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June 2005 June 2005 PARISH MAGAZINE EDITOR THE PARISHES of BERE The Reverend Ian Woodward The Vicarage, Bere Regis, REGIS and AFFPUDDLE Alison Debenham BH20 7HQ ‘’Culver Dell“, Shitterton, Bere Regis, with TURNERSPUDDLE Tel: (01929) 471262 Wareham, Dorset. BH20 7HU Telephone: 01929 471780 Fax: 01929 472580 JUNE 2005 E-mail: [email protected] THOUGHTS FROM THE V ICARAGEICARAGE Producing this magazine each month is a voluntary activity. As I work full time, please do not expect an immediate response to phone messages or e-mails. I So the General Election is over – ‘Thank God’ I hear some of you say, and we usually work on the magazine at weekends, so will try to acknowledge e-mails by have a new, well, sort of new Government. The turn-out was a little better than the Sunday after they have been sent. feared which is a good thing but our leaders have been elected by approximately only 30% of the 60% or so of those who voted, yet the opposition parties all claimed to have done better than last time. The Government has a Please submit all announcements, copy or advertisements to significantly reduced majority and says it has heard what we have been saying, so Alison, no later than the 15th of each month. hopefully they will be more accountable to Parliament. But it may also mean that they will be less radical. ************************************************* Contributors from Affpuddle and Briantspuddle should submit copy, no later What will the new Government mean for us, much of the same or something new? What we do know is that in the life of the new Parliament their will be two than the 13th of each month, to: new leaders Una Russell 1 Dairy Cottages, Briantspuddle, Dorchester, DT2 7HT So that will mean change. Or does it mean that we can roll-over and put politics aside for at least four years? 01929 471814. Please note – no advertisements to Una. Every one of us, whether a churchgoer or ************************************************ not, and indeed of any faith or none at all, is affected by the political life of our Nation, We regret that late submissions will not be included. the European Union, and our District and Parish councils. Our concerns range from a ************************************************ safe route to school for our children and young mums to whether we should go to Copy can be accepted handwritten, but preferably via e-mail as a Microsoft war. In between these crucial issues is the Word attachment. Alternatively, a MS Word file on floppy disk is acceptable. gamut of health, social services, Please ensure your virus software is fully up to date before e-mailing or education, immigration, the environment, supplying on disk. Please do not use underlining , UPPER CASE formatting, or taxation, transport, and so on. But we also need to look beyond those issues that include any tables or graphics. affect our own needs to international For more advice on computer based copy, please ring Alison. development and trade justice. They hardly featured in the election debates – is ********************************************** that because they are not of concern to Distribution enquiries contact: Sally and Gordon Cheeseman, 101 North Street, us? Being in two of our schools on Election Bere Regis. Telephone 01929 471022 Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk 72 1 June 2005 June 2005 Day, I was impressed with the way our children, with their teachers’ guidance, quickly grasped the concept of voting and accountability, and their manifestos ranged from ‘more recycling’ to ‘less school’! I don’t agree with those who say ‘the Church should not be involved in politics’, I think we should, though not necessarily party politics, unless a policy is wrong and DATES FOR then we should say so. And we should be involved in those things that affect our common life and the lives of future generations. As Christians it is our duty to understand what is going on – if we can – and to be prepared to do something YOUR DIARY about it. Manifestos are crucial to us all, but what would our personal manifesto look like? It would show what our true values are. Last month I referred to the Old Testament prophet Micah, who urged us to ‘act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God’; great advice. But in this new political era, I think we need to go September further. In the New Testament, Jesus tells us that he came that we might have life 10th Pop in Place Performer of the Year competition 7.00 p.m. to the full. If we follow that, and help bring the abundant life to all in need 14th Autumn Leaves - 35th birthday luncheon, Village Hall 1.00 p.m. wherever they may be in the world, then politics really will be of the people. 