Mapperton House Plant Fair – Sunday, 19th September

The Autumn Plant Fair at Mapperton has been an outstanding event for many years, and is one of the largest and most popular specialist plant fairs in Dorset. A great day out for plant lovers in the area with a a large number of stalls of specialist plantsmen from all over the region.
Open at 10am until 4pm, fill your garden with late season herbaceous perennials and grasses, and bulbs for autumn planting are always popular. There are bound to be Salvias in flower and more unusual pitcher plants catching end of summer flies. Also available will be metal plant supports and structures, plus a range of Acers and shrubs. as well a trip for those who want a ‘Gardeners Day Out’ in fantastic surroundings. Access to their gardens (winner of the Garden of the Year 2020 Historic Houses award) is included in the entry price. Please note – Mapperton House will be closed on the day.

Tickets are now available – Click HERE
Admission is £5 per person,
Free tickets available for under 5’s.
Your ticket includes FREE entry to the award-winning gardens.
The Coach House café will be open serving hot drinks and snacks.

All proceeds go to Save The Children.

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6/6A Bus Timetable Now Gets Yeovil Students Home

Parish Councillor, Jacqui Sewell has continued to campaign and lobby for rural transport ever since she was an elected West Dorset Council member and was WDDC’s representative on WATAG (West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group).
Today, still with WATAG, she was pleased to see that, at last – “the No. 6A bus WILL pick up the students from Yeovil College at 16.45pm for homeward travel to Broadwindsor – now to get Dorset Council to get Rural Access to Public Transport.”
Children from Broadwindsor will still have to travel to Beaminster in the morning.

The bus is being operated by Somerset Council. The timetable shown below.

The Dorset Council Cabinet member with responsibility for transport is East Dorset Councillor, Ray Bryan who is Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment. His contact details are:

Mobile – 07837 707386
Email – cllrray.bryan@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Post – c/o South Walks House
South Walks Road
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1UZ

Download the full timetable pdf document HERE.

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The Blackdown Trust – Apply Now

Photo credit: Derek Harper.

The Blackdown Trust is a village based fund set up over 80 years ago to contribute towards the expense of Further Education for indiividual local students. The amount available depends on the number of applicants.

You are eligible to apply if:

You live in Broadwindsor, Blackdown or Thorncombe.
You have attended local schools and are leaving to further your education.
You have qualified for and have been accepted as a student on a recognised course at University/College/College Apprenticeship/Agricultural College.

Please send your own letter of application including details of the above and any other information you consider relevant, including your address, to –

The Blackdown Trust,
c/o Burstock Grange Farm,
Broadwindsor,
Dorset
DT8 3LL

or email to: blackdowneducationaltrust@outlook.com

before Saturday, 25th September 2021.

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The Comrades Arms – Open Friday 1st October

Photo credit: Richard Moulsdale.

Village residents Andrew & Margery Hookings are expected back from France mid-month. Already getting things in place, Andrew Hookings will be re-opening the Comrades Arms in the Lewesdon Room, upstairs at the Comrades Hall on Friday, 1st October at 6pm.

Andrew, who was landlord of the Half Moon in Melplash from ’97-2000, will be offering local ales and ciders on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm and on Sunday afternoons from midday. He hopes to include Tuesday evenings to go alongside Nat’s Fish & Chip van. His other ideas include:

running Quiz nights on Tuesdays,
running a pool competition on Sundays,
organise some food evenings a couple of times a month with local ‘chefs’ producing some simple meals.

Andrew, who is Chairman of the Broadwindsor Community Stores Committee, a member of the Comrades Hall committee, a member of the Broadwindsor Fun Group and more recently, a member of the Steering group negotiating with Palmers re: the future of the White Lion stated that all profits will go the Save The White Lion fund. Previously, the Comrades Arms was open for 4 weeks prior to Rich and Kate taking on the White Lion and almost £2k was raised for the Comrades Hall.

Margery is running an Art Exhibition and Sale at Comrades Hall on Saturday, 16th October – Read more HERE.

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The Bishops’ Kitchen – September 21

We’re already into September and this month you are offered two delicious Apple recipes –

DORSET APPLE CAKE

150g unsalted butter softened plus extra for greasing
75g caster sugar
75g soft light brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4tsp ground cinnamon
1/4tsp fine salt plus pinch
1tbsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
175g plain flour
35g wholemeal flour
2tsp baking powder
2 medium apples cored peeled & cut into 1cm pieces
1tbsp cornflour
15g demerara sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 190c/gas 5. Grease & line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
Beat the butter, caster sugar, light brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt & vanilla extract together until light & fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Mix the flours, baking powder & a pinch of salt together in a separate bowl. Then gradually mix into the butter mixture with a wooden spoon, stirring well to make sure there are no pockets of flour.
Mix the apple with the cornflour & combine with the cake mixture.
Tip the mixture into the cake tin & sprinkle with the demerara sugar & bake for 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven & allow to cool completely in tin before serving.

