Stratton (Dorset) Parish Council

Stratton Parish Council wishes everyone in the parish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  In these unprecedented and difficult times, let us all hope for a better 2021. May you and all your loved ones stay safe and

Stratton Parish Council has, so far, been unsuccessful in filling the post of parish clerk. For various reasons candidates have applied for the post and then withdrawn.  The salary has been increased again in the hope of attracting more people

Stratton Parish Council is pleased to announce the awarding of grants for 2020 under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 to the following organisations, as follows:- Stratton Allotment Society – £120  The Heart of Our Community Defibrillator Group

Owing to Coronavirus restrictions, the next Stratton Parish Council meeting due to be held on November 17th, is cancelled.  The next scheduled meeting is January 19th 2021 Take Care and Stay Safe

The  temporary Wessex Water fencing and pipework alongside the A37 footpath leading down to the railway bridge has been removed.  At the request of Stratton Parish Council, and as a result of  recent discussions initiated by the Parish Council with

Stratton Parish Council has received the following from Dorset Council requesting the views of Dorset residents on their proposals for climate change.  Links to the consultation survey can be found in the press release below. Dorset Council wants as many

The closing date for the application of a grant from Stratton Parish Council under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 is fast approaching.  The following are the criteria against which applications for grant support will be assessed:- Any

The red telephone box in the centre of the village has been reprieved. The representation made to Dorset Council by Stratton Parish Council for the box to remain as a working telephone has resulted in the planning application from BT

Stratton Parish Council, as part of its rolling maintenance programme, has just seen the village green hedge get its autumn ‘haircut’! Still plenty left for the birds and insects to have a home over the winter months.

Dorset Council have now completed their various road safety improvements to the A37 from just before the railway bridge up to the Dorchester end entrance to Stratton village. There are now new hatch marks from the turning to Ash Hill

The minutes of the Stratton Parish Council meeting held on 15th September 2020 are now available on notice boards around the parish and on the SPC website at http://www.strattondorsetpc.org.uk/meetings-2020-21/ The next SPC meeting will be held on November 17th 2020

Over time, the zip wire on the equipment in the adventure play area on the playing field had slackened. It has now been tightened so the zip wire seat is now higher from the ground at its lowest point of