Broadwindsor Group Annual Parish Online Meeting – Tuesday, 27th April

Broadwindsor Group Parish Council are holding their Annual Parish Meeting online using the Zoom platform at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021.
This meeting welcomes Groups and Organisations wishing to present or submit a report.  All are welcome to attend.

The full agenda is available to download HERE.
Minutes of previous Group Parish Council meetings can be found online HERE

The meeting can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID: 834 9495 2686
Zoom is Free! – Sign Up and get it HERE.

Welcome and Introductions from Chairman Rowland Hibbard will be followed by any apologies for absence and approval of the minutes from May 2019.
The Chairman will then deliver the Annual Report of the Parish Council.

Reports will then be submitted from the following:

  • Dorset Council Report.
  • Marshwood Vale.
  • Community Policing Report.
  • Broadwindsor School.
  • Blackdown, Broadwindsor and Burstock Churches.
  • Village Halls Report : Blackdown; Comrades Hall; Drimpton.
  • Broadwindsor Group Parish Climate & Ecological Emergency Group.
  • Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust.
  • The FMR Trust.
  • The Blackdown Educational Trust.
  • The Sick Poor Fund.
  • Broadwindsor Allotment Group.
  • Broadwindsor Community Stores.
  • BroadwindsorRainbows, Guides and West Dorset Rangers.
  • Post Office Users Group.
  • Drimpton & Netherhay Youth Club.
  • Clapton, Wayford & Drimpton HorticulturalSociety.
  • Broadwindsor Cricket Club
  • Broadwindsor Community Sports Field

Please be aware:
The APM is recorded in both visual and audio formats.  They are stored securely for twelve months then deleted.  If you have any issues or queries about this – please contact the Clerk to the Council at hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.

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A Plea From Local Farmer Re: Dogs

Prompted by a lost dog plea (which was subsequently found), local farmer, Rachel Hayball of Speckets Knapp Lamb posted her plea on social media, on behalf of all farmers dealing with their new lambs at this time –
“This is not aimed at anyone. Please do not take offence. I am so glad that today’s missing dog is back safe and sound.
Many of us [farmers] are getting very worried by the number of dogs going missing around Pilsdon and Lewesdon hill.  Areas where dogs should be on lead due to sheep grazing on and near the hills.
Obviously, no one ever intends to lose their dog. But it happens. Dogs can get disorientated when following a scent, they can see something and give chase. Or they can just lose sight of you.
Once they are lost and away from you, who knows what they get up to?
Even the best trained dogs in the world can become over aroused and start chasing and even attacking sheep. They may go up to sheep just being inquisitive and the sheep, being sheep, will run away. This is often enough to get a dog to chase.
A sheep doesn’t have to be attacked to die. Just being chased can cause them to drop dead from shock. They can also abort their lambs…
Newborn lambs also have no chance to get away from a dog.
Please, please keep your dogs on lead on and around Lewesdon Hill and Pilsdon Pen. We [Farmers] shouldn’t have to constantly worry about our livestock potentially being at risk and your dogs need to be kept safe too.
I am a dog lover. I spent years working with dogs. My dogs are well trained and guess what – they stay on lead unless we are in a secure area.
Thanks for taking the time to read.“
– Rachel Hayball
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Happy 95th Birthday Your Majesty

Born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in London, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, our Queen celebrates her 95th birthday today.

However, as the family are still in mourning, there will be no gun salutes at the Tower of London or Hyde Park which usually happens on this day. Neither will there be an official portrait of Her Majesty released.

The solitary image of our Queen attending her beloved husband’s funeral only 4 days ago touched us all. today, she will be remaining at Windsor Castle and have her family with her.  Our best wishes go out to her.

The Queen’s second, ceremonial birthday celebration is marked on the second Saturday in June, which this year falls on the 12th June.

The ceremony of an official monarch’s birthday has been in place since 1748, during the reign of King George II. His birthday fell in November, with the inclement autumn weather hampering his desire to mark the occasion with a large-scale public celebration, he made the decision to combine his celebration with Trooping the Colour, an annual military parade in the summer. The Queen initially marked her “official” birthday on the second Thursday of June, the same day as her father, King George VI. However, she changed it to its current position in 1959 after seven years into her reign.

She ascended to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25yrs, and surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in September, 2015.

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Marshwood Country Beef

Marshwood Country Beef is a local, small business run by Claire Hayball & her family supplying beef to the surrounding area. Their well loved cows are bred on their family run farm in the West Dorset hills. They aim to supply cuts of beef from the beginning of June 2021. 

