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Walk-In Jabs At Beaminster Today

Pharmacist Mike Hewitson has just announced that they are happy to accept walk-ins today at Beaminster Town Hall from now until approx 17.00hrs.

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Full Moon – Sunday, 19th December

The cold weather is upon us and appropriately, December’s Full Moon is most commonly known as the ‘Cold Moon’. The Moon will be full at 04.35am on Sunday, 19th December.

Other names that indicate the cold and snow given to this Full Moon are:

  • Drift Clearing Moon (Cree),
  • Frost Exploding Trees Moon (Cree),
  • Moon of the Popping Trees (Oglala),
  • Hoar Frost Moon (Cree),
  • Snow Moon (Haida, Cherokee),
  • Winter Maker Moon (Western Abenaki)
  • Moon When the Deer Shed Their Antlers (Dakota)
  • Little Spirit Moon (Anishinaabe).

This Full Moon has also been called the Long Night Moon (Mohican), as it rises during the “longest” nights of the year, which are near the December winter solstice.

In Europe, ancient pagans called the December Full Moon the “Moon Before Yule,” in honour of the Yuletide festival celebrating the return of the sun heralded by winter solstice.

Full Moon calendar 2022

Full Moon date and time Full Moon name
17th January (11.48pm) Wolf Moon
16th February (4.56pm) Snow Moon
18th March (7.18am) Worm Moon
16th April (7.55pm) Pink Moon
16th May (05.14am) Flower Moon (total lunar eclipse)
14th June (12.51pm) Strawberry Moon
13th July (7.38pm) Buck Moon
12th August (2.36am) Sturgeon Moon
10th September (10.59am) Corn/Harvest Moon
9th October (9.55pm) Hunter’s Moon
8th November (11.02am) Beaver Moon
8th December (4.08am) Cold Moon

All times show the time of the full Moon at the Royal Observatory’s home in London, either in GMT or BST depending on the time of year. For full details see the 2022 Guide to the Night Sky

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Covid-19 Update From Dorset Council

Although there were no PCR tests available in the whole of England today, Dorset Council have released the following information following the Prime Minister’s announcement late Sunday, 12th December:
The Dorset health and care system is pulling out all the stops to expand the vaccination programme as quickly as possible following the Prime Minister’s announcement late Sunday.
System leaders are asking local people to be patient while they get everything in place as the NHS continues to deliver the largest vaccination programme in our history.
The COVID-19 vaccination roll-out is being coordinated and delivered by the NHS in Dorset working closely with partners including councils and the voluntary and community sector.
Dr. Andy Rutland, Dorset GP & Clinical lead for the Dorset COVID-19 vaccination programme said:

“This is a monumental effort as we step up even further to expand the vaccination programme for everyone who’s eligible.
We know that some people have had issues with booking their booster at a local venue and we’re working hard to keep increasing availability.  Please be patient and do keep checking the national booking system as slots are being added all the time.
We’re all in this together and we owe a huge thank you to everyone supporting the roll-out – staff, volunteers and the public.  It’s been a tough year for all of us so please continue to be kind, patient and understanding to our vaccine teams who are working tirelessly to make this happen.“
Dr. Rutland also made a renewed appeal for potential vaccinators to come forward to join their vaccination teams as the programme continues to expand at speed.

Click HERE To
Join Their Vaccine Teams

Sam Crowe, Director of Public Health for Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council said:

“With the emergence of the Omicron variant alongside existing high infection rates locally, it’s more important than ever that we all continue to play our part in protecting ourselves and each other from the risks of COVID-19.  We are working closely with the NHS to support the expansion of the booster programme, and getting your booster is the best way to protect yourself from serious illness caused by any variant of COVID-19, so I urge everyone to get yours as soon as you can.
“Nationally, we can see that Omnicron is spreading quickly, and whilst there are still a lot of unknowns about this variant, the principles to help us reduce transmission remain the same.  Vaccination alone will not stop the virus from spreading, so to be able to live safely with COVID-19, we do need to keep taking these precautionary measures.
“This includes taking regular rapid tests to check you’re not infectious, particularly before meeting others or attending gatherings, make sure you have plenty of ventilation, and wearing a face covering in indoor, crowded spaces.  If we all follow these measures now and get boosted as soon as ossible, we can hopefully prevent the need for further restrictions and keep doing the things we all enjoy”

There are several ways to get your booster jab:

  • The best way to get your vaccination at a time and place that suits you is to book ahead
  • You can either wait for your GP practice to contact you or book via the national booking service (NBS) to get your booster at a larger centre or pharmacy
  • Local GP-led vaccine services are offering the vaccine to the most vulnerable, so that they are invited to get their booster first
  • We are now running two vaccination centres in Dorset – Vespasian House, Dorchester and King’s Park Hospital, Bournemouth. They have appointment slots for both children and adults
  • Both centres are very busy and walk-in availability is very limited – please make an appointment using the National Booking System.
  • You can also get your vaccination at many pharmacies. There are now more than 30 sites in Dorset offering vaccinations – Click HERE to find them.

