As the preparations ramped up for this year’s Festival, the team have had to take the unfortunate decision to cancel this year’s Beaminster Festival. Here is the latest, direct from Beaminster Festival’s website. 2020 Festival Cancelled Due To Coronoavirus Covid-19 Pandemic After continued monitoring of the Covid-19 pandemic and the government’s latest advice, we…
Attention all Beaminster businesses, and those who run businesses around the town (this applies to all businesses, not just traders in the Square). Given the severity of the current Coronavirus (Covid-19), we are aware that many businesses are really concerned about how this is going to affect them. While the team is already implementing a…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Beaminster’s Response Beaminster Town Council’s Community Resilience team have already met to discuss the current situation relating to Coronavirus and are meeting on a very regular basis as this situation unfolds. The team are also liaising with Dorset Council’s Emergency Planning Team for further advice. We have a database of willing volunteers…
Getting fit for Summer, with a proper spring in your step! Little bouts of Sunshine reminds us that Summer is on the way. But we’re not going to talk about getting that perfect body, or crash diets that ultimately do more harm than good. We’re talking about opportunities to get fit in a controlled, managed…
Positive plan in place for Beaminster’s Bus Service For many people in Beaminster, the provision of a bus service is critical to be able to get to where they need to be. For many, it means getting to work, for others it means getting to further education, apprenticeships, hospitals, job centre and for carers it…
When BOB comes to town: Businesses of Beaminster uniting to grow If you’re a business owner in Beaminster, listen up. For the past 2 years, our beautiful town has been through a rough time thanks to challenge like the cashpoint raid and ongoing road & services works. Coupled to changes in buying habits and economic…
Helpful advice from our Emergency Services: Using the What3Words app It’s not often that we talk about things slightly further afield – in this case, cyberspace, but following a critical message from local Fire & Rescue Services in the area, we thought it may be a good idea to extend their message too. Just this…
It’s officially Springtime! Here’s what to look out for. Although it may feel hard to believe, following the excessive winds and rain, hail and even sleet, that we’ve had in Beaminster lately – but the 1st of March officially signalled the start of the meteorological Spring in the UK (and right now, we’ll take whatever…
Should Beaminster have a Dog Warden? – Your views please In recent years the Town Council have noted an increase in reports on dog fouling in various areas of our town. We have also received reports of members of the public continuing to exercise their dogs in the Memorial Playing Field which is against the…
New Defibrillator for Beaminster Keeping the town, and all who live and visit, safe and secure is hugely important, which is why The Town Council has organised a brand-new defibrillator for Beaminster. Located just off the town square and outside the entrance to The Fleet Club at 8 Fleet Street, Beaminster, DT8 3EF, the defibrillator…