PIMPERNE PARISH COUNCIL

Village Green

The Parish Council sought to protect the School Field from development and in August 2008 submitted an application to register the field as a Village Green with the registration authority, Dorset County Council, under the Commons Act which came into force on 6^th April 2007.

On 16^th Nov. 2009 D.C.C., as Commons Registration Authority, acknowledged receipt of the application and issued a notice to “every reputed owner, lessee, tenant or occupier of the land (the School Field) and to all others whom it may concern.” This notice, a copy of which was fixed to the school entrances stated that any person wishing to object to the registration should send a statement of facts on which the objection is based to D.C.C.

On 6^th Jan. 2010 a Notice of Objection to the application was submitted by William Webster as counsel for D.C.C. in their capacity as landowner.

On 6^th Feb. 2010 the Parish Council resolved to continue with the application and submitted a response to the objection raised by D.C.C. The Parish Council have also welcomed an offer from our County Cllr. Angus Campbell to mediate in an attempt to find a solution regarding the future of the School Field that would be acceptable to all concerned.

The Parish Council is consistent in its belief that Pimperne residents have established a lawful right in respect of the use of the School Field for informal sport, pastimes and leisure activites and that the land should be registered as a Village Green

Registration as a Village Green would have no effect on the day to day running of the School. During school hours the school field would remain under the control of the Headteacher and Governing Body as it has for a number of years.

We await with interest the outcome of our application which will probably take some time to resolve.

The Parish Council remains in constant correspondence with D.C.C. over the poor state of the A354 through the village, with pothole repairs being temporary and inadequate.

Yet again we were second in the 2009 Dorset Best Kept Village Competition. Although second place is highly commendable we would like to achieve first place again and ask for your support in forming a village “clearing up” group to regularly remove litter from our village amenities. Would anyone willing to form or join a working group please contact me.

Please remember you are welcome to attend any parish Council Meeting and raise matters of local concern in our democratic session. Parish Council Meetings are now held at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the Village Hall. Your attendance would especially be welcome at the Annual Parish Meeting which will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 28^th April in the Village Hall.

Peter Slocombe

Chairman

01258 453419

The

Annual Parish Meeting

Pimperne Village Hall

7.30 p.m. Wed. 28th Apr.

All Pimperne residents are

Invited to the

Annual Parish Meeting

Village activities and plans will be reviewed and

your views and suggestions invited.

refreshments

PIMPERNE ART GROUP meet on Monday fortnightly in the Village Hall at 2 p.m.to sketch or paint with occasional tutorials. . Our summer term starts on Monday, 12^th April. Subs. £15 per term.

We are a friendly, informal, mixed ability group, very supportive of each other.

New members, whether complete beginners or old hands, are very welcome

Just come along or, if you would like more information, contact Jean Coull 01258 452856.

PIMPERNE CAMERA CLUB

Meets at 7.30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in the Village Hall. The objective of the Club is to encourage members to use their cameras and improve their skills.

New members are very welcome and the membership fee is £7 for the year. Just come along or contact John Draper, 455356 or Jean Bartlett 480992

PIMPERNE MIDWEEK CLUB

Meets in the Village Hall at 2.30 p.m. on the second Wednesday in the month. We usually have a speaker followed by tea and biscuits. Recent talks included a fascinating exploration of Kashmir, Ladakh and Zanskar, and an amusing insight into life as a tailoress in a top flight London fashion house in the forties. Among future talks will be ‘My Life as a Butler’ and ‘The Human Side of Being a Traffic Warden’. We also plan to have a summer outing to a local place of interest as well as a garden party.

New members are always welcome. Do come along. If you are interested, call Velda Andrews on 452005.

YOGA FOR EVERY DAY LIFE

This class meets weekly on Friday, 2 – 3.30 p.m. in the Village Hall and is a mixture of toning, mobility and strengthening exercises, together with relaxation techniques. All ages of moderate fitness welcome. For details contact Barbara Emery, 453506

.BLANDFORD MACHINE KNITTING CLUB meets in Pimperne Village Hall on the third Tuesday in the month at 2 p.m. New members and hand knitters welcome.

