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CHIDEOCK NEWS
CHIDEOCK NEWS
CHIDEOCK NEWS
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NorthChideock)
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Seatown & North Chideock)
CHIDEOCK
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JAN 21 Chideock)
North
(including Seatown
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APRIL 2020
APRIL
APRIL 2021
2020
DECEMBER 2020
JANUARY 2021
PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH COUNCIL CLERK
CLERK Sal Robinson,
Robinson, 60
Sal Robinson, 60 North Allington, Bridport (01308 426327)
PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Sal 60North
NorthAllington,
Allington,Bridport
Bridport (01308
(01308 426327)
426327)
PARISH COUNCIL
PARISHCOUNCIL CHAIRMAN
COUNCILCHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN VanessaVanessa Glenn,
Glenn, 6 Winniford
66Winniford Close,
Close, DT6
DT6 6SA
6SA (480910)
(480910)
PARISH
CHIDEOCK W.I.
W.I. CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN Mary
Vanessa Glenn, Winniford Close, DT6 6SA (480810)
CHIDEOCK
CHIDEOCK W.I. CHAIRMAN Mary Rogers
Mary Rogers
Rogers
(01297
(01297
(01297
489452)
489452)
489452)
VILLAGE HALL
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS
BOOKINGS Sue Sue Walliker
Walliker (01297
(01297 489545)
489545)
VILLAGE
CHIDEOCKHALL BOOKINGS
SOCIETY Sue
Lyn Crisp, Walliker
The Farmers (01297
Arms, 489545)
Mill Lane, DT6 6JS
CHIDEOCK SOCIETY
CHIDEOCK SOCIETY Lyn
Lyn Crisp,
Crisp, The
The Farmers
Farmers Arms,
Arms, Mill
MillLane,
Lane, DT6
DT6 6JS6JS
and Sal
and Sal Robinson,60
Robinson,60 North
North Allington,
Allington, Bridport
Bridport (10308
(10308426327)
426327)
CHIDEOCK FETE and Sal
FETE COMMITTEE Robinson,60
COMMITTEE Keith North Allington, Bridport (10308 426327)
CHIDEOCK Keith Baylis,
Baylis, Seatown
Seatown Cottage,
Cottage, DT6DT6 6JT6JT(01297
(01297489027)
489027)
CHIDEOCK FETE
CHIDEOCK CIDER COMMITTEE
CIDER MAKERS
MAKERS Colin Keith Baylis, Seatown Cottage, DT6 6JT (01297 489899)
489027)
CHIDEOCK Colin Hopkins,
Hopkins, Colraine,
Colraine, Main
Main Street,
Street, DT6
DT66JG 6JG(01297
(01297 489899)
CHIDEOCK
ST. GILES CIDER
CHURCH MAKERS
RECTOR
ST. GILES CHURCH RECTOR Colin Hopkins, Colraine, Main Street, DT6 6JG (01297 489899)
ST. GILES CHURCH
LICENSED
LICENSED LAY GOLDEN
LAY MINISTER
MINISTER Mr.CAP
Mr. Jim TEAM
Pettifer, RECTOR
Jim Pettifer, WinnifordRev.
77 Winniford CloseChris
Close (01297Martin
(01297 489260)
489260)01297 561065
LICENSED
ST. GILESLAY
ST. MINISTER Mr.Mrs.Valerie
CHURCHWARDEN Jim Pettifer, 7 Winniford
Hunt,
Hunt, Longwood,
Longwood, Close (01297
Chideock
Chideock Hill
Hill489260)
(01297
(01297489417)
489417)
ST. GILES
ST.
ST. GILESCHURCHWARDEN
CHURCH BELL CAPTAIN Mrs.Valerie
Mr. DaveHunt,
Dave Longwood,
Symonds,
Symonds, Chideock
Dormer
Dormer CottageHill
Cottage (01297 489417)
(07768193030)
(07768193030)
ST. GILES
ST.
