Game of Cones, Season 2021: Episode 2. This epic road closure drama streams live from Monday 1st February to Friday 23rd April between the Pulham Business Park and East Farm Lane. There is a diversion route in place but if you're not partial to long distance travel you are allowed to plot your own sensible scenic route. Here is the notice and the map from Dorset council.
Game of Cones, Season 2021: Episode 1. This epic road closure drama runs from Sunday 31st January to Sunday 21st February between the bridges of Sturminster Newton and Durweston on the A357. There is a diversion route in place but if you don't own a vehicle with a 500 litre fuel tank you are allowed to plot your own sensible scenic route. Here is the notice and the map from Dorset council.
Win a £50 three course Surf and Turf dinner for two people from Thyme after Time Cafe in Stalbridge by entering their quick and fun facebook competition. Have a look at the menu choices below, just to whet your appetite, then head over to their facebook page where the competition is the top pinned post.
Fields at the top of Barrow Hill in Stalbridge. Photos by Joe Fieldhouse
Here are some lovely photos of Stalbridge in the snow, taken today by a young Stalbridge designer and photographer. In the next few months we will be highlighting the work of other young people in the town, telling the stories of their successes in jobs or education during this difficult time for young people. If you have a story you would like told please let us know by using the contact form on this site where you can upload text and photos.
Lone trees in the fields below Stalbridge Playing fields
The Stalbridge flag flying proudly on the Ring
The War Memorial in the grounds of Stalbridge Church of Saint Mary
The Snowy fields of Stalbridge
Fields at the top of Barrow Hill in Stalbridge
The Church of Saint Mary in Stalbridge
Stalbridge Family Florists Williams in Station Road are open as they are a garden centre, but should you wish not to come out or are unable to leave your home they will deliver- flowers, compost, seeds, balloons, etc. (anything they sell they will deliver).
They are also offering a collection service, so give them a call, place your order and arrange a suitable time to come and collect. If you come to the shop please follow their guidelines, sanitise on arrival and when you leave, follow their one way system, and remember your mask. 
Stalbridge supermarket Dike & Son have announced the re-opening of William's Cafe on Tuesday 12th Jan for takeaway hot lunches! Order by 3pm the day before for lunch delivered to your door if you live in Stalbridge, or you can come and collect. Takeaway Breakfast Baps available too... Call 01963 362204 during shop opening hours to book and pay. New menus appear on the facebook page. We have featured this weeks menu below. Please view the facebook page and website for further info.
Ring Street Filling Station in Stalbridge has resumed normal opening times. They are as folows: Mon - Sat 8am - 8pm and Sunday 9am - 7:30pm 
As you all know National lockdown is in place at the moment and the instruction from the government is: Stay at Home. Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly across the country. Find out what you can and cannot do.
Summary: what you can and cannot do during the national lockdown You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. You should follow this guidance immediately. This is the law. Leaving home You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:
If you are clinically extremely vulnerable you should only go out for medical appointments, exercise or if it is essential. You should not attend work Meeting others You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble with (if you are legally permitted to form one). You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area. You cannot meet other people you do not live with, or have not formed a support bubble with, unless for a permitted reason. Stay 2 metres apart from anyone not in your household. Hands. Face. Space. Approximately 1 in 3 people who have coronavirus have no symptoms and could be spreading it without realising it. Remember - ‘Hands. Face. Space.’
Don't Panic! Stalbridge shops are open tomorrow...2nd January. Else Family Butchers is open from 7am to 1pm, Ring Street Filling Station is open from 8am to 6pm, Dikes Superstore is open from 8am to 8pm. Panic over ! Shop in Stalbridge! 
As Stalbridge starts the New Year in Tier 3 you might want to check what you can and cannot do during these new restrictions. As it has been reported that most of the Dorset cases have increased through people's social interactions we have listed the new rules below on Meeting up with family and friends. The rest of this information can be found on the GOV.UK website by clicking on the button below.
Meeting family and friends Meeting indoors You must not meet socially indoors with anybody you do not:
‘Indoors’ means any indoor setting, including:
Meeting outdoors You must not meet socially (in a private garden or at most outdoor public venues), with anybody you do not:
However, you can see friends and family you do not live with (or do not have a support bubble with) in some outdoor public places, in a group of up to 6. This limit of 6 includes children of any age.
You can continue to meet in a group larger than 6 if you are all from the same household or support bubble, or another legal exemption applies. |
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