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BRIANTSPUDDLE POST OFFICE AND Flowers and Cleaning Rota

VILLAGE SHOP Date: Flowers: Cleaning:
2 November Christine Ralls Christine Ralls

We are always looking for new ideas to bring people into 9 November Elizabeth Whatley Nicky Killer
our village shop. Encouraging locals to shop with us and
by doing so support this valuable facility within our 16 November Doreen Sanderson Doreen Sanderson
community. 23 November Elizabeth Whatley Audrey Grindrod
We have just introduced a £5 gift voucher. These can be 30 November Advent Elizabeth Whatley
purchased by anyone to any value in multiples of £5.
7 December Advent Erica Moriarty
You might consider it a useful gift for someone going through a tough time or an
alternative to that cheap bottle of wine to be donated to the raffle.
ORGANIST FOR 65 YEARS!
In doing so you will be encouraging people to use the shop, some may never
have been in before, and so increase the use of our community asset.
Ivor Mullins had been the organist at St
The vouchers can be purchased in the shop and are valid for 6 months from the Laurence’s church, Affpuddle for over 65 years
date of purchase. They can be used in exchange for goods in the shop – but not when he sadly had a fall last autumn. As a
the post office. No change will be given and so make sure you spend the full £5! consequence, due to his poor mobility, Ivor
decided earlier this year, to retire.
No matter what the weather or what time
services were, Ivor was always there, bright and
cheerful ready to play. He also served as a hard
-working member of the PCC. Despite the ups
and downs of life, including the sad death of his beloved wife Sylvia, Ivor
continued to play. (He proposed to Sylvia at the church gate)
To mark Ivor’s retirement a collection was held and, because he is in a care
home, Ivor was asked what he wanted. He decided that a picture, similar to that
given to Reverend Canon Charles Masheder, would be just the thing for his room.
L. Paul Matthews from Puddletown was again commissioned to paint the church.
The result was beautiful.
On Saturday 21 September, Ivor’s family invited members of the PCC to their
house in Verwood for a small celebration and the presentation of the painting.
What a beautiful afternoon and how welcome the family made us. Ivor loved
every minute of it; meeting up with old friends and reminiscing about days gone
by. A real celebration of 65 years of devotion to playing the organ at St
Laurence’s church.

NB: If anybody would like to visit Ivor, the care home is in Wimborne and we know
he would love to see you. Please contact either of us for details.
Elizabeth Whatley, Stephen Sanderson - Church Wardens

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