16th - 18th Twinning Association visit to Cerences With love and prayers 18 th Harvest Thanksgiving Family Service – Butt Lane Chapel 10.00am – 11.30am October 2nd Church Harvest Festival 12th Autumn Leaves - Travel with John England 2.30 p.m. 15th Pop in Place Jumble Sale and Mini Auction 2.00 p.m. 100 WATT CLUB November 9th Autumn Leave - The Turkoman, Mr Hawkes 2.30 p.m. 13 th Royal British Legion Remembrance Service – Butt Lane Chapel 6.30pm 1st prize - £25 Mr R Angle - no 20 18th Pop in Place Children in Need 10.00 a.m.-12.00 noon Mrs Ruffle - no 102 4th prize - £5 26th Church Christmas coffee morning, Cyril Wood Court Mrs P Mills - no 149 2nd prize - £10 December 14th Autumn Leaves - Christmas afternoon 2.30 p.m. Mr A Booth - no 189 5th prize - £5 17th Pop in Place Christmas Event 3.00 p.m. New members are 3rd prize - £10 always welcome. Please contact Gordon Phillips for details – 471525 2 71 June 2005 June 2005 THE PARISHES OF BERE REGIS AND AFFPUDDLE WITH TURNERSPUDDLE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY June 6th Pop in Place Village Quiz 7.30 p.m. 8th Autumn Leaves Summer Outing to Sidmouth 10.00 a.m. 11th Mothers’ Union Coffee Morning, Turberville Court 10.00 a.m. 12th Briantspuddle Open Gardens 18th Church Garden Party 25th Affpuddle Church fete, The Granary 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. 25th Bere Regis School Summer Fair July 3rd Bere Regis Open Gardens, ( including new school garden ) 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. 8th FOBRS Summer Ball and dinner, live music from Rapport 13th Church coffee morning at Pat Chesney’s, Tower Hill 13th Autumn Leaves Rose competition and exhibition of bud vases. Talk on Croatia by John Griffiths 2.30 p.m. 13th Bere Regis School Sports Day (14th if wet) 1.15 p.m. August 5th/19th/26th Pop in Place Children’s Summer Activities 10.00 a.m.- 11.45 p.m. 10th Autumn Leaves - Guide Dog afternoon 2.30 p.m. 10 th Holiday Club for Youngsters – Butt Lane Chapel 10.15am –12noon 11 th Holiday Club for Youngsters – Butt lane Chapel 10.15am -12noon 12 th Holiday Club for Youngsters – Butt lane Chapel 10.15 am– 12noon 14 th Special Holiday Club Children’s Service & Prizegiving - Butt Lane Chapel 10.00-11.30am 70 3 June 2005 June 2005 BERE REGIS CHURCH ROTAS BERE REGIS CHURCH ROTAS Associati Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings on Bere Regis Sidesmen 5th 9.15am Mr Bates/Mr House 6.00pm Mrs Jutting Bere Regis 12th 11.00am Mrs England with children Evensong Readers 19th 9.15am Mr Croom/Mr Smith 5th Mrs Jutting 6.00pm Miss Frampton 19th Miss Frampton 26th 11.00am Miss Miller Cleaning and Dusting Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermo Weekly. Car park Council 224440 bilelibrary@d Mondays 9.20- 9.50 Cleaning Dusting orsetcc.gov.uk Pop in Place Angela Jones 472261 7 Boswells Close Weekly. Drax Hall 4th and 11th June Mrs H Green, Mr E Green Mrs G Whittle, Mrs N Scott NH20 7JE Monday and Friday mornings 10.00 - 12.00 18th and 25th June Mr R Robinson, Mrs A Mrs O Curtis, Mrs M Lewis Robinson Purbeck District Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@h Monthly surgery. Turberville Councillor West Street otmail.com Court, Communal Lounge 1st Saturday @ 9.30—10.00 Royal British Mrs Glo Curtis 472620 32 Old Barn Road Glo.curtis@do Monthly at the club Legion Club rset.probation 3rd Monday @ 7.30 p.m. .gsx.gov.uk Sanctuary Flower Guild (work) St John’s Choral Tim Colquhoun 471360 Heatherdown, tac@tacmusic Set rehearsal dates for each 5th and 12th June Autumn Leaves Mrs K Jeeves singers Brock Hill .com performance Twinning Mrs Ann 472424 3 Southbarn, southbarn@ti Meetings and events 19th and 26th June Mrs J Clifford Mrs H Loxton Association Robinson Sitterton, BH20 scali.co.uk arranged as and when. 7HU 3rd July Foresters W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Diane 472331 [email protected] Monthly Draz Hall Edmunds om 3rd Tuesday @ 7.30 pm Woodbury Hill Mrs Kath 471175 “Larkspur” Snow Weekly “Larkspur” Snow Hill 4 69 Singers Jeeves Hill Mondays @ 2.00 p.m. June 2005 June 2005 AFFPUDDLE CHURCH ROTAS Sidesmen, Readers, Readings, Intercessors and Chalice CHURCH AND VILLAGE Date Time Sidesman Readers Readings ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, 5 June 8.00 R Killer R Killer BCP as set ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS 11.00 K Wharton K Wharton Romans 4 verses 13-25 A Armitage Matthew 9 verses 9-13, 18-26 and other useful information 12 June 9.15 S Sanderson S Sanderson Romans 5 verses 1-8 J Cropper Matthew 9.35 – 10.8 6.00 pm A Grindrod A Grindrod 1 Samuel 21 verses 1-15 Associati Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings D Bentley Luke 11 verses 14-28 on 19 June 8.00 P Badcock P Badcock BCP as set Autumn Leaves Margaret Dann 472734 4 Bitchams Mead Monthly Drax Hall 11.00 M & H Menzies (to be allocated) Matthew 10 verses 24-39 Kath Jeeves 471175 “Larkspur” Snow 2nd Wednesday @ 2.30 Hill pm 26 June 9.15 D Payne M Cropper Romans 6 verses 12-23 Bere Regis Tim Colquhoun 471360 Heatherdown, choir@tacmus Rehearsals weekly.