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BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE

NEWS

AFFPUDDLE AND TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH

COUNCIL

The Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on 15 May slightly later than usual due
to the May Council elections.
At the meeting Sue Jones stood down as Chair of the Council after many years of
dedicated service to the Parish. Sue kindly nominated me to stand as Chair and I
am very honoured to be able to take on the role. Sue will stay on as Vice-Chair so
we are very lucky not to be losing her wealth of local knowledge and experience.
Two other Parish Councillors stood down due to other commitments so we were
able to thank Lizzie Guinn and Emily Hall for their service and contributions.
Sue Jone also paid tribute to Peter Wharf who until the Dorset Council elections
had been our local Councillor for 20 years. Sue was keen to emphasise that Peter
had been an ever present friend and support to the Parish and represented the
views of the Parish on many occasions at County Hall. Most recently, his
intervention to get the Battle Farm application considered by the Planning
Committee was instrumental in supporting the views of the majority of residents.
The Parish Council still has four current vacancies so if anyone is interested in
j oi ni n g th e pl e ase l e t ou r c l e rk kn ow by e mai li n g
affpuddleandturnerspuddleclerk@outlook.com
The main item on the agenda this month was to consider an application to Dorset
Council to introduce a 20mph speed limit in Briantspuddle. Many residents will
recall that the Council undertook a survey last year to find out what people
thought about traffic throughout the parish. 86% of residents responding to the
survey wished to see a general reduction in the speed of vehicles through the

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