If you’re a small business wondering what support is available to you to help you cope with the challenges of Covid-19, we’ve put together a summary from Chris Loder MP that may help, distributed recently by Liz Murray, Constituency Communications Manager from the Office of Chris Loder MP. She writes: The Government is doing…
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Covid-19: Still getting a salary, but you’re self-isolating at the same time? Here’s how you can help. We’re living in interesting times, and as the focus on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) ramps up, so many unknowns continue to present themselves to us all. What is certain is that people are becoming aware of risk; and because…
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Beaminster Community Resilience Team puts Coronavirus (Covid-19) Community Support plan in place. Beaminster, Dorset, UK. The Beaminster Town Council’s Community Resilience Team are well advanced in implementing a Community Support plan to support and provide assistance to any members of the local community who may require additional help as the Coronavirus (Covid-19) unfolds in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Beaminster Town Council’s March Planning Advisory and Highways Committee meeting – Robin’s take on it Here is a summary of last night’s Planning Advisory and Highways Committee meeting from Councillor Robin Cheeseman. Before the main Planning meeting Councillors received a short presentation by a planning consultant sounding out the reaction of Beaminster Town…
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Beaminster Festival gets ready for 2020 Every year, for a week in June & July, Beaminster comes alive in the sunshine with bunting and celebrations as the annual Beaminster Festival kicks off. And this year, the Festival is celebrating an important milestone – their 25th anniversary. Running from 27 June to 5 July 2020, an…
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