They are starting up with a Special Introductory Offer:

Marshwood Country Beef Cows

They will have DIY Burger boxes which will be available to Pre order.
In the future, they will have Beef cuts/boxes available but will only know what beef they have when their butcher tells them what the prime cuts are.

Look out for their special offers and future products by ‘Liking’ and ‘Sharing’ their Facebook page HERE.

Contact: 01297 678362 or email: marshwood.countrybeef@outlook.com

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Books! Books! Books!

Obviously, our well used Telephone Book Exchange has a limited capacity.  🙂
Each time, when tidied and cleared, excess books have been taken to the Comrades Hall.  There are now too many and the time has come to donate.

Lyme Regis RNLI Week which, all being well, will run from 24th July to 31st July this year, will be running a large secondhand book stall to raise funds that week.  They have arranged to collect our boxes of books from the Comrades Hall on Tuesday, 27th April when the Post Office Outreach service opens at 10am.

If you have any books you would like to donate, please bring them to the Comrades Hall, this Friday, 23rd April between 10am and 12 noon in order for them to be included in the donation.  Thank you.

Keep up to date with Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week HERE.

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Police and Crime Commissioner Election – Thursday 6th May

A Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is responsible for policing across the county (covering both the Dorset Council and BCP Council areas).  Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected every four years. The last election was in May 2016, with the elections that were due to be held in May 2020 being postponed by 12 months to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the next PCC term will be three years.

The incumbent PCC, Martyn Underhill, has announced his retirement and is not seeking re-election.

Elections for PCCs are taking place on Thursday, 6th May 2021 in England.  You have one week left to apply to vote via proxy (allocating someone you trust to vote on your behalf), Click HERE.
If voting in person, the three polling districts in the Broadwindsor Parish Council area will be :

  • MAR2 – Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor

  • MAR3 – Village Hall, Drimpton

  • MAR4 – Village Hall, Blackdown

The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account. They are responsible for the totality of policing.

The PCC aims to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their force area.

The PCC has been elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the force to account, effectively making the police answerable to the communities they serve.

The PCC ensures community needs are met as effectively as possible, and are improving local relationships through building confidence and restoring trust. They work in partnership across a range of agencies at local and national level to ensure there is a unified approach to preventing and reducing crime.

Under the terms of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, the PCC must:

  • secure an efficient and effective police for their area;
  • appoint the Chief Constable, hold them to account for running the force, and if necessary dismiss them;
  • set the police and crime objectives for their area through a police and crime plan;
  • set the force budget and determine the precept;
  • contribute to the national and international policing capabilities set out by the Home Secretary; and
  • bring together community safety and criminal justice partners, to make sure local priorities are joined up.

Vote!The Candidates:

  • Patrick Canavan – Labour and Co-operative Party.
  • Dan Hardy – Independent.
  • Mark Andrew Robson – Liberal Democrats.
  • Claire Seymour – Green Party.
  • David Sidwick – The Conservative Party Candidate

Download the Pdf document containing all the candidates’ election statements & contact details HERE.

  • Thursday, 6 May 2021: Election day
  • Friday, 7 May 2021: Count and declaration of result
  • Wednesday, 12 May 2021: Term of incumbent PCC ceases
  • Thursday, 13 May 2021: Newly elected PCC takes office

Graham Farrant is the Police Area Returning Officer responsible for coordinating the election and announcing the result in Dorset. He can be contacted at: Elections Office, BCP Council, Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6DY. Email: candidates.agents@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) is a company limited by guarantee providing a range of services to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), including:

  • information on national policing policy and legislation;
  • support on the development of PCC policy, and to influence national policy decisions;
  • facilitation of PCC’s membership of national governance structures, including the College of Policing, the National Crime Agency, the Police ICT Company and other national police bodies;
  • assistance in helping PCCs collaborate to share practice, procure services and identify ways to achieve efficiencies by working together.

All 41 PCCs are members of the APCC, as are the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (overseeing the Metropolitan Police), and the governing bodies that oversee:

  • the British Transport Police;
  • the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
  • the Ministry of Defence Police;
  • the City of London Police.

PCCs are expected to adhere to the Seven Principles of Public Life, as determined and published by the Nolan Committee – the ‘Nolan Principles‘ (Click HERE). Each PCC publishes their own Code of Conduct but the APCC has drawn up an ethical framework (Click HERE), which was led and developed by Police and Crime Commissioners themselves and which includes a template Code for PCCs to adopt if they wish.

Register to vote.Are you registered to vote?

If you need to register to vote (this might be because you have recently moved to a new address) you can register to vote online – Click HERE. (Note: to vote in this PCC election, you would need to have done this before midnight on Monday 19 April. You can still register for future elections.)

