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CHURCH AND VILLAGE Why not join in on Friday 26 May, meeting at St Christopher’s Church, Winfrith
Newburgh at 10:30am for a short time of prayer, then we’ll be off passing
Coombe Keynes Church on our way, returning for a Eucharist at about 12:30pm
ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
followed by BYO picnic.

Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info Life events
Please do get in touch with me if you are interested in the church being involved
in any of your life events at Affpuddle or Bere Regis.
Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Community run transport
Scheme 471255 rtners@gmail.c option From the sad ones – Funerals, to the happy and joyful ones – Christenings and
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Weddings, we’re here for you.
Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Village Hall
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BH20 7LU mail.com Friday mornings We will have a Confirmation Service in the Benefice on Saturday 8 July 2023 at
10.00 - 12.00 5pm, (Please note change to original published date) so please do get in touch,
adult or young people, if you are interested in getting confirmed.
Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years,
including breakfast club from
BH20 7DB h.uk 7.45 a.m. and after-school club Rev Sandra revsandrawestpurbeck@outlook.com 01929 792235. Please use this
until 5 p.m. contact for any visiting requests too.
Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
Club 471255 rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
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Kim Benjafield 01929
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Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@ Meetings and events JUNIOR CHURCH NEWS
577012 hotmal.co.uk arranged as and when.
April’s Junior Church and Family Service took place
W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
@gmail.com Club on Easter Sunday and what a great celebration it
3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm was. A good number of young people were present
Sanctuary Flower Guild Mrs Diane 472331 edmonds473@ and were fully engaged in all the various activities
(church flower Edmonds btinternet.com which had taken place both before and during the
arrangers) service.
Sociable Bookworms Mrs Christine chris.whit@hot 4th Wednesday
Whitfield mail.co.uk 7.15pm at the Royal Oak Easter egg creations, symbolic displays on plates,
the firing of party poppers and Revd Sandra
Hedgehogs - support, Mrs Sue Aldous 07720 Bere Regis’ resident expert splashing everyone with holy water on sprigs of
advice and rescue 266346 on all things hedgehog rosemary. The puppets put on their usual great
related
performance but were also joined by great many
First Thursday Club Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at small hand puppets to sing all the Easter themed
(Autumn Leaves) tlook.com the Scout Hut songs.
Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
gmail.com
The church was beautifully decorated with glorious
lily arrangements from the Sanctuary Flower Guild and it was lovely to see our
very special Christ is Risen altar cloth in place.
For more photos of this special occasion, see the colour spread at the centre of
the magazine.

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