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new arrangement with Age UK in Dorset who are now referring its users who need
help with any IT issues to the free Hotline. The Dorset Digital Hotline on 01305
221048 is open every weekday from 10am to 12 noon The Hotline is manned by a
team of volunteer Digital Champions, who can help anyone in Dorset with
computer, tablet and smartphone queries, including helping people get online
for the first time.
Accessing online services has never been more
important and our Digital Champions are using their
expertise to help people overcome any barriers that
are preventing them from fully joining the digital
world. The Digital Champions can help with a wide
range of enquiries that come through to the hotline,
including: setting up video calls such as Skype and
Facetime to keep in contact with friends and family,
providing help to get online for grocery shopping,
setting up and using new devices, support for all
digital NHS services and e-Consult and the use all
digital appliances and problems solving.
Dorset Council is also teaming up with an organisation called “Everyone
Connected” to identify people who were previously shielding and would benefit
from receiving free tablets. Also, our Dorset Council’s Digital Champion volunteers
are giving training via the Digital Hotline on how to use the tablet,
Planning Services Systems
We are currently undertaking a major project to transform and converge the
previous 6 systems into one system. The first phase was to transfer information from
the former North Dorset District Council, and this has now been completed. Data
from West Dorset will be transferred in January, followed by the remaining legacy
council systems. The new system should be up and running later this year and will
provide a consistent and much improved system. More in later reports.
Dorset Libraries and Tourist Information centres (TICs)
All 23 Dorset Council libraries opened from Wednesday 2 December along with
the three TICs. They will remain open although currently the hours are restricted,
and this is all dependent upon the latest government guidelines and legislation.
Dorset Council Local Plan
Below is a link to the recent report identifying the status of the Dorset Council
Local Plan.https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?
IId=11239&PlanId=0&Opt=3#AI6723
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You can’t have the sunshine
You can’t have the sunshine unless you have the rain
You can’t have your happiness without a little pain
You can’t have the moon every night in the sky
Sometimes it’s hidden by clouds passing by.
You can’t have the Summer until you’ve had the Spring
Then comes the Autumn, golden leaves that she will bring
You can’t have the Winter with only Christmas snow
You must have some days when the cold winds blow.
You just cannot separate anything in life
If you want to have the good things you’ve got to have the strife
You just can’t separate the good things from the bad
If you want to have your happiness sometimes you must be sad.
You can’t have a happy heart until it’s filled with love
To be really happy with a blessing from above
And sometime in life we all have to find
We must have love and peace for all mankind.
You can’t have a happy heart until it’s filled with love
To reach the highest summit that Man is worthy of
And sometime in life Man has to prove his worth
And share this lovely planet with all living things on Earth.
The forests and rivers, the mountains and seas
The whale and the dolphin, we can’t do as we please
We must save the elephant and the birds in the tree
Every plant and tree must survive like you and me.
We must learn to settle for just a simple life
If we go on taking there’s misery and strife
We must save our oceans and keep our rivers clean
We must save our forests and keep this planet green.
Eileen Richardson
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