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It’s National Apprentice Week!

Running from 8th – 14th February, the theme for the 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Build the Future’.

The aim is to encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships help individuals to build the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career.  The week showcases the impact apprenticeships can have on communities, local businesses and regional economies and how they all benefit from the impact of apprenticeships.

To support National Apprenticeship Week 2021, individuals, employers, training providers and communities are being encouraged to get involved, to celebrate apprenticeship.

In November 2020, Broadwindsor.org published an article for local employment at Heavers of Bridport as they were offering three Apprentice positions at that time.  Today, Ross Heaver responded with this update:
“We hired three apprentices in the end. All are doing very well and are undergoing their training programme and down the line, they should be all be fully qualified installers. It is great to offer employment and opportunities for young people during these times.“

This is fantastic news & well done to both Heavers & their Apprentices!

There is a Twitter online programme for NAW2021:
At the time of publishing, today’s event has already ended.

  • Tuesday 9 February from 12 noon – 2 pm, employers will be on hand to answer questions using #AskAnEmployer.
  • Wednesday 10 February from 12 noon – 2 pm, existing apprentices will be available to respond to questions using the #AskAnApprentice.
  • Thursday 11 February is Thank you Thursday.
  • Friday 12 February A virtual graduation ceremony takes place.
  • Saturday 13 February is Parents and Carers Day.
  • Valentine’s Day, Sunday 14 February, will bring an end to National Apprenticeship Week 2021.

You can also follow @Apprenticeships and @CareerMapNews on Twitter to keep an eye on launch day events.

To find out more about Apprenticeships online visit:

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Tree Swings Vandalised At Top Of Lewesdon Hill

Sadly, Broadwindsor.org was sent these images earlier this morning.  All of the rope tree swings at the top of Lewesdon Hill have been cut denying fun to all those who use them.

Photo: Victoria Saines
Photo: Victoria Saines

Lewesdon is such a pleasure for all of us and our families – particularly under these extremely restrictive times. This behaviour is not what our community is about! Having no idea who is responsible or what action the local council will take at this time – it’s simply sad to report.

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Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 9th February

Safer Internet Day 2021 will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world.

At a time when Dorset has recorded 9.1 victims of cybercrime per 1,000 people – the third highest rate compared to other areas in the UK – today marks the 10th year of the Safer Internet Centre’s mission.

The partnership was appointed by the European Commission as the Safer Internet Centre for the UK in January 2011 and is one of the 31 Safer Internet Centres of the Insafe network. Communication is the key to identifying online misinformation.  The centre has three main functions:

  1. Awareness Centre: to provide advice and support to children and young people, parents and carers, schools and the children’s workforce and to coordinate Safer Internet Day across UK.
  2. Helpline: to provide support to professionals working with children and young people with online safety issues.
  3. Hotline: an anonymous and safe place to report and remove child sexual abuse imagery and videos, wherever they are found in the world.

This year the UK Safer Internet Centre is celebrating the amazing range of information and opportunities online, and its potential to inform, connect and inspire us, whilst also looking at how young people can separate fact from fiction. The campaign focuses on how we can know what to trust online, whilst supporting young people to question, challenge and change the online world. It will explore how influence, persuasion and manipulation can impact young people’s decisions, opinions and what they share online.

In 2020, they reached 49% of young people aged 8-17 and 26% of parents. They invite everyone to join in to help create a better internet on Tuesday 9th February 2021 and throughout the whole year.

Quiz:

They have even designed a quiz which is designed for 8-13 year olds, but you can test your own online safety skills and it can be played by anyone! Start online HERE or download it in Pdf format HERE. (These links may not work after the date has passed by)

They offer a range of short films to accompany their resources for 5-11s, 11-14s, parents and carers, as well as a campaign film outlining the theme of the Day – Click HERE.
(These links may not work after the date has passed by)

The UK Safer Internet Centre are a partnership between Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and South West Grid for Learning, part-funded by the European Union and part of the Insafe-INHOPE network.

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Congratulations To Girl Guide Leader Emma House

As well as being at the helm of Broadwindsor Rainbows and Guide groups, Girl Guide Leader Emma House has been appointed the County Leadership Team‘s representative for Growth & Retention in Girl Guiding.

With more than 4,500 members, Girlguiding Dorset gives girls and young women space where they can grow, develop, build brilliant friendships, and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. They may have been going for a long time but they continue to give girls and young women, of all backgrounds and faiths, an opportunity to make their voices heard so that they can realise their full potential to become dynamic members of the 21st century.

