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chair to help build confidence. We also include some slightly higher energy BERE REGIS HISTORY SOCIETY
exercises which helps to keep our hearts healthy.
Our classes are subsidised by the Pop In Place funds and are held at the Bere Our November meeting began with some Museum
Regis Village Hall on Mondays from 11am – 11:45am and will be the cost of each information, in that the plumbing in the building had now
been brought into the 21st Century. The electrical work was
class is £5 now almost complete as well and that wheelchair-access was
No need to book in advance. Just come along and join in our fun and very being planned with a scheme in the early stages, together
friendly class, where you will be guaranteed a very warm welcome. with a proposed ability for car access right up to the door in
the near future.
If you would like more information, please email Lucy Cruickshank at
The newly-found Burial Board book which covers Bere Regis
lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528 burials between 1883 and 1949 was discussed, together with
the showing of all the Parish Registry entry documentation recorded so far,
beginning in 1585.
Pop In Place Community Café at Bere Regis Village Hall
Finds shown included
Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon special items which give
we run a Community Café at the Village Hall the best indication of the
North Street. nearby presence of a
We offer a warm welcome, to everyone who Roman Villa. These
walks through the door. included Roman roof
tiles, polished limestone
We also welcome new volunteers to help on flooring and mosaic
our team serving the drinks and helping at tesserae and parts of
events. Also and very importantly to chat to the walls, still with Roman-
people who attend the café’s. type cement attached,
box-flue heating conduit
Would you like to make a difference in your tiles and of course
community? Then call the Team Leader Alison pottery of all vessels.
Bennett 01929 472023 for more details about Clay pipe finds,
how the Pop In Place changes people’s lives. 1600 onwards Sue brought in the
recently-discovered Bere

Regis Cook Book, which
Pop In Place Food Crisis Support appears to have been compiled between WW2 and the 1950s. Two cakes were
The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project, if you are struggling and you need brought in, baked according to the instructions within, and we were able to
food please get in touch we have gained funding to provide crisis packs for sample them.
people in the Parish in a difficult situation. John Pitfield, Projects Secretary
If you need this service please email in confidence popinplace@gmail.com and
we will help. Thank you to Gareth Lynam
who is running this project for us. Thoughts on making marmalade with the Bere Regis recipe
book
Pop In Place Workshop I have now typed out the recipes from the Book and there are about ten recipes
the earliest of which dates from 1902. I sent these to Di Ventham but she says she
We are a small group meeting on Friday will stick to her Good Housekeeping book methods. There are not too many
mornings and do some wood work, differences to the basic method basically sugar and oranges and combinations

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