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world wide problem. We the older generations must realise that if climate is not Distgen Grants
such a fear for us in our life time, then we must think of future generations. Not
only will temperatures rise but potential farm land will be in danger of flooding Distgen are the company who own and operate the wind turbine at Rogers Hill
because of the water resulting from polar ice thawing and the snow and ice on Farm. Currently they make a quarterly payment to the Parish Council from a share
higher mountainous region causing more landscape problems. This will also cause of the profits generated by the wind turbine, which is specified for community
flooding but also the erosion of fertile land bordering larger rivers. We of course uses. In the past we’ve used this money towards schemes such as assisting with
would be in danger of losing the major arable area of this country, namely The the purchase of the Communibus, supporting the Lunch Club and NeighbourCar
Fens. The output from this area of land produces more of our arable crops than schemes, helping with the Elder Road path upgrade, as well as supporting local
any other part of the U.K. on a per acre basis and totally. organisations. In the last quarter the payment we received from Distgen was
£2,843.88. If you wish to apply for a grant for your community scheme or
I was privileged in my earlier career in agriculture to work in Suffolk on the borders organisation, please contact the Clerk on bereregispc@gmail.com.
of the Fens and got to realise what a wonderful place this was and how the
farmers there were even worried then, some sixty years ago, about sea level rise
and erosion of their land. This would not only be a problem for them but for the May’s Wood
country as a whole. We already import huge quantities of our foodstuffs and with
our population continually rising naturally and more so from the rising numbers of Following the closure of part of the land at May’s Wood and the ensuing number
immigrants we will need to import even more. Where will it come from? of complaints we have received contact has been made with the Save Me Trust.
The Parish Council will continue to pursue the matter in the hope of a more
Having mention the ninety plus year old author, I am now going to mention satisfactory resolution.
another elderly gentleman but I knew this man very well as I worked with him on
the estate farm, where I did my pre college
training. Old Bob who I have mentioned on Parish Council Elections
previous occasions. He knew nothing about the Alongside the Dorset Council Elections in May of this year all seats on the Parish
world outside his village. If you had mentioned Council will be up for re-election and all councillors wishing to continue in their
global warming to him he would have been role must stand for re-election. If you would like to apply to become a Parish
absolutely perplexed. He was a great manual Councillor and stand for election in May, please contact the Clerk on
worker and with a farming fork of any type, a hoe, bereregispc@gmail.com.
a spade, a rake or any kind of cutting hook, then
Old Bob was your man. When I first worked with
him, he was already in his sixties and I in my late Road and Traffic Consultation
teens. He had worked all his working life with horses
and he is the Gentleman who referred to the Following the creation of a roads and traffic working group last year to try and
tractors as “They Thousand Pound Harmchairs”. identify issues around the parish and see what, if any, measures the Parish Council
can take to help and rectify these, we are about to publish a survey to all
I thought I ought to tell you about Old Bob and his eldest daughter’s wedding. residents. The survey asks a number of questions about the local area,
Bob was well into his sixties at the time and wanted no dealings with cars or any accessibility, facilities and what can be done to improve things, and can be
form of transport other than his bicycle. He was persuaded to put on his suit, completed either online or by hand. Once we have received all responses, we
which would have been goodness knows how old. Anyway he was dressed some will collate them and see
time before he was due to go to the church to give his Eldest Daughter away in what actions can be taken.
marriage. His wife had arranged all the transport but Bob refused to get into the Please look out for the
car when it came for his daughter and himself, so Bob got out his bike and rode questionnaire and complete
the half mile to the church and when he arrived he refused to go in church to it as soon as possible. If you
give his daughter away. His brother ,who unlike Bob had left home very early in his prefer the hand written
life to join the merchant navy, agreed to take Bob’s place. version, you can post it back

After the service the very irate wife of Bob insisted that he was to go to reception, to the Parish Council using the
which was in the newly weds house some four and a half miles away. They black letterbox outside the
shop.

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