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Classic Cars & More Today

After a glorious Saturday of Broadwindsor’s Oak Apple Day celebrations, today continues with a Classic Car display from 10.30am in and around The Comrades Hall.
For enthusiasts, you can view the cars that attended for the village’s last Classic Car display in 2021 – click HERE. (Please note the email on this post is now obselete.)

The Scarecrow Trail remains on display – 10 in all – maps at the pub and The Comrades Hall.

The White Lion is serving food from 9.30am…

 

Until 4pm, The Church Flower Display can be viewed in the Church.

From 2-4pm, Cream Teas will be served in The Comrades Hall.

From 3-4pm, Art Workshops will be in the Lewesdon room at The Comrades Hall.

Enjoy your wander around our village today 🙂 Congratulations to all involved!

Photo Credit: Annie Collins

 

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Broadwindsor Oak Apple Celebrations: Fri. 29th & Sat. 30th May & Sun. 1st June

Plans are well under way for the Broadwindsor Oak Apple weekend, Friday, 29th, Saturday, 31st May & Sunday, 1st June.

Oak Apple Day (29th May) was the birthday of Charles II, who famously stayed the night in Broadwindsor in 1651 on his six-week flight from the Battle of Worcester. It was also the date in 1660 when he was restored to the throne. For years afterwards, the day was celebrated across the land as a public holiday and is still marked in some areas with fetes and festivities.

There are still a few things to be confirmed, including timings, but, so far, the programme looks like this:

ON THURSDAY (OAK APPLE DAY):
12noon – meet at Bernards’ Place (village green) for a walk up to Lewesdon Hill. Bring your own picnic.
Evening – Oak Apple Banquet in The White Lion.
* Throughout the weekend… Scarecrow Festival with the theme of Royalty. Entry forms will soon be available from from The Shop, The White Lion or Comrades Hall. The scarecrows are put outside your house over the weekend of 31st May-1st June, or, if you live outside the village, we might be able to find space for you to put it in or around the Square.

ON FRIDAY 29th:

6-9pm Family Fun Evening with live band at Broadwindsor Cricket Club.


A Family Fun Evening with live music featuring the young group, Jawes, a bar, bbq and stalls.
All at Broadwindsor Cricket Ground 🙂

Evening: Rib Night at the White Lion.

OVER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:
Scarecrow Festival with the theme of Royalty. Publicity in due course, but something to think about! In the past, organised by both the old Jubilee Group and Broadwindsor Fun Day, the competition has been brilliant, with visitors coming from all over to see the amazing creations!
Flower Festival in the church – local groups are being invited to decorate windows illustrating quotes of the the illustrious Dr Thomas Fuller, Rector of Broadwindsor in the 17th century.
Art Project celebrating our community and the landscape we live in.

Hamper Raffle – village groups are being invited to put together their own themed hampers, reflecting their organisations, for a competition draw.

ON SATURDAY 30th:
Scarecrow competition with the theme of ‘Royalty’.
2 – 5pm: Parade of village shields to Comrades Hall to launch the Oak Apple Fair where there will be stalls, sideshows and entertainment on Bernards’ Place and the hall car park.
From 2pm: Jokerman:
Bar, Hog roast/BBQ at the The White Lion.
Evening: Live music in The White Lion Community Pub with Simon Lane

 

ON SUNDAY 31st:

11am Community Service in the Church where the village and Dr Fuller – who preached from the pulpit and baptised his son in the font – will be celebrated.
From 10.30am: Classic Car Display


There will be a display of Classic Cars in and around Comrades Hall car park.
Tea and coffee available from the hall in the morning, The White Lion open at lunchtime for food.

2-4pm – Strawberry Tea in Comrades Hall by The 3 Churches.

Pub refreshments at the White Lion.
The parade of shields will be led by our own Broadwindsor Gallery Quire (we hope in 17th century costume but almost certainly singing and playing a song from 1660).
If you are part of a new village organisation and would like a shield, please let them know asap and they will try to sort one out for you. We’re doing an audit of shields that week, so will have a better idea then about what is missing. We hope these village shields will also be on display at the community service in the church on Sunday 1st June.
The original shields were created by Dave and Val and the lettering was done by Johanna.
Your help is vital! If you can’t make it but are happy to help, please email theoakapplegroup@gmail.com and follow the new Facebook page HERE.

Indeed, an invitation was sent to His Majesty King Charles III last month to which he graciously replied, being unable to attend, “[he] was very pleased to be asked. [He] wishes us well and hopes it will be ‘both successful and enjoyable for all involved‘.

 

It’s promising to be a great weekend! 🙂

Updates can be found and followed on the Facebook page – Click HERE.

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 21st March

At 7.30pm at the Comrades Hall Friday, 21st March, Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club will be showing…

Wicked (PG)

(Running time: 2 hours & 45 minutes)

DIRECTOR: JON M. CHU
CAST: CYNTHIA ERIVO, ARIANA GRANDE, JEFF GOLDBLUM

Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.
Watch the trailer HERE.

