Overnight Parking Restrictions & Road Closures Next Week

The road closure on Chard Road, Drimpton will be lifted after 3.30 pm today but will be closed again on Monday 14 December between 9.30 and 3.30. The reason for the extra day is due to engineering difficulties with the fibre cable.

Overnight Parking Restrictions at Hogshill – 14th Dec.

At 9pm on Monday, 14th December the A3066 road, Hogshill Street in Beaminster will be closed until 6am. This is to allow BT safe access to arrange cabling for a new customer connection.

Although in force for five days, it is anticipated that the work will be completed by the 16th December.

There will be parking restriction imposed overnight as indicated on the map below. Download the full information HERE.

Any unauthorised Person who uses or permits the use of the road(s) indicated in contravention of the Notice will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.

Temporary Closure of Potwell Lane, Littlewindsor – 16th Dec.

At 9am on Wednesday, 16th December, the road will be closed until 15.30hrs. All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding between the access road to Potwell Farm and its junction with the access road to Potwell Gorse.
This is to allow BT to safely install 6 new telegraph poles.
The alternative route will be signposted – A3066 – A3164 – Mosterton

Although in force for five days, it is anticipated that the work will be completed by the 17th December.

More Information:

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:
BT – 01234 773833

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Broadwindsor Group Parish Council – Online Meeting Monday 14th December 2020

Broadwindsor Group Parish Council are meeting online using the Zoom platform at 7.30pm on Monday 14th December 2020. You are also invited to join from 7.00 pm with your festive drink and nibbles!
All are welcome to attend.

The full agenda is available to download HERE.

The meeting can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID: 925 993 0185
Zoom is Free! – Sign Up and get it HERE.

In the matters arising, there is a Parish Council Vacancy, for the Seaborough Ward.

Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this Agenda.
a. Report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council
b. Report from Dorset Police
c. Co-option to Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, Burstock Ward

An update from Councillors re: Covid-19 and a Union Connectivity Review: Call for Evidence

Once the Finance Report (Balance £39,807.66 as of 30 November 2020) is received and payments approved, there are two Planning Applications to be considered this month:

WD/D/20/002442 – The Old School House, High Street, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP
WD/D/20/002187 – Ellaway Cottage, Wood Farm, Wood Lane, Kittwhistle, DT8 3LG

With updates from Broadwindsor Cricket Club, the Working Group for Climate Change Emergency and the Allotments, there will also be a website review.

Dog Fouling is included in the items to be addressed in the Highways section:
a. Report from the Footpaths Officer
b. Verge Management in the Grouped Parish Area
c. Maintenance of Signs in the Grouped Parish Area
d. Update on Oak Tree, Crewkerne Road, Drimpton
e. Dog Fouling
f. Common Water Lane Verges Update

The Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust will deliver a report on Affordable Housing.

The public are then invited to participate, 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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Specials At The White Lion This Weekend

It was fully booked last weekend so please book now to avoid any disappointment at The White Lion, Broadwindsor!

You can eat in on Friday and Saturday evenings and all is available to takeaway Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Specials from Vikki this weekend are:

Homemade Beef Stew with Dumpling and a Hot Baguette.
Homemade Steak Pie with Mash, Peas and Carrots.
Homemade Cottage Pie topped with Mustard Mash, with Peas and Carrots

All at £8.50

Also available for a Takeaway pudding at £4.50, you could add:

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Cream

This weekend, for Sunday Lunch, you have a choice of Beef, Lamb or Turkey.

Call 01308 867070 to book

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New Homes Wanted For Ex-Racehorses

Anthony Honeyball Racing at Potwell Farm nr. Mosterton have a selection of ex racehorses looking for homes.
“All winners on the racecourse but are now looking for a change in career. Although they are racehorses they have all been educated in a manner that wouldn’t take much to produce for the desired discipline.”

BROODMARE
ROR
TEAM CHASING
HUNTING
HACK

Mares & Geldings 16hh – 16.3hh from £0 – £1,000

Five Star knowledgable homes is a must!

