Tag: #Broadwindsor

Collect Your Postage Stamps For Weldmar Hospice

This is 11 year old Zoe Raymond from Blackdown and she is collecting postage stamps to raise funds for the Weldmar Hospice.  The stamps need to have at least 1cm of envelope around them.

She is collecting them in memory of her grandad Lloyd Curtis, who died earlier this year.  If anyone has any, then please call 01460 30471 and Zoe’s mum can collect them.

Thank you for your support!

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A Byway Open to All Traffic Along Lewesdon?

Dorset Council has received an application to modify the definitive map and statement of rights of way. The effect of the application, if successful, will be to alter Dorset Council’s record of public rights of way by adding a Byway Open to All Traffic along Lewesdon.  A register of Definitive Map Modification Order (DMMO) applications is kept to help increase knowledge among landowners, users of rights of way and the general public about applications which could result or have resulted in changes to the definitive map and/or statement.

Hill Lane from the eastern end of Bridleway W26/16, eastwards to the public road at Stoke Knapp in Stoke Abbott Parish.

The applicant has based the claim entirely on historic documentary evidence but in due course user evidence will also be considered. Although the investigation into this application has not yet begun, parishioners can submit any relevant evidence that can be included in the Council’s report, after investigation by officers.
Please contact: anne.brown@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
Click HERE for the DMMO Register where you can find more details about the application using the reference T650.

Information advising on what evidence is relevant & irrelevant are:

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In Marshwood Vale…

 

In Marshwood Vale

Standing on Pilsdon Pen
the last twits of nighttime hunters
share the lightening sky
with the strident call of cockerels
who sense rather than see the day
A thick blanket of mist
sits across the low-lying land
A silver veil that muffles the senses
Somewhere a tractor and trailer
cross a rutted field
The load…
a rhythmic banging bass
behind the sweet notes of a wren
the first bird of the morning chorus
A Plover and a Crow add voices
to the waking auditorium
Spectral trees emerge slowly
from the cloying blanket of mist
Languid shanks of cable
span the gaps
in a line of skeletal poles
receding…
to the mist locked valleys below
A pale peach accent to the sky
hints at the possibility of dawn
Distant hilltops
poke like islands
from the waters
of a silent silver estuary
Stubborn mists
cling to the fields and trees
This gradual unveiling
This restoration of colour
to a silvered landscape
Is another extra ordinary day
for Marshwood Vale

– Peter Roe – September 2021

Peter moved to Broadwindsor earlier this year – you can read more about him HERE.

All Photos by Peter Roe.

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Wooly Wonders At Redlands Yard

This is Kirsty who opened her Unit, Wooly Wonders at Redlands Yard in June earlier this year.

Having Linda Paget‘s marvellous Stableyard restaurant outside provides the perfect setting for Kirsty’s weekly Knit & Natter afternoon sessions. An official Style Craft stockist, there is a fantastic array of beautiful yarns and either Kirsty or her knowledgeable staff are there to help.

Kirsty has recently brought in some new ranges of yarn that customers have been asking for, all with pattern support:
  • Sirdar Cashmere Merino Silk (£6.00 per 50g ball) 75% extra fine merino wool 20% silk 5% cashmere.
  • Sirdar Haworth Tweed (£3.79 per 50g ball) 50% merino wool 50% nylon.
  • Sirdar Supersoft Aran (£4.50 per 100g ball) 100% acrylic.
  • Hayfield Soft Twist (£3.00 per 100g ball) 90% acrylic 10% merino wool.
  • Hayfield Baby Bonus Spots (£3.00 per 100g ball) and is 100% acrylic.
  • Hayfield Bonus Chunky Tweed (£2.60 per 100g ball) which is 96% acrylic and 4% viscose.

Please Note: Commissions for Christmas are already being taken.  These yarns need to be ordered now to ensure that they are ready in time.

There is also a Maker of the Month competition with the chance to show what you have been working on and completed in the last month. You are invited to post your entries HERE.

Contact Kirsty by email: woolywondersyeovil@gmail.com
or call: 07369 249258

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Live-In Manager Sought For The White Lion

The Steering Group of the Save The White Lion campaign released a job advertisement this morning.  We are assured that negotiations with Palmers continue to move forward positively.  The Steering Group have applied to the regulatory authorities to have the Community Pub set up as a not-for-profit legal entity and this will take 4 weeks.

The Group need to go through this process to “search for a talented couple or individual to take control of the day-to-day operations, likely to be around December ‘21 or January ‘22“.

What they want:

“We’re seeking a couple or an individual who can bring both aspects. You’ll be experienced, with a proven track-record of building great food-led businesses, and of course running a bar with well-kept ales and a wide variety of wines and cocktails. You’ll define and shape the menu, source local ingredients, and build a reputation for quality. And always a warm welcome and excellent service.”

What they are offering the potential candidate(s):

  • A competitive salary (amount undisclosed).
  • Live-in status in a spacious, self-contained, four bedroom flat set over two floors in a beautiful grade II listed building in the heart of Dorset.
  • The chance to shape the direction of the pub and build a business you can be proud of.

To apply for this position, please contact info@savethewhitelion.org in the first instance.

To read the full advertisement – Click HERE.

