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www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY Issue 28 Wednesday, January 13 2010
Oil power plant
gets through
on one vote
(cid:0)NEW OWNERS: Rosemary and Jerry Ramsdale
New owners for the View A GREEN energy power by Harry Walton ate 17.8MW of power to and storage of fuels and
plant for Portland has been the national grid and pro- oils.
backed by a single vote de- vide employment for 22 After the meeting chair-
THE View from Weymouth has new into newspaper publishing. spite 866 objections. Portland planning and traf- Debbie Redding warned members of staff. man Councillor Peter Far-
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sister titles in Bridport, Beaminster, ness Centre in Lyme Regis. planning permission in Public objections and the source were not material variety of conditions. been provided, listened to
Dorchester and Lyme Regis, have Mr Ramsdale said: “I am looking September 2009 for sev- general debate lasted for planning considerations. These included the use of the views of the objectors
been acquired by Jerry and Rose- forward to working with founders eral reasons including lack four hours in front of just The meeting was told vegetable oil only, materi- and was satisfied that there
mary Ramsdale, who also own the Philip and Jackie Evans and their 42 people. Expected atten- als, air quality, a contami- was no justification in
of information about the that the new plant will in-
Mariners Hotel in Lyme Regis. staff in developing the View group environmental impact on dance was decimated by clude a power oil produc- nated land report, flood planning terms to refuse
The couple, who have six children, of newspapers. residents and the surround- bitter weather, but those tion facility capable of risk measures, landscaping the application.”
have a holiday home in Lyme Regis “They are excellent community ing area who did attend were given processing 40,000 tonnes
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magazine publishing and exhibi- Mr and Mrs Ramsdale have also sign changes including the everything from health and diesel engines, a tank farm
tions company in St Albans and has acquired the View from Chard, View height and number of veg- environmental fears to the for storing the vegetable
other business interests, including from Ilminster and View from Sid etable oil tanks in the tank impact on rainforests oil and a transformer to
part ownership of a fleet vehicle Vale titles, as well as the View Online farm to producing a human being cleared to produce make connection to the 01305 777777
magazine. This is his first venture website. health risk assessment. palm oil which would be local grid.
They were detailed at a used in the new plant. Once the plant goes into
session of Weymouth and But planning manager operation, it should gener-
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AUTHORand life-coach ,Wendy Knee, has lived whole person and we never used to be obsessed with the
ELLEN JANE NEALE in Charmouth for three and a half years after money before and so to be obsessed about the money now
frequent holidays to the village. I think is weighing people down. It’s a bit like the weather
Sadly but peacefully on the 9th January 2010 Originally from Manchester, Wendy left home at the moment, everybody is listening to the weather and
at Axminster Hospital, aged 78 years. nobody is going to work.
at 17-years-old and moved around the country
Much loved mother of Chris and Rosemary,
mother-in-law to Pat and Kevin, grandmother to Joanna, as she lived an eventful life before settling in (cid:0)AREthere many crossovers between your writing
Martyn, Lee, Michelle, Mark and Adam and great the west country in the mid 1980s. and life coaching?
grandmother to Jake and Ella. Also greatly missed by Wendy has always had a latent desire to write Absolutely, because the small books that I’m doing now
Gavin, Ian, Kayleigh, Beth and Jenny. and pursued her passion through local newspa- are really because of the life coaching. I felt that it was a
Cremation service to take place at Taunton Crematorium pers and company magazines. way in for me to produce a book, just writing about my
on Monday, 18th January 2010 at 11.00am. Wendy qualified as a life coach six-years-ago own experiences. I am quite courageous, I have done a lot
Family flowers only but donations if desired to be shared and was inspired to publish her first book of things and I am prepared to have a go and not put my
jointly between Leukaemia Research and the National “Never Die Wondering”. life on hold. It’s not easy and I do have my moments when
Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, Following its success Wendy set up the Char- I’ve been a bit scared but I thought I’d write about it and
c/o J.F. Clarke & Son, Maryknoll, Lyme Street, Axminster. I’d use my experiences to encourage people to not be
mouth Literary Festival last year with friend and
afraid to get on and do things.
fellow author Sallyann Sheridan.
View from Weymouth (cid:0)WHATare your upcoming workshops about?
(cid:0)WHOinspired you to start writing?
