Evershot

A small village in Dorset


Village information ...

... the sort of information that most of us forget from time to time!

Bus timetables
I have given up on keeping up to date with all the frequent changes in the
bus services in Dorset. All the latest timetables are
here.

Surgery times
Tuesday 3pm – 5pm, Friday 9am – 11am. Appointment only, telephone 01935 872530.

Last posting times from Evershot PO
Monday – Friday 4pm, Saturday 11am.

Postcodes
Back Lane DT2 0JS
St Johns Villas, Back Lane DT2 0JT

The Common DT2 0JY
East Hill Cottages DT2 0LB
Old Farm House, Fortunes Wood DT2 0PG

Fore Street: odd numbers 1–37 DT2 0JR
Fore Street: even numbers 2–36 DT2 0JW
The Bakery, 18 Fore Street DT2 0JW
Oak Cottages, Fore Street DT2 0JW
The Old Surgery, Fore Street DT2 0JR
Pipers Hey, 37 Fore Street DT2 0JR

Fortunes Wood Cottage DT2 0PG
Girt Farm Cottage DT2 0PH
Golden Cross Bungalow DT2 0PG
The Hermitage DT2 0PQ
Lewcombe Woods Farmhouse DT2 0PH
Loxtree Farm DT2 0PJ
Newmans Cottage DT2 0LB
The Old Police House DT2 0LB
Park Lane DT2 0JZ
Rock Cottages DT2 0LA
Rose Cottage DT2 0LB
The Acre, Slough Drove DT2 0PJ
Thatchers Cottage DT2 0LB
Uplands DT2 0PQ
Wellmans Corner DT2 0LE
West Hill DT2 0LD
Westwood Farm Barn DT2 0PG
Woodpecker Lodge DR2 0PJ

Rubbish collection day
Mondays. Green Bag dates are every other Monday.

Green Bag days in 2012:
May 2012: 7, 21
June 2012: 4, 18
July 2012: 2, 16, 30
August 2012: 13, 27
September 2012: 10, 24
October 2012: 8, 22
November 2012: 5, 19
December 2012: 3, 17
And then rearranged days around Christmas and New Year

Library bus
2:20pm–2:35pm, village hall, fortnightly on Wednesdays.
So for April 2012 the Wednesdays are 11, 25.
May 2012: 9, 23
June 2012: 6, 20
July 2012: 4, 18
August 2012: 1, 15, 29
September 2012: 12, 26
October 2012: 10, 24
November 2012: 7, 21
December 2012: 5, 19
January 2013: 2, 16, 30
February 2013: 13, 27

Fresh local fish van
Calls at various points in the village on Tuesdays around lunchtime. (NB Used to be Wednesdays, now changed to Tuesdays.)

Parish council meetings days
Usually the first Monday in every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November), except Bank Holidays, when it is generally the second Monday. Check on the
Parish council page.

Over 60s Club
Evershot Over 60s Club was formed in 1996. Thanks to the proprietors of the Acorn Inn, it meets in the Village bar on the third Thursday of each month at 2:30pm, for tea and a chat. There is also a raffle, the proceeds of which go towards an outing. Anyone wishing to join us would be very welcome.

Little Acorns PlayGroup
The Little Acorns Playgroup meet every Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm in the village hall. It provides high quality childcare and a happy environment, with educational and structured activities. It is registered with OFSTED for 26 children and is a registered charity (no. 1099880). There is also a holiday club in the summer and pre-school on Monday afternoons from 12:45pm to 3:15pm. A wide variety of toys and activities are available, including lots of cooking and visits to Stickland's School. They now have a website here. Little Acorns also run lots of fundraising events.

Little Acorns Toddler Group
The Little Acorns Toddler Group meets in the village hall on Thursday afternoons from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.



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