Broadwindsor Group Parish Council – Online Meeting Monday 13th July

BW Parish CouncilBroadwindsor Group Parish Council are meeting online using the Zoom platform later this month .  All are welcome to attend.

The full agenda is available to download HERE together with earlier agendas from previous meetings.

The meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday, July 13th 2020 and can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID is: 898 4869 2637.
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As well as their normal issues: Planning Applications and Payments; Highways and Housing – there will be Community Updates from Councillors regarding the issue of the Coronavirus.

After Matters Arising, residents are invited to participate to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues relating to this Agenda.  Also at this point, there will be a report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council and a report from Dorset Police.
The public are invited a second time (which can be a 90 minute wait) to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.

#StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Community #Broadwindsor #Burstock #Seaborough #Blackdown #Drimpton #ParishCouncil #Zoom

Lawrence’s Auctioneers Open For Viewing Monday 6th

Lawrences July Auction
Lawrence’s Auctioneers in Crewkerne are opening their doors at 9.30 Monday morning for viewing for their General Sale on Wednesday, July 8th.
They have over 500 lots on view.
If you can’t get to their auction, take a look online at: Lawrences.co.uk
 Online bidding is also available for this sale: go to  EasyLiveAuction.com

#Broadwindsor #Crewkerne #Auctions #ForSale #StaySafe #SocialDistancing

Mountjoy School Looking For Outdoor Learning Structure.

Mountjoy shelter plea Mountjoy School in Beaminster have issued a plea:
“This is a plea for anyone who can help Mountjoy School in Beaminster.
We are developing our outdoor learning space to create a Forest and Beach School area to enable our children to access outdoor learning even when they cannot go off-site. With such uncertain times ahead we want to be able to offer the best possible experiences for our children and young people.
CAN YOU HELP?

Mountjoy shelter pleaWe need a structure/shelter such as the ones pictured to base our outdoor classroom and make the area accessible to our students. Maybe you have something in your garden that you no longer need, or are upgrading your glamping business and have an old teepee?
Mountjoy shelter plea
Please get in touch if you can help in any way.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU”

Telephone: 01308 861155

#StaySafe #SocialDistancing #MountjoySchool #SpecialNeeds #Broadwindsor #Beaminster #WestDorset #Community #Help

Happy 72nd Birthday NHS

Happy 72nd Birthday NHSHappy 72nd birthday NHS! More than anyone could imagine we have needed you these past months.
You are invited to clap at 5pm today and show your appreciation for the NHS.

#StaySafe #NHS #SocialDistancing #Covid-19 #SaveLives #Birthday #ThankYou

Allotments Update from BAG

Newly Hatched Broad Bodied ChaserBroadwindsor Allotments are situated across the road from the school. They are owned by the Broadwindsor Group Parish Council and let on an annual tenancy agreement. Tenants also join the Broadwindsor Allotment Group (BAG) formed in 2011 in order to apply for funding to have water on site. (*The presentation from 2014 is at the foot of this post).

Broadwindsor AllotmentsAt the helm of BAG now are co-Chairs Sheila Hawkins and Susannah Madigan who issued this update:
“This year, almost all the plots on Broadwindsor Allotment site have been let. In addition to the cultivation strips, over recent years the Broadwindsor Allotment Group has developed a wild flower meadow, which is a difficult thing to achieve on land that has been previously cultivated. After several annual sowings of Yellow Rattle seed to try to eliminate couch grass, this year the meadow has produced a colourful display of wildflowers, butterflies and insects. The whole site, in fact, is a wildlife sanctuary: we know we have slow worms and a family of grass snakes; one plot has a large pond where dragonflies (Broad Bodied Chasers – a newly hatched one shown in the photograph) and/or damselflies breed, and we see a good variety of birds, butterflies, beetles and other insects.
Small Copper Butterfly

In January 2020 BAG members planted up a small orchard on a long-unused half plot. Two-year old saplings were purchased from Perrie Hale Nurseries, Honiton, which specialises in varieties specific to the South West. We planted 6 apple trees, a pear and a plum, and already have a mature cherry tree in place. During the winter 2019, with grant assistance from Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, we planted 250 native fruiting hedge whips along the boundary bank above the Drimpton Road. These are all flourishing, and we plan to lay these in 3-4 years time. Also that year the Parish Council funded the purchase of a bird scarer kite to ward off jackdaws and pigeons from crops.
Allotments - Wildflower MeadowA few years back we were able, with a Parish Council grant along with funds and volunteers from BAG,  to design and build a large-scale communal water harvester in the middle of the site, which has been a fantastic boon – previously there was no on-site water supply.
Grateful thanks to Broadwindsor Group Parish Council for all its support.
Sheila Hawkins
Susannah Madigan
Co-Chairs, BAG”

