With the wind rising, and the forecast of more, I headed to Weymouth to attend a special ceremony. Organised by Big4Littlemoor, which was awarded £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund, to spend on projects that would make a difference over 10 years, I had been invited to plant an oak tree at a dedication ceremony to commemorate those who fell in the Great War. Some specially created benches and silhouettes of soldiers also formed part of the Remembrance area by the balancing lake near the first major roundabout into Weymouth. The idea was the inspiration of local children, who took part in a survey almost seven years ago. The area reflects all military conflicts, despite having a Great War theme. We all met at the Littlemoor Community Centre, before a bus took us to the site just down the road. The Service was taken by the Reverend Brian Ellis. Standard bearers were in attendance, as were a large number of people from the community. During the Service, I made a short speech before walking to the oak tree that I had been asked to plant. This I did and then returned to our meeting point where the Service continued. Afterwards, we walked a short distance to another oak that had been planted to commemorate Sergeant Michael Matthews, a Weymouth man, who was killed by an IED in N Ireland in 1988 while on his fourth tour with the Parachute Regiment. He'd been married for less than a year, and the new council's CEO, Matt Prosser, read out a short statement about Michael, with a contribution from his wife. It was very touching. Back to the Community Centre and a welcome cuppa before I and a nine year old girl called Jamie Leigh unveiled another of the soldier silhouettes in the garden at the back. It portrayed an Australian bugler, which is an acknowledgement of local links to the ANZACS of World War 1. It was a most enjoyable and touching event. Afterwards, it was back to the Landrover and across to Wareham for my quarterly meeting with farmers. This has grown from its conception and is proving a great success. Giles Sturdy very kindly hosted it again on Trigan estate. The meeting covered a wide area of agricultural issues, including TB, oil seed rape, and beavers. With the Environment Bill being debated in the Commons on Tuesday, there was concern there was insufficient detail for farmers to be reassured. With black clouds getting blacker and the wind stronger, it was only a short time before the heavens opened and another deluge.