Neighbourhood Plan Update: At its meeting on 29th October 2018, North Dorset District Cabinet agreed that Pimperne’s Neighbourhood Plan should go to referendum. The intention is that the Plan will be finalised at the NDDC Full Council meeting on 25th January 2019. Congratulations to the Residents and Councillors of Pimperne for this important work.

Next Farquharson Arms Quiz Night - Saturday 29 December - in aid of Pimperne Pre-school. See Events for info.

Sunday 18th November Craft Fayre

Village Hall 11am to 4pm  Stalls £7

Contact Jackie Vacher

07879 003567 or 01258 455658.

Do you struggle to keep your home warm or worry how you will afford your energy bills this winter? Click here to find out more about Healthy Homes Dorset.

Do you have issues with parking? Noisy neighbours? Concerned with an animal’s welfare? Not sure who to contact… Then AskNED – the non-emergency directory. To access the AskNED knowledgebase visit www.dorset.police.uk/askNED

Let’s get together for Hedgehogs!

Did you know? Hedgehogs travel around one mile every night to find enough food/a mate!

Pimperne is lucky to have a number of hogs. As you may have heard, the hedgehog is suffering dramatic decline across the UK. Hogs contribute to a healthy ecosystem, but luckily there is plenty that we can all do to help them thrive (and these tips benefit other wildlife too). For example, please use alternatives to pesticides and slug pellets; grow wildlife-friendly plants; create/keep access routes open. If you choose to feed visiting hogs, offer cat or dog food, not bread, milk, sunflower seeds or mealworms.*

We have offered to act as co-ordinators for Pimperne with the Dorset Mammal Group (the Group aims to develop towns and villages into hedgehog-friendly habitats). By joining their project we can learn how best to help and maintain our hedgehog population here in Pimperne. We plan to put on a talk at the village hall in the Autumn, so please look out for posters!

*For more information visit:

https://dorsetmammalgroup.wordpress.com/hedgehogs-2/ and https://www.hedgehogstreet.org

Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact us:

Jo Gilmore, 26a Portman Road  Kath Oxlee, 13 St Peter’s Close

Photo copyright Colin Varndell