Eco Info & Crafts – Saturday, 1st October, 2-4pm.

As part of Dorset Greener Homes Week (1st-8th October), the Comrades Hall is opening its doors for all to enjoy an eco, nature, craft and activity afternoon on Saturday, 1st October from 2-4pm
All, including kids (of all ages) are welcome to have a go. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Donations are very welcome for taking part in the craft activities (suggested donation is £2.50 per child & £1.50 per additional child).

There will be drop-in info and displays about local community ‘green’ initiatives, while you have a coffee and a chat.
You can view the Comrades Hall new air source heat pump and solar panel installations – find out more about how they work and the benefits of these installations.

From 1st – 8th October: three Broadwindsor residents are opening their homes to visitors to show green and sustainable changes they have put in place – Click HERE to find out more and book a viewing.

They are looking for volunteers to help on Oct 1st –

are you artsy-crafty and would like to supervise an activity station?
Do you have a local green/nature/wildlife project you would like to represent at the hall on the day?
Are you a local business with a sustainable product and would like to showcase your ideas?

Please get in touch with Kirsty via the Comrades Hall Facebook page, or email kirstyamoore@outlook.com
As stated earlier, donations are most welcome on the day – any income generated through the afternoon will support the fundraising for the new play equipment for Bernard’s place. View the Crowdfunder campaign HERE.

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Comrades Hall 100 Club Winners

The Autumn draw took place on Tuesday 6^th September 2022 at the Comrades Hall Post Office. The numbers were drawn by John, the Post Office Outreach Clerk.

The winning numbers and names are as follows:

1^st £75 No 91 Winner Dorothy Rowe
2^nd £50 No 53 Winner Keith Haggett
3^rd £25 No 63 Winner Margery Hookings
4^th £15 No 71 Winner Chris & Di Ponton
5^th £10 No 34 Winner Steve Corley
6^th £5 No 20 Winner Audrey Woodley

“This is our last time of making the draw and we would like to thank all the Members who have supported us over the last few years.” – Joyce & Sally.

Thank you ladies 🙂

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Full Moon – Saturday, 10th September

Rising just after 8pm on Saturday evening, the Full Moon will brighten our skies. While September’s Full Moon is usually known as the Harvest Moon, if October’s Full Moon happens to occur closer to the autumnal equinox (September 23rd) than September’s, it takes on the name “Harvest Moon” instead. In this case, September’s Full Moon is referred to as the Corn Moon.

A transitional time between summer and autumn – many of the names (with the associated tribe) for this Full Moon reflects this:

Autumn Moon (Cree)
Falling Leaves Moon (Ojibwe)
Leaves Turning Moon (Anishinaabe)
Moon of Brown Leaves (Lakota)
Yellow Leaf Moon (Assiniboine)

Other Indian tribes would refer to this moon as:

Moon When the Plums Are Scarlet (Lakota Sioux)
Moon When the Deer Paw the Earth (Omaha)
Moon When the Calves Grow Hair (Sioux)

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More Donations Needed Please For Bernards’ Place Project

Villagers will have noticed the scaffolding erected at the weekend as the shelter in Bernards’ Place begins to take shape.

Village residents, Chris Edgerley, Malcolm Heaver, Sophie Sinton, Ian Studley and Graham Paget are to be thanked for all their voluntary labour.

The Broadwindsor Village Green Appeal Crowdfunder has another 15 days to run. At the time of publishing, £2,528 has been raised so far of their £20,000 target. If they manage to get to £5,000, Sport England will pledge a further £8,000.

Thanks to those who have already donated. More pledges are needed! It doesn’t have to be a huge donation (two children donated their pocket money), because it all adds up, and the more supporters they have, the better If you know of family, friends or businesses who might donate, please send them the link. Thank you!

For more information on the Crowdfunder – please click HERE.

To Donate – please click HERE.

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No Wobbly Bakes This Weekend

Rich & Dani from the Wobbly Cottage micro bakery at Redlands Yard are taking a much needed long weekend!
They will be closed today, Friday, 2nd September and will reopen on Wednesday, 7th September with all their retail stockists (@tytherleighfarmshop @wearesoulshine and @brassicarestaurant_mercantile ) receiving their first deliveries on this day too!

They are looking forward to some very exciting times ahead when they are back so click HERE to follow them on Facebook for updates over the next month or so…..

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Meet Jeremy Noble – Thursday 15th September

Everyone is invited to the W.I.’s meeting on 15th September when they will be delighted to welcome Jeremy Noble (pictured above) for a reading from his novel, Russian Ending at the Comrades Hall.

