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Issue No. 65 28 Vicarage Road, Verwood, BH31 6DR FEBRUARY 2021 Office Hours:9am - 1pm Monday - Friday

COUNCIL VIDEO MAYOR’S REPORT CONFERENCE MEETINGS Since my last Vista introduction, we are back into a third lockdown but thankfully the vaccinations are 24th March 2021 progressing with great speed. It seems to be many steps 27th April 2021 all in different directions at the same time so I wanted 24th May, Mayor Making to say to everyone, well done for following the rules 25th May 2021 and continuing to support our community. Support is a very important aspect of all our lives at the moment. Offering or needing it. If anyone is struggling ROAD NAMING for any reason, whether that is with their mental health, Verwood Town Council is physical health, home schooling, equipment, shopping, prescriptions or anything periodically asked to approve new else, then you are not alone. There are many organisations out there which are ready road names by Dorset Council. and willing to help. Do not be afraid to ask for help, all of the organisations offer Names with relevance to the history assistance with strict confidentiality. If you are unable to find the right details, then of Verwood and Three Legged Cross please contact the town council offices and they can point you in the right direction. are preferred and residents are As a Council we are, at the moment, working on a response to the Dorset Local being asked to make suggestions Plan. For those of you who have not seen this, it sets out the vision for Dorset for for any future new roads. Names of the next 15 years. It is open to all to comment so I would encourage anyone with people are not permitted and the any views to respond as much as they can. It is also worth keeping an eye out for reason behind the suggested name is communications from Dorset Council about all manner of consultations. Another required. recent one relates to suggestions for addressing climate change. The public’s views If you would like to submit are always being sought to help guide discussions and decisions which affect us all. suggestions, please do so via: Within this Vista you will see that we are requesting suggestions for road names Email to: towncouncil@verwood. for future use around Verwood and Three Legged Cross. These come up from time gov.uk or letter to Verwood Town to time so we thought it would be a good idea to ask for suggestions from you, our Council, 28 Vicarage Road, Verwood, residents. Dorset BH31 6DR I am also very pleased to have received an update on progress with the Verwood Verbal/telephone suggestions Youth and Community Centre which you can read in this edition of the Vista. As you cannot be accepted. The Hub, Brock Way, will see the refurbishments are going Verwood, Dorset, BH31 7QE very well, staffing is in hand and we are www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk hoping to be able to open not long after MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS CARD the next lockdown is lifted. Thank you to Last December, The Mayor, everyone involved for their hard work. Councillor Matthew Parker, sent Hopefully it will not be long now until we out his official Christmas card can all start to return to a small piece of which featured designs provided normality. by children from the schools of Please keep safe, and don’t forget, if you Verwood and Three Legged Cross. need help, it is just a phone call away. The standard of drawing was very high Councillor Matthew Parker and The Mayor is pictured here with the Verwood Town Mayor students responsible for the artistic work.

Please note: Full Council meetings and Committee meetings have continued to take place throughout the entire COVID-19 lockdown and social-distancing period via video conference. If members of the public wish to attend a meeting they can request log in details by sending an email to the Town Clerk at: towncouncil@verwood. gov.uk Members of the public cannot take part in meetings but are able to ask questions afterwards and a response is given by email. Please note that meetings are recorded. COMMUNITY DIGITAL HOTLINE VERWOOD YOUTH SPEED WATCH Dorset’s Digital Hotline can help & COMMUNITY people learn to use their gadgets. A Speed Watch group has been If you received a smartphone, CENTRE requested for Verwood and Three tablet or laptop for Christmas The Town Council has acquired a Legged Cross by some of our and are not sure how to make the major step forward in supporting residents. Community Speed most of it, you can call Dorset’s our local residents. We have Watch is a partnership initiative free Digital Hotline entered into a long-term lease that is aimed at raising awareness for help. with Dorset Council and are and encouraging vehicle speed working towards reopening the reduction which can directly The Dorset Digital centre to the young people and contribute to reducing road Hotline is available wider community of Verwood accidents and improving the every weekday (except and Three Legged Cross once the quality of life for residents. It bank holidays) from COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. is an opportunity for members 10am to 12 midday on of the public to get involved in 01305 221048 In the meantime, Verwood Town making the roads safer where Council have been pleased to allocate they live. space in the centre as a base for the If you wish to volunteer, contact GRANT AID 2021 Verwood Coronavirus Community Councillor S Gibson: Support Group who will continue to Verwood Town Council is now provide support to the local area from [email protected] accepting applications for Grant there. Please be aware that this initiative Aid. Grants are awarded twice a will be unable to progress until after year to local organisations in April The working party (Cllrs Coombs, the pandemic restrictions have lifted. and October and the deadlines for Grove, Morrow, Parker, Rose, and applications are 1st March and Salmon) have been working for For further information on the 1st September. several months to ensure any building Community Speed Watch initiative, faults were repaired before handover please go to: The purpose of any grant aid given by the Town Council is to support and that the centre will meet our www.dorsetroadsafe.org. initiatives in the local community and community’s aspirations. uk/enforcement-operations/ to help create opportunities for the community-speed-watch We have been in contact with residents of the Parish of Verwood and community user groups regarding https://www.hampshire.police. Three