Tel. 01308 867 452

Email Anthony: anthony@ajhoneyballracing.co.uk
Email Lucy: office@ajhoneyballracing.co.uk
Email Sophie: office2@ajhoneyballracing.co.uk

Potwell Farm was once a dairy farm and is set amidst our beautiful West Dorset countryside. Anthony and Rachael Honeyball moved there in 2012.
Anthony began his involvement with horses back at his family home on the Quantocks, Somerset. His father John Honeyball, as well as being a Master of the Taunton Vale Hunt was a successful trainer. His mother Sue was a talented show jumper. From starting to train horses at his father’s home, he then rented a yard from Richard Barber before moving to Potwell Farm in 2012.
Rachael started out in the eventing world working for international event riders and competing up to intermediate level before the racing took over. She joined up with Anthony’s yard in 2009 and brought along her valuable experience acquired whilst Richard Barber’s Head Girl.
Over the last 3 years race riding has taken a back seat for Rachael. She has become the mother of 2 beautiful babies – Harry and Hattie.
Rachael continues to ride out 3 or 4 lots each day, and is very much hands on with the running of the yard and the decisions of where and when the horses run.
Moving to Potwell Farm allowed Anthony’s training operation to expand and progress, whilst still having the advantage of the famous Seaborough gallop. Antonia Cole has been instrumental in the expansion of their farm, firstly in purchasing the property in 2003, and secondly in allowing them to make improvements as and when required.
Over the past decade Potwell has gradually evolved from a small stud with one barn and a tack room, housing Antonia’s private horses, to a thriving professional yard with facilities to support their resident athletes.

They have 40 boxes at Potwell Farm, situated in seven well ventilated barns, with windows in each stable. They all have self-filling water drinkers ensuring horses have access to water at all times. As with any successful business every improvement they make is an improvement on the last, so the new boxes have been fitted with Sealed Rubber mats supplied by Quattro Matting, suppliers of race courses and yards all over Britain.
In addition, they have a covered eight-horse walker on the site. They have at their disposal six turn out paddocks and three fields, along with extensive open schooling areas.

They offer ownership packages to suit every pocket. Visit their website HERE.

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Local Celebrity Chefs

Lesley Waters:

Born in London in 1960 and before becoming freelance, Lesley Waters, now aged 60yrs, worked at Pru Leith’s restaurant where she was promoted to senior chef and left with the position of Head Tutor of Leith’s School of Food & Wine. Lesley started in television in 1989, regularly appearing in ‘Ready,Steady,Cook‘, ‘Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook‘ and ‘Great Food Live’.

From her her home in Halstock, a stunningly renovated 18th Century Farm, where she lives with her husband Tim and their two children, Lesley runs her Cookery School teaching all the classes herself and using local ingredients. Lesley is also author of several Cookery Books.

Michael Hix:

Drive just 7 miles to the coast and you’ll find Mark Hix’s Kitchen Table. Join Mark at his Charmouth home where he will demonstrate and cook a stunning array of dishes based on the best of the season’s ingredients. There will be plenty of time to steal tips from Mark as he creates a British seasonal feast in front of your eyes which is then served as part of a four-course lunch with wines to match each course.
Even closer in Corscombe, Mark has just opened at the Fox Inn.

Matt Follas:

Masterchef winner in 2009, Matt opened his first restaurant The Wild Garlic in the 16th century toll house on Beaminster’s main square. He then moved onto opening the Bramble Cafe & Deli in Poundbury, Dorchester with his wife Amanda in 2016. This was sold in August 2020.
Matt’s new venture in Sherborne, Dorset and at the time of publishing, is yet to be named.

Harriet Mansell:

Harriet opened her first restaurant, called Robin Wylde, which is in a former ceramics shop on Silver Street, Lyme Regis on October 28th 2020. Her menu will feature foraged food and local products.
Harriet has worked around the world in renowned restaurants and Michelin star kitchens, including cooking for the Qatari Royal Family in the Seychelles and the Murdoch family in the Caribbean.
The restaurant will be able to seat 32 people, however due to social distancing restrictions it will initially operate with a reduced capacity of 20 covers.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall:

Hugh established River Cottage HQ in Dorset in 2004, and the operation is now based at Park Farm near Axminster in Devon. He has published numerous books, led several campaigns and activist shows as well as ‘mind the shop’ in Axminster. “We will be doing all we can to help keep you well-fed and in touch with all the River Cottage activities both on and off-line. As ever, please do keep an eye on our social media where we will be regularly sharing recipes and information.”

