David Leader’s Funeral Arrangements

Following the sudden and tragic loss of David Leader, “The family would like to thank you for your great kindness and support at this very sad time.

If you would like the details of David’s funeral and celebration of his life, they are as follows:

Monday, 11th April 2022:

11am – the cortège will pass through Broadwindsor village.
12 noon – funeral service at Yeovil Crematorium (family only please).
The service will be available to watch live and you are welcome to join others at The Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor, or to use the link provided to watch the service wherever is convenient for you.

Here is the link (watch live at 12 noon and watch again) :-
Visit the Website: https://watch.obitus.com
Username: hiya4579
Password: 968912

3pm – Celebration of Life. Everyone is warmly invited to join the family at the Comrades Hall to celebrate David’s life.
We hope you are able to attend and look forward to seeing you.

Please could we request no flowers but appreciate donations to the following organisations, which were closely supported by David : RSPB, Woodland Trust, Cancer Research and Samaritans (Each charity will open it’s own window).

Thank you.”

Elaine Leader.

Addendum:

As you probably know, David’s favourite shop was Oxfam. Please feel free to dress casually, informally and in your everyday clothes with lots of colour. This is what he would have wanted. ♥️
Thank you so much
Elaine xxx

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Elaine, Ryan, Rosie and the extended family at this incredibly sad time.

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Temporary Closure Of Seaborough Hill, Seaborough – Thursday, 7th April

Dorset Council have issued a notice under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from preceding along Seaborough Hill, Seaborough between West Swilletts Road and Henley Cross, a distance of approximately 2,550 metres.

This will enable Openreach safe access to inspect telegraph poles as part of a safety programme of works.

It will come into operation from 9.30am – 3.30pm on Thursday, 7th April. Although in force for five days, it is anticipated that the work will be completed by 7th April.

The alternative route will be signposted: West Swilletts Road – B3162 – B3165 – Higher Folly Road.

For more information on any Roadworks or Closures, please contact:
Dorset Highways Traffic Team – 01305 221020 or email: trafficteam@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
For more information on the Work being undertaken, please contact:
Openreach – 03700 500 792

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Temporary Closure Of Burstock Road – Wednesday, 6th April

Dorset Council have issued a notice under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from preceding along the B3164, Burstock between its junction with Grange Lane and the junction at Wall Lane, a distance of approximately 1160 metres.

This is to allow Openreach to safely access a telegraph pole.

Although in force for five days, it is anticipated that the work will be completed by 7th April.

The alternative route will be signposted: B3165 – B3162.

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Thursday Night Is Banquet Night At Bombay Spice

From 5pm on Thursday evenings – including this evening, you can enjoy a banquet of four courses of delicious Indian food for £14.95 at Bombay Spice in Beaminster.

Telephone: 01308 861024

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Broadwindsor Fun Group Secures Funding For Jubilee

Some good news for our village received today 🙂

I am more than pleased to announce that after much hard work by the Broadwindsor Fun Group committee, particularly Wendy and Michele, we have secured a grant from the Community Foundation Let’s Create Jubilee Fund which was oversubscribed by five times the amount available. This award of £5000 will go a long way to our Jubilee plans. We have already earmarked a considerable part of this towards updating Comrades Hall sound system and this was something I was pleased to discuss with David Leader several weeks ago. No doubt he would have been more than pleased to know that our bid was successful.

However, whilst this grant will assist greatly we do still need people to staff stalls and help with a shift working at the bar & BBQ. Please make contact if you can assist.

Thank you all for your support.

Adrian Gray
Chair BFG.

bwfunday20@gmail.com

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday 22nd April

In April, Broadwindsor Community Film Club is showing ‘House of Gucci’ (15).

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Luto and Jeremy Irons.

House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge and ultimately… murder.

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

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BFG Hot Cross Buns Coffee Morning – Saturday, 16th April

The Broadwindsor Fun Group (BFG) are holding a coffee morning with hot cross buns at the Comrades Hall on Saturday, 16th April at 10am until 12 noon.

A £2.50 entrance fee will get you a hot cross bun with a cup of tea or coffee and free refills 🙂 an extra bun will cost you 50p.

There will also be a raffle which will be drawn at the end of the event.

Hot cross buns. Hot cross buns.
One a penny, two a penny.
Hot cross buns.

If you have any enquiries, please contact: bwfunday20@gmail.com.

Broadwindsor Fun Group still need stewards for the opening parade and helpers for their childrens’ activities on Saturday, 4th June. This includes face painting and art/craft activities. If you think you may be able to help/cover a 2 hour shift between 9.30am- 2pm – please get in touch: bwfunday20@gmail.com .

