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BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL Salisbury Cathedral Christmas Carol Concert – Wednesday
12 December
Chairman: Ian Ventham 471480 ianrventham@gmail.com
Just 11 tickets left available as I write for our last outing of the year, to Salisbury
Cathedral’s Christmas Carol Concert, so please don’t leave it too late to book
Vice Chairman: Robin Pitcher 472151 robinpitcher@btinternet.com and risk disappointment.
These Christmas Carol Concerts are only open to groups and are similar to the
Parish Clerk: Amanda 472327 bereregispc@gmail.com famous ‘Lessons and Carols’ from King’s College, Cambridge. At 14.00 The
Cathedral Choristers and the Men’s Choir combine to give a magnificent choral
Crocker
concert that benefits from the cathedral’s wonderful acoustics. Following the
Concert we’ll enjoy mulled wine and mince pies in the Cloisters.
Websites: www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk
You’ll be able to combine the concert with a optional 60 min Cathedral Floor Tour
www.bereregis.org
at 12.00 at no extra cost, or enjoy a 90 min tour of the Cathedral Tower at 11.30, if
you’re fit and can manage the 332 steps!, for £13.50 extra, The Refectory will be
The Parish Council met on Thursday 11 October 2018 at the Drax Hall. The next
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meeting will be on Thursday 8 November at the Drax Hall, starting at 7pm. All open for lunch.
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parishioners are very welcome to attend and to take the opportunity to raise any The excellent Salisbury Christmas
matters or concerns at the start of the meeting. Market will also be open, so you
could opt for Christmas shopping

before the Cathedral Tour, or miss
Neighbourhood Plan the tour and spend more time at
the market and shops! There’s
Finally, progress! You will all know that, somewhat tediously, we have been writing
about the Neighbourhood Plan for many years now. Well, it’s finally coming to also the option to visit ‘Arundells’,
fruition! At the beginning of the month we sent our final version to Purbeck District Edward Heath’s former home,
and
Trust’s
the
National
Council for their part in the process leading to a parish-wide referendum next ‘Mompesson House’, both in the
May. Over the coming months we will endeavour to tell you what the various
elements of the plan will mean for all of us as residents. Cathedral Close.
The total price, including a transept seat, the coach, concert entrance and
Both the plan itself and some Frequently Asked Questions are on the (optional) cathedral tour, is £25 each. We’ll leave Lytchett Matravers (free
Neighbourhood Plan section of the Parish Council website, and you can view
them here: https://www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk/projects/neighbourhood- Parking) at 09.00 on Wednesday 12 December and return from the Cathedral at
plan/. 16.00, to be back home, full of Christmas spirits, at c.17.15.
Front Nave seats are + £5.00 and the rear Nave and front 3 rows of the transept

seats are + £3.00.
Village Tidy
Come and join us and have some fun with our friendly club!
We held our Village Tidy on Saturday 14th October. It was not well attended, but
a gallant band of perhaps 25 people worked hard and cleared some of the New club members are very welcome, and membership is free – just ring (after
gutters of weeds and debris, cleaned road signs, and the Scout Group once 10.00 please!)
again cleared litter along the stream and the wooded area between the Scout
Hut and Shitterton Bridge. A very big thank you to everyone who turned out, and Jo Puttick on 01929-459368, or
to the Drax Arms for the delicious soup and other refreshments put on for us at the email – joandeve.puttick@btinternet.com
end of the morning.

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