The residents of The Old Post Office in Church Road, that used to be our village shop, have obtained planning permission to change its use from a mixed residential / business premises to a purely residental one.
The decision was made by the Dorset Council Northern Area Planning Committee on 15th May in a meeting held in the Exchange in Sturminster Newton.
Pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that Terry Hunt has ceased to be a Member of the Parish Council, and that a vacancy now exists in the office of Councillor for the Parish Council.
You have probably seen articles in the press recently about the need to protect yourself against a potentially deadly virus spread by ticks now present in Dorset.
Walkers have been at risk from the bacterial tick-borne Lyme disease (several years ago my GP spotted the tell-tale signs in the nick of time) but tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a new threat we should be wary of.
I recently received this update from our Community Fibre Partnership contact.Â
You (like me) may have received conflicting updates stating (un)availability of FTTP (Gigabit Fibre to the Premises) in Bradford Abbas. But the most up to date information I have, both from our Community Fibre Partnership contact and the installation teams on the ground is as follows.Â
Many residents turned out to the War Memorial on Sunday 13th to observe a minute's silence and remember the sacrifice that previous generations have made in defence of the country. Wreaths were laid by several in attendance, including by the Parish Council (See image above).
The Parish Council is happy to announce the installation of the new multi-play unit - The Galahad - in the playing field.Â
We're so grateful to all those in the community that gave their time so generously to raise money towards the purchase of this play equipment which will be such a popular replacement for its much-loved predecessor.
Particular thanks go to:
A glorious afternoon to celebrate the planting of a glorious tree In commemoration the Queen’s  Jubilee.
With special thanks to Rob Green for planting and the construction of the tree guard, and to the Parish Clerk for organising the planting and the commemorative plaque.
To mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee the Parish Council, with the help and generosity of Rob Green, planted a Liquidambar (Sweet Gum) tree in the playing field.Â
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.Â
The landowners rejected the Parish Council's proposal to lease or purchase the field for the continued use of the community.
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.