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A Great BIG Thank You

From last night’s party organisers, John & Lynne Staff:

Our Village Party at the hall on Saturday was a stunning success. Thanks to our local band McIntyre with Wendy Shields and Brian Wing guesting. It would have been almost impossible without the generous donation from the Broadwindsor Fun Group and the support of all those who helped on the day. A big thank you also goes to Kate, Chloe and Louise for preparing the food and all those who helped on the bar. A special thanks goes to Margaret and Jane from the Broadwindsor Community Shop for their advice and support. 

Not to forget the a huge thank you to all those who turned up!  

A great evening, lets hope we’ll be able to do it again soon. 

John & Lynne Staff

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New Houses To Rent In Drimpton – Find Out More

The principal aim of the Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust is to provide a small development of affordable housing for rent to people with a direct connection to the villages within this Parish:

  • Blackdown
  • Broadwindsor
  • Burstock
  • Drimpton
  • Hursey
  • Kittwhistle
  • Seaborough

They are now in a position to offer 15 new homes at Netherhay, Drimpton which are due for completion in June 2023.

Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land TrustTo be eligible for one of these new homes, you must be registered with, or apply now to, Dorset Council Housing Register – Click  HERE. Be sure to notify them of your interest in this CLT housing development in Drimpton.

Members of the CLT committee*, along with a representative from Abri, one of the largest housing association based in the south of England, will be available to show you the plans, tell you more about the project and to answer any questions you may have on the two following days in Drimpton and Broadwindsor:

  • Saturday, 25th March, 10.30am – 12 noon at Drimpton Village Hall.
  • Monday, 27th March, 7 – 9 pm at Broadwindsor Comrades Hall.

Refreshments will be available 🙂

The current CLT Committee are:

Rowland Hibbard: Chair
Sheila Hawkins: Secretary
Jacqui Sewell: Treasurer
Ken Banks: Drimpton
Steve Chubb: Parish Councillor, Drimpton
Brian Hesketh: Drimpton
Francesca Hurrell: Drimpton
Stefan Nikolov: Broadwindsor

Anyone interested in being part of the current and future CLT community projects are invited to contact Sheila Hawkins (11esgh528@gmail.com) for a CLT membership. Learn more at their website HERE.

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Broadwindsor Residents – You ARE Eligible For A £200 Alternative Fuel Payment

There is no mains gas supply in Broadwindsor. You may or may not be aware that if you reside in Broadwindsor you are eligible for a £200 Alternative Fuels Payment (AFP) if both the following are true:

  • your household is not connected to the mains gas grid
  • you use alternative fuels as your main form of heating

This is on top of the £400 from your electricity supplier.

You’re eligible for this payment if the main way you heat your home uses:

  • tank or bottled gas
  • liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
  • oil
  • wood
  • solid fuel

Dorset Council have missed several postcodes out and therefore not everyone has received their payment automatically.  Below is the  link to apply for the grant if you have not already received your payment.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-alternative-fuel-bill-support-if-not-automatic

 

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Welcome DailyzTech

DailyzTech HQ is actually located in the heart of Crewkerne town centre but can be accessed through Broadwindsor Post Office on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Call on 07796 546704 to arrange them to bring any products from their shop to our Post Office OutReach service 🙂

DailyzTech began as a family business 12 years ago and since the inclusion of Crewkerne Post Office in 2016, a heavier flow of customers and more development in their range of services and products are offered. More recently, now operating out of Beaminster Post Office too, you can get anything from ink cartridges to tech support services, they aim to have something for everyone!

Offering friendly, patient & professional relations, their services include:

  • Product & Software Installation
  • Home Tuition
  • Networking Issues
  • Router & Extender Setups
  • Data Backup & Transfer
  • General IT Assistance
  • Device Repairs

Now mobile – as a guide, their Call Out service is priced:

  • Simple problems within 10 mile radius of our store in Crewkerne – £25 includes call out and first hour.
  • Complex problems within 10 mile radius of our store in Crewkerne – £50 includes call out and first hour.

Note: Most problems can be resolved within one visit, multiple visits may be required if additional parts are needed. Please call them first for a free quote and see how they can help you.


