Monthly Planning Group Meeting
We discuss the Dorset Council Local Plan, BCP Local Plan, consultations and planning related matters. The next meeting is on Thursday 25th April 2024, 10 – 11.30 am. The meeting is open to Dorset CPRE members. Please contact us for the Zoom link if you would like to join the meeting.
Summer Planning Conference – ‘Dorset’s Affordable Housing Crisis?’
Online, Thursday 20th June, 1.30pm-4.30pm, free event. Please visit the Planning Conference 2024 event page for more details and booking link.
Countryside Forum Meeting 2024 – Fridays
Four meeting dates: 2nd February, 19th April (in person), 6th September (in person) and 1st November.
Trustees Meetings 2024 – Fridays
Four meeting dates: 23rd February, 5th June (previously 7th June), 27th September & 6th December.
Farm Visit
The Orchard Chalmington for 11 am on Saturday 18th May 2024. Please visit the
Tour and Tastings event page for more details.
Now fully booked.
Summer Garden Party: 12th July 2024
Garden Party near Blandford Forum. Details to be sent with our spring magazine in May 2024.
Annual Branch AGM 16th November 2024, 11am, at Cerne Abbas Village Hall.
2024 Induction Day with National CPRE for new volunteers
The online induction sessions are a great opportunity to find out about CPRE’s history, vision and strategy, and to learn about the support National CPRE teams can offer.
Thursday 15th February, from 10am-12pm
Wednesday 17 April, 2-4pm
Monday 10 June, 5-7pm
Wednesday 21st August, 10am-12 noon
Thursday 17th October, 2-4pm
Monday 16th December, 5-7pm
The Sherborne and District Society
2024 Committee Meetings: Generally every other month starting. Last date was 18th March 2024.
Social: Date for Garden Party to be confirmed
AGM: November date to be confirmed. Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne.
North Dorset Group
Committee Meetings 2024: 6.30pm start, zoom and in-person. Last meeting held on 12th February, next meeting date 8th July 2024
AGM: 26th March 2024 North Dorset AGM, 5.30pm, at Clayesmore School. Guest speaker was George Hosford, ex-Chairman Dorset NFU, who gave a talk about the Future of Farming in North Dorset.
We have a stand at the fair which has a conservation and country activities bias for those who have not been before. Stock Gaylard Estate is a small traditional country estate just over 4 miles from Sturminster Newton and 8 miles from Sherborne.
Purbeck & Poole Group
Committee Meetings: Meet at CJ’s in Lychett Minster, BH16 6JE.
West Dorset Group
Last open meeting was held on Wednesday 15th February 2023 at Willowbed Hall, Chickerell, to discuss concerns about the vast solar farm and battery storage proposals. Rupert Hardy, Chair of North Dorset CPRE and David Peacock, our Topic Leader on Renewables, spoke at the meeting.
Star Count 2024
With a general election expected in 2024, this year will be make or break for our countryside. For this reason, National CPRE has decided to pause Star Count for 2024. Although there will be no CPRE Star Count in 2024, CPRE will remain an active member of the dark skies community and continue to advocate for reductions in light pollution. The
Star Count 2023 results were published in April 2023.
‘The Dorset Review’ magazine
Deadlines for articles are 28th March (Spring edition) & 15th September (Autumn edition).
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