Legged Cross. Applications will their previous bookings and future uk/police-forces/hampshire- be considered for day-to-day running requirements. If you were a user constabulary/areas/careers/ expenses or for a specific purpose. and have not been contacted, please careers/police-support-volunteers/ Any organisation which would email Verwood Town Council at like to apply for Grant Aid can [email protected] or download an Application Form telephone 01202 820880 if you wish plus Terms & Conditions from the to hire the centre when it re-opens. Verwood Town Council website: Refurbishment of the centre is http://www.verwood.gov.uk/ progressing as we bring the building Grant_Aid_33546.aspx or email: back up to a standard that we DOG FOULING [email protected] can be proud of. We will soon be Or telephone Verwood Town Council: talking directly to our young people Dorset Council have advised that 01202 820880 so that they can be involved in the an officer will be erecting new management and naming of the new signs under the Public Space club. Protection Orders in and around LITTER PICKING Potterne Park. The usual ‘pick The Town Council is looking forward Due to the ongoing Coronavirus up after your dog’ signs will be to being able to re-open a youth restrictions and national lockdown, erected in areas which lead into club on site and are in the process of monthly litter picks have been Potterne Park. appointing a full time Youth Worker suspended until further notice. for the Parish. In due course we Patrols will be carried out by officers Once the restrictions allow, they will will be looking for volunteers (with and anybody allowing their dog to be restart on the final Saturday of each suitable DBS clearance) to help run on the sports pitches or to foul areas month at 10.00am. sessions. will be fined accordingly. Please keep an eye on the Town Cllr Toni Coombs Please clear up after your dog Council Facebook page for further Chairman of the Working Party and dispose of waste in the bins details or contact Cllr Simon Gibson provided. at [email protected] VERWOOD POLICE REPORT Census day will be on Sunday 21st March with We are delighted to Welcome a new member to the Verwood households across the country receiving letters with Town Neighbourhood Policing Team, Police Community Support online codes allowing them to take part from early Officer Albert PEPPER. Hopefully some of you will have already March. The Census is a ten-yearly survey which seen him out and about on foot patrol. We are also sorry that provides the most accurate estimate of all the PCSO Adam FITZWALTER has left us and moved to Ferndown people and households in England and Wales. It has Neighbourhood Policing Team. As he has not gone too far, we been carried out every decade since 1801, with the will hopefully still see him from time to time as we do work exception of 1941. with our colleagues from other teams. If you see Albert out This will be the first Census run predominantly online, with and about, please speak to him about any Policing issues and households able to complete the questionnaire on their make him feel welcome in our lovely community. computers, phones or tablets. Anti-Social Behaviour - Since the summer and increased restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of Anti- After 1st March a Contact Support Centre will provide, Social Behaviour have reduced considerably. A seasonal braille documents, large print, text relay assistance, web reduction, however, usually occurs over the winter months chat guidance, accessible videos with BSL, audio and anyway. The Neighbourhood Policing Team, based at Verwood subtitles (produced with the Royal Association for Deaf Police Station, are still continuing to patrol the ‘Hot Spots’. People), a language helpline, specialist engagement products in 19 languages and campaigns products in COVID-19 - We have seen an increase in calls from the around 30 languages. community reporting breaches of COVID-19 Regulations. As well as dedicated officers dealing with and prioritising these Census Support Centres will provide face-to-face help reports, the local team follow up on some of them too. If you (COVID restrictions permitting) with access to the internet are unsure of the regulations, then please visit this link: http:// for independent census completion as well as practical www.dorset.police.uk/covid19faq which provides answers guidance on the questionnaire for those who need this. to frequently asked questions. A successful Census will ensure that funding goes to the Vaccination Scams - Please be aware that scammers places where it is most needed, such as doctors’ surgeries, sometimes target people using the phone, by email or in schools and new transport routes. person. Some pretend to be the victim’s GP’s, requesting personal details. For more information go to: census.gov.uk follow @CensusDorset on Twitter or contact Philip Eades, • You will NEVER be charged for the vaccine Census Engagement Manager for the area covered by • The NHS will NEVER ask for bank details or for proof of Dorset Council on 07452 948119 or by email at philip. identity in order to access the vaccine [email protected] • Vaccinators will not turn up at your door unannounced to administer the vaccine. • Pay attention to link addresses and text numbers – if it is FOODBANKS AND not an official NHS or Government address, it is a hoax. COMMUNITY • Misspellings or poor grammar can be a sign of a scam HELP Report to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or www.actionfraud.police.uk. Verwood Coronavirus PS 1451 Jane MOORE, PC 1292 Andy ROBERTSON and Community Support PCSO Albert PEPPER also PC 2238 Tom CLEMENTS and Group provide PCSO Andy FLANAGAN, who cover Rural East Dorset based help with food and at Verwood police station... STAY SAFE medical supplies as well as emergency CRANBORNE PRACTICE food parcels. Individuals can self- COMMUNITY VACCINATION refer and agencies are The Cranborne Practice & Lake Road Surgery Vaccination also welcome to refer Information Line telephone number is 01202 283695. By those in need. calling this number, residents are given a range of options which answer the most frequently asked questions that the The foodbank help number surgery is receiving regarding COVID-19 vaccination. is 07930 219021 For further information visit the hyperlink http://www. For community support, such as delivery of medical myvaccination.co.uk where the information, links and supplies and food parcels contact Shelley Rose on downloads are available from the Cranborne 07855 201532 Practice web page.

