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PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS
CHURCH AND VILLAGE

Thank You’s ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS

St John the Baptist Garden Party
This event, held on Saturday 15 July, was actually moved into the church Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
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because of the unseasonal weather forecast for the day! It was still a great
success, raising £551, thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to that
total. There were a good number of stalls, delicious cream teas, and lots of Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Community run transport
people. A special thank you to Glo Curtis and Jackie Percy for organizing it. See Scheme 471255 rtners@gmail.c option
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colour centre spread for pictures of the event.
Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Village Hall
BH20 7LU mail.com Friday mornings
Donations 10.00 - 12.00
Thank you so much to Jagtar and his team in the shop for continuing to have a Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
for children from 2 to 8 years,
eregis.dorset.sc
Bere Regis
‘Pebbles’

collecting tin for small change in the shop which is donated to the church. Small BH20 7DB h.uk including breakfast club from
7.45 a.m. and after-school club
change really does help to make a difference, so thank you to everyone who until 5 p.m.
donates. Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
Club 471255 rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.

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What’s coming up in the parishes… Kim Benjafield 01929
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Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@ Meetings and events
Evensong for Lammastide 577012 hotmal.co.uk arranged as and when.
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This service will be on Sunday 6 August at 4pm. The Lammas loaf will be shared
after the service with other refreshments. W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
Club
@gmail.com
3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm

Evensong with Laudemus Sanctuary Flower Guild Mrs Diane 472331 edmonds473@
(church flower Edmonds btinternet.com
As part of their singing tour, Laudemus will be coming to St John the Baptist on arrangers)
Tuesday 15 August at 6pm for a cathedral-style Choral Evensong with music by Sociable Bookworms Mrs Christine chris.whit@hot 4th Wednesday
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Jeremy Jackman, Herbert Brewer and Felix Mendelssohn. All welcome! Whitfield mail.co.uk 7.15pm at the Royal Oak

Continuing…Thursday Tea and Toast – St John the Baptist Church, 8am- Hedgehogs - support, Mrs Sue Aldous 07720 Bere Regis’ resident expert
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on all things hedgehog
advice and rescue
11am, WEEKLY related
First Thursday Club Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at
A drop in Café runs for a couple of hours on a Thursday morning in church, with (Autumn Leaves) tlook.com the Scout Hut
the purchase of a couple of portable radiators it is more of a Warm Space than it Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
was before! Designed as a place to drop in on the way to or from dropping off at gmail.com
school, or perhaps on your way to or from the shop for the morning paper and Bere Regis Kim Benjafield 471170 6 Bitchams Mead kimbenjy@yah Fortnightly trips to place of
milk, or out with the dog(s), a place to have a chat over tea (other drinks are Communibus oo.co.uk interest for sightseeing and
shopping
available) and scrumptious toast and biscuits for our four-legged friends. All ages
are welcome, there are toddler age toys available. A big thank you to all our
volunteers.

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