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 5.5 hours clearing rights of way around the village. Saturday 23 July 2 XI v
Sherborne CC 13:00
 17.5 hours starting repairs to the various finger posts around the parish.
Saturday 18 June 1 XI v
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 50 hours at the play area – undertaking maintenance of all the play Broadstone CC 13:00
equipment and repairing the boundary fence. Litter picking the area and Saturday 30 July 1 XI v
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carrying out weekly inspections. Christchurch CC 13:00
 9.5 hours clearing litter and fly tipping from around the parish, emptying No home fixtures for the
litter bins and taking it to the tip. Evening League XI
 43 hours maintaining the grass verges around the village, the Elder Road
open space and Souls Moor.

 11 hours clearing fallen trees and branches and removing the debris from
around the parish.

 2 hours completing bench repairs. When you respond to advertisers, do please tell them you saw

 4 hours helping with all aspects of the Jubilee weekend, from putting out their advert in this magazine - it helps them monitor the
bunting, setting up tables and chairs, to clearing everything away and
tidying up. effectiveness of their advert and helps us generate more
His duties vary depending on the time of year and what events or issues arise. Had advertising revenue!!
we not got a Lengthsman, much of the work he does would have to be done by
Dorset Council or volunteers. This means, rather than have someone who can
respond instantly, any defect would have to be logged with Dorset Council and
then could take over a month before anything was done.

Souls Moor 10 years on
It is now nearly 10 years since Bere Regis Parish Council acquired an area of Souls
Moor as a village nature reserve and the reserve is progressing well. Regular
grazing by ponies is essential to encourage the return of rare plants such as the
Southern Marsh Orchid
which was once common
within the flood plain
alongside the Bere Stream
and it takes some years
u n d e r t h e r i g h t
management to bring them
back again. This year we
are pleased with the
number of these plants.
Other plants, such as Yellow
Iris and Stitchwort are also
now doing well.

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