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December 2020                                                                       December 2020

                                                                                            CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION



                                                                                           Last   month,    in   the
                                                                                           M a g a z i ne    a n d    o n
                                                                                           Facebook  we  published
                                                                                           the   names    of   thirty
                                                                                           individuals,   partners,
                                                                                           businesses and groups who
                                                                                           had  been  nominated  by
                                                                                           Bere  Regis  residents  to
                                                                                           receive  a  Certificate  of
                                                                                           Appreciation  to  mark  the
                                                                                           huge   contribution   they
                                                                                           have made to our community during these difficult times by stepping up to help
                                                                                           neighbours,  or  altering  how  their  businesses  were  run  or  by  spotting  where  help
                                                                                           was needed, and providing it.
                                                                                           Since then, more nominations have been received and I would like to add their
                                                                                           names to our Roll of Honour.

                                                                                           We  cannot,  for  now,  present  the  actual  Certificates,  so  we  are  publishing  the
                                                                                           names first in the hope that in the not too distant future we may be able to hold
                                                                                           an awards ceremony and honour all these people in an appropriate way.

                                                                                           Bridget  Eveleigh  and  the  Greengrocery  team  for  supply  boxes  of  fruit  and
                                                                                           vegetables to people’s homes throughout lockdown
                                                                                           Kim Benjafield for her dedication to her many telephone contacts throughout the
                                                                                           whole pandemic period
                                                                                           Suzie  Gee  for  shopping  for  numbers  of  shielding  residents  and  doing  regular
                                                                                           prescription  deliveries,  as  well  as  working  hard  to  safely  re-open  the  Chapel
                                                                                           Mothers and Toddlers group
                                                                                           Carol Cox for making and donating facemasks
                                                                                           Rose Butterfield for keeping the village supplied with delicious ice cream through
                                                                                           the Summer

                                                                                           Please feel free to nominate anyone else whose efforts you feel have helped to
                                                                                           make life easier, or more bearable for residents during these difficult times.









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