ST. GILESCHURCH
CHURCHBELL CAPTAIN
PCC Mrs. Mr. Dave
Valerie Hunt, Symonds,
Longwood,
Longwood, Dormer
Chideock
Chideock HillCottage
Hill (01297(07768193030)
(01297 489417)
489417)
ST. GILES CHURCH
FRIENDS
FRIENDS OF ST. GILESPCCMrsMrs. Valerie
Diane Hunt, Longwood,
Benjamin,
Benjamin, The
The Old Chideock
Old Bakery,
Bakery, Main Hill (01297
Main Street
Street .(01297489417)
.(01297 489298)
489298)
FRIENDS
CHIDEOCK
CHIDEOCKOF ST.
ARTGILES
GROUP MrsLizDiane Benjamin,
Kennedy, Chideock
Chideock The(01297
Old Bakery,
(01297 480855)
480855) Main Street .(01297 489298)
CHURCH OF
CHIDEOCK
CHURCH ARTOUR LADY &
GROUP LizST. IGNATIUS
Kennedy, Bridport
Chideock
Bridport Parish
(01297 Office
Office 01308
Parish480855) 01308422594
422594
FRIENDSOF
FRIENDS
CHURCH OFOUR
OURLADY
LADY &Gaby Martelli (01308
ST. IGNATIUS (01308 488348)
488348)
Bridport Parish Office 01308 422594
CHIDEOCK
CHIDEOCK
FRIENDS VILLAGE
OF OUR LADY TRUST
Gaby Mrs. Tuck,
Lisa Tuck,
Martelli (01308 Broadlands,
Broadlands, Chideock (01297
488348) Chideock (01297489543).
489543).
SYMONDSBURY
SYMONDSBURY
CHIDEOCK VILLAGE SCHOOL
TRUST HEADTEACHER
HEADTEACHER
Mrs. Lisa Tuck,Mrs. Mrs. Emma Roberts
Emma
Broadlands, Roberts (01308
(01308
Chideock 423502)
423502)
(01297 489543).
SYMONDSBURY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER Mrs. Emma Roberts (01308 423502)The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or
back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an
hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a
cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've
noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste
different to normal
To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital
if you have any of these symptoms. Stay at home (self-isolate) and get a test.
Symptoms Coronavirus Flu Cold
Fever Common Common Rare
Cough Common Common Mild
Loss of taste & smell Sudden Rare Sometimes
Fatigue Sometimes Common Sometimes
Headaches Sometimes Common Rare
Aches & pains Sometimes Common Common
Runny/stuffy nose Rare Sometimes Common
Sore throat Sometimes Sometimes Common
Sneezing No No Common
Shortness of breath Sometimes No No
Diarrhoea Sometimes Sometimes No
(for children) (especially
for children)
Remember Hands… Face… Space…to help stop the spreadIn the first step of the Prime Minister's roadmap, all pupils in England's schools returned to class from 8 March, with mass testing and wider use of face masks in secondary schools. There was a further easing on 29 March, with groups of up to six people or two households allowed to gather in parks and gardens. Shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality, as well as self-contained holiday accommodation, can reopen on 12 April. A review of international leisure travel restrictions will also be announced. From 17 May, two households or a group of six may be able to meet indoors in a pub or other hospitality venue such as restaurants. Cinemas, museums, hotels, performances and sporting events will also reopen, with up to 30 people able to attend weddings, receptions, funerals and wakes. The final step from 21 June will potentially see all legal limits on social contact removed, with the final closed sectors of the economy reopened - such as nightclubs. Progressing along the schedule will depend on four tests: the success of the vaccine rollout, evidence of vaccine efficacy, an assessment of new variants, and keeping infection rates below a level that could put unsustainable pressure on the NHS. There will be a gap of at least five weeks between each of the plan's subsequent steps to allow for the impact of changes on infection rates and hospital admissions to be assessed. Each stage in the easing of restrictions would be confirmed one week beforehand, said Mr Hancock. This means there would be four weeks to assess the impact of each previous relaxation. In the first step of the Prime Minister's roadmap, all pupils in England's schools returned to class from 8 March, with mass testing and wider use of face masks in secondary schools. There was a further easing on 29 March, with groups of up to six people or two households allowed to gather in parks and gardens. Shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality, as well as self-contained holiday accommodation, could reopen on 12 April. A review of international leisure travel restrictions could also be announced. From 17 May, two households or a group of six may be able to meet indoors in a pub or other hospitality venue such as restaurants. Cinemas, museums, hotels, performances and sporting events will also reopen, with up to 30 people able to attend weddings, receptions, funerals and wakes. The final step from 21 June will potentially see all legal limits on social contact removed, with the final closed sectors of the economy reopened - such as nightclubs.
