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November 2020 November 2020

the workings of a new benefice. Three parishes (Affpuddle, Bere Regis and Wool)
CHURCH AND VILLAGE
working together for the common good, being led by Carol Langford as Rector

ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS and assisted by Revs Jenny Alidina and Judy Hill, bringing together Lay Licensed
Minister’s Jonathan Haigh and Brenda Pitfield from Bere and Affpuddle with Jenny
Hunt and John Matthews from Wool. You of course welcomed me to join that
team in October, and I thank you for that welcome. More readjustment.
Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
It was then announced that when the Lulworth parishes became vacant in May

2020 there would be a proposal by the diocese to form a larger benefice of seven
parishes. We had already been working together covering services and
Bere Regis Scout Liz Teather 01929 lizteather@hot Wednesdays 6 - 7 pm
Group (Beavers) 471216 mail.com 5¾ - 8 years occasional offices as required. Again, readjustment and understanding needed.
Scout Hut, Elder Road We have looked at service patterns and worked to make them manageable for
everyone, we had started to look at a benefice vision and how mission could
Bere Regis Scout Neal Unitt- 01929 Mondays 7.30 - 9 pm
Group (Scouts) Jones 472273 10½ or 11 to 14 years work across the benefice. Then change happened again, but this time with a
Scout Hut, Elder Road global pandemic. Who could have foretold that. There’s that word again,
General or group 01305 readjustment.
enquiries Chris Gall 772634
We then received the devastating news that Rev Carol is now off on long term
Bere Regis Scout Kate Willis 01929 Thursdays 6.30 - 8 pm
Group (Cubs) 472787 8– 10½ or 11 years sick leave because she has a brain tumour.
Scout Hut, Elder Road
Where does this leave us as a benefice? – readjusting, feeling our way forward,
trusting in God, praying for each other and working together, of which I’ll write
Kingsbere Explorer Helen Unitt- 01929 Tuesdays 7.30 pm-9.30 pm.
Scout Unit Jones 472273 14-18 years, male and more next month.
female. Scout Hut, Elder
Road With hope and blessings, Sandra
Briantspuddle Book Angie Talbot 472483 19 Bladen Valley angie@ptalbot. 2nd Saturday 10 - 12 noon
Let plus.com Briantspuddle Village Hall,
in conjunction with Coffee
Shop
FROM THE REGISTERS
Chapel Toddlers Suzie Gee 472484 Rose Cottage, Butt suziegtitus3v4@ Tuesdays - 9.15 a.m. -
Group Land talktalk.net 11.30 a.m. at the
Congregational Chapel, Wedding
Butt Lane
St Laurence, Affpuddle
Cyril Wood Court 1st Saturday of every th
Monthly Coffee Stop month from 10.00 - 12.00 26 September Ebba Harper and Gus Rosier

Drax Hall Lyn Simmonds 471528
(hire)

Dorset Councillor Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho Interment of Ashes
West Street tmail.com
St John the Baptist, Bere Regis
st
21 September Cyril Cheeseman
Kingsbere Quilters Mrs Diane 472331 10 Boswell’s Close Monthly Scout Hut
Edmonds BH20 7JE 1st Wednesday 9.30 am -
12.30p.m.
Funerals
Milborne St Andrew Secretary: Sue 01258 Lane End, Milborne Msa.allotments A new allotment site adjacent to St John the Baptist, Bere Regis
Allotment Society Gould (28 837575 St Andrew. @yahoo.co.uk the Sports Club in the village,
th
Stileham Bank, whole plot £30, half plot £20 per 7 October Richard Curtis
year.
MSA DT11 0LE)
th
8 October Raymond Percy

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