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BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE OBITUARIES

NEWS
Elaine Standfield
AFFPUDDLE AND TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH
COUNCIL Adrian and Elaine wrote this eulogy
together.
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The Parish Council meeting on 12th August was once again held remotely in order Well what happened on 6 December
to comply with Government social distancing guidance. Until restrictions around 1950 – it snowed enough that the
movement and public gatherings are lifted, the Parish Council will be holding all ambulance couldn’t get over the hill to
meetings remotely. Chaldon Herring to collect Magi
Haylock, so they loaded her into a farm

vehicle and took her to Dorchester
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Section 137/133 – Grant application deadline 30 September hospital, where she gave birth to a girl
they called Elaine.
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Elaine’s father was a game keeper so
In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 section 137 and section 133,
the Parish Council sets aside a sum of money in its budget each year which can from day one there were dogs, first Labrador, Spaniels and Terriers.
be applied for by local organisations for projects which will be of benefit to In 1976 Elaine and Adrian had their first Collie and from then on Elaine always
residents within the Parish. The budget set aside from the precept for 2020/ 21 is had Collies, difficult to be sure who was driving the vehicle at times.
£400. The deadline for applying for these grants has been extended to the end of
September. There is further information and an application form available on the Elaine was not a dolly person, she preferred the boxes they came in, but she
Briantspuddle Community Website under Council Procedures, Policies, Plans and had a wooden trolly walker which she pushed everywhere. It had a cut out
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Registers. Any applications need to be made by 30 September and will be pony on it and this started a life time love of horses and Elaine became very
considered at the October Parish Council Meeting. Any awards will be paid knowledgeable in the care and welfare of horses.
following the November Parish Council Meeting.
Elaine’s mum was an excellent cook, on coming home from school there was
always a cooked meal for Elaine which would steam up her glasses, which
would annoy her. On getting married in 1971 there was no way she was
Dog fouling
going to live on Pizza and Mars Bar so, fortunately for Adrian, Elaine became
Parish Councillors have been made aware of a an excellent cook at home and made things for the Garden club parties,
particular issue concerning dog fouling along raising funds for the church tower roof and fed the bishop doing a walk
footpaths in the parish as well as along verges and staying over in Bere Regis.
roadsides. Dog fouling laws are in place because
dog faeces are not only unsightly and unpleasant Cis Lewis asked Elaine for help doing flower
but also represent a serious health hazard. More arrangements for the Foresters Christmas Carol
information is available on the Community website Service, this was about the time that she had to give
under Council Notices but dog owners should be up horses because of asthma. From that time Elaine
aware that the Clean Neighbourhoods and took lessons and did flower arranging in the church
Environment Act 2005 allows local authorities and for many years with the help of her many good
communities to create bylaws relating to dog friends, putting on Flower and Quilt Festivals in the
church, one of these raised £5000 shared between
Fortunes Well, Dorset cancer Centre Poole and
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info Cancer Research.

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