CHILD OKEFORD ART TRAIL OPEN STUDIOS Friday 27th to Monday 30th August Each day from 11am until 4pm 15 potters and artists will be opening their studios plus The Community Centre Some are experienced artists and others are showing their work for the first time. Walk the trail through the…
We are very pleased to report that the village shop has re-opened on time and very smart it looks too.
The annual village show will take place on 14th August 2021 at the Village Hall at 14.30. According to how your browser had been configured the schedule will either appear in your browser when the link is clicked, or will be downloaded , without opening, to your default download folder.…
The Shop is closed for a refit. The Cross Stores and Post Office is closed for refurbishment. The closest shop is The Coop which is 1.5 miles away in Shillingstone. The closest Post Office is 4 miles away in Sturminster Newton. The Post office will reopen on 20th July at…
At last it’s good to have something going on in the village.Charles Upton has included the following with the flyer ; “In case you have never been the Rudes mainly perform in the open air, so bring your picnic with rugs and warm clothes for when the summer sun sets…
The village shop and post office will be closed for refurbishment from Monday 5th July to Wednesday 21st July. It will reopen on Thursday 22nd July at 07.00.
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CHILD OKEFORD ARCHIVE Baker Arms Bicentenary There has been a pub in The Cross since at least 1754. In the early days it was called Bear Inn, then White Bear and, until at least 1818, Lamb Inn. The first reference we have found to “Baker Arms” is in the Alehouse…
CHILD OKEFORD ARCHIVE History of the Recreation Ground/Playing Field In January’s “Hill” I mentioned my plan to produce a comprehensive booklet about the history of our recreation ground/playing field. Research is going well and my thanks to those who have very kindly responded so far to my plea for help.…
From personal experience swarming bees, although interesting can be pretty scary. Martin Rudd is offering a free collection service for bees. He is an insured member of the British Beekeeping Association and looking to collect and hive bees to pollinate wildflowers on the hill and also the trees in local…
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Okeford Otters Cycle Speedway Team The Western Gazette announced in May 1952: “Child Okeford Cycle Speedway. The new cycle speedway track on the playing field was officially opened on the occasion of the first home match of the season, a Shaftesbury and District league match the visitors being Woodcutts “Woodpeckers”.…
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A terrible milestone was passed this week when the death toll of our fellow countrymen from Covid-19 passed one hundred thousand. In commemoration a bell in St Nicholas church will be rung one hundred times, half muffled, on Sunday 31st January at noon.
Forwarded by Blandford Group Practice As of 7 January 2021, Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, had received 57 reports in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine. Pauline Smith, Head of Action Fraud, said: “The vaccine is a crucial tool in fighting the coronavirus and keeping…
Hayward Bridges Introduction There have been at least five ‘Heyford’ or, later, ‘Hayward bridges since the Norman Conquest 1. The story told here has been compiled from those historical sources that have survived but unfortunately the problems of COVID have meant that some which still reside in the vaults of…
CHILD OKEFORD ARCHIVE Child Okeford Parish Council Minutes: Roads and Traffic: Part 1 In January’s Hill we looked back to 1895 and the very first parish council meeting. These meetings were held 3 times a year plus an annual general meeting. While the actual months varied this was the format…
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The following has been posted on the Surgery’s Facebook page. For those who do not have or want an account with Facebook it has been reproduced here. “Dear Patients, We are all excited to hear about the progress of the rolling out of the Covid vaccine and look forward…
Dear Patient, We are all excited to hear that there is real progress on a Covid vaccine and that this should improve the quality of life for all of us. We know that you, like us, are struggling with the confines imposed upon us all due to the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Speeding continues to be a problem through the village, but because of Covid the Speedwatch team has been unable to do as many sessions as it would normally do. Vehicles recorded No. of sessions Vehicles reported January …
The Auxiliary Unit in the Second World War In November’s article about the Home Guard we mentioned the “Auxiliary Unit”. The Auxiliary Units were a secret resistance network of highly trained volunteers prepared to be Britain’s last ditch line of defence during World War Two. They operated in a network…
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Due to the current situation, we have decided not to ask our distributors to deliver paper copies of The Hill in December. As before, copies will be available in The Cross Stores and on the village website. We will also be sending The Hill online to those for whom we…
The Home Guard 80 years ago, on 14th May 1940, the Secretary of State for War, the Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden MP*, made an appeal for: “men in Great Britain who are British subjects between the ages of 17 and 65 to come forward and offer their service”. Thus the…
Salisbury Diocesan Guild On Saturday, 15 August 2020 at Child Okeford, Dorset St Nicholas the following was rung. Tenor: 10–2–27 in G 72 Stedman Singles 1 Gaynor Cox 2 J Lynne Crighton 3 Robert D Crighton (C) Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day
On Sunday 3rd July 1932 some of the inhabitants of Child Okeford were disturbed and amazed by the drone of what they took to be an aircraft – they were even more amazed when they turned their heads skywards. On the 2nd July, what the newspapers rather charmingly referred to…
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One of the joys in living in an undeveloped village is the lack of light pollution. Jo Gardner reports seeing Comet Neowise she says “It is appearing now in the NE night sky just to the right of the Big Dipper (saucepan!) and slightly below. We saw it last night…
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CAN YOU HELP, PLEASE Occupants 1 Markstone Cottages For the past 18 months I have assisted with research into the crash landing of a German plane in Iwerne Minster in September 1940. The tail fin of that plane was discovered in a house in the village (1 Markstone Cottages) in…
Notice has been given of an application for more housing at Gold Hill. Follow the link to make comments. Develop land by the erection up to 65 No. dwellings (custom and self-build homes (plots)) including a 40% provision of affordable housing; form vehicular access, public open space with play space…
Britain in the time of Cholera. Photographed by the author at the Dorset History Centre. I have been researching the life of a Dorset land surveyor called John Martin. He is important in the story of Child Okeford as at various times he mapped the parish and was responsible…
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Develop land by the erection of up to 26 No. dwellings, form vehicular and pedestrian access. (Outline application to determine access). Land Off Haywards Lane (West Of Allen Close) Child Okeford Dorset Reference no 2/2019/0318/OUT The Public Consultation is still open and comments can be made. The Public are still…
