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April 2019 April 2019

BERE REGIS NEWS GARDENING CLUB

BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL
Last month at the Drax Hall we had an
enjoyable and informative talk from
Chairman: Ian Ventham 471480 ianrventham@gmail.com Andrew Hunt who is the head Gardener
from Kingston Lacy. Andrew had worked on the estate for some years and was
able to describe the history of the estate and more importantly the history of the
Vice Chairman: Robin Pitcher 472151 robinpitcher@btinternet.com
gardens. He explained the efforts to recreate and restore the garden all
illustrated with slides. He also set out plans for the development of the Garden in
Parish Clerk: Amanda 472327 bereregispc@gmail.com the future. As a National Trust member I intend to return to the garden this year
Crocker to have a look at those things I missed last year.
In April on 2 we are going to
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Websites: www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk
Tarrant Keynston Mill – this is the
www.bereregis.org home of Parterre Fragrances. We
will be given a guided tour of the
fifty Acre estate dedicated to
The Parish Council met on Thursday 14th March 2019 at the Drax Hall. The next aromatic and scented plants
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meeting will be on Thursday 11 April at the Drax Hall, starting at 7pm. All where over 1000 varieties of plants
parishioners are very welcome to attend and to take the opportunity to raise any are grown for distillation to
matters or concerns at the start of the meeting. produce ingredients for luxury
fragrances.

Village Forum We have to meet there at 6 pm. It
gets dark at 8 pm. The cost will be
Saturday 27 April from 10am – 2pm sees our annual Village Forum, held in the £10.00 each. Please get in touch
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school hall. Of course our main topic of this forum will be the Neighbourhood Plan with me Susan Stone (Chairman
as it reaches it’s final stage, but there will also be displays and discussions on our 0 1 9 2 9 4 7 2 0 8 3 e m a i l
new community minibus, the excellent ongoing work that our environment group susan97stone@gmail.com) if you are interested and would like to join us)
carry out and an explanation of what the future of our village could hold once
the Neighbourhood Plan comes to fruition. Please come along on the day to hear In May another Talk on Ultimate Garden Plants but more importantly we are
talks on these areas and have a chance to chat to your Parish Councillors. having a plant sale. This time to be held on Saturday 11 May at Shitterton by
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kind permission of Sue and Bill Steggles . Please can members bring any

unwanted garden plants and Garden Bric a Brac Books We will do our best to
Midsummer Bere Fest 2019! get rid of it.
Our Midsummer Bere Fest is being held between 2
– 8pm on Sunday 30 June at the Recreation
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Ground.
So far, The Stour Valley Band will be playing, Nina
Garcia will be entertaining us in the evening, and
there will be food and a bar, and, hopefully, with
your help, much, much more. We need all
community organisations and businesses to get

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