Progressing along the schedule will depend on four tests: the success of the
vaccine rollout, evidence of vaccine efficacy, an assessment of new variants,
and keeping infection rates below a level that could put unsustainable pressure
on the NHS.
There will be a gap of at least five weeks between each of the plan's
subsequent steps to allow for the impact of changes on infection rates and
hospital admissions to be assessed.
Each stage in the easing of restrictions would be confirmed one week
beforehand, said Mr Hancock. This means there would be four weeks to assess
the impact of each previous relaxation.
Hello!
If you are self-isolating … we can help!
We can: deliver shopping, post mail, provide supplies or even a
friendly phone-call. Anything you need, we are here to help!
We have lots of volunteers from the local community willing to
assist, where we can – for free, of course!
Our names are Sue, Jane and Francis and our numbers are:
Sue: 01297 489520 Jane: 01297 489996 Frances: 01297
480833
Please call one of us and we will do our best to help you
CHIDEOCK VILLAGE HALL
Chairman: Richard Benjamin (489298); Secretary: Paul Ramsden (480941
Treasurer & Table Tennis contact: Roger Carey (489782)
For hirer’s responsibilities during Covid-19 please contact any of the above
For regular bookings contact Sue Walliker 01297 489545 or
smwalliker@icloud.com
If you wish to cancel a booking please notify us as soon as possible
For general information about the hall:
https://www.chideockandseatown.co.uk/groups/chideock-village-hall/
For the current availability either contact Sue Walliker or go to:
https://www.chideockandseatown.co.uk/groups/chideock-village-hall/
and click on ‘Check availability’SERVICES AT ST. GILES Please see noticeboard outside church for up-to-date information on services. Currently the church is open on Saturdays 10am-2pm for private prayer. There will be a Easter Sunday Eucharist at St Giles. We hope to have normal services after that but please check with the noticeboard. CHURCH OF OUR LADY, QUEEN OF MARTYRS & ST. IGNATIUS Here are the services for Church of Our Lady for April, and you will see the new times for spring and summer: Good Friday 2nd 10am Stations of the Cross Easter Sunday 4th 08.30 Easter Day Mass Friday 9th. 10am Mass Sunday 11th. 08.30 Mass Friday 16th. 10am Mass Sunday 18th. 08.30 Mass Friday 23rd. 10am Mass Sunday 25th. 08.30 Mass Friday 30th. 10am Mass For the time being, apart from these services the Church will remain closed. Please check the website for further information and updates. DEADLINE DATE : Items for inclusion in the May 2021 magazine to: Ms. Ruth Wrixton, Sweet Briar, West Road, Bridport, DT6 6AE. Tel: 01308 422649 or mobile 07811672058 or e-mail me : ruthwrixton@hotmail.com (I will always acknowledge I have received them – so that you know I have!) LATEST acceptance date will be Friday 16th April 2021. CHIDEOCK PRAYER NET These are stressful times: at the time of writing we can't meet friends or family; we can't go to the pub, coffee shop or hairdresser; we can't go to church. But we can pray, and members of St Giles have always prayed for our village and neighbours. If you would like prayer for a concern you have, or to share your thanks for something (because good things are still happening!), please send an email to chideockprayernet@gmail.com. Your request will then be sent on to individual members of St Giles.Your request will be kept confidential, and can be anonymous if you wish; even those receiving the request won't know who else is getting it. Peter Stapleton, St Giles PCC
The 100 plus club : Restarts 1st May : Be In It to Win It
The Hundred Plus Club was started by Tony Fuller in 2012 and it became an
instant success raising well needed funds for our Local Chideock News
Due To declining health Tony passed on the Administration to Julia
Greenshield who has run The 100 plus club admirably well over the last few
years. Julia is now passing the Administration on to Anna Dunn.
