CORFE VALLEY NEWS JULY 2010 An independent magazine for the villages of Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Furzebrook, Kingston, Kimmeridge, Steeple and environs Corfe Valley News A monthly magazine providing news, information and items of interest for the villages of Corfe Castle, Kingston, Church Knowle, Kimmeridge, Steeple and environs. Established June 1982 Issue No 339 July 2010 Editor Deputy Stephen Dru Drury Peter Tate 55 East Street, Corfe Castle The Old Curatage, 30 East Street Corfe Castle Tel: 480074 Tel 481441 email: [email protected] Website: www.corfevalleynews.co.uk Treasurer and Advertising Distribution John Courtney Penny Hopkins Hilary Watson Stonewood 91 East Street Wessex House Calcraft Road Corfe Castle Calcraft Rd Corfe Castle 480551 Corfe Castle 480575 481265 Delivery helpers Mrs. Bratby, Mrs Bessant, Belinda Bell (Kingston) Mrs. Cannings, Mrs. Chaffey, Sue Cooper, Mr. Cross, Mrs. Dowland, (Creech), Lynn Evans, Mrs Farrant, Mrs Finch, Mrs. Fooks, Mr Glover, Mrs. Gouldbourn (Kimmeridge), Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Hull (Church Knowle) Mr. Hunt, Mr Pearson, Mrs Richards, Mr D Ryder , Mr Alan Smith, Mrs. Swaine, Mrs. Watson, Mrs Williams. Past editors John Parsons 1982-85 James Kirkwood 1985-91 Geoff Marshall 1991-96 Kate Macdonald 1996-97 Linda Applin 1997 - 2004 Please send items for publication by 5 pm on the 15th of the preceding month. All contributions can be left at 55 East Street or at The Post Office, Corfe Castle. Preferably items should be E Mailed to the address above. Items received after the 15th may not be printed until the next issue 2 3 Editorial Corfe Valley News CORFEST is over and there are some pictures inside the magazine of the A monthly magazine providing news, information and items of interest for the parade and it’s a Knockout. A good time was had by all and the final weekend was full of activity; well done all concerned. villages of Corfe Castle, Church Knowle, Kingston, Kimmeridge, Steeple and environs. Also the Mary Portas programme about Clealls has been seen, with generally Established June 1982 favourable results. She certainly gave the village and Clealls a much more Issue No 339 July 2010 positive face than some of her other makeovers. There are already many visitors in Purbeck. It looks as though people are Contents more than ever taking their holidays at home, which must be good for all the 6/7 Corfe Castle Parish Council local traders. Our roads and parking, however, continue to struggle with the 10-13 Church Knowle Parish Council weight of traffic. It is difficult to see that anything is going to be done about 15 Pre School improving the situation given the nation’s financial state. 16/27/38 Flower Festival As always thank you to our many helpers and contributors; without you the 18 CORFEST magazine would not be possible. Your financial help, together with the help of 19 Town Trust organisations and advertisers has kept us financially viable this year; thank 20 Aquarius you all very much. Thank you also to our auditor, Frank Collinson. Our 21 Three Parishes Fete financial summary is at the back of the magazine on page 82. 23/56 First School Stephen, Peter and Tim 24 – 26 National Trust 29 CORFEST 30 Weather Some useful Telephone Numbers Medical Emergency Care Service 0845 6001013 32 Kimmeridge Marine Centre In the event of Gas Leak 0800 111999 33 Royal British Legion 34-37 From the Village Pump Electricity Failure 0845 7708090 Swanage Police Station - out of hours calls rerouted 422004 40 Duke of Edinborough Award Scheme Swanage Hospital 422282 42/43 Centre Page Calendar Wareham Hospital 552433 45-50 Church of England Poole Hospital 01202 665511 52 - 53 Congregational Church Bournemouth Hospital 01202 303626 60 - 61 Notices and Thanks Weymouth Hospital 01305 760022 62 Harmans Cross Dorset County Hospital 01305 251150 63 Church Knowle - Phoenix Corfe Castle Library 480760 68 - 71 Kimmeridge News Purbeck Citizens Advice Bureau 551257 72 Kingston Purbeck District Council 556561 73 Furzebrook Village Hall The Samaritans 01202 551999 74 Films in Purbeck Roads, pavements and drains 0800 232323 79 Farming in Purbeck Water - Supply and Sewage 0845 600 4 600 The cover picture is a view of Worbarrow Bay by Joan Bracchi. Street Light Defect - SEC Contracting 0800 068 4145 Childline 0800 1111 4 5 CORFE CASTLE PARISH COUNCIL CORFE CASTLE PARISH COUNCIL JUNE AT THE PARISH COUNCIL not just proposed, the rights to develop the area were sold to a Dutch company called Eneco at the end of 2009. They currently intend to Councillors discussed the Parish allotments with a view to finalising the develop 30% of the total zone area of approximately 179,000 