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therefore the drainage has been much better. - Extra Care Addendum.

I did spend my first year after college working in Changes to planning use classes can be found on-line at: https://
Suffolk, where I was introduced to vegetable www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/9/change_of_use
farming and extensive irrigation. Here peas were
grown for Birds Eye, we also grew dwarf beans, and the Proposed Modifications to Purbeck Local Plan can be found on-line at:
carrots and potatoes. It was a wonderful www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plpmainmods .
experience but it was only for a year while the
farmer’s son was at agricultural college. It was The documents are available online at https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/cil-
from here that I went to Ireland, where I was review.aspx ,
able to put my experiences to good affect. But
as I have already said that is for another day. The Council will forward all representations on the Statement of Further
Modifications to the Examiner for consideration and publish them on the website.
May I end up by thanking all who read my articles and mentioning them to me. I You can comment, preferably using the on-line form, by email to
wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year and may the Lord keep you planningpolicy@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk including ‘Purbeck CIL’ in the subject bar),
free of the dreaded covid virus .

God bless You All, Ted Cox Gritting Map
This is the link https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/
PARISH MAGAZINE GETS NATIONAL gritting/gritting-updates.aspx
COVERAGE This year, a route-based forecasting system will be used to decide when and
where to salt the gritting network – down to the exact routes needing treatment.
Route-based forecasting will more accurately consider local conditions. Using
Way back in the winter of 1976, Esther Rantzen's 'That's Life' programme on BBC 1 weather forecasting information from Meteo Group, which includes data from the
on Sunday evenings had a section, with readings by Cyril Fletcher, with small council’s 11 roadside weather stations, individual decisions will be made for each
stories about the quirky side of life in Britain. The series had been running for a few of the 22 routes in the Dorset Council area. This significantly more targeted
years and continued for some years more. approach will reduce emissions from fewer lorry movements, it will use less rock

One of these small stories was about salt, which is a finite resource, and it will save money by reducing the number of
a typo which occurred in the Bere gritting runs needed.
Regis Parish Magazine of October Salt is stocked up ahead of the winter period, with 13,500 tonnes of salt stored
1976. The Vicar's front-piece, at that across five highways depots, ready for the colder weather to arrive. Roads
time written by Paul Tranter, always included in the 22 main gritting routes are those used by the majority of the
ended with "Your sincere friend and travelling public. They cover 684 miles and account for around 28 per cent of the
vicar", but for the October 1976 issue Dorset Council road network. Where prolonged cold weather is forecast,
contained the typing mistake "Your additional community routes are also treated to ensure more rural communities
sincere fiend and vicar", and by that can continue to travel safely. Dorset Highways carries out gritting on the A35 trunk
simple mistake our village got road on behalf of Highways England. This can often be at different times to the
national coverage, where something Dorset Council network.
like 20 million viewers were watching.

We may never know who submitted
this to them, but whoever it was Electric Charging points
deserves some sort of award!
Dorset Council Transport Planning Team is delighted to announce work is to start
Sue Denim on the installation of 44 electric vehicle fast charge points that use 100%
renewable energy at 18 sites across the County. It marks a significant step

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