Annual Parish Meeting 2022

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 11th May. This meeting is open to all residents and will include the Chairman’s Annual Report together with the presentation of the Council’s Draft Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022.

The Agenda will be posted on Parish notice boards and the village website on Wednesday 4th May. Business will include reports from the County and District Councillor and a representative from Gigaclear will provide the latest information about the availability of the Company’s services in Dorchester. The meeting will include an opportunity for residents to raise any other business.

The May Parish Council meeting will take place after the Annual Parish Meeting has concluded in order to conduct urgent matters like planning and finance.

Monthly Meeting June 2022

The June Council Meeting will take place on Wednesday 8th June also commencing at 7.30 p.m. The Agenda will be posted on Village notice boards and on the Parish Council section of the Village website – www.dorchesteronthames.co.uk – three clear days in advance of the meeting.

All Parish Council meetings are open to the public and any resident who wishes to raise any matter of concern is welcome to do so at the start of the meeting.

Contacting the Parish Council

The Parish Clerk is Geoffrey Russell of The Pigeons (next to The Fleur de Lys), 5 & 7 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames OX10 7HH

Telephone (during normal office hours, please, unless an emergency) 07745 311439. Texts are always welcome. e –mail: parishclerk@dorchesteronthames.co.uk

Cllr Mark Williams, the Chairman, can be contacted via chairman@dorchesteronthames.co.uk

For information about the Parish Council go to https://www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk/parish-council/

This includes the minutes of all Parish Council Meetings and financial information such as monthly bank balances and payments as well as a record of all planning matters upon which the Parish Council has been consulted and reports from our County and District Councillor.

Easter opening!

Sat 16 April 2.00-5.00pm

From Easter Saturday,16 April, we’re open again for the season until the end of September, so please come in and say hello. Have a look around the Museum and the new stock in our gift shop.

As usual, we have lots of attractive small gifts for adults and children, a range of local books, and our wide selection of greeting cards.

We’re open from Easter four afternoons each week, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday (also Bank Holiday Mondays), 2.00-5.00pm

Become a volunteer helper

Have you thought of volunteering for the Museum? You’d be most welcome to join our friendly team. No previous knowledge or experience is needed, and you don’t have to commit to more than one or two afternoons per month over the season.

Come in and see what’s involved at our pre-opening drop-in session on Saturday 16 April, 10am-12 noon

Or contact us by e mail: museum@dorchester-abbey.org.uk

• County Councillors Report
• District Councillors Report
• Parish Council minutes

March edition of the Dorchester News is now available to read online

The “Dorchester News” newsletter

VOLUNTEER CURATOR (PART-TIME) FOR DORCHESTER ABBEY MUSEUM

This is an exciting opportunity to take Dorchester Abbey Museum into the next phase of its development, and make a valuable contribution to the local community. The post would suit an enthusiastic, creative person with a keen interest in Dorchester, its people and history – perhaps someone working part-time, seeking to develop a career in museums, or recently retired.

Dorchester Abbey Museum is a small, accredited and highly-regarded museum located in the Abbey Guest House adjacent to Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire. It is normally open to the public from Easter to end of September (four days a week, afternoons), but its work goes on throughout the year. During 2021 we were open to the public from late May to end of Sept, following Covid-19 government guidelines.

The Museum is managed by a small committee which includes the Curator, and run day-to-day by a team of 30 committed volunteers. The Curator is responsible to Dorchester Abbey’s Parochial Church Council and works closely with the Museum Committee team. After a successful two-year period in post our previous Curator has left for a salaried museum post, so we need a replacement.

Time commitment: 1-2 days a week (7-15 hours approx.). The appointment is not for a fixed term, but will be reviewed after 3 and 6 months, and annually thereafter. We seek someone who is able to take up the post as soon as possible.

For further details and how to apply please contact

The Administrator admin@dorchester-abbey.org.uk or tel. 01865 340007

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 6 April 2022.