Contact Mrs Win Ball, 454516.

SATURDAY COFFEE MORNINGS

Are held at 10.30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month in the Village Hall.

Over the past year we have raised well over £1,000 for local charitable causes and we would like to thank everyone who supported us.

The scope has been increased to include table top sales and crafts. To book a table to sell from (£2.50) please phone Peggy Hearne 452164. The 100 Club Draw is also be made at these Coffee Mornings, which provide an interesting and valuable meeting point as well as raising funds for good causes – please support them! Offers of cakes etc. welcome.

HOMEWATCH

Once again it has been a very quiet six months with only two reported burglaries, both from outbuildings but also with one particularly distressing distraction fraud when a village member was coerced into giving money to men posing as Council Tax collectors. The Steam Fair was once again very quiet with a high police presence resulting in only 5 reported crimes within the whole Blandford North area.

Current crimes are falling into two distinct patterns: thefts from outhouses and deception. In the first, criminals tend to check up in advance to see if there is anything of value around, particularly generators, quad bikes and other such high value goods before returning after dark to steal them. The watchword is – lock everything of value away.

In the second, most of you will have received e-mails telling you to update your bank detail or letting you know that you have unexpectedly come into money but this has now gone further with people phoning purporting to represent banks, utility companies, local authorities and other such organisations to notify that funds are due and seeking to gain details of bank accounts and credit card details. These are all bogus – never give any such detail away over the phone.

Even though there has been a reduction in dwelling burglaries we cannot be complacent and I repeat here the current advice from the police on how to reduce the risk as posted on the notice board last month.

Burglars are opportunists and will choose a target which will provide the best chance of carrying out the crime undetected. The burglar will always choose a house which seems to be insecure:

Side gates and accessible windows open

Ladders left out allowing access to otherwise inaccessible windows

Garden tools left out to be used for forced entry

Untrimmed hedges and high fences in front gardens to provide cover

Scalable drain pipes adjacent to windows

The burglar will seek to ensure the property is empty:

Milk bottles or parcels on the doorstep

Newspapers and mail protruding through the letter box or visible

Unlit houses after dark and closed curtains throughout the day

All windows shut in hot weather

Make it look as if your house is occupied and don’t advertise your absence:

Install automated programmable light switches

Use timers that switch lamps or radios on and off automatically

Consider fitting motorised curtain rails

Have a neighbour or friend pop round to clear your letter box or door step regularly and keep the garden tidy

Encourage a neighbour to park in your drive

Don’t advertise that you are going away: cancel regular deliveries: don’t announce your departure openly: don’t discuss your holiday plans within earshot of strangers: don’t have your home address shown on any luggage during the outbound leg of your journey: arrange for a taxi pick up service to be away from your house: think about getting in a house sitter.

Derek Andrews

Homewatch Co-ordinator

Special request

When celebrating with fireworks please take care and consider the stress that is caused to farm animals, horses and pets by loud bangs.

To dog owners – please note that it is an offence not to clean up after your dog.

PIMPERNE PRIMARY SCHOOL

It is so nice to look out the window and see the sunshine, after the snow caused such disruption, although the children thoroughly enjoyed the snow days!!

Each year group is now starting to plan their school trips with Reception class visiting the Russell Cotes Gallery and Year 5 finally going to Leeson House following their original visit being cancelled due the flu pandemic!

Year 2 have taken part in the Blandford Gym festival and shown their wonderful display to their parents. Years 4/5/6 took part in the swimathon in support of the Blandford Leisure Centre. They completed 59 lengths in total and raised some well needed money for the swimming pool in the process.

Year 6 are hatching their eggs and will hopefully become proud parents of 30 baby chicks by Easter. This is a great learning experience for the children as they see the incubation and hatching process, as well as looking after the newborn chicks for two weeks before they are re-homed.

