Pop In Place Team Bere Regis
The Pop In Place, Bere Regis; where people matter.

Bringing the community together in positive and creative ways since 1996. 
We provide a welcoming and friendly environment for all who walk through our doors.
We pride ourselves in being flexible to meet the ever-changing needs of our local community
and we provide a variety of both practical and social support to those in need.
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Pop In Place News April  2025


Singer and Guitarist Angus Todd at the Community Café on Friday 4th April 10.30.

The community café welcomes Angus Todd to sing and play for you, Angus is a popular local musician who can play all kinds of songs. Pop In and join us on Friday 4th April, there will be free refreshments and a very warm welcome to all.

Easter Bonnet Workshop Friday 11th April 10/ 12 noon

If you need help with your Easter Bonnet making call into the Pop In Place and see us.


Pop In Pace Easter Event Good Friday 18th April 10am start

The Pop In Place will be holding our Traditional Easter Event on Good Friday.
We will have an Adult and children’s Easter Bonnet parade. The Pop In Performers group will be singing a few of their latest songs and there will be a Grand Easter Egg Raffle.
Please do make an Easter bonnet and help to keep this old country tradition going. We will be at the café the week prior on the 11th with hats and craft materials to help you out so pop in and see us and get some help if you need it.
Please can we ask for donations of Easter Eggs for our Easter Egg Raffle they can be left at the Pop In Place anytime.
We look forward to a great morning with hot cross buns and lots of fun.

Pop In Performers Group Present “There’ll Always be an England”
On Thursday 1st Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd  of May

This special production looks at the time around VE Day some 80 years ago.
We learn about the real people who were living in Bere Regis, and the part they played in the war.
All of this is interspersed with the songs and the fashion from that time.
This promises to be entertaining, but also very moving historical production.
We hope that you will come along and support us as we relive the lives of our villagers and join together to reflect, and give thanks for all those who contributed, and also those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
Thank you to everyone who has been knitting poppies for the back drop and helping to sew them to the netting.
The productions backdrop is part of a community project and together we have created a stunning array of poppies, all different sizes colours and not forgetting the purple ones for the animals lost in war.
We will be raising funds for the Royal British Legion and tickets are £5 each and available form Alison Bennett 01929 472023 (See poster for details of times etc )


Pop In Place AGM Friday 9th May 10.30

If you want to be part of something really special and make a real difference in your community come along and join us, new people are always welcome on the team.
AGM starts at 10.30 am

Pop In Place MND Coffee Morning Friday 16th May

The Pop In Place in conjunction with Georgia Mutton and family and Gwen Vowles and family are holding a special MND Coffee Morning this is to raise funds for the Motor Neuron Disease Association.
Colin Vowels our founder member was diagnosed with MND, we saw first-hand the impact that it had on him, and how that gradually he became more and more effected by it until his death in January.
As his family and friends we naturally wanted to do something in his memory.
Georgia Mutton is running for MND 100 KM Race to the king and has a Just Giving page, as her Father’s best friend, her Uncle Mark died recently from the disease.
We will all be pulling together on Friday 16th May to raise funds;
The MND Association focuses on improving access to care and research, as well as campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We will have a cake stall, Raffle, tea coffee and refreshments and “who is coming to dinner competition”
We really need your support to make this morning a success, so please pop the date in your diary and come along and bring a friend. 


Sewing Service at the Pop In Place Café

Have you ever needed a zip put in, a pair of trousers taken up a skirt made shorter?

We will have Laura our resident seamstress at our Pop In Community Café on the second and fourth Friday in each month, there is a full price list available on our Website popinplace.org.
Small repair jobs will be undertaken on site as you wait, remember please bring cash.


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 2nd April  
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 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.
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.

