Martinstown village notices

Published: 13 June 2019

Temporary road closure of Goulds Hill, 24th June to 5th July - 9am to 5pm, outside of these hours there will be traffic controls...

Published: 06 June 2019

Published: 30 May 2019

Superfast broadband... it’s the Norm in Dorset

A friendly new face is showing people in Dorset how easy it is to get better broadband.

Digital Norm is a fun character developed by the Superfast Dorset programme. His family switches to superfast broadband and saves money at the same time.

Norm has been appearing in town centres, local newspapers, on council buses and social media. And there’s an online animation showing how Norm and his family transform their home WiFi.

More than 97 per cent of Dorset premises can now get superfast fibre broadband and over half of homes and businesses have already switched, making it the norm in Dorset

These faster, more reliable connections mean everyone can be online at the same time, quicker downloads, TV and films on demand and video calling without the annoying lag. 

But the uplift in speeds isn’t automatic – you must contact your internet provider and ask to switch to fibre broadband.

Superfast Dorset won Government funding to create the Digital Norm campaign including the short film, which can be seen at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/superfast

if you need a little help using computers or the internet phone 01305 221048 and Superfast Dorset will match you with one of its Digital Champion volunteers in your area.

Published: 19 December 2018

GOVERNMENT FUNDING AVAILABLE
In case this is relevant to anyone and you've not heard about it. Community groups can bid for funds to establish a new pocket park or refurbish an existing park.  

There is currently government funding for pocket parks here is the link:
POCKET PARKS - Click here

Thanks,
Naomi This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Published: 24 November 2018

Published: 27 September 2018

Martinstown are Winners of Dorset Best Village 2018 - Large Village, Previous Winners category

At the presentation evening this week for Dorset Best Village 2018 organised by Dorset Community Action, sponsored by Magna Housing and supported by Dorset Echo, Martinstown was the winner in the category of Large Village - Previous Winner (i.e. there is a category for villages that have been previous winners so that the same village can’t win every time).

The Dorset Echo reports that: “Judges travelled more than 900 miles across Dorset this summer as they inspected villages taking part. While looking out for well-kept greens and finger posts, tidy churchyards and rubbish-free playgrounds, they also note the work going on in communities behind the scenes to look after their villages.”