*Here is the video presentation from 2014 for BAG’s Water Harvester Project:

 

All photo credits: Sheila Hawkins.
Video edited by: Wendy Shields

To find out more about Broadwindsor Allotments:
Contact Helen Cudmore, the Town Clerk – 01308 488440
or email: hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk

#Broadwindsor #Dorset StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Plants #Crops #Nature #Wildlife

Direct Message from Angry Farmer

Framptons CowsLocal farmer, Andrew Frampton is angry, frustrated and exasperated having to repeatedly deal with the carelessness of walkers leaving gates open and dog owners not picking up after their dogs.
“A big f’ing thank you to the dog walkers/walkers who decided to leave open a hapsed and chained gate this morning (Saturday 4th) on the route to Lewesdon hill. 50 heifers and Bull then got into grass laid up for silage and a spring barley field. This is the third time this year. All gates swing freely and have simple dog clip and chain attachments to make it easier for you lot. We put up with you letting your dogs shit and not picking it up and even slinging it in the hedges when you do not to mention a lot of you who roam around the fields and through the woods which are miles away from the 1 m path leading to the hill.
Is it really that difficult to shut a gate behind you?”  🤬

Frampton's Field#StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Farming #Broadwindsor #Lewesdon #Community #BeResponsible #Moo

Full Moon on Sunday, 5th July

July's Buck MoonJuly’s Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon named after the new antlers that emerge from a buck’s forehead around this time of the year.
Another name for July’s Full Moon is Thunder Moon because of the frequent thunderstorms in the summer. The Anglo-Saxon name is either Hay Moon, after the hay harvest that takes place in July, or Wort Moon, indicating that July is the time to gather herbs (worts) to dry and use as spices and remedies.
For Hindus this is the Guru Full Moon (Guru Purnima) and is celebrated as a time for clearing the mind and honouring the guru or spiritual master. For Buddhists, this full Moon is Dharma Day, also known as Asalha Puha or Esala Poya.

There will be a partial penumbral lunar eclipse in the early hours of Sunday morning which the tabloids are promoting – but don’t expect to see much!

#Broadwindsor #StaySafe #SocialDistancing #FullMoon #LookUp

Post Office Returns to Twice Weekly Service – Volunteers Needed

Post OfficeWith the restrictions on Covid-19 eased from 4th July, the Post Office Outreach services at The Comrades Hall will now operate on Tuesday mornings, from 10am as well as Friday mornings from next week.
There is hand sanitiser in the lobby when entering the Hall & due to the Track & Trace requirement there is a book for you to write in your name, post code & contact number.
Although no teas and coffees are being served, a volunteer for each session is required to ensure Social Distancing guidelines are in place and maintained.
This job has been done over the last few months by Jacqui Sewell with the help of village resident, Martin Burt and his wife Becky, who is now returning to work.  We thank them for the time they committed and now call out for others to please fill their shoes!
If you are available for 2 hours on a Tuesday or Friday morning, please contact Jacqui Sewell on: 01308 867145 or email: jacquisewell@me.com

#Broadwindsor #StaySafe #Covid-19 #SocialDistancing #PostOffice #Volunteers

The Safer Dorset Fund

Dorset Police & Crime CommissionerImportant work is performed by a whole range of organisations, from the public, community, voluntary and private sectors, which deliver services that aim to address crime and community safety issues for the benefit of our communities in Dorset. The Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) is able to add value to this delivery by working in partnership with these organisations in order to identify needs, consider the best options to address those needs and then to commission or co-commission services where appropriate, to achieve successful outcomes.
The resources available to the PCC to commission these services are generally accessed through a variety of government funding streams. The sum of these funding streams constitutes the Safer Dorset Fund (SDF).

Their approach to funding:
Their approach to commissioning focuses upon the priorities that have been identified and published within the Police and Crime Plan.
The priorities have been determined through analysis of key information at both a local and a national level; together with consultation with Dorset Police, with other partner organisations and with members of the public.

How to apply for funding:
Application for funding through the SDF is made via both the Priority Commissioning Scheme and the Community Grant Scheme. In addition, the PCC influences national commissioning of services for victims, witnesses and offenders, in support of local needs and outcomes.

COVID-19 Grant Scheme:
The Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 Grant is a financial resource provided by the Police & Crime Commissioner to support charities during this health crisis.  Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are available.

Community Grant Scheme:
The Community Grant Scheme is designed primarily for voluntary and community sector applications which meet at least one of the Police and Crime Plan priorities.  Grants of between £100 and £3,000 are available.

Monitoring of Project Outcomes:
Monitoring the outcomes of activities is overseen by key partnerships that they work closely with, in order to evaluate success and inform future commissioning decisions.

#StaySafe #SocialDistancing #Broadwindsor #Dorset #PCC #Covid-19 #Funding #Grants #SaferDorsetFund