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Please note that this public meeting will be followed by the usual January Parish
Council Meeting and as such it replaces the normal meeting of Wednesday 11
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January 2017.

Reporting Highways issues
Dorset County Council would like to remind parishioners that the quickest way to
report Highways issues is to go on-line. Its a simple process which gives you a
reference number and reports progress along the way. Link for reporting highway
issues - https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/travel-dorset/contact-dorset-highways

BRIANTSPUDDLE SHORT MAT BOWLS

Following the arrival of the last few items of
bowls equipment near to the end of
November the first short mat bowls session
was arranged to take place in the village
hall on the 7 December
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So on the afternoon of the 7 December
eleven eager participants met at the village
hall for their first experience of short mat
bowls, under the expert guidance of two accomplished players from Crossways
short mat bowls club. It is opportune at this point to thank Larry and Joyce for
their tuition and for offering us their time and experience so that Briantspuddle
can set up its own short mat bowls club.
Whilst none could claim to be natural short mat bowls players, with our “woods”
veering off the mat at times or sailing past the jack and into the gutter, the
consensus of everyone was that all had a most enjoyable time and were looking
forward to the next session.
Wednesday afternoon was not the first choice for all those who had expressed
interest in short mat bowls, but that was a day that our tutors were available.
Therefore the next session of short mat bowls at Briantspuddle village hall will take
place on the 10 January at 2:30pm, which is a Tuesday afternoon.
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For those who are still in full time employment, or were unable to be at the first
session on the 7 December, or those who have been bitten by the short mat
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bowls bug, there will be a further taster session on Monday 16 January
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commencing at 8pm.
Peter Talbot

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