Scottish and Southern Electricity Network provide a Free Priority Service Register for the most vulnerable people in the community, which allows them to highlight PSR customers when there is a fault, or if there are planned power outages. This alerts…
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Research commissioned by the The Rural Services Network (RSN) last year shows rural areas are suffering more acutely from the rise in the cost of living compared to urban areas. The purpose of the survey is to understand more about…
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With Spring on its way we start to think about getting out to walk in the beautiful English countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks? Walking in Dorset https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/dorset has loads of walks to download and print,…
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Communication has been identified in our recent SWOT analysis as an area requiring improvement. In informal conversation with residents in the parish it would appear that people do not feel it is always easy to discuss the problems they face.…
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YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOU! We would be very pleased to hear from anyone who might be prepared to serve as a Councillor. It is a varied and interesting role, with a chance to help to shape your community for the…
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Dorset Community Response are able to offer a range of volunteer-led support, including for shopping, collecting prescriptions, pet care, meal preparation, welfare checks and more. We offer light-touch, short-term support for people who are in need for example, they are…
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We have a community gardening team working across Dorset who can provide one-off, short-term, or long-term help for elderly or disabled people. We can support with gardening, odd jobs, furniture moving/removal, and waste removal. This service is for people who…
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Dorset are running the annual consultation on the School Admission Arrangements 2024/2025 with effect from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 18th December 2022. Details of the consultation will be available to view at 2024 to 2025 school admission…
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For the first time in history, True Morth, magnetic North and grid North met at Langton Matravers. Local councillor met a Sun report to talk about it. You can read the full story here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20317241/true-north-magnetic-north-grid-north-dorset/ Meeting of True North
Local Councillor, Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle was interviewed on Radio Solent on the subject of 20 mph for the village. You can hear the interview via the following link. The piece runs from approx. 29 mins 30 secs for about 7 minutes.…
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