinical lead for the Dorset COVID-19 vaccination programme said:

“This is a monumental effort as we step up even further to expand the vaccination programme for everyone who’s eligible.
We know that some people have had issues with booking their booster at a local venue and we’re working hard to keep increasing availability. Please be patient and do keep checking the national booking system as slots are being added all the time.
We’re all in this together and we owe a huge thank you to everyone supporting the roll-out – staff, volunteers and the public. It’s been a tough year for all of us so please continue to be kind, patient and understanding to our vaccine teams who are working tirelessly to make this happen.“

Dr. Rutland also made a renewed appeal for potential vaccinators to come forward to join their vaccination teams as the programme continues to expand at speed.

Click HERE To
Join Their Vaccine Teams

Sam Crowe, Director of Public Health for Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council said:

“With the emergence of the Omicron variant alongside existing high infection rates locally, it’s more important than ever that we all continue to play our part in protecting ourselves and each other from the risks of COVID-19. We are working closely with the NHS to support the expansion of the booster programme, and getting your booster is the best way to protect yourself from serious illness caused by any variant of COVID-19, so I urge everyone to get yours as soon as you can.
“Nationally, we can see that Omnicron is spreading quickly, and whilst there are still a lot of unknowns about this variant, the principles to help us reduce transmission remain the same. Vaccination alone will not stop the virus from spreading, so to be able to live safely with COVID-19, we do need to keep taking these precautionary measures.
“This includes taking regular rapid tests to check you’re not infectious, particularly before meeting others or attending gatherings, make sure you have plenty of ventilation, and wearing a face covering in indoor, crowded spaces. If we all follow these measures now and get boosted as soon as ossible, we can hopefully prevent the need for further restrictions and keep doing the things we all enjoy”

There are several ways to get your booster jab:

The best way to get your vaccination at a time and place that suits you is to book ahead
You can either wait for your GP practice to contact you or book via the national booking service (NBS) to get your booster at a larger centre or pharmacy
Local GP-led vaccine services are offering the vaccine to the most vulnerable, so that they are invited to get their booster first
We are now running two vaccination centres in Dorset – Vespasian House, Dorchester and King’s Park Hospital, Bournemouth. They have appointment slots for both children and adults
Both centres are very busy and walk-in availability is very limited – please make an appointment using the National Booking System.
You can also get your vaccination at many pharmacies. There are now more than 30 sites in Dorset offering vaccinations – Click HERE to find them.

It’s busy – keep trying, be patient and be kind

There continues to be very high demand for boosters as the number of eligible people increases
Although some people have had difficulties booking their booster appointments, NHS staff are working extremely hard to support local communities and increase availability so please be patient. Please show them the respect and kindness they deserve. You will still have good levels of immunity if you receive the booster a little later.
Vaccination centres are very busy. If a local venue isn’t showing on the system, it may be full – please check again later as appointments are being added all the time.

More locally, Mike Hewitson at Beaminster pharmacy posts regular updates if and when any walk-in clinics become available – follow Beaminster Pharmacy on Facebook – HERE.

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Broadwindsor Church Services & Carol Singing

Broadwindsor’s St. John the Baptist church will be holding the Church services as shown.

You are invited to attend and join in with a short outdoor service with carol singing this Sunday, 19th December at 4pm in Bernards’ Place by the Square. The weather is forecast dry but please wrap up warm.
Please also bring a torch 🙂

Six carols are proposed to be sung and you can download/view/print out the lyrics by clicking HERE if you are unfamiliar with them.

The carols are :

O Come All Ye Faithful
Once In Royal David’s City
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Away In A Manger
While Shepherds Watched
Hark The Herald Angels Sing

If you have any queries, please contact:

Rev. Jo Neary on 01308 867816
or Philip Coltart on 01308 867646

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Comrades Arms – Christmas Opening Hours

From 6pm on Tuesdays (bring your fish and chips!), Wednesday, Friday & Saturday*

12 noon–3pm on Sundays

Christmas Eve (Friday) from 6pm

Christmas Day (Saturday): 12 noon-2pm

Boxing Day (Sunday): 12 noon-3pm

New Year’s Eve (Friday): from 6pm

(To ensure numbers are managed, entry on 31st is by ticket only. Available free but in advance from the bar)

*Saturday 18th: closed for BFG Christmas party – more HERE.

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Please Support Dorset Falconry Park

Please sign up to support Dorset Falconry Park on #easyfundraising when you do any online Christmas shopping this week. Over 6,000 shops and sites will donate FREE funds to them at no extra cost to you.

If you join now you can enter the easyfundraising Advent Calendar and increase their chances of winning £250 every day and £10,000 on Christmas Day!

Dorset Falconry Park is at Lewell Mill Lane, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AN. For more information, you can visit their website HERE or email your enquiry to: enquiries@xtremefalconry.co.uk. You can also contact them by telephone: 01305 250710

Photo credits: Annie Collins.

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Merry Christmas & Good Luck!

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Full refunds are available to ticket holders from the village shop.

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