Abbotsbury and Langton Herring

Abbotsbury

IF you walk along the high pavement in West Street, from the village in the direction of Bridport you will find a row of little estate cottages with blue doors

Look for the one with a window display of beautifully knitted creatures and embroidered hankies.

Violet Ford, aged 75, is the industrious lady who lives here with her husband Harry.

Over the past few years she has raised over £4,000 for the British Heart Foundation from the sale of her toys.

Violet, who suffers from heart problems and is housebound, says that her knitting is one way of giving something back for all the care she has received.

The first day that I was going to see her, a family had knocked on her door and bought her whole display of Beatrix Potter animals and she was left with one little mouse.

So I have had to wait for more to be knitted.

Her range of creatures is diverse ranging from Beatrix Potter creatures, Harry the gardener, Bob the Builder and a whole range of Dickensian mice carol singers for Christmas and much more.

Violet takes orders and has just knitted a bride and groom, a wedding present for a couple on the continent.

Her knitting is done in double gauge wool, the most comfortable weight for her hands that have a touch of arthritis.

Some times she knits little hats and jumpers but Vi says that she has been too busy this season to make any.

Donations of new double knitting wool are always gratefully received.

So, well done Violet.

AT the July Chesil Bank Parish Council (CBPC) meeting held in Abbotsbury, chairman of the Portesham Parish Council asked for a review of the representation for the parish on the Chesil Bank Group Parish Council

At the CBPC meeting on Monday, September 6 the council were made aware of the West Dorset District Council’s (WDDC) Community Governance Review of the Chesil Bank Parish Council.

Councillor Melville has given me the document and voiced his concerns about the short amount of time allowed for the public consultation.

These terms of reference were published on August 27 and submissions and comments from the public should be made in writing or by email to Electoral Services by Friday, September 24 – two weeks away.

Every councillor in the parishes of Abbotsbury, Langton Herring, Portesham and Fleet will have a copy of these terms of reference.

Also the information will be posted on village notice boards and can be found in the WDDC offices.

The public are invited to contact their village councillors; in the case of Abbotsbury these are Nigel Melville, David Stephens, Graham Roper and Henry Ford to read the full document.

The document, comprising 16 pages, contains the existing electoral arrangements for the parishes, the Electorate and Demographic forecasts, and consequential matters, how the Review will proceed, the consultation, and questions and issues on which comments are invited plus annexes.

The WDDC intends that the ‘… outcome of the Review should encompass the broadly held views of local stakeholders and residents of the affected area insofar as they are compatible with central legal tests: that community governance in the area should reflect the identities and interests of the communities, and that it should be effective and convenient.

ST NICHOLAS church is holding a Back to Church Sunday and Harvest festival service on Sunday, September 26 at 10.30am.

This will be followed by a Faith finger buffet Harvest Lunch in church.

All are welcome.

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