Sutton Poyntz

The next information I have from an unimpeachable source, so you better believe it!

 

Cream Teas will be available in the Mission Hall garden (the Mission Hall itself if weather is inclement) from 2.30pm on Saturday 14 July. This is being organised by Hilary but she really could do with some help. Contact her on 834479 if you can be of assistance. Hopefully this weather will continue - or return for the day - and in the past the Cream Teas have been a lovely village event, especially at the bargain price of £3/head, so make sure you mark it in your diaries.

 

Regarding the matter of the closing of Plaisters Lane.

Cllr Ian Bruce received a Dorset County Council Public Notice saying "All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding along PLAISTERS LANE, SUTTON POYNTZ, WEYMOUTH from the junction with Coombe Valley Road to the junction with Sutton Close, a distance of approximately 700 metres. It will come into operation on the 7th July 2018 and remain in force for 5 days. However it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 08th July 2018. The closure will be in operation between 09:30hrs and 15:30hrs daily."

It went on to say "Any person who uses or permits the use of a vehicle in contravention of the order will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1000."

Realising this could inconvenience a lot of villagers he forwarded it to me and I immediately sent out a Newsbite. However villager Derek was concerned about vehicular access and fearing a large fine if he exited his drive, contacted DCC who had no record of the work! I immediately emailed Ian, who equally promptly asked DCC for an explanation asap. This was at 18.23 on Wednesday and the following Thursday morning at 08.55 he received further, and  incorrect, DCC confirmation that the work was going ahead as their Notice specified. Luckily I was not sent this, so in the absence of information I rang the number given for the contractors doing the work (HSC Solent). This number was unobtainable! So I contacted DCC where the lady also could not find a record of the work, but gave me another number for HSC. This HSC number also had no record of the work, but referred me to their Andover office - which had recently moved, hence the original wrong number. HSC Andover confirmed that the work was scheduled for 7 September, not July, and I let you all know true position at 13.23 on Thursday . It was not until Friday at 13.07 that a DCC email finally caught up with correct situation. Phew!

Someone said that we should just be grateful that DCC have the right year, if not the right month, but I could not possibly comment on that.

 

Regards

Chris