The End Of Mow-Vember…

The campaign Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. You can donate HERE.

At last Friday’s Open Mic night in the White Lion, resident poet, Peter Roe recited his poem ‘Folliculaphillia‘ to much merriment and mirth…

Folliculaphillia

Last year in Mow-Vember my partner for a joke…
Said grow a moustache like that Wolverine bloke
I said to my girl “my dear won’t that tickle ya?”
She said “I don’t mind, I have Folliculaphillia…”

Folliculaphillia… if you should care
It means she’s a woman and she likes facial hair
But a Wolverines ‘tache can’t be grown in just one day
So I tried different styles as it grew on the way

I tried a Chaplin, a Chevron and a Painter’s Brush
A Kaiser, a Dali, a Lampshade and a Walrus
A Fu Manchu, Frank Zappa and Asterix The Gaul
An Albert Einstein, a Hugo… I tried them all

In films, cartoons and games ‘taches steal the show
Captain Haddock, Captain Hook, Luigi and Mario
For some men though proper lip rugs are a mystery
Because they are suffering from mustachular dystrophy

But the Wolverines sideburns, these bits on the side…
Wouldn’t grow on my cheeks, believe me I tried…
and I think it’s too late for these muscles to grow…
and just look at my fingers my nails hardly show!

So a cautionary tale to all of you folks out there…
you can’t become The Wolverine by just growing facial hair
And the reason for this… I think that I found…
Is that Man Makes Moustache not the other way round!

Peter Roe

Well done to all those who grew moustaches this month!
(And for those who don’t know him… Hugo’s moustache is all year round 🙂 )

Movember first started in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 when two friends (Travis Garone and Luke Slattery) talked 30 of  their friends into growing a ‘Mo’ (moustache). They had been inspired by a friend’s mother who was fundraising for breast cancer, they decided to make the campaign about men’s health and prostate cancer and then including men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men. You can donate HERE.

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Broadwindsor Coffee Club News

The new service times for Broadwindsor Post Office are:

  • Mondays 12.15 – 1.15pm &
  • Thursdays 9.15 – 10.45am

The P.O. mobile van is here for a shorter time than we have been used to and every effort is being made for the the new Post Office change to run smoothly. Please, during this transition period, patience and cooperation is required at times but customers can be assured that no one has to wait outside in the wet/cold… Seating and warmth is available  in the Comrades Hall Foyer, with you looking after your turn. This will also help with establishing a queuing system at very busy times.
To coincide with the new hours, you’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy fresh coffee or tea and the chance for a chat in in the warmth of the Servery inside Comrades Hall on:

  • Mondays from 11.00am to 1.30pm &
  • Thursdays from 9.00 am to 11.00am

A date for your diary: Monday, December 18th  – there will be mulled wine, sausage rolls, mince pies, etc. to celebrate the Christmas season along with a raffle for a hamper.  The Comrades Hall 100 Club December draw will also be held that morning.

More Volunteers are needed to keep this social aspect around the PO visit going by manning a coffee pot and chatting for an hour or two!  Please come along and offer your help 🙂

Do come along and support the Coffee Club and Post Office, this is a valuable service we need to maintain for the benefit of the village.

Thank you 🙂

#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Drimpton #Dorset #Village #WestDorset #PostOffice #Community #Outreach #Mobile #Coffee #Chat #Volunteer #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Unit To Let At Redlands Yard

Just announced…

Sadly, Clare Colby, the curator of The Gallery of Makers is stepping down and moving away to a new area.
Clare has run the gallery for the last 5 years and has been integral to its success.
Redlands Yard are therefore hoping to find someone to take on this role.
The space is ideal for someone (or two people sharing) who are looking for workspace and can create income by renting space to other artists and makers.
For further information or other unit availability, please get in touch with Sarah at hello@redlandsyard.co.uk

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LiveWell Dorset – Fri. 24th At Drimpton Village Hall

Sara from LiveWell Dorset will be at Drimpton Village Hall tomorrow, Friday 24th November between 9.00am and 11.00am alongside FareShare (9.30am – 10.30am). Do call in, everyone is welcome.
LiveWell Dorset is a health improvement service provided by Public Health Dorset. Their mission is to help people living in Dorset lead healthier, happier lives. Their coaching, support and advice is absolutely free and part of your council’s commitment to improving public health.
The service provides free health and wellbeing support to anyone over 18 who lives in Dorset to lead healthier lives by
  • Quitting smoking,
  • Managing their weight,
  • Moving more
  • Drinking less alcohol.

This is achieved by combining traditional health lifestyle services with evidenced based behaviour change interventions in a number of ways including:

  • Healthy lifestyle assessment and advice.
  • 1:1 LiveWell Coaching over the telephone.
  • Connecting people with local opportunities such as weight loss services, stop smoking services and physical activity groups.
  • Helping health professionals to support people to take the next step to improving their health, through delivering behaviour change skills training.

Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome 🙂

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Broadwindsor Tree Lights Switch On – Thursday, 30th Nov

All are invited to come along to Bernards’ Place in the Square at 6.30pm on Thursday, 30th November to see the village’s Christmas tree lights be switched on for the festive season 🙂

This will be followed by carol singing, minced pies and mulled wine served at The White Lion.

Get into the Christmas spirit and join in!

