Parish Clerk & RFO

Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer Contact Details

Parish Clerk & RFO	Contact Details
Sandra Mackintosh	Call: 07787 784009 Email to: buckhornweston@dorset-aptc.gov.uk Write to: Durfold Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, SP8 5HS.

NEWS

Are you interested in becoming a Parish Councillor? If the answer is yes then have a look at the May election announcement on the Notices page.

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Wessex Internet Coming to Kington Magna

Wessex Internet have been in contact with some important news for residents of Kington Magna. They will be bringing full fibre broadband to properties in your area this year as part of the government funded Project Gigabit scheme. The planning team at Wessex Internet want to give you advance notification about what they are doing and will be in the area in the coming months. They will start their engagement with the community in June, via events, door to door visits and newsletters. In the meantime, if residents or businesses in Kington Magna have any questions about this programme, or Wessex Internet’s wider roll out, please contact the dedicated Community Engagement Manager via email at christine.o’grady@wessexinternet.com

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Good news! The Post Office services will recommence from the Buckhorn Weston village hall car park from the 20th November 2023. For full details read the Post Office flyer on the Notices page.

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The Neighbourhood Plan is finalised and is available on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038 page.

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2.4 million adults in England alone cannot read at all or can barely read. Read Easy’s vision is for all adults in the UK to have the literacy skills they need to fulfil their potential and live life to the full. If you want help or know someone who does go to the Read Easy website or call them on 01388 435 021.

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Cost of Living Crisis – Do you need help? If so take a look at the two links below to get some helpful advice on what to do and who to contact.

Cost of Living Poster

Cost of Living Help and Advice

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New Ways to Contact Housing – People most needing urgent housing help are being better prioritised with new points of contact and a triage system, with just one number and two email addresses, to make the service more efficient. 01305 221000 is the new single number for housing support. From here people can choose housing register (social housing), homelessness support or general housing advice. Two email addresses, one for the housing register: dorsetcouncilhomechoice@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk and one for housing advice and homelessness: housinghelp@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk, are now available. The existing addresses and phone numbers will be phased out gradually and all communication to them will be responded to.