Call Steve for Advice & Support: 07796 546704

Email: sales@DailyzTech@Gmail.com

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Village Dance & Party – Saturday, 25th March

Next Saturday, 25th March, village residents are invited to a FREE party at the Comrades Hall from 7.30pm.

Village resident John Staff had the idea for pre-Covid residents to meet with new village residents who have arrived either during or since the pandemic 🙂

Admission is free but a ticket is required for entry (to help with catering numbers).  Tickets can be obtained from Broadwindsor Community Stores or ask someone to pick one up for you! Inform or invite your new neighbours 🙂 Alternatively, telephone John Staff on 01308 868584.

Music will be provided by our village band, McIntyre led by Dave and Ann Shaw. Enjoy songs from as far back as the 1950’s through to the 1990’s that’ll get you on your feet dancing.

There will be a bar and light nibbles will be provided.

The event has been sponsored by Broadwindsor Fun Group whose Fun Day this year is on Sunday, 25th June.

Enjoy & Have Fun!

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Tributes Pour In For Simon Emmerson

Village resident, exceptional musician and friend Simon Emmerson peacefully passed away at Weldmar’s Hospice on Monday, 13th March after living with cancer for several years.

The photograph, taken by Mark Bennett shows Simon on the right with Johny Kalsi (left) and N’Faly Kouyaté (middle) on stage just before a performance at WOMAD Festival.

Tributes have been pouring in on social media after his band, the Afro Celt Sound System publicly announced Simon‘s passing.:

“Simon touched the hearts of millions of people through his music and infinite wisdom. His legacy remains with the amazing people he bought together and they will continue to create the magic of his music with his guidance from above.
We would like to request that our fans, friends and fellow artists to respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time.
There will be plans of a tribute memorial concert later in the year and the details will be released on all platforms.
Thank you and Love and Light to you all.”

Incredibly sad, our thoughts and prayers go to Karen, Ted & Josi .

Afro Celt Sound System

❤ Simon Emmerson (Booth) , 12.03.1956 – 13.03.2023 ❤


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Clive & Kerry Dammert Excited To Keep The White Lion Roaring

Last week Chairman of our Community pub, Rick Dyke announced that  Clive and Kerry Dammert had accepted the offer to form the new Management team at The White Lion.

Most recently, Clive and Kerry have worked in Devon and Cornwall as a Management couple and have experience of both the pub and the hotel businesses. Both are at home either in the kitchen or as Front of House. Clive and Kerry have worked together as a team for over 10 years and are looking forward to bringing their experience to the White Lion.

Kerry commented “Clive and I are excited to be returning to village life and meeting you all. For the past few months we have been working in a hotel environment and realised that we missed the pub life and the connection to the community that comes with running a pub and we are very much looking forward to getting involved in the community.“

Clive and Kerry previously owned and ran a successful business in South Africa.  Their plan is to offer good quality English pub food, using locally sourced ingredients where possible and then add some South African flair on the specials board, dishes like Bobotie, Bunny Chow (no rabbits involved!) and Vetkoek as well as a traditional South African Braai (BBQ) in the Summer. So much to look forward to – we very much look forward to welcoming Clive and Kerry into our community – Where Community Matters 🙂

Big thanks to the many volunteers who have worked front of house and in the kitchen.
They will continue to front The White Lion over the coming weeks until the transition over to Clive and Kerry at the end of this month.
Your efforts are appreciated!

David Leader, who’s untimely death on 13th March last year shocked the whole community, led the ‘Save The White Lion‘ campaign.  His widow Elaine commented: “Everyone who knew David will remember his passion for community, teamwork and pitching in. He would be so proud of the way this village has responded to the challenge to run the pub as a Community Pub in the true sense!”
‘I know he would be saying a massive thank you to all the volunteers who are giving up so much of their time, day after day, working for free, cleaning toilets, working in the kitchen, cooking meals, waiting on tables. Also all the huge amount of relentless work by the management committee and the planning and organising of all the events. He would also be thanking the bar staff for going out of their comfort zones and serving customers, giving up their afternoons and evenings.
‘And to the community in Broadwindsor and surrounding area for supporting the pub and making virtually every event a sell-out. It’s an amazing effort and it shows what an incredible community this is.
‘It would have made David so happy to see everyone pitching in and working together to keep our wonderful pub thriving.’
We couldn’t agree with you more Elaine and thank you too.