Girlguiding is split into four sections, depending on your daughter or the age of the girl.

The 1st Broadwindsor group offer:

  • Rainbows age 5-7
  • Brownies age 7-10
  • Guides age 10-14
  • West Dorset Rangers age 14-18

Girl Guides, Dorset

 

Any young girl interested in Girl Guiding should contact Emma at emmahouse@btconnect.com.
Learn more at the GirlGuiding website HERE.

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Valentine’s Luxury Beauty Package from The Painted Nail

Toni from the Painted Nail is offering beautiful at home facial boxes, delivered to your door while the salon is closed.
Each box contains:
  • 8 Dermalogica products.*
  • Masque brush.
  • Jade massage roller.
  • Toner.
  • Facial sponge.
  • Instructions or virtual facial service over zoom available if wanted.
  • Spatula.
  • Lindt chocolate.
Ideal for an at home pamper or perfect Valentine’s gift!
Luxury facial, mini facial or pedicure boxes are also available!

Price: £25 incl p&p for the top of the range Luxury Box.

Pedicure Box
Pedicure Box

The Mini Facial boxes @ £15 includes up to 8 products it depends which of the 4 facials you choose from.
The Pedicure boxes have been reduced to £20
Contact Toni on 07378 818676 or message her through Facebook.

* These facials contain samples of…..

  • Pre Cleanse -150ml £39 30ml £12
  • Skin resurfacing cleanser – 150ml £45 30ml £12
  • Phyto replenish oil – 125ml £49 30ml £25
  • Multi vitamin repair recovery masque – 75ml £49
  • Multi active Toner – 250ml £35 50ml £12
  • Neck fit contour serum – 50ml £75 10ml £10
  • Biolumin c serum – 59ml £125 30ml £85
  • Dynamic skin recovery – 50ml £69 12ml £19
  • Age reversal eye complex – 15ml £69
If you were to buy these full size products they total £555! This is a great opportunity to treat and try these out for your skin. ONLY £25!
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Excellent Progress At Bernards’ Place

The photo shows Chris Edgerley standing next to the beautiful ammonite which has been donated for the wall.  Something else is still required to balance the wall out at the other end.  If anyone has anything appropriate they could donate – please contact David Leader or Chris as soon as possible.

It wasn’t just Chris working this morning – there were many busy and active people working in the sunshine and cold at Bernards’ Place. Lots of digging and more clearing of the guttering and hedges.  They made excellent progress.

Massive thanks to Jamie, Margaret, John, Stefan, Terry and Chris for all their hard work.


There will be another work party in a couple of weeks and David will let everyone know.

Well done everybody!Scroll

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2021 Census Officers Sought

The census only happens every 10 years and counts every person and household in England and Wales.  Thousands of people are being hired in a range of exciting temporary roles to make Census 2021 a success.

If you like being out in the community and talking to people, this is the role for you. You will be working alone but with the support of your team of up to 12 Census Officers and team leader. Knocking on doors, you’ll encourage residents to complete the census. This involves visiting different properties in an assigned area, sometimes several times, making return visits when necessary.

Census Officers contribute to the overall success of the census. The goal is to make people aware why the census is important and feedback information that keeps the address register up to date.

Census Officer:

  • Location – 26,500 roles across England and Wales.
  • Salary – From £11.22 per hour dependent on location.
  • Hours – 2nd & 3rd Intake; 15, 25 or 37 hours per week.
  • Contract duration – 2nd Intake; 16 March to 29 April 2021, 3rd Intake; 23 March to 29 April 2021,
  • Application window – 2nd Intake; 21 December 2020 to 11 February 2021, 3rd Intake; 4 January to 19 February 2021

There are no fixed daily normal working hours. However, you are required and agree to work your duties within the hours detailed below:

  • Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 8pm.
  • Sundays and Bank Holidays, between 10am and 4pm.

In addition, a minimum of 60% of these hours are to be worked during the following times:

  • Monday to Friday, between 4pm to 8pm.
  • Saturdays, between 9am and 8pm.
  • Sundays, between 10am and 4pm.

The main purpose of your role is to encourage the people in your area to complete their Census 2021 online questionnaire.

When you apply for any role on the census, you’ll need to complete a number of steps as part of your application. They have outlined these steps in detail, to help you understand what to expect – Click HERE.

To register you will be asked to provide:

  • Your full name (this will be your Legal name as on official documentation)
  • Full postal address
  • Email address
  • Mobile number

Register HERE.