#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Drimpton #Dorset #AONB #Village #WestDorset #TheComradesHall #Community #Christmas #MulledWine #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Last Tuesday Of Post Office In Comrades Hall

Today is the last day that the Post Office OutReach service will be inside the Comrades Hall. Opening at 10am until 12.30pm, teas and coffees will be available as usual.

More volunteers to serve refreshments are sought to support the new mobile van service which commences on Monday, 20th November at 12.15pm for one hour. Please enquire when visiting the Post Office.

Service times for Broadwindsor will be Mondays 12.15 – 1.15pm and Thursdays 9.15 – 10.45am in the Comrades Hall Car Park.

A Sneak Peek Into P.O.’s Mobile Van Service

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Broadwindsor Group Parish Council Meeting – Monday, 13th November

Monday’s meeting of Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at Blackdown Village Hall at 7.30pm.  All are invited to attend.

The full agenda may be viewed HERE which includes…

Item 8. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
a. Applications Received and Circulated for Consultation
P/VOC/2023/06015, Carmoor Farm, Hollis Hill, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QS
P/FUL/2023/05685, Dorset Farm, Littlewindsor, DT8 3QU
P/HOU/2023/05730, Havendale, Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, DT8 3RS
P/HOU/2023/02249, Castlewood Farm, Marshwood, DT6 5QQ
P/VOC/2023/04093, Yeabridge Farm, Main Road, Mosterton, DT8 3HE
b. Other Applications
c. Results
d. Neighbourhood Plan

11. MUGA UPDATE

12. COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE GROUPED PARISH AREA

13. HIGHWAYS
a. Proposed 40 mph Speed Limit on the B3163
b. Salt Bins and Dumpy Bags 2023/2024 Season
c. Fingerpost Restoration Programme
d. Broadwindsor Tree Concerns Update
e. Speed Indicator Devices Update
f. Blocked Road Drain, Drimpton

14. FOOD LARDER PROJECT UPDATE

The full agenda may be downloaded HERE.

The press and public are invited to attend. Under the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, members of the public may now film, photograph and make audio recordings of the proceedings of the formal Council meeting, though not, under current legislation, of the Public Participation session, as this is not part of the formal agenda of the meeting. Recording activity should be respectful to the conduct of the meeting and behaviour that disrupts the meeting (such as oral commentary) will not be permitted. Any member of the public shall not speak for more than five minutes. A question asked by a member of the public during Public Participation shall not require a response or debate during the meeting though the Chairman may direct that a written response will be provided subsequent to the meeting.

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Thank You For Coming To The Firework Display

The weather was so kind for our firework display, which was, as last year, a great success and raised funds for Broadwindsor Cricket Club and Broadwindsor Comrades Hall.
We are grateful to our sponsors, Symonds and Sampson, Broadwindsor House Care Home, Cllr Simon Christopher and The Knapp Inn.
As a result of the evening the Cricket Club and Broadwindsor Comrades Hall have shared the profit on the night, each receiving £681.65.
My thanks to the cricket club and their helpers who ran the bar and BBQs.and the village school PTA who had a stall raising money too.
I also want to thank my team of volunteers who helped set up and light the fireworks, and kept the spectators safe on their way to and from the cricket field.  Also to Dorothy Rowe and Margery Hookings who successfully rattled their donation buckets and to Sara Dyke, our First Aider.
My thanks also to P H Hardwill for lending us their tower light, Shane and Ellen Pym for lending us their generator, John Staff and Martin Burt for their tower safety lights and Stefan Nikolov for the use of his safety equipment.
And finally, a massive thank you to all the spectators who came along and enjoyed the evening.  We hope to see you all again at next year’s Broadwindsor Firework Display.
Thank you
Andrew Hookings

Photo credit: Ruthie Stevens.


#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Dorset #WestDorset #Village #Community #BWCC #Fireworks #BBQ #Bar #TheKnappInn #The ComradesHall #CliveStaffordSmith  #Support #ThankYou #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

A Sneak Peek Into P.O.’s Mobile Van Service

Monday, 20th November at 12.15pm will be the first day when Steve and his team open their service for one hour at the Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor from their new mobile outreach van.

The Post Office Users Group will also be serving teas and coffees inside 🙂

Access will be from the rear of the vehicle with supportive handrails both sides and a ramp to be used for wheelchair/mobility scooter access.

Service times for Broadwindsor will be Mondays 12.15 – 1.15pm and Thursdays 9.15 – 10.45am.

If you would like to participate in the P.O.’s National survey – as they would like you to tell them what you think about the suitability of the new location and the opening hours – please click HERE (closes 1st December).

Information for other villages in this project is as follows:

We are very fortunate to have this service come to our rural villages – please take advantage and support it. Thank you.

#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Drimpton #Dorset #AONB #Village #WestDorset #PostOffice #Community #Outreach #Mobile #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Santa Visiting Broadwindsor – 6pm, Saturday, 9th Dec.

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Brit Valley, Santa will be visiting the village again 🙂 He usually parks in the bay by the primary school, opposite the allotments.

The image above shows other Christmas visit dates in and around Bridport and this is only the first of his planned visits – there are more to follow… he’s a hard working man is Santa – please show your support!

This year you can download the free app GLYMPSE to then track Santa to see where he is….
Download the app HERE and just Track santabridport.


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#Santa #Sleigh #WestDorset #BritValleyRotaryClub #BeSafe #StaySafe