Anna would like to restart the 100 Plus Club on the 1st April and to do this we
need your help once again to raise the much-needed funds for our Magazine.
The ticket numbers will be kept at £12.00 each for this coming year.
Payment for the numbers can be by a variety of methods. Whichever
method is chosen please do supply your Name your Address and your
Phone Number and an email Address if applicable which will enable us to
make the payments to you in a timely fashion.
Payments can be made by:
(1) Cheques payable to: 100 Plus Club (Chideock News) … (and dropped
into Anna’s post box)
(2) Cash which can be dropped into Anna’s post box with a covering note
with all of your details.
Or (3) Bank transfer to: Sort code 77 50 35
Account Number 19265860
(If paying by bank transfer please remember to pass on your details to
Anna to enable her to allocate your payment to your number)
If none of the above methods work for you please either telephone Anna
or write to her and she will then make arrangements to pick up the said
monies before the start of the new Draw.
All proceeds from the Draw will be allocated as follows: half of the income
generated will become the prize money divided by 12 months to give the
monthly prizes. The other half of the income will go directly to the
Administration of the Chideock News.
As we are restarting the 100 Plus Club we will be allocating new numbers for
the draw. So if your previous number/numbers weren’t lucky you now have
the opportunity of getting a fresh one /s or if you would like to possibly keep
your old number you will have to be quick before it possibly gets allocated to
someone else. The more numbers we sell the bigger the prizes the larger the
donation to the News. New contact details are as follows:
Mrs Anna Dunn
Chideock House
Main Street, Chideock, Dorset DT6 6JN
Tel 01297 489242.
Email : annachideockhouse@yahoo.co.ukARE YOU INTERESTED IN CHIDEOCK HISTORY? We are in the process of setting up a new website in connection with the history of Chideock. The Chideock Society holds a huge archive of old photographs and other memorabilia and we hope over the next months to ‘scan’ all this material in to the new website so it is held safely and for everyone to see. The hard copies can then be placed with the Dorset Archive. If you can help in any way please contact Lyn Crisp on 01297 489098 or email me at lyncrisp@chideockandseatown.co.uk. We will also provide a link from the Community website to this new ‘history website’. DIAL A FRIEND – COASTAL CLUSTER Maybe you know of someone, or you happen to be that someone, who lives alone and has little social contact. Are you aware of what is available? Do you live in the Chideock, Morcombelake or Lyme Regis areas and would like even a brief visit, maybe simply for a talk. We are members of a Team from these local churches. Would you like to meet us and see what we can share together? If you would then please just call Anne: 01297 442 558; Ann: 01297 489 532. (NOTE: obviously visits are temporarily suspended). THANK YOU I would like to thank all our friends in Chideock for the lovely flowers and kind messages of condolence sent to me on the death of Gerry, they were very much appreciated and comforting. We both loved our time in Chideock and the decision to leave was very hard for both of us, but we knew it was the right thing to do. I hope I'll be able to visit Chideock some time soon, My very best wishes to you all. Shirley Lambert THANK YOU I would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to Chideock WI for their very kind and generous donation of £200 to go into the parish magazine funds. It is a very welcome donation. Ruth Wrixton, Hon. Editor
WI Report With Easter upon us members have been busy designing and making Easter Bonnets. Although these couldn’t be displayed in our usual way, members sent in photographs of their creations to be shared and appreciated.
