Pre-Order From The Hungry Mule Rib Shop For Friday

Usually serving and delivering in Bridport, the Hungry Mule Rib Shop are delivering ribs and takeaway to Beaminster Square for collection.  This Friday, 13th November they will be in Beaminster Square at 7.30pm!

Pre-order and pre-payment is essential.  All collections at 7.30pm.

Eat ribs, get messy!

By Telephone/Text: 07769 227116
Pre-order by email: hungrymule@hotmail.com
If you get in quick, before midnight tonight (Wednesday 11th Nov.), share their Facebook post and place your order – all before midnight tonight – you will receive a FREE Chocolate Brownie 🙂

 
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Warning Re: BT’s SuperFast Fibre Broadband

Village resident, Nicholas Morrell doesn’t get a mobile signal at his home.  He has no Social Media accounts.  He was offered SuperFast Fibre Broadband by BT but refused the contract when he realised he could be at home with no means of communication while the country is in Lockdown due to a pandemic.  Knowing it is unlikely he is the only person in the village with these circumstances, he issued this warning earlier today:

“Those planning to replace their existing analogue system with superfast fibre broadband should be warned that, in the event of a power outage lasting longer than about an hour, both the broadband and the telephone (VoiP) will no longer work. If they do not have a mobile phone signal, they would be unable to contact the emergency services until power was restored. Unlike the old “copper wire” analogue system, which draws power from the exchange, fibre cables cannot transmit current and depend entirely on power at the subscriber’s premises. Openreach tells me that the backup batteries provided last for about an hour before requiring a recharge. This problem is not advertised by BT and neither Ofcom nor service providers yet have a solution. A “transition product” whereby both digital and analogue ran side by side appears to be no longer on offer.

At the suggestion of BT I contacted Chris Loder, our MP, who has a special interest in broadband matters. He tells me that, with other Dorset MPs, he is making representations on Superfast, Gigabit and mobile connectivity. We have to hope that, by 2025 when the analogue system is due to be switched off, mobile phone coverage has improved dramatically. In the middle of a pandemic the loss of the telephone would be especially unwelcome.”

If you have a problem with your BT Broadband – Click HERE.

If you need to contact Chris Loder MP – please email: hello@ChrisLoder.co.uk or  chris.loder.mp@parliament.uk.

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Dorset Farmers Mental Health Survey

Do you work in farming or know someone that does? Living in our Parish – we all probably do!

Dorset Police Rural Crime Team need YOUR help:
“We are facing a mental health crisis, further impacted by coronavirus – and our local farming communities are particularly vulnerable due to high levels of poor mental health.
In Dorset, a group has come together to help tackle farmer’s mental health. They include: Farming Community Network (FCN), National Farmers Union (NFU), Dorset Council, Dorset Healthcare, Dorset Mind, Dorset Mental Health Forum, Dorset Police and Steps to Wellbeing.
The group aims to increase awareness of Wellbeing within farming and provide a range of targeted support such as signposting, training and events; that are easily accessed when someone needs urgent help.”
They have developed a short anonymous survey to start to identify people’s current understanding of mental health and whether there are any gaps in services.
The survey should only take approx. 5 minutes to complete. Please Click HERE.
For any further information, please email Nick at nickviney@hotmail.com.
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The White Lion’s Lockdown Raffle

During the month of November, have a takeaway from the White Lion and you will automatically be entered into their Lockdown Raffle.  You will have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes including a Sunday Lunch for 2 (eat in or takeaway) when they reopen.

The Raffle will be held on their reopening night.

You can view the White Lion’s Takeaway menus HERE.

In addition, this weekend’s Specials, provided by Vikki will be:

  • Homemade Game pie with chips or mash
  • Homemade Chicken and vegetable pie with chips or mash
  • Cod Florentine fishcakes with salad
  • Prawn and Smoked Salmon salad

All @ £8.50

  • Sunday 15th…… a choice of Beef/Turkey/Lamb will be available.

The White Lion, BroadwindsorPLEASE REMEMBER TO ORDER BY 5pm FOR NEXT DAY COLLECTION.

