Listen To Alfred

This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: Alfred gets a sneak preview of Shaftesbury’s new monthly guided walks. The events for locals and visitors start with a celebration of the snowdrops. (00:27) Plans for a safe bicycle route around our town step up a gear. Alfred attends a Planet Shaftesbury presentation, where plans for a cycle ring road are shared. We’ll hear what expert cyclists thought. (12:28) Shaftesbury Council has supported Lidl’s application to build a new store on the Cattle Market site. Last year the Town Council opposed the plans because they didn’t like the design. We hear what’s changed. (19:18) Alfred meets the Shaftesbury mum offering free childminding following her own health scare. Sammi’s idea has inspired a manager at Shaftesbury’s Abbey View Health Centre to run similar events. (27:58)