Tag: #StaySafe

Chairman on BBC Radio Solent

Apologies for not giving fair warning – but you can listen to what the Chairman of Broadwindsor Community Stores, Andrew Hookings, had to say in a seven minute interview on BBC Radio Solent’s Breakfast Show this morning.
Please click on the link below, fast forward it to 47mins, 15 seconds and you’ll hear Andrew being introduced by Steve Harris discussing the affect of Covid-19 has had on our community stores and how the shop was successful in securing a grant from the Dorset Community Foundation Coronavirus Fund.

Listen to Andrew’s interview HERE (Interview no longer available) (at 47m 15s).

Dorset Community Foundation

To find out more about the Dorset Community Foundation Coronavirus Fund click HERE.

BROADWINDSOR COMMUNITY STORES ARE LAUNCHING THEIR NEW CLICK AND COLLECT WEBSITE ON SATURDAY AUGUST, 1ST 2020 🙂

Click and Collect from Broadwindsor Community Stores

 

#Broadwindsor #BroadwindsorCommunityStores #WestDorset #Community #Village #Volunteers #Covid-19 #DorsetCommunityFoundation #CoronavirusFund #BBCSolentRadio #SteveHarris #BreakfastShow #ClickAndCollect #SocialDistancing #StaySafe

Units At Redlands Yard

There will be news on the restaurant at Redlands Yard very soon – but here’s a look at the other units at Redlands Yard with what they’ve got and when they’re open.

  • THE WOBBLY COTTAGEThe Wobbly Cottage
    Open     🙂 Tuesday – Friday 10am – 2.30pm and Saturday 10am – 1.30pm.
    Rich & Dani: “Having been open all the way through Lockdown and adjusting accordingly we are getting back to normal a bit more and generally have stock to sell from the counter with an ever changing selection of bread and baked goodies. Beewraps are back in stock and we are also back to making small batches of preserves. We can take orders to secure loaves etc.. and are still offering a delivery service to those that can’t get to us although we are asking that anyone that can come up to the bakery please do so.” flowers at The Wobbly Cottage
    On Fridays – they are also taking delivery of fresh flowers from Beaminster’s Lovette Farm.
    Contact Rich and Dani: 01308 867 748
    Message them through their Facebook page HERE.
    email: richanddan@thewobblycottage.co.uk

 

  • Earth DesignEARTH DESIGN
    Open     🙂 Tuesday – Sunday, 10.30am – 4pm (Updated).
    Lisa and Paula will update their Facebook page when they get back to normal hours, hopefully in the next couple of weeks.
    “We have sanitizer at the door for everyone to use. Masks must be worn. We have a One way system and social distancing markings on the floor. A limit of how many customers are in the shop at the same time. A safety screen around the till area. All safety measures are working well and it’s been lovely seeing our customers again.”
    Contact 01308 868911
    Message     Lisa & Paula through their Facebook page HERE.
    email: earthdesign1@outlook.com

 

  • Dimensions Hair StudioDIMENSIONS HAIR STUDIO
    Open 🙂 APPOINTMENT ONLY
    Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 3pm & Late night – 7pm on Thursdays.
    Saturday, 9am – 2pm.
    Steph     and her team have been exceptionally busy since lockdown restrictions have been lifted.  They continue to cheerfully transform heads and share the ‘befores’ and ‘afters’ on their Facebook page HERE.
    Contact: 01308 867711
     Message Steph through Facebook, click HERE.

 

  • The Painted NailTHE PAINTED NAIL
    Open 🙂 APPOINTMENT ONLY.
    Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm & Late nights – 9pm on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
    Saturday 10am – 5pm
    Toni and her team are merrily flattering the fingertips and fluttering the eyelashes of many ladies since Lockdown restrictions have been eased.
    Contact: Book an appointment through their website HERE.
    Message Toni through their Facebook page HERE.
    Telephone: 07378 818 676

 

  • Beccas's Fabric LarderBECCA’S FABRIC LARDER
    Open 🙂 Wednesday & Thursdays 11am -4pm
    Saturdays 11am – 3pm
    Offering an incredible array of fabrics under one roof. Other days closed or reduced hours.
    Contact: 07486 062 343

 

  • The Painted PoochTHE PAINTED POOCH
    Open 🙂 APPOINTMENT ONLY
    Geri     is bathing and blow drying a variety of your beloved four legged friends. 
    As well as bathing, cutting nails and general pampering, they also offer a microchipping and scanning service.
    Contact: 07539 551993
    Message     through their Facebook page HERE.
    Book an appointment for your dog HERE.

 

  • GALLERY OF MAKERS
    Open 🙂 Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm
    Selling a range of original works handmade by a group of 20 or so dedicated local artists.
    A relieved Clare Colby commented “...nearly six weeks now of re-opened doors … good to see so many peeps visiting and returning ..“.
    Explore     their new online shop HERE.
    Contact: In the first instance, please email: gallbcc@galleryofmakers.co.uk
    Their website and Facebook page are being developed by a marketing company and we can expect lots more news and photographs next month.

Spread the love!We wish you all well!

