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President - Peter Cheeseman R O G S

Captain - Mark Teed
c/o Mr G R Storey, Secretary NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER
Secretary - Guy Storey
9 Boswells Close, Bere Regis, BH20 7JE
Treasurer - Peter Cheeseman
Telephone:- 01929 471041
www.bereregis.com e-mail: golf@bereregis.com I often feel that the title of this column can be
misleading – whilst I do spend Monday to Thursday
Golf Days held every month, usually the last Friday, from February through to October.
New members are invited to join. Contact Guy Storey – 471041 for membership forms and details. each week in London, my focus is always on what
can benefit the people in Mid Dorset and North
Poole. I am always pleased to return home to Dorset
V E N U E S 2017
on Thursday evenings, to be able to spend as much
time as I can in our beautiful county.
Date Venue Trophy Winner
24th February Bramshaw GC GRS Trophy In recent months, I am pleased to have worked
closely with local councillors, and officers, to support
31st March Hamptworth GC Members’ Cup their decision to pause the partial review of the local plan in Purbeck. I have had a
variety of meetings with residents’ groups, and site visits, including with
28th April Malborough GC Whitbread Pairs
representatives in Wareham who are all doing an excellent job of engaging with
26th May Bulbury Woods GC Ex-Landlord’s Cup the consultation process, and helping to shape its outcome. I have met the
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, emphasising that any
30th June Sidmouth GC Captain’s Cup
housing developments should be appropriate, and not imposed by central
28th July Cams Hall GC Memorial Cup government. I continue to have meetings and discussions with Purbeck District
Council over housing provision, but ultimately the decisions are made by your
25th August Moors Valley GC Jim Corbin Cup elected members at Purbeck District Council. I will continue to support councillors
29th September Ashley Wood GC President’s Cup as they move through the independent review of the process that is currently
under way, and I am delighted that Purbeck have listened to all of our
27th October Yeovil GC Zoom Trophy representations.

There is a need to have some new housing to meet the needs of local families, but
Mini tour 16 - 18 June Chepstow AGM 7.00 for 7.30 - it should not be to the detriment of those already living here. Dorset is a wonderful
Annual tour 14 – 21 September Christmas Cup of Good Cheer and Presentation place to live, and part of that is the amount of open space and countryside that
Gloria Golf Resort-Turkey evening - DGCC -
we have, as well as the stunning Jurassic coastline. I will continue to press for the
development of brownfield sites for developments, so that we can protect the
Green Belt.
For information about current consultations, and up to date news about what I

have been doing in both London and Mid Dorset and North Poole, please do visit
my website. www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk
As we start 2017, I will continue to visit local schools, charities and businesses, and
will continue with my regular surgeries for constituents. If you have an issue that you
need help with, please do get in touch; email me on
michael.tomlinson.mp@parliament.uk or contact my office on 01202 624216. You
can also follow what I’ve been doing on Twitter @Michael4mdnp or Facebook
www.facebook.com/michael4MDNP

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