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If you need further guidance, you can also contact the Electoral services team on: that this might only capture
some oranges and the rest
Email: elections@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk (those that hadn’t got stuck)
might escape downstream
Tel: 01305 838299 w h i c h w o u l d n o t b e
To cast your vote in the upcoming elections, you must be registered by Tuesday, 16 environmentally sound.
April, 2024. If you’re not already registered, you can complete the process on the After much consideration, it was
Government’s website. Voters only need to register once, unless they have decided to run the event when
changed their name or address. the scouts next met, so those of

us who had an orange in the
Postal votes: running would have to wait till
then.
There is no need for people to provide photo ID if you vote by post, but you will
need to give your National Insurance number and date of birth.
Once your postal vote is set up, whenever an election, referendum or poll at which And then … a hero appeared! Tim, a
you are entitled to vote is called, you will be sent a postal poll card giving details of local resident, offered to stand in the
the forthcoming election, referendum or poll. This will be followed by a postal vote middle of the stream and field the
pack. oranges as they came along. And
that’s exactly what he did. He waded

in without wellies and the race was
Bike It Plus on.

More children are now cycling to school The onlookers were pretty amazed
in Dorset thanks to the success of the Bike and cheered Tim on. The first three
It Plus project, says a new report. oranges to arrive at the scout hut
were numbers 21, 16 and 1, and the
Bike It Plus, which is funded by Dorset winners were Janet Brown, Nancy
Council and run by the charity Sustrans, Gibson and Laurie Fairhurst.
has been working with schools across
Dorset to help encourage more young The prizes were Terry’s
people to walk, cycle or wheel to school. Chocolate Oranges and the
event raised about £50 for the
In the past year, the project has church. The remaining oranges
supported over 36 schools to deliver fun were collected from the stream
and engaging activities that boost the skill levels of young people in walking, and will be used to make
wheeling or cycling. Giving children and their parents the confidence and ability marmalade which will be sold to
to travel to and from school actively. raise further funds.
Activities have included learn to ride, cycle confidence and scooter skills sessions,
as well as bike maintenance and repair workshops. Bike It Plus officers have also
run community events, interactive school assemblies, competitions, and breakfasts
to help tackle some of the barriers and challenges to active travel.
The sessions have proven to be very popular and last year were attended by over
15,000 children, staff and parents. As a result, over 470 children in the county have
been supported to learn how to ride a bike or improve their cycling skills. According

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