It’s busy – keep trying, be patient and be kind

  • There continues to be very high demand for boosters as the number of eligible people increases
  • Although some people have had difficulties booking their booster appointments, NHS staff are working extremely hard to support local communities and increase availability so please be patient. Please show them the respect and kindness they deserve. You will still have good levels of immunity if you receive the booster a little later.
  • Vaccination centres are very busy. If a local venue isn’t showing on the system, it may be full – please check again later as appointments are being added all the time.

More locally, Mike Hewitson at Beaminster pharmacy posts regular updates if and when any walk-in clinics become available – follow Beaminster Pharmacy on Facebook – HERE.

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Please Support Dorset Falconry Park

Please sign up to support Dorset Falconry Park on #easyfundraising when you do any online Christmas shopping this week. Over 6,000 shops and sites will donate FREE funds to them at no extra cost to you.

If you join now you can enter the easyfundraising Advent Calendar and increase their chances of winning £250 every day and £10,000 on Christmas Day!

Sign up today HERE.

Xtreme Falconry, DorsetDorset Falconry Park is at Lewell Mill Lane, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AN.  For more information, you can visit their website HERE or email your enquiry to: enquiries@xtremefalconry.co.uk. You can also contact them by telephone: 01305 250710

Photo credits: Annie Collins.

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Comrades Hall 100 Club

The 100 Club’s Grand Christmas draw took place on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at the Comrades Hall Post Office. The numbers were drawn by John, the Post Office Outreach Clerk.

The wining numbers and names are as follows:

  • 1st £100       No 46         Winner    Dave Haines
  • 2nd £50        No 47         Winner    Joyce Chumbley
  • 3rd £30        No 61         Winner    Sheila Hawkins
  • 4th £15        No 07         Winner    David Bishop
  • 5th £10        No 30         Winner    Wendy Shields
  • 6th £5          No 45          Winner   Diana Stothard

The next draw will take place on Tuesday 1st March 2022 at Comrades Hall.

Thank you to all the Members for your continued support for Comrades Hall.  – Joyce & Sally

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**COVID Vaccine Availability**

Mike Hewitson  from Beaminster pharmacy has just released the following information:

“I have just uploaded another 500 appointments for an additional clinic next Thursday. You can book these via 119 or nhs.uk website.
Our team of vaccinators and volunteers are giving up their precious time before Christmas so that you can enjoy yours, I respectfully ask that if you book one of these appointments you don’t try and get a walk-in vaccination elsewhere. We saw approximately 60 of today’s appointments didn’t turn up (which allowed us to provide some walk-in availability).
Thanks,
Mike & Team”

Thank you & your marvellous team Mike!

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Broadwindsor Parish Group Council Meeting – Monday, 13th December 2021

An Informal Meeting of the Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at 7.30 pm on Monday 13 December 2021 . This will be an online Meeting using Zoom:

You are invited to join them online for festive drinks, nibbles and chat from 7.00 pm on 13th December, the meeting will then begin at 7.30 pm. All welcome!

The full agenda is available to download HERE.
Minutes of previous Group Parish Council meetings can be found online HERE.

Public participation is only permitted at item 5, where Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this Agenda and at item 18 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.

Correspndance at Item 6 includes a delay in the Comrades Hall Committee’s Planning application: Installation of solar array to roof and air source heat pump & to replace the public shelter – P/FUL/2021/01358.

Item 8 deals with Accounts:

a. To receive the Finance Report (Balance £49,039.34 as of 30 November 2021)
b. To receive the Internal Audit Report
c. Budget and Precept Planning 2022/2023
d. To approve payment of £700.00 for Blackdown Village Hall (CIL Project)
e. To approve payments of £894.78 each to Comrades Hall, Drimpton Village Hall, Blackdown Village
Hall, Broadwindsor Community Shop and Broadwindsor Community Pub (CIL Projects)
f. To approve payment of £132.00 for Focus (HS) Limited (Internal Audits)
g. To approve payment of £19.20 for Total Web Solutions (Storage)
h. To approve payment of £6.26 for HMRC (NI)
i. To approve payment of £456.00 for R Rawlings (Grit Bin Removal and Installation)
j. To approve payment of £90.02 for Clerk (Expenses November and December 2021)

