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appreciation of the difficulties with communications in our rural areas and to get
government to provide greater support to Dorset. We are left with little real
alternative to BT for Broadband installation, so we need to put real pressure on
them. Please email me with any examples you may have, and I will pass them on
where I can.

What better way to spend an afternoon with the children, than making

Domestic Abuse Easter Biscuits. They can have fun decorating and making stencils to cut
around.
We have been awarded nearly £1Million to address Domestic abuse.

The funding has been awarded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government (MHCLG) to continue work focused on early intervention and
education, breaking down barriers faced by those in our most hard to reach  200g/8oz butter
communities and support people experiencing domestic abuse and keep them
safe in their homes. Since starting, the project has already trained more than 170  150g/6oz caster sugar
champions across Dorset, made nearly 100 homes safer and increased awareness
across health services and the community. Anyone who is experiencing domestic  2 large egg yolk
abuse can contact the confidential, free 24-hour helpline on 0800 032 5204 or by  400g/14oz plain flour
visiting www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/dvahelp
and extra for flouring

 1 level tsp mixed spice
The Asian Hornet
 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
They are an unwelcome
invader they will eat all kinds  2-4 tbsp milk
of pollinators, but their
favourite food is honeybees.
They also have a very nasty Method
sting. The Asian Hornet is
about the size of a wasp. Preheat oven 180c/350f/gas 4
They are dark black/brown lightly grease two baking trays lined with baking parchment
with an orange band on the
fourth segment of their abdomen, they have yellow legs and an orange face, their Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
wings are slightly longer than their body. The queens will come out of hibernation
in the next two months and start laying eggs in nests which can be found in towns Beat in egg yolk
and the countryside. Sightings of the Asian hornet should be reported to Sieve in flour and spices and add enough milk to give a fairly soft dough
alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk with details of the location and a photo of the insect. A and bring together using your hands, to make a soft dough.
bee inspector will be come out to verify the sighting and call in a team to
eradicate the nest. Lightly flour the work surface and roll out to a thickness of 5mm/1/4 inch
( it might be easier to do in two batches)

Cut into what ever shape you want, bunnies, chicks, eggs.
Peer Review
Bake for 10-15 mins. Remove from oven and lift onto a wire rack to cool
We recently completed a Peer review where a small team of members and
officers from across the country reviewed our services and our ambitions. We were Let the fun start with decorating and enjoy.
very pleased to report that they are pleased with our progress to date and the

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