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OBITUARIES BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE

Church has had a continuous dose of Ivor for 65 years prior to his NEWS
enforced retirement in 2018. This has seen him play the organ for so
many people and he has played at their christenings, marriages and their
deaths. Dad had a unique playing style and you never dithered when Ivor AFFPUDDLE AND TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH
was playing a hymn. COUNCIL
Dad spent the last two years of his life in varying degrees of health. A fall in
Wimborne market proved his undoing and after spending long spells in
hospital he finally moved into Mile Oak Rest Home in February 2019, From The Parish Council meeting on 11th November was once again held remotely in
having such an active and full on life he initially found it incredibly difficult to order to comply with Government social distancing guidance. Until restrictions
adjust to his new surroundings, but once fully appreciating that we had his around movement and public gatherings are lifted, the Parish Council will be
best interests at heart, he settled to a final 12 months of contentment and holding all meetings remotely.
happiness. I can not speak too highly of the love, care and devotion the
staff at Mile Oak showed to Dad they were exemplary.
Traffic management
It seems unbelievable that two weeks ago he was sat in his favourite chair,
feet up watching the tele and today we are saying our goodbyes. Martin, There are a number of locations within the Parish
myself and our families are extremely grateful of all the support you have which cause safety concerns. The Parish Council is
given us. Whilst his death was quick and took everybody by surprise, we are now creating a Highways Strategy which will identify
comforted to know he went having had a good life and did not unduly key priorities for improving road safety. This will then
suffer. be used to lobby the Highway’s Authority.
The Parish Council, in conjunction with an interested
And finally, we always joked with Dad that he would probably end up
playing at his own funeral and indeed he will have the last say. In April 2012 resident, is investigating the possibility of establishing
for his 82 birthday we gave him a birthday present to play the Wurlitzer at a Community Speed Watch Group. The Police can
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Blackpool Tower Ballroom, and the piece of music being played as we exit help to set this up but a minimum of six volunteers will
the church today will be Ivor’s contribution to his own service. be needed. Anyone interested in being involved in
such a group should contact the Clerk by email for
Thank you for listening. further details at clerk@briantspuddle.info.
Thanks for everything Dad.
Tree felling in Throop

The Parish Council has referred recent extensive tree and hedgerow removal in
Pauline Jesty - her daughter Jo writes
Throop to Dorset Council. The Parish Council is not aware that any permissions
Nick's and my mother, Pauline, passed away have been given and is concerned to understand that the appropriate
peacefully on October 30th, age 100. She moved application was made as the land is within the Conservation Area. Dorset
from her house in Bere Regis to a care home in Council will continue the investigation and take any action that it deems
Dorchester at the age of 98, and had been doing necessary.
pretty well (even in Covid times) until her final few Parishioners are reminded of the need to apply to Dorset Council for consent for
weeks, when she faded quite rapidly, but with tree works within the conservation area. Permission may also be needed for major
excellent care, quietly and comfortably.
works on any hedgerow.
She was the last Jesty in Bere Regis, the original
family (Old Charles and Sarah Jesty) having arrived
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