Category Archives: Events in and around Dorchester

Reports and minutes to read

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We have a few reports and parish council minutes added to the site this week (links below)

 

Gigaclear / Roadworks

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Gigaclear are bringing access to ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband to rural areas. Rural communities have been at a disadvantage when accessing good digital connectivity, and Gigaclear are involved in a government supported initiative to change that situation. Currently most people in Dorchester get their broadband via a copper wire, the original phone line, from one of the cabinets around the village. Gigaclear is putting in fibre-optic cable to enable most (but not all) premises in Dorchester to connect directly via fibre optic cable to the internet, which should result in much faster speeds, and should benefit both private residents, those working from home and local businesses.
What they will be offering is the opportunity to connect to their network. The existing internet connections via BT or other providers will continue to be available.

Putting new infrastructure into the village does involve some disruption, and the schedule of projected work is given below.

 

Roadworks

Start End Address 1 Address 2 Traffic Management
23/08/2021 30/11/2021 BRIDGE END DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
23/08/2021 30/11/2021 OXFORD ROAD DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
01/09/2021 14/09/2021 WATLING LANE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
06/09/2021 15/09/2021 DRAYTON ROAD DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
06/09/2021 16/09/2021 TENPENNY DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
13/09/2021 22/09/2021 PAGE FURLONG DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
23/09/2021 30/11/2021 HIGH STREET DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES TWO-WAY SIGNALS
04/10/2021 11/10/2021 HENLEY ROAD DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES TWO-WAY SIGNALS
13/10/2021 22/10/2021 BEECHCROFT DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
25/10/2021 01/11/2021 MARTINS LANE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
01/11/2021 19/11/2021 QUEEN STREET DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES ROAD CLOSURE
09/11/2021 01/12/2021 WITTENHAM LANE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
22/11/2021 25/11/2021 JEMMETTS CLOSE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION
22/11/2021 02/12/2021 MARTINS LANE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES ROAD CLOSURE
25/11/2021 30/11/2021 QUEENS CLOSE DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES SOME C/W INCURSION

Dorchester Preschool

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I would like to firstly say slightly late a good bye to Elsa Dougan who has been at Dorchester Pre-school for over 20 years and has now retired to spend more time with her grandchildren, Elsa’s 3 boys all attended the Pre-school then onto the school so she has been around for many years. We wish her well. We said goodbye to our 11 school leavers , they will be off to Clifton , Marsh Baldon and Dorchester school. We will miss them all and hope they settle into school life well.

We have limited places for 2/3/4 year olds, we accept the government funding at the setting and you can find us on our website or by calling the setting in September. We are now closed to September 2nd 2021.

From Helen (Pre-school Manager)

 

As a committee we would like to thank all of the staff for their fantastic work over a challenging year. As parents we have been unable to enter the setting so being able to attend the (distanced) sports day was really special, and it was lovely to see how well all of the children interacted with each other and their teachers.

We would especially like to thank Elsa as she moves on to spend more time with her own family.

Next year we will be welcoming new children to the setting and hope to be able to hold more fundraising events (restrictions allowing) as we hope to be able to create a sheltered outside area. As a committee we are always open to welcoming more members so if you would be interested in volunteering with us, or supporting us on a one off event, please email secretary@dorcehsterpreschool.co.uk .

From Rachel (Pre-school Committee Secretary)