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 12 hours clearing paths, including along Rye Hill, removing the leaves and
clearing the gutter.
Other duties include opening and closing the cemetery every day, keeping the
Cross and central car park tidy and litter free, maintaining the verges around the
village and collecting recycling from around the village.
His duties vary depending on the time of year and what events or issues arise. Had
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.

Wildlife Group

The Wildlife Group have continued their winter tasks which have been mainly
clearing scrub between the newly surfaced streamside walk and the stream. We
are very pleased with the help we are getting from a number of new volunteers
and a big thank you to them. As well as scrub clearance a disconcerting number
of empty wine bottles were found on the last working party session. We
understand that there are other sites where discarded bottles have been found.
We would ask everyone to take their
litter home and safeguard our
beautiful nature reserve and the
environment for which many residents
work so hard.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on
T h u r s d a y 1 0 t h M a r c h 2 0 2 2 ,
commencing 7pm at the Drax Hall.
Amanda Crocker, Clerk to Bere Regis
Parish Council

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