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Covid Booster Clinic At Beaminster Public Hall – Saturday, 13th November

There will be an extra Covid Booster Clinic in Beaminster Public Hall on Saturday, 13th November. 12.30pm – 5pm.
This will be a walk in clinic only, no appointments necessary.  You just need to:
  • have had your 2nd dose at least 6 months ago
  • be aged 50 and over.  be 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
  • be a frontline health or social care worker

Please note, this is at the Public Hall and not Barton House surgery.

We will take as many patients as capacity and vaccine availability allow, but I need people to be patient. You will need to wait, and potentially to be prepared to come back on a different day if necessary. My team have kindly agreed to give up their Saturday to try and help get people their jab, and we will try our best to help you but we can’t vaccinate West Dorset in one day! Please be patient and respectful, or we will have to revert to booked appointments only in future.
One final point, please don’t turn up to the Town Hall on a day when we are not operating as the Town Council will not be able to help you!
Mike & Team
Beaminster Pharmacy

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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BGPC Return To Zoom Meetings – Monday, 8th November

An Informal Meeting of Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at 7.30 pm on Monday 8th November 2021. This will be an online Meeting using Zoom:

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

Following apologies for absence, any disclosures, the minutes of the last meeting being approved and any matters arising, there is:

Item 5. Public Participation – 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. Broadwindsor Group Parish Vacancy, Broadwindsor Ward.
Item 6. Correspondance and Notices:
   a. Broadwindsor Resident, Planning Policy and Hursey Common
   b. Dorset Council, Dorset’s EV Chargepoint Installation Programme

Item 9 deals with Planning applications:

a. Applications Received and Circulated for Consultation:
   P/LBC/2021/04144, Rose Cottage, School Lane, Kittwhistle, Blackdown, DT8 3LE
   P/FUL/2021/03204, The Old Stables and Grooms Cottage, Seaborough, DT8 3QY
   P/FUL/2021/03608, Land to the West of Higher Way
   P/FUL/2021/02965, Pipe House, Kittwhistle, DT8 3LG
   P/HOU/2021/04305, Ashleigh, Three Ashes to Greenham Lane, Horn Ash, TA18 8QB

b. Other Applications
   P/TRT/2021/03836, Hursey Common, Main Street, Hursey, DT8 3LN

Item 10. Broadwindsor Community Pub.
Item 11. Lewesdon Hill Project.
Item 12. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.
Item 13. Broadwindsor Group Parish Welcome Packs
Item 14. Bridport Local Area Partnership (BLAP).
Item 15. Climate Change Emergency – Working Group Update

After an update from the Allotment Group, Item 17. addresses Highways:
   a. Report from the Footpaths Officer
   b. Verge Management in the Grouped Parish Area
   c. Review of Speed Limits in Grouped Parish Area
   d. Village Signage

Prior to the date of the next meeting being decided, Item 20. Public Participation invites Residents to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.

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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Beaminster Pharmacy Offering Covid-19 Boosters

As reported in the Bridport Nub News:

Booster jabs are now being offered at Beaminster Pharmacy in Hogshill Street.

They are available to anyone who has had both initial vaccination doses and can be booked a minimum of 26 weeks after the second dose.

Currently, booster jabs are available to:

• People who live and work in care homes
• Frontline health and social care workers
• People aged 50 and over
• People aged 16 and over with a health condition that puts them at high risk of getting seriously ill from Covid-19
• Carers aged 16 and over
• People aged 16 and over who live with someone who is more likely to get infections
• People who are pregnant and in one of the eligible groups

You will be invited for your booster vaccine by one of the vaccination services. Once you have received an invite, you can book an appointment via the National Booking System or by calling 119.

If you have booked your booster jab and are unable to make it, please cancel at the earliest opportunity so someone else can use your appointment time.

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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Happy Hallowe’en!

Hallowe’en! Also All Hallows Eve, All Saints Eve and Samhain. Many Hallowe’en traditions are influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, particularly Samhain. Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off their spirits.

November 1st is All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints and Hallowmas. Recognised and celebrated by the Christian church when they honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown.

The ‘Go A Little Batty‘ card (main photo) was left in the Comrades Hall Servery with the following written inside:

Thank you Broadwindsor Brownies, Guides & Rangers!

In Broadwindsor this Hallowe’en, there is much going on… Please click on the event for more information.

Open at 9am – The Stableyard Restaurant is serving Hallowe’en cupcakes and skeleton ginger bread men alongside their delicious menu.

Other Hallowe’en activities include:

  • trick-or-treating – discouraged due to Covid,
  • attending Hallowe’en costume parties – with covid precautions in place,
  • carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns,
  • lighting bonfires,
  • apple bobbing,
  • divination games,
  • playing pranks,
  • visiting haunted attractions,
  • telling scary stories,
  • watching horror films.

Enjoy a spooky time!

