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days of Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June, and also to everyone who made
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BERE REGIS HISTORY SOCIETY the events happen. The centre pages of this magazine contain a ‘pull out and
keep’ supplement of photographs captured during the various events.

Parish Magazines
Parish Council Vacancy
The first issue of the Bere Regis Parish Magazine appeared
in February 1887, costing 1d and contained various We currently have a vacancy on the Parish Council for a new councillor. Bere
matters connected to Parish affairs. It continued at the same price until 1920, but Regis is an extremely active council, and each councillor is given an area of
then increased in price to 3d. responsibility that best suits them. A full list was included in last month’s magazine
and is also available on the web site. If you live in the parish, are over 18 and
From 1906 it was printed on thinner paper to keep the price as it had been, but would like to get involved in helping your community, perhaps you would like to
post-war inflation called for the price rise. However it was still running at a loss and consider putting your name forward. Please email the Clerk with your expression
from 1922 it only appeared quarterly or six-monthly but was free. This continued of interest.
until 1926 when it only appeared annually then ceased altogether in 1935.

It would have been wonderful if it had run through the Second World War, but Parish Forum
paper shortages and probably an element of security prevented that. After the
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war it started up again in 1947 but only contained church matters until 1961 when The Annual Parish Forum will be held on Saturday 16 July at the Scout Hut,
a cheaper duplicating method of commencing 10am. We hope to have a presentation from Dorset Wildlife Trust,
printing became available, and from with updates on the employment site, Drax Estate development sites and the
then onward it became the full parish Neighbourhood Plan Review. Refreshments will be available. There will also be an
and church news magazine that it still is opportunity for residents to put questions to the Parish Council and raise any issues
today. or suggestions they may have that are relevant to the parish.
The photo shows what an [almost]
complete set of Bere Regis Parish Commemorative Mugs
Magazines looks like - more than three
big boxes belonging to the BRHS. To mark the Jubilee, Bere Regis Parish Council are providing a free
commemorative mug for all children aged 16 or under in the Parish. There are still
John Pitfield quite a few who have not collected, or ordered, one. Additional mugs area also
available at a minimum donation of £5. To order mugs, please complete a form
Projects Secretary which is available on the Parish Council website or contact the Clerk.

Village Stones
1887 to 2022 Parish Magazines
We would like to thank Jon Cleave for cleaning the large Portland stones at each
entrance to the village. They now look as good as new thanks to his efforts.
Editors note:

Don’t forget, that the Bere Regis website has a digitized archive of past
magazines dating right back to 1887!!! Parish Lengthsman
Many thanks to our former webmaster, James Loxton, for most of the work in Most residents are aware that we are in the very fortunate position that we have
creating this from scratch and thanks to our current webmaster, Rod Osmond for a Lengthsman but perhaps not many actually know what he does. So here is a
now producing them in an e-book format and full colour. To take a look go to breakdown of the work he undertook for the parish during May.
www.bereregis.org - click on Main, and then scroll down to parish magazine  39 hours at the Cemetery keeping the grass and hedges neatly cut at all
archives. times, clearing litter, and maintaining the graves and marking plots for new
burials.
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