TELEPHONE: 01202 820880 www.verwood.gov.uk YOUR TOWN ROTARY SANTA Last December, due to the Reindeer COUNCIL being in lockdown, Verwood Rotary Dewlands North Ward Club took Santa to the schoolchildren of Verwood and Three Legged Cross Cllr Mrs L J Clark Following the national lockdown by teaming up with Forest FM and 01202 822275 announcement on the 4th of January converting the outside broadcasting Cllr Mr M Hudson 2021, Moors Valley Country Park van into a mobile grotto. 01202 974654 and Forest remains open for local exercise, with new guidelines in place. Dewlands South Ward Visitors must follow Government Cllr Mrs S Bhose guidance for the safety of all visitors and 07812 569974 employees. Some of our facilities may not be running at full capacity. The play areas, Cllr Mrs T B Coombs car park and toilets remain open. Please 01202 827376 be aware, this may change at short notice. Cllr Mr S G Flower For further information, please go to 01202 821231 the Moors Valley website www.moors- Cllr Mrs S Grove valley.co.uk/news-from-the-park-and- forest/ 01202 826449 The Rangers would like to thank you Cllr Mr P Mann (Deputy Mayor) all for your continued support. 01202 820866 Cllr Mrs S Rose 07855 201532 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A huge THANK YOU to all the Cllr Miss K Stephens volunteers who gave up their free 01202 940456 time to deck Ferret Green with festive lights, making Christmas come Cllr Mr M D Thorpe Santa was able to chat to the kids from to Verwood! The effort and goodwill of inside the van and the children could go 07483 213309 the lighting team is always appreciated in small groups to sing carols to Father Stephens Castle Ward but their bright and colourful display was Christmas, talk to him from a suitable particularly welcome during December social distance and post their letters in the Cllr Mr A Biggs 2020. Many thanks! mailbox. A fun, festive time for all! 01202 821186 The Hub, Brock Way, Cllr Mrs L Dedden VERWOOD HUB Verwood, Dorset, BH31 7QE 01202 824473 COMMUNITY & LEISURE www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Cllr Mr S Gibson Friday 23 April, 7:30pm 01202 820822 Saturday 22 May, 7:30pm An Evening of Cool Britannia: Cllr Mrs P Morrow Mediumship with Dan Clarke The Swinging 60’s Relived 01202 814733 Tickets: Standard: £12 Tickets: £20 Cllr Mr M Parker (Mayor) Concessions: £10 Friday 28 May, 7:30pm 07703 342039 Pop up Bowie: Saturday 8 May, 7:30pm The UK’s Number 1 Cllr Miss B J Salmon Comedian Geoff Norcott: David Bowie Act 07867 334841 I Blame the Parents Tour Tickets: £20 Tickets: £15 (16+) Three Legged Cross Friday 14 May, 7:30pm Saturday 9 October, 7pm Cllr Ms J Russell Oh What a Night!: An Evening with 01202 822236 A Tribute to Ollie Ollerton – as seen on Frankie Valli and TV’s SAS Who Dares Wins The Four Seasons Tickets; Standard: £25 Tickets: Standard: £24 Meet & greet: £40 Concessions: £22 Meet & greet PLUS signed book: £60 Please note that all events listed below are subject to change if so required by the pandemic guidelines. Please visit the Verwood Hub Facebook page for any updates.

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