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Vikki’s Specials At The White Lion This Week

From Thursday evening through to Saturday evening, in addition to their usual menu (below), this week you can pre-order the following from Vikki’s kitchen:

  • Homemade Salmon and Broccoli Pie with Fresh Vegetables, Mash or Chips.
  • Homemade Turkey Curry with Basmati rice (Gluten Free).
  • Steak and Kidney Suet Pudding with Fresh Vegetables, Mash or Chips.

For dessert…

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake with cream  @ £4.00 (Limited supply!)

Yorkshire PudsFor Sunday Lunch:

There is a choice of Roast Beef or Roast Turkey.
all served with their accompaniments @ £8.50.

Please pre-order by 5pm Saturday.
Please collect between 12 noon – 2.00pm.

White Lion Takeaway - Jan 2021

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Local Employment: New Inn, Stoke Abbott

Th New Inn at Stoke Abbott are looking for the right person to compliment their small friendly team.
A small village inn, with a good reputation for great home cooked food – they would like someone to help them build on that.
  • Do you need extra hours?
  • Do you enjoy meeting new people?
  • Have you a great personality?
  • Do you enjoy working hard to ensure your guests have a special experience?

If you’ve answered yes to all, then give us a call.

Experience is not essential, but you must be confident, reliable and hard working. Over 16’s only.
Duties will include:
  • Taking orders
  • Talking to customers
  • Serving meals
  • Clearing tables
  • Cash handling.
They offer:
  • Good rates of pay
  • Holiday pay
  • Share of tips.
Must have access to transport due to their location.
Call 01308 868333 or message the through their Facebook page HERE.
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Prout Project Almost At Target – Please Donate

At the time of publishing, the Prout Bridge Project have reached over 3/4 of their £20,000 target with 12 days remaining 🙂

Their story has been highlighted this past week in both the Dorset Echo and the Bridport News.  Please donate as this is an All or Nothing Fundraiser: if they don’t reach their target – they receive nothing – any donations received will have to be refunded.

Donations can be made on their Crowdfunder page HERE or Donations can also be made via cheque made out to Prout Bridge Project, or cash can be put in an envelope and put through the letterbox of Prout Bridge Project, 28 North Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3DY.

Thanks and appreciation went out from the manager of The Prout Bridge Project, Paula Tuff on social media on Saturday evening:

  • With reference to H.R.H. Prince Philip’s Duke of Edinburgh Award on the day of his funeral – “As the founder of the DofE, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has assisted in transforming the lives of millions of young people, leaving a lasting legacy in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. We are proud to have supported young people achieve this award in the past, offering young people the chance to discover they can do anything, achieve anything and overcome anything life throws their way.“
  • To their friends & corporate partners at The Ollerod in Beaminster – “Thank you Sil and Chris for all your support, we are very grateful.“
  • Paula continued – “Today I want to mention two people who have been with our charity from the start & without whom we wouldn’t be here today, about to start a new exciting plan for the future. Joy and Mike – Thank you both for believing in the Prout Bridge Project.”

 

Read about the Project Bridge Project HERE.

Visit their Crowdfunding page HERE.

Visit the Prout Bridge Project’s Website HERE.

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Congratulations Drimpton FC

Drimpton Football Club (aka The Greens) were victorious today winning 3-2 against FC Barolo in the Quarter Finals of the Dorset Minor Cup.

Described by their manager, Andy Loudon as “a true game of 2 halves“, he summarised:
“A well below par first 45 minutes left the Greens with hard work to do against a strong Barolo team. A penalty and loose defending left Drimpton 2-0 down at half time.
FootballA slight tactical change at half time and the Greens were soon back in the game after a surging run from Pav ended with a smart finish under the goalie. Throughout the game it was noted that the home goalie liked to stay high in his area and it would finally be exploited when Tim Hussey ran through and finished well from a tight angle. The home side ran out of ideas and didn’t like the Drimpton players snapping into tackles. The decisive goal came on the 75th minute mark. A goal ward shot from Adam Chant took a slight deflection pass the keeper. Despite some late pressure Drimpton held on to book their semi final slot.
Their manager continued- First half was a poor performance. We weren’t quick enough to the ball and were very slow when in possession. Second half we done everything right. Closed them down and got in their faces. A very, very good win against a very strong team who didn’t seem to know each other names! A very proud manager indeed. One of the best wins as a manager. Thank you all 💚 ”
To contact Drimpton FC telephone: 07376 890052 or message through their Facebook page HERE.

Good luck in the semi-finals!

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