News

30 July 2014
Car Park resurfacing works

Would residents please note that the Parish Council Car Park at Parley Country Club will be undergoing improvements and resurface and therefore limited parking spaces available between Mon 4th - Thurs 7th August. Thank you for your patience.

15 July 2014
Blooming well done

That was the message from the South and South East in Bloom judges when they toured West Parley to mark us for this years' competition. They spent 2 hours here looking at the appearance of the whole village and inspected planters, public areas and businesses. They took particular interest looking at what the children at Parley First School were doing on environmental projects.

They also looked at some of the front gardens of residents who had entered the first front garden competition as part of the In Bloom entry and were very impressed by the high standards of the gardens seen on their tour.

They spoke to a few of the many parish volunteers who keep the village tidy throughout the year and walked round the Recreation Ground and part of Parley Wood.

The judges were impressed with the new roadside planters made by volunteers and the changed planting arrangements and were shown a list of ideas to further improve the appearance of the village and meet the aims of the competition. These include setting up a horticultural society in the village in the Autumn.

We will know how we have done at an awards presentation on 17th September. The results of the front garden competition will be announced on 4th September.

10 July 2014
Strike action, info for residents

With regards to waste collection, will residents please note the following:

• Crews will continue with their normal day's work wherever possible
• If any collections can not be completed, the DWP will aim to carry out catch-up collections on Saturday 12 July
• Residents with a collection scheduled for 10 July should place their containers out for collection as normal
• If they are not been collected by the end of the day, residents should leave their containers out until the end of Saturday
• If residents do not want to wait they can take their waste to their local household recycling centre

A central web page about services affected by strike action, including waste collections, has been published: Dorset for You website - www.dorsetforyou.com/dorset-strikes-10-july

Dorset County Council has also issued a news release, which covers waste collections: Dorset for You website - http://news.dorsetforyou.com/2014/07/08/county-council-prepares-for-thursdays-strike-action/

8 July 2014
MS Garden Party 26th July from 12 noon

Another great summer event at the Multiple Sclerosis Bournemouth Branch in Church Lane, West Parley. Entrance is 50p and there are all kinds of stalls: Plants, Jewellery, Tombola, Raffle, Bric a Brac, Cakes, Toys, Books, Games . . MS Garden Party document.