Welcome to the Chideock and Seatown Community Website. This website belongs to ‘the community’ and is all about Chideock, North Chideock and Seatown. We hope these pages will be of interest to both local residents and visitors to our village.
Chideock is an amazingly busy village with lots of groups that anyone can join and lots of entertainment and events that are happening so please take your time to look through our website – not forgetting our stunning Photo Galleries.
If you are a visitor to this beautiful part of West Dorset please check out our Accommodation Guide.
- COMMUNITY CAFE FRIDAY 21ST MARCH
Chideock Community Café
Held in Chideock Village Hall
FRIDAY 21st March 2025
From 2.30pm until 4.30pm
Come along with friends or to meet some new ones.
Everyone is welcome
Tea/Coffee & Cakes/biscuits available
We look forward to seeing you!!
This is not a fund raising event
Continue reading → - “Trial and Error” – The Fuller Talk at Chideock Village Hall on Saturday, 29th March
- THE CHIDEOCK 100 PLUS CLUB
THE CHIDEOCK 100 PLUS CLUB
Any newcomers to the village wishing to join The Chideock 100 Club are very welcome
Our 100 plus club (Chideock News) has now had its finial Draw In March .
I am now collecting for the New Year starting on 1st April 2025
The cost is still £12.00 per number
The subs can be paid by cheque payable to – 100 plus club (Chideock News) or by Cash
Both of these payments can be dropped through my letterbox at
Chideock House
Main Street
Chideock
DT6 6 JN
Cheques could be put in the post
Or via the bank
TSB
Account name 100 plus club Chideock News
Sort code 77-50-35
Account. 19265860
Please put your name as reference for identification purposes
The more numbers taken the larger the donation to the Chideock News
Many Thanks for your continued support.
Anna Dunn.
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK NEWS – MARCH 2025
- FISH AND CHIPS SUPPER AND GAMES NIGHT – SAT 22ND MARCH AT 6 PM
- FILM NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE HALL – TUES 18TH MARCH 7 PM
- GIVE GENEROUSLY FOR THE NEW DEFIBRILLATOR
We need your help to fund Chideock’s new defibrillator which is now positioned on the wall of the Village Store in the centre of the village.The Chideock WI has successfully managed to obtain a new defibrillator in a smart cabinet for the village but we have to provide 50% of the funding, plus we need to be able to replace the batteries and pads over its expected life span of ten years so we are looking for around £1,000.
There have been a number of occasions recently when a defibrillator has been needed in the village, either for residents or visitors, and we believe that its position in the centre of the village will be of benefit to all. We are very grateful to Martin Cox and his family and the staff of West Dorset Leisure Holidays for hosting the machine and offering to carry out the regular checks that are needed.
The original matched funding payment, which was needed in a hurry to benefit from the offer, was made by Chideock WI but we need to reimburse them for part of that amount. We are most grateful for the donations that have already been received. The Clock have kindly offered to have a collection box on the Bar. Donations can also be made online to Chideock WI – Account Number 00242136, sort code 30-91-21 with the reference Defibrillator/Surname. Donations can also be sent to Mrs Janet Carey, 2 Pettycrate Lane, Chideock DT6 6LB.
Please give generously – any of us could be the next person needing the defibrillator.
Continue reading → - PROPOSED INCREASE IN PRECEPT
Well there we have it! After reading an ‘anonymous’ letter in the February edition of the Chideock News seemingly praising the leadership of Chideock Parish Council we now learn of the Budget for 2025/2026. As myself, and others, predicted in letters back in October and November we will all have to face an increase in the precept (money from the council tax which goes to the parish council). As the CPC state in their ‘Minutes of Working Group Meeting’ – ( yes, meetings ‘held behind closed doors ‘which WE the public are excluded from) having lost all volunteers the precept will now have to include ALL works to be paid for which were previously carried out by volunteers. The ‘volunteers’ appeared to be doing a lot of work as the proposed increase to the precept is 49%! The increase in Clerks expenses and salary goes from £6250 in 2024/2025 to £14,370 (2025/2026) (maybe the clerks increase in hours is to cover all the ‘behind closed doors’ meetings they appear to have). Open Spaces Maintenance is up by over £1,000. Audit and Legal Fees have gone up from £60 to £1,000. It also appears an additional £3,600 is being taken from Treasurers Reserve (they call it Cash Reserve) otherwise our increase would be even higher. They state complacently that this will be an increase of only about £20 a year for Band D but obviously a lot more for people in Band E,F,G and H. And £20 a year is a lot for someone when there is obviously going to be an increase in the Council Tax as well. Perhaps you are all happy to pay this extra 49% but we are certainly not. In the last six months we feel money has been wasted on a new website, a logo, unnecessary legal advice, additional expenses for the ‘Working Group Meetings’ which we are EXCLUDED from attending. Decisions are ‘nodded’ through at the Parish Council Meeting without debate. This is not open and transparent democracy. You can check the above out under ‘GENERAL PURPOSE WORKING GROUP MEETING AT CHIDEOCK VILLAGE HALL 12 th DECEMBER 2024 AT 1 PM MINUTES on the Chideock Parish Council websiteThe Parish Council Meeting you are allowed to attend is next Tuesday 28th January at 10.00am in the village hall where this increase will be voted on. Unlike the ‘anonymous’ letter to the Chideock News we are not afraid to put our names to this statement. We do not believe that ‘anonymous’ letters should be published in the Chideock News. Stating you are a Resident and Churchgoer points the finger at a lot of people who would maybe not agree with the sentiments in the letter written.
Lyn Crisp & George Dunn
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK NEWS – FEB 2025
- THE CHRISTMAS DRINKS HAMPER IN THE CLOCK RAISES £146.00
Continue reading →
The winner of the Christmas Drinks Hamper was ‘won’ by Karen (no surname on the sheet). Thank you so much Alex & Matt at The Clock for hosting the Christmas Drinks Raffle which raised £146.00 towards the St. Giles Church Heating Fund. Thank you to everyone who ‘bought a ticket’ for this worthy cause. Merry Christmas and a Happy New ear to everyone. Lyn & Anna
