At Last! A New Speed Limit On Clanden Hill

Not before time – a new reduced speed limit of 40mph comes into effect on this Friday, 1st November.

Statement of Reasons
• For avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the roads, or any other road,
and for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
• To provide a safer environment for parents and children
• To help reduce the amount of pollution that school children are exposed to
outside schools

As shown below, the section of road on the B3163 will be reduced from 60mph to 40mph approaching the 20mph in our village.


#Broadwindsor #Blackdown #Burstock #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Dorset #WestDorset #Community #Village #November #Community #SpeedLimit #ClandenHill #DorsetCouncil
#DriveSafe #LowerYourSpeed #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Steve Smith – Beaminster Post Office’s Mobile Service

It will be a year next month that the Post Office van started visiting the Comrades Hall car park every Monday 12.15-1.15pm and on Thursday mornings at 9.15-10.45.

As there is much more to the internet than social media, the editor felt it proper to share Steve’s video which he posted on Facebook yesterday for visitors to the website who do not use social media…

A Huge Thank you to Steve and his team at Beaminster Post Office who have all been committed from day one to keep a Post Office service going for all of the communities they serve.  🙂

#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Drimpton #Dorset #BeaminsterPostOffice #Village #WestDorset #PostOffice #Community #Outreach #ThankYou #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Say What Matters To You! – Saturday, 16th Nov.

This in Drimpton is the first of several opportunities organised by Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, there will be one in Broadwindsor, and possibly Blackdown too.

From 10.30am – 3.30pm, with refreshments available – make your views count or perhaps just find out more and make enquiries as to how our council are approaching the Climate & Ecological Emergency we are facing in our own environment.

Scan the QR code for further information or please direct your questions to the Parish clerk at hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.


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Buy Broadwindsor’s Map!

The first-ever print run of the Broadwindsor map — created by artist Megan Edwards as part of Windrose’s The Place I Love project at the beginning of 2022 — will be ready in time for Christmas 2024!

As described above, choose from:

  1. an updated A3 ( 29.7 cm x 42 cm or 11.7″x 16.5″) unframed print @ £20.00
  2. an Artist’s edit A2 (42 x 59.4 cm or 16.5″x 23.4″) unframed print @ £70.00

50% of all profits will go to Windrose to fund further community projects and 50% will go to Megan, the artist.

To have them in time for Christmas, please place your pre-orders with Margery Hookings at margery.hookings@gmail.com.

#Broadwindsor #Drimpton #Burstock #Blackdown, Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Dorset #2024 #Christmas #WindroseRuralMediaTrust #ThePlaceILove #VillageMap #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

 

Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 18th Oct.

At 7.30pm at the Comrades Hall Friday, 18th October, Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club will be showing…

The Bikeriders (15)

 Directed by Jeff Nichols
Starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy

The Bikeriders capture a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing.  After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals, led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy).  Much like the country around it, the club begins to evolve, transforming from a gathering place for local outsiders into a dangerous underworld of violence, forcing Benny to choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4 (cash please)
  • To help estimate numbers, please book your ticket(s) in advance by contacting: Alex Cook, Admin and membership secretary,
    broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com

N.B.: Membership year starts in November renew your membership payable on the door  cash/cheque £20 or £15 over 65s

Our sincere thanks to Emma Myers & Margaret Wing 🙂


#Broadwindsor #Blackdown #Burstock #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Dorset #WestDorset #Community #Village #October#Community #FilmClub #TheBikeRiders #N
ightAtTheMovies #OffToTheFlicks #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Hedgehogs!

On Wednesday, 23rd October at 7pm – you are invited to Drimpton Village Hall to view a slideshow and talk all about hedgehogs!
Admission is FREE and refreshments will be available.
This is being brought to you by the Dorset Mammal Group.

Although reported to be in decline, Broadwindsor has regular sightings of hedgehogs and many welcome them into their gardens…

3 hedgehogs can be seen in the picture above – regular visitors to Fullers in Broadwindsor – and one merrily exploring & munching in the two 20 second videos below (no audio).  Thank you to Sheila Deane for the images.

 

As well as the talk on 23rd October, you can expand your knowledge of our native hedgehogs at:

  • The Dorset Wildlife Trust – Click HERE.
  • The Woodland Trust – Click HERE.
  • The British Hedgehog Preservation Society – Click HERE.

Hedgehogs Need Help

Hedgehog First Aid

 

HedgehogHedgehogs are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.
IUCN Red List for British Mammals – vulnerable to extinction
– Click HERE.

 


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#Burstock #Blackdown #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Village #Community #WestDorset #DorsetWildlifeTrust #Hedgehogs #Garden #Community #DorsetMammalGroup #DorsetWildlifeTrust #WoodlandTrust #Wildlife #HelpHedgehogs #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Social Prescribing Alongside FareShare – Friday, 11th October

On Friday 11th October, the Jurassic Coast Social Prescribing team will be at Drimpton Village Hall between 9 and 11am to talk about any non-clinical wellbeing issues you may be experiencing.

