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By webmaster, Fri, 11/01/2019 - 14:32
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Occasionally the Parish Council would like to inform Parishioners of items of interest or urgency - for example road closures, scheduled work on overhead cables or footpath closures.
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By Parish Clerk, Mon, 04/10/2021 - 11:44
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Consultation - Dorset Council - Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2022-2032 DEADLINE October 31st 2021
Dorset Council has launched a consultation to collate views and ideas to help shape the next Dorset Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2022-2032
By Iain Houston, Sat, 11/09/2021 - 08:06
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Following the Parish Council’s unsuccessful attempt to have Gollop's Ground designated a Village Green, the Chair and Vice Chair and two other residents met with the landowners on Friday 3rd September in Gollop's Ground.
The landowners rejected the Parish Council's proposal to lease or purchase the field for the continued use of the community.
By Iain Houston, Sat, 11/09/2021 - 07:47
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Dorset Council would like your help, and have asked the Parish Council to circulate the following information.
As you may already be aware, the effects of the widely-reported national HGV driver shortage - coupled with the continuing impact of the pandemic - are starting to disrupt some of our waste services.
By Iain Houston, Mon, 16/08/2021 - 10:00
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A reminder to all to think about what we put in the waste bins in the Play Ground with a view to the guarding the safety of the children using it.
Particularly, please observe the signs and do not discard dog waste or used nappies there and instead use other waste bins outside the Play Ground.
Thank you from the Playground Working Group volunteers.
By Iain Houston, Mon, 12/07/2021 - 11:23
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You may know that the Parish Council was asked by members of the public present at the Ordinary Parish Council Meeting of June 1st 2021 to apply to Dorset Council to have Gollop’s Ground registered as a Village Green since, in the terms of the Commons Act, the field had been used as one for as long as anyone can remember and as far as we know, at least from the 1880’s.
By Iain Houston, Tue, 06/07/2021 - 17:42
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Parishioners may wish to see the correspondence between the Parish Council and the landowner here.
By Iain Houston, Tue, 25/05/2021 - 10:38
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On Monday several of the Parish Council and our County Councillor, Robin Legg, met with the owner of Gollup’s Ground who is now fully aware of the depth of feeling in the village about the erection of the fence and the importance we place on the amenity of the field and especially access to the river.
By Iain Houston, Wed, 27/01/2021 - 19:46
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Bradford Abbas Parish Council contributed to the initial two meetings of Dorset CAN (Dorset Climate Action Network).
On our website here, we have the following documents submitted by Dorset CAN:
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