Digital Content & Creative Manager
Location: Head Office, Near Beaminster, Dorset
Hours: Full Time (Mon – Fri)
Salary: Competitive
More HERE (Position now filled)
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Petition to Help Sheep Farmers Make a Decent Income From Their Fleeces
The 1000 wool fleeces in the photograph are about to be incorporated into the manure heap.
What a waste of a once valuable resource. A sustainable product that could be used to insulate homes for all government grant supported buildings.
Sheep farmers receive less for their wool than the cost of shearing the sheep. Last year David Jones, who is pictured with his wool above, received 28p a fleece and paid the shearer £1. This year the value it set to drop by at least half. Hence he and many other farmer’s across the country, decision to plough their wool into the fields as fertiliser.
Wool is sustainable, fire-retardant, bio-degradable, and the most efficient form of insulation.
Read more and sign the petition HERE.
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A Great Big Thank You!
A great big thank you to all the wonderful people who gave up their Sunday morning to make a start on the tidy up of Bernards’ Place and the areas around the Comrades Hall. We thought we would end up with a few dumpy bags of waste but ended up with a skip load. It was a fantastic community effort. There are too many hardy soles to name everyone individually, a sincere thank you to you all.
All the play equipment is now open apart from the large swing which needs some further attention.
The baby swing has got to be removed as it does not meet current standards.
All the other equipment has had the work done to it rectify faults identified in the recent RoSPA report 🙂
There are lots of plans for Bernards’ Place and for the Comrades Hall being considered, as these plans develop we will share them with all of you for your thoughts.
With my sincere thanks
David Leader
Well Done Everybody!
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Procession for Harry Isaacs 7.30pm This Evening.
Harry Isaacs, the young farmer who tragically lost his life earlier this week, will be celebrated this evening by a tractor procession from Mosterton to Beaminster Square for a Memorial service and tributes from family and friends.
As you’d expect, things are subject to change but the plan is . . .
- 6.45pm – Marshall meeting in Beaminster Square.
- 7pm – Procession gathering in Mosterton.
- 7.30pm – Procession departs Mosterton. Slow drive.
- 8pm – Arrive in Beaminster Square
- 8pm – Tributes and speeches
- 8.30pm – Candles lit and one minute silence.
- 9pm – Start to clear the Square
Please remember face coverings and social distancing where possible.
The Highways and Police are informed and are in full support of this but would respectfully ask that the town is cleared by 9.15pm.
You are invited to bring “Flags, flowers, photos, banners, candles, cheers and good vibes for this special young man and his family and all of us grieving at this very sad time.”
A true and fitting tribute to such a beautiful young man with the biggest smile of anyone we’ve ever known.
Hearts together.❤️
Harry’s Tribute Page is HERE.
The fundraising page for a Memorial Bench for Harry (with any surplus going to his parents) can be found HERE.
2020 Skate And Ride Opens Saturday, August 1st at Gore Cross
They officially open next Saturday but the premises is open today from 12 noon – 5pm for viewings.
There will be selected people testing the place throughout the afternoon & others (including co-owner Rob Ridge) doing more finishing off work. Next weekend they’ll open at 10am. Their August timetable is:
- Monday – Closed all day.
- Tuesday – 9am – 12noon (Under 12’s) & 5pm – 9pm
- Wednesday – 5pm – 9pm
- Thursday – 5pm – 9pm
- Friday – 3pm – 9pm
- Saturday – 11am – 7pm
- Sunday – 11am – 6pm
Mondays and other closed times may be used for private hire but this will be subject to staffing.
There are numbered zones on the ramps which will help with social distancing and make users feel safe. Rob said: “If we get busy or we have youngsters we can say, ‘stay in that zone’ and people can keep in their zones, not just because of the virus, but if they are learning, hopefully it will stop a collision or two.”
Don’t want to take part but watch?
Then relax on one of their comfortable stools in the viewing gallery.
Rob Ridge and Dom Brown, known for The Trick Factory indoor skate park which closed in St Michael’s, Bridport in 2016 got the thumbs up from Dorset Council to change the use of unit 2A from a general industrial unit, to a skate park, with support by Bradpole parish council. They and their team would like to thank all those who donated to the facility’s Crowdfunder and all the local businesses that donated money or equipment.
They are still seeking volunteers to supervise and businesses to advertise at the skate park. Keep up to date and communicate with them through their Facebook page HERE.
Photo credit: Steve Guthrie.
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Comet Neowise & Perseids
It’s your last chance to catch Comet Neowise before it goes back into the outer solar system and doesn’t reappear until 6,800 years!
