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Ministry Team. Please look out for this next month.
DATES FOR
In the meantime, please pray for the Revd Sandra and Graham as they prepare
to move to Bere Regis and please also continue to pray for the Benefice as we
move forward together. YOUR DIARY
With every blessing
2019
Rev Carol, Rector
Key: FG-Floral Group, AL-Autumn Leaves, TA– Twinning, WI-Women’s

Institute, PiP-Pop in Place, GC-Gardening Club
FROM REVD SANDRA WILLIAMS
Hello, I’m Sandra, September
I was born and christened down on the south coast of Hampshire and confirmed
and married in north Hampshire, a village just outside Basingstoke, where I met my 3rd GC: Food for Free, Foraging for Wild Food, James Feaver 7.30
husband Graham on a Cub trip to Bovington Tank Museum! We very much feel
this move was meant to be. Since that time Graham’s work within the water 10th FG: Willow Workshop, Puddletown
industry has taken us to Hong Kong, Oxfordshire, and North Dorset.
11th AL: Rob Curtis, Dorset Curiosities
Graham and I have three children – Amy, married to Neil, has two children,
Zachary and Ruby and lives in Salisbury; our son Adam and his wife, Maria, are 18th WI: Local Artist
both teachers and live in Berkshire with their Schnauzer Gus; and our youngest
daughter, Lucy, with her partner Sam and Husky/Beagle Cross Bella, live in 14th PiP: Bere Regis Alzheimer’s Memory Walk 10.00
Gillingham, North Dorset, where she works for Waitrose and keeps an eye on my
parents who moved there a few years ago. Our family grew up in Gillingham,
where, prior to ordination, I was a Primary School Teaching Assistant. I was also a 27th PiP: MacMillan Coffee Morning 10.00-12.00
Cub Scout Leader for 30 years (I started very young!), stepping down before I was
ordained. I’m very excited to have the County Camp Site, Buddens, just down October
the road, where Lucy and her Cubs along with grandson Zach have just returned
from camp. 1st GC: Harvest Supper
We are moving from Shipton Bellinger in North Hampshire where we have been 8th FG: R Thompson, Up the Garden Path
for the last six years, most recently as Priest in Charge of five parishes west of
Andover. Prior to that we were in Shropshire where I completed four years as 9th AL: Tony Bates, Stunning Wildlife Photography
Curate in The Wrockwardine Deanery Team Ministry in Lichfield Diocese, twelve
rural villages between Shrewsbury and Telford.
12th PiP: Presentation Evening with Shaun Marx 7.30
One of my main loves is walking and I’m looking forward to getting to know the
lovely footpaths around the area with our 8-month-old labradoodle puppy, Zinnie, 13th Havest Lunch - Briantspuddle Village Hall 12.30
born on Christmas Eve. Please do say hello if you see us out and about, and
maybe share your favourite walk with us if you don’t mind a lively doodle! 16th WI: The Watercress Company
We are looking forward so much to walking alongside you all in The West Purbeck 25th Purbeck Film Festival at Briantspuddle Village Hall 7.00-7.30
Benefice, seeing what God is up to, and joining in!
With blessings
Rev Sandra Williams

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