Tel: 01308 867070
Email: info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk or message them through Facebook.

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Dog Fouling Escalating

The escalation of dog fouling in the village has prompted this reminder from the Group Parish Council:

“Once again, reports of people not cleaning up after their dogs have fouled have been received, most notably in Yarn Barton where one particular garden is being plagued with dog mess and on route to Broadwindsor School, outside of the Old George.

This is a criminal offence and is totally unacceptable.

The Dog Warden has been informed. Contact with dog excrement can cause Toxocariasis – a nasty infection that can lead to dizziness, nausea, asthma and even blindness or seizures.

Anyone who fails to clear up after their dog can be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of up to £100. If the case goes to court this could cost the owner or person in charge of the animal up to £1,000. The law states that being unaware a dog has fouled or not having a suitable bag is not a reasonable excuse.”

You can report dog fouling to Dorset Council by completing a short online form HERE.

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Councillor Simon Christopher’s Report – Nov 2020

Our local Councillor Simon Christopher has granted permission for his report to be shared to the public via Broadwindsor.

Here is his report:

“I am writing this report after the announcement of the National Lockdown on Thursday 5 November 2020 . I have had a long discussion with the hard working council leader Mr Flower on the impact of lockdown for residents and businesses.

I look forward to the virtual parish council meeting but thought I would share some of my thoughts now.

I have stressed  to Mr Flower the importance of keeping services available to local residents, our transport network and looking forward to the future where we can  for example keep our local leisure centres open. Leisure centres are used often by the young , who have suffered so much by restrictions since March  2020 and by the young at heart and they contribute so much for physical and mental well being.  I have subsequently made all other 81 Dorset Councillors aware of my views.

I appreciate many of us do not use leisure centres for their exercises and I would comment that  I have also spoken with Russell Goff  of Dorset Council re footpaths. Russell  is aware of my concern that all footpaths are open and not blocked.  Russell informs me that there is also a busy programme of stile replacement and footbridge replacement  Should you have any concerns re particular footpaths please contact Russell and myself. Footpaths and walking will be more important than ever this Autumn/Winter for the physical and mental health of many of us.  I would however stress that there is a constant concern from farmers and landowners throughout The Marshwood Vale Ward, about dogs attacking and worrying sheep.  I have noted some landowners imploring dog owners to keep their dogs on a short lead.

We will now have a lockdown that will bring new challenges to both residents and business’s and hope that the restrictions  will not continue past 2nd December . The lockdown will be be different  from previous where there were only a few types of businesses and amenities that could stay open . Now it appears it is a case of what has to be closed by HM Government until 2nd December. Dorset Council  car parks  and recycling centres will stay open. This leads me onto to the question of council car par parking charges that has had much consideration in the local press. I would wish to receive your thoughts but would point out the costs of having  road surfaces in good condition etc is high .  I am continuing to press for the funds to be made available to reopen Norway Lane down to Stoke Abbott.

I repeat  from previous reports any comments /criticism of highways please pass them on to me!

Schools will this time stay open despite the new lockdown and I keep in regular touch with the portfolio holder Andrew Parry. Again ,please let me have any comments re the reopening of the school and also how school buses are working.

I am pleased that Broadwindsor Cricket Club is seemingly making progress on purchasing the ground.  I am lobbying the Highways portfolio holder for safer pedestrian access to it.

One of the things that has been noticeable has been an increase in correspondence from those in Assured Shorthold Tenancy   properties in the private sector and those in social housing questioning whether I can assist in them moving from villages in West Dorset into our local towns .

I would be pleased to receive your further thoughts on what can be done better in respect of local bus provision so I  can once more lobby portfolio holder  Councillor Ray Bryan .

We face huge challenges in terms of employment with the threat not just to Jobs within the aeronautical sector in South Somerset and Dorset but also the threat to jobs at Oscar Meyer across the border in Chard. For farmers the future has rarely looked more uncertain with a  seeming no -deal Brexit looming , uncertainty as to what ultimately replaces the existing subsidy scheme and the future of our West Dorset abattoir being questioned .

