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Author: stourpaine.info
#BringAPicnicNotABBQ
If British Summer Time and warmer days means you will be visiting one of Dorset & Wiltshire’s local heathlands or outdoors spaces to enjoy the wildlife and wilderness, please take a picnic.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) are encouraging residents and visitors to take a picnic and not BBQ. Warmer and breezy weather increases the risk of accidental or deliberate fires in our open spaces. A wildfire can move at speeds faster than an Olympic sprinter, so we are asking people who are out and about to follow some simple steps:
- If you are enjoying our open spaces when a fire occurs, get to a safe place and call 999 with as much information as possible.
- Consider downloading and using What3Words to identify your exact location.
- You can also help by reporting any antisocial behaviour on the heath to the Police on 101.
During 2021, DWFRS dealt with 494 fires in the open. In 2022, we have already seen large wildfires in Dorset & Wiltshire and firefighters across the UK have dealt with more wildfires between January and May than in the whole of 2021 (243 compared to 237 in 2021).
Area Manager Marc House, Head of Prevention at DWFRS said: “As we move into the summer, with longer daylight hours and warmer weather, understandably more people want to get out and use Dorset & Wiltshire’s natural environments. There is a trend that the number of deliberately set fires and fires caused by BBQs and bonfires in these open spaces, increases.
He added: “I cannot stress enough how important it is to take extra care when enjoying our beautiful open and forestry areas. If you are a smoker, please extinguish them fully before disposing of them responsibly – never ever just throw them away lit, similar to throwing them out from car windows – the result could be 50 or 100 firefighters tackling the subsequent blaze.”
Anyone caught starting a fire on a heath will be prosecuted whether it is a case of deliberate arson or neglect, for example an unauthorised camp fire or a disposable BBQ that gets out of control. Wildfires cost lives not only to endangered plants and animals but also put people and houses in danger.
We need your help to protect our countryside. Please #BringAPicnicNotABBQ
Dorset School Coding Day – 15 September 2022
Top up your Covid-19 Vaccination
Blandford Community Hospital is running a walk-in for Covid-19 vaccinations on Saturday and Sunday, 18/19 June 2022. Please check if there are other dates arranged.
The hospital details are;
Address
Milldown Road
Blandford Forum
DT11 7DD
Reception
01258 456541
Matron
Helen Hunt
Parking
Parking is available on-site and located at the rear of the hospital
The walk-in is signed from the side entrance going into the Out-Patients area.
Booking are also possible through the NHS Covid telephone number 119.
Planning application P/FUL/2022/02944
Planning Services
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ
01305 838336- Development Management
01305 224289- Minerals & Waste
www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
P – Stourpaine PC
Date: 18 May 2022
43 Portman Road
Pimperne
Dorset
DT11 8UJ
Ref: P/FUL/2022/02944
Support Officer: Amy Gould
Area: Northern
01258 484244
planningnorth@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Dear Sir/Madam
The above Full Planning Application has been received. You can view the application and any supporting documents here:
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=387141
You will need to accept the terms and conditions to enter the online planning register
Any comments you wish to make should also be made through the website using the link: https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=387141
Using the link ensures your comments are processed efficiently.
If I do not hear from you by the 8 June 2022 the council will proceed to make a
recommendation. Our decision will be published on our website.
Yours sincerely
Amy Gould
Planning Technical Support Officer – Northern Team
Application No: P/FUL/2022/02944
Location: Land at Bottom Road Stourpaine Blandford DT11 8TF
Proposal: Erection of 9no. dwellings with garages & parking. Form
vehicular access & carry out highway works
Case Officer: To be allocated, please check the website for an update.
Dorset Education Advice Line
12 Apr 2022
Worried about your child’s educational progress?
Get in touch for advice and support
In October last year we launched the Dorset Education Advice Line – an advice line for parents and carers who are worried their child might not be making the progress they should be, or who may believe their child might have emerging special educational needs.
To date, we’ve spoken with approximately 60 Dorset families, talking to them about their worries and concerns, and making sure they get the right help, at the right time.
Cllr Andrew Parry, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help said:
“The Education Advice Line will help to ensure that families and professionals work together at the earliest opportunity to engage in early identification and universal support for families in Dorset.
“If you are concerned about your child’s academic progress, or social and emotional development, then please do get in touch. Our Special Educational Needs Family Workers are here to listen, offer advice and can talk through your concerns with you.”
Get in touch
You can book a 15 minute appointment with one of our SEND Family Workers by using our online form, this is the quickest way to contact us.
If you aren’t able to do so, contact us and someone can make this booking for you over the phone. Call freephone 0800 14 040 41.
Our lines are open:
- Monday to Friday
- 10am to 4pm
- term time only
Contact Information
Rian Davies
rian.davies@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Downloads
Use these assets for you own DEAL publicity:
On-line Assistance
A free training programme has been launched to recruit an army of special advisors who can help Dorset’s digitally excluded residents get online.
were among the first to complete Dorset Council’s
new Embedded Digital Champion training programme.
Open to any organisation in Dorset which works directly with residents, the new programme will train people who can champion online services to their users and customers.
View details here: https://dorsetcouncil-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/new-training-programme-could-help-thousands-more-get-online
Any organisation that would like to find out more about the embedded digital champion training and course dates available, can email edc@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or watch a new short film featuring embedded digital champion #DigitalNorma, just search for Digital Norma on YouTube.
Contact Information for this notice:
Rachel Baker, rachel.baker@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Dorset Council – Driver & Passenger Assistant Job Vacancies
DC Jobs covering Transport, Policy, Driver & Passenger Assistance:
https://jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?ocg=32
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Storm Eunice – Friday 18 February 2022
DCC considers this information important:
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/disrupted-services
As you may have seen, Storm Eunice is expected to hit Dorset this evening and into tomorrow.
The council has made the difficult decision to advise schools to close and has suspended many services tomorrow/on Friday as 100mph winds are predicted to hit the county from Thursday night into Friday morning and through to the evening.
To help keep yourselves and others safe, please consider the following:
- Secure loose items in your garden, such as trampolines and furniture covers.
- Consider whether you need to travel. If you don’t, it may be best to stay at home.
- If you do have to travel, take extra care. Drive to the conditions and watch out for debris on the roads.
- Spotted a tree down or another obstruction on the highway? Let us know using online.
- For the latest weather forecast, please see the Met Office.
- For Dorset-specific updates, please follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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