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 Purbeck Film Festival 2018
JOHN ENGLAND
 Dorset Youth Association
TOWER CAPTAIN OF THE BERE REGIS BELL-RINGERS
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John and Mary are our
Briantspuddle Community Website oldest Dorset friends and we
go back almost 50 years. As
The Parish Website born out of the Parish Plan was set up in 2004. Since this time next-door neighbours and
Morning Data have very generously looked after the site free of charge on behalf good friends, our children
of the Parish Council. After 14 years the technology is now out of date, so for their grew up together on South
own server security reasons and also because the expertise to maintain the old Mead in the 1970s.
bespoke site is rapidly fading, it’s now time to move on.
There are many things I can
The Parish Council is advised that practically all the functionality of the site, which say about John: his kindness,
was built ahead of its time, is now available off-the-shelf in relatively easy to his generosity of spirit, his
customise templates. This will make the website easier to manage and to use but thoughtfulness, his devotion
will require the Parish Council to manage and take on the cost of transfer and to the service of others. I John & the Band after ringing for the birth
hosting the site on a commercial server. could go on. He was what I of Prince George July 2013
Campbell de Burgh has offered to manage the necessary site replacement work
as a project on behalf of the Parish Council. A budget to fund this work was would call a true Christian
agreed at the April Parish Council Meeting and work will begin immediately. An gentleman and I never
ongoing running costs will be factored into future expenditure budgets.
heard him utter an unkind
word about anyone.
Fingerpost Project - Update In many ways, John got me
involved in volunteering
The Crossroads Fingerpost is due to erected towards the end of April with the
Throop Heath one being in place by the end of May. The Crossroads Fingerpost when he was chairman of
the school’s PTA. Under his
has been largely funded through a Grant awarded by Viridor. Councillors would influence I became its
like to thank Viridor for this contribution to our community. Third party funding, secretary and we ran a few
towards the cost of the project is a condition of the Viridor Grant Policy, this
John England, far right, with members of the Bere village carnivals together. On
element of funding has been very kindly donated by a local resident who wishes
Regis Band, all of whom rang in his funeral salute. one notorious occasion John
to remain anonymous.
dressed up as a mum and
with a pram pushed me,

dressed in not much more than a bath towel “nappy” and a frilly bonnet, around
Telephone Kiosks Project -
the village and into the Royal Oak to get donations for the carnival. The grumpy
Update old landlord of the time sent us packing with a flea in our ears, but it was great
Repair of the Affpuddle telephone box is fun! John always seemed to have that ability to get you involved and I often
almost complete. Grant funding to install ended up thinking it was my idea in the first place!
the defibrillator has been received and John had so many talents: accomplished musician, a great wit, a raconteur and
work will go ahead as soon as possible. The he had a huge knowledge on a whole range of subjects. In a modest sort of way,
Parish Council would like to thank a resident he was brilliant at everything he touched. However, my abiding memory of him
for bringing this project to fruition on behalf and I feel his biggest legacy will be his kindness and thoughtfulness shown to so
of the council. many people in Bere Regis.

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