Dorchester News
Dor c hes ter T own C ounc il
19 Nor th S qua r e D or c hes ter Dor se t DT1 1JF
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Summer 2013
New Recreation Equipment
in time for the summer
The Great Field at Poundbury
Dennis and Sue
retire
After combined service of 55 years to
the town, Town Clerk Dennis Holmes,
and Mayor’s Secretary Sue Cheeseman
said goodbye in the Borough Gardens
on the last day of June.
The sun shone, the band played, and
the garden filled with wellwishers
wanting to say goodbye.
The couple received a beautiful bench,
crafted at HMP Verne on Portland, a
basket of china provided free by
London’s Dorchester Hotel, where
they will also enjoy Cream Tea, the
Council’s official ash tray, and a flower
bed of Nicotiana, grown from seeds
provided by our twin town of
Lubbecke in Germany.
Alistair Chisholm recorded Dennis’s
achievements in a “town cry”, and
Mayor Stella Jones thanked Dennis and
Sue for their dedicated and successful
service for over two decades.
In addition to the existing Outside
Gym, four new pieces of play
equipment will appear at the
beginning of the summer. The
£20,000 cost has been jointly funded
by the Town Council, Poundbury
Residents Association, Dorset
Crime and Disorder Reduction
Partnership, the Dorset Youth
Opportunity Fund and by the Duchy
of Cornwall as part of their planning
commitment for the Poundbury
development. The equipment will be
erected and maintained by the
Town Council.
Stephen Hammond, who suggested
the need for a table. Bats and balls
are available from the refreshment
kiosk run by Rethink, or please feel
free to bring your own.
Sandringham Sports Pitches
Following an
idea by local
resident Jake
Rose a
replacement
basketball
hoop has
been located
near the
kickwall.
The equipment will be followed,
later in the year, by a new multi-use
sports arena about the size of a
As Jake pointed out in his letter to
basketball court.
the Council, the old basketball
hoop didn’t have the correct size
The Borough Gardens
backboard, the guide square was
At the end of June a new Table
too large as was the diameter of
Tennis Table arrived, in the space
the hoop and there was no net –
all important things to aspiring
basketball players! The new
basketball hoop complies with the
latest basketball regulations.
adjacent to the outdoor gym.
The Mayor, Stella Jones, officially
opened the table with local resident
If you have any suggestions of how
we can improve the range of
equipment we provide in our 20+
playgrounds, parks and open
spaces please contact us at
[email protected]
Visit our website at www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk
DORCHESTER NEWS
Corn Exchange
works finished
At last the scaffolding has gone, and the Corn Exchange
façade is visible again. Most of the works were necessary
to maintain the structure of the building, particularly its
stonework, but our contractors Tudor Rose, did take the
opportunity to re paint the metalwork, replace a number of
broken roof slates and clean and paint the three clock
faces.
The building is an excellent
venue for weddings and
receptions, business seminars,
trade sales and conferences,
private parties, dances and a
whole host of other
possibilities.
New Waste Collection
service dates announced
Dorchester will be part of the next stage of the
introduction of the ‘recycle for Dorset’ collection
service, which is already being used in Christchurch,
East and North Dorset.
The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP), which
provides waste services on behalf of West Dorset
District Council and six other councils, is already
offering the opportunity to sign up for a fortnightly
garden waste collection for residents in the town,
starting in November.
The optional service costs £35 a year for a 240-litre
wheelie bin collected every fortnight, all-year-round.
You can pay at www.dorsetforyou.com/gardenwaste
or by calling (01305) 221040. The closing date for a
November start is 31 July – or you can pay before 18
October for a collection starting next March.
For information on how to
book the 5 different spaces in
the Corn Exchange and Town
Hall building please check out
our Facebook page, or
contact us on 265840.
Jake, of Tudor Rose, cleaned and painted all three
clock faces.—he could still see them in his sleep.
