Vacancy Notice
Parish Council Vacancy
BGPC Minutes 26 September Now Online
You can now download the approvedMinutes from the BGPC Meeting held on 26 September.
BGPC Agenda 17 October Now Online
The agenda for the BGPC Meeting on 17 October is now online.
BGPC Draft Minutes 26 September Now Online
You can now download the draft Minutes from the BGPC Meeting held on 26 September.
Parish Council Vacancy
BGPC Minutes 11 July Now Online
You can now download the Minutes from the BGPC Meeting held on 11 July.
BGPC Agenda 26 September Now Online
The agenda for the BGPC Meeting on 26 September is now online.
Local Proclamation Sunday 11 September, 3.30 pm Bernards’ Place
The National Accession Proclamation for King Charles III has taken place today at St. James’s Palace. Following this, a local proclamation ceremony conducted by the High Sheriff of Dorset, Sibyl King in the presence of the Lord-Lieutenant, Angus Campbell, will take place at 1.00 pm on Sunday 11 September on the front steps outside County Hall, Dorchester. Members of the public are welcome to attend. You can arrive from 12:45pm to gather in front of the steps. Councillor Jacqui Sewell will be attending to represent the Grouped Parish. An official Proclamation for the Grouped Parish will be read out on Sunday 11 September at 3.30 pm in Bernards’ Place. (Comrades Hall if raining) Please do come along, everyone welcome.
Meeting Cancelled
Please note that our next meeting which was scheduled for Monday 12 September has been cancelled, due to the fact that the period of notice legally required now falls within the official period of mourning. The meeting has been rescheduled for Monday 26 September at Blackdown Village Hall.
Statement from Chair of BGPC on the Death of HM Queen Elizabeth II
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. The Parish Council, together with all our residents, wish to express our thoughts and condolences.
Books of condolences will be made available at Broadwindsor, Blackdown, Drimpton and Seaborough Churches. Further details can be found at:
beaminsterteamchurches.org
An online Book of Condolence for those who wish to leave a message is available on the Royal website:
www.royal.uk/send-message-condolence
Our sincere condolences go to members of the Royal Family at this difficult time.
Rowland Hibbard, Chair of the Parish Council