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BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE OBITUARIES

NEWS
Geoffrey's hobbies were photography, rifle shooting, and making
steam engines.
AFFPUDDLE AND TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH
He was the church treasurer for many years, then the Deanery treasurer when
COUNCIL the parish was part of the Milton and Blandford Deanery. He dealt with Gift
Aid, the envelope scheme, the weekly pew sheet, and leaflets for special
services.
The Parish Council meeting on
13th May was held remotely in He was in the choir for more than fifty years and, with the help of his choir
order to comply with friends, managed to keep reading the Gospel until Alzheimer's finally made it
too confusing.
Government social distancing
guidance. Until restrictions When covid 19 meant he could no longer join activities at his care home, he
around movement and public was photographed on the occasion of a special party for the birthdays of
gatherings are lifted, the Parish the Queen, Joan and another resident, dancing alone with his Zimmer frame.
Council will be holding all Ten days later he died. We shall all miss him so much. Thank you to all who
meetings remotely and only helped him , and we hope to see you all at a memorial service to him after
handing urgent business. lockdown has ended.
Councillors discussed issues
relating to highways and Dorset Councillor Peter Wharf agreed to find out when it
might be possible to hold a Ward Walk to discuss the Councils concerns with an ERNEST CHARLES BRADSHAW 1923-2020
officer. Some work has recently been undertaken to clear the blocked drains at
Shop Hill. The installation of a new pipe is necessary and a budget is being sought Resident of Bere Regis from November 2009 - April 2020
from Dorset Council to complete the work by Highways. It is hoped that regular My Uncle Ernie was a lucky man. He had a wonderful life as a carefree
maintenance going forwards will prevent a reoccurrence of the situation and the bachelor, always singing and smiling and very popular with his friends and the
Parish Council will continue to monitor this. ladies. He lived healthily until the age of 96, and died at home in Egdon
The Briantspuddle Covid-19 community support group continues to be very active Close, at a time when his long held wish could be granted that he should go
and the Parish Council is very grateful for the continued efforts of coordinators to the crematorium with no fuss, no service, no flowers and no weeping,
and volunteers. A separate article will appear in the magazine to update wailing mourners!
Parishioners about the work and efforts of the Group. Ernie was born, the youngest of 6 children, into great poverty in a

A tree has been felled in Affpuddle on private land without the proper consent condemned property in the city of Birmingham in 1923. Because of an
necessary from Dorset Council. It is understood that the landowner may have industrial accident his father was unable to work and the family had to go
been wrongly advised by the team responsible and Dorset Council. The Parish into the workhouse.
Council would like to remind all landowners that they need permission to carry out Their friends in the Methodist church rallied round,
work on trees located in the Conservation Area.
found them some suitable accommodation and
Members of the public will be able to join the Parish Council meetings which will supported the whole family until they could get back
continue to be held via Zoom or Teams. There will be time set aside for public on their feet. Despite an unpromising start, Ernie was
a clever boy who did well at school and could have
participation at the beginning of the meeting. This will last for a maximum of 30
gone to King Edwards Grammar School. One of his
minutes, with each parishioner having a maximum of 3 minutes to speak. Anyone
masters said that “Bradshaw has far too high an
opinion of his own accomplishments!” but there was
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info no money for a uniform.

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