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BERE REGIS NEWS BERE REGIS HISTORY SOCIETY

We held our February meeting on the 26th, and despite a
very cold evening we had a good gathering of members at
BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL
the Village Hall.
Since the previous meeting the Archaeology Section had
Chairman: Ian Ventham 471480 ianrventham@gmail.com
found another 647 items in our winter searches. These
included over twenty pieces from the actual Roman Villa
Vice Chairman: Bryan Benjafield 07969 bryan@cheapprintingdorset.co.uk found on the surface in early February, most with cement-mortar attached to the
770890 flint pieces from the original walls.

Parish Clerk: Amanda 472327 bereregispc@gmail.com We had a "live" sorting of more field-
Crocker walking finds to show how these are
separated and their ages determined of
Websites: www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk about 400 items ranging in ages from the
1960s to way back to the third or fourth
www.bereregis.org
Century.
The Parish Council met on Thursday 12th March 2020 at the Drax Hall. 14 members Additional finds and material donations
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of the public were present. The next meeting will be on Thursday 16 April at the dating to the Second World War were
Drax Hall, starting at 7pm. All parishioners are very welcome to attend and to take shown, and we concluded with a slide
the opportunity to raise any matters or concerns at the start of the meeting. show of photographs taken in 1970 of
buildings around the village, most not

before seen by many members.
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Parish Forum Saturday 16 May
All are welcome to our meetings, on the fourth Wednesday of the month, in fact
We hope to be holding (subject to whatever two new people came along this time with one becoming a member straight
restrictions are by then in force) our annual Parish away. The attendance fee for a single visit is just £2, but there is a discount for
Forum for all residents to attend on Saturday May subscribing to twelve attendances of £15 per year.
16th at the School. The agenda will include:
John Pitfield
• A talk about May’s Wood by Anne Brummer,
Chief Executive of the Save Me Trust, a Project Secretary
conservation and wildlife charity established by Dr
Bryan May
• A talk by Michael Tomlinson MP

• Presentation of local volunteer awards
• Presentation about the need to cherish and
conserve our local SSSI, Black Hill
All community organisations are cordially invited to attend and to set up stands to
promote their activities to residents.

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