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Next Parish Council Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Loders Parish Council will take place on Tuesday 17th May at 7.00pm at Uploders Chapel. The Annual Meeting Agenda will be made available three clear days before the meeting.

Loders Parish Council
Climate & Ecological Emergency

In response to the world's climate and ecological emergency, Loders Parish Council has developed its own Climate & Ecological Emergency Action Plan concentrating on those areas in the Dorset Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy where we feel we can directly contribute. These are:
Transport
Renewable Energy
Natural Assets -
Loders Parish Council have produced a number of Community Policy Objectives and their Related Actions which represent the views of the whole Parish following a Residents' Questionnaire which was undertaken in May 2021. The results of the questionnaire results can be found below:

Climate & Ecological Emergency Questionnaire Results
Residents' Other Suggestions
Appendices
CLIMATE ACTION NEWSLETTER ISSUE ONE - SPRING 2022

The aim of our newsletter is to inform everybody in the community about the steps we have been taking to meet the objectives set out in the Loders Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan (CEEAP).

The success of CEEAP depends on bringing together the skills, experience and expertise of everyone in the parish. If you wish to become actively involved in any area, we would be very pleased to hear from you - please contact our Clerk, Joanne Hughes at loders@dorset-aptc.gov.uk
Further information on the work of Loders Parish Council in relation to the Climate & Ecological Emergency can be found here.

Parish of Loders

Loders Parish is a thriving rural community that covers the villages of Loders and Uploders. It is an attractive historic settlement set in beautiful unspoilt countryside in West Dorset, situated two miles north east of the market town of Bridport and 13 miles from Dorchester.

The villages lie in the folds of the surrounding Powerstock Hills and have developed along the waterline of the River Asker, a small affluent of the River Brit. A single lane village road runs along the valley connecting the villages of Bradpole in the west and Askerswell in the east.

The villages are well served by a thriving primary school, Parish Church of St Magdalene, a late Georgian Methodist Chapel, two pubs and a modern village hall which hosts many events and activities throughout the year.

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

From 24 February 2022, the UK government ended any remaining legal coronavirus restrictions in England including the requirement to self-isolate. See the GOV.UK guidance for further information.

Dorset Council - COVID-19 Latest Updates

Public Health Dorset - COVID-19 Information

NHS - COVID-19 Information and Advice

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

On 6th February 2022, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years of service. To celebrate, the UK will enjoy a four-day bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. The efforts of local communities in participating in the celebrations is encouraged with the following links providing much information:

HM Government Platinum Jubilee

The Queen's Green Canopy

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons

The Big Jubilee Lunch

Platinum Jubilee Emblem

Loders Parish Council Boundaries

Map

For further geographic information on the Parish of Loders visit Dorset Explorer.

Loders Climate & Ecological Emergency Action Plan promotes walking and cycling (aka 'active travel'). A map of Loders Rights of Way can be accessed here.

Latest News

* Annual Audit 2021-22
The financial year 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 is now complete and the annual audit process has started commencing with the internal audit before being submitted to the external auditor by 1st July 2022 deadline. The conclusion of audit will be published when available.

* Annual Parish Assembly 2021-22
The Annual Parish Assembly took place on Tuesday 26th April 2022 providing an opportunity for members of the public to learn what activities the various organisations in the parish have carried out over the last year. The reports presented at the Annual Parish Assembly can be viewed here.

* Community Governance Review
The Dorset Council Community Governance Review draft recommendations have been published and are open to a further 12 week public consultation from 28th February to 23rd May. The final recommendations will go to Full Council on 14 July 2022 with any changes coming into effect in 2024.