The Town Council are looking for someone to join the team at the Council Office to work alongside the Town Clerk and the Assistant Town Clerk. The position will consist of 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9.30 – 2.30 based at the Office in Fleet Street. The role will be varied…
CB3 Beaminster Community Bus Run by our brilliant local volunteers since 2018 and supported by Beaminster Town Council, the CB3 community bus project began when Dorset County Council donated a minibus that was surplus to its own fleet and helped to train volunteer drivers for the service. The popular service provides a connection between Crewkerne,…
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…
Head Grounds/Maintenance Manager The opportunity has arisen to become part of the Town Council’s team. We are looking to recruit a Head Grounds/Maintenance Manager. The job is a full time position of 37 hours per week. The job includes some weekend work during the summer months and the successful candidate will also be required to…
Following the Government’s decision to delay the lift of current Covid restrictions by four weeks, we are sorry to advise the Skate Jam Event (due to be held on Saturday 26th June) has been postponed to a future date. Beaminster Town Council are very excited to host this event and we will let you know…
TARGET REACHED: Beaminster to get Ultra-Fast, ultra-reliable full-fibre broadband! Over the past few months, you may have noticed stellar efforts being made to get Beaminster even more connected and functioning. As part of their rural next-generation network build, the Openreach initiative aims to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full-fibre broadband to Beaminster. And with many of us…
In Summer, the Scarecrows took over our town – and with the approach of Christmas, we’re hardly surprised that the Christmas Elves have decided to set upon Beaminster for the weeks leading up to Christmas! They’re up to their usual mischief – but this time, there’s something in it for you too! From Wednesday 2…
Mapperton represents Dorset in national Historic Houses Garden of the Year 2020 awards Since 1984 Historic Houses has asked its members and supporters to vote for their favourite garden. Last year, for the first time, Historic Houses introduced a shortlist decided by their gardening committee. The rule changes enabled Newby Hall in Yorkshire to become…
Join the Beaminster Scarecrow Treasure Hunt – and WIN! Beaminster will be coming alive in August with strange creations taking residence all over our town! Now that the summer holidays are finally here, one can’t help but feel slightly confused under the circumstances. Where once we would head for the beach, or a local festival,…
A moment in time: A new initiative that will take its place in the history books Have you got a story to share? Then listen up. This initiative is for you – and we want to know about it. Very few of us have ever experienced the amount of limitation and restriction that we face…