At its most basic, social prescribing offers the kind of help that doesn’t come in a tube or bottle (non medical). Instead, a ‘social prescribing link worker’ will work with you to provide support, help and information that will enable you to access services or activities that may improve your health, wellbeing and overall enjoyment in life.

SOME OF THE AREAS THEY CAN SUPPORT YOU WITH:

  • Carer Support
  • Housing related queries
  • Welfare benefits & debt advice
  • Help with daily living tasks
  • Making lifestyle changes
  • Combating isolation/loneliness
  • Living with anxiety/depression
  • Bereavement support
  • Frequent attendance GP or A&E

Come along for a coffee and a chat with the team.

Note: This will be alongside FareShare operating that morning but your privacy will be maintained.

The team work across Bridport, Beaminster and Lyme Regis and attend each practice at least twice a week. The team can see patients at their medical surgery, at home or via a telephone or video call.

You can contact the Social Prescribing Link Worker by telephoning: 01308 428943 or 07467 549715.
Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm

 

#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Village #Community #WestDorset #SocialPrecribing #JurassicCoastNetwork #HelpIsOutThere #Support #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

New Menus At The White Lion

Beginning this evening, Saturday, 21st, The White Lion are introducing an ‘Early Bird’ menu for diners between 5.30pm & 7pm, Wednesday through ‘til Saturday. This is before and during the pub’s Happy Hour, 6-7pm.

The main menu will run alongside and continue after the Early Bird menu.

On Sundays, there is the one menu offering a selection of delicious roasts…

 

Booking is always advised to avoid disappointment.

Telephone: 01308 867070, Message through Facebook or email: info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk 

Let’s not forget Christmas!



#Broadwindsor #Burstock #Blackdown #Drimpton #Hursey #Kittwhistle #Seaborough #Dorset #WestDorset #Village #Community #NewMenu #FoodGloriousFood #TheWhiteLion #CommunityPub #BookNow #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Funeral Arrangements For Joyce Williamson

The funeral of Joyce Williamson shall take place at St Andrew’s Church, Burstock DT8 3LJ* this Monday, 23rd September at 12 noon.
After a period of illness, Joyce died at home on Saturday, 7th September, less than 2 weeks before her 98th birthday.

Joyce leaves behind her daughter, Kathy, son, David, her Grandchildren: Tom, Edward and Joseph and her Great grandchildren: HarlowArchie, James, Ava and Felix – Her sister Susan and nieces. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all at this very sad time.

There will be a gathering to celebrate Joyce‘s life at Drimpton Village Hall afterwards.

Donations in lieu of flowers to A. J. Wakely for Weldmar Hospice and Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats.

*Parking is very limited – so please try to car share where possible – thank you.

❤ Joyce Williamson 19.09.1926 – 07.09.2024 ❤

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Local Funding Available To Community Groups & Organisations

Broadwindsor Group Parish CLT is now in receipt of a small amount of land rent from their housing association partner Abri for the site at Northcombe Lea.
The CLT has set up a BGP CLT Community Fund so that they can share some of these monies with community groups and organisations across all the communities of the Broadwindsor Group Parish area.
Applications for the first funding round should be submitted between 1st September – 31st December 2024.

Notes on eligibility, conditions of funding and the application process:

1. Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust (BGP CLT) invites applications to the CLT Community Fund between 1 September and 31 December each year.
2. The application must be on behalf of a charity, a community enterprise or a community self-­‐help or voluntary group constituted with a committee and a bank account.
3. BGP CLT annual funding pot will be dependent on the surplus of income available after BGP CLT’s annual running costs have been taken into account. The amount available for each application will be between £50 -­‐ £500. BGP CLT reserves the right to offer less than the funding applied for.
4. Applicants must be able to identify how the grant would be used to develop services or facilities in a way that would benefit people within Broadwindsor Group Parish area (the communities of Broadwindsor, Burstock, Hursey, Drimpton, Netherhay,
Greenham, Kittwhistle, Blackdown, Seaborough).
5. If an organisation submits an application after all the monies available for the year have been committed, they may opt to have their application carried over to the following year.
6. Where successful, it will be understood that by accepting the funds awarded, the receiving organisation undertakes to provide a short written report to the BGP CLT Board setting out the amount actually spent and the extent to which the planned outcomes or impact of the funded activity or purchase have been achieved.

Examples of what applications could be used for:

• Capital costs eg equipment
• Running costs eg transport and administrative costs
• Addressing a specific community issue, and projects that include environmental /nature-­‐based concerns
• Training/support for volunteers

Should you require additional information or assistance, please contact BGP CLT Secretary, Sheila Hawkins, on 11esgh528@gmail.com.


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