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July 2020 July 2020
BRIANTSPUDDLE VILLAGE SHOP - NOT
OBITUARIES
JUST FOR COVID 19

The last 12 weeks, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Sally Cheeseman have found me stood outside the village shop helping
to maintain social distancing and ensuring only one in
the shop at a time. But it has been so much more than
Sally’s son Steve has sent that.. it’s been a chance to get to know so many
us this tribute from his people from across the parish. To talk about what’s
mother’s funeral “not” happening, where we “haven’t” been, who we
“haven’t” seen. But also to hear tales of years gone by

and hopes for the future. It has been a privilege.
Rev. Williams Words -
The shop continues to be well supported. We continue
It’s always hard when we lose to buy fresh fruit and veg from the market on Wednesdays and Fridays – cry’s of
the people we love, but it “who ever thought you’d be able to buy an Aubergine in the village shop” can
must make it more so when be heard.
we live on the other side of the world, have a global pandemic added in and
have to say our goodbyes at a distance. It’s so sad that Steve can’t be with We have started working with Curtis’ Butchers of Wareham for meat and have a
us physically today, but I know he will be thinking about his Mum as we lay her wide range of cooked and uncooked meats in the shop. You might also want to
to rest. take up the opportunity to order meat and have it delivered. And we are selling
lovely bread and cakes from the Italian bakers in Wareham primarily at
As you’ve already heard Steve has chosen the readings and wants me to weekends.
make this tribute on his behalf.
We are one of few shops in the area stocking

watercress from The Watercress Company which is
My Words – extremely popular.
As many people will know my dear Mum passed away recently. I have been If you have any ideas for products you’d like to be
overwhelmed with everyone’s kind words and the lovely things that have able to buy from the shop please let us know. If you’re
been said about Mum. It shows how much people in Bere thought of her. new to the area you may not realise the shop is a
Mum loved living in the village and everything about village life, Bere life. Community Benefit Society and is run entirely by
volunteers. Using the shop regularly allows us to stock
Mum was a wonderful character in the village, I have such fond memories of
her when I was at school, then Sunday School going through to older school lots of fresh produce. You might also like to consider
volunteering to help. It’s not just shop/counter staff we
and then playing football and cricket for Bere with Mum cheering me on from
the sidelines. I was trying to think of all the activities, need. You might prefer to go and collect Veg and Eggs from the market or meat
clubs and volunteering that Mum did over the years from the butchers.
and it was a long list. I remember Mothers’ Union, During June, Brian and Shelagh Balls retired from running their shop in
Bere Wives Group, Women’s Institute (she was their Puddletown. They have been huge supporters of Briantspuddle Village shop since
longest serving Member). She also carried on the it opened and have served us well with Newspapers, bread and confectionary.
tradition of smocking. On behalf of Briantspuddle Village Shop and its customers we would like to say
“thank you” and “we wish you a long and happy retirement”.
Mum also worked with the church, cleaning the
brass, changing the flowers, delivering Parish Another “retirement” this month is Eloise who turns 18 on the 11 July and so will
th
Magazines and generally being a major part of the be stopping her weekend shifts in the shop to make room for younger members

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