Beaminster Businesses Meeting

Beaminster Local Businesses Meeting Thursday, 20th July at 6pm in the Red Lion Beaminster Town Council Chairman Craig Monks and Vice-Chairman Daniel Biggs are hosting a business focused session open to all local businesses, to understand what the council can do to better support the town’s business community. They would like to know what works…

New Info Screen in Post Office

New Information Screen in Beaminster Post Office Discover Beaminster is always keen to spread the word about our brilliant town; its news, upcoming events and useful information for the local community. With this in mind, we have introduced an Information Screen in the window of the Post Office, which communicates messages that we hope will…

Little Litter Pickers Make Big Ripples!

Little Litter Pickers Make Big Ripples! There was an unusual group of litter pickers seen last Friday at the playing fields. Ripple Workshop’s Young Parents Group and their little ones met at the playground, litter pickers in hand to take part in the NSPCC’s fundraising Childhood Day Mile. The determined young families all managed to…

Huck Booth – A Skateboarding Story

Huck Booth – A Skateboarding Story Huck Booth (14) began skating about four years ago, but it wasn’t until the Beaminster Skatepark was completed that his skateboarding really took off. If it’s dry and daylight he’s there pretty much year-round and it, along with his dogged determinism, has been a significant help to his meteoric…

Twinning with Saint-James

A Memorable Journey to Saint-James: Celebrating 45 Years of Twinning by Craig Monks, Beaminster Town Council Chairman Traveling to a foreign land can be a transformative experience, and my recent trip to Saint-James in France was no exception. This year marked the 45th anniversary of the twinning between Saint-James and Beaminster, and our celebratory visit…

Councillor Vacancies

VACANT SEATS ON THE TOWN COUNCIL Are you a Beaminster resident or have a business in the town; do you care about the town and its community? If you do then the Town Council needs you. The resignation of Robin Cheeseman and Douglas Drinnan has resulted in two casual vacancies on Beaminster Town Council. With…

Churches Count On Nature

Churches Count on Nature at St. Mary’s, Beaminster Churchyard on Sunday 11th June 2023, 2-4pm Could you engage with the natural world and take part in the churchyard wildlife count this summer? Churches across all denominations in England and Wales will be participating in Churches Count on Nature, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards…

Beaminster Coronation Party

🎉 Beaminster Coronation Party 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our wonderful Coronation Party on Sunday. We were so lucky with the weather and it was lovely to see the very youngest upwards from our community celebrating our newly crowned king and having a super afternoon. And a big well done…

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING OF BEAMINSTER ELECTORS THURSDAY, 20th APRIL 2023 at 7PM in THE PUBLIC HALL This Meeting is open to all electors of the Town of Beaminster. It is your opportunity to come along and meet your Councillors and speak on any matter or concern of local interest that you may have. See the…

Beaminster Community Fridge

Beaminster Community Fridge Beaminster Community Fridge was set up in 2022 by Councillor Rachel Goode in order to tackle food waste in our area. It is accessible to everyone and is stocked with fresh produce, chilled and frozen food. To date, we have collected around 2 tons for surplus food, which is phenomenal! The Community…