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and Robin Pitcher, chose to stand for their positions again and both were MILBORNE MOVIES
unanimously re-elected for another year. Some minor changes to the list of
councillors responsibilities were also made to accommodate our newer councillors Milborne Movies, June 8th:
in the various working parties we have.
“Maudie”

At Milborne St Andrew Village Hall, tickets £3.50
Neighbourhood Plan
at the door. Door and Bar open 7.00, film starts
We are pleased to announce that the draft copy of our Neighbourhood Plan has 7.30.
now been submitted to Purbeck District Council for their initial thoughts and
feedback, and we hope to be putting this out to public consultation in the This is the true-life tale of arthritic Maudie
coming month, with a referendum on adopting the plan pencilled in for Spring Dowley (Sally Hawkins). Living with her
2019. We will continue to update you on the developments both at the monthly disapproving aunt in Nova Scotia in the 1930s,
she’s the proverbial square peg in a round hole
meetings and on the Parish Council website.
— not that that can overcome her

indefatigable spirit. After meeting fellow loner
Community Buses Everett (Ethan Hawke), against all odds her life
starts to fall into place, including a burgeoning
There was some great response to the post last month about the Community career as a painter.
Transport schemes available, so for those not aware, the services available are:
The film focuses on Maud’s austere romance with ill-tempered, emotionally stifled
PlusBus – This runs on a Thursday, going to Blandford and back at a cost of £5. fishmonger Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke), and her concurrent development into
Spaces must be booked in advance and they will collect and drop off on your one of Canada’s loved folk artists.
doorstep. To book simply call 01258 287980 between 9.30 – 2.30 Monday to Friday.
Theirs is a difficult start, and there’s no soft-soaping here: Everett is even seen
Nordcat / Wareham Hopper – This bus runs 3 trips per week to Poole and hitting Maud on one occasion. It’s a challenging moment, and kudos is due to
Wareham. You do have to register with them first which is a one-off £5 and then both writing and actor that we are prepared to give Everett even half a chance.
the trips are £5-6 each, or free if you have a bus pass. Still, astonishingly, this “pair of odd socks” gradually fall into a quiet,
undemonstrative kind of love, Maud drawing out his vulnerabilities as he
Tuesday – Bere Regis to Poole leaving approx. 9.45am and getting around 2 ½ cautiously supports her developing career as a painter.
hours in Poole.
Like the central pair’s romance, Maudie is a slow-burn, unshowy film, as much
Wednesday – Bere Regis to Tower Park leaving approx. 9.45am and getting about looks and silences as what’s being said. Hawkins’ and Hawke’s nuanced
around 2 hours in Tower Park
performances make this complicated, unconventional but delicately moving
Thursday Bere Regis to Wareham leaving approx. 9.45am and getting around 1 ½ relationship ring perfectly true.
hours in Wareham.
Shot in Newfoundland and Labrador, the achingly beautiful locations give a
Nordcat also run regular trips to larger towns and cities further afield and once you striking context to this sensitive, beautifully acted film, which lingers long after the
are registered they will send you a list of upcoming trips. To register with them or final frame.
book any trips call Helen or Jennifer on 01258 472164.

Open Spaces
Now that summer is nearly with us the conservation work parties are over. We are
pleased with the effect that the pony grazing last year has had on Souls Moor. The
lower part of the meadow which partly floods in winter already has a more diverse
range of native plants in flower. Two Ponies are now back again and over several

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