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June 2021
Following the Annual Parish Meeting, an Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
was held, at which Sue Jones was re-elected as Chairman and Charles Barter was
re-elected as Vice-Chairman.

Throop Hollow Campsite
It is understood that the landowner intends to hold the campsite in the same fields
as last year. Maps have been sent to campers by the organiser in advance,
directing them through Throop Clump to avoid an increase in traffic through
Briantspuddle.

Briantspuddle Amenity Complex Tenants

The Parish Council last year agreed to offer tenants a year without rental
payments to the Parish Council. Councillors understood the increased financial
pressures that had arisen due to Coronavirus and subsequent lockdowns and
wanted to do what they could to support community groups throughout this
challenging time. Although we are approaching a time when organisations will
be able to resume normal operations, the future is still uncertain. As such it was
agreed that this year, all tenants would be offered a 50% reduction in the rent
due.

Verges

The Parish Council once more
has a focus on road verges.
The PC is currently planning to
extend the “cut and collect”
approach carried out by
Dorset Council to include the
verge adjoining the Erica Trust
land between the Sares Wood
crossroads and the Shop Hill/
Bovington crossroads. A lot of
this verge is level and flat ensuring that DC’s current equipment can function
efficiently. There would seem to be a good likelihood that this technique will be
expanded as part of DC’s Climate and Ecological Emergency response,
hopefully with improved equipment as it has the potential to increase ecological
value by reducing verge soil nutrient levels and replacing a flora sometimes
dominated by a few plants such as cow parsley, nettles and docks to one with a
greater range of flowering plants more common in the past often with attractive
flowers. Associated wildlife should also benefit. At the same time this will allow DC
to make carbon emission savings by not using so much fuel for cutting equipment
as growth overall will be less vigorous.

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