St. Eustace PCC wish to draw Ibberton Parish Council to the condition of the B.O.A.T D32013 - travelling South from the Church Steps towards the road known as Back Hollow.

Problem: The B.O.A.T. has become narrow due to the trees growing across the road leading to horse riders having worn away a small narrow area in the centre of the road. For walkers and horse riders the uneven chalk road is particular dangerous when wet, it has been known for people to fall and require assistance up or down the road.

St. Eustace Church PCC would like to find additional uses for our beautiful building. It’s proximity to the Dorset Ridgeway is ideal for encouraging walkers and cyclists to stay overnight in the church under the scheme https://champing.co.uk/

If you are able to clear the vegetation back from the road and try and level the surface it would reinstate the road to be useable as it was intended with its classification as a B.O.A.T. Perhaps a coffin will be able to be transported down the road to the church instead of man handled up the road/flight of steps to the grave yard gates.

On Sunday 21st September, 2025 the village welcomed the Bishop of Salisbury to St Eustace Church, Grade 11*, for a special service of celebration after recently completing structural works on the building costing £100,000.00. These works will hopefully be preventing parts of the church from descending down the escapement into a garden and spring below.