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Broadwindsor Community Film Club

Films are being resumed for Film Club Members only from Sunday 13th December 2020.

This Sunday:

Starring Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie and Tilda Swinton, The Personal History of David Copperfield is a modern take on Charles Dickens’s classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.

Film starts at 2.30pm.
No fee for members. Guests not permitted.
No refreshments will be served but you are welcome to bring your own.
Seating is marked out to adhere to Covid-19 regulations and social distancing.
Seating is limited to 30 people.
Please wear your mask when entering the hall.

It’s only £20/year (£15 if you’re over 65 yrs.) to join Broadwindsor’s Film Club.

Please contact:
Ian Butcher on 01308 867644 or
Margaret Wing on: 01308 867252.

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Christmas Bin Collections

Dorset Council does not collect real Christmas trees at the kerbside.

If you buy a real Christmas tree there are options for what to do once you’ve finished with it and removed all its decorations:

If you have a garden waste collection, you can cut your real tree into small pieces and put it in your garden waste bin
Real Christmas trees can be taken to your local Household Recycling Centre and placed in the garden waste container for composting, free of charge.

Dorset Council are also asking residents to consider more eco-friendly options such as home composting, or buying a rooted tree that can be kept in the garden until next year.

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Fullers Lockdown Bowls Championship On Sunday 27th December

On Sunday, 27th December on the lawn of 13 Fullers in Broadwindsor starting around 11.30am/12noon, there is a very serious competition taking place.

About four months ago, during Lockdown, three residents of Fullers were so bored, they decided to play a game of bowls on a sunny Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a small barbecue of chicken and burgers on one of their lawns. They so enjoyed their afternoon, they decided to do the same the following week. They have now been playing each Sunday and maintaining the chosen lawn for almost four months, religiously whatever the weather.

The three individuals competing are Mike Steer a.k.a. Slammer, Peter Davies a.k.a. Hartley’s & Steve Kylie a.k.a. Slick. all residents of Fullers.
They are competing for the trophies shown. The one on the left is for the winner. The one on the right is for the runner-up. The one in the centre is for the Woody champion. The Woody trophy will be awarded to the unfortunate individual who hits the blocks of wood in the centre of their lawn (an addition to make it a bit more interesting) the most times. Trophies will be awarded after play, prior to their barbecue by Web Mistress, Wendy Shields.

Fullers Lockdown Bowlers — From Right to Left: Mike Steer, Peter Davies & Steve Kylie.

Peter Davies assured that “Even if there’s six inches of snow, we’ll clear the lawn and play! It’s a bit of good fun.”

Spectators are welcome 🙂 Their match is expected to last 90-120 minutes.

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Community Help Needed Next Sunday 13th December From 9am

If you are able, please help to form a work party
at the Comrades’ Hall in Bernards’ Place, Broadwindsor.

THE WORK INVOLVES TACKLING THE OVERGROWN HEDGE BETWEEN
THE CAR PARK AND THE CHURCH YARD
PRIOR TO TREE WORK COMMENCING ON MONDAY 14TH

YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AT THE CAR PARK MAKING A 9AM START

It is expected that the work will take a couple of hours depending on how many dedicated workers come forward.

All will remain socially distanced and comply with other Covid advice, although being outside will provide a better position.

Please contact David Leader on 01308 868275 or 07867 608652.

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Free Range Eggs From Hursey Chickens

One of the local places you can enjoy fresh, free range eggs is from the Curtis’ at Moorlands in Hursey. There is a table outside their property which is the last bungalow on the right.

Alison Curtis also takes her boxes of eggs to the Comrades’ Hall when the Post Office Outreach service is there on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Boxes of 6 eggs £1.25 each
Trays available on request

Please direct any further enquiries to: 01308 868711

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