Year 3 visited the Cranborne Ancient Technology Centre and are also visiting Dorchester Museum and Maiden Castle as part of their Romans project. This has been highlighted in school with some wonderful model making of a Celtic village. Well done Year 3.

Key stage 1 enjoyed taking part in celebrating Chinese New Year with lots of exciting activities going on during the day including cooking a stir fry and they have an Islands day to look forward to at the end of March

We will be celebrating World Book Day with a come dressed as your favourite book character day as well as a book fair, where the children can spend their World Book Day vouchers.

The school is also in the process of producing its own cook book, which will be going on sale shortly, with the children and staff contributing their favourite recipes. Some of the recipes sound absolutely delicious.

As Easter approaches we are starting to plan our end of term service at the church, which will be attended by all the children and staff on Wednesday 31^st March at 9.15am, in a celebration of Jesus’ life and death. You are welcome to join us.

We are still praying that plans for our new school can go ahead as the children deserve more space and better facilities. We hope that you can support us in this and welcome your thoughts.

May I wish you a happy and peaceful Easter, that is hopefully full of the joys of spring.

Cathy Rimmer

Headteacher

office@pimperne.dorset.sch.uk

PIMPERNE PARENT & TODDLER GROUP

Join us in the Village Hall 9.30 - 11.30 on Wednesdays during term time We have a wide selection of toys for young children and babies with ‘quiet’ areas, active areas, ‘art’, music and a jigsaw library. There is also a sales table. We also aim to provide opportunities for friendship and support. Offers of help from anyone interested would be very welcome. Contact Peggy Hearne 452164 or Emily Farnwell 458024.

ST. PETER’S CHURCH, PIMPERNE

Rector: Revd. Stephen Coulter

(480580)

St. Peter’s Church holds a 9.15 a.m. service of Parish Communion every Sunday, at which all are welcome, and a Family Service on the first Sunday of the month

The Ryland Room

Work is progressing well on the new Parish room and we hope that this will be completed in April. The new room consists of a small meeting area, kitchenette and a much needed disabled toilet.

This project has been made possible owing to the kind legacies left by former members of St. Peter’s Pimperne.

PIMPERNE PRE-SCHOOL

Is led by NVQ trained and qualified Play Leaders and has recently had an excellent Ofsted report.

We have a strong committee of parents who organize fund raising events throughout the year and this has enabled us to buy a lot of new fun equipment.

We have ties with both Pimperne Toddler Group and Pimperne Primary School giving children continuity and a sense of belonging.

The group has a good caring atmosphere with lots of fun activities for the children, aged from 2 years 9 months until they start school.

We currently operate, Monday to Friday 9.15 to 12.15 plus twp afternoon sessions 12.30 to 3.30 for rising fives, at the Sports Pavilion, Old Bakery Close.

If you are interested in reserving a place for your little one or to arrange a visit, please phone 079095 82912

OLD TYME AND SEQUENCE DANCING If you have ever done Ballroom Dancing then you are well on the way to being able to get to grips with sequence dancing. Even if you haven’t it is never too late to start - our leaders, Brian & Pam, and members are very willing to help anyone with the dances and get your feet going in the right direction! We welcome new members. We meet every Tuesday at 7.45p.m.in the Village Hall. The entrance fee is £1.50 and this includes refreshments. Five times a year we have a late night with an American Supper. If you would like more details ring Mrs Jenny Read or Bernie on 01258 47369

VILLAGE DANCE CLUB

On Sunday in the Village Hall

Beginners 6.30 p.m.

Intermediates 8.30 p.m.

The Badminton Club meets every Thursday in term time from about 7.15 p.m. until we are exhausted! We are a friendly, informal bunch, of all ages and abilities, and would welcome new members.

It doesn't matter how proficient or otherwise you may be, it doesn't matter what you wear, if you fancy some fun and a bit of exercise, do come along and give us a try, or telephone John and Julia on 452661 for more information.

