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December 2018                       December 2018
 Also in October, members of the Bere Regis WI attended the Dorset Federation of
 Women’s  Institutes  Annual  Meeting  held  at  the  Lighthouse  in  Poole.  Here  we,   DofE activities
 along  with  several  other  WIs,  we  were  pleased  to  receive  a  certificate  from   During the October half term holiday,
 National Federation of Women’s Institutes to commemorate our Centenary. The   three Explorers took part in a practice
 awards were presented by the High Sheriff of Dorset, Mrs Jacqueline Swift, who   Silver  DofE  expedition  with  some  of
 offered a brief insight into this ancient role.
        the  members  from  the  Wareham
 Our  November  meeting  is  a  demonstration  on  making  “Sweet  Treats  for   Explorer  Unit.  They  hiked  for  3  days,
 Christmas”. Look out for the products of our labours in the month ahead!   and  camped  for  2  nights,  in  the
        beautiful  New  Forest.  Well  done  to
 Guests are always welcome. To find out about future meetings, or if you would   Benji,  Becky  and  Edward  for
 like  any  further  information  about  the  WI,  please  contact:  Eileen  Salisbury  on   completing this part of the award.
 01929 472022 or Di Pitts on 01929 471322.

        Scout News

 President  - Mark Teed   R  O  G  S   It  has  been  a  varied  programme  this  term
 Captain -  Dean Merritt             which has included a sailing trip at the Portland
 c/o Mr G R Storey, Secretary
 Vice       -  Ian Spalding          Olympic  Sailing  Academy  –  were  we  got  out
 9 Boswells Close, Bere Regis, BH20 7JE
 Secretary - Guy Storey              on the water in the glorious sunshine to learn to
 Telephone:- 01929 471041
 Treasurer - Peter Cheeseman         sail before jumping on a huge paddleboard for
 www.bereregis.com   e-mail:  golf@bereregis.com
                                     some  fun  and  games  –  did  we  get  wet  –  of
                                     course  we  did!      Another  wet  night  was
 Golf Days held every month, usually the last Friday, from February through to October.
 New members are invited to join.   Contact Guy Storey – 471041 for membership forms and details.   swimming at Milton Abbey pool for the staged
                                     swimming activity badge, fun in the hut making
 V E N U E S   2018                  guys to burn on the bonfire, running stalls and
    Date   Venue   Trophy   Winner   games and donating the proceeds to another
                                     charity.  .  We had a safety night were we were
 23   February   Paultons Golf Centre   Members Challenge  Peter Cheeseman
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                                     quizzed  on  how  to  stay  safe  online  and  then
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 30  March   Weymouth Golf Club   GRS Trophy   Cancelled   decided our teams and menus for the cooking
                                     competition.    We  entered  3  teams  into  the
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 27  April   High Post Golf Club   Jim Corbin Cup   Jim Goodey
                                     District cooking competition held at Wareham
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 25  May   Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club  Ex-Landlord’s Cup   Dean Merritt   Scout Hall before coming back to our own hut
                                     for  a  night  of  camping  with  of  course  hot
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 29  June   Manor House Golf Club   President’s Cup   Harry Smith   chocolate and a camp fire.
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 27  July   Wareham Golf Club   Captain’s Cup   Roger Johns
 31   August   Bath Golf Club   Memorial Cup   Julian Flower   Cub News
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 28  September   Rushmore Golf Club   Whitbread Pairs   Kris Meehan and Gordon   The  cubs  visited  the  Shire  Hall  Courthouse
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        Museum in Dorchester and toured the old
 26  October    Lyme Regis Golf Club   Zoom Trophy   Jim Corbin   courthouse  and  cells,  with  a  few  of  them
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        getting locked up – thankfully they were all
        let  out  for  good  behaviour.    They  have
 Summer Tour – 15  -17  June 2018   AGM 7:00pm for 7:30pm Wednesday 7  November, Bere
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 Old Thorns Golf & Spa Hotel   Regis Sports Club   enjoyed messy activities and thank you for
 Autumn Tour -  13  – 22  September   Cup of Good Cheer & Presentation Evening – 8  December   the turnout for the Remembrance Parade
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 Belek, Turkey   2018 Dorset G&CC    – despite the awful weather it was a record
        turn out so well done.

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