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Bins, services, environment, roads...

  • Proposed Temporary Closure of Berne Lane, Charmouth between its junctions with A35 and Becklands Lane (approx 2,300 metres) from 16 March 2021 until 18 March 2021 between 0900 and 1700. See details.
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  • Proposed Temporary Closure of C87 Whitchurch Canonicorum, between its junction with Goose Knap and its junction with Bluntshay Lane, from 22 February 2021 until 26 February 2021 between 0900 and 1700. See details.
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  • Proposed Temporary Closure of C88 Wootton Fitzpaine between Bakers Cross and Wootton Cross (approx 380 metres) from 16 March 2021 between 0900 and 1700 until 18 March 2021. See details.
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  • DOG SHIT - We are blessed to live in a beautiful and friendly community. The world feels like an increasingly fragile place with political extremism, climate change, injustice and mounting rage and anger about so many things. Please, please, please can we do our bit to keep life in the Char Valley civilised. If you do clean up after your dog (thank you for doing that), please take the bag home or dispose of it in a suitable bin. Please do not hang it in a tree or bush or hedge outside somebody's house. What would your mother say if she saw you?
 
  • Dorset Council - Residents Survey 2020: The annual residents survey is now available online. The survey is asking for views on where you live, how you feel about Dorset Council, the impact of Covid-19 and internet access. It takes around 5 minutes to complete.
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  • Dorset's Household Recycling Centres are remaining open during the second lockdown. But there are significant restrictions. See the news release for details.
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Road damage and other highway issues can be reported online. These enquiries are passed on to our community highway officers who will assess the damage and arrange for any defects to be repaired, and recommend the area for any further action if necessary.   
Message from Char Valley Parish Council

The Coronavirus epidemic has brought our community together in many unexpected and supportive ways. As we emerge from lockdown you may need help or support related to the epidemic - or simply because of other health or practical needs. 
If you can offer help or need it, please contact any of the people listed below, preferably by email, otherwise by telephone.  Please also urge those who have email access to sign up to our email list for future communications. 
 
Morcombelake: 
Clare Mahaddie   clare.mahaddie@icloud.com 01297 489813 
Ryall: 
Rachel Coney  rachelconey0@gmail.com  
01297 489825  
and Eddie Hall edwardhallhome@gmail.com 
07971 225873 
Fishponds:
Jeanne Coates  jeanne@coates2.com
01297 678303
Monkton Wyld:
Sarah Drewer  info@monktonwyld.org (please ask for Sarah) 01297 560342
Stanton St Gabriel:   
Andrew Carey  acarey@charvalleypc.com
01297 560057 
Whitchurch Canonicorum:
Carolyn Peck carolyn56peck@gmail.com
01297 489185
 Wootton Fitzpaine: 
​Debbie Snook debsnook@aol.com 01297 561395 

[In the Upper Marshwood Vale Parish Councll area, please contact Matthew Bowditch - m1bowditch.vets@virgin.net  01308 862758]