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PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS CHURCH AND VILLAGE

ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
There are five Sundays in January, but because one of them is New Years Day,
there will be two Benefice Services, when we only have one service for the whole
benefice.
Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
Sunday 1 January will be a 10:30 Eucharist (Communion) at St Andrew’s, East
st
Lulworth. If you’ve never been to St Andrew’s, I encourage you to come, it has a
beautiful setting next to Lulworth Castle. Just drive in the normal entrance for the Bere Regis Scout Liz Teather 01929 lizteather@hot Wednesdays 6 - 7 pm
castle and the church is ahead of you on the right. Group (Beavers) 471216 mail.com 5¾ - 8 years
Scout Hut, Elder Road
On Sunday 29 January we have been invited to St George’s Church which is in
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Allenby Barracks in Bovington Garrison for a 10:30am Eucharist. Bovington is part Bere Regis Scout Neal Unitt- 07952 scout.troop.brs Mondays 6.30 - 8.30 pm
of Wool parish and so comes within the benefice and is pastored by Padre Matt Group (Scouts) Jones 023882 g@gmail.com 10½ to 14 years

Scout Hut, Elder Road
Dietz. Because of security, take some photo ID for access to the barracks. General or group Chris Gall 0789634 chrisgall60@ya
enquiries 7957 hoo.co.uk

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Bere Regis Scout Emma Menzies 0746444 emma.menzies Thursdays 6.30 - 8 pm
Group (Cubs) 9191 10@yahoo.co 8– 10½ or 11 years
This is an annual event held between the 18 and 25 January. This year, Bere m Scout Hut, Elder Road
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Heath Methodist Chapel congregation have been invited to join the
congregation in Bere Regis for a joint service. This will be a wonderful chance to Kingsbere Explorer Helen Unitt- 01929 Tuesdays 7.00 pm-9.00 pm.
worship together and pray for each other and our communities. Scout Unit Jones 472273 14-18 years, male and
female. Scout Hut, Elder
Road
The service will be on Sunday 22 January, 11am at St John the Baptist, Bere
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Regis. All will be very welcome. Briantspuddle Book Angie Talbot 472483 19 Bladen Valley angie@pbtalb 2nd Saturday 10 - 12 noon
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Briantspuddle Village Hall,
in conjunction with Coffee

Shop
Thursday Tea and Toast – St John the Baptist Church, 8am- Chapel Toddlers Suzie Gee 472484 Rose Cottage, Butt suziegtitus3v4@ Wednesdays - 9.30 a.m. -
11am, WEEKLY Group Land talktalk.net 11.30 a.m. at the
Congregational Chapel,
Butt Lane
A drop in Café runs for a couple of hours on a Thursday morning in church.
Designed as a place to drop in on the way to or from dropping off at school, or Village Hall Alison Bennett 472023 popinplace@g
mail.com
(hire)
perhaps on your way to or from the shop for the morning paper and milk, a place
to have a chat over tea (other drinks are available) and scrumptious toast. All Dorset Councillor Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho
ages are welcome, there are toddler age toys available. A big thank you to all West Street tmail.com
our volunteers.
Kingsbere Quilters Mrs Diane 472331 10 Boswell’s Close edmonds473@ Monthly Scout Hut
For more information, please contact Pat Wharf – patswiftwharf@outlook.com Edmonds BH20 7JE btinternet.com 1st Wednesday 9.30 am -
01929 472246. 12.30p.m.
Bere Regis Swimming Alan White 0756218 48 Cowslip Road, anworcas@gm 5.15 p.m.—7.00 p.m. at the
club 7100 Broadstone, BH18 ail.com Purbeck Leisure Centre,
Junior Church/Family Service 9QZ Wareham
I hope you enjoyed our traditional ‘Cake Service’ in December, thank you to Pat Bere Regis Wildlife Tony Bates 471563 The Beeches, Barrow tonybates19@g Meetings arranged as and
and all those who helped make Christmas cakes and decorate them. Group Mike Gee 07759 Hill mail.com when
mike.n.g@outlo
884942 ok.com

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