 

#Broadwindsor #RedlandsYard #SocialDistancing #TheWobblyCottage #ThePaintedNail #EarthDesign #DimensionsHairStudio #BeccasFabricLarder #ThePaintedPooch #GalleryOfMakers #Creative #Beauty #Bread #Sourdough #Gifts #Art #SurvivingLockdown #WearAMask #BeKind #StaySafe

 

Local Employment with Black Cow

Digital Content & Creative Manager

Location: Head Office, Near Beaminster, Dorset

Hours: Full Time (Mon – Fri) 

Salary: Competitive

More HERE (Position now filled)

#Broadwindsor #Beaminster #Local #Employment #SocialDistancing #StaySafe

A Great Big Thank You!

A great big thank you to all the wonderful people who gave up their Sunday morning to make a start on the tidy up of Bernards’ Place and the areas around the Comrades Hall. We thought we would end up with a few dumpy bags of waste but ended up with a skip load. It was a fantastic community effort. There are too many hardy soles to name everyone individually, a sincere thank you to you all.
All the play equipment is now open apart from the large swing which needs some further attention.
The baby swing has got to be removed as it does not meet current standards.
All the other equipment has had the work done to it rectify faults identified in the recent RoSPA report 🙂
There are lots of plans for Bernards’ Place and for the Comrades Hall being considered, as these plans develop we will share them with all of you for your thoughts.
With my sincere thanks

David Leader

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Well Done Everybody!

#Broadwindsor #Village #Community #BernardsPlace #SocialDistancing #TidyUp #AGreatBigThankYou #StaySafe

 

Procession for Harry Isaacs 7.30pm This Evening.

Harry Isaacs, the young farmer who tragically lost his life earlier this week, will be celebrated this evening by a tractor procession from Mosterton to Beaminster Square for a Memorial service and tributes from family and friends.

As you’d expect, things are subject to change but the plan is . . .

  • 6.45pm – Marshall meeting in Beaminster Square.
  • 7pm – Procession gathering in Mosterton.
  • 7.30pm – Procession departs Mosterton. Slow drive.
  • 8pm – Arrive in Beaminster Square
  • 8pm – Tributes and speeches
  • 8.30pm – Candles lit and one minute silence.
  • 9pm – Start to clear the Square

Please remember face coverings and social distancing where possible.
The Highways and Police are informed and are in full support of this but would respectfully ask that the town is cleared by 9.15pm.
You are invited to bring “Flags, flowers, photos, banners, candles, cheers and good vibes for this special young man and his family and all of us grieving at this very sad time.”
A true and fitting tribute to such a beautiful young man with the biggest smile of anyone we’ve ever known.
Hearts together.❤️

Harry’s Tribute Page is HERE.

The fundraising page for a Memorial Bench for Harry (with any surplus going to his parents) can be found HERE.

Comet Neowise & Perseids

It’s your last chance to catch Comet Neowise before it goes back into the outer solar system and doesn’t reappear until 6,800 years!
The comet is currently about as bright as Polaris, the North Star, and can be observed in dark skies without the aid of a telescope or binoculars. Look East. The comet will appear underneath the Plough constellation, and just above the horizon. By the weekend, the comet will have moved so that it is directly underneath the Plough, as it moves further westwards and slightly higher on our horizon every night.

The beautiful photograph shows Comet Neowise behind St. John the Baptist Church in Broadwindsor. Photo credit: Jamie Dawson.

In our dark sky, there’s the chance you’ll see shooting stars too. These are the Perseids and these will be increasing each night until their peak on 11th/12th/13th August.  The Perseids tend to be very bright, so you can still expect a good percentage to overcome the moonlit glare.
In ancient Greek star lore, Perseus is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal Danaë. It is said that the Perseid shower commemorates the time when Zeus visited Danaë, the mother of Perseus, in a shower of gold.

 

#Broadwindsor #Dorset #LookUp #ShootingStars #CometNeowise #Perseids #DarkSkies #StaySafe

 

Flash Garage Sale – Sunday, 26th at 10.30am

Alistair Boyd’s family are going through the painful process of clearing his house and will be holding a garage sale of goods from the house from the stock room entrance of the old shop at the bottom of Back Lane.
There will be furniture: tables, chairs, dressers as well as white goods available.

Doors open at 10.30am.

Please be responsible regarding social distancing.
You are asked to wear a face covering if entering to browse.

#Broadwindsor #Village #Dorset #StaySafe #SocialDistancing #GarageSale #Bereavement #Community

 

PT Upstairs At Horn Quarry Business Park

A new fitness studio is opening at Horn Quarry Business Park, en route to Beaminster offering personal training and fitness classes.