Whilst on the subject of Easter. The WI will be holding its annual Cake Stall on Easter Saturday, 3rd April. Please see the poster elsewhere in this edition. We continue to support Macmillan Nurses by making comfort and seat belt cushions. A new delivery will be made before Easter. The Book Group has met via Zoom. This month’s discussion was centred on Douglas Bain’s Booker Prize Winning novel, ‘Shuggie Bain’, which was most thought provoking and evoked a roller coaster of emotions. As the Government has outlined its road map out of ‘lockdown’ we are hopeful we will be able to return to meetings once again; the Committee has an exciting programme planned for the coming year. We always welcome new members and with a Walking Group, Craft Group, Garden Club and a monthly Lunch and a Natter there is something that will appeal to everyone. We are a very friendly crowd so we do hope you will come and join us. We meet in the afternoon on the 1st Tuesday each month. Please ring Tish (01297 489200) or Lee (01297 480941) to have a chat. We look forward to seeing you. Lynne Hartmann March 2021 HELLO TO ALL CHIDEOCK QUIZZERS Hello all you Chideock Quizzers old and new Here are the answers (in Bold) to the March twelve posers, quite easy I thought!! 1. Who was the first human to journey into outer space? Yuri Gargarin 2. The 'Blue House' is the official residence of the Head of State of which Asian country? South Korea 3. Which animal appears in the logo of Lloyds Bank? Horse 4. Which football club was associated with playing home matches at White Hart Lane ? Tottenham Hotspur 5. In which year was the battle of Agincourt? 1415 6. Reginald Kenneth Dwight is better known as who? Elton John 7. Which is the world's largest ocean? Pacific 8. What is the name of Microsoft's spreadsheet software? Excel 9. Which of the Spice Girls did David Beckham marry? Posh Spice 10. What is the French word for Sunday? Dimanche 11. What is the official language of Brazil? Portuguese 12. What is the capital city of Hungary? Budapest Hope you all enjoyed that and it helped the grey matter keep circulating!
Here's another Quiz for April to keep us in the mood until we can do the real
thing back in the village hall with a supper interval, a raffle and prizes ... gosh
remember those days?
Well, hopefully not too far off now, keep thinking!
The April Quiz (try it without Google)
1. Which country attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941?
2. Who invented vulcanized rubber?
3. What nationality was Vasco Da Gama?
4. What is a Bishop's hooked staff called?
5. Where in the UK is the M96 Motorway?
6. Which celestial object features in the centre of the Argentine flag?
7. Which town on the south coast of France is serviced by Cote d' Azur
airport?
8. In financial terms in sterling, what is a monkey minus a tonne?
9. A 'pampootie' is a type of what?
10. Francis Ethel Gumm was better known as who?
11. In metres how high is the Shard?
12. In the 1974 Eurovision song contest how many votes did the UK jury give
ABBA for Waterloo?
Well there we are, hope you enjoy that one, and look forward to our first live
quiz following the end of the pandemic
We have a number of new residents in the village and so look forward to
welcoming all of them to the quiz nights in the village hall
Very Best Wishes, Keep Safe
John your QM☺
Chideock Parish Council News.
E-mail: chideock@dorset-aptc.gov.uk
Website: chideockpc.org.uk
Address: 60 North Allington, Bridport, DT6 5DY
Phone: 01308426327
Please note that the Clerk works 30 hours per month so may not respond
immediately. The Council continues to lobby various individuals,
organisations, and bodies regarding the A35 issues experienced by the village.The Council continues to lobby various individuals, organisations, and bodies
regarding the A35 issues experienced by the village.
Parish Council meetings will be held virtually using Zoom, until such time
as the Village Hall is available. The meetings will continue to be at 10 am
on the last Tuesday of the month.
Members of the public are welcome to attend “virtually” – if you wish to
do so please e-mail the Clerk prior to the meeting to be sent an invitation.
You will require a PC, laptop, or tablet / smart phone, with a video
camera and microphone.
Casual Vacancy.
David Rogers retired from the Parish Council on 23 February, having served
since May 2015. He will be missed by his fellow councillors and the Clerk,
and we all wish him well for the future.
There was no request by 10 electors for an election (deadline 16 March), so the
vacancy must, if possible, be filled by co-option.
Do you enjoy living in Chideock, and would you like to play a part in decision
making for the village? If so, have you considered joining the Parish Council?
The council needs a good mix of people living or working in the parish; 18
years and over, working age, or retired.