STICKY TOFFEE APPLE PUDDING

85g butter melted
140g self raising flour
100g golden caster sugar
1tbsp baking powder
200ml milk
1 large egg beaten
1tsp vanilla extract
2 Bramley or other cooking apples peeled cored & sliced

For the topping –

140g dark brown sugar
50g pecan nuts roughly chopped

Method:

Heat oven to 180/gas 4 . Grease a 2 litre ovenproof dish lightly with butter.
Tip the flour, sugar & baking powder & a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
Mix together the milk, butter, egg & vanilla & stir into the dry ingredients until you get a smooth batter.
Arrange the apples in the dish & spoon the batter on top making sure the apples are covered.

For the topping –

Pour 250ml boiling water over the sugar & stir until smooth.
Pour the liquid over the pudding mixture & scatter over the pecans.
Bake for about 40 mins until the pudding has risen & golden.
Use a big spoon to serve making sure you get some of the gooey caramel sauce covering the bottom of the dish.
Enjoy!

All recipes are from village resident, Richard Childs.

Missed a recipe? Click HERE to view Richard’s earlier recipes and other seasonal ideas.

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Sheep Grazing At Hursey Common’s Sport Field

Attention Dog Owners & Walkers

This summer there has been terrible trouble with the mower and it is currently not working. As a consequence the grass at Hursey Common has got too long to be cut, in order to reduce the grass length sheep are grazing the field and will stay there until it is eaten down in a few days.

Please share this information with other dog owners you know/see as not everyone uses the internet and/or social media.

Thank you.

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Drimpton Film Club – Wednesday 8th September, 7pm

“Summerland” is Drimpton Film Club’s September offering at Drimpton Village Hall.

Directed by Jessica Swayle. Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton) is an investigative folklore debunker writing academic theses and is immersed in her research. She is independent, argumentative, decidely crotchety and reviled by the villagers. One day she opens her door and finds Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee, who has been assigned, unknowingly, to her. Reluctantly she agrees to have him for a week but Alice discovers that Frank’s curiousity, innocence and joy for life awakens thoughts of a past love in Alice’s early life. Tom Courtnay and Penelope Wilton play minor roles.

Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Drimpton Film Club Members – Free entry.
Guests – £4
Refreshments available.
As Covid restrictions have been lifted, seats do not have to be booked in advance.
Contact Diana Leake – 01308 867172

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Blackdown Annual Show – Saturday, 5th September

It was Broadwindsor’s Annual show at 2pm on Monday but Blackdown’s W.I. will be holding their 63rd Annual Flower and Produce show on Saturday, 5th September at Blackdown Village Hall.
Entries close tomorrow (31st) at 9pm – so not a lot of time left. You can get entry forms from Broadwindsor Community Stores.
Doors open for viewing at 6pm with a modest 50p entry fee (Children are free).

Please direct any enquiries to:
Show Secretary, Sue Hibbard on 01460 432751 or 07500 002595.

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My Autism My Way – Survey For Young People With Autism In Dorset

Helping children and young people with autism have a voice in the design of services in Dorset

Part of the All Age Autism review

The NHS, councils and voluntary sector are currently working together to improve the way autistic people in Dorset are helped to live their lives. They would like autistic children and young people to have the chance to help us design how autism services might look for them.

Please see their online survey My Autism, My Way HERE , to capture views on what young people with autism think about our ideas so far, as well any other ideas and thoughts.

The survey is aimed at young people up to the age of 25 and has videos explaining each question, and can be done as a group or on an individual basis. Parents & Carers may also complete the forms.

If you are under 16, please ask an adult to complete these questions with you.

Answers are anonymous.

If you would like to find out more about this work, please visit their webpage HERE for more information, or please contact them at communications@dorsetccg.nhs.uk.

The survey will close midday Tuesday 7 September 2021.

Please help by sharing this as widely as possible, with relevant groups, colleagues and friends.

Thank you for your help in promoting this important piece of work.

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 17th September 7.30pm

“Le Mans ’66” is Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club’s September offering.

Directed by James Mangold. Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in this “thunderously exciting” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) film based on the remarkable true story about Ford Motor Company’s attempt to create the world’s fastest car. American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale) together battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car and take on Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Film Club members – Free entry
Guests – £4
Refreshments available, including a bar.
Seats MUST be booked in advance by contacting:
Emma Myers – broadwindsorem@gmail.com or
Margaret Wing – 01308 867252

They also feel with current covid levels in the West Country that wearing face masks whilst entering and moving around the hall would be appreciated by the majority.

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