There are a number of Planning Applications (Item 9) for BGPC to discuss:

And several results:

  • P/HOU/2021/04305, Ashleigh, Three Ashes to Greenham Lane, Horn Ash, TA18 8QB: Granted
  • P/FUL/2021/03204, The Old Stables and Grooms Cottage, Seaborough, DT8 3QY: Granted
  • P/TRT/2021/03836, 4 Quarry Mead, Burstock, DT8 3LL: Granted
  • P/PABA/2021/0 3639, Land at Common Hill Broadwindsor DT8 3LN: Prior Approval Required
  • P/FUL/2021/02788, Dorset Farms, Littlewindsor Farm Junction, Littlewindsor to Junction B3066, DT8
    3QU: Withdrawn

Other topics include updates on:

  • Broadwindsor Community Pub – more HERE.
  • Lewesdon Hill Project – more HERE.
  • Our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.
  • Affordable Housing – more HERE.
  • Climate Change.
  • Allotments.
  • Highways.

The full agenda is available to download HERE.

The press and public are invited to attend.  Under the Openess of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, members of the public may now film, photograph and make audio recordings of the proceedings of the formal Council meeting, though not, under current legislation, of the Public Participation session, as this is not part of the formal agenda of the meeting. Recording activity should be respectful to the conduct of the meeting and behavious that disrupts the meeting (such as oral commentary) will not be permitted.  Any member of the public shall not speak for more than five minutes.  A question asked by a member of the public during Public Participation shall not require a response or debate during the meeting though the Chairman may direct that a written response will be provided subsequent to the meeting.

There are currently 14 Elected Councillors (Broadwindsor Ward vacancy) – Click HERE to identify them.

The contents of this post are compiled by Wendy Shields, with information taken from the Broadwindsor Group Parish Council’s website.

 

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Book Your Covid Booster Now

From Mike Hewitson at Beaminster Pharmacy…

***COVID Vaccination Update***

“I have just released 3000 appointments for Beaminster Town Hall for the next 4 weeks. To book these, please call 119 or use the national booking service via gov.uk.
In this period we will running with a higher rate of booked appointments which will mean there is unlikely to be an opportunity for walk-in appointments.
If you book one of these places please keep your appointment as there are many people who would like these slots.
Thanks,
Mike & Team
Beaminster Pharmacy”

You can book online HERE but the and you will be directed offered Beaminster Town Hall.

If you haven’t had both doses of your vaccinations, it is not too late to book an appointment. Visit nhs.uk or call 119.

For more information, visit dorsetccg.nhs.uk

Well done Mike & Team!

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Getting Your Covid Booster Information

Below are the dates of the COVID Booster Clinics at the Beaminster Public Hall this month – NOW FULLY BOOKED!
December dates will be released at the end of the week.
Mike at Beaminster pharmacy, his staff and volunteers are doing a sterling job!
These COVID clinics are available by appointment. Limited walk-in vaccinations may be available subject to the Pharmacy having any spare vaccine. 

You can book your COVID-19 booster dose, by phoning 119, if you had your 2nd dose at least 6 months and one week ago and you are:
  • aged 50 and over
  • aged 16 and over with a health condition that puts you at high risk from COVID-19 and the NHS has invited you to book
  • a frontline health or social care worker
All clinics are open from 9am until 5pm –
  • Thursday, 18th November
  • Friday, 19th November
  • Sunday, 21st November
  • Wednesday, 24th November
  • Friday, 26th November
  • Sunday, 28th November
  • Tuesday, 30th November
You can book online HERE but the nearest centre you will be directed offered is at Yeovil.

If you haven’t had both doses of your vaccinations, it is not too late to book an appointment. Visit nhs.uk or call 119.

For more information, visit dorsetccg.nhs.uk

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Full Moon – Friday, 19th November

The November Full Moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will also be accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse that will be visible from the United States, Canada and Mexico (essentially all of North and South America), as well as Australia and parts of Europe and Asia. It will last six hours and peak at 09.02am (GMT). Therefore the Moon will look it’s fullest on Thursday evening.

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans of North America. There was some variation in the Full Moon names, but in general, the same ones were consistent among regional tribes – those who rely on full moon periods to track crops and harvest.

This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter.

Art by Karl Lindbergh

According to ancient legend, humans will turn into wolves on a Wednesday or Friday when sleeping outdoors on the night of the Full Moon.
He will turn into a wolf when the light of the moon shines on his face. Thankfully, the scientists have disproved this 🙂

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