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Dave, whose wife Claire died last

Date for you diary for October December aged just 52 – “I attend
the bereavement coffee morning
Pop In Place Presentation night with Shaun Marx Saturday 12 October and it feels good to be part of a
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7.30 group where everyone else knows
how you feel, we are all in the same
Please Check out Pop In Place Website popinplace.org Thanks to Rod Osmond
who has updated our website and it is looking great check it out boat. The staff and volunteers here
at Weldmar are brilliant and just so
Alison Bennett , Telephone 01929 472023 understanding.”
Barbara, whose husband Keith was
poorly for just nineteen days – “My
Granddaughter was celebrating
BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP her 14th Birthday and the nurses
organised a party for her in the
hospice Orangery. Sadly, Keith was
Explorer News too ill to get out of bed, but I
brought him jelly and cake so he
The last few weeks of the term have been about
getting outside and preparation for the summer could be part of the party. He went
cycling trip to France and Belgium to visit the WW1 battlefield sites. A couple into a deep sleep and passed
of practise rides have taken place over the weekends and the latest was a away soon after. It was a great
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short ride over Black Hill to Briantspuddle for refreshments and an early 18 comfort to know that we were all
birthday cake for Sammy. The last of the 3 expedition talks took place, this one together and my Granddaughters
from Mike Bennett from Breaking Ground Heritage taught us about the were able to share a lovely
archaeological work that has been carried out at Bullecourt, where we will be goodbye with him. The care we
visiting on our trip. The work involves disabled veterans as a post trauma have all received is amazing.”
remedial exercise with some astonishing results. Ivor’s partner Ann passed away in
July 2018, and he visits the hospice regularly with cakes and other treats for the
We demonstrated some of our pioneering skills at Bere Fest at the end of June nurses – “I refer to them as Ivor’s Angels, as a thank you for everything they did for
which was popular with the younger children as we sent them along the zip
Ann. With Weldmar’s support I am now in a much better place mentally.
Meeting the Weldmar team was the best thing I ever did.”

Attached: Photo of Dave, Paula, Barbara and Ivor who all attend bereavement
support services at Weldmar Hospicecare, and photo of Caroline Sweetland,
Director of Nursing at Weldmar Hospicecare.

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