This particular series are life coaching workshops based
As a child I loved the classics, Thomas Hardy in partic- on my book “Never die wondering” because as a result
View from Dorchester ular. Other people’s lives and the hardships they over- of the book people keep asking me if I’m running a work-
View From Bridport cKwaaimtthee s.A uMtckhoi nares co ronem.c Iemnndatlniyad n Io whf arthivteee rEesn nIjg olloyisvehed l baRenocgsaueua sTgeer e tfhmoeray ie nwx aarmnitde- T(cid:0)heW roHleA Tofi sa tlhifee crooalec ho ifs a t oli fhee lcpo paecohp?le get the most out stIh’hmeo p sra.u mTnnheie ni nfgi rMtswta ooy ns aeens sdsti aoJruntsns eoin.n F Seabtruuradrayy ,a nFde bMruaarrcyh 1a3ntdh t ahnend
ple A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. I have been to of their lives, that’s how I simplify it when people ask
View from Lyme Regis India and this book has everything in it. me that question. (cid:0)WHOwould be your three dream guests at a din-
ner party?
(cid:0)WHATthree books would you take to a desert is- (cid:0)WHATadvice would you give to people who may A friend and I once gave a dinner party in the 1970s, the
View from Beaminster land? be struggling in the recession? criteria being that we would only invite people who would
Music and Silence by Rose Tremain to relive the middle I think the first thing I’d say is stop focusing on the entertain, had intellect or were good looking. We spent a
years around 1500; Shakespeare – because I love his money because we are all obsessed with the financial sit- whole day cooking and had a great dinner party. I love
plays and I think I would have all the time in the world uation. It really does control peoples lives and I think music and Ella Fitzgerald is a favourite. I would love to
Head Office: to better understand the detail and his observation of peo- know more about her early days and the wonderful jazz
they’re missing the point. I don’t want to belittle it in any-
ple and a dictionary, including Thesaurus, so that I could people she sang with. Clive James for wit and humour and
truly explore words and their meanings. way but you have to look at the whole picture, you are a of course, his brilliant writing and my glamorous friend
Unit 3, St Michael’s 60 Lynn Brunton who is naughty and has a great wit that
(cid:0)WHOare your writing influences? knows no bounds.
Business Centre All the above authors and many more. Locally, Sallyann
Sheridan, as she has been really supportive and positive.
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Seeking a new look for
Man exposes
himself to children
SEVERAL children were frightened when a man gardens and chalets
pulled down his boxer shorts and exposed himself
to them on Portland.
Police said the incident happened as three girls
and a young boy were exercising horses at a quarry
behind Wakeham and opposite the Pennsylvania
Castle.
Sergeant Rachel Goodwin of the Weymouth and
Portland Safer Neighbourhood team said: “This was DEVELOPERS are being by Harry Walton delivers an overall im- committee agreed several talks with covenant bene-
a frightening experience for the children who are invited to come up with provement to Greenhill measures in principle. ficiaries to get their sup-
between eight and fifteen years of age.” ideas for the redevelop- Gardens. These included repair port and they heard that a
The man responsible is white and in his late fifties ment and restoration of commercial developers. scheme to provide more If the project goes ahead and restoration of chalets business case proposes
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Mariners bring back a mammoth £15,000
Olympic traffic
MORE fine tuning has been carried out on the Wey-
mouth transport package for the 2012 Olympic A TEAM of Dorset kayakers has smashed their original
Games traffic regulation orders. target to raise almost £15,000 for charity during a mam-
A meeting of Weymouth and Portland traffic com- moth expedition.
mittee backed proposals for a North Quay bus lane Munro’s Mariners, made up of 21 staff and officers
but with a revised proposal for a three space loading from Dorset Police, including some from Weymouth,
bay for harbour users.  Vehicle class restrictions al- completed a 70-mile charity kayaking expedition in
ready in place on the Esplanade and Rodwell Road France - following in the fearless footsteps of Second
bus lanes will apply to the new North Quay bus lane. World War commandos - in memory of Inspector Neil
This will mean that taxis, bikes and motor cycles Munro of Dorset Police who died in 2008.
will be permitted to use this route with the restric- The team smashed their original target of £10,000,
tions applying 24 hrs a day. and presented cheques for£4,899.43 each to TheSpe-
They also recommended approval for the no left
cial Boat Service Association, the Neo-Natal Unit at
turn at Boot Hill, but councillors did not go along
Poole Hospital and the Dorset Police Benevolent Fund,
with every proposal.
during a ceremony in Poole.