Please continue to support our lovely pub:)

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Broadwindsor Group Parish Council Meeting – Monday, 13th March

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

As Broadwindsor currently has a vacancy, there are currently 14 elected Councillors who represent the five wards of Blackdown, Broadwindsor, Burstock, Drimpton and Seaborough. Who are they? Click HERE.

The full agenda may be downloaded HERE which includes…

Item 5. Public Participation
Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this
Agenda.
a. Report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council
b. Report from Dorset Police
c. Broadwindsor Group Parish Council Vacancy, Broadwindsor Ward

Item 6. Correspondence and Notices:
a. Citizens Advice Bridport & District, Request for Grant

Item 9. Planning Applications:
a. Applications Received and Circulated for Consultation
P/FUL/2023/01051, Brent Lodge, Netherhay, Drimpton, DT8 3RH
P/LBC/2023/00625, London House, The Square, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QD
P/HOU/2023/00915, The Lodge, High Street, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP
P/LBC/2023/00916, The Lodge, High Street, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP
P/HOU/2023/01248, 32 Redlands Lane, Broadwindsor, DT8 3ST

c. Results
P/TRT/2023/00488, The Lodge, High Street, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP: Consent (Tree Works)
P/FUL/2021/02213, West Dibberford Farm, West Dibberford, Beaminster, DT8 3HD: Granted

Item 12. Management of the MUGA

Item 13. Coronation of King Charles III, 6 May 2023
a. Purchase of Commemorative Mugs

Item 14. Communications within the Grouped Parish Area

Item 15. Highways:
a. Parking in Broadwindsor Square
b. 20 mph signage
c. Hursey Common Entrance
d. War Memorial Project Update

Item 16. Affordable Housing:
a. Report from the Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust.

Item 19. Public Participation
Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.

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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Full Moon – Tuesday, 7th March

Today’s Full Moon at 12.40pm is known mainly by the Farmers’ Almanac as the Worm Moon, referring to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring, inviting robins and other birds to feed. Europeans may know March’s Full Moon as the Lenten Moon, according to NASA, after the Christian period of fasting before Easter, which coincides with this period in the lunar cycle.

There are other names for this particular Full Moon all of which herald the transition from Winter into Spring.  Such names include:

  • Crow Comes Back Moon.
  • Sugar Moon – marking the time of year when the sap of sugar maples trees starts to flow.
  • Wind Strong Moon – referring to the strong windy days that come at this time of year.
  • The Sore Eyes Moon – from North Dakota where the blinding rays of sunlight reflect off the melting snow of late winter.

Traditionally, each Full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not only to the Full Moon.

For Hindus, this March’s Full Moon marks the festival of Holi, a celebration of the love of the god Radha Krishna and the triumph of good over evil. During Holi, revellers light bonfires and douse each other with colourful powders or dyed water.

For many Buddhists, March’s Full Moon is the Full Moon of the third lunar month, the time of the festival Māgha Pūjā in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Sri Lanka. This festival celebrates an ancient gathering of disciples with Buddha.

 It’s a period of new beginnings. Look for the spectacularly bright Moon as it rises above the horizon this evening! Planets Venus and Jupiter, will continue to dominate the western sky.


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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 17th March

At 7.30pm at the Comrades Hall on Friday, 17th March, Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club will be showing…

The Lost King (12)

Directed by Stephen Frears and starring Steve Coogan, Philippa Langley MBE* and Jeff Pope. Running time: 1hr 48mins.

After 500 years, in 2012 the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a car park in Leicester.

The Lost King is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history.

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4
  • Refreshments available, including a bar.
  • Seats can be booked in advance by contacting:
    Emma Myers – broadwindsorem@gmail.com or
    Margaret Wing – 01308 867252

*Philippa Jayne Langley MBE (born 29th June 1962) is a British writer, producer, and Ricardian, who is best known for her role in the discovery and exhumation of Richard III in 2012 (the Looking for Richard project), for which she was awarded an MBE.


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