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The other day she discovered the Canadian Drag Race on BBC Three (iplayer). So, if you would like to make a nomination for either award, please let me know. I
What a waste of time. She certainly has a new vision of Canadian manhood. I anticipate not a great deal will happen just yet, but once we are able to meet in
was whining at her and she just ignored me. groups, albeit suitably space out, then I can get out and about, meet people
listen to their stories and make presentations.
I have been taken to the Royal Oak. I was bored. She was playing cards and no
one gave me a biscuit. I was taken to the Drax Arms one evening no one gave me George Streatfield, High Sherriff of Dorset 2020-2021 Tel 01308 422770 / 07970
a biscuit. I tried my best looking dead cute at Sarah, it didn’t work. I haven’t lost 770750
my touch they had no dog biscuits. WHAT NO DOG BISCUITS !

I can nearly always anticipate when we are going out for the day I get brushed.
One day I was brushed and trimmed. She was putting on lipstick and mascara as Banning disposable BBQs
well. It must be somewhere really good. No, it was the vets. The charming
Spanish vet in Blandford. We had to wait outside in the car park with a bleeper. Dorset Council is seeking agreement to
Then, come forward to the meet and greet area when it bleeped. I had to trot up bring in measures prohibiting or
and down while I was videoed on the phone before being taken away inside controlling the use of disposable
alone to be examined. I really am in trouble, I have arthritis in both hips and on my barbecues and other fire-related
near fore paw below the knee. My owner has been really worried. I have to take activities in the area.
more drugs. I get really suspicious when I am offered a piece of cheese. It In recent years, there have been a
contains a tablet. She thinks I don’t notice but I do. The good news I am better number of incidents of fire damage
but really hobble on hard ground. across Dorset as a result of disposable
barbecues, bonfires close to heathland
One afternoon my owner took me up to
and dry wooded areas, the release of sky
May’s Wood for a walk with some friends.
The wide grass paths are really good for me lanterns and other social activities. The
no hard ground and plenty of space to pass most serious of these incidents was the
making social distancing easy. The wild recent fire at Wareham Forest which
flowers at the moment are stunning. There affected 180 hectares of heathland and was declared a major incident by the
Fire and Rescue Service.
are so many, knapweed, cornflowers daisies
lots of different ones and loads of flying Dorset Council’s Cabinet has requested that council officers work closely with
insects. We saw several Marbled White Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, and other key stakeholders, to look
Butterflies and Meadow Browns. On the way at a range of enforcement options, and other alternatives to control or prohibit
back we can visit the Purbeck Ice Cream barbecues and other fire-related activities. It is incredibly difficult to enact local
van at the Scout hut. I LIKE ICE CREAM. My legislation on this so we are also working with our MPs to try to persuade them of
owner bought cherries there one day to the need for national action on this very serious problem.
make jam but it didn’t set properly but has

made a rather yummy cherry sauce instead.
New Coastal Partnership
My owner walks me everyday in the field up
North Street and at the moment it is full of A new coastal partnership has been established between BCP Council and
flowering ragwort. It looks really beautiful Dorset Council. The Dorset Coastal Engineering Partnership will provide an
and is great for the Caterpillars of the rare effective and co-ordinated approach in the delivery of schemes to help protect
Cinnabar Month. It may be a pretty flower but in fact it is a notifiable weed residents and communities from coastal flooding and erosion.
because in its wilted state it is poisonous for cattle and horses. I think the farmer at
Townsend Farm is going to be delighted when the seeds are blown up on As well as designing and delivering large government funded projects, the main
Woodbury Hill on the prevailing wind in a few weeks time. functions of the new partnership will be to set long term strategies for managing
the shoreline, maintain coastal assets and influence the industry through sound
We are still having hair problems. She was braver and took the scissors to the back research and innovative techniques. The Partnership will work closely with the
of it. At the next zoom session she was explaining this to her friends. They made

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