Vicki Stanners has lived in Beaminster for 10 years and has been working as a fitness instructor for the last 3 years.  Vicki is planning to open her business on Monday, 3rd August at Unit 12 in the Business Park.  The other instructors, Dee, Liz, Ally and Drummond all live in and around the area. Between them, they are offering:

  • Hatha Flow Yoga & Yin Yoga – Monday mornings with Dee
  • HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) & Spin – Monday evenings with Vicki
  • Spin & Pilates – Wednesday mornings with Liz
  • Hatha Yoga – Wednesday afternoons with Dee
  • Boxercise and Fitness Yoga – on Thursday evenings with Vicki
  • Barre Fitness – Friday mornings with Ally
  • Step & Ladies Weight lifting – Friday evenings with Vicki
  • There are Dance workshops timetabled in on Saturday mornings with Drummond  for the young:
    9am – 10am for 6 – 11yrs and 10.30am – 11.30am for 12 – 16 yrs.
  • Starting in September, Ally will also be offering a session of Acro Dance for children 5 – 12 yrs on Tuesdays at 4.30pm.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only 10 participants per class. All classes must be booked in advance.

Inbetween classes, they also offer Personal Training 1 -1,  2 – 1 or small group Training (3-5) together with online coaching and nutrition advice.  Classes start from £6 and Personal Training from £20.

Message PT Upstairs through their Facebook page HERE.
Telephone: 07446 917298
Email: ptupstairs@gmail.com

Rest assured when PT Upstairs opens the doors they will be working very hard to make sure all government guidelines are adhered too.

• There will be hand sanitiser and hand washing facilities available before, during and after your workout.
• Class numbers have been reduced to ensure social distancing, classes must be booked and will work on a first come first served basis.
• Everyone attending classes and PT sessions must bring their own towels and water bottles.
• There will be 15 minutes between each class and PT session to make sure all equipment it thoroughly cleaned.

“I am very much looking forward to welcoming you all to the studio and meeting you all in the next few weeks.” – Vicki Stanners.

#Broadwindsor #Beaminster #Dorset #PersonalTraining #PTUpstairs #Yoga #Spin #HIIT #NewBusiness #SocialDistancing #StaySafe

Marie Curie Campaign – #Scrap6Months

Currently, dying people can only get fast access to benefits if they are told they have six months or less to live.
Anyone with a longer prognosis or an unpredictable illness faces a mountain of red tape: the gruelling process of applying for welfare benefits they need, interviews, stressful assessments and financial uncertainty.

Marie Curie are there for anyone affected by terminal illness, and to help everyone plan & talk about the end of life.  It is also the largest charitable funder of palliative and end of life care research in the UK and a leading voice in the UK calling for improved access to and quality of palliative and end of life care.

PLEASE HELP & SIGN THEIR CAMPAIGN – CLICK HERE.

Almost one year ago, on 7th August 20129, the Marie Curie Campaign handed in the #Scrap6months petition of 55,435 signatures to 10 Downing Street.  This followed the Government’s announcement in July 2019 that the DWP would review how dying people claim benefits.
In September 2019, Madeline Moon MP failed to get the bill passed even with full support from the Motor Neuron Disease Association (MND)  and despite an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Terminal Illness (APPG) having been in place since July 2018.

A Parliamentary Bill was presented by the APPG.   Six months on, Marie Curie called for the government to “find its heart” and scrap the six-month rule to make it easier for dying people to get the support they need and die with dignity.
Another six months further on and today a Private Members’ bill was presented by Jessica Morden MP who stated: “It’s wrong that terminally ill people are forced to spend their final months wrestling with the benefits system. My bill today calls for changes to an unfair system.”   She went on to say “In 21st century Britain we cannot tolerate a situation where our most vulnerable citizens and their families are forced to spend their final months together wrestling with the complexities of an obstructive benefits system.” Today’s bill was co-sponsored by the APPG‘s Chairman, Drew Hendry.

Mrs. Christine McCluskey has been the most recent person focused on by the media and the campaign.  Her disability benefits stopped four months before she died of lung cancer, aged 61 years and weighing only 20Kg.  Because Mrs. McCluskey had hobbled from her sofa to the door to let her assessors in – they said the terminally ill grandmother was fit to walk 200m.

PLEASE HELP & SIGN THEIR CAMPAIGN – CLICK HERE.

Get support: 0800 0902309 Mon-Fri 8-6 / Sat-Sun 11-5

MND - #Scrap6Months

 

#Scrap6Months #MarieCurie #TerminallyIll #MND #JessicaMordenMP #StaySafe

 

 

 

Qigong Classes in Beaminster Memorial Playing Field

QigongQigong classes will be starting in Beaminster Memorial playing field every Tuesday at 6pm . £5 per session.

Qigong is an ancient system of self healing.  It is a coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.
It can:

  • make you stronger and more flexible
  • increase your lung capacity
  • lower your blood pressure and strengthen your heart
  • stimulate your body’s natural energy
  • stimulate your major organs, increasing function and efficiency
  • increase your connection with yourself and the universe

Classes will be led by Broadwindsor resident, Leon Lord, who has created several videos and conducted many online classes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.  To learn more about Qigong – click HERE.

To follow Leon’s Mindful Achievable Way To Fitness, Health and Wellbeing – visit his website: Fitness and Wellbeing with Leon.

You can contact Leon by phone or text: 07860 870790

email: breathfulmind@gmail.com or message him through his Facebook page HERE.

#Broadwindsor #Beaminster #Qigong #WestDorset #Fitness #Health Wellbeing #Mindfulness #SocialDistancing #StaySafe