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DORSET COUNCIL- WEST PURBECK REPORT
Village Shop

Our village shop will re-open, after a major refurb. Illegal Rave at Lulworth
It will incorporate a Post Office, according to the blurb. Many of you will be aware of the
It is rumoured that a star may appear to make it a red-letter day. illegal rave held in East Lulworth over
Perhaps Elton John or Ed Sheeran. If they won’t, Brian May. the Bank Holiday weekend. Police
managed to close the event down

It is hoped that normal service, will very soon be restored. after some considerable disruption to
A bigger and better village shop, can never be ignored, local residents. As it was on MOD land
But who will cut the tape? Will we have to pay? the MOD arranged a site inspection
and the council is providing advice
Perhaps Phil Tuffnel or a footballer. If they won’t, Brian May. and support as needed. Whilst the
event ended relatively quickly, there
We wouldn’t want second best. Maybe royalty should be asked? will be a debrief to take any learnings from this forward.
It is a job for which, a lesser royal could be tasked?
I always like to think big, so, if it was for me to say, Full Council Meeting disrupted by protesters
My choice would be the Queen. If she won’t, Brian May.
The full Council meeting held at County Hall on !4th April was disrupted by two
I have a vision of Brian, up on the roof of the shop, protesters who timed their arrival to frustrate a debate about to be started by the
Strutting his stuff with guitar. That would make jaws drop. ruling party on climate change but after an opposition motion had been fully
debated and defeated. The protesters glued themselves to the front desk in the
For Queen and for country, there’s nothing he can’t play. chamber and it was therefore impossible to continue. We therefore suspended the
The rest of the band could join him. If they won’t, Brian May. session and relocated to another room. We will be reviewing security in order to
provide assurances for the safety of members and the public.
Paul J Openshaw (March 2022)

Tour of Britain comes to Dorset
Never Again You know to choose your moment. It is Dorset’s natural beauty – including the Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site
just a case of when,
that runs through the county – will be showcased to the world on the penultimate
You are a master in the craft, of As in the wake of war, people say day of this year’s Tour of Britain. Race organisers SweetSpot have released more
massacre and maim, “never again”. details of stage seven of the
Creating mass destruction and UK’s most prestigious cycle
manipulating blame. It will only take one nutjob. That is what race, taking place on Saturday
Your legacy is loathsome to the my teacher said, 10 September, including the
minds of thinking men, When I was at school, it is the line, start and finish locations of West
As in the wake of war, people say which I was fed. Bay and Ferndown respectively.
“never again”. History repeats itself, is what we The race’s first-ever Dorset
learned back then, stage promises to be an
You sell your soul to Satan with the As in the wake of war, people say u n f o r g e t t a b l e s p o r t i n g
messages you send, “never again”. spectacle, starring over 100 of
the world’s best riders and some
Whilst disregarding damage, and the of the best backdrops that
time it takes to mend. Paul J Openshaw (March 2022) Britain has to offer.

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