Popup Christmas Shop coming to Beaminster! The chill has arrived, and the leaves are turning brown. While the shops start to fill up with pumpkins and ghastly goulish outfits, this time of year signals one of the big seasons fast approaching – and that is Christmas. 2020 has been a funny year; one week we’re…
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A little while ago we posted a blog about ways to reserve your spot in Beaminster Square. We’ve had a great response so far, and the Saturday morning slots are filling up – so we thought we’d let you know what’s happening! Saturday, 26 September: Free Spirits will be entertaining us with their fantastic sounds…
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Rev Jo Neary has been in touch about a few changes to the opening times of the Beaminster Food Bank, and the ways we can get in touch with them. She writes: “Please can you note that the contact details for Beaminster Foodbank have changed. The attached poster shows the current contact details and opening…
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Beaminster Community Resilience Team & Volunteers receive The High Sheriff’s Community Award 2020 has been an upside-down year. One can hardly believe that in this year alone, we’ve seen horrendous fires in Australia, the departure of Harry and Meghan, the impeachment and acquittal of a US president, the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. We’ve lost…
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The Yarn Barton Centre is Open for Business! It’s been a bumpy year – and our favourite Yarn Barton, the source of so much valuable information, updates and happy smiles, has had to close its doors for a considerable period of time. BUT, we’re happy to report, that they’re back open and ready to welcome…
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Over the summer season, we’ve been blessed with some fantastic music in the square. From folk to fiddles, we’ve had some fantastic music entertaining us while we shop, and browse, and wander around. And as we start to change our focus to Autumnal events and chatter, we’ve had a few people ask us how to…
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You’re Invited: Scarecrow Judging & Prize Draw – 5 September 2020 YOU’RE INVITED: The month of August has been all about the Scarecrows, for Beaminster. Whether you’ve hunted, or whether you’ve built one, we think it’s safe to say that it has been a great success as the first shot at something that we…
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VIDEO: Welcome to Beaminster. We invite you to explore. A team of us worked on a special little project recently – and we’re so excited to share it with all of you. If you’re planning on visiting Beaminster for the first time, or if you’re planning to re-discover a town that you once knew –…
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A statement from the Chair of Ofqual on how GCSE, AS and A level grades will be awarded this summer. Roger Taylor, the Chair of Ofqual, has just issued a statement regarding GCSE, AS and A-level grades this summer. Here’s what it says. (for the original statement, click here) “We understand this has…
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Beaminster Town Council is looking to recruit a new member to its team. Is that you? The Town Council is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fulfil the part-time position of Enforcement Officer. The role involves a significant amount of time patrolling within the parish, dealing with enforcement duties relating to dog-fouling and other control offences,…
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