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HR would come around to my way of thinking. If they did not, then I would be BERE REGIS NEWS
quite ready and armed to go to arbitration, whatever the result. In all of this, there
are more important things at stake than mere money, of which no amount can
buy happiness. That comes from having time to spend with dear family and
friends, and especially family, which, for me, includes a generous dollop of BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL
grandchildren.
When my head hit the pillow, my brain quickly switched into off mode. The next Chairman: Ian Ventham 471480 ianrventham@gmail.com
morning, I woke up at 5am, having slept like a log. When I looked out of the
window, the view was clear and fresh. The only thing of importance, which is
really missing, is my slippers. Vice Chairman: Bryan Benjafield 07969 bryan@cheapprintingdorset.co.uk
770890

Parish Clerk: Amanda 472327 bereregispc@gmail.com
Alison Bennett (UHT milk, Baxters Crocker
Tomato Soup and Noodle ….lots of
noodles ) Websites: www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk
www.bereregis.org
I am awake, it is first light !
Was this whole thing a nightmare or is it real? The Parish Council met remotely via Zoom on Thursday 11th June 2020. Two
members of the public joined the meeting. The next meeting will be on Thursday
The dawn chorus seems more amazing than ever
9 July, again remotely. If you wish to join the meeting, or wish to send a question
th
with new sounds and many more of them.
in to be read out, please contact the clerk beforehand.
The lockdown has really improved the bird life, the
air is cleaner the sun is shining and the signs of spring are all around.
BereConnect Emergency Fund
In this beautiful rural village you could be forgiven if you forgot it was a global
The fund, which was established by donations via JustGiving, received £5475 from
pandemic.
71 donors. So far nearly £870 has been spent on food for distribution from the food
Apart from the fact that people have been told to stay at home , people are bank, and £500 has been given out in loans or grants. There is about £3900
having to shield and people are desperately missing those they love the most , remaining in the fund. Application for help can be made by any parishioner at
people are even missing people who they don’t even like that much, with a stark any time to bereconnect@outlook.com
realisation that people need people, we don’t thrive well in isolation.

For the last 4months we have been running a food bank out of the village Hall Rowlands Wait
many village families have been helped as they are struggling to put basic food
on the table. The Parish Council were asked
by a member of the public
Many more village families have been donating food to the bank in this time of about the ongoing works at
need. Rowlands Wait, and it was
stressed that at the present
The care and kindness that the village has shown has been incredible. Volunteers
have helped with shopping and prescriptions, phoned isolated people, fed stage there is no system for
people, sat with the very sick and helped get support for those who felt they the Parish Council, or the
could not live in the lockdown any longer. public, to be able to make an
objection to any works going
on. The only thing we can do,
which we have, is ask Dorset

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