Next door in Drimpton, they also will have 24 different windows around their village themed around Christmas. Participants are asked to have their windows lit between 4pm until 9pm.
Above is Drimpton’s map with Broadwindsor’s map below in case you plan to take both villages in and view them all 🙂
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Now the hedgehog has been listed as vulnerable to extinction in the UK, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society are calling on the Government to move hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to allow them greater protection. At the time of publishing, they have just over 60,000 signatures of their 100,000 target. (At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament).
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We have 24 different windows around the village themed around Christmas carols. Each day at 4pm the carol linked to that day’s window will be played in the Square and then the window will be lit.
Across the month the windows will create an Advent Calendar until all are lit by Christmas Eve. We hope to keep the windows lit until 1st January 2021.
Starting at 22 Yarn Barton on the 1st and ending at our Church on 24th, the full map will be displayed on village noticeboards and at the Community Stores.
“Thank you so much to all the people who have joined in with this initiative and been so creative. We wish you all a very happy Advent journey through December.”
– Rev. Jo Neary, Pioneer Priest, Beaminster Area Team, 01308 867816
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World Kindness Day is to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us. Kindness is a fundamental part of the human condition which bridges the divides of race, religion, politics, gender and post codes.
It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement and there are now over 28 nations involved in The World Kindness Movement. Kindness Day UK was launched on 13th November 2010.
You can pledge a good deed and also find a wide range of resources including ideas for random acts of kindness both large and small on the Kindness UK website HERE.
Kindness starts with one. One smile. One compliment. One cup of coffee. One conversation.
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Updated late this afternoon, the Government’s UK Coronavirus Dashboard with an interactive map.
You can browse cases data for specific areas within the UK. The map displays weekly data, which are updated everyday. This image shown here is our local area. Use the slider on the online map to select a week-ending date.
Key to interactive online map:
Output areas (OA) were created for Census data, specifically for the output of census estimates. The UK Census is undertaken every 10 years, with the most recent being on 27 March 2011. If you would like to read more on Census Geography, please click HERE.
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Our local Councillor Simon Christopher has granted permission for his report to be shared to the public via Broadwindsor.
Here is his report:
“I am writing this report after the announcement of the National Lockdown on Thursday 5 November 2020 . I have had a long discussion with the hard working council leader Mr Flower on the impact of lockdown for residents and businesses.
I look forward to the virtual parish council meeting but thought I would share some of my thoughts now.
I have stressed  to Mr Flower the importance of keeping services available to local residents, our transport network and looking forward to the future where we can  for example keep our local leisure centres open. Leisure centres are used often by the young , who have suffered so much by restrictions since March  2020 and by the young at heart and they contribute so much for physical and mental well being. I have subsequently made all other 81 Dorset Councillors aware of my views.
I appreciate many of us do not use leisure centres for their exercises and I would comment that  I have also spoken with Russell Goff  of Dorset Council re footpaths. Russell  is aware of my concern that all footpaths are open and not blocked. Russell informs me that there is also a busy programme of stile replacement and footbridge replacement  Should you have any concerns re particular footpaths please contact Russell and myself. Footpaths and walking will be more important than ever this Autumn/Winter for the physical and mental health of many of us. I would however stress that there is a constant concern from farmers and landowners throughout The Marshwood Vale Ward, about dogs attacking and worrying sheep. I have noted some landowners imploring dog owners to keep their dogs on a short lead.
We will now have a lockdown that will bring new challenges to both residents and business’s and hope that the restrictions  will not continue past 2nd December . The lockdown will be be different  from previous where there were only a few types of businesses and amenities that could stay open . Now it appears it is a case of what has to be closed by HM Government until 2nd December. Dorset Council  car parks and recycling centres will stay open. This leads me onto to the question of council car par parking charges that has had much consideration in the local press. I would wish to receive your thoughts but would point out the costs of having  road surfaces in good condition etc is high . I am continuing to press for the funds to be made available to reopen Norway Lane down to Stoke Abbott.
I repeat  from previous reports any comments /criticism of highways please pass them on to me!
Schools will this time stay open despite the new lockdown and I keep in regular touch with the portfolio holder Andrew Parry. Again ,please let me have any comments re the reopening of the school and also how school buses are working.
I am pleased that Broadwindsor Cricket Club is seemingly making progress on purchasing the ground. I am lobbying the Highways portfolio holder for safer pedestrian access to it.
One of the things that has been noticeable has been an increase in correspondence from those in Assured Shorthold Tenancy  properties in the private sector and those in social housing questioning whether I can assist in them moving from villages in West Dorset into our local towns .
