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Millennium Stone. The stone used was from the old bridge and Alex’s design was
SUMMER FUNDRAISING EVENTS carved by local stone masons. The inscription includes the parish name of
Affpuddle, using lettering styles through the age transitioning into a digital font.
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What a lovely evening it was on June 1 for our annual Duck race evening. 1,000 Over time this inscription has become very difficult to read and the Parish Council
ducks were sold and the profit for the Church for the evening was £1,072, which is is considering having the stone cleaned. A quote has been received from the
wonderful and we thank you all who were involved especially Bob and Denise same stone mason who has been commissioned to carry out the cleaning of the
Croom. It was also good to have the raffle and a couple of other stalls. War Memorial. The quote is based on the same methodology, which has been
approved by The War Memorial Trust and Purbeck District Council.
The Scouts ran the Barbecue and served the drinks and we trust they also made a
really good profit. These events are as much about village life and people getting In addition to this proposal, it has also been suggested that a more appropriate
together as well as fund-raising, I believe – and it certainly did that. location for this stone may be Affpuddle.

Now we look to the future and the Bere Regis Church Summer Fete is from 2pm on The Parish Council would welcome your opinion:
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June 30 , so it may have happened by the time you read this but if not, please Do you feel that the stone should be cleaned?
know you will be very welcome...also at the Scout Hut. There will be a Bouncy
Castle, many stalls and teas and an Ice Cream van. Do you have a preferred location for the stone to be sited?
The Affpuddle Fete is a little later this year – on August 11 but in the same Please send your replies to the Parish Clerk by the end of July, Lindsay Hole
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beautiful venue. Please book that date in your diaries, whichever parish you are woodlands20@hotmail.com
from.

WW1 Commemoration- Daffodil Planting

The Parish Council had asked for ideas
from Parishioners for ways of marking
BERE REGIS the end of WW1. An idea to plant
MOTHERS' daffodils has come forward and in its
June meeting Councillors expressed
UNION support for the proposal as well as a
willingness to fund or part fund such an
initiative.
Our meeting on the 6 June we celebrated Holy Communion our celebrant and
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preacher was The Reverend Rosie Coldwell. Two ideas have been proposed so far,
one is for naturalised narcissus to be
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 4 July at Turberville Court which will be a
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talk by The Reverend Garry Guinness on his work in Rwanda. planted in the woods now owned by
The Erica Trust and another for daffodils
New members are always welcome. Please contact Nancy Gibson on 01929- to be planted along the main street in
472105. Briantspuddle, passing along the whole
of the Briantspuddle Amenity complex.
Angela Jones – Magazine Secretary
Councillors would very much like to
Date of Next Meeting hear Parishioners thoughts about these proposals, or alternative idea you may
have.
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4 July Turberville Court Wednesday 2.00 pm
Please send your correspondence to the Parish Clerk, Lindsay Hole
woodlands20@hotmail.com

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