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.
- Local History Evening – Rise and Fall of a Chideock Cottage – Sat, 12th July
- PATHWAY TO QUARR HILL FROM CHIDEOCK NOW COMPLETE!At long last, after many years of campaigning, the pathway from Chideock to Quarr Hill has been completed and is now open and can be used by pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Until now it has been impossible to get from Chideock to Bridport unless in a motorised vehicle. Pedestrians and cyclists took their lives in their hands if they tried to navigate the A35 east out of Chideock. It’s narrowness, the lack of a pavement and the high volume of traffic, especially HGVs, made it just too dangerous. Now a 3 metre wide, crushed stone track, running alongside the A35, makes this journey safe and pleasurable .The long-fought campaign, which began in the early 2000s, very nearly happened. But then the need for an improved road to Weymouth before the 2012 Olympic Games, pushed the project to the back burner. The plan was then revived some 6 years ago by Winston ‘Meash’ Maskell, who led the campaign with patience, perseverance and good humour. Sadly Meash died last summer and will never see the fruits of his labour. The villagers of Chideock plan to place a memorial to him beside the track so his hard work will never be forgotten.Apart from Meash, we would like to thank Mr and Mrs Howard Coates for making the land available, Dorset Council, and the Dorset National Landscape fund for financing the work.And now we need to take the pathway further east so that we reach Bridport. There are problems about obtaining the next section of the path which is owned by another farmer.Continue reading →
- CHIDEOCK COMMUNITY CAFE FRIDAY 16TH MAY IN THE VILLAGE HALL
Chideock Community Café
Held in Chideock Village Hall
FRIDAY 16th May 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 → - V E DAY CELEBRATION CREAM TEA & ‘CHIDEOCK IN THE WARS EXHIBITION. 10TH MAY.
- V E DAY HIGH TEA CELEBRATION IN THE VILLAGE HALL 24TH MAY
- film night in the village hall Tuesday 20th May
CHIDEOCK HALL FILM NIGHT
Tuesday 20th May – 7.00pm for 7.30pm
T H E L M A
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business — despite what her daughter Gail (Parker Posey), son-in-law Alan (Clark Gregg), or grandson Danny might believe.
A stellar showcase for the talented June Squibb, Thelma avoids cheap laughs as it finds the lighter side of some serious issues.
£5.00 Entry – cash or card payments accepted which includes free tea/coffee & popcorn
wine by glass or bottle, beer, cider & choc ices on sale during interval
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK NEWS – MAY 2025
- CHIDEOCK NEWS – APRIL 2025
- 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
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