All scheduled public meetings of the Town Council are currently suspended
The Coronavirus Act 2020 permits authorities to make changes to their meeting arrangements and have flexibility to hold meetings at a time, day and frequency to suit their own needs. We aim to continue meeting on a Wednesday evenings at 7pm on an as required basis rather than to the normal schedule.
Notice of meetings will be published on the Town Council web site on the Thursday of the week preceding the meeting date.
Should you wish to communicate with the Council please call 01963 364276 e-mail clerk@stalbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk or use the web site contact page.
The Coronavirus Act 2020 permits authorities to make changes to their meeting arrangements and have flexibility to hold meetings at a time, day and frequency to suit their own needs. We aim to continue meeting on a Wednesday evenings at 7pm on an as required basis rather than to the normal schedule.
Notice of meetings will be published on the Town Council web site on the Thursday of the week preceding the meeting date.
Should you wish to communicate with the Council please call 01963 364276 e-mail clerk@stalbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk or use the web site contact page.
Dorset Council’s Leader, Cllr Spencer Flower, has a clear message for any potential visitors or day trippers thinking of coming to Dorset as a result of the government easing of lockdown restrictions: “Thinking of visiting Dorset now? Please think twice.”
Dorset Council has decided that, at this early stage, car parks at visitor destinations including beaches and country parks across Dorset will stay closed for the time being. The only exception is the Swannery car park in Weymouth which will re-open later this week for road safety reasons. Public toilets will also remain closed due to the difficulty for social distancing to be maintained at these facilities.
Some council-run car parks in town and village centres have remained open through the COVID outbreak for local residents. These will continue to remain open but parking charges will now be reintroduced.
This follows the latest guidelines from government, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday 10 May, outlining the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions.
The 50 page document published by the government yesterday stated that although people are still encouraged to stay at home as much as possible, people can now “travel to outdoor open space irrespective of distance” and “day trips to outdoor open space, in a private vehicle, are permitted” as long as people practise social distancing.
Dorset councillors and many local residents are concerned about the potential impact this new guidance may have on spreading the virus and increasing the infection rate.
Cllr Spencer Flower said, “Our overriding priority is the safety and well-being of Dorset residents. We want to discourage people from outside the county and from areas with a higher rate of infection than Dorset from visiting our beaches and beauty spots, and inadvertently spreading the virus to local people.
“We are working closely with our partners, including Dorset Police, to monitor and review the situation. We will adapt our approach when the situation changes.”
Residents in Dorset have co-operated well with the government’s lockdown over recent weeks. Even on sunny bank holidays, the vast majority of people have stuck to the rules and stayed at home. As a result, beaches and beauty spots have remained very quiet and the infection rate across Dorset is low compared to the rest of the country.
The southwest of England has had 7044 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. This means the southwest’s rate of infection – at 126 per 100,000 residents – is the lowest regional rate across the country.
The Dorset Council area has a large older population and many local residents have health conditions which mean they are vulnerable to risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19.
Cllr Spencer Flower continued, “People who may be thinking of visiting Dorset from elsewhere in the country need to ask themselves, is this safe? Is this fair? We really look forward to welcome visitors back to our beautiful county in future, but it’s too early to take the risk right now.”
Dorset Council has decided that, at this early stage, car parks at visitor destinations including beaches and country parks across Dorset will stay closed for the time being. The only exception is the Swannery car park in Weymouth which will re-open later this week for road safety reasons. Public toilets will also remain closed due to the difficulty for social distancing to be maintained at these facilities.
Some council-run car parks in town and village centres have remained open through the COVID outbreak for local residents. These will continue to remain open but parking charges will now be reintroduced.
This follows the latest guidelines from government, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday 10 May, outlining the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions.
The 50 page document published by the government yesterday stated that although people are still encouraged to stay at home as much as possible, people can now “travel to outdoor open space irrespective of distance” and “day trips to outdoor open space, in a private vehicle, are permitted” as long as people practise social distancing.
Dorset councillors and many local residents are concerned about the potential impact this new guidance may have on spreading the virus and increasing the infection rate.
Cllr Spencer Flower said, “Our overriding priority is the safety and well-being of Dorset residents. We want to discourage people from outside the county and from areas with a higher rate of infection than Dorset from visiting our beaches and beauty spots, and inadvertently spreading the virus to local people.
“We are working closely with our partners, including Dorset Police, to monitor and review the situation. We will adapt our approach when the situation changes.”
Residents in Dorset have co-operated well with the government’s lockdown over recent weeks. Even on sunny bank holidays, the vast majority of people have stuck to the rules and stayed at home. As a result, beaches and beauty spots have remained very quiet and the infection rate across Dorset is low compared to the rest of the country.
The southwest of England has had 7044 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. This means the southwest’s rate of infection – at 126 per 100,000 residents – is the lowest regional rate across the country.
The Dorset Council area has a large older population and many local residents have health conditions which mean they are vulnerable to risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19.
Cllr Spencer Flower continued, “People who may be thinking of visiting Dorset from elsewhere in the country need to ask themselves, is this safe? Is this fair? We really look forward to welcome visitors back to our beautiful county in future, but it’s too early to take the risk right now.”
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With so much talk about coronavirus, it’s hard to know which sources of information you should keep up to date with. This is a rapidly changing situation, but we will keep you up-to-date with any new advice and guidance when it becomes available. Here are some blogs compiled by the team at Stalbridge Town Council, from various official sources, covering the main topics which we hope you will find useful. These will be updated as new information becomes available. They also contain links in most cases to further information which can be found online through Dorset Council, The Government website and The NHS website.
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