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Full Moon – Friday, 18th March

March’s Full Moon is known as the Worm Moon, which was originally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil thaws in Spring. This itself leads to the appearance of robins, chats and other worm eating birds.

An alternative explanation for this name comes from Captain Jonathan Carver, an 18th-century explorer, who wrote that this Moon name refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.

There are other names for this particular Full Moon all of which herald the transition from Winter into Spring. Such names include:

Crow Comes Back Moon.
Sugar Moon – marking the time of year when the sap of sugar maples trees starts to flow.
Wind Strong Moon – referring to the strong windy days that come at this time of year.
The Sore Eyes Moon – from North Dakota where the blinding rays of sunlight reflect off the melting snow of late winter.

Traditionally, each Full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not only to the Full Moon.

It’s a period of new beginnings. Look for the spectacularly bright Moon as it rises above the horizon this evening!

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The Lost Pilot Ceremony

On Tuesday, 15th March 2022, a ceremony was held on Lewesdon Hill honouring Jean Verdun Marie Aime De Cloedt, the Lost Pilot, whose Spitfire aeroplane crashed into Lewesdon Hill one foggy day 80 years ago.

In the main photograph (L to R) –

Damien (Benjamine’s partner),
Benjamine, (Jean de Cloedt’s Great Niece)
Benjamine’s nephew (currently studying at Bristol University),
Aldon Ferguson (RAF Historian),
Heather Bunch (Doug Studley‘s daughter Home Guard),
Andrew Frampton at the back,
Rev. Jo Neary.
Knocker Wilson, representative of Dorset RAF veterans,
Clive Wakely (son of Jack from Home Guard)

From left to right: Jon Harvey (RAFA Standard Bearer),
Alan Kidson and Knocker White.

Supported by Knocker White, Bugler, Steve Chard changed from his
muddy wellies into his immaculately polished black shoes.

For those who missed it, or couldn’t make it up the hill, here is a 36 minute (amateur) recording of the full ceremony. Unfortunately, the volume quality of the childrens’ poetry is not great as there was no amplification and a helicopter passed overhead:

Following the ceremony –

Several walked a further 500m up the hill with Andrew Frampton to view the actual crash site.

A Tigermoth aeroplance circled Lewesdon hill after the ceremony.

Unfortunately, the planned Spitfire encountered an oil leak and was substituted with this Tigermoth as this would have been the aircraft the pilot would have trained on, before being allowed to fly a Spitfire.

A piece of copper piping from Jean de Cloedt’s Spitfire made the plaque given to Benjamine by Andrew Frampton.

This image shows which part of the aircraft’s engine it would have come from.

Later in the afternoon, Benjamine and her nephew also visited Beaminster Museum where they saw the remains of one the wooden propellors from Jean de Cloedt‘s aeroplane. Beaminster Museum open for their summer season on Good Friday, 15th April.

Thank you and well done to Andrew Frampton who first brought Jean de Cloedt‘s name to a Parish Council meeting in November 2021 after a Covid infection had forced him to remain at home. Then, with the involvement of the National Trust and others, this plaque is now in place for all of us to remember.

The National Trust’s Information memorial to Jean de Cloedt at Lewesdon Hill, Broadwindsor.

Re-titled The Forgotten Pilot, the National Trust have published their article – Click HERE.

The story as it unfolded on Broadwindsor.org.

Click on the date to read the posts and view more historic photographs….

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David John Leader, 24.11.1957 – 13.03.2022

It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce the sudden and tragic death of David Leader.

The Parish council described David as “An inspirational Parish Councillor, colleague and friend. The breadth of David’s active involvement in the local community including Comrades Hall, Hursey Common, the Community Shop, The White Lion, the Community Land Trust and School to name but a few is a true testament to his generous character and his passion for helping others….”. A formal tribute will be paid to David at their next meeting on 21st March.

Our community is in shock. The legacy David leaves behind is legendary. A valued friend of the Editor, our thoughts and prayers go to Elaine, Ryan and Rosie at this extremely sad time. Arrangements will be published when known.

Elaine, who provided the lovely photograph, wants people to know they are so very grateful for the enormous gestures of love and support from friends and the community. “The flowers are beautiful and we are so grateful but going forward I think David would prefer for donations to be directed towards the Ukraine crisis.”

David John Leader
24.11.1957 – 13.03.2022

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David John Leader
24.11.1957 – 13.03.2022