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PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS
CHURCH AND VILLAGE

Thank You ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS

Ride and Stride – Saturday 9 September
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The annual fund raiser for the Dorset Churches Historical Trust took place on the Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
Second Saturday in September.
Thank you to everyone who did take part, either cycling or walking on the day, to Bere Regis Scout Liz Teather 01929 lizteather@hot Wednesdays 6 - 7 pm
all those who manned the churches and offered refreshments and to all those Group (Beavers) 471216 mail.com 5¾ - 8 years
who sponsored participants. Scout Hut, Elder Road
For some of us though, it was just a bit too hot on the day, Zinnie and I did it later Bere Regis Scout Neal Unitt- 07952 scout.troop.brs Mondays 6.30 - 8.30 pm
in the week. We started at Broadmayne Church and then walked to West Group (Scouts) Jones 023882 g@gmail.com 10½ to 14 years

Scout Hut, Elder Road
Knighton, West Stafford and Stinsford Churches. It was a lovely walk and a General or group Chris Gall 0789634 chrisgall60@ya
chance to visit different churches in the vicinity, although we didn’t get the usual enquiries 7957 hoo.co.uk

offer of refreshments that you get on the Saturday and a chance to wave or talk
to others enroute! Bere Regis Scout Emma Menzies 0746444 emma.menzies Thursdays 6.30 - 8 pm
Group (Cubs) 9191 10@yahoo.co 8– 10½ or 11 years
More news of how much was raised next month as we’re still collecting sponsor m Scout Hut, Elder Road
money.
Kingsbere Explorer Helen Unitt- 01929 Tuesdays 7.00 pm-9.00 pm.
Scout Unit Jones 472273 14-18 years, male and
Gift Day, Affpuddle Church female. Scout Hut, Elder
Road
Thank you to all in Briantspuddle and Affpuddle who supported the Gift Day tea in Briantspuddle Book Angie Talbot 472483 19 Bladen Valley angie@pbtalb 2nd Saturday 10 - 12 noon
any way. Let ot.plus.com Briantspuddle Village Hall,
in conjunction with Coffee
Shop
What’s coming up in the parishes… Chapel Toddlers Suzie Gee 472484 Rose Cottage, Butt suziegtitus3v4@ Wednesdays - 9.30 a.m. -
Group
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11.30 a.m. at the
Land
Congregational Chapel,
Butt Lane
Harvest Thanksgivings
Village Hall Joanna Syrett 472037
Both Affpuddle and Bere Regis will be celebrating Harvest on Sunday 10 (hire) Joanna.syrett@
tiscali.co.uk
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October.
Dorset Councillor Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho
St Laurence’s, Affpuddle will have a service at 10am and local farmers and West Street tmail.com
growers have been invited to attend, please do join them, there will be
refreshments after the service. Kingsbere Quilters Mrs Diane 472331 10 Boswell’s Close edmonds473@ Monthly Scout Hut
Edmonds BH20 7JE btinternet.com 1st Wednesday 9.30 am -
St John the Baptist will be celebrating at 11am after Junior Church with a Harvest 12.30p.m.
Thank You Family Service, followed by a lunch. For more details, please contact Bere Regis Swimming Alan White 0756218 48 Cowslip Road, anworcas@gm 5.15 p.m.—7.00 p.m. at the
Pat Wharf or Glo Curtis. club 7100 Broadstone, BH18 ail.com Purbeck Leisure Centre,
9QZ Wareham
Bere Regis Primary School will have their Harvest Service in church on Friday 13
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October at 9am. Bere Regis Wildlife Tony Bates 471563 The Beeches, Barrow tonybates19@g Meetings arranged as and
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Mike Gee 07759 mike.n.g@outlo
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