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Lay Worship Leaders (Commissioned on 25 April 2021) the B3390 and wider highways network as Dorset Council grit A and B roads.
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The Parish Council has been asked to consider purchasing grit bins and locate
Michael Menzies (Affpuddle) Marion Barker (Wool) them around the Parish. These could be used by any residents to grit other roads.
Councillor Graham Lightfoot is preparing a plan suggesting possible locations for
Pat Wharf (Bere Regis and Wool) Peter Wharf (Bere Regis) these so that the highways authority can be consulted for an opinion and
decision on whether the locations would be classed as “community” or
“strategic”. Dorset Council funding depends on this categorisation. Dorset
Sue Marsh (Lulworths and Wool) Giles Marsh (Lulworths and Wool)
Council fill all grit bins at the beginning of the winter season but will only keep
strategic bins topped up for free. The Parish Council would be expected to pay to
Sarah Welton (Bere Regis) refill any community grit bins.

Lay Pastoral Assistants in post The Parish Council will discuss this again once a draft plan is ready for
consideration and public consultation.

Gren Irwin (Wool) Erica Moriarty (Affpuddle)
Dog Fouling
Pauline Matthews (Wool) Penny Haigh (Affpuddle) Parish Councillors have been made
aware of a particular issue concerning
dog fouling along footpaths in the
Paul Pinnock (East Lulworth) Ted Cox (Bere Regis) parish as well as along verges and
roadsides. Dog fouling laws are in
place because dog faeces are not
Further information on the future challenges for the Benefice, the Worship Pattern only unsightly and unpleasant but also
and some interesting facts on what has been learnt during the Covid 19 times will represent a serious health hazard.
follow next month, as well as items on Working with Children and Families and More information is available on the
Working with Older People which will be of particular interest for people in those Community website under Council
categories. Notices but dog owners should be
aware that the Clean Neighbourhoods
and Environment Act 2005 allows local
authorities and communities to create bylaws relating to dog mess and issue dog
SANCTUARY FLOWER GUILD 2021 control orders against individual owners for offences including allowing their dog
to foul in a public space. Councils can issue fixed penalty orders and serious cases
can result in prosecution.
October November
For the Parish Council to work most effectively with the Dog Warden to improve
3rd Harvest Festival the situation, it is helpful for reports to be passed directly to the Dog Warden. It is
7th Mrs Clifford unlikely that the Dog Warden will act if evidence of the problems has not been
logged on Dorset Council’s website. If you come across dog fouling, the best
10th Arrangers Please
check your own 14th Remembrance place to log the incident is through the Dorset Council website:
flowers
Sunday https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/environmental-health/dog-warden-
17th Mrs Close service.aspx
21st
Sue Jones, Chairman
24th Mrs Close
28th 1st Sunday of
31st Mrs Clifford Advent

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