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BERE REGIS FLORAL GROUP the amount the Parish Council is allowed to request from Dorset Council. This is
known as the Precept and is added to parishioners’ Council Tax bill. Each year,
the Parish Council tries to keep this as low as possible whilst still covering all the
The floral group members have a club Christmas
lunch for members at Winterborne Kingston village projected costs. The Parish Council is responsible for maintaining all its assets, such
hall on Tuesday 5 December. This much looked as benches, litter bins and dog bins, as well as covering the costs of the
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forward to event is again to be prepared by our very Lengthsman and staff wages. It also owns and maintains the cemetery at
efficient secretary, Sheila Cox, and this year will be a Southbrook and the play area on Elder Road, together with the central car park
hot meal. and various verges around the village, allotments and, of course, Souls Moor and
the streamside pathway.
The first meeting of 2024 will be the AGM on Tuesday 9 January, 12.30pm for a
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1pm soup and rolls lunch before the meeting. This year, as in previous years, the Parish Council decided to take money from the
reserves held and offset them against some of the costs in order to keep our
For information, contact Chairman Bob Holman 01305 8482262 or email Precept request as low as possible. This meant, the Precept request was
bobdiholman@btinternet.com increased by £1,400 to £76,400 – an increase of 1.87%.
A full breakdown of the budget and Precept request is available on the Parish
Council website.
GARDENING CLUB

Christmas Trees
As I write this we expecting storm “Frederick”.
There are so many named storms. The garden is There are still some Christmas Trees available to order from the Clerk if you would
sodden. I have been hoping to cut the grass for like one. They are priced at £12 each for a 4 foot tree and will be delivered in the
the last time this year and then take the lawn mower for a service. It has been too first week of December. To order one simply email the Clerk on
wet. The grass keeps growing. I have bulbs to plant and am waiting for a dry day bereregispc@gmail.com.
when I am not busy.

My cat ‘Malcolm’ was not well one day and I was pleased when this wet cat New Facebook
jumped on my bed. At least I knew he had been out to do what cats do. Not so Page
happy about the muddy paws around the cat flap.
In order to improve
Our meeting last month was putting the garden to bed for winter. (Chance would communications, the
be a fine thing in this weather) Roger Hirons was very impressive with his Parish Council has now
knowledge of plants and his passion for caring for them. The talk was more about created its own Facebook
not tidying up too much. Do not prune and leave foliage around the base of page. To follow the
plants to keep them warm and updates simply search for
protect them and think about the Bere Regis Parish Council on Facebook and click on “like”. We aim to post more
micro bugs and leaves in the soil. information on there about Parish Council initiatives and events as well as it being
Cut your lawns with lawn mower set an additional way for people to reach out and contact the Parish Council with
on high to collect leaves and any queries they may have.
compost them. Use anvil secateurs
for dead wood cutting and overlap
ones for a light trim on live twigs. Next Meeting
Most of the talk was about thinking The next meeting will be held on Thursday 14 December 2023 commencing 7pm
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about your garden and what to at the Village Hall. If you wish to have an item added to the agenda for
plant where. I must be a nursery discussion, please contact the Clerk or a member of the Parish Council before
the 7 December.
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