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January 2020 January 2020
BERE REGIS WI
BERE REGIS AND DISTRICT
TWINNING ASSOCIATION Happy New Year to all our family and friends in
Bere Regis and beyond. We hope the festive
season brought you all that you wished for.
Annual General Meeting and Quiz -
For several members of the Bere Regis WI, this was
February 2020
the opportunity to take part in the annual DFWI Carol Festival, either as part of the
Happy New Year from the Twinning Association to all choir or in the audience. This year the
readers of the Parish Magazine ..... festival was repeated at two beautiful
and awe inspiring venues – Wimborne
We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Monday 17th February 2020 at 7 Minster and Sherborne Abbey. Two
p.m. at the Sports Club, North Street, Bere Regis. Straight after the AGM, at 7.30 full churches of WI members (and non-
p.m we will be holding members) were enthralled by their
a quiz and raffle. All are afternoons. Anyone of any faith, or no
welcome. faith, would have felt entirely
comfortable at these inclusive,
If you are interested in
joining the Twinning welcoming events, where the
Association, please atmosphere, the occasion, the
email: camaraderie and the music
delighted.

jackie.ahern@hotmail.co.uk for details. In December, we were extremely pleased to be able to help the Sports and
Social Club celebrate the purchase of the southern part of the recreation ground
with traditional WI sandwiches and cake. No tea this time, liquid refreshments
were provided by the social club bar! This is an important milestone for the club
BERE REGIS WILDLIFE AND at it should secure the full extent of the sports grounds in trust for perpetuity.
ENVIRONMENT GROUP January sees us continuing the theme we started with our Christmas meal in
December by celebrating our first meeting of the New Year with our traditional
January party, where members will be provided with light entertainment,
A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all refreshments and a warm, welcoming atmosphere!
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Stitch and Twitch will restart in the New Year on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at
Join Us on our Conservation Working the Sports and Social Club. We will be preparing some new green hearts to add
Parties to the stock with which we will be decorating the village in what has now
become an annual event to raise awareness of climate change and what
Please come and join us at the next Working Party – Saturday 4 January - many individuals can do to combat it.
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hands make for light work; all are welcome (under 16s should be accompanied
by an adult). No experience is required, there’s a friendly crowd and it is great fun For details of future meetings or further information about the WI, please contact
Di Pitts on 01929 471322 or Moira Mathers on 07900 906278. You can see more
and exercise too! Or, just pop along and find out more about what we are doing.
about our past meetings and activities on our Facebook page @BereRegisWI.
We will meet by the stream bridge near to the Scout Hut, Elder Road at 10am or
you can find us along the river. We normally finish about 12.30. If you have some
loppers, secateurs, hand saws or a spade please bring them with you – if you
don’t, no problem we’ll have some spares along with other tools. Our efforts are

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