acres arrangements with the allotment holders, the Corfe Castle Allotment (apparently this is equivalent to the size of Anglesey) and looks a lot bigger Association and the National Trust. Councillors Green and Windsor have than the Isle of Purbeck on the map. This will produce 900mw of power spent a lot of time in meetings with all the other parties and were able to with first power output anticipated in 2016. report to the Council that many issues had been resolved and agreed Although most of us would agree the principle of promoting renewable (subject to ratification) by the above. Significant progress had been made, energy is a good thing. The Council has concerns about the visual aspect enough to satisfy many of the different parties demands. The future of the of the wind farm and the power lines that could come in across the Isle of allotments has been guaranteed in their current form, the day to day Purbeck. There are many other possible issues including the effect on management of the allotments will be carried out by the new Allotment wildlife and tourism if the visual intrusion to residents accustomed to the Association, the level of rent to the allotment holders is not now an issue, existing view across the sea and landscape were not enough. There the detail of permitted buildings, water storage and machinery on site is seems likely to be an impact on the Purbeck Area of Outstanding Natural resolved, the landlords will allow deer/rabbit fencing to protect crops and Beauty (AONB), the Jurassic Coast, the National Sailing Centre (2012 will also initiate better access for the allotment holders. After much Olympics) and Poole Harbour. The Council has made a request for more deliberation, the Council decided to continue in its policy of stepping out of th detailed information about the turbines and the power lines from the Crown the chain of tenure. The lease to the Parish Council will finish on the 29 Estate. September this year so that the National Trust can deal directly with the Allotment Association who will be undertaking all the functions formerly The Council considers all planning applications in the Parish and submits performed by the Council. The Allotment Association is in the process of comments to the District Council. At the meeting, the Councillors had no becoming affiliated to the National Society of Allotments and Leisure objection to the restoration works to the staircase and entrance hall within Gardeners. The South West representative, Mr Alan Cavill, has been the self contained east wing at Encombe House, Kingston. The erection of involved in the negotiations and he will be continuing to provide helpful a two storey rear extension with balcony, the formation of rooms in the advice to both the Association and the National Trust. Council Members existing roof and the modification of the vehicular access at 30 Halves were pleased to hear there may well be an opportunity to create more Cottages, Corfe Castle. allotments adjacent the existing eight in the near future for other residents The Parish Council supports the application to install condensing boilers in to enjoy. flats 1 and 2, including pipework and flues (Retrospective) at Gascoigne There have not been any further developments this month regarding the Cottages, 62 East Street, Corfe Castle. verge parking in East Street. The Council will wait to see if Dorset County Jeff Dunn, Parish Clerk Council takes any further action and react accordingly if it does. The (phone 555266)(e-mail [email protected]) - 8 Old Kiln Road, Ridge, Wareham Parish Council has raised concerns about the refurbished crossing outside BH20 5BY. The Parish Council meets the second Monday of each month at 7pm in the Clealls shop with the County Council. Residents report the newly offset Town Hall, West Street or at the First School, East Street, Corfe Castle. Have your say at position of the lights means they are not always visible to traffic coming up the start of the meeting, speak to any parish councillor, or write to me. Full minutes of the hill. the meetings are available on the Website (www.corfecastlepc.org.uk) or in the Corfe Castle library. Please check Notice Boards or the Website prior to a Meeting if you are Residents may be interested to know of the wind farm to be created off the not sure where it is taking place. Purbeck coast. This area is known to the Crown Estate (they own the seabed around our coasts) as the Zone 7 WindFarm Area. This was first noticed by the Councillors in an article in the Spring 2010 “Dorset Review” magazine which is a publication from the Council for the Protection of England organisation. 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