| The Char Valley Village Communities Action Plans 2003 |
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for Whitchurch Canonicorum, Wootton Fitzpaine and Stanton St. Gabriel Parishes |
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| Future and On-going Village Projects |
| Marshwood Vale Heritage Exhibition
in Whitchurch Canonicorum Church. Whitchurch Canonicorum Parochial Church Council has proposed a project to create a "Heritage Exhibition" in the south aisle of the Church. The aim is to provide information about the historic church, the history of the area, other nearby churches, details of the wildlife and the farming, information about the local community and advertising for local accommodation, attractions, farm shops, pubs, open days and walks. The PCC has set up a community group to look into the feasibility of the project, and the funding available. The Church has toilet facilities inside and a large car park. The PCC has long wanted to have a "Brown Tourist Sign" on the A35 to the ancient Church and the Shrine of St Wita, and this will be investigated. An Archive Room for the Wootton 2000 Group. The Wootton 2000 Group has held several exhibitions about the history of their parish in the village hall. The work done by the membership for these exhibitions together with a large amount of additional research has been used to write a book which is due to be published in late 2003 or early 2004. A large number of exhibition display boards and other archive material, photographs and artefacts now urgently need a dry secure home. We need a room with lots of storage space, in which people can examine the records, do research work and add to the collections. Until the book is published (which is being done by the members of the Group themselves), we have not gone any further into the feasibility of finding a room or building to convert. The Restoration of the Greenlands Sawpit. Outside the gate to Greenlands Farm at Monkton Wyld, there is a deep stone sawpit dug into the bank. The project aims to re-point and repair the stone walls, build a new replica superstructure for rolling trunks onto the pit and provide an information board with illustrations of the stages of timber production in the horse drawn age. The site is on the Monarch’s Way Trail, and several footpaths and bridleways lead from the site to other parts of Monkton Wyld, Wootton Fitzpaine, and Charmouth Forest. The project is at the stage of assessing the costs and the local skills required. When this is completed a Heritage Grant will be applied for through the Wootton 2000 Group. Wootton Fitzpaine - Dorset Wildlife Trust Living Churchyards Scheme. The Wootton Fitzpaine Parochial Church Council with the Wootton Fitzpaine Best Kept Village Group has joined the Living Churchyards Scheme. The Churchyard and the separate Cemetery are included. The aim is to provide a haven for wild flowers, birds, butterflies and mammals within a carefully managed environment which keeps a balance between the need to keep access to the graves while enjoying the benefits of wild flowers and grasses. The regular grass and hedge cutting is contracted out, but there is an annual pruning, clearing and painting session before Easter by the group. Provision of a board with photographs and a species list in the Church, and a bench in the churchyard on the north side of the Church have been proposed. Some other Community Groups: Char Valley Heritage and History Group Wootton 2000 Group (Wootton Fitzpaine history) The Hardown Society Morcombelake Scrabble Group Morcombelake Art Group Wootton Friendship Club Wootton Social Club (& skittles teams) Whitchurch, Morcombelake and Ryall W.I. Ancient Hedgerows Survey Group Short Mat Bowls Table tennis Pony Club Scouts Guides & Brownies |
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