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continue to grow, with butterflies showing around a 25% increase in abundance, VILLAGE HALL
including the colonisation and breeding of silver-studded blues.
Essential works to Fire doors
The 1-hectare food forest is made up of around 200 mixed fruit trees and bushes,
which will be free for the public to come and pick in the coming months and The village Hall committee has received a grant from the
years. Not only will this food forest help provide local and sustainable food for the National Lottery this will enable work to start on the fire
nearby residents, it also presents a future opportunity for ongoing engagement doors, the Village Hall will be closed to the public from VILLAGE
through a variety of events. This food forest is also going to add to the diversity of Monday 28 August and will reopen on Saturday 9
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habitats on site, supporting different species and allowing us to further build on September HALL
the species data and future recovery of wildlife.
Thank You to everyone who has made a donation to the
In the coming years we will continue to let natural process lead the way at Wild Hall we really appreciate your help to keep the building running until hopefully a
Woodbury, including the introduction of free roaming cattle, horses, and pigs. new building will be found.
These livestock will browse, graze, and rootle, leading a dynamic system of
competition between scrub growth and grazing, which will create an ever-
changing mosaic of habitats to support biodiversity and bioabundance. Hall Bookings
From Activate Performing Arts, Inside Out Dorset is an international outdoor festival If you want to book the Village Hall please contact our booking Secretary Joanna
that takes place across the country every two years. They celebrate Dorset and Syrett Joanna.syrett@tiscali.co.uk or telephone 01929 472037 she will also be
aim to promote our natural landscape and sense of place. Some of Dorset’s most able to show you around if you are not familiar with the building.
remarkable urban and rural spots are transformed with experiences that touch
hearts and minds like nothing else. They have several performances at Wild
Woodbury between Wednesday 20th and Sunday 24th September, which are Fancy a game of table tennis
open to attend for everyone, and free for all.
As part of our bid to try to generate some income for the Hall we are able to offer
family table tennis sessions, if you are interested in hiring it the fee is £10 per
family for an hour.
Contact the Booking Secretary Joanna on 01929 472037

Village Hall Fundraising Event - Old Bere Regis
Photographic Exhibition
On Saturday 28 October 10am until 6pm there will be an Old Bere Regis
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photographic exhibition in the Village Hall arranged by Mark and Paul Bennett.
There will be an entry fee of £3 per person. Children free, and this will go to the
ongoing running costs of the building. Please do come along and support this
wonderful step back in time and enjoy seeing what our village was like in years
gone by.
Alison Bennett Chairperson 01929 472023

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