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December 2023 December 2023
PARISH AND BENEFICE
CHURCH AND VILLAGE

Thank You ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
Remembrance
The rain kept off and the people came out
for both a short time of remembrance on Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
Armistice Day around the War Memorial in
the churchyard on Saturday 11 November
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– thank you to Lay Worship Leader and Autumn Leaves - First Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at
Churchwarden, Sarah Welton, for leading Thursday Club tlook.com the Scout Hut
this, and for the main parade on Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
gmail.com
Remembrance Sunday. Thank you to those
who decorated the church and those from Bere Regis Bell Ringers Adrian 471774 Normal practice night -
Wednesdays 6.30 p.m. to
Standfield

the Scout Group who put out and put away Jenny Clifford 7.30 p.m.
chairs in the church.
Bere Regis Book Group Lesley Clark 01929 First Tuesday of the month

471732 at 2.30 p.m.. Various
Coming up in the parishes… locations
Advent Course Bere Regis Primary Rachael Brown 471334 Southbrook office@berereg Primary and Pre-school for
School and Pre-School
- Headteacher
pupils aged 2-11years.
is.dorset.sch.uk
Bere Regis
Lo, He comes: Music for Advent – this is being held on Thursdays 30 November, BH20 7DB Separate pre-school
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7 , 14 and 21 December – 2.15pm – 3.45pm in the barn of Throop House. For facilities at 'Pebbles' for 2-
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more details, please see the advert further on in this magazine. 4years

Breakfast club available
from 7.45am for children
over 3 years.
Special services in December Bere Regis Floral Group Bob Holman 01305 2nd Tuesday at
Saturday 9 December – 6pm, Bere Regis Church 848262 Camelot, Affpuddle, bobdiholman@ Winterborne Kingston
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btinternet.com
DT2 7HH
village hall
Instead of a traditional Carol Service, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis are pleased
to welcome Wareham Choral Society to church for their ‘CELEBRATION OF Bere Regis Gardening Sue Stone 472083 97 North Street, Bere susan97stone@ Monthly. Village Hall
CHRISTMAS’ which will include Christmas music and carols for both choir and Club Regis, BH20 7LD gmail.com 1st Tuesday. 7.30 p.m.
audience. Free admission, retiring collection for church – ALL WELCOME. Bere Regis Junior Pat Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage, peterwharf@bti Second Sunday of every
Church West Street nternet.com month in Church 10.000-
11.00 a.m.
Sunday 10 December – 11am Christmas Cake Family Service, Bere Regis
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Church
Bere Regis Parish Jon Park Bereregis.parish Monthly, Village Hall
Our traditional ‘Cake Service’ with Junior Church activities from 10am, will be held Council council.chair@ 2nd Thursday
gmail.com
on Sunday 10 December at 11am – the children will be dressing up and telling
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the Nativity story, come along and join in the Carols and enjoy seasonal Bere Regis Sports Club Andy Kent 471079 94 North Street membership@b Village football and cricket
teams for all ages
ereregis.com
refreshments afterwards. Cricket Herbie Swann 472812
Football

Bere Regis Folk Nights Pip Evans pipthebass@bti Folk music evenings,, last
Sunday 17 December – 3pm Blue Christmas Service, Bere Regis Church nternet.com Tuesday, 7.30, Skittle Alley,
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Drax Arms
Sometimes Christmas hurts… sometimes we don’t want to feel jolly and bright just
because it’s Christmas. We may be grieving a loved one, struggling with illness,

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