Members rejected the proposed reversal of traffic
Gill Clark, from Weymouth, is the daughter of Bill
flow for the one-way system in Crescent Street al-
though the area will be monitored. Sparks, one of the original ‘Cockleshell Heroes’. Gill
All their recommendations must now be approved attended the presentation event and said: “The amount
by management committee colleagues. of money that they have raised is amazing.
“They did really well to complete the challenge and
they will have needed to have done so much training
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for the View from Weymouth & “All of the hours of kayaking they had to do in those
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Walton on 01305 787843 or achievement.”
The team kayaked 70 miles over four days along the
email [email protected] Gironde and Garonne rivers in France, finishing at (cid:0)PICTURED (from left to right front row) Pamela Bell receiving the cheque on behalf of the Neo-
Blaye, near Bordeaux, on December 1st – retracing the Natal Intensive Care Unit at Poole Hospital, Gill Clark, Mel Munro (Inspector Neil Munro’s widow),
route taken by commandos in the daring Second World Tony Ward receiving the cheque on behalf of the Special Boat Service Association and Mick Wallis
War Operation Frankton against German battleships in and Len Chick receiving the cheque on behalf of the Dorset Police Benevolent Fund. The back row
Bordeaux harbour in December 1942. is made up of members of the Munro’s Mariners team
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Play park at last
(cid:0)ON TOP OF THEIR GAME:Children enjoy new play facilities at The Green.
A TEN-year battle has finally seen taken such a long to time create this
by Harry Walton
the Westham area of Weymouth get park, and I know that the young peo-
its very own play park. ple in the area will use it every day.
A grant from the Government’s enough and nearly 20 groups, in- Many young people were really
play builder scheme means that the cluding the county council and Syn- keen to use the park even before it
new play park – The Green — off ergy Housing, worked with the was open.
Corporation Road will be officially council. “Some Forum members will work
opened this Saturday by Weymouth They used more than 1,800 resi- with council officers to report if any-
and Portland Mayor Anne Kenwood. dents’ votes on the type of equip-
There will also be other activities ment that should be installed and the one is mistreating the equipment and
from free refreshments toa display result has delighted leisure and com- I know that parents are also keen to
by Westham`s very own majorettes munity facilities spokesman Coun- stop any vandalism in the area.”
as well as a penalty shoot out with cillor Brendan Webster. Ward councilor Christine James
Weymouth football club and a He said: “I am especially pleased said: “The opening of this long
chance to use all the brand new with The Green because of the par- awaited facility is a fantastic exam-
equipment. ticipation of local young people in ple of councillors and community
It is all a far cry from the formerly determining the content. The open- groups working together to achieve
run down area frequented by gangs ing will demonstrate local enthusi- results. I hope that the youngsters in
and under-age drinkers. asm. What a great day!” Westham have many happy hours
Young people and the community Ryan Hope, who is chairman of using the equipment and that they
Westham Youth Forum said: “It has
as a whole decided enough was take ownership and look after it.”
Sand sculpting attraction for former landfill site
AN international sand right for more than 20 competitive sand sculp- former landfill with a
sculpture exhibition and years. ture exhibition and attrac- membrane three feet
attraction is to be set up in Now councillors have tion to showcase the work down, so design for the
Weymouth. backed leasing an area of of world class artists attraction will be impor-
Sand sculpting has been the Preston Beach over- within Lodmoor Country tant.
a traditional activity in the spill car park for up to Park for May-September Mr Anderson is interna-
borough since the 1920s three years to create the 2010 and 2011 with an tionally recognised for his
with Weymouth’s sand attraction subject to con- option on 2012. commissions which have
ditions including finance, Activities at the family included a giant one of
recognised as the best in
the lease and planning attraction will include the Windsor Castle for the re-
the world for this pursuit.
consent. world’s best sand sculp- cent resort visit by the
It was originally intro-
Mr Anderson made a tors creating exhibits Queen. He is also a key
duced to Weymouth presentation supporting more than 16 feet high, organiser of the world
Beach some 90 years ago the scheme to Weymouth play and learn interactive sand sculptor event in
by Fred Darrington and Portland’s manage- workshops, team build- Italy, is classified as a
whose grandson, Mark ment committee. ing, corporate hospitality, world class master and is
Anderson, has continued His business plan in- community projects and the winner of the World
and developed this spe- cludes a proposal to or- refreshment outlets. Championship Sculptors
cialist art form in his own ganize the UK’s first The proposed site is on Choice awards.