Do you possess any, all or some of the following skills?
Good at mediation, forward thinking, like helping others, enjoy lively
debate, can make awkward decisions without fear or favour,
interested in learning how some of our lives are run by others, have a
large amount of common sense and can agree to disagree with others
who may not share your views?
If your answer is YES to any of the above, why not share your skills to benefit
the village? A Parish Council has few powers but is the means by which those
who do have power can be contacted and chased up on their responsibilities to
communities.
Training is provided by the Dorset Association of Parish and Town Councils
(DAPTC) and expenses are paid for cost of travel made on behalf of the Parish
Council.
More information on being a councillor can be found on the Parish Council
website under the 2019 Elections tab or contact Sal Robinson, the Clerk.If successful, you will be required to complete an entry in the parish council’s
register of members’ interests. This involves putting your address,
employment, relevant major shareholdings and membership of charities,
pressure groups, political parties etc., on public record.
Qualifying Criteria to be a councillor: -
• Age 18 or over
• One of the following conditions applies:
▪ is an elector of the Parish
▪ has for the previous 12 months owned or rented land or
premises in the Parish
▪ has for the previous 12 months worked primarily within the
Parish
▪ has for the past 12 months either resided in the Parish or
within 3 miles of it.
Applications must be received by the Clerk on or before 15 April.
Applicants will be invited to attend the Parish Council meeting on 27
April to give a short summary of why they wish to be a councillor.
Current councillors will then vote.
Summary of responses to the “Chideock High Street” document.
7.1% of residents responded, assuming a population of 520
• 8 people living on Main Street responded, 1.5% of population, 22%
of replies
• 20mph limit. Yes - 10, No -1, Don’t know - 2
• A bypass within the parish boundary. Yes- 11, No - 5
• An alternative route. Yes – 5, No – 2
• Single lane with Traffic Lights. Yes – 0, No - 17
• De-trunking. Yes - 11, No - 2
• Congestion problem. Yes - 16 agree needs to be reduced or resolved,
No – 4, alternate route – 2
• Pollution reduced to a legal level. Yes -18
• Additional Pedestrian Crossing(s). Yes-16 with 13 saying to the west
and 3 to the east
• 3ft pavement both sides. Yes-13, No - 3
• Removal of HGVs. Yes – 10, with 6 for an alternative route
• Two lanes with no traffic lights. Yes -14, No - 2• Safety problems need sorting out. Yes - 14
• Traffic problem need sorting out. Reduce - 6, Divert - 8, Alternative
Route -1
• Conclusions.
o There appears to be a divide between those on Main Street
and those living over100m away from it, who do not suffer
the A35 problems.
o Support for a 20mph limit; reduction of congestion,
pollution, and traffic; safety improvements and pedestrian
crossings; 3ft pavement both sides with two lane traffic.
o No support for a single lane with traffic lights
o Support for de-trunking
o Division over a bypass within the parish
Misconceptions found in responses to the “Chideock High Street”
document.
Councillors feel that it is important that these be corrected.
1. The Parish Poll showed support for a bypass outside the parish. But other
Parishes have the same view and do not want a bypass through their area.
2. The A35 is part of the Strategic Road Network from Dover to Portsmouth
and cannot be de-trunked as there is no alternative route.
3. The 30mph speed limit trial on Chideock Hill was neither proposed nor
sanctioned by the Parish Council. It is a Highways England initiative.
4. Current legislation does not permit Low Emission Zones / Clean Air
Zones on the Strategic Network.
5. Highways England data suggests that use of the A37/A30/A303 as a
direction signed alternative route would only give a 7% to 10% reduction
of traffic.
6. Provision of additional footways is impossible if 2 -traffic is maintained,
as it would narrow the carriageway to less than the required minimum
width for a trunk road. It is understood that the road was widened for this
reason in the 1970s by removing some front gardens and at the same time
narrow footways were created in some locations.
Seatown Beach.