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4 (cash please)
  • Not essential but to help estimate numbers, please book your ticket(s) in advance by contacting: Alex Cook, Admin and membership secretary,
    broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com
  • Cash Only Bar – Drinks & Refreshments

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Thanks To The Knapp Inn…

Well done to The Knapp Inn in Beaminster for raising funds for Dorset Air Ambulance, an essential service for those of us living in rural and coastal areas.

As well as collection boxes around the bar, funds are regularly donated through the pub’s weekly ‘Meat Draw‘ on Friday evenings.
Customers can purchase a £1 ticket anytime throughout the week. Tickets are drawn at 6pm on the Friday and meat prizes distributed forthwith.
The £280 shown was over a six week period 🙂


This Freehouse offering a selection of Real Ales, shows both Sky & BT Sports & is open 7 days a week, 12 noon – 11pm.

The Knapp Inn is also supporting Broadwindsor’s Oak Apple Celebrations by hosting a BBQ, fun events and live music at Broadwindsor’s Cricket Pavilion on Friday, 30th May.  More details to follow…

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 21st February

At 7.30pm at the Comrades Hall Friday, 21st February, Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club will be showing…

The Outrun (15)

(Running time: 1 hour, 58 mins.)

DIRECTOR: Josh Margolin DIRECTOR: Nora Fingscheidt
CAST: Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Saskia Reeves & Stephen Dillane

After a decade in London, 29-year-old Rona returns home to Scotland’s otherworldly Orkney Islands. Sober yet isolated, she struggles to shake off the shadows of a troubled childhood and the turbulence of her recent city life.
However, as Orkney’s wild landscapes and welcoming community begin to fill her inner world, Rona gradually confronts her past, embarking on a path of healing and rediscovering hope for the future.
Based on Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, The Outrun is a raw and powerful drama that explores addiction, recovery, and mental health, revealing how nature and human connection can restore life and rekindle hope.
Watch the trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgzzDQ3OpOk

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4 (cash please)
  • Not essential but to help estimate numbers, please book your ticket(s) in advance by contacting: Alex Cook, Admin and membership secretary,
    broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com
  • Cash Only Bar – Drinks & Refreshments

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#TIME OUT – 2025

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I will endeavour to share those businesses subscribed, local social media posts on Facebook.
Thank you for your understanding.

Wendy Shields – Editor

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 17th January

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

Thelma (12)

(Running time 1 hour 39 mins.)

DIRECTOR: Josh Margolin
CAST: June Squibb , Parker Posey, Clark Gregg

Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.

Watch the official trailer on YouTube at http://bit.ly/4gstNfu

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4 (cash please)
  • Not essential but to help estimate numbers, please book your ticket(s) in advance by contacting: Alex Cook, Admin and membership secretary,
    broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com
  • Cash Only Bar – Drinks & Refreshments

 


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Weldmar’s Christmas Treecycle

Weldmar Hospicecare’s Christmas Treecycle is back, where you can book a collection for your real Christmas tree, in return for a suggested minimum donation of £10 per tree. More HERE.

Collecting from:

  • Weymouth, Portland, Beaminster, Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury – Saturday 11th January 2025
  • Dorchester and Bridport – Sunday 12th January 2025
  • Blandford and Sherborne – Monday 13th January 2025

These are the postcode areas they will be collecting from. Please do not book if you do not live in one of these areas!

  • DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, SP7, SP8

If you need any further help, or have additional questions about a booking you have made , please call Weldmar’s Fundraising Team on 01305 261800 during office hours.

Weldmar are always on the lookout for people to help with collections this coming January who could either drive their own van or truck on a collection route, or be navigators and additional helpers to assist with loading up the trees. You’ll need to be fit and able to move trees up to 8ft tall onto and off vehicles. If you can help or to find out more – click HERE.


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Festive 100 Club Winners

The Comrades Hall 100 Club draw took place on Monday, 2nd December 2024 at the Comrades Hall.  The numbers were drawn by the Post Office Outreach Clerk and are as follows:

  • 1st              £100    no. 36              Iain Farley
  • 2nd            £50      no. 32              Tony McGuire
  • 3rd             £25      no. 20              Joyce Williamson
  • 4th             £15      no. 91               Dorothy Rowe
  • 5th             £10      no. 66              Amanda Cleary
  • 6th             £5        no. 68              Keith Palmer

Congratulations to all 🙂  The next draw will take place on Monday 3rd March 2025 at The Comrades Hall.

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Christmas Church Services In Broadwindsor

All are welcome to join in the Christmas services at our village church, St. John the Baptist Church, Broadwindsor:

  • 6pm on Tuesday 17th December – Carol service with songs to sing along to, the nativity story and the opportunity for young ones to add figures to the crib scene 🙂
    There will also be songs from Broadwindsor’s Gallery Quire who have been rehearsing on alternate Tuesdays at The Comrades Hall.
  • 10.30am on Wednesday 25th December – Christmas communion for everyone. 🙏

Enjoy a happy, safe and warm Christmas 🙂

Christmas Garland

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