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AUTUMN LEAVES FIRST DORSET COUNCIL- WEST PURBECK REPORT
THURSDAY CLUB Apologies but illness has prevented me

from producing the usual report.
Our meeting in May was again well attended with
many of the Old autumn Leaves turning up. Our Annual Council Meeting
members enjoyed a fabulous slide show of
Photographs of Mays Wood, trees, insects and flowers The annual Council meeting was held
th
by Linda Lamon. Dealing with the history of the Wood it was fascinating to see at County Hall on Thursday 12 May
the old pictures of the fields being harvested for the last time and the pictures of was held without any disruption but
the tree planting and the early growth of the young trees in the early years to the with Climate Change protesters
current position nearly ten years on. congregating outside. Following the
disruption in the chamber last month
Linda then showed us some of her photographs of there was much strengthened security to prevent any repeat of the events which
bluebells taken at dawn on Blackhill. Most of us led to the suspension and curtailment of the proceedings. Both Laura and I retain
haven’t got the motivation to crawl out of bed at our positions within Dorset Council.
4.30 am to do this or to even do it later in the day.
We are very lucky in this village to have some
wonderful photographers who regularly post on Surgery
Facebook, so that those of us, who are finding
getting up there impossible , can still enjoy our We are not (yet) holding face to face meetings for the moment. However, we
wonderful surroundings. Linda set some of these slide would be more than delighted to talk to you on the telephone or via Zoom. Please
shows to her own soundtrack from her recently ring or email us with some details so that we can prepare ourselves. Peter’s email
released albums and sang some of these songs. address is peterwharf@hotmail.com telephone 07986 600799 and Laura’s is
After the show our members enjoyed tea, with cakes cllrlaura.miller@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk telephone 07814 569563
and sausage rolls. What I enjoy most is seeing our Peter Wharf & Laura Miller, Dorset Councillors for West Purbeck
members just chatting and laughing just being together.

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