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The Great Annual Gun Draw – Tuesday, 12th October

The Countryside Alliance is a campaigning organisation that promotes the rural way of life in Parliament, in the media and on the ground. They campaign for the countryside, for rural communities and for hunting and shooting.

Their mission is to promote understanding and acceptance of the rural way of life and activities such as hunting and shooting in a managed landscape, protecting them from bias, misinformation and over regulation.

They also run The Great Annual Gun Draw with Longthorne Gunmakers. This year there is the opportunity to win a…

Trigger plate Acanthus 3003 Shotgun from Longthorne Gunmakers worth over £17,500!

The Trigger Plate Acanthus Model 3003 is known as the ultimate shotgun, 100% made in Great Britain and available in either 12g, 16g, 20g or 28g. Precision made using the company’s patented barrel technology manufactured from one piece of steel with no soldered joints, the gun is proofed for steel, and has a low recoil and reduced muzzle flip, as well as an ultra-low-profile action.
The winner will also receive a gun fitting worth £1,200 at the Longthorne workshop in Northampton and their brand-new gun will be supplied in an ABS leather trimmed case – ready to go.

The prize, worth over £17,500 – a Trigger plate Acanthus 3003 Shotgun from Longthorne Gunmakers.

All proceeds from the Longthorne Gun Draw will go to the Countryside Alliance’s Campaign for Shooting. The Campaign is at the forefront of promoting and protecting shooting. With your support they can continue to challenge misinformation and bias and promote the true value of shooting; and positively influence policy.

Each ticket costs £50 and the draw closes on Thursday, 7th October 2021 so make sure to buy your tickets before that date.
The winning ticket will be drawn on Tuesday, 12th October 2021.

To take part and get your tickets – Click HERE.

Note: they only accept Debit Cards for entry.

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First Bus 6/6B Timetables For Winter

It would appear that First Bus have takem some of WATAG’s suggestions on board:

As well as the 16.35 from Yeovil to Bridport now serving Yeovil College at 16.45, tying in with the end of classes and meaning students can get home, there will be a Sunday service again – between Weymouth, Bridport and Lyme Regis.
The last bus from Dorchester has been rescheduled to meet the 18.47 train arrival from London. (bus re-timed from 18.40 to 18.55).

Also from 3rd October – Services X51 and X53 to/from Weymouth – Dorchester – Bridport – West Bay – Lyme Regis – Axminster timetables can be found HERE.

Thank you to Parish Cllr. Jacqui Sewell for the information.

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‘The Place I Love’ Project Launch – Saturday, 16th October

The new arts and heritage project culminating in an interpretive map of Broadwindsor is being launched on Saturday 16th October at the Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor.

Work by village artists, much of it inspired by the local area, will be on show and for sale between 10am and 4pm. The WI has kindly offered to provide refreshments throughout the day.

Organised by a local art group, the event will feature work by Maggi Ouin, Gill and Peter Coates, Mandy Selhurst, Izzy Masey, Carolyne Kardia, Victoria Saines, Donna Heys, Dave Shaw, Norma Roberts, Liz Ridley, Bev Gillard, John Iveson and Libby Jukes.

Each artist will have their own table and there will a central display on specially created boards, kindly made for the occasion by villager Malcolm Heaver, which will be donated to the hall for future art-related events.

Work by pupils from Broadwindsor Primary School will also be on display.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There are no card payment facilities, so please bring cash, your cheque book or make an arrangement to pay the artists by bank transfer.

During the day, Margery Hookings, a writer who lives in the village and is leading The Place I Love project on behalf of Windrose Rural Media Trust, will be inviting locals to tell her what they love about Broadwindsor. Her Windrose colleague, James Harrison, will be filming the launch to include in a short video.

As the project progresses, singer Amanda Boyd will be collecting local folk songs. Her most recent work with Windrose involved combing archive film and folk songs at memory cafes for people with dementia.

Research into field names and land use now and in the past is another strand of the project. Material gathered will be lodged with Dorset History Centre.

The interpretive map of the village is being designed by artist Megan Edwards, whose family live in the village, and will incorporate points of interest highlighted during the course of the project. It will be unveiled in the village in February 2022.

The Place I Love project is funded by Dorset Council, Dorset AONB and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council and supported by volunteers in the community.

Photo ‘View from the farmer Michael Frampton’s bench‘
Credit: Margery Hookings

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Gladis’s Law Farmer To Feature On New Channel 4 Show

Cameron Farquharson, the local farmer who has become more well known because of his Gladis’s Law; Protecting livestock, informing dog owners campaign will feature in a new series on Channel 4 called Perfect Pitch.

In what is described as an eclectic cast of camping connoisseurs, they tour Britain’s beauty spots in search of the perfect pitch. The first episode is on Monday, 27th September on Channel 4 at 5.30pm. The episode featuring Cameron & his family is due to be broadcast on 11th October, 5.30pm.

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Broadwindsor.org’s Top Ten Visitors

Broadwindsor.org focuses on what happens and is happening in, within and around our rural village in West Dorset.  As you’d expect, most visitors to the website are residents of the U.K. but you may be surprised at the other nine countries that visit the site frequently…

Another Fun Fact: The Editor attended the Nominee’s reception in London on 23rd for the Digital Leaders 100 Awards 2021 🙂  Wasn’t shortlisted on this occasion but met some lovely, enterprising people. Thank you for the local support. Read the original post HERE.

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