With no farmers discussion club evenings ( greatly missed ) ,village halls typically standing empty, social isolation is often very much the order of the day Never has good broadband and mobile coverage been so important. Again please let me have your comments suggestions and concerns for relaying to portfolio holders and our MP.

I continue to receive comments from residents about planning applications in the Broadwindsor  Parish area.

As the weather deteriorates ,please do let me have your comments re any local drains ,road surfaces and hedges and verges etc that are giving concern. There has been perhaps some decrease in e mails complaining about speeding and an increase in complaints about damage caused by off roading groups.  I continue to correspond with officers and the portfolio holder about speeding and road safety.

I have passed on your concerns re the desirability of greater police resources in the Ward to, amongst others , our MP Council members are focusing their attention on the budget for 2021/2022 and also the new Dorset Local Plan . The cabinet of the Council will  consider the property portfolio of the Council . We look to meet the future challenges of an ageing population , ever increasing demand for resources generally and a poor financial position. The council will accordingly look to make the best use of these various asset types. This  will ,for instance, involve assessing commercial returns as a landlord, management of 130 or so car parks and assessing the amount of office space that will need to be retained.

As we approach the eleventh day of the eleventh month I reflect on what my ancestors in the Marshwood Vale and all their friends had to deal with and believe that their experiences may just put everything into perspective !

Councillor Simon Christopher 
Dorset Councillor Marshwood Vale 

Tel: 07798 833 715 

Dorset Councillor for The Marshwood Vale Ward”

https://www.simonchristopher.info/

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Stop Press: Online Council Meeting Zoom Details

Due to a technical issue – the new details are:

Go to Meeting HERE.

Login to Zoom and Join the Meeting now.

Meeting ID: 899 1041 4222

Passcode: 131372

Operation Snap

With more people using dash cams in their vehicles and taking recordings on their mobile ‘phones, Dorset Police, with the support of the Department of Transport have launched Operation SNAP.   It is the police response to the ever increasing submissions of video and photographic evidence from members of the public in relation to witnessed driving offences.
You must be able to provide the registration number of the offending vehicle.

Operation SnapThe secure form is for traffic offences, it is NOT for submitting footage of road traffic collisions or any other offences.

They can only accept a statement for Operation Snap from persons aged 18 or over. If you are under 18 the incident should be reported by email to 101.

It will be your responsibility to ensure that the original footage is saved in its original format dependant on how it is stored on the device.

Do NOT publish the footage on any social media sites.  If you’ve done so – remove it immediately. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advice is that your footage should not be in the public domain as this may adversely affect any subsequent proceedings.

As part of the Criminal Justice process, and in order to allow the police to deal with the offender in an appropriate manner, you will be required to provide a statement. However this can be completed on line and the majority of the statement will be completed as a result of you answering some simple pre-formatted questions.  On average only 1 to 2% of all offences reported through Operation Snap result in requiring you to make a court appearance.

Read through all their Frequently Asked Questions HERE.

Complete the online report HERE.

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Urgent Food Product Recall

Morrisons, Waitrose, Lidl, Iceland, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi are urgently recalling a variety of products. If you have bought any of the 18 items listed below, you are to return them to the place of purchase to get a refund.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said some of the products contain ingredients that are not mentioned on the label, while others could contain harmful bacteria.

1. Lighter For You Meatballs:

Lidl GB are recalling their Lighter For You Meatballs as the product contains milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details:

  • Name:What’s Cooking? Lighter for You Meatballs with Pasta and Spinach
  • Pack size: 500g
  • Best Before: 05 January 2022
  • Allergens: Milk

2. Twix Ice-Cream Bars:

Iceland have recalled Twix Barres Glacées (Twix Ice-Cream Bars) because they contain milk, wheat (gluten) and soya which are not mentioned in English on the label.
They may contain almonds and hazelnuts (nuts) and peanuts.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds or hazelnuts, nuts, and/or peanuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten and milk or milk constituents.

