Village News

The Blandford Group Practices have started calling in patients for their flu vaccinations. The following has been received for them.

Scaffolding has gone up at the village hall and it is expected that work on the new roof is imminent. It is understood that the Hall will not be available to users whilst the work is in progress. This read more

According to the Dorset For You website there is resurfacing work scheduled to take place at Gold Hill, Child Okeford on the 19th and 20th September. The road will be closed between 9 am and 4pm.

In read more

What can one say ? It was a beautiful day, not too hot, not too cold and the sun shone throughout. Nearly 1000 people came to Hey Day 2022 and the organizing committee made a profit of nearly £3000 read more

The Child Okeford Art Trail is Back and Bigger than Ever !

Friday 26th August – Monday 29th August 2022

Open Daily 11 – 4 pm

19 Artists, Sculptors, Jewellers, Textile Artists and Potters will read more

When Jack Shonfield suggested an open gardens event at one of the Gardening Club meetings last autumn I doubt that he realised how much hard work was involved. Not that he was alone in his endeavours, read more

What a day it was : 20 village gardens open , 236 visitors, £1000 raised for the village hall and community centre ,hundreds of cups of tea and coffee made, dozens of cakes sold, a tremendous day that read more