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POP IN PLACE NEWS BERE REGIS WI

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Good Friday 7 April Easter Bonnet We are nearly at the end of the WI year with
Parade and Egg Raffle 10am – 12noon at next month (April) being our Annual Meeting.
The Village Hall That means it is time to think about becoming
President, Secretary, Treasurer or a Committee
It’s time to get making those Easter bonnets again and Member to help run your WI. We work as a team
come and join in the fun on Good Friday morning. Donations of Easter Eggs would so a full compliment of eight members widens the variety of knowledge, skills and
be very welcome for our raffle, please drop them off at the Hall on Friday ideas. Please think hard and join us as you will get so much pleasure and fun as
Mornings. well as helping others in the village. Please contact our President, Mrs. Dian Pitts,
(01929 471322 ) if you wish to join us at our monthly meetings at the Bere Regis
There will be a children’s and an adult bonnet competition so get busy and make Sports Club on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7. 30 pm.
those beautiful bonnets. Our "speaker" from Dorset Ginger last
We look forward to seeing you and enjoying one of our popular annual events, all month was most interesting and amusing.
are most welcome. It is a local Company from Lytchett
Matravers who supply award winning non-

alcoholic drinks containing ginger of
Pop In Place AGM Friday 12 May 10.30am course all over the country and locally
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The Pop In Place will hold its AGM please do come along if you are interested in can be purchasd from Holme Nursery.
all the work we do, we would love to have some new volunteers and committee We were able to sample all the different
members. drinks from Sicilian Lemonade, Apple Juice
Please do give me a call if you want to know more about what we do. 01929 with a ginger kick, Original Ginger, Strong
472023 Ginger, Extra strong Ginger and Extra
Strong Ginger with Cinnamon. Some of

these samples left us gasping for breath
Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes and caused lots of laughs but it was a very
enjoyable evening and we could
The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing. They are primarily designed
to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get purchase all the different items which
more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a did also include a book with suggestions
combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based for "ginger" cocktails and recipes for
ones. Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises ginger drizzle cake and dorset apple
as this can help with cognitive functioning. All the exercises will be to music to cake.
promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be
adapted so that people with movement limitations can still join in. There is also no Our SoupaSandwich lunch was well
pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of attended for its first "outing" and
them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed members seemed to enjoy a chance to
atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome. chat and lunch. All being well we hope
to repeat this mini event after Easter.
The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-
11:45 at the Village Hall. Ten members went to the Tivoli Theatre
in Wimborne for the performance of
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall "Bedroom Farce" and agreed it was an
enjoyable afternoon's entertainment.

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