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July 2019 July 2019

Dates for your diary AUTUMN LEAVES
Come and join us in the Alzheimer’s Society Bere Regis Memory Walk Saturday OVER 50’S CLUB
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14 September
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Saturday September 14 at 10am the walk starts in in Elder Road and is a
delightful 2mile walk around the outskirts of the village that finishes back at the We had another lively talk at our June meeting, when our speaker Mary Graham,
Village Hall for a well-earned cake and cup of coffee. gave the members a lightning tour of Dorset, revealing tit-bits of information
about some of the villages which were mentioned in the Domesday Book. We
Walkers pay £5 per person and £10 for a whole family. No unaccompanied were whirled around the county in all directions! However her opening phrases
children under 16. l left us in no doubt that we are so lucky to live in such a wonderful place.
If you don’t want to walk but want to come to the coffee morning at the hall the The whole afternoon was great fun, with a good number attending.
hall will be open form 10am.
We had 14 entries for the Single Rose
All over the UK people will be uniting to walk for a world without dementia, be Competition, and the Silver Rose Bowl, for the
part of it and come and join us on Saturday 14 September and support the best bloom, was won by Richard Cunningham-
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Alzheimer’s Society. Wood.
Please Check out Pop In Place Website popinplace.org Thanks to Rod Osmond Next month come along and see "Lou-Lou La
who has updated our website and it is looking great check it out Belle" the Burlesque Dancer. I can assure you
that this is something to look forward to.
Alison Bennett , Telephone 01929 472023
Why don’t YOU come along and see for
yourself? If you do join us, you can be sure of a
warm welcome and an excellent afternoon
BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP tea. Find someone to come with you and join
the friendly ladies and gentlemen at the Scout
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Hut on Wednesday 10 July at 2.30.
Group News
Review of the Year

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On Wednesday 12 June we invited parents, friends and members of the local
community to a review of the year of Bere Regis Scout Group. We announced
the winners of the 4 John White Awards, one for each section - Charlie Haskell
(Beavers), Cerys Benjafield (Cubs), Eleanor Teather (Scouts), Elliot Woodhouse
(Explorers) and certificates to the 2 runners up in each section. The Appin
Scout Group Achievement Award was presented to Charlie Pitcher (Explorer),
along with the presentation of Duke of Edinburgh Awards by our District
Commissioner, Darryl Wright, to Sammy Lightfoot (Silver) and Gold to Daniel
Miller and Cameron Fletcher. Not to be left out the DC also awarded Mark
Willis with his Wood Badge, Andrea Marshall with a 5 year service award and a
Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service Award to Helen Unitt-Jones.

The presentation of awards and a look at some photographs taken during the
year was followed by a very brief AGM and the appointment of the officers
who sit on the Executive Committee. The years audited accounts were 839209
accepted and the meeting closed with thanks to the team who all work so

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