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adults enjoy their teas and coffees. Just ask at the counter.
BERE REGIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
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Book-Let is on the 2 Saturday of each month from 10am to 12 noon (the same
time as the coffee shop). Please let me have your e-mail address if you would like
to be reminded in advance each month. Sundays 10.30am Morning Service taken each week by visiting
preachers.
Angie Talbot 01929 472483 or angie@pbtalbot.plus.com
Mondays at 7pm STS (Search the Scriptures) Youth meeting

Tuesdays at 9.15am (during term time) Chapel Toddlers Group
AFFPUDDLE & TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH
Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bible Study and Prayer
COUNCIL
At the start of this New Year we give thanks to God for all His blessings of the past
year. At the end of 2016 we did not expect that we would be without a minister in
Reverend Bob Naylor 2017, but God called Pastor Jim Morris to Himself and we found ourselves in a new
and unexpected place. But God has provided for us. We have had excellent
The members of the Parish Council were saddened to learn of the passing of the preachers each Sunday, our weekday activities have continued and we work
Reverend Bob Naylor. He was very much loved within our community and will be together to maintain the proclamation of the good news of Jesus, our Saviour
deeply missed. and Lord. We look forward expectantly to see what God’s plans are for us in
2018.

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Parish Council Support for Briantspuddle Village Hall (BVHC) As a church we were so sad to hear of the death of Rev. Bob Naylor on 7
December, and we express our deep sympathy to Bob’s wife Joan, their family,
Following requests for clarification from a number of residents the PC continues to and to Rev. Charles and the Bere Regis and Affpuddle Churches . We know that
support the charity in regard to the important role it plays in the social fabric of Bob was loved in both villages and that his ministry among you was much
the community. The strategy for financial support has necessarily been changed appreciated, as was very clear from the lovely tribute in this magazine when
due to legal advice received from the National Association of Local Councils. Bob’s official duties during the inter regnum came to an end. We pray that God’s
love and faithfulness will sustain and comfort you all at this time.
The Parish Council has been advised that it should not fund any obligation

transferred to another party by legal agreement. With regard to the Charity, the
Lease between the BVHC and PC governs the relationship between and the New Year
responsibilities of both parties. The Charity is responsible for the running costs of the
hall and the maintenance of the fabric of the building. In the past, the council I wonder if you stayed up to see in the New Year,
has contributed to the annual insurance cost but, along with other running costs or even joined the crowds in Swanage or
and maintenance, will no longer be able to do so. Bournemouth. Why do such large crowds gather
in London to wait for Big Ben to strike the hour?
However the Parish Council can consider grants for specific projects outside of Why do thousands of people gather in Times
BVHC’s legal responsibilities and this year awarded a sum of £750 towards a Square, New York to watch a huge lighted ball,
replacement cooker. which is on a pole fixed to the top of a tall
building, drop down the pole in a matter of
Moving forward the PC will continue to consider all applications for funding seconds at midnight on New Year’s Eve? There is
through the annual S133/137 grant system in line with its Grant Policy. The sums always a very good firework display, but perhaps
awarded will, in part, be balanced against the expenditure required by the PC, in one reason for the crowds is because people
order to fund its running and project costs. A copy of the Grant Policy, is very much want to leave behind the problems,
available in the Parish Council section of the Parish website. the unanswered questions and the ‘whys’ of the
year just ended, and have a fresh start. I was
very pleased that Big Ben was reprieved from its
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info

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