PIMPERNE GARDEN & SOCIAL CLUB

We meet at 2.30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month in the Village Hall, up until our A.G.M. on 25^th May, which is a 7.30 p.m. Cheese and Wine meeting. Our programme includes illustrated talks on garden related subjects, natural history and social

meals. The annual Pimperne Show in the Village Hall on August Bank Holiday Monday has for many years been an important part of our activities. There is always a lot of interest too (not to mention fierce competition!) in the potato in a pot competition which this year will be judged at the Village Hall Coffee Morning on Saturday, August 7^th.

The club’s scarifier is available for hire

At £1 per day.

Contact Mrs Anne Allan,

The Thatched House, Manor Farm Close, telephone 456553.

ALL SORTS YOUTH CLUB meet at the Sports Pavilion Monday evenings 6.30 – 8.30 p.m. and welcomes youngsters from year 5 to year 8 for a wide range of fun activities.

PIMPERNE VILLAGE HALL

The Village Hall remains well used and excellently maintained and is an asset to the village. A new cooker has recently been installed thanks to donations from two generous residents, Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest and Village Hall funds. Stainless steel cookwear has also been purchased to suit the new cooker.

There are many other items at the hall which need expenditure and the committee plan an exciting series of fund-raising events to raise the necessary money starting with a series of monthly COFFEE MORNING starting at 10.30 am. Sat. 17^th April

There will also be BINGO 7 for 7.30p.m. Wed. 19^th May

QUIZ EVENING in June

We are also looking at the possibility of a Fashion Show in July and and Art & Photography exhibition.

PLEASE SUPPORT THESE EVENTS.

Both the Committee Room and/or Main Hall available for hire, with special rates for regular users and village residents.

The Hall is maintained to a high standard by Mrs Robina Pierrepont to whom enquiries should be made regarding bookings on 01258 459034.

PIMPERNE VILLAGE HALL

Annual General Meeting

Mon. 17^th May 2009

7.30 p.m. in the Committee Room of the Village Hall

PIMPERNE SPORTS SOCIETY

Pimperne Sports Society have been very active during the Autumn of 2009 and into 2010. We invested time and money into Priory Field by way of seeding, weed killing and verti-draining (a process that drives metal stakes into the ground to assist with drainage and new grass growth). This was successful and ensured that the ground had enough grass growth to see us through the winter football season.

We hosted two adult football teams and a youth team this season and the ground has held up very well. Sadly though we lost a number of home games due to bad weather around Christmas and the New Year however we are starting to catch up now. We hold the reputation of being probably the best facility (Changing area and playing surface) at this level in Dorset, more than one team has expressed a preference to play at Pimperne as opposed to their own ground further reinforcing and valuing the hard work that is ongoing to manage the ground.

We continue to host Pimperne Pre-School who provide a valuable community facility and other ad hoc hiring’s.

Looking forward to Spring and the cricket season we have already started to prepare the ground and are thinking ahead to the hard work to achieve a quality playing surface and also to repair the football pitch ready for the 2010 football season.

My thanks go to the support we get from our Parish Council and the ‘few’ volunteers that give their time willingly to manage the various affairs of the Society and Priory Field. Should any of you reading this find you have some time to give to assist the Society, in particular helping out down at Priory Field please give me a call.

John Truswell 01258 455433

PIMPERNE SHORT MAT BOWLING

CLUB

The Bowls Club continues to thrive with well attended weekly club nights.

The club competitions, friendly matches with other clubs and the

more competitive league matches keep our calendar fairly full.

Our Christmas 'do' was great with lovely raffle prizes, plenty of good food

(and wine) and an intriguing quiz!

We are hoping to organise another social event for the summer (I have it

on good authority there will be a summer this year!).

In the meantime why not drop by to see if bowls is for you? We meet

in the village hall every Monday, 7 - 10pm. For any further details

please call Mary Newnham on 455331.

NORDCAT – Your community bus

The Nordcat bus provides a free door-to-door service for all people over 60 and for people of all ages who have difficulty using normal public transport for whatever reason.

