06 May Meeting Postponed – Extraordinary Full Council Meeting 12th May
The Council meeting scheduled for 12th May has been postponed. If appropriate, a new summons and notice of meeting will be issued in due course....
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Council News
01 May Food Aid Support Service Recipes – Week One
Shaftesbury Community Support Group launches Food Aid Support Service The Shaftesbury Support Group has welcomed over 100 new volunteers and teams are in place to reach out to support those people who need a helping hand during the crisis. Over 450 calls have been received over...
01 May VE Day Celebrations – 8th May 2020
75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day Celebrate at home on Friday 8th May 2020! Follow us on social media throughout the day to join in with the Nation and Town celebrations. 3:00pm - The Nation's Toast to the Heroes of World War 2 Raise a glass with...
01 May Grass Cutting in Shaftesbury
Next week our grounds team will be providing a single one-off cut to the verges, grassed areas and cemetery under our maintenance next week starting on the 4th May, observing the social distancing rules. This is to keep areas safe and manageable, it also helps remind...
30 Apr Full Council Meeting Online
Shaftesbury Town Council will be holding a council meeting using new powers introduced in the Coronavirus 2020 Act. These powers, which were made available to Councils from 4th April 2020 mean that Council's can meet using online or telephone meeting facilities. The public may also...
24 Apr Shaftesbury Scrub Hub
Shaftesbury Town Council has launched the Shaftesbury Scrub Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together the community support for Shaftesbury’s Health and Social Care workers to meet some of the needs of the local hospital, care home and Blackmore Vale Partnership. Shaftesbury School have volunteered...
24 Apr Planning Applications now published in the Western Gazette
We have been notified that the Blackmore Vale Magazine has suspended publication for a temporary period due to the Covid-19 situation. Any planning applications requiring press advertisements that would normally be advertised in the Blackmore Vale Magazine will be publicised in the Western Gazette instead...
22 Apr Press Statement – Shaftesbury Community Support Group launches Food Aid Support Service
SHAFTESBURY TOWN COUNCIL Town Hall, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8LY FROM: Business Manager/ Facilitator of the Shaftesbury Support Group – Brie Logan DATE: 2020 04 21 SUBJECT: Shaftesbury Community Support Group launches Food Aid Support Service The Shaftesbury Support Group has welcomed over 100 new volunteers and teams are in...
21 Apr Public Litter Bins – Misuse
Some public litter bins around Shaftesbury Town have been misused by irresponsible 'persons unknown' filling them up with household/domestic waste. Unfortunately we do not have the resources to continually empty bins of household/domestic waste. Following ongoing monitoring of the bin and the failure of the public to...
17 Apr Online Council Meetings
Shaftesbury Town Council has held its inaugural online Council meeting using new powers provided by government. Anyone will have the ability to attend meetings from the comfort of their own home either though an internet browser, a downloaded application or dialling in by phone. In considering the...