Product details:

  • Product name: Twix Barres Glacées (Twix Ice-Cream Bars)
  • Pack size: 18
  • Best before: June 30, 2021
  • Allergens: Gluten (wheat), Milk, Nuts (almond, hazelnut), Peanuts, Soya

3. Organic Cypriot Halloumi:

Waitrose & Partners have recalled Waitrose Duchy Organic Cypriot Halloumi because it contains milk which is not mentioned in English on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details:

  • Name: Waitrose Duchy Organic Cypriot Halloumi
  • Pack size: 225g
  • Batch code: BIO B0530A-3 CY0063
  • Best before: 31 May 2021
  • Allergens: Milk

4. Cooked Mussels:

Sainsbury’s have recalled their frozen by Sainsbury’s Cooked Mussels because Salmonella has been found in some of the products in this batch.

Product details:

  • Name: by Sainsbury’s Cooked Mussels (frozen)
  • Pack size: 300g
  • Batch code: 2653152
  • Best before: 08 September 2021

5. Simply Mature White Cheddar:

Lidl GB is recalling Simply Mature White Cheddar as it may contain pieces of plastic. The possible presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

Product details:

  • Name: Simply Mature White Cheddar
  • Pack size: 900g
  • Best before: December 26, 2020

6. Milk Chocolate:

Waitrose & Partners is recalling Waitrose No.1 Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate 49% because some products contain almonds, hazelnuts (nuts) and soya which are not mentioned on the label.
Due to a packaging error, some products contain Waitrose No.1 Orange & Almond Chocolate instead.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds, hazelnuts (nuts) and/or soya.

Product details:

  • Name: Waitrose No.1 Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate 49%
  • Batch code: 0259
  • Best before/end: November 2021
  • Allergens: Nuts (almond, hazelnut), Soya

7. Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets:

Lidl GB is recalling Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets (Stevia variant) because aspartame, (E951) is not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk to sufferers of phenylketonuria (PKU).

Product details:

  • Name: Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets
  • Pack size: 100 tablets
  • Batch code: L 91424 C
  • Best before/end date: December 2022

8. Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken
9. Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken:

Aldi have recalled Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken and Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken due to Salmonella concerns.

Product details:

  • Name: Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken
  • Pack size: 210g
  • Batch code: L15320, L14720, L14820, L14920, L15020, L15120, L16020
  • Best before: May 25, 2022
  • Name: Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken
  • Pack size: 210g
  • Batch code: L15320, L14720, L14820, L14920, L15020, L15120, L16020
  • Best before: May 25, 2022

10. Pork and Chorizo Burgers:

Waitrose & Partners are recalling their Easy to Cook Pork and Chorizo Burgers because they contain egg which is not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Product details:

  • Name: Waitrose & Partners Easy to Cook Pork and Chorizo Burgers
  • Pack size: 280g
  • Use by: All date codes
  • Allergens: Egg

11. Stockley’s Fruit Sherbets:

Exclusively sold in Iceland, Stockley’s is recalling Fruit Sherbets because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details:

  • Name: Stockley’s Fruit Sherbets
  • Pack size: 250g
  • Batch code: 0255
  • Best before: February 2022 and March 2022
  • Allergens: Milk

12. Tiger Tiger Spicy Pad Thai Paste:

JK Foods (UK) is recalling Tiger Tiger Spicy Pad Thai Paste because it contains peanuts which is not correctly emphasised on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

13. Rabbie’s Super Horseradish:

Uncle Roy’s Ltd is recalling Rabbie’s Super Horseradish because it contains mustard which is not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.