The Mayor’s charity focus:
Dorset Advocacy
In her acceptance speech Stella Jones identified her desire
to raise the profile of some of the less well known charities
that work in the town.
Dorset Advocacy’s volunteers provide a confidential service
to help their clients to speak up when they need to defend
their rights. In particular advocates help clients to get the
recognition and support they need to live their lives their
own way.
Simple examples might include a tenant with a disability
who needs help with discussions with their landlord, or a
patient not getting the level of care that they deserve in
hospital. Volunteers help the client to get their points
across and can put them in touch with other agencies who
can provide additional support.
The Mayor recently attended Dorset Advocacy’s 10th
birthday celebrations, and gained a greater understanding of
the vital work that they carry out on behalf of Dorchester’s
more vulnerable residents from their Poundbury base.
If you know someone who you think might benefit from
their help, or if you think you have the skills and time
available to become a volunteer or fundraiser, please give
them a ring on 01305 251033 or take a look at their
That is when the full ‘recycle for Dorset’ service will
be rolled out. The scheme aims to increase recycling,
drive down costs and reduce landfill. The standard
service consists of:

A fortnightly recycling collection, using a 240-litre
wheelie bin for paper and cardboard, plastic
bottles, pots, tubs and trays, cans and aerosols and
your green box for glass

A weekly food waste collection, using a 23-litre
lockable bin and a 7-litre kitchen caddy

A fortnightly rubbish collection, using a 140-litre
wheelie bin
Households will be sent a letter and leaflet explaining
the service during August.
The service is designed to be flexible. Households that
cannot use the standard containers, need assisted
collections, or have other specific requirements will be
able to submit requests online or by phone from mid
August to 18 October. It is very important that
residents use this opportunity to shape the service
they receive before the bins are delivered.
The DWP will be holding a series of roadshows where
you will be able to see the bins and ask questions. The
first confirmed roadshow in Dorchester is 10am-1pm
on Wednesday 4 September at the Corn Exchange.
More dates will be confirmed shortly.
For now, you can find out more information by visiting
www.dorsetforyou.com/recyclefordorset
excellent website www.dorsetadvocacy.co.uk
Visit our website at www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk
DORCHESTER NEWS
Free Events Diary
Keep me - you might
Get involved
need me!
New Community
Play in 2014
Wednesday 24 July - A
Sunday 15 September Celebration of Love
One World Festival Parks Week - 10am - 4pm
11am - 4pm - King’s Road
- Borough Gardens
Playing Field
Saturday 27 July - The
Cosmic Chipmunks 2.30pm - Borough Gardens
Sunday 4 August Weymouth Concert
Brass - 2.30pm - Borough
Gardens
Wednesday 23 October Commemoration of the
North West Frontier
Campaign - 11am - Tirah
Memorial, Borough Gardens
Sunday 10 November Remembrance Day
Parade and Service Saturday 10 August - BCHA
10.30am - War Memorial,
Dorset Fayre - times to
South Walks
be confirmed, Borough
Sunday
10 November Gardens
Commemoration at
Sunday 11 August - A Help
Memorial to German
A Friend fundraiser - 12
Prisoners of War noon - 7pm - Borough
2.30pm - Fordington
Gardens
Cemetery
Saturday 17 August - World
Monday 11 November Environment Fun Day Armistice Day
11am - 2pm - Borough
Commemoration - 11am
Gardens (organised by the
- War Memorial, South
Churches Ecology Group)
Walks
Sunday 18 August Thursday 5 December Outrage - 2.30pm Christmas Cracker - 6pm
Borough Gardens
- 9pm - Town Centre
Saturday 24 August Thursday 19 December ANONYMOUS 13 Carol in the Gardens Dorchester’s Youth Festival
6.30pm - Borough Gardens
- 12 noon - 9pm Maumbury Rings
Sunday 25 August Dorchester Love Parade
- 1pm - 9pm - Maumbury
Rings
Preparations have started for Dorchester’s sixth community play, Drummer Hodge, to be performed during March
2014.
