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April 2023                                                                           April 2023

       This  shop  is  more  than  just  a  shop  it                                        better  spent  doing  many  other  jobs  around  the  village  rather  than  picking  up
       provi des  an   atmosphe re   of                                                     litter. This is your village – look after it and take your litter home or use one of the
       community  of  friendliness,  the  staff                                             litter bins available.
       members  are  always  willing  to
       brighten  customer’s  day  with  a  smile
                                                                                            Annual Parish Forum

                                                                                            We  will  be  holding  our  Annual  Parish  Forum  on  15   July  in  the  Scout  hut  from
                                                                                                                                         th
                                                                                            11am. Local groups will be invited to attend and explain their activities over the
                                                                                            last  12  months  and  the  Forum  provides  an  opportunity  to  find  out  more  about
                                                                                            what else happens around the parish. More specific details will be announced in
                                                                                            the coming weeks.

                                                                                            Allotments
                                                                                            Further to the Parish Council taking over the management role of the allotments,
                                                                                            we are currently rolling out a programme of improvements in order to tidy up the
                                                                                            current  area,  including  the  creation  of  a  number  of  smaller  “starter”  plots,  and
                                                                                            some communal areas. There will be some plots coming available in the coming
                                                                                            weeks.  To  register  for  the  waiting  list  please  contact  the  Clerk  on
                                                                                            bereregispc@gmail.com.

                                          and a little conversation, and for some it        Defibrillator
                                          may be the only conversation of the day
                                          so they play a vital role within our village      A defibrillator is now available in the old phone box on Rye Hill adjacent to Green
                                          helping combat loneliness and isolation.          Close,  which  can  be  accessed  by  anyone  who  is  need  of  it,  with  the  code
                                                                                            available by phoning 999.
                                        The  shop  is  open  long  hours  and  they  work
                                        incredibly hard, but the community certainly
                                        appreciates  it  and  thanks  them  for  all  they   Wildlife Group
                                        have achieved here in Bere Regis.                   Part of Souls Moor and the
                                        Nisa West Street Bere Regis Telephone  01929        adjoining Bere Stream has
                                        288080 OPEN 6.30am until 9pm                        been  a  village  nature
                                                                                            reserve  for  10  years  from
                                                                                            when  it  was  acquired    by
                                                                                            the Parish Council.

                                                                                            Ponies  have  grazed  part
                                                                                            of  the  area  but  scrub  has
                                                                                            developed   along   the
                                                                                            course   of   a   footpath
                                                                                            along the edge of the stream. This month the wildlife group have worked with the
                                                                                            lengthsman to clear and move the arisings and maintain a good pathway. Also
                                                                                            this  month  the  wildlife  group  have    planted  a  bank  of  tree  saplings  along  the
                                                                                            bank near the school entrance.

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