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BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE OBITUARIES

NEWS He enjoyed the country shows and steam fairs and was supported by

the wonderful Wareham Lions with their disability transport bus, this
VILLAGE HALL NEWS meant he could get places in his scooter.
He was such a character bombing around on his mobility scooter, he went at
Hi, here we are again hurtling through 2021. The sun such a speed we named him Turbo Dave.
is shining, the birds are singing and we are well into
round two of the covid vaccinations. The lockdown He really enjoyed all the events
easing means we have been able to reopen the arranged at the Pop In Place,
village hall café, albeit outdoors, and fortunately so especially the productions, for “The
far the weather has made that possible. It’s been Way out West” he gave us a gun as a
great just to be able to hear laughter and conversations amongst friends and prop, he said he kept it in his bedside
families again. The emergency government funding provided last year to help us drawer in case of trouble.
survive financially during the pandemic is starting to run out now and we will soon Dave came on the Alzheimer’s
have to start dipping into our reserves so let’s hope this one way route out of Memory walk, on his scooter of course;
lockdown carries on successfully and we can see some more activities being able we all had a job to keep up with him.
to take place.
The Christmas carol mornings, he loved
With the café re opened we are on the singing and particularly the mince
the look out for a few volunteers who pies.
would be happy to bake a cake a
couple of times a month or maybe We went to Holme Garden Centre and had lunch, he had a bit of trouble with
help out in the kitchen on either his new teeth, in the end he gave up wearing them altogether took them out
Tuesday or Saturday mornings. Ideally and put them in his pocket.
with enough volunteers we won’t be
needing to ask people to do every When we read he wanted a Pam Ayres poem at his funeral the one selected
week but maybe a couple of shifts a wasn’t a difficult choice.
month. Please let me know if you are During this time his health deteriorated and he had a stroke making this
able to be a part of this venture. It’s independent and strong man vulnerable.
great to be able to raise some much
needed funds but it’s also great to be Sadly in what seems a very unfair world Dave was moved from Bere Regis for
able to enjoy the atmosphere of his own safety and put into residential care.
village life taking tentative steps back It was hard for Dave to accept his lack of mobility and loss of independence
to normality. and he struggled in the latter years of his life but

The village hall will play its part in getting the wheels of democracy turning again underneath he was still quick witted, always coming
as we host polling for the local elections this month and once we know what out with things that couldn’t fail to make you laugh.
numbers and social distancing requirements will be in place when we are able to After another attempt at independent living in
begin using indoor spaces again we can look to see what events and activities Sandford he eventually went back to Anglebury Court
can begin again. Hopefully it won’t be too long before Pilates, yoga and keep fit where he ended his days.
may be able to start up once more. I know other hirers and supporters of the hall
Where, apart from the recent lock down and not
being able to escape around the town, taking out the
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info

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