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Six Nations Opening Defeat For England

The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men’s rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.

Last year, England won the 2020 Rugby Six Nations. Today, on their home ground at Twickenham they lost their opening match and the Calcutta Cup to Scotland with a score of 6 – 11.

The tournament was first played in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship among the four Home Nations – England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. However, England was excluded from the 1888 and 1889 tournaments due to their refusal to join the International Rugby Football Board. The tournament then became the Five Nations Championship in 1910 with the addition of France. The tournament was expanded in 2000 to become the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy.

The Calcutta Cup

A team that wins all its games wins the ‘Grand Slam‘.
The Triple Crown may only be won by one of the Home Nations of England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, when one nation wins all three of their matches against the others. The physical Triple Crown Trophy has been awarded only since 2006.
First competed for in 1879, The Calcutta Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the rugby match between England and Scotland. It is the oldest of several trophies awarded under the umbrella of the Six Nations Championship.

Congratulations to Scotland!

Here are the fixtures for the
remainder of the competition:

6 Nations Fixtures 2021

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Chris Loder MP – Highest Expenses Of All Dorset MPs

When he was elected in December 2019, Mr Loder’s claims were the lowest of the five Dorset MPs.  It has been revealed that now Chris Loder MP’s expenses are the highest of the five.

Figures from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) reveal that West Dorset MP Chris Loder claimed higher business costs and expenses than any other new MP during the the 2019-20 financial year, costing the taxpayer around £71,000.

Mr Loder’s costs were the highest of all 156 new MPs elected in December 2019, and well above the average of £40,869 for the new intake of members.

The West Dorset MP cited the high cost of setting up a new office and buying equipment for staff, as well as having a one of the largest constituencies in the UK.

He spent £60,871.16 on office running costs, including £51,704.97 on staff wages and £9,166.19 on other office expenditures, plus £5,250.70 on accommodation, and a further £4,443.61 on travel and subsistence. His five most expensive types of costs were:

  • Payroll – costing £52,607.97
  • Hotels in London – £5,335.00
  • Buying equipment – £2,004.02
  • Rail travel – £1,769.35
  • Stationery and printing – £1,160.00

Talking to the Dorset Echo, Chris Loder MP said: “The costs of running an MP’s office are primarily for staff and office costs in running a base in the constituency and one in Westminster. I welcome the scrutiny of these costs, as it will show financial prudence with spending £15.5k less than the budget for this period, whilst setting up a completely new office from day one with a full staff team in place. West Dorset is not only the largest constituency in Dorset, it is one of the largest in the UK, and has ten per cent more electors than the average UK constituency.”

To read the Dorset Echo’s full comparison of expenses – Click HERE.

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Local Employment: Fire Fighter, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue

All their vacancies are managed through an e-recruitment portal.

During the coronavirus pandemic, they are still accepting applications for on-call firefighters but, due to social distancing, they are having to do some parts of the process differently. This will include online meetings rather than face-to-face and additional control measures for fitness testing. However, please don’t be put off by this, they will work with you to help your application progress as smoothly as possible.

Could you be an On-call Fire Fighter?

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking for On-call Firefighters who live or work close to their local station and can respond to an alerter and arrive on station within the required response time.

On-call Firefighters play a vital role in Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, responding to calls on a need-only basis. They come from a variety of backgrounds, including students; home makers and those who are self employed. Our Firefighters bring different skills, knowledge and qualities to the role and communities they serve.

What skills do I need?

To be a Firefighter you need to be:

• Sensitive to the needs of others
• Good at communicating
• Interested in working with the public
• Patient
• Have good attention to detail
• Fit

How physically fit do I need to be? 

You will need to pass a treadmill endurance test which is designed to assess your stamina and strength.
You will also undergo tests to assess if you can work in a confined space, on a ladder, lift heavy objects and carry and assemble equipment.

Which stations can I apply to?

You can submit an application for any of our on-call stations across our Service area. When submitting an application, you will be asked to choose one station to apply for (you cannot apply for more than one at this stage).

Please note, the following stations are currently not accepting new applications so you will not be able to apply for them:

  • Bridport
  • Christchurch
  • Chippenham
  • Dorchester
  • Hamworthy
  • Lyme Regis
  • Poole
  • Warminster
  • Weymouth
  • Wimborne

The position is permanent in their Operations department.

The Job number is: DWFRS – OC00119

Apply HERE.

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