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April 2019 April 2019
benefit being large lorries will have more room to negotiate the corner saving Flowers and Cleaning Rota
further erosion of the verge. The scaffolding company will be asked to move their
equipment right back. Date: Flowers: Cleaning:
6 April Lent Nicky Killer
It was agreed the verges will need rebuilding and money will be set aside to
complete this work. 13 April Lent – Palm Sunday Lindy Ventham
Cones have been placed in front of the finger post to protect it. 20 April Decorate for Easter Elizabeth Whatley
The emergency number to call if there is a technical failure with the lights is 07971 27 April Vivi Armitage Vivi Armitage
087167.
4 May Trish Killbank Shirley Prideaux

Parish Council Precept
For budgeting purposes, the Parish Council set an initial increase in the Precept for
2019/20 of 7.5% at its January meeting. This was reduced to 5% at its February Mowing Rota
meeting. Unfortunately, the wrong figure was applied by Purbeck in approving
the Precept. The Parish Council asked for the correct figure to be applied, but
this is not possible. The solution is to hold back the uplifted payment that will be Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4
received to deduct from the Parish Council’s Precept request for the year
2020/2021. 1 – 14 Apr Nigel Payne Ken Kilbank David Coates Mike Menzies

15 – 28 Apr David Griffith Robin Alec Armitage David Buck
Telephone Kiosk – Information Centre Gainsford

The work to complete the transformation of the Telephone Kiosk is nearing 29 Apr – 12 Steve Wootton Ian Kaye Graham Ivor Bryant
completion. A gathering is planned as an official opening of the new Parish May Nobbs
Amenity and all are welcome to attend. Please look out on Noticeboards and on
the Community Website for more information.

Affpuddle & Turnerspuddle Parish – Volunteer of the Year
Award

This year the Parish Council
voted unanimously to
nominate Eve Badcock as
Volunteer of the Year in the
Purbeck District Council
Annual Parish Awards. The
evening Ceremony took
place on Tuesday 12th
March. This is always a very
enjoyable event during
which Sue Jones gave the
following citation.

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