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Clocks Go Back Tonight

British summer time (BST) also referred to as Daylight saving time (DST) 2021 ends at 02.00hrs on 31st October so remember to set your clocks back by one hour.

The clocks go forward in the Spring and backwards in the Autumn, what the Americans call Fall so an easy way to remember is “Spring Forward, Fall Back” 🙂  As a result, there is one 23-hour day in late winter or early spring and one 25-hour day in the autumn.

Daylight Saving Time is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise and sunset times do not vary enough to justify it. Daylight Saving Time clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, and sleep patterns. Computer software generally adjusts clocks automatically.

World Time Zone Map by TimeZonesBoy – US Central Intelligence Agency.

We are now in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which used to be a synonym for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The term “GMT” is especially used by United Kingdom bodies, such as the BBC World Service, the Royal Navy, and the Met Office; and others particularly in Arab countries, such as the Middle East Broadcasting Centre and OSN. It is a term also used in other countries of the Commonwealth.

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Telephone Box Book Exchange Update #2

The old telephone box in the village is being renovated.  Chris Edgerly is leading on this and has already started to repair the door which is in poor condition.

Like all projects there is much more to it than would at first be imagined. The project will take until the end of this year and then we will have a wonderfully restored piece of architectural history.

Afterwards, it will continue to operate as a library for the use of all the community.
As always considerable thanks goes to Chris for his hard work and expertise.

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Continue With Masks At Film Club & Jazz

They are not cancelling but due to the rise in local cases of Covid-19, Broadwindsor Community Film Club, run by the Comrades Hall, are asking all attendees to continue wearing masks moving around the hall whilst attending films.  This also applies to Sunday’s Matinee Jazz.
Furthermore, they’d like bookings to be made in advance.

  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4
  • Refreshments available, including a bar.
  • Please book!
  • Enquiries: Emma Myers – broadwindsorem@gmail.com or Margaret Wing – 01308 867252

Annual subscription is now due please – £20 under 65 / £15 over 65.
New Members very welcome!

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Leon Teaching Women Self Defence

Village resident & Kung Fu teacher, Leon Lord is offering a 5 week course for women teaching them the same self defence he taught his daughter.

The course will be held at Glow, Unit 15 in St. Michael’s Trading Estate, Bridport starting on Saturday, 6th November and will run in the afternoon 2pm – 3.30pm until 4th December.

Leon continues with his Pilates in the Lewesdon room, upstairs at the Comrades Hall:

  • Wednesday evenings at 6pm
  • Saturday mornings at 9am

Cost is £12 per session or £50 for the full course.

To contact Leon:
Call – 07860 870790
Email –lordswingchun@gmail.com
Visit his websites – www.DorsetWingChun.co.uk & c

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Film Club – Sunday 7th Matinee & Friday 19th November 7.30pm

It’s Membership time at Broadwindsor Community Film Club and still only £20/year (£15 if you’re over 65 yrs.) to join Broadwindsor’s Film Club.  Meeting on the 3rd Friday of each month – films are shown on the big screen at the Comrades Hall.

  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4
  • Refreshments available, including a bar.
  • No need to book – just come along!
  • Enquiries: 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. Thank you.

So! What’s showing next month?

On Sunday, 7th November at 3.30pm they are showing their first film in a foreighn language – this time in Swedish with English subtitles: A Man Called Ove.

Directed by Hannes Holm, starring Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg & Ida Engvoll

A Man Called Ove tells the story of an ageing retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, Ove (Rolf Lassgard) is the quintessential angry old man next door.  Having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his wife Sonja’s gravesite.

But when a boisterous young family moves into the neighbourhood, immediately incurring his wrath, things take an unexpected turn.  Pregnant Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered Ove thinks he needs – and yet, from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and Ove’s past happiness and heartbreak come to light.

A Man Called Ove is a 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman, a Swedish columnist, blogger and writer. It was published in English in 2013. As a film, it was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.

On Friday 19th November at 7.30pm – the movie will be The Father (12)

Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Coleman.

In an Academy Award and BAFTA winning performance, Anthony Hopkins plays the eponymous role of a mischievous and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman).  Yet, such help has become essential following Anne’s decision to move to Paris with her partner.  As Anne’s father tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4
  • Refreshments available, including a bar.
  • No need to book – just come along!
  • Enquiries: Emma Myers – broadwindsorem@gmail.com or Margaret Wing – 01308 867252

Annual subscription is now due please – £20 under 65 / £15 over 65. New Members very welcome!

Read more about Broadwindsor Community Film Club HERE.

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Order Your Beef For Christmas

Fresh beef will be available in just 3 weeks time. £50 & £100 boxes available as well as your own requests.

  • Local Fresh produce
  • Low Carbon footprint
  • Tasty!

Order Now for Christmas!

Contact: 01297 678362 or
email: marshwood.countrybeef@outlook.com

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