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Country Plumbing – Your Local Plumber

Located in Beaminster and serving the surrounding area, Dan & Kelly operate Country Plumbing. Photographed by Demmi Leigh Photography is Barley, a beautiful golden retriever and their youngest recruit 🙂

Country Plumbing offer a wide range of domestic and commercial services, whilst putting the customer and the environment at the heart of everything they do. Known for their progressive outlook and attention to detail, they will strive to exceed expectations.

Country Plumbing is a proud member of Check A Trade.
Operating Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm you can contact Dan or Kelly –

Wishing you every success with your business Dan, Kelly & Barley!

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Broadwindsor Group Parish Council Meeting – Monday, 14th November, 7.30pm

Monday’s meeting of Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at Drimpton Village Hall at 7.30pm.

There are 14 elected Councillors who represent the five wards of Blackdown, Broadwindsor, Burstock, Drimpton and Seaborough. Who are your Councillors? Click HERE.

The full agenda may be downloaded HERE.

Item 5 is PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this
Agenda else you must wait until item 22.
a. Report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council
b. Report from Dorset Police
c. Update on Broadwindsor Parish Council Vacancy, Broadwindsor Ward

Item 6b deals with Chapman Lily Planning Ltd, Proposal for Residential Development of the Site at Hillside, Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QN.

Item 9 – there are no planning applications this month.

Items 14 & 15 seek management of the MUGA and Broadwindsor Sports Field on the Hursey Road, two places developed and managed previously by the late David Leader.

Item 16 addresses Warm Spaces in the Parish.

Item 17 will discuss the coronation of King Charles III

Item 19 has many issues with our HIGHWAYS
a. Footpaths Officer Update
b. Street Lighting in the Grouped Parish
c. Parking in Broadwindsor Square
d. Dog Fouling
e. Speed Indicator Devices Data
f. War Memorial Project Update
g. Flood Wardens
h. Fingerpost Sign Restoration Programme Update
i. Repositioning of Broadwindsor Litter Bin
j. Hedgehog Awareness Sign

The full agenda may be downloaded HERE.

The press and public are invited to attend. Under the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, members of the public may now film, photograph and make audio recordings of the proceedings of the formal Council meeting, though not, under current legislation, of the Public Participation session, as this is not part of the formal agenda of the meeting. Recording activity should be respectful to the conduct of the meeting and behaviour that disrupts the meeting (such as oral commentary) will not be permitted. Any member of the public shall not speak for more than five minutes. A question asked by a member of the public during Public Participation shall not require a response or debate during the meeting though the Chairman may direct that a written response will be provided subsequent to the meeting.

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The White Lion To Show World Cup Matches On TV

The Staff family at the White Lion Community Pub announced earlier “We’ve got a telly!”

“By popular request, we’re planning to show major sporting events which are on terrestrial television and involve the national team.
(But rest assured, your community pub is NOT becoming a sports bar and the telly will be put away when it’s not being used.)
First up is the World Cup!
We intend showing all the England games in the group stages at times shown below and when, we hope, England progress to the knockout stages.”

  • Monday 21st November – England v. Iran
    Live at 1pm. The pub will be open from 12 noon – 3pm.
    Basket food will be available to order before kick-off and will be served at half time.
  • Friday 25th November – England v. USA
    Kick off at 7pm.
    Basket food will be available to order before kick-off and will be served at half time.
  • Tuesday 29th November – England v. Wales
    Kick off at 7pm.
    Customers can eat their fish and chips in the pub or order a basket meal prior to kick-off, which will be served at half time.

When England progress to the knockout stages, they will be playing in the last 16 on either Saturday 3rd December at 3pm or Sunday 4th at 7pm.
If having successfully overcome the opposition, England is involved in the quarter finals, these will be either Friday 9th December at 7pm or Saturday 10th at 7pm.
If they win their quarter final, England will play their semi-final on either Tuesday 13th December at 7pm or Wednesday 14th at 7pm.
The final is on Sunday 18 December at 6pm.

Good Luck England!

Maybe next time Scotland…

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Meet Paul & Elly Clements – Cleaner Chimneys

Paul and Elly Clements have recently moved to Drimpton, bringing Cleaner Chimneys, their chimney sweeping business they established in 2010 in Hampshire.  As well as West Dorset, Cleaner Chimneys also serve South Somerset and East Devon.

