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       was  our resident 1  handicap  golfer  Julian “The  Hook”  Flower,  in  second  position
 PURBECK DISTRICT COUNCIL REPORT   was “The Gun Slinger” Mark Clapcott, and the winner for the day was yours truly,
       The Captain…..well played to all.
 Annual Meeting   The  nearest  the  pin  were  won  by  Peter  “The  Abacus”  Cheeseman,  and  Jim
       Goodey, nearest the pin in 2 was won by Harry Smith, who drove the green and
 At our recent annual meeting, which will be our last   holed for a 2!  Lastly the nearest the line competition was won by Roger “Cueball”
 as  we  will  be  wound  up in  a  year’s  time, I  was  re-  Johns.
 elected  to  the  post  of  Planning  Committee
 Chairman.   There was a rollover from the previous month with the 2’s, where we more than
       made  up  for  it  this  month  by  sinking  6  of  them,  congratulations  to  Julian,  Brett,

       Captain, Jim, Colin & Harry!
 Wareham Foot Bridge
       After  the  prize  giving  we  held  the  third  of  our  monthly  raffles  where  I  am  again
 The  County  regulatory  Committee  met  on  Thursday  14th  June  to  consider  this   overwhelmed with the ROGS generosity as we managed to raise a fantastic £188
 application. As Chair of the District’s Planning Committee, who has presided over   for the Captain’s Charities of Diabetes UK and Epilepsy….thank you so much once
 our refusals of this proposals over the last few years, I spoke to a packed meeting   again.
 in Wareham outlining the Districts position on this. I am delighted to say that our
 reasons  for  refusal  were  supported  and  have  been  included  in  their  case  for   I look forward to seeing you all at the next ROGS game at Manor House GC just
                                      th
 refusal which was passed unanimously. I will report back on further developments.   outside Castle Coombe on June 29  first tee off 2pm.
                                                                    Captain Tiny
 New cashless parking payment provider launches in Purbeck

 Drivers can now using their mobile phone to pay to park in car parks in Wareham,
 Swanage and Corfe Castle; however they will need to register with a new service
 from the end of May 2018.   THOMAS WILLIAMS EDUCATIONAL
 JustPark  will  be  running   FOUNDATION
    the  service  in  Council-                    Registered Charity  -  306172
 owned  car  parks  from
 Tuesday  29  May  2018.
 Th e    s e r vi c e    h a d   Long established members of our village community will already be aware of this
 p r e v i o u s l y    b e e n   local grant making charity.
 provided  by  Phone  and   Nowadays,  we  generally  refer  to  the  trust  as  “The  Williams  Trust”  and  many
 Pay  so  users  of  that   parishioners  are  aware  that  it  makes  financial  contributions  towards  the
 service   will   need   to   education of young people in the Parish, especially in cases of greatest need.
 register  their  details  with
 J u s t P a r k    a t   Grants  to  individuals  in  previous  years  have  ranged  from  assistance  with
 www.justpark.com  .  Car   equipment  costs  for  undergraduates,  6th  former  travel  costs  and  support  for
 park users will still be able   apprenticeships.  Local youth organisations, including the school, Scouts and the
 to  use  cash  if  they  prefer,  but  anyone  wishing  to  pay  via  mobile  will  have  the   Swimming Club have also benefited.
 convenience of being cash-free, and extending their parking time without going   The  Trustees  of  the  charity  are  very  much  aware  that  as  the  community  has
 back to their vehicle. JustPark is also being rolled out to car parks across Poole   changed and grown over the years, the profile of the Trust has  become less well-
 and  Dorset,  so  users  will  only  need  to  register  once  to  park  in  the  whole  area.   known  and  there  are  many  cases  of  real  need  which  have  not  been  able  to
 Check  the  JustPark  app  or  website  to  see  which  car  parks  are  included.  Visit   benefit.  To that end, we have stepped up the publicity  for the grant application
 www.justpark.com for details and to download the app.
       process  with  advertisements  in  this  publication,  posts  on  the  village  Facebook

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