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Early morning mist, view from Hambledon Hill
Early morning mist, view from Hambledon Hill
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New Links

*New* Transition Town Sturminster Newton
Towards Self-Sufficiency and Resilience

Okeford Links

Listed Buildings in Child Okeford

St Nicholas Church
Memorials, Plaques and transcriptions on the Dorset Online Parish Clerks website

The Francis Frith Collection

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North Dorset Trailway

A ten-minute picture tour down the North Dorset Trailway >>

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By kind permission of Graham Rains.

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Child Okeford Website

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Okeford Benefice

St Nicholas ChurchSunday, 1st August - Ninth after Trinity

St Nicholas church, Child Okeford - 10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)

Services this evening and during the week

Thursday, 29th July at 10.00am – Holy Communion at Millbrook House

Okeford Benefice Newsletter
25th July 2010 >>

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Healthcare

Whitecliff Practice

Health Service links

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Quick Links

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Around our Area

North Dorset Trailway News

Trailway at ShillingstoneNewsletter No 9 & Trailway Constitution from the North Dorset Trailway (Oct 2009) plus previous newsletters.
More information on the Trailway
Trailway website: www.dorsettrailways.co.uk

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Shillingstone Station Project

Shillingstone StationMore on the Project
details >>

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DT11 Forum Community Partnership

DT11 Forum Partnership - Details>>

DT11 Forum logoMinutes for the meeting of the DT11 Forum on the 3rd February 2010 and previous meetings

The DT11 Website is online at www.dt11forum.org.uk

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Local Information

*New* COSI
Child Okeford sustainability initiative

COSI logo

We are looking for new members!

If you are interested in finding out more about COSI, or have any skills or ideas which you would like to offer the group then please get in touch.

Full information in the COSI leaflet [325kb] Adobe Acrobat document

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Furnicare - Furniture recycling

FurnicareNew branch now open in Wincanton for local people which includes North Dorset - Details >>

Warning against Bogus Callers

Information from PACT (Partners & Communities Working Together)
8th February 2010

Bogus callers in North Dorset [40kb] Adobe Acrobat document

Local Bus Timetables

Bus & train guide for the North Dorset area available from the Dorset For you website - Details >>

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Child Okeford Village Design Statement

Village design Statement

Final Version of the Child Okeford Village Design Statement (5MB) Adobe Acrobat document.

Child Okeford Village Statement Guidelines and Recommendations leaflet (30kb) Adobe Acrobat document.

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Child Okeford Village Design Statement - link to NDDC website for more details

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Parish Council News

Vacancy for Parish Clerk

Applications are invited for the post of Clerk for Child Okeford Parish Council, with effect from the 1st October 2010.

Closing date for applications is the 30th August 2010.

Full details >>

*New* Agenda for an Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on 2nd August 2010

*New* Parish Council Minutes from the Ordinary Meeting held on the 5th July 2010

The Parish Council full response to
The New Plan for North Dorset [149kb] Adobe Acrobat document

Link to North Dorset New Plan on the NDDC website


News

Adventures of a new Famous Five

Table Tennis club 25 years celebration25 years of Child Okeford Table Tennis club was celebrated on Saturday 8th May with an exhibition by Table Tennis greats.

Dusk was setting on a still May evening and all was quiet and peaceful in the sleepy village of Child Okeford... More

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Dragon Slain in Child Okeford

St george's day celebrationsSt George came to the rescue once again at the St George's Day celebrations, Child Okeford on 24th April 2010.

Photo Gallery of the event >>

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