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BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP supporting Dorset farmers who are an important part of our business economy
and natural environment too.
Sometimes a business’ behaviour is so bad that we do need to take formal action
Explorer News to protect people and to act as a punishment and deterrent to others. Our
prosecutions are usually reported in the local press, recent examples being rogue
There’s been lots of interesting and varied activities on the Explorer programme doorstep trading and animal welfare.
since the beginning of 2020 including ice skating at the BIC, a ‘nonsense tents’
team challenge night, Chinese New Year cooking, Scottish dancing and haggis Many of you reading this will go about your daily lives buying goods and services
evening, Black Hill mystery challenge and the Network Scout’s ‘A Winning from businesses without a bad experience. That’s because we work often unseen
Combination’ teamwork night. There’s always something new to learn or in the background with the aim of keeping you protected.
experience at our activity nights.
If you do however see unfair or unsafe trading that you’d like to report to Trading
A District Standards then call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06.

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‘Taskmaster’ We had our first meeting of the new year on 22 January at
series took the Village Hall, North Street. In December the Archaeology
place at the Section made its biggest discovery so far - a 2.4km (1.5 mile)
e n d o f long section of Roman Road linking Woodbury Hill with the
January and already-known Roman Road in the north of the parish. The
w a s discovery using maps and photographs was followed by the
attended by several Kingsbere Explorers, Network Scouts and Leaders. Lots of showing of a "spike-auger" device which has been used to establish that at one
weird and wonderful ‘taskmaster’ style activities, a great campfire and yummy point there is a flattish surface about half a metre down. This process will be
food were enjoyed by all! Our summer camp this year will take the form of a repeated in other places to confirm the exact position of the newly-discovered
canal boat voyage around the Braunston Ring in the Midlands – a new and road.
exciting experience for many of the young people and leaders taking part.
Part of the original work involved looking at fields in the parish and it was while
studying old maps that a smallish field, well penned originally, is thought to have
been the place were sheep were enclosed before the Fairs on Woodbury Hill
DofE News
before being led to the north of that hill. Just in
Congratulations to one of our Explorers, Will Rogers, who has completed his the same way that before the Fair, horses were
Gold DofE award. Will is the first Kingsbere member to achieve this award corralled at Bere Heath. Both groups of animals
before his 18th birthday! Big congratulations to Will – very well deserved! were cared for and fed well so that they were
in top condition before they were offered for
We are planning a Silver assessed expedition in the Easter holidays in West sale.
Dorset and there will be more Bronze and Silver expeditions during the summer
months being organised with other District We have also established Society practice to
Explorer Units. more carefully label donations of items to the
Borneo Breakfasts: Society. This involves a postcard-sized tag

Saturday 7th March which will be attached to any items gifted to
Contact us us. Our long-term aim of having a proper
Saturday 25th April museum was briefly discussed. Initial plans for a
Neal Unitt-Jones 01929 472273.

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