The beach owner has informed the Parish Council that: -
Both Paul Wiscombe and Sarah Higgins will continue to operate the
pizza oven and sauna respectively in 2021, from the hard standing he
owns.He hopes that two or three other concessions may join them this year.
The intention is that whoever operates from that space complements
the other concessions and offers an amenity to both visitors and
locals.
Public liability through insurance cover, food hygiene standards and
general best practice will be followed and are of paramount
importance to him.
As Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed this year, he expects that the
South West will be a very popular tourist destination throughout 2021
and hopes the visitors to Seatown, new and old, will have the same
affection he has for it.
He is very happy to answer any questions interested locals may have.
There is now a webpage for the beach - www.seatownbeach.co.uk ; and an e-
mail address for enquiries and questions - info@seatownbeach.co.uk
“Many Hands Make Light Work”!
The fencing and play equipment at Clapp’s Mead are in need of a bit of TLC.
The wooden items need treating with preservative and metal items need
repainting – they were last done in 2012 for the Queen’s Jubilee.
This work will be done once the weather improves.
6 people socially distanced can do in an hour what would take 1 person 6
hours.
Please let the Clerk or a councillor if you would be willing to put in an hour or
so to help, and you will be contacted when a “working party” has been
arranged.
The Mystery of the Missing Mobile Phone
Recently, I returned home one night late and tired . I took my mobile phone
out of the car to charge it indoors. The next morning I couldn’t find it. Ah, I
thought, I know what to do. I will take my wife's phone and ring my one, in the
garage. Bingo, it seemed to ring in the back of the car, but I couldn’t find it. I
know, I will ring it again, but this time here was no ringing tone as the battery
had run out! My wife and I carefully searched the car three times without
success. So I decided to buy a new phone. After all, my lost one was very old.
Two weeks later I was in Dorchester and called into my garage at Honda and
asked David the Service manager to help. He took all the seats down. Again,
no luck, no mobile phone.A day or two later I went to the car wash at Morrisons, entered the code but the machine would not start. To avoid having a bath I reversed the car back to the pin machine. The car behind hooted loudly. Feeling very irritated I got out of my car, told the driver behind that machine was not working properly and that he was too close to me anyway! I re-entered the code. This time it worked, washed the car and I went home. Twenty minutes later the doorbell rang and an old colleague who used to live in Chideock stood there holding my mobile phone! He was the person I had shouted at in the car wash and as I drove off he saw the phone on the ground. Apparently it had been sitting on my car roof for over two weeks travelling about West Dorset and never fell off until the car wash got it! Had Ivan, who knew me, and knew where I lived, not been behind me in the car wash I would never have solved the mystery. Jim Pettifer. BRIDPORT NEWS 21 June 1862 On Tuesday last, the Coast Guards at this place seized a keg of brandy, found flowing off that station and it was forwarded by Her Majesty’s Revenue Cutter “Francis” to the Custom House, Bridport, for delivery up to L.M. Maxton Esq., Collector of Customs. We understand other kegs were picked up to the westward and delivered up to the Customs authorities, Lyme. BRIDPORT NEWS 21 March 1863 : CHIDEOCK This pleasant little village was exceedingly gay. Triumphal arches were erected in the streets, and from most of the principal houses banners were flying; and the bells rang merrily, and guns were fired from the Castle and the tower. At two o’clock, a procession was formed at Mr William Payne’s, churchwarden, where our old and much respected friend, Joseph Hallett Esq., mounted a very handsomely decorated chair, provided by the ladies of Chideock and was carried through the principal streets. Bread and cheese and cider was given freely to all in a room provided by Mr William Cornick. Tea and cake was also provided for the school children and old people; after which dancing commenced, and was kept up with spirit until past midnight. Mr. Thorn kindly prepared the room, Charles Weld Esq., gave a good supply of beef and potatoes to all the poor families of the village. Mr. Richard Tucker supplied all his workpeople with the wherewithal to make merry and Mr Jerrard also prepared an excellent repast of roast beef and plum pudding for his labourers and their families. Great praise is due to Mr William Cornick and Mr William Payne for the energy they displayed in carrying out the proceedings of this memorable day.
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