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POP IN PLACE NEWS Wildlife Walks
Thank you for helping Ukraine Dorset Wildlife Trust are planning to organise walks around the new Wild
Woodbury site at the former Court Farm. These will take place on both Thursday
We have all been heartbroken at the effects of the War 2nd and Friday 3rd June at 10.30am for a 90 minute walk for those who are used
on Ukraine, thank you to Mary who has taken some of to walking and at 1.30pm for a shorter walk which would be suitable for those with
the knitted jumpers to Blandford to be transported over mobility issues.
and well done to Alan Clarredge who has managed to
get a lorry full of aid into Poland ,lots of items in this load were from the Pop in
Place particularly the knitted blankets. Last Friday the Pop In Place made yellow Songs of Praise
and blue ribbon badges and raised over £150.00 for the Red Cross Thank you to
everyone who has donated. A special Church service will take place at 10.30 am on the morning of Sunday
5th June to which everyone is invited. During this time, entry to the Exhibition will

be suspended but the displays will still be in place until the end of the day. The
Breakfast Café Exhibition refreshments will be available for all, after the service.
We are trying out a breakfast café once a month
serving bacon rolls. This month it is 1 April next The Exhibition
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month Friday 13 May and Friday 10 June .
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Over the course of the four day weekend, there will be an exhibition in the

Church. Previously, we have held Floral and Quilts displays but this time there will
Pop In Place Rainbow Café be the opportunity for our village artists, crafters, photographers and poets to
display their creations. Potential participants have already been contacted, but
The cafés are open every Friday morning for coffee, tea, and biscuits. There is a we would be happy to hear from others who would like to take part. There will
sales table with books and bric a brac and in the Lower Hall there is a workshop. also be the opportunity to have a sit down with a cuppa and a piece of cake
Also you may like to come in and play table tennis as the newly refurbished table and, relax in the cool of the church or get out of the rain - whatever the weather
is now up and running. Please do call in on a Friday morning there is a warm decides to do.
welcome to all. If you need a lift telephone Kim 01927 471170
Diane Edmonds is the contact for the Flowers and Quilts. She can be contacted

by email on edmonds473@btinternet.com. Alison Debenham and Jill Marsden
Repair Shop are organizing the Arts and Crafts displays. Their emails are
alison@culverdell.co.uk or jillmarsden52@gmail.com.
Over the last months we have be doing some wood work in the Lower room of
the hall : making bird boxes, bug hotels and planters etc We have completed
and refurbished the table tennis table and that is available for people to play a Other Activities
game.
As more events are planned and details worked out, further information will be
If you are interested in coming along and doing any of the above or your own circulated in this magazine, through the village Facebook group and on posters.
small project, call in and see Paul Bennett you will be very welcome. Judy Newton is the primary contact for co-ordination of all activities and she can
be contacted on judy.newton@hotmail.com.

Pop In Place AGM ON Friday 8 April 10.30 at the Hall
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We welcome some new people on the team to help us move the organisation Message from the Editor: If you are planning something which hasn’t yet been
forward and to provide a much needed community café and events to bring mentioned, then don’t forget to let me know, so that I can include the details in
people together and combat isolation. the May magazine. Contact information on the inside back cover.

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