Pop In Place News January 2025
Happy New Year to you all
Make 2025 the year you start popping into the Community Café, there is a warm welcome to all, we are open every week on Friday Morning 10am until 12 noon at Bere Regis Village Hall in North Street.
Thank you to Jagtar and Raj of Nisa Bere Regis
In December the Pop In Place held an old fashioned Christmas Party, there was piano music ,quizzes, bingo, pass the parcel and lovely food. Our thanks go to Sue Alexander and Alison Lynam for the home baking.
This wonderful Community event was kindly funded by Nisa we would like to say a big thank you for this generous gesture that was greatly enjoyed by so many.
Pop In Place Brunch Café
Do pop into the Brunch café held once a month at the Pop In Place the food is good and very reasonably priced.
The Hall kitchen has a level 5 Food Hygiene certificate and the service is very friendly.
Our next Brunch Cafés will be Wednesday 8th January.
They start at 11am until 1pm where you will be able to get a light lunch, the menu will include bacon rolls, toasted tea cakes, omelette bacon and tomato breakfast and as much tea and coffee as you can drink.
Everyone is welcome to pop in for brunch on these days we hope to see you there.
Pop In Place Performers Group is taking on more children.
Thank you to all who supported “It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas” and thanks you for supporting Mosaic the child bereavement charity who we were fundraising for. This group will return on Thursday 23rd January 2025 to work on a new project that will feature the VE Day celebrations that took part 80 years ago in May it’s entitled
“There’ll Always be an England “and will be staged on 1st 2nd 3rd May if your child would like to be part of this amazing group and is over 6 years old then lease email popinplace@gmail.com
Pop In Place Move Well
Move well is a class that promotes all round wellbeing by helping people stay active, improve their overall strength and flexibility and reduce the risk of trips and falls by doing balance exercises.
It’s also a great way to meet, socialise and be with other people.
Because our focus is on having fun it can really help our mental health too.
Most of the exercises are done seated so that everyone can join in and the movements are all adaptable so you can choose for yourself what is appropriate to you.
The balance practice exercises are also done with the use of a chair, to help build confidence.
We include some slightly higher energy exercises to help keep our hearts healthy.
All the movements are to music which in its self can be great for our emotional wellbeing.
As we get older our muscle strength and flexibility can start to decline which makes keeping as active as possible even more important.
Our class can help you improve your overall range of movement and if you are already active, it can be an additional way of maintaining your fitness and energy levels.
Our classes are subsidised by the Pop In Place funds and are held at the Bere Regis Village Hall on Mondays from 11am – 11:45am the cost of each class is £5
No need to book in advance.
Just come along and join in our fun and very friendly class, where you will be guaranteed a very warm welcome.
If you would like more information, please email Lucy Cruickshank
lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528
Pop In Place Community Café at Bere Regis Village Hall
Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon
We run a Community Café at the Village Hall North Street.
We offer a warm welcome, to everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team serving the drinks and helping at events.
Also and very importantly to chat to the people who attend the café’s.
Would you like to make a difference in your community? Then call the Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023 for more details about how the Pop In Place changes people’s lives.
New Volunteers are always welcome
Can you help on a rota basis to serve teas and welcome people and sit and chat with them, call in and see us to offer your help? Or telephone Alison Bennett
Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project, if you are struggling and you need food please get in touch we have gained funding to provide crisis packs for people in the Parish in a difficult situation.
If you need this service please email in confidence popinplace@gmail.com and we will help.
Thank you to Gareth Lynam who is running this project for us.
Pop In Place Work shop
We are a small group meeting on Friday mornings and do some wood work, making bird boxes, bug hotels and planters etc we also do a lot of talking and drinking coffee.
We have completed and refurbished the table tennis table and that is available for people to play a game.
If you are interested in coming along and doing any of the above or your own small project, call in and see us you will be very welcome.
Dates for your diary
Easter Event Friday 18th April 10am -12 noon
For More information call Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023
