MESSAGE FROM SURGERY The Blandford Group Practice has had to make the difficult decision to temporarily postpone non-urgent routine appointments due to a lapse in public liability insurance. Our team are working extremely hard to put measures in place to allow services to return to normal at the earliest…
An update from the Parish Council regarding the planning appeal for 65 houses at Land East of Gold Hill Business Park, Lower Common Road. Application no: 2/2020/0749/OUT. Appeal Reference: APP/N1215/W/21/3279462 The Parish Council encourage those who originally responded to the application to consider the Appeal Statement released by the Applicant…
The bells rang out on Sunday to say farewell to our erstwhile vicar , Lydia Cook. Bob Crighton has let me know the following. Ancient Society of College Youths On Sunday, 19 September 2021 in 2h 46 Child Okeford, Dorset St Nicholas Tenor: 10–2–27 in G 5040 Surprise Minor (7m)…
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…
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 …
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
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…
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…
URGENT PLEASE SHARE with friends & neighbours BEEHIVE APPEAL FOR THE 68 now 57 homes VILLAGE COMMENTS UNTIL FRIDAY 15TH MAY Our Parish Council Planning group has found out that further documentation had been submitted by the Applicant and the Council for the Beehive Appeal which required further scrutiny. They…
On 8 May, Bob Crighton rang and conducted a Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Doubles on his I-Pad in 42 minutes, using the Mobel App to ring all the other bells. It was rung to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, and to remember Gunner Douglas Percy Arnold, a…
Good Morning, A number of emails regarding the planning applications at the Beehive Storage have been forwarded to me so I thought it might be helpful to clarify a few points, as your Dorset Council Councillor and Chair of the Planning Committee. Do please pass this on to anyone whose…
Another planning application has been made for the Beehive site. Demolish buildings and develop land by the erection of 28 No. dwellings, form vehicular access, and carry out associated works including public highway improvements and form public open space. (Outline application to determine access). – Beehive Self Storage Company Gold…
There is a plan for a development of 63 new homes opposite the Beehive. Local residents may wish to see the proposal although we are not aware of a formal planning application at this stage. http://www.leaperlandpromotion.co.uk/child-okeford/
Following government guidelines and in the interest of keeping our deliverers and subscribers safe, The Hill magazine will not be delivered to people’s homes for the time being. The Hill is produced as a *.pdf file. Clicking on the link below will either download the file directly or [depending on…
The Cross Stores UPDATED 21st April 2020 To anyone who may come into contact, even indirectly, with COVID 19. We really want to help you . Please email me at [email protected] or phone 01258 860279 to place your orders. We shall try and get these to you as soon after…
As well as food the Baker Arms and Saxon are also able to provide their excellent beers in take away cartons. Help keep our pubs alive -order today.
It is difficult to know where to go for information about the virus but the official government page may be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response NHS Advice can be found here, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ Dorset council also produces regular updates which can be found here https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/emergencies/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-advice.aspx
The following has been received today [24th March] from Dorset Council Dorset Council has closed all its household recycling centres (HRCs, or ‘the tip’) until further notice in order to comply with the latest central government guidance on staying at home and away from others. However, your normal kerbside bin…
After 5 years of service a number of volunteers are standing down at the end of October, which leaves just 6 volunteers to cover all our sites. As 3 are needed to carry out a Watch and we have to allow for volunteers sometimes not being available, without further help…
After many years at the Saxon Helen and Peter have decided to hand on the Saxon Inn to a younger generation. They have leased the pub to Craig and Emma who have taken over the licence. A warm welcome to them and to Peter and Helen, who will remain living…
As many potential visitors to the website in recent months will have discovered we had a problem with our new security certificate which meant that you had a scary warning each time you visited the website, saying it was hacked. Of course it wasn’t it was just one of those…
Here is the full text of the PC objections to the proposed Allen Close Development. A copy complete with photographs may be found here 2_2019_0318_OUT-CHILD_OKEFORD_PARISH_COUNCIL-563270 CHILD OKEFORD PARISH COUNCIL Objection to Planning Application to Develop land by the erection of up to 32 No. dwellings, form vehicular and pedestrian access.…
Watched by a large audience, enjoying refreshments provided at the church and by James and Desi at the Baker Arms the Child Okeford Mummers presented their St Georges day play on Saturday 20th April. It was a glorious spring day and great fun was had by all. Congratulations to all…
Many villagers may wish to comment on the planning application for housing at Allen Close. This can be made at https://planning.north-dorset.gov.uk/online-applications/
On Sunday 11th November , Armistice day was marked by the countries church bells being rung. Child Okeford did its bit with the bellringers scoring the peal, thereby bringing the Bell project to a successful conclusion. Bob and his team rang 5040 changes of London and Cambridge Surprise Minor in…
Yesterday evening saw the culmination of a mammoth effort to replace the old, and rather heavy, church bells with a new and lighter set. To start the evening a quarter peal was rung by some of the resident bell ringers and some guest ringers invited for the occasion. This was…
If you thought that you heard an occasional “dong” today coming from St Nicholas belfry, silent for the last two months, then you would not have been mistaken for the retuned old bells and one of the new bells have been returned to the tower. The remainder are due for…
We are very pleased to announce that with the permission of the Millennium Book Committee we now have a copy of the Millennium Book Child Okeford A Dorset Village on the website. Click the link to download the book. It is a large [52mb] file but we hope you…
On the 26th April the Belfry of St Nicholas Church fell silent and empty as the bells were removed, to be replaced in due course. The last bell down was the massive tenor bell [above] which was soon loaded up and whisked away. What happened to it ? I am…
Dorset County Council have a whole range of services [over 50] which the public can report on line. From “abandoned cars” to “Traffic regulation orders comments” via blue badge applications ,dropped kerbs, requesting garden waste collection and so much more they can all be accessed here.
The Village roads seem to be getting busier and busier, a situation which will not be helped by the various road closures around the area that are scheduled. Diverted traffic looking for a quicker route will almost certainly increase in the coming months. If you witness any examples of dangerous…
Pot holes and road closures. The state of the villages roads continues to get worse. The only way we are likely to get any change is if more people report them directly to the council. Dorset County Council has a form to fill in for you to do so at…
