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October 2023 October 2023

Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday is on 12 November and there will be the annual parade
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leaving the Scout Hut at 10.30, followed by the Remembrance Service at the
Memorial, then in Church. All are welcome to join the parade and service.
As in previous years, we will be fitting the large lamppost poppies around the
village, marked with names of Bere Regis residents lost in the War.

Christmas Trees
We do again have a supply of Christmas Trees available for purchase. Due to our
previous supplier no longer providing Christmas Trees, we have had to increase
the price slightly to £12. To order your tree please contact the Clerk on
bereregispc@gmail.com. All trees will be delivered in the first week of December.

Village Calendar
The Village Calendar will be on sale shortly at Nisa. The chosen charity this year
will be Dorset Mind. This is a self-funded local charity that helps people in Dorset
experiencing mental health problems access the vital support they need.
Calendars will cost £5 each still.
SALT AND PEPPER - THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER
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Communibus Trips
Join us on 19 October at 1230pm for a delicious home-made lunch at the scout These are proving incredibly popular and the bus is now out almost every week.
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hut, cooked and served by volunteers, and in the company of a bunch of The programme for the remainder of the year is as follows:
cheerful friendly people. Oct 3rd Weymouth Home Bargains, B&M & Goulds - £10 Depart 10am
On the menu this month is: Oct 16th Sherborne - £12 Depart 9am
Roast Pork, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy Oct 31st Salisbury Market - £12 Depart 10am
Home-made Sticky Toffee Pudding Nov 8th Ottery St Mary - £12 Depart 9.30am
Cheese and Biscuits
Tea or coffee Nov 21st Tower Park, B&M & The Range - £10 Depart 10am
Vegetarian and gluten free options are always available if we have prior notice. Dec 6th Palmer’s Nursery - £10 Depart 10am
Dec 18th Xmas Lunch & Lights - £10 Depart 1pm
If you are already a regular don’t forget to let Brenda House know whether you
are coming or not. (This helps us to plan and avoid waste) To book please contact Kim Benjafield on 01929 471170
If you’ve not joined us before, please contact Brenda on 01929471255. Departure from Bere Regis Dental Surgery, Manor Farm Road
There’s a joining fee of £5, but this is waived for your first meal, and our lunches We are indebted to Kim Benjafield for all the work she puts in to cleaning the bus
cost just £6 thereafter. and getting it ready for each trip and to our volunteer drivers, without whom the
November’s menu will be Pumpkin Soup, Cottage Pie and Carrot Cake and communibus would not operate. We do need more drivers though. If you are
December’s, of course, will be Turkey and all the trimmings able to offer your services, please contact the Clerk.
Ian Ventham
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