The agenda for the BGPC Meeting on 11 October is now online.

Members of the public and press are very welcome to attend.

Dorset residents, landowners and visitors are being asked for their views and ideas to help shape the next Dorset Rights of Way Improvement Plan. The Plan is the prime means for Dorset Council, as the Local Highway Authority, to identify and prioritise actions to develop and improve the network of Dorset’s footpaths, bridleways, byways, and wider access routes.

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A new arts and heritage project culminating in an interpretive map is being launched on Saturday 16 October at Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor. Work by village artists, much of it inspired by the local area, will be on show and for sale between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. The WI has kindly offered to provide refreshments throughout the day. Organised by a local art group, the event will feature work by Maggi Ouin, Gill and Peter Coates, Mandy Selhurst, Izzy Masey, Carolyne Kardia, Victoria Saines, Donna Heys, Dave Shaw, Norma Roberts, Liz Ridley, Bev Gillard, John Iveson and Libby Jukes. Work by pupils from Broadwindsor Primary School will also be on display. Entry to the exhibition is free. There are no card payment facilities, so please bring cash, your cheque book or make an arrangement to pay the artists by bank transfer.

During the day, Margery Hookings, a writer who lives in the village and is leading the project on behalf of Windrose Rural Media Trust, will be inviting locals to tell her what they love about Broadwindsor. Research into field names and land use now and in the past is another strand of the project. Material gathered will be lodged with Dorset History Centre. The interpretive map of the village is being designed by artist Megan Edwards, whose family live in the village, and will incorporate points of interest highlighted during the course of the project. It will be unveiled in the village in February 2022.

The Place I Love project is funded by Dorset Council, Dorset AONB and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council and supported by volunteers in the community.

We’re Hiring! – Save The White Lion

Dorset Council has received an application to modify the definitive map and statement of rights of way. The effect of the application, if successful, will be to alter Dorset Council’s record of public rights of way by adding a Byway Open to All Traffic along Lewesdon Hill Lane from the eastern end of Bridleway W26/16, eastwards to the public road at Stoke Knapp in Stoke Abbott Parish.

The applicant has based the claim entirely on historic documentary evidence but in due course user evidence will also be considered. Although the investigation into this application has not yet begun parishioners can submit any relevant evidence that can be included in the Council’s report, after investigation by officers. Please contact anne.brown@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Below is the website link for the DMMO Register. Please click on the link where you can find more details about the application using the reference T650. https://mapping.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/…/definit…/register

The Parish Council is consulting on a number of new planning applications which will be discussed at its October meeting. broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk/planning/

Comrades Hall is looking for a Booking Secretary, this involves keeping a diary of bookings, liaising with hirers, collecting payments and ensuring that the cleaner is aware of when cleaning is required. The Secretary will need to be computer literate and have their own PC and provide a monthly report to the Treasurer. There is monthly payment for this role. If you are interested in this role or would like further information please contact David Leader, Chairperson of Comrades Hall Management Committee on 07867 608652.

You can now download the approved Minutes from the Informal BGPC Meeting held on 12 July 2021.

The agenda for the BGPC Meeting on 13 September is now online.

Members of the public and press are very welcome to attend.

Due to problems with the mower this summer, the grass on the Hursey Common sports field is too long to be cut. In order to reduce the grass length sheep are currently grazing on the field and will stay there until it is eaten down in a few days. Apologies for any inconvenience, especially for dog walkers.