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.
- CHIDEOCK FETE – 17TH AUGUST ON CLAPPS MEAD PLAYING FIELD
PLEASE WE ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS FOR THE BOTTLE TOMBOLA AND THE RAFFLE. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE PLEASE CONTACT LYN CRISP ON 01297 489098 OR lyncrisp@chideockandseatown.co.uk The Fete is being hosted by The Friends of Clapps Mead with all profits going towards the purchase of new play equipment for the play area.
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK COMMUNITY CAFE FRIDAY 19TH JUNE 2024
Chideock Community Café
Held in Chideock Village Hall
FRIDAY 19th JULY 2024
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!
Continue reading → - AFTERNOON DELIGHTS – SAT 10TH AUGUST
- WINNERS OF THE CHIDEOCK ‘100’ CLUB.Winners for the July 100 Club Chideock1 st Prize no 155. Chris Dean2nd Prize no 77 Keith Payne3rd Prize no 131 Julia Greenshield’sContinue reading →
- QUIZ NIGHT 26TH JULY.
- CHIDEOCK NEWS – JULY 2024
- A35 CLOSURES JUNE/JULY 2024
A30/A35 Exeter to Bere Regis Trunk Road Maintenance
SWH/BBIS is the Managing Agent Contractor for Connect A30/A35 Limited, the concessionaire responsible for the operation and maintenance of the A30 and A35 between Exeter and Bere Regis.
As part of the maintenance strategy for the A30/A35, it is necessary to carry out some maintenance works on the A30/A35.
All works will be carried out under a full road closure, please see below:
Axminster to Bridport – 24/6/24 to 18/07/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
Bridport to Dorchester – 18/07/24 to 31/07/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
Stinsford to Bere Regis – 31/07/24 to 01/08/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
Honiton to Axminster – 01/8/24 to 24/8/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
Moor Lane Rdabt to Daisymount – 27/08/24 to 30/08/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
Daisymount to Langford – 30/08/24 to 07/09/24 – between 2000 hrs and 0600 hrs
We have tried to minimise disruption to road users and residents.
Please note that the works planned are weather susceptible and may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. We will endeavour to communicate any change in programme as soon as possible.
A dedicated phone line has been installed for customers who may wish to call and enquire about the works. This number is for enquires regarding these works only and can be found at the top of this letter.
We realise that these works may cause inconvenience to some local residents and roads users but access will be available for residents within the closures with the exception when we are working within the vicinity whereby access will be limited.
We would however like to take this opportunity to apologise if any inconvenience caused during these operations.
Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of SWHBBISjv
Phil Cole
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK FETE ON CLAPPS MEAD PLAYING FIELD SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST
The Chideock Fete will be held on the Clapps Mead Playing Field on Saturday 17th August from 2.00pm. If anyone would like to host a ‘stall’ at the Fete please contact either Anna Dunn on 01297 489042 or Lyn Crisp on 01297 489098. Open to all Groups and individuals.
Continue reading → - CHIDEOCK NEWS – JUNE 2024
- CHIDEOCK AND THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE
THE A35 AND THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE
WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2024
Three years ago, the Parish Council invited the University of Bristol to come to Chideock to conduct a Research Project investigating the different types of environmental pollution caused by the traffic on the A35 through Chideock.ChideockProf. Dudley E. Shallcross, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
explains their findings and what the next steps are for the project.For those that did not manage to attend the meeting please click to see the Power Point Presentation below (saved in pdf format). It may not be the same as having the Professor there to explain the finding but does give the relevant stats etc.
Chideock and the air that you breathe – May 2024
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