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.
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- Chideock WI September Meeting
Chideock WI September Meeting
Here we are, back from summer, or baked from summer….!
In a change from the listed talk, what a truly inspirational talk we received from John Preston, representing Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Since his retirement as a Coast Guard Rescue Officer, during which time he was involved in 700 rescues, John has volunteered for D&S Air Ambulance. He told us that the 21 Air Ambulance services that cover the UK respond to over 45,000 missions per year, on average 126 missions every day. Since its establishment in 2000 The D&S Air Ambulance service has grown in size, now owning 2 helicopters and 2 critical care vehicles, each hosting 2 medical staff and a range of excellent equipment, now moving to an airbase provided free courtesy of Leonardo. Overall the service operates every day and is working towards 24 hour cover. Attending road traffic accidents, trauma (eg falling from a cliff), cardiac arrests and other medical emergencies, as well as transfer of patients to specialist units (eg for burns) and delivering blood, the service does, without doubt, save lives.
John’s talk was responded to with spontaneous and heartfelt testimonies from those present who had themselves benefitted from the D&S Air Ambulance service. It costs £10 million per year to run and is funded entirely as a charity. John outlined a range of activities which support fundraising: through talks, events, sale of merchandise, legacies, collection and even clothes recycling. The Bridport Co-Op has raised £50,000 over 10 years through sale of second hand books. John also described the D&S Air Ambulance Lottery, entry costs £5 per month and yields excellent cash rewards. John encouraged us to get the WHAT3WORDS app on our phones as it enables the D&S Air Ambulance service to pinpoint the person(s) in need and rapidly find a suitable landing place. John’s talk was very well received, we are so lucky to have such a wonderful service in our area.
Continue reading → - Need help with the cost of travelling to School or College this September?
Need help with the cost of travelling to School or College this September?
The Chideock Village Trust can help
As part of a new scheme, the Trust will provide a flat rate grant of £500 to all young people in years 12 and 13 who are resident in the village. These grants are designed to support students to get to school, college or work placements, particularly vital given that public funding for school transport stops after year 11.
All you need to do to access the grant is to send an email to :
chideockvillagetrust@gmail.com
The trustees would also welcome applications for grants, to support school trips, educational courses at any age and from people wishing to enhance our historic village.
The trustees meet quarterly to discuss applications so you won’t have long to wait to learn if your request has been successful.
The Trustees
Chideock Village Trust
Charity no. 1084576
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK COMMUNITY CAFE FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
Chideock Community Café
Held in Chideock Village Hall
Friday 18th September 2026 From 2.30pm until 4.30 pm
Come along with friends or To meet some new ones
Everyone is welcome.
Tea/Coffee & Cakes/Biscuits available.
We look forward to seeing you.
Continue reading → - CPC FLOOD MEETING IN THE VILLAGE HALL 23RD SEPTEMBER 2026 7.00PM
CHIDEOCK PARISH COUNCIL
A Public Meeting will be held on 23rd September 2026 at 7.00pm in Chideock Village Hall
to
DISCUSS ALL FLOODING ISSUES WITHIN CHIDEOCK
We are pleased to announce that Luke Dawson, Lead Ranger of The National Trust will be in attendance.
Also in attendance will be Mr. Andy Probets, Engineer – Flood & Coastal Risk Management from Dorset Council
This will be an opportunity for us all to discuss the flooding issues in Chideock and plan a ‘way forward’ with particular relevance to Pettycrate Lane, Seahill Lane & Mill Lane.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Continue reading → - FILM NIGHT IN THE VILLAGE HALL. 20TH OCTOBER. ‘BELFAST’
CHIDEOCK HALL FILM NIGHT
Tuesday 20th October – 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Belfast is a 2021 coming-of-age film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill. The film follows a young boy’s childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969 where family warmth and youthful adventures are shadowed by rising social unrest. His stable and loving community and everything he thought he understood about life is changed forever but joy, laughter, music and the formative magic of the movies remain.
£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 → - Updates regarding closures due to the building of the new roundabout at Miles Cross, Bridport.Continue reading →
The next phase of works has now been confirmed to take place between Thursday 17 September and Friday 2 October. These dates have been approved by the relevant authorities.
The current expected arrangements are as follows:
- Thursday 17 and Friday 18 September: Overnight closures of the A35 to install the traffic management required for the next phase of works – closure from 8pm to 6am both nights.
- Friday 18 September to Friday 2 October: The B3162/West Road junction at Miles Cross will be fully closed. The A35 will remain open, but there will be no access onto or off West Road at this location. Drivers will be diverted through Bridport town centre to access West Road.
- Monday 21 September to Friday 2 October: 24/7 works at the West Road Junction. During this period, the A35 will run as normal.
- Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October: Overnight closures of the A35 to enable traffic management arrangements to be removed – closure from 8pm to 6am both nights.
Please note that the A35 will not be closed for the full duration of the works. The main closure during this period relates to the West Road Junction, with the A35 running normally between the planned A35 closure dates.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while these important works are carried out.
- CHARLES II – THE TRUTH BEHIND THE ESCAPE FROM OUR SHORELINE
- CHIDEOCK NEWS – SEPT 2026
- ALL ISSUES RELATING TO THE A.35
I have my Parish Councillor hat on! Good news – The roadworks/traffic lights at Broadmead scheduled for next week, i.e. ending on 28th August have been cancelled until further notice. This is in part due to continuous efforts by Chideock Parish Council in pointing out the problems it is causing to our village and in part due to the Melplash Show which attracts over 20,000 visitors. They appear to have seen a little sense at last! Another problem the CPC have been dealing with is in regard to necessary works on Chideock Bridge. We were contacted by Balfour Beaty (managers of the A35 at present) back in June suggesting a date for these works in mid August. This will also involve a traffic light system and the use of two parking spaces in the village car park. After much discussion, persuasion and dogged perseverance by our new Clerk Tom Faulkner the work has now been re scheduled for 1st – 14th September. Whilst this will never be ideal these works are needed both to protect the bridge and alleviate flooding issues. Hopefully, the holiday traffic will have decreased by then and these never ending traffic problems accessing our village will be a lot less. Whilst we do not have a Parish Council Meeting in August please be assured we are working hard on all these issues. The next Chideock Parish Council Meeting will be on 29th September at 7.00pm in the village hall. A Flood Meeting has also been arranged for wednesday 23rd September at 7.00pm in the village hall. Whilst our glorious summer has meant a hosepipe ban – I am sure flood issues will raise their ugly head again and so we must not be lulled into a false sense of security. Lyn Crisp. Chideock Parish Councillor.
Continue reading → - HOSEPIPE BAN FROM 12PM TONIGHT 17TH AUGUST 2026
HOSEPIPE BAN
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IN YOUR AREA
For the first time in 50 years, we’ve introduced a
temporary hosepipe ban for households in the
Wessex Water region following months of
unprecedented dry weather.
Please do not use a hosepipe for activities including:
• Watering plants
• Cleaning vehicles, windows, walls or patios
• Filling swimming pools, paddling pools or fountains
Some customers and activities may be exempt from the
ban. For a full list of restrictions and exemptions, scan the
QR code or visit wessexwater.co.uk/hosepipe-ban
