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travel and encourage uptake of sustainable travel. Greener travel policies should
be embedded in current key strands of work, including our Assets review, Local CASTLE PLAYERS - LYTCHETT
Transport Plan and Local Plan.
MATRAVERS
Officers also presented their timeline for a wide-reaching ‘Call for ideas’
engagement exercise, which will launch and be publicised shortly. The aim is to
allow the public to submit their ideas for tackling climate change, with a few It’s the New Year! That can only mean one thing - it’s
Panto time! Oh yes it is!
selected members of the public to present directly to the panel. Further details will
follow shortly. And Castle Players have a tremendous pantomime for
you this year.
Lulworth Linsey O’Neill, who wrote and directed the fabulous Peter Pan and also the
brilliant Cinderella, has come up with an even crazier, funnier script this time.
Laura and I have recently managed to persuade the Planning Committee to
overturn the Officers recommendations to scrap the requirement to prevent new Macbeth - The Pantomime; The Bard meets X-Factor. The concept is inspired;
completely insane, but inspired. They say there’s a fine line between genius and
houses being used as second homes for a development in Lulworth. We now await
the results of the Inspectors review of our Local Plan to see whether he will support insanity.
this being a key policy in our Local Plan. We hope to hear of his decision in time for Dave Macbeth is desperate to be crowned karaoke
the next report. king, there’s just one thing standing in his way,
Duncan Blue, but Dave’s wife, Laydee, knows just

what needs to be done and she’s not afraid to do it.
Dorset Council Plan
The stage is set for a full line-up of baddies, witches
One of the problems of Local Government is that we sometimes use confusing and ghosts, dames, lovers and hapless idiots. The
terminology because it is what Central Government understands! story is full of laughs, groans and plenty of audience
participation.
What’s the difference between the Dorset Council Plan and the Dorset Local
Plan? Two plans are being talked about for the Dorset Council area. We are Rehearsal have been a blast. There are times when
currently asking residents what they think of the draft Dorset Council Plan. It sets we are rolling about with tears of laughter.
out what the council needs to focus on in the next four years to make Dorset a It will be a dreadful shame for people to miss out on
great place to live, work and visit; and how we should prioritise our activities. this amazing show so why not head over to
castleplayers.com right now and book your tickets.
We have also started work on the Dorset Local Plan. From 2024, it will guide all Better still, it'll be even more fun if you share the
building development in Dorset. It will identify sites for homes and business and will
include policies to guide decisions on planning applications. We’ll be asking experience with all your friends and family so why not
let them know about our fantastic panto and get a group booking together. We
everyone in the Dorset Council area for views in late 2020.
have a discount for parties of 10 or more.

Performances are at Lytchett Matravers Village Hall on 24 Jan, (7.30pm) 25 Jan
Surgery
(2.30pm & 7.30pm) 31 Jan (7.30pm) & 1 Feb (2.30pm & 7.30pm) and tickets are
We frequently and happily hold meetings with our constituents at a time and available on our website - www.castleplayers.com or by calling 01202 912351
place that is mutually convenient to one or other of us during the month. We will
respond to any email or telephone request to meet which we will hold either at a
local village hall, hostelry or at your home to suit you. Please ring or email us with
the subject matter so that we can prepare ourselves. Peter’s email address is
p e t e r w h a r f @ h o t m a i l . c o m 0 7 9 8 6 6 0 0 7 9 9 a n d L a u r a ’ s i s
cllrlaura.miller@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk 07814 569563.
Peter Wharf & Laura Miller, Dorset Councillors for West Purbeck

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