DORSET CPRE
The Sherborne Society Group
Group Chairman: Mrs Judith Spelman
Tel: 01935 872826
Email: Judith.spelman@lineone.net
Click here for more details Events.
Group Chairman: Mrs Judith Spelman
Tel: 01935 872826
Email: Judith.spelman@lineone.net
Click here for more details Events.
Report
It has been a very positive year for The Sherborne & District Society although our membership has dropped slightly. At the end of 2010 we had our Autumn Meeting, an event that is proving popular with many of our members. Terry Stewart, our Dorset president, gave a talk on the threats of industrial turbines and this sparked a lively
Debate.
In 1980 the Society proposed to award a certificate of merit for ‘the individual or organisation judged to have made the best contribution during the year to the care of Sherborne and its surrounding villages and countryside.’ The committee decided to revive the idea and formally acknowledge good design, craftsmanship and workmanship in the town and the villages. At our Autumn Meeting we awarded our first certificate to Rupert Wood of Devan Haye House in North Street, Sherborne for sympathetic and imaginative restoration.
Devan Haye is an extraordinary house. Formally named The Bungalow, it is a pre-fabricated, timber-framed, corrugated iron clad building that was made by William Cooper of the Old Kent Road in London and brought to Sherborne by train in 1899. The
design is similar to buildings that were shipped out to hot climates in the British Empire at the turn of the 19th century. We hope to make a similar award this year and we would like to have some suggestions. Remember that the award can go to a restored or
improved building in Sherborne or in the villages in the DT7 postal area.
A couple of years ago we decided to move the AGM from the beginning of February to late March because we thought the evenings would be lighter and the weather slightly
warmer. That proved a very sensible idea, particularly this year, although it was disappointing that so few members came along to talk about the future of the Society and to meet our Director for Dorset, Simon King. Despite this, we had a very lively and interesting meeting. During the year we have diligently collected litter from around
Sherborne and now we are turning our attention to the villages. Already we have had a request to lend out litter-picking equipment to Trent WI and we will be pleased to help
any other village. We have safety jackets, pick-up sticks, etcetera that we are happy to loan.
Our membership is slightly down this year by about 3% but if everyone brought in just one new member, that would improve out presence in the community enormously.
The Dorset CPRE Spring Review 2011 is now available to view online.
It has been a very positive year for The Sherborne & District Society although our membership has dropped slightly. At the end of 2010 we had our Autumn Meeting, an event that is proving popular with many of our members. Terry Stewart, our Dorset president, gave a talk on the threats of industrial turbines and this sparked a lively
Debate.
In 1980 the Society proposed to award a certificate of merit for ‘the individual or organisation judged to have made the best contribution during the year to the care of Sherborne and its surrounding villages and countryside.’ The committee decided to revive the idea and formally acknowledge good design, craftsmanship and workmanship in the town and the villages. At our Autumn Meeting we awarded our first certificate to Rupert Wood of Devan Haye House in North Street, Sherborne for sympathetic and imaginative restoration.
Devan Haye is an extraordinary house. Formally named The Bungalow, it is a pre-
improved building in Sherborne or in the villages in the DT7 postal area.
A couple of years ago we decided to move the AGM from the beginning of February to late March because we thought the evenings would be lighter and the weather slightly
warmer. That proved a very sensible idea, particularly this year, although it was disappointing that so few members came along to talk about the future of the Society and to meet our Director for Dorset, Simon King. Despite this, we had a very lively and interesting meeting. During the year we have diligently collected litter from around
Sherborne and now we are turning our attention to the villages. Already we have had a request to lend out litter-
Our membership is slightly down this year by about 3% but if everyone brought in just one new member, that would improve out presence in the community enormously.
The Dorset CPRE Spring Review 2011 is now available to view online.
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On 3rd May we held a The Dorset CPRE Open Day at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. We have been in touch with those members who are will to help with our campaigns. Thank you to everyone who returned the Skills Pro Forma.
Join Dorset CPRE
On 3rd May we held a The Dorset CPRE Open Day at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. We have been in touch with those members who are will to help with our campaigns. Thank you to everyone who returned the Skills Pro Forma.
Devan Haye, North Street, Sherborne