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DORSET HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST VILLAGE HALL NEWS

So here we are at the beginning of August,
SPONSORED RIDE traditionally a quieter month for the village hall on
AND STRIDE 2023 the surface but actually at least as busy under the
surface. This month we’ll do our annual deep clean
Will take place on of floors doors windows light units and the kitchen.
Saturday 9th A small team of people set to with the hard work of
September 2023 enabling our hall to be the shining example it is throughout the year. Any
additional offers of help would be gratefully received.
Riders, whether on bikes,
ponies, horses or good old- August is also the month when the new 100 club draw kicks off and hopefully by
fashioned walkers are looking now you will all have had the opportunity to by a ticket or two for the draw. Apart
for sponsorship for this cause from the prize money every penny of your ticket goes to village hall funds so
and will be visiting churches please use this method of supporting us and who knows you may be a lucky
throughout the county on the winner and remember past performance doesn’t indicate future potential so
day. never having won before is not to say this year might not be your winning year so
give it a go.
You can visit as few or as
many churches as you We’ve spoken a lot about net zero and carbon neutral being the way forward
choose and can be and so we are now looking to set up a small group of people to investigate the
sponsored per church or as a options available to the village hall so that it can be as environmentally friendly
set sum for all and sustainably run as possible. Again I’d love it if one or two might offer to help
with research in this area and please don’t assume as it’s only one or two
If you are intending to be a someone else has volunteered before you can. They’re all thinking/hoping the
sponsored rider then for more same thing.
info please contact
Although as trustees we don’t wish to start ring-fencing specific funds we have
Pat Wharf (for Bere Regis) patswiftwharf@outlook.com 01929 472246 agreed that the monies raised from certain events will have a loose allocation
towards green initiatives so that once we have researched ideas and want to
Richard Killer (for Affpuddle) nicola.killer@btopenworld.com 01929 471202 move forward there will be a hopefully growing pot of money available to
You can ride alone or with family or friends kickstart these plans. So please look out for events that will be advertised as such
knowing we’re making a start in the right
Many churches will be open during the day and some including Bere Regis and direction. The monies are not specifically
Affpuddle will offer a welcome and a refreshing fruit juice earmarked as to do so would mean that’s all
You can direct 50% of your sponsorship money to one of our churches so DHCT the money could be spent on even if no
receive half and your local church half! projects where forthcoming an issue we would
like to avoid.
Good luck and thank you!
An advance notice is that on 7 October we
th
have an Evening with Nina Garcia evening in
the village hall. Search her name on the
internet and you’ll be able to hear her, she’s a
fantastic local artist (fiddle player and vocalist)
who will I’m sure provide a thoroughly
enjoyable evening. Get your tickets before

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