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February 2018                                                                       February 2018
                                                                                                              BERE REGIS NEWS


                                                                                            BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL


                                                                                            Chairman:         Ian Ventham      471480  ianrventham@gmail.com

                                                                                            Vice Chairman:   Robin Pitcher     472151  robinpitcher@btinternet.com


                                                                                            Parish Clerk:     Amanda           472327  bereregispc@gmail.com
                                                                                                              Crocker

                                                                                            Websites:         www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk

                                                                                                              www.bereregis.org
                                                                                            The Parish Council met on Thursday 11  January 2018 at the Drax Hall. The next
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                                                                                            meeting  will  be  on  Thursday  8   February  at  the  Drax  Hall,  starting  at  7pm.  All
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                                                                                            parishioners are very welcome to attend and to take the opportunity to raise any
                                                                                            matters or concerns at the start of the meeting.

                                                                                            New Parish Councillor & Another Vacancy

                                                                                            The  Council  was  delighted  to  co-opt  Cathryne  Packham  to  fill  one  of  our
                                                                                            vacancies  for  a  Parish  Councillor  and  look  forward  to  her  input  at  upcoming
                                                                                            meetings.  We  also  accepted  the  resignation  of  Councillor  Andy  Watkins  and
                                                                                            would  like  to  thank  Andy  for  all  of  his  hard  work  over  the  last  couple  of  years,
                                                                                            particularly  for  his  roles  as  police  and  traffic  liaison.  This  does  mean  there  is  a
                                                                                            vacancy for one Parish Councillor. The sort of matters we get involved with are:
                                                                                                 New facilities for residents, and particularly for young people
                                                                                                 Social provision for older or disabled people
                                                                                                 Financial grants to parish organisations

                                                                                                 Care of the environment in which we live
                                                                                                 Planning and development matters

                                                                                            If you would like to discuss what’s involved on an informal basis please contact
                                                                                            Ian Ventham or any of the councillors for a chat.
                                                                                            If you can spare a little of your time on a monthly basis to help the Parish then


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