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attend this trip of a lifetime. Watch out for the event notices that we will put on DORSET TRADING STANDARDS
the village facebook page and in here.

Dorset Council Trading Standards Service check and approve
Scout Hut Hire businesses so you don’t have to.
For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or
Please be advised that we are no longer offering the hut for hire for one off
call 08454 040506.
events and private parties.
To report or seek advice about problems you have

experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506.
Contact us
If anyone would like further information about Bere Regis Scout Group or the What connects Dorset trading standards and scuba diving?
Kingsbere Explorer Scout Unit, all the contact details for the individual sections
(Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers) are available in the village directory at Suba Diving is an exhilarating, popular past-time in Dorset and it’s not hard to see
the back of this magazine. General enquiries and offers of help/assistance: why. The cliffs of the Jurassic coastline give way to an underwater world of
Neal Unitt-Jones on 01929 472273. shipwrecks and sea-life to explore and enjoy. With all the wonder it is easy to
forget just how dangerous, and how vulnerable, a diver is. While under water they
are completely reliant on the contents of the tank of air strapped to their back for
air. If this air is contaminated, or not of the right quality, there are very real
dangers. Most divers will understand too much carbon dioxide or carbon
monoxide in the tank can have fatal consequence.
So what safeguards are
there for divers purchasing
Paul Martin 07788 185048 Could the ALEXANDER air? In all likelihood, the tank

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dive centre and supplied as
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part of a commercial
transaction. And, just like
Local BH20 electrician, with over forty years’
experience offering:- Learning the technique will enable you to any other commercial
realise that the way you stand & move can transaction for consumer
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 Consumer Unit (fuse be the cause of pain & tension
board) Replacement must be safe for consumers
to use.
 Emergency call-out
Service The BMJ gave To help local dive centres
 Additions and AT positive ensure the quality of their air
Alterations to Existing Dorset trading standards service has operated a Divers Clean Air Scheme for over
Installations results in their 25 years. Although voluntary, I’m happy to say most, if not all, of the diver’s air
 Portable Appliance Back Pain trial suppliers in the area are members. Each member has a sample of their air
Testing periodically tested to the recognised standard. The levels of oxygen, carbon
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All Work Guaranteed Jeannette Martin MSTAT

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