I would be pleased to receive your further thoughts on what can be done better in respect of local bus provision so I  can once more lobby portfolio holder  Councillor Ray Bryan .
We face huge challenges in terms of employment with the threat not just to Jobs within the aeronautical sector in South Somerset and Dorset but also the threat to jobs at Oscar Meyer across the border in Chard. For farmers the future has rarely looked more uncertain with a  seeming no -deal Brexit looming , uncertainty as to what ultimately replaces the existing subsidy scheme and the future of our West Dorset abattoir being questioned .
With no farmers discussion club evenings ( greatly missed ) ,village halls typically standing empty, social isolation is often very much the order of the day Never has good broadband and mobile coverage been so important. Again please let me have your comments suggestions and concerns for relaying to portfolio holders and our MP.
I continue to receive comments from residents about planning applications in the Broadwindsor Parish area.
As the weather deteriorates ,please do let me have your comments re any local drains ,road surfaces and hedges and verges etc that are giving concern. There has been perhaps some decrease in e mails complaining about speeding and an increase in complaints about damage caused by off roading groups. I continue to correspond with officers and the portfolio holder about speeding and road safety.
I have passed on your concerns re the desirability of greater police resources in the Ward to, amongst others , our MP Council members are focusing their attention on the budget for 2021/2022 and also the new Dorset Local Plan . The cabinet of the Council will consider the property portfolio of the Council . We look to meet the future challenges of an ageing population , ever increasing demand for resources generally and a poor financial position. The council will accordingly look to make the best use of these various asset types. This  will ,for instance, involve assessing commercial returns as a landlord, management of 130 or so car parks and assessing the amount of office space that will need to be retained.
As we approach the eleventh day of the eleventh month I reflect on what my ancestors in the Marshwood Vale and all their friends had to deal with and believe that their experiences may just put everything into perspective !
Councillor Simon ChristopherÂ
Dorset Councillor Marshwood ValeÂ
Tel: 07798 833 715Â
Dorset Councillor for The Marshwood Vale Ward”
https://www.simonchristopher.info/
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Due to a technical issue – the new details are:
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Meeting ID: 899 1041 4222
Passcode: 131372
Broadwindsor Group Parish Council are meeting online using the Zoom platform at 7.30pm on Monday 9th November 2020.
All are welcome to attend.
The full agenda is available to download HERE.
The meeting can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID: 858 2158 2924
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Residents are then invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this Agenda. (There is the opportunity for Public Participation towards the end of the meeting)
Reports are to be expected from Councillor Simon Christopher (Dorset Council) and Dorset Police.
There will be an update on the fundraising from Bridport Cricket Club.
The Parish Council will give their response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19): their actions and support during this second Lockdown and community updates from the Councillors.
Climate Change Emergency will be discussed with an update from the Working Group and Climate & Ecological Emergency Strategy Consultation.
They will then be reviewing the contracts and approving the formal adoption of the BT Telephone Kiosks in Broadwindsor and Drimpton.
There is just the one Planning Application to be considered:
WD/D/20/002170, Manor Farmhouse, Bridport Road, Drimpton, DT8 3RD.
There are several parking issues being addressed regarding our Highways:
a. Report from the Footpaths Officer
b. Verge Management in the Grouped Parish Area
c. Installation of Kissing Gates Update
d. Speed Indicator Device Update
e. Reported Highway Problems Update
f. Parking in Broadwindsor Square
g. Car Parking Area Outside Broadwindsor School
h. Common Water Lane Verges
After a Report from the Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust on the topic of Affordable Housing and after any Matters of Interest and Information that may arise, there is the Public Participation, where residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.
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Lockdown 2 started today and so too did Margery Hookings with her Music The Through The Square Window in Broadwindsor Square at 1pm.
Launched today with Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again”, requests are now being taken for upbeat songs to get us through this second Lockdown.
Stay Safe Everyone & See You Tomorrow At 1pm!
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Broadwindsor Cricket Club has reached and gone beyond their target of £25,000 securing the funding for their development project 🙂
This will now enable them to purchase the land and place the freehold in a Trust.
ÂŁ20,00 had to be pledged by 8pm Wednesday, 4th November 2020 and this evening they announced on Twitter “We are delighted to report that thanks to a massive last minute donation from Dorset County Council for ÂŁ12,500 it gets us over the line to purchase our village cricket ground .Thank you sooooo much to all our supporters for your kind donations from all round the country.”
Congratulations BWCCAll donations continue to be gratefully received HERE,
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