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Scout Troop (11-14 years) September, had to be cancelled due to volunteer’s shortage/other
commitments:
The Mighty Mighty Mighty Bere Regis Scouts are back! We had outdoor meetings
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all through the summer (subject to you-know-what restrictions), and have now Saturday 18 September between 5 and 6 pm at Court Green site: 657 vehicles
been able to return to the Scout Hut - although we still go out all the time - that's came through the village on C6 road, of which 41 were doing over 30mph and
what we do. Scouts have used their grey-matter in the Brain-lympic Patrol one over 36mph.
Challenges, made the Friday 24 September, between 10 30-11.30 am: 513 vehicles came through the
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legendary Scout-Meatballs, village on C6 road. Of these, 89 were doing over 30 mph and 19 were doing over
tunnelled under Buddens
Campsite and created 36 mph (6 of which were doing over 40mph).
geocaches (that anyone can Saturday 25 September: Dorset Road Safety mobile camera spent 2 hours at
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try to find when they are Southbrook and recorded over 30 vehicles speeding. This was carried in support
published on the world-wide of our CSW team of volunteers.
Geocaching website. Watch
this space!) The rest of this We are, as ever, extremely grateful to Angie and Ian Wright and their team of
term is heavily characterised volunteers. One new volunteer is starting in the coming weeks. If you would also
by ceremonial events of really like to help with this extremely important and worthwhile initiative, please contact
varied content; Bonfire night, Angie or Ian direct.
R e m e m b r a n c e ( v e r y
important to the Scout Group) and of course, Christmas.
NeighbourCar
Anyone Mighty enough to want to join the Mighty Scout Troop contact the
Mighty Scout Leader, Neal Unitt Jones on scout.troop.brsg@gmail.com New clients are still being accepted and four more residents joined within the last
few weeks. There are now 141 clients using the service but only five active drivers.
We are desperate for new drivers. To date, no request for a trip has been refused

Cubs Pack (8-11 years) but this is becoming increasingly difficult. If you are able to offer an hour every
now and then, please contact Cllr House and put your name forward as a driver.
At Cubs we have been so excited to get back to face-to-face meetings and we You do not have to commit to a set number of hours, just take a trip when and if
have definitely come back with a bang! We have had to juggle around with the you can. This service is so vital to so many in the parish, we do not want to have to
leadership team over the last term and a half. We have said goodbye and thank cancel it – please help if you can.
you to Leaders who have moved on and said hello to fresh blood. We have also
been growing in numbers of young people, which is brilliant, but there is still space
for anyone waiting to join! The ‘bring-a-friend’ nights have been popular and Christmas Trees
have helped grow our numbers. They give a glimpse of what Cubs get up to for
those thinking of joining us. After an action packed activity camp at Buddens in Finishing on a happy note. There are still a few trees left if you would like to order
the summer holidays during one of the most violent gales experienced so far this one. They are £10 for a four-foot tree, and they will be delivered during the first
year, we started off the new term doing outside walks and games in and around week of December. Please contact the Clerk to arrange for your tree.
Bere Regis.
Now the nights are getting colder and darker we have brought our activities Next Meeting
inside. We had a fabulous ‘old fashioned night’, based on ideas from the Cubs th
themselves. Everyone dressed up as an historic character and shared a bit of The next meeting will be held on Thursday 11 November 2021, commencing 7pm
information about themselves. It was a brilliant evening, and a lot was learnt by at the Drax Hall. If you wish to have an item added to the agenda for discussion,
everyone! This term we have also managed to take the Cubs swimming which please contact the Clerk or a member of the Parish Council by the end of
was a lot of fun and most passed the next stage of their swimming badge. Our October.
biggest turn-out for this half term was our science night, investigating sources of Amanda Crocker, Clerk to Bere Regis Parish Council

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