The buses are wheelchair friendly and easily accessible for those with mobility problems.

The service enables access to shopping, visiting friends, medical appointments and much more.

Also available once a week is the opportunity to visit the larger towns, e.g. Poole, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Dorchester, Exeter.

Several Pimperne residents already use the service and speak very highly of the friendly, helpful door-to-door service.

There is a small registration charge to cover the cost of a newsletter and programme, which is mailed to you every 4 months. Application forms available at the Village Shop or telephone 01258 473154

BLANDFORD BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Meet at 2.30 p.m. in the Committee Room at Pimperne Village Hall on the first Tuesday in every month.

New members very welcome, contact Shirley Warren 01258 860706 or Jean Maidment 01258 453827.

THE MOBILE LIBRARY visits Walters Drive from 9.30 to 9.55 and outside the Church from 10 – 11 a.m on alternate Fridays. Dates are on the noticeboard outside the shop.

George Tapper

RHS QUALIFIED GARDENER

FULLY INSURED

Available for:

Border Maintenance

Garden Renovation

Border Design

All regular garden work undertaken

Contact on 01258 456990 or Mobile 07885 608211

VILLAGE ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS

ART GROUP Jean Coull 452856

BADMINTON John Jenner 452661

BOWLS Indoor Mary Newnham 455331

BROWNIES Joyce North 459578

CAMERA CLUB John Draper 455356

CHURCHWARDENS Richard Ashwell 459393 Velda Andrews 452005

CHURCH NEWS Jenny Ashwell 459353

CRICKET Club Kevin Langdown 456446

DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Mike Oliver 454203

FLOWER SHOW Anne Allan 456553

FLORAL GROUP Margaret Churchill 453860

GARDEN CLUB Anne Allan 456553

HOMEWATCH Derek Andrews 452005

LUNCH CLUB Val Phillips 454771

MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Win Ball 454516

MIDWEEK CLUB Velda Andrews 452005

OLD TIME DANCING Jenny Read 473692

PARENT/TODDLER GROUP Peggy Hearne 452164

PARISH COUNCIL(Chairman) Peter Slocombe 453419

PARISH COUNCIL (Clerk) Susie Bamforth 456094

PRE SCHOOL 079095 82912

RECTOR Stephen Coulter 480580

SCHOOL (HEADTEACHER) Cathy Rimmer 452025

SPORTS SOCIETY John Truswell 455433

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Robina Pierrepont 459034

VILLAGE NEWS Jean Coull 452856

YOGA Barbara Emery 453506

YOUTH CLUB ALLSORTS Lesley Green 455761

USEFUL NUMBERS

HEALTH

NHS Direct Helpline (24 hours) 0845 4647

Eagle House G.P.Surgery 453171

Whitecliff Mill St. G.P.Surgery 452501

Blandford Hospital 456541

Dental Helpline 01202 85443

TRANSPORT

For all public transport info ring Traveline 0870 6082 608 7am-9pm every day.

NORDCAT 472164

N.D.D.C. 454111

Citizens Advice Bureau 01747 822117

M.P. Robert Walter 01258 452420

Hair by Sarah

Reliable professional stylist, 16 years experience, cutting and colour specialist offers day time or evening appointments in the comfort of your own home.

Telephone 01258 451386.

The Pilgrim Fryer wish to thank our customers for their continued support. We will endeavor to continue to provide good quality Fish and Chips outside Pimperne Shop 5-6p.m. every Wednesday.

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Tel. 452225

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Sat. 6.00 – 6 p.m. Sun. 8 – 1.00 p.m.

THE ANVIL INN

Family run hotel

Offering good food

and accommodation

01258 453431

THE ANVIL INN

Family run hotel

Offering good food

and accommodation

01258 453431

The Farquharson Arms

Open for Drinks

Lunchtime and evenings

The Farquharson Arms

Friendly atmosphere – good food

01258 453115