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As soon as ramps were put in a tractor arrived on the scene to start making a to get involved in fundraising activities in order to part-fund the trip and also to
better firebreak. That packed up and had to be repaired and my neighbour Clive raise awareness of the issues of deforestation and conservation in Borneo.
offered to help with his flailer.
You may have attended some of our Borneo Breakfast events on Saturday
We were then visited by a Tactical Adviser from The Wild Fire Dept. who having mornings at the Scout Hut before the lockdown restrictions took hold – thank you
inspected the site advised us that we needed to Fire Prep our houses! if you took part in these! We look forward to being able to safely run these events
again in the future as soon as restriction-easing allows, as they proved to be a
We had to remove any wooden objects that were by the walls ie benches and popular way to engage the local community with our project and provide a
the logs from the porch and anything plastic as well.
useful service to the village too.
I then took the valuables back to the car which had been put back in the garage. Individual Explorers have also been
It was moved to the car port should I need to get away quickly.
using their initiative to add to their
I then packed the bags yet again and all paper work hunted out to be picked up fundraising during lockdown – for
easily. example Rees has been growing
tomato plants and selling them on
The threat of fire is less at night so my night’s sleeps have not been too bad. his trolley parked opposite the
village shop and Oliver has made
But what a day……
gifts for Father’s Day and sold them
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Monday 25 May via the village Facebook page.
Another day of worrying whether the fire would reach Hyde Bog and come over All Explorers are developing
to us. Fire risk high. delicious recipes for our cookbook,
which will be available for
Had arranged to have tea with a neighbour up at Hyde but couldn’t face the risk purchase later in the year. Always
of leaving the house. a popular fundraiser, the recipe book contains sweet and savoury recipes,
information and photographs which illustrate the resourcefulness and creativity of
More fire breaks being made today to reduce the risk.
the Scout Group members.
220 hectares gone up in smoke apparently.
As we look forward to a gradual easing of restrictions so “we can all meet
Another visit by Tactical Advisor who tried to reassure us that all was being done to again” (as the Queen told us in her speech), please look out for updates on any
protect us. He advised us to go about our daily lives as normal as events or fundraising which we are able to reinstate, and your support will be
hugely appreciated. We are pleased to announce the first step in this direction
Covid 19 will allow !! with the regular appearance of Shitterton’s own English Vintage Summer Ice
Cream Company with “Daisy” the ice cream trailer, which can now be found in

the Scout Hut car park for take-away ice cream every Saturday and Sunday
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Monday 8 June & Tuesday 9 June Notice jump in date ! between 12 noon and 4pm,
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and on Wednesday afternoons
Thought all was back to normal. Played tennis today in Poole and on my return from 2pm to 6pm (*times may
home found road closed from Bere Regis end.
be subject to change; please
Another fire. Started at 12.30pm and a new site. Managed to get passed the w a t c h f o r l o c a l
police check saying where I lived. announcements to confirm
any amendments).
An Easterly wind so we should be OK. 7pm and all is quiet ! The village is back
there and will be closely monitoring! Strict social distancing
guidelines will be in place and
10 fire engines required and they worked on it until 1pm Tuesday afternoon. please follow the instruction of
Apparently it was caused by a tree that was burning underground and then the marshals at busy times.

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