Our lovely village of Broadwindsor features significantly as a location in the book (even the WI gets a mention!), which is about an investment manager (Edward “Ned” Lumley) who gets involved with a Russian family whose money comes from the diamond industry. Lies and deceit ensue, but from which side?

Following the reading, Jeremy will be happy to take your questions and sign any copies of the book you bring along.
A Russian Ending is available from bookshops and can be purchased on Amazon HERE.

There will be a small entry fee of £5 for non-members. All profits from the evening will go to a Ukrainian charity.

As you’d expect being hosted by the W.I., delicious refreshments will be available 🙂

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Day Trip To RHS Rosemoor – Sunday, 9th October

Broadwindsor & District Horticultural Society are organising a day coach trip to the beautiful RHS Rosemoor, a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in north Devon (EX38 8PH).

The first trip since before lockdown, the coach will leave promptly at 9am from the Comrades Hall (DT8 3QP), returning from Rosemoor at 4pm.

Costing £16.50 per person, secure your place now by contacting John Staff:
Tel: 01308 868584
Email: johnstaff@btinternet.com.

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Broadwindsor Village and Community Litter Pick – Saturday, 24th September

You are invited to join in and take part in our village’s Community Litter Pick Up on Saturday, 24th September at 10.30am. This is part of the Great Big Green week.

Approx 45 mins to an hour of your time is all that’s required to help keep our village looking lovely!
10.30am: Meet at Bernard’s Place where you will be provided with high vis, bags, litter grabbers and PPE etc.
Work as a team or as a family group.

The Great Big Green week is run by Greenpeace from 18th-26th September when communities across the country will join together for a national week of events celebrating action on climate change.

Thank you in advance!

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Changes & Continuity At Broadwindsor Community Stores

Sadly, Mike Moles, the recently appointed manager at Broadwindsor Community Stores is unable to continue with the position and has tendered his resignation. Once again a new manager would have to be found…

Broadwindsor Community Stores has seen many changes over its almost ten years of trading but it has had one positive constant: Jane Sloman.

If you’re a regular, Jane will most likely greet you by your name, know what you like and if you ask her about anything in the shop, she most likely will have the answer. Talk to anyone who uses the village shop and they not only know Jane but think highly of her.

“I remember my interview like it was yesterday,’ she said. ‘The shop wasn’t open yet so Sue Williams, the first manager, and I sat on a couple of upside-down crates in the empty shop to do the interview.

‘And I got the job! Haven’t looked back since!”

After ten years of being a valuable shop assistant Jane has now accepted to take on the manager’s role, much to the shop committee’s delight and no doubt the whole community.

Andrew Hookings, Chairman of Broadwindsor Community Stores, said: “Jane has been with us since the shop opened in March 2013. She is very popular with volunteers and customers alike. The community knows Jane has had a tough time over the last couple of years, and she has thankfully come through. Jane richly deserves this opportunity.”

The shop committee is now looking for a part-time shop assistant to help Jane and work alongside her colleague, Margaret, as well as with the volunteers who together make the Broadwindsor Village Shop team. The part-time shop assistant role will be on a temporary basis whilst Jane settles into her new role with the aim of being a permanent position.
Anyone interested in the position is asked to please email andrewhookings@yahoo.co.uk directly.

Good luck for your future Mike
& Well done Jane 🙂

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Stage 7, Tour Of Britain Cycle Race – Saturday, 10th September

UPDATE:

We have many cycle enthusiasts in our parish and many who cycle through. For the first time*, Dorset will be providing a warm welcome to both competitors and spectators later this year at the penultimate Stage Seven of the Tour of Britain, the UK’s most prestigious cycle race, on Saturday, 10th September.

Stage seven will take the riders from West Bay to Ferndown via one of the most stunning routes in Tour history. Stage seven will run parallel with the West Dorset Heritage coast before passing through Dorchester, West Lulworth and Corfe Castle.
The route then heads inland towards Wareham, Milton Abbas and Wimborne Minster and loops round into the heart of Ferndown town centre.

For any questions or enquiries about the Tour please email: dorsettour22@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or visit the website HERE.

* While it may be the modern race’s first visit to Dorset, the county welcomed the Milk Race – a semi-professional forerunner of the Tour of Britain – on multiple occasions during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Good luck for your future Mike & Well done Jane 🙂

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Good luck for your future Mike
& Well done Jane 🙂