Sunday 18th July 2010 was a historic day for our village!
Dorset Countryside Volunteers completed restoration work on the 17 metre stretch of stone wall between the Playing Field and the Old Forge – thereby conserving an important heritage of dry-stone walls in the county in the traditional style and employing traditional methods.
The final delineation of the boundary line between the Playing Field and the Old Forge has not only produced a beautiful dry-stone wall but has given us added security for small children using the playing field.
No-one can ever recall this wall ever being anything but a pile of grass-overgrown rubble (and that goes back over 50 years.) Parish Council Chairman, Tony Edwards, says he has breathed a huge sigh of relief at the conclusion of three years of effort in settling a boundary dispute, procuring/splitting/transporting stone, making arrangements with DCV – and dealing with the inevitable complaints about inaction!) I
Thanks have been expressed on behalf of the village to Douglas Kite, Peter Warren and all the DCV teams who have helped in the reconstruction of this wall over the last few years.
See “before” and “after” photos in Gallery – Local Events
Note that the celebration was only cider (no champagne) – but Elizabeth’s cake more than made up for that!
Pictures can be seen in the Photo Gallery – Events
