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the RNLI in Poole to find out about their important work.
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Village Hall AGM Wednesday 23 May 7pm
Each beaver is also focussing on a sport activity for 6 weeks to earn their Sports
Activity badge, and we will be doing some team games and presentations about The Village Hall AGM will be held at the Lower Hall this is a
sports. public meeting and everyone is welcome to attend, this is
your opportunity to come and have your say or join the DRAX
Our first Sleepover opportunity of the term will include a night hike and a fire with committee there will be tea and coffee available .
traditional singing and cocoa - then tents inside the hut to sleep in. This is always a HALL
good way of introducing nights away from home without the extra challenges of
outside camping - beavers join from 5.75years and we start to get them ready for Thank you to the Pop In Place for funding
12 years of scouting adventures!
refurbishment of the Lower Hall.
We never have a dull moment with beavers - in fact we will hardly be in the hut
during Wednesdays this term! If you want to know more please contact Turtle. We have had a lot of very positive comments about the refurbishment thank you
to all the people who support the hall.

Events
There is a Public Access Defibrillator outside the Village Hall
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Breakfast Café will be open for business on Saturday 16 June from 9am until
11.30am. Please come along and enjoy a full English breakfast, served with toast It is very straight forward to use and you are talked through the process as you go.
and tea/coffee. There is a short film clip on You Tube by the British Heart Foundation that shows
exactly how to do it DON’T BE AFRAID anyone can do it, and remember the worst

thing you can do when someone’s heart stops is nothing !
Prize Bingo

Prize Bingo is usually every other Friday at the Scout Hut, in May the bingo nights Village Hall Hiring
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will be held on Friday 11 and 25th Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.
Refreshments are available. The village hall has two options for hire the large upper Hall at £8 per hour and the
Lower room at £7 per hour please telephone Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528 to

discuss your requirements and view the facilities available.
Scout hut hire
The Scout Hut is available for hire, particularly during the daytime – rates from
£7.50 per hour. For more information, please contact Andrea Marshall on 01929 New Group
472588 or 0788 422 6445, andrealynnmarshall@hotmail.com Tuesdays 7.30pm
Call Jenn on

Contact us 07960 6545630
If anyone would like further information about Bere Regis Scout Group or the
Kingsbere Explorer Scout Unit, all the contact details for the individual sections Bere Regis
(Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers) are available in the village directory at the Sports Club
back of this magazine. General enquiries and offers of help/assistance: Neal Unitt
-Jones on 01929 472273. Puddletown First School Mondays 7.30pm North St
Bere Regis
Scout Group Publicity: Andrea Marshall on 01929 472588 and Helen Unitt-Jones on Dorchester Road Call Julie on
01929 472273. Puddletown 07871 821928

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