The play expands on Hardy’s poem of 1899, and considers
the rapid social and technological changes affecting Hodge,
his family and Dorchester at the time, and the conduct of
the Boer War which had just started in South Africa.
Actor, musician, seamstress, ticket seller or front of house,
there’s a job for everyone. It’s also an opportunity to make
new friends, learn new skills, and getting involved in an
important and rewarding community event.
For more information visit
www.dorchestercommunityplay.org.uk, or phone David
Lang on 01305 213444
Graffiti Wall…
...the other side
At the end of the summer we are planning to give the
kickwall at Sandringham Sports Field a makeover, with
young people supported by the Council’s Graffiti Artist in residence Pete Sheridan.
If you want to get involved in the project keep an eye
out for posters advertising the date or check the
Council’s website.
Monday 26 August - Music
in Maumbury Rings 1.30pm - 10pm featuring (in
alphabetical order) Amy Mayes Band
Galeforce 4
Purbeck Big Band
Red Rooster
Supa Tight
The Curst Sons
From this…
Visit our website at www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk
...to this
Members of Dorchester Town Council
East Ward
Tim Harries
North Ward
07970 653796
8 Dunnabridge Street DT1 3TQ
Stella Jones
01305 264335
01305 250253
Andy Canning
01305 757526
Susie Hosford
01305 266254
David Taylor
4 Normandy Way DT1 2PP
South Ward
West Ward
01305 260156
20 Bridport Road DT1 1RS
Tess James
01305 262359
01305 262478
01305 251447
David Barrett
01305 259269
Trevor Jones OBE
01305 264335
Syward Cottage, Syward Road DT1 2AJ
01305 264416
22 d’Urberville Close DT1 2JT
Molly Rennie
Karen Armitage
01305 263382
41 Holmead Walk DT1 3GE
30 Culliford Road South DT1 2AT
Robin Potter
01305 880102
58 Windsor Road DT1 2JB
70 Monmouth Road DT1 2DG
Gareth Jones
01305 261592
1 Meadow Cottages, Martinstown DT2 9JL
13 St George’s Road DT1 1PA
Carolyn Biggs
01305 260156
11 Alfred Road DT1 2DW
3A Holloway Road DT1 1LG
Tony Lyall
Richard Biggs
20 Bridport Road DT1 1RS
28 Olga Road DT1 2LX
Tamara Loakes
01305 250023
28 Somerleigh Road DT1 1TJ
Syward Cottage, Syward Road DT1 2AJ
Fiona Kent-Ledger
Vivienne Allan
Peter Mann
01305 266796
13 Beech Court DT1 1DX
01305 268572
13 Alington Road DT1 1NS
David Roberts
01305 269394
14 Swanbridge Park DT1 1ND
New Heritage Information Boards
Dorchester BID to carry on
Dorchester Joint Heritage Committee, in partnership
with the Town Council and Dorset County Museum,
is providing 17 new and replacement information
boards explaining Dorchester’s rich history.
The Town Council was delighted to hear that
businesses in the town centre have agreed to carry on
with their BID, a Business Improvement District in
which businesses agree to pay extra business rates to
be spent in their area, for another 5 years.
The Town Council is keen to work closely with the
BID to develop the attractiveness and viability of the
town, both
to attract
new visitors
and to give
residents the
best possible
shopping and
service
experience
locally.
The boards also include the “Dorchester Dormouse
Trail” for younger residents and visitors. They all have
smartphone QR codes which provide lots of
additional background information, including the
answers for the trail.
Once installed you will come across them throughout
the town, at locations including Fordington Green,
Maumbury Rings, Fairfield and South Street.
Often it’s the simple things that can make a real
difference. The Council was pleased to work with the
BID to refurbish the benches in South Street over the
winter period. The Council provided the labour, the
BID provided materials, and the benches look a lot
better as a result.
Visit our website at www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk