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October 2022                         October 2022

 POP IN PLACE NEWS   manage everything. When the day came for the wedding, he was dressed in his
       suit, which had probably last worn at his own wedding some thirty years before.
       His  home  was  only  about  half  a  mile  from  the  village  church,  so  Bob  was
 Thank you to all who supported our   persuaded to accompany his daughter to the service by car as he was giving her
 Macmillan Morning in September   away.

 More details will appear in the November Mag.   After the wedding service, of course the bride and groom both shared the car to
       go to  the reception, which was to be held in their new home in a village some

       four miles away. Bob of course was told, which car would take him there but he
 First Aid refreshers and defibrillator Training    “Politely” refused, saying he would ride his bicycle. His wife tried to persuade him
       otherwise  but  Bob  was  adamant  and  followed  the  cars  riding  his  bicycle.
 Thank you to 12 of our volunteers who attended an excellent first aid course last   Obviously he could not keep up with them and his late arrival was anticipated. In
 month, led by  Whitehorse leadership Training.    fact he did not arrive at all. When his wife and younger daughters returned home,
       they  were  all  furious  and  wanted  to  know  why  he  had  not  arrived  at  the
       reception.

                                                    His  response  was  that  he  had
                                                    arrived  in  the  village  at  the
                                                    new  housing  estate  where  his
                                                    daughter  was  to  live  and
                                                    where the reception was held.
                                                    but  could  not  find  the  house,
                                                    so  he  had  to  return  home..
                                                    You  can  imagine  how  furious
                                                    his wife was. However Bob was
                                                    in a different world to the rest
                                                    of  his  family  and  was  never
                                                    allowed to forget it. If he were
                                                    alive   today,   he   wouldn’t
                                                    understand   about   climate
 Bere Regis Community Café Pop In and see us you will be   change but he would blame it on the fact that the world’s population don’t ride
 very welcome   bicycles.
       God  bless  you  all  and  thank  you  for  reading  this,  especially  as  I  have  made  a
 Every Friday morning we are here at the Community Café to welcome everyone
 who  walks  through  the  door.  Everyone  is  welcome  and  we  also  welcome  new   colossal pig’s ear of the format for Alison to sort out.
 volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks  and at events.    Once again, a Big Thank you to you all for reading this and may God bless you all.
 Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.                                                                     Ted Cox

  The café is open for coffee, tea, squash, latte and biscuits.
 In the Lower Hall there is a workshop. Also you may like to come in and play table
 tennis as the newly refurbished table is now up and running.
 If you need a lift telephone Kim 01929 471170




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