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March 2022                                                                          March 2022

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       The Pop In Place will be holding a Jubilee Party on Friday 3                         Wednesday  2   February;  Old
                                                                                                         nd
       June in the afternoon to thank the people who have                                   School 11am -12pm: Total number
                                                                                            of  vehicles338;  of  which  44  were
       supported us since we re- opened last summer.                                        travelling in excess of 30mph and 3
       Have you checked out our Pop In Place website popinplace.org                         exceeded 36mph.
       For more details about any of the above or to find out about volunteering phone      Angie  and  Ian  Wright,  who  have
                                                                                            done such a wonderful job setting
                                                        Alison Bennett 01929 47023          up  the  Speed  Watch  and
                                                                                            undertaking the co-ordination, have sadly informed us that they will be moving.
                                                                                            This means, in order to keep this incredibly valuable initiative going, we need a
                                                                                            new  co-ordinator.  The  effect  the  CSW  team  have  on  the  speed  of  traffic  is
                                                                                            noticeable and it would be a great shame to lose them.
                                                                                            As well as acting as a deterrent to speeding, the CSW enables the Parish Council

          When you respond to advertisers, do please tell them you saw                      to collect data to support future traffic calming requests, as well as enabling the
                                                                                            Dorset Police Mobile Speed Camera Team to attend the area more frequently.
             their advert in this magazine  -  it helps them monitor the                    Our grateful thanks are extended to Angie and Ian for all they have done. They
             effectiveness of their advert and helps us generate more                       will be sadly missed but we wish them well for the future.

                                advertising revenue!!
                                                                                            Parish Lengthsman

                                                                                            Most residents are aware that we are in the very fortunate position that we have
                                                                                            a  Lengthsman  but  perhaps  not  many  know  what  he  actually  does.  Here  is  a
                                                                                            breakdown of the work he undertook for the parish during January.

                                                                                                                                        43  hours  at  the  Cemetery
                                                                                                                                    keeping  the  grass  and  hedges
                                                                                                                                    neatly  cut  at  all  times,  clearing
                                                                                                                                    litter,  and  maintaining  the  graves
                                                                                                                                    and marking plots for new burials as
                                                                                                                                    well as installing the new bench.

                                                                                                                                        54  hours  at  the  play  area
                                                                                                                                    undertaking maintenance of all the
                                                                                                                                    play  equipment  and  carrying  out
                                                                                                                                    necessary  repairs,  litter  picking  the
                                                                                                                                    area  and  carrying  out  weekly
                                                                                                                                    inspections.
                                                                                                                                        11 hours clearing litter and fly
                                                                                                 tipping from around the parish, emptying litter bins and taking it to the tip.

                                                                                                26 hours repairing and installing four benches around the village, including
                                                                                                 preparing  their  concrete  bases,  and  starting  repairs  on  the  bench  at
                                                                                                 Southbrook.


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