News

News from around Dorset...

• ​Volunteer Call to Action! from Healthwatch Dorset
• Latest Citizen's Advice Dorset Newsletter
  Citizens Advice has developed a new Single Point of Contact for organisations to refer Dorset area clients to their services so they don’t need to go through the main advice line.  
  Single Point of Contact Poster
  Single Point of Contact Leaflet
• Latest CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - From Public Health Dorset
• Latest Newsletter from the Dorset History Centre
• Latest Dorset Community Action newsletter
• Latest news from Artsreach - Dorset Touring Arts 
• Latest news from Dorset Coastal Forum 
• Latest news from Dorset Local Nature Partnership
• Latest bulletin from the Rural Services Network
• Dorset CPRE Newsletter
• Latest News from the Dorset AONB
• Latest news from WATAG (Local Transport Group)
• Latest news from BLAP (Bridport Area Parish Liaison Group)


• Dorset Rights of Way Improvement Plan Review
  Dorset Council have been consulting stakeholders and communities and preparing a new plan for the next 10 years. More information and timetable here.
• ​Wessex Water consult on a Drought Plan
• Latest Newsletter from the Dorset History Centre
• Latest Dorset Community Action newsletter
• What's On? - Latest news from Artsreach - Dorset's Touring Arts Charity
• Latest news from Dorset Coastal Forum 
• Latest news from Dorset Local Nature Partnership
• Latest bulletin from the Rural Services Network
• Winter Priority Services information from Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks
• Dorset CPRE Newsletter
• Latest News from the Dorset AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)

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• DOGS - 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?  
• Latest information from the Forestry Commission on Ash Dieback

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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]