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Having a say on marine conservation zones
DORSET residents who future for the region’s Dorset liaison officer Group is represented on
use the sea for work or by harry Walton coasts and seas. John Weinberg said: the regional Finding
pleasure are being en- Details of the project “Many people attended Sanctuary Steering Group
couraged to take part in The Finding Sanctuary create Marine Conserva- were given at a special and it was a very success- which includes represen-
the South West’s biggest project aims to map sea tion Zones to help ensure drop-in day at Weymouth ful day. tatives from all south-
ever survey of marine ac- use as part of a move to a healthy and productive Library. “We spoke to a lot of west counties and a wide
tivity. Finding Sanctuary sea users who showed range of marine sectors. It
great interest in the proj- is this Steering Group
ect and were keen to ex- that will make recom-
plain how they used the mendations for Marine
sea and how they hoped it Conservation Zones to
would be used in the fu- the Government.
ture. The Finding Sanctuary
project’s research will be
“The development of
used by the steering
new Marine Conserva-
group to decide where
tion Zones could have an
marine conservation
impact on a wide range of
zones should be placed,
people whose livelihoods
so that they do not unnec-
or leisure activities rely
essarily impact on how
on our seas and coasts.
people use the sea.
“So it’s vital that future New zones will be for-
decisions are made with mally designated by the
input from everyone in- Secretary of State for the
volved, from fisherman, Environment in 2012 and
canoeists and wildlife will help the Government (cid:0)MarineConservation Zones are designed to
watchers to charter boat fulfil its national and in- protect species such as the spiny seahorse
skippers and anyone else ternational commitments (above) and the Periclimenes Sagittifer shrimp
with an interest.”As well to create an ecologically both pictured off the Dorset coast by photogra-
as collating information coherent network of ma- pher Steve Trewhella.
from the region’s sea rine protected areas.
users, Finding Sanctuary Finding Sanctuary is a
has also set up a number partnership project be-
of local groups to ensure tween a variety of groups
that Marine Conservation including South West
Zones are created with Food and Drink, the
full local participation. South West Wildlife
The Dorset Local Trusts, RSPB, National
(cid:0)JohnWeinberg an- Trust, Natural England,
JNCC and the County
swers a query during
Councils of Cornwall,
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Half way to their playground
target in just three months
HARD work has seen a
Chickerell group raise
nearly half its £8,000 tar-
get for a new playground
in barely three months.
The overall cost of the
playground is likely to be
around £80,000 and the Family fun
Chickerell@Play com-
munity playground group
has been asked to raise
ten per cent of that figure. returns
Many fundraising
events were held over the
Christmas period and
among cash raised was
£100 in donations from A SATURDAY morning club for dads the one-hour session which is free to at-
the Townswomen’s and their children returns by popular tend and run by the library and Mul-
Guild, £500 from the sale demand this month at Weymouth Li- berry Children’s Centre staff.
of Chickerell 2010 calen- brary. Weymouth Library manager Marie
dars, badges and Fantastic Family Fun, which features Trevett said: “Fantastic Family Fun is a
keyrings, £420 from a songs, stories and craft activities, will golden opportunity for dads and their
festive float and carols be held between 10.30-11.30am at the children to grab some quality time to-
library in Great George Street on Sat- gether and enjoy themselves in a safe
event and £112 from a
urday, January 30th. environment.
collection at the St
Events in October and November “It’s also a great chance to explore
Mary’s Church crib serv-
were so successful that three more ses- what else the library has to offer, in-
ice. sions have been arranged to start 2010, cluding a huge area just for children, as
The group’s next big (cid:0) CHICKERELL COMMUNITY PULLING TOGETHER: The Christmas float each with a different theme. well as DVDs, CDs, computers, news-
fundraising event is A Bit The January 30th theme will be Win- papers and magazines for other visi-
raised £420 towards the cost of a new playground.
of a Posh Do which will ter and it will be followed by the Jungle tors.”
