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AUTUMN LEAVES OVER 50’S CLUB DORSET COUNCIL- WEST PURBECK REPORT

Editor’s note
(Tea on Thursday)
I have received the occasional comment
The Autumn Leaves are reaching out for New shoots and Pastures new after about the length of the monthly Dorset
Covid. Starting again in the New year with a move to the first Thursday in the Council report.
Month. The idea being that this will fit in neatly between Salt and Pepper dates.
(3 Thursday in the month) It is important to let readers know that our
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councilors cover West Purbeck, not just our
All events will be in the Scout hut in Elder Road and will always include Tea, talks own parish. It is not really possible for them
or entertainment and always an opportunity to just meet for a chat. Please just to produce separate articles for each local
get out of the house have some fun, meet some friends and do something area, and regretfully, I simply don’t have the
different. We need to Branch out after being worried about Covid for so long time to edit the articles to make them more
relevant to just Bere Regis and Affpuddle.
The first event in the New Year will be a 12 Night Tea at the Scout Hut on 6
th
th
January starting at 2.30 p.m. Coming all the way from Egdon Close, we will be
entertained by ‘The Bere Bard’ Paul Openshaw. Paul has kept us all entertained Extreme E event - Bovington 18/19 December
with his poems during lockdown in the Parish Magazine. He will perform a
selection of songs. This will be followed by Tea and a raffle. Please come along Extreme E is the sport for an electric off-road racing
and encourage this new venture. If you have any ideas as to what you would like series which will be taking place over the weekend of
to do with the programme and other ideas for our Tea on Thursdays please 18/19 December at Bovington. Whilst the event is all
contact Susan Stone on 472083 held off the highway within Bovington Army grounds, I
thought it would be useful to inform you of the
following:
This is a non-spectator event so there will be no tickets
sold. With all personnel involved in the event it is
anticipated there will be no more than 850 working on
site. Their social media platforms all inform those
interested in watching should do so on-line or via the
70+ tv stations broadcasting around the world, closer to home, this will be ITV and
Sky. There will be no viewing areas from the public highway. The majority of all
event vehicles will access from the east. The event build will commence 27
November and it is anticipated this will take 2 days which is when there could be
increased movements on associated vehicles. There will be directional signing
placed at key locations for the event vehicles – exact locations to be confirmed
later. The event organisers have employed their own security firm, NuGen Security,
who will be working alongside the Military’s own security team
There are no road closures or temporary traffic signals required for any of the
movements on or off the site, but they may consider implementing a temporary
clearway for the event weekend; this is yet to be confirmed.
The organisers have requested that there is a Police presence from the Thursday
prior to the event and during event weekend. The main message to promote
around this event is that it is not a spectator event, there will be no viewing areas

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