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was discussed with the Drax Estate who reported that they had considered the
possibility but found it to be unviable; the site was too low for a turbine and too
small for a feasible solar panel site.

Community Speed Watch
A team of volunteers is now set up and training was undertaken on the 14
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August. The first session will have taken place by the time you read this. It is widely
agreed that the previous team, headed by Angie and Ian Wright, was very
successful in slowing down the traffic and this team will be no different. As ever,
the more volunteers, the more sessions can be held. So, please, if you are able to
give a few hours a month to this important initiative, please contact the Clerk or
email Rachael Payne on rach.lonergan@gmail.com.

Inside Out Festival
The Inside Out Festival, which is a mix of contemporary art, music and
performance is taking place at Wild Woodbury between the 20 – 24
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Se pte mbe r, f or more inf or mati on ple as e s ee : h ttps :/ /
activateperformingarts.org.uk/whats-on/inside-out-dorset/

Wildlife
Souls Moor village nature reserve

It is is now 10 years since the parish council were able to purchase the village
nature reserve which was originally bought by a developer who had plans for
housing development there

This year we were rather late in having the ponies back again to do their work in
grazing as the owner of the ponies had to get the mare reshod with new
horseshoes. Then the foal was slightly injured on a rogue piece of barbed
wire. The ponies tend to prefer the vegetation in the damper and open
areas. This provides a good mixture of differing growth levels which is good for
different wildlife, such as grasshoppers in the long grass and meadowsweet
while the smaller plants such as orchids and cuckoo flower occur where they
graze. There have been some good wildlife sightings this year and these have
been reported in the wildlife and environment group section in this magazine

Play Park Inspection

The annual inspection of the play park has now been completed and there is
some work that will need to be carried out. This will be undertaken by the
Lengthsman over the next few months. It may be necessary to close down pieces
of equipment whilst the work is being done so please be patient.

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