Paul is qualified as a Master Chimney Sweep with the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps, and can issue Certificates of Chimney Sweeping, valuable for home insurance. Paul is a vetted Approved Trader with the County Council Trading Standards Scheme.

Previously, Paul served for 30 years as an officer in Hampshire Police. His wife, Elly has years of public service with the NHS and vulnerable person care and office experience as a receptionist. Elly runs the office, managing customer bookings and often comes out assisting operationally.

Their services offered:

  • Chimney Sweeping
  • Advice
  • Bird Nests Removed
  • Birdguards Supplied / Fitted
  • CCTV Inspections
  • Commercial Chimney Sweeping
  • Historic / Thatched Property Approved Sweep
  • Power Sweeping

Paul and Elly are highly focused on achieving a high standard of service, with courtesy, integrity and punctuality their key drivers. They have settled in quickly, enjoying their first few weeks in Dorset and looking forward to discovering all there is to offer here.

Click HERE for their price list. More details can be found on their website www.cleanerchimneys.co.uk. 

Get ready for Father Christmas and book now – tel: 01308 341189 or 07540 841022.

Welcome to the parish Paul & Elly & Good Luck for your future!

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Full Moon – Tuesday, 8th November

The November Full Moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be at its fullest at 11.02am so will look its fullest on Monday night.

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans of North America. There was some variation in the Full Moon names, but in general, the same ones were consistent among regional tribes – those who rely on Full Moon periods to track crops and harvest.

This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver heard this Native American term during his travels.

The brightness of the Full Moon is when the Sun and the Moon are aligned on opposite sides of Earth, and 100% of the Moon’s face is illuminated by the Sun.

It is time to come back down to Earth. Time to settle down. Time to regroup, find your feet and ground yourself back into what’s important to you, what works for you, and what you want in life.


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Thank You From UNICEF

Further to the profit made at the coffee morning a month ago, organiser  Sally Sarling received the lovely letter shown from UNICEF thanking her for the donation made.

Thank you to everyone who supported the event.

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Firework Display A Sparkling Success

An estimated two to three hundred people showed up at Broadwindsor’s Cricket ground this evening.

A set of air pods in a case were found and can be retrieved from the Knapp Inn – please contact Lesley on 01308 862408.

Entry was free but volunteers rattled their collection buckets enthusiastically.  Special thanks must go to the small group of children, who found a five pound note lying in the ground and added it to the donation bucket.

Huge thanks to the organisers, sponsors, volunteer helpers and of course to you, the public for showing up! 🙂 We look forward to this annual event at the Cricket Club next year.


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Fair Weather For Tonight’s Free Firework Display

Tonight is the village’s Free Firework Display at the Broadwindsor Cricket Club 🙂 With a BBQ and bar from 5.30pm, the fireworks begin at 7.00pm. CASH ONLY!

There is parking at the field for spectators with mobility issues, otherwise there is free parking at Redlands Yard and at The Comrades Hall (Village Hall) Broadwindsor.  Safety stewards will be in operation to help cross the road where the footpath ends from Redlands Lane for entrance via the top pedestrian gate.

Great weather today, so be sure not to miss this event. **Free entry.**

Please keep your pets indoors and enjoy the evening!


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Tikka Trak Curry Van – Saturday, Not Friday This Weekend

Apologies for any inconvenience from the team at Tikka Trak but van trouble means that they’ll be visiting Broadwindsor village Saturday, 5th rather than tomorrow, their usual, fortnightly Friday night slot. Find them in the parking bay outside the primary school.

Pre-orders can be made up until 3pm on 07843 199 781

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Trick Or Treaters Have A Happy Hallowe’en

Many braved the wet and windy weather, some fortunate ones missed it – our Broadwindsor community put on a great show with lots of decorations, lights and spookiness for the young and not-so-young trick or treaters this year.

Jenni Phillips at Trusthams had a spectacular spider over her door… and Amber Whiting had a tea trolley full of sweets ready for the children – a good job as approx. twenty of Broadwindsor’s Rainbows and Brownies descended upon her 🙂

Yarn Barton too had lights and decorations and welcomed the children.  Local children were congratulated for their politeness and good behaviour when travelling from door to door.

The Little Folk at number 25 had also decorated…

A significant number travelled along to Redlands Lane…

Well done you guys! Here you all are in a slideshow… (Clicking on any image will open it in a separate window)

A great effort by everyone – including the White Lion at the weekend – Well done!

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