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December 2018 December 2018

PURBECK DISTRICT COUNCIL REPORT

Free XMAS Car parking in Purbeck
Starting on 1 December, Purbeck shoppers and
visitors will be able to enjoy some free parking in the
run-up to Christmas. Purbeck District Council and
Wareham Town Council will be supporting traders
on Small Business Saturday, 1 December, with free
parking in the District and Town Council car parks at
Bonnets Lane; Connegar Lane; Howards Lane;
Streche Road; and the Rempstone Centre, Wareham; and at West Street, Corfe
Castle. The councils will also be waiving parking charges in their Wareham car
parks on Saturday 22, Sunday 23 and Monday 24 December.
Free parking will also be available in Corfe Castle West Street car park on
Saturdays 8, 15 and 22 December.

Swanage Town Council will be providing free parking in its Broad Road and Main
Beach long stay car parks on all the Saturdays in December and the first Saturday
in January. On the other days in December, parking will be £1 per day in these
two car parks.
Norden car park near Corfe Castle, and Dorset County Council-owned car parks
at the Quay and St Johns Hill, Wareham are not included in the free parking
offer.

The end of an era

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The Council will cease to exist as of 1 April 2019 although bizarrely elections for
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the new Council will not take place until Thursday May 2 . Although the Council
will not exist its functions will continue with the new Council, and the changes
should not be obvious to the public. Local buildings will generally be retained to
provide speedy access to the public but there will be a major rationalisation of
assets, including buildings, to ensure we achieve better and more effective use of
both buildings and the multiple IT systems.

Surgery

Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of every month. These are held at the
communal Lounge in Turberville Court in Bere Regis from 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
If you have any questions or queries related to the business of Purbeck District
Council please do come along. If anyone wants to contact me and cannot get
to the surgery my email address is peter.wharf@btopenworld.com.
Peter Wharf - District Councillor

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