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August 2019 August 2019
BERE REGIS WI

I suspect, like all the groups in the village, Bere
Regis WI is still quietly congratulating itself on a
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successful ‘Bere Fest’ on 30 June 2019, both from
our own perspective and that of the village. In
our smart new T-shirts, we were able to raise our
profile and, via our stall, showcase our
many skills from crafts to cake and jam
making. We’d like to extend our thanks
to the organisers and everyone who
participated, for making it such an
enjoyable day. In particular, thank you to
all those who attempted to ‘Name the
Bear’. After much speculation as to
gender, his name was found to be
Humphrey. Autumn correctly guessed
this name and is now taking great care
of her new friend – in spite of the
difference in size!
Although we have no meeting in August,
we will be
meeting on

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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 for the annual County
WI Quiz. We thoroughly enjoy exercising the little
grey cells and have in the past reached the final!
Similarly, our pre-season skittles continue to be great
fun and we have a bonus session at 2.00 – 4.00pm
on Thursday, 8 August 2019 at Winterborne Zelston
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Village Hall. As with Stitch and Twitch, there will be
no Lunch Club in August but both will reconvene in
September. Stitch and Twitch will continue in the
Bere Regis Sports Club on the 4 Wednesday of
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each month from 9.30am to 12.00pm. We are
planning a programme of small projects that should
be of interest to members and non-members alike.
Lunch Club in September will visit the ‘Sculpture by
the Lakes’ café at Tincleton. For July we visited the
Vineyard Café on the Langham Wine Estate at
Crawthorne, where nine members enjoyed an ‘al
fresco’ lunch (and a glass of the vineyard’s signature
sparkling wine) from the creative selection of ‘small

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