The comet is currently about as bright as Polaris, the North Star, and can be observed in dark skies without the aid of a telescope or binoculars. Look East. The comet will appear underneath the Plough constellation, and just above the horizon. By the weekend, the comet will have moved so that it is directly underneath the Plough, as it moves further westwards and slightly higher on our horizon every night.
The beautiful photograph shows Comet Neowise behind St. John the Baptist Church in Broadwindsor. Photo credit: Jamie Dawson.
In our dark sky, there’s the chance you’ll see shooting stars too. These are the Perseids and these will be increasing each night until their peak on 11th/12th/13th August. The Perseids tend to be very bright, so you can still expect a good percentage to overcome the moonlit glare.
In ancient Greek star lore, Perseus is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal Danaë. It is said that the Perseid shower commemorates the time when Zeus visited Danaë, the mother of Perseus, in a shower of gold.
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Flash Garage Sale – Sunday, 26th at 10.30am
Alistair Boyd’s family are going through the painful process of clearing his house and will be holding a garage sale of goods from the house from the stock room entrance of the old shop at the bottom of Back Lane.
There will be furniture: tables, chairs, dressers as well as white goods available.
Doors open at 10.30am.
Please be responsible regarding social distancing.
You are asked to wear a face covering if entering to browse.
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PT Upstairs At Horn Quarry Business Park
A new fitness studio is opening at Horn Quarry Business Park, en route to Beaminster offering personal training and fitness classes.
Vicki Stanners has lived in Beaminster for 10 years and has been working as a fitness instructor for the last 3 years. Vicki is planning to open her business on Monday, 3rd August at Unit 12 in the Business Park. The other instructors, Dee, Liz, Ally and Drummond all live in and around the area. Between them, they are offering:
- Hatha Flow Yoga & Yin Yoga – Monday mornings with Dee
- HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) & Spin – Monday evenings with Vicki
- Spin & Pilates – Wednesday mornings with Liz
- Hatha Yoga – Wednesday afternoons with Dee
- Boxercise and Fitness Yoga – on Thursday evenings with Vicki
- Barre Fitness – Friday mornings with Ally
- Step & Ladies Weight lifting – Friday evenings with Vicki
- There are Dance workshops timetabled in on Saturday mornings with Drummond for the young:
9am – 10am for 6 – 11yrs and 10.30am – 11.30am for 12 – 16 yrs. - Starting in September, Ally will also be offering a session of Acro Dance for children 5 – 12 yrs on Tuesdays at 4.30pm.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only 10 participants per class. All classes must be booked in advance.
Inbetween classes, they also offer Personal Training 1 -1, 2 – 1 or small group Training (3-5) together with online coaching and nutrition advice. Classes start from £6 and Personal Training from £20.
Message PT Upstairs through their Facebook page HERE.
Telephone: 07446 917298
Email: ptupstairs@gmail.com
Rest assured when PT Upstairs opens the doors they will be working very hard to make sure all government guidelines are adhered too.
• There will be hand sanitiser and hand washing facilities available before, during and after your workout.
• Class numbers have been reduced to ensure social distancing, classes must be booked and will work on a first come first served basis.
• Everyone attending classes and PT sessions must bring their own towels and water bottles.
• There will be 15 minutes between each class and PT session to make sure all equipment it thoroughly cleaned.
“I am very much looking forward to welcoming you all to the studio and meeting you all in the next few weeks.” – Vicki Stanners.
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Qigong Classes in Beaminster Memorial Playing Field
Qigong classes will be starting in Beaminster Memorial playing field every Tuesday at 6pm . £5 per session.
Qigong is an ancient system of self healing. It is a coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.
It can:
- make you stronger and more flexible
- increase your lung capacity
- lower your blood pressure and strengthen your heart
- stimulate your body’s natural energy
- stimulate your major organs, increasing function and efficiency
- increase your connection with yourself and the universe
Classes will be led by Broadwindsor resident, Leon Lord, who has created several videos and conducted many online classes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. To learn more about Qigong – click HERE.
To follow Leon’s Mindful Achievable Way To Fitness, Health and Wellbeing – visit his website: Fitness and Wellbeing with Leon.
You can contact Leon by phone or text: 07860 870790
email: breathfulmind@gmail.com or message him through his Facebook page HERE.
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Memorial Bench Fund for Harry Isaacs
The young man who tragically lost his life was named as 20 year old Harry Isaacs. Social media has been flooded with tributes to this hard working, popular, smiling farmer.
Jack Ruston has created a Fundraising page on behalf of Ollie Saloman-Carter, who had the brilliant idea of creating a memorial bench for him in Beaminster park.
At the time of publishing, they have achieved £635 of their £1,000 target.
If there are surplus donations – the money will be given to Harry’s parents to help towards funeral costs.
You can read more and donate HERE.