Product details:

  • Name: Rabbie’s Super Horseradish
  • Pack size: 190g/6.7oz
  • Batch code: 126187, 126621, 127425, 127426, 128255, 128972, 128973, 130324, 130325, 130511, 131592
  • Best before/end date: All dates up to and including the end of June 2022
  • Allergens: Mustard

14. Melba Thins Original:

Van der Meulen is recalling Melba Thins Original because they contain egg which is not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Product details:

  • Name: Van der Meulen Melba Thins Original
  • Pack size: 100g
  • Best before: April 30, 2021
  • Allergens: Egg

15. Snak Shed Milk Chocolate Coated Jumbo Raisins:

Country Products Ltd is recalling Snak Shed Milk Chocolate Coated Jumbo Raisins because they contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

Product details:

  • Name: Snak Shed Milk Chocolate Coated Jumbo Raisins
  • Pack size: 60g
  • Batch code: MOR004 2LO 2107 0 and MOR004 2L6 2107 0
  • Best before: July 21, 2021
  • Allergens: Peanuts

16. Bettine Blanc Goat’s Cheese:

Waitrose is recalling their range of Bettinehoeve goat’s cheese, which they sell at deli counters in Waitrose.
The Bettine Blanc Goat’s Cheese is pulled from counters because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes. This product has been sold at Waitrose deli counters during the period 04/09/20 – 29/10/20. Shoppers are being urged not to eat the cheese and return it to the place of sale.

17. Caramel & Sea Salt Chocolate:

Cocoa Libre is recalling Caramel and Sea Salt Chocolate (Vegan, Free from Dairy, Gluten, Wheat, Nuts and Peanuts) because it contains hazelnuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).
The specific packs being recalled are 100g with the batch codes 1737 06/21 or 1734 06/21 or 1788 08/21.

Anyone who has bought a pack should return it to the Coco Libre factory (Unit 5 Market Industrial Estate, Yatton, BS49 4RF) for a full refund or safe replacement product.

18. Eggs:

A certain batch of eggs from several of the UK’s leading supermarkets is being recalled – because they may contain Salmonella.  Sainsbury’s is the worst affected store.
The FSA is issuing precautionary advice to consumers who have purchased a specific batch of British Lion eggs. Affected eggs can be identified by the batch code and the best before date stamped on the eggshell.  The eggs affected are sold in some selected stores listed below in England and Wales only.
The eggs affected are in batch 1UK15270.

Asda: Asda Large Free Range Eggs (pack of 12) – BBE October 30 2020

Aldi: Merevale Medium Free Range Eggs (pack of six) – BBE November 4 2020

Morrisons:
L.J Fairburn & Son Loose Free Range Large Eggs
W.M. Morrison Chippindale Mixed Size Eggs (pack of 15) – (Batch code UK41376) BBE 27 October 2020, 1 November 2020, 17 November 2020 and 19 November 2020

Sainsbury’s:
Medium Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of six) – BBE October 30 2020 and November 5 2020
Large Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of six) – BBE October 30 2020 and November 5 2020
Very Large Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of six) – BBE October 30 2020, November 1 2020 and November 5 2020
Medium Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of 12) – BBE November 1 2020 and November 5 2020
Large Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of 12) – BBE October 30 2020, November 1 2020, November 4 and November 5 2020
Mixed Size Free Range Eggs by Sainsbury’s (pack of 15) – BBE October 30 2020
Basics Mixed Size Barn Eggs (pack of 15) – BBE November 1 2020
J James Mixed Size Free Range Eggs (pack of 10) – BBE November 1 2020 and November 5 2020

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Church Remembrance Services

Public worship is suspended for the next 4 weeks. Broadwindsor church is open for prayer every morning 8am til 12 noon.

Broadwindsor Church will be open tomorrow, Sunday 8th November through to Wednesday, 11th November enabling you to go into the church for private prayer and to light a candle to remember your loved ones and to remember those who have lost their lives at war and in conflicts all across our world.  Also this year, the Church is offering people the opportunity to tie a ribbon to the church gate as a sign of remembering.  Ribbons will available and packaged up in envelopes for you to tie to the church gate.

Times of service in neighbouring villages are:

  • Beaminster – 4.00pm
  • Broadwindsor – 9.30am
  • Blackdown – 10.55am
  • Drimpton – 10.45am
  • Mosterton – 11.00am
  • Netherbury – 11.00am
  • Salway Ash – 10.15am
  • Stoke Abbot – 6.00pm

The #WorshipAtHome service for Remembrance Day is also online now: HERE.

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