be held at the Willowbed and Wild Things on February 27th and The library runs half-hour Storytime
Hall on Saturday, January by Harry Walton “After a hectic Christ- Spring on March 27th. sessions on Saturday mornings when
23rd from 7.30pm. mas season, the people of Sessions have been designed espe- Fantastic Family Fun is not on, as well
Tickets, which are sell- There will be dancing founder Julie Cleaver Chickerell are really cially for the under-fives and their dads as many other events and activities for
ing out fast, cost £12.50 to Shooter, a buffet, a said: “The support from looking forward to let- but mums and other family members all ages.
and are available from cash bar and lots of fun the local community, ting their hair down at are welcome to come along and join in More information is available on
the Chickerell Town and games. school and council has the Posh Do. It’s going to the fun too. 01305 762410 or by going to
Council offices. Fundraising group been amazing. be a good night!” Families can drop in anytime during www.dorsetforyou.com/fff.
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Free library service for the housebound
Problem property
A sTrATeGY is being set up to deal with a problem
property on Portland.
DORSET Library Service by Harry Walton at the Volunteer Centre visit a library. to find out more. Councillors were told that 11 High street, For-
wants to hear from house- Dorset Awards 2009. More than 200 dedicated People can also drop into tuneswell, has been in disrepair for many years and
bound Weymouth and town centre as well as oth- The home delivery serv- Books are chosen to suit volunteers already visit their local library to dis- as recently as 2007 was considered “a dangerous
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spread of libraries with a a book is just not possible. Women’s Royal Voluntary also be ordered on request. come. More information can be negotiations with the owner to agree a joint disposal
main branch in Weymouth Service (WRVS). People using the service Anyone interested in the found in the ‘Libraries for strategy.
They were one of a num- could even be a carer for service can call 01305- everyone’ section of A planning application to build a single terraced
The Christian Column ber of teams jointly recog- someone else because that 225000 or email dorsetli- www.dorsetforyou.com/li- home will also be submitted for the plot next door
nised for Team of the Year has affected their ability to [email protected] braries owned by the council, the overall plan being to mar-
As i see it ... ket 11 High street and the second plot as a joint
scheme, the owner and the council sharing costs.
Members of Weymouth and Portland management
committee were told that the semi-derelict property
by Geoff treleaven and its supporting scaffolding were “most unsightly”
on what was the only highway route off Portland.
Packaging the two plots as a single development
I WAS somewhat shocked when a fellow Christian site openly marketed as an opportunity for private
said to me “It’s a marvellous thing to discover you sector residential development was the best way for-
are not a Christian.” I would have thought the very ward, the meeting was told, and councillors ap-
opposite. proved such negotiations going ahead.
We had been discussing the Billy Graham cru-
sades and I observed that many who made a com- Wyke Regis PACT
mitment to Christ included clergy. That was when
he made his comment.
MeMbersof the Wyke regis community are invited
However, when I thought about it, he was ab-
solutely right. Discovering you are not a Christian to attend the latest PACT (Partners and Communi-
gives the opportunity to do something about it. ties) public meeting to be held at the Wyke regis
Personally, I do not like being in pain and I doubt Working Mens Club,Portland road, Weymouth at
if many do. But pain can be a blessing if it leads to 7pm tomorrow ( Thursday January 14th).
diagnosing something seriously wrong for which residents with issues related to anti-social behav-
appropriate treatment can bring healing. I am sure iour, criminal activity and/or community safety can
there is a parallel here. bring these issues to the attention of the PACT panel
It sounds unbelievable, but I did hear of a vicar at the meeting.
who was suddenly converted by his own sermon! All issues raised will be considered and those
It was so evident that his congregation said among voted to be of greatest concern will be subject to
themselves “The vicar has been converted”. Such (cid:0)CHristineMachin and Anthony Hammond (Dorchester WrVs volunteers), Chris Pullen (Dorset partner action for the next quarter, designed to re-
is the power of God’s word, leading to faith or faith Library service), Gill Gould (WrVs territory manager), Gerald Duke (awards evening sponsor) at the duce or minimise problems on a joint basis.
renewed. recent volunteer awards. The PACT panel is made up of police, local councils,
If it can happen to a vicar, it can happen to us. It fire, housing and health services.Wherever you see
might be a painful discovery, but if it leads to faith the PACT logo, you can be assured that community
in Jesus Christ it will be well worth the initial dis- service providers are working together in partner-
comfort! ship, rather than any single organisation to improve
communities.
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