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

Angus Todd Singer and guitarist on Friday     4th April  10.30 – 11.30
Bonnet making workshop on            Friday    11thApril 10am – 12 noon 
Good Friday Easter Event                  Friday   18th April 10am -12 noon
There’ll Always be an England Production                     1st 2nd 3rd May
MND Coffee Morning                         Friday 16th May 10am until 12noon


For More information call Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023




Pop In Place News March 2025

Tribute to Colin Vowles

It was with deep sadness that we learn that dear Colin Vowles has passed away.
We send our love and deepest sympathy to Gwen and all the family.
Colin was part of our organisation from the very beginning right back in 1996.
We were so happy to see him at our recent Christmas party last year.
Colin worked so hard at the beginning of the Pop In Place he did all the shopping for the café, collected raffle prizes, run the raffles, collected people and drove them into the cafe;s.
Colin along with Gwen played a big part in building up the Pop In Place client base, introducing many new people to all we had on offer, they both made a real and lasting difference to so many, and helped us to be the success that we are today.
There are friends and there is family and there are friends that become family.
Rest In Peace Colin you will be forever remember within our organisation.

New Sewing Service at the Pop In Place Café

Have you ever needed a zip put in, a pair of trousers taken up a skirt made shorter?
We will have Laura our resident seamstress at our Pop In Community Café on the second and fourth Friday in each month, there is a full price list available on our website popinplace.org.
Small repair jobs will be undertaken on site as you wait, remember please bring cash.

Singer and Guitarist Angus Todd at the Community Café on Friday 4 th April 10.30.
The community café welcomes Angus Todd to sing and play for you, Angus is a popular local musician who can play all kinds of songs.
Pop In and join us on Friday 4th April, there will be free refreshments and a very warm welcome to all.

Pop In Pace Easter Event Good Friday 18 th April 10am start

The Pop In Place will be holding The Traditional Easter Event on Good Friday.
We will have an Adult and children’s Easter Bonnet parade.
The Pop In Performers will be singing a few of their latest songs and there will be a Grand Easter Egg Raffle.
Please do make an Easter bonnet and help to keep this old country tradition going.
We will be at the café the week prior on the 11 th with hats and craft materials to help you out so pop in and see us and get some help to create if you need it.
Please can we ask for donations of Easter Eggs for our Easter Egg Raffle they can be left at the Pop In Place anytime.
We look forward to a great morning with hot cross buns and lots of fun.

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 5 th March
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 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 Performers Group

The group is going well and working towards our special VE Day shows on the 1st 2nd and 3rd of May tickets will be on sale later this month. They are £5 and in aid of the Royal British Legion.
Thank you to the people who have been knitting poppies for our back drop and to Sue Dyke who has knitted for costume department and to Kim Benjafield who has knitted evacuee toys.

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

Angus Todd Singer and guitarist on Friday 4 th April 10.30 – 11.30
Bonnet making workshop on Friday 11 th April 10am – 12 noon
Good Friday Easter Event Friday 18 th April 10am -12 noon
There’ll Always be an England Production 1st 2nd 3rd May
For More information call Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023


Pop In Place News February 2025



New Sewing Service at the Pop In Place Café

Have you ever needed a zip put in, a pair of trousers taken up a skirt made shorter?
We will have Laura our resident seamstress at our Pop In Community Café on the second and fourth Friday in each month starting in February, there is a full price list on the poster in this magazine.
Small repair jobs will be undertaken on site as you wait, remember please bring cash.


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 5th February.

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 raised £1,000 for Mosaic

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, we raised an incredible £1,000 and Jordan, Sonny and Matty presented the cheque to Jenny from Mosaic at our Christmas Party.
This group returned on Thursday 23rd January and is working on a new project that will feature the VE Day celebrations that took place 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 please 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

Bonnet making workshop on Friday   4th April 10am - 12 noon

Good Friday Easter Event Friday   18th April 10am -12 noon

For More information call Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023
    It is with deep sadness that we learn that our dear Colin Vowles has passed away.
We send our love and deepest sympathy to Gwen and all the family.
Colin was part of our organisation from the very beginning right back in 1996.
We were so happy to see him at our recent Christmas party last year.
Colin worked so hard at the beginning of the Pop In Place he did all the shopping for the café, collected raffle prizes, run the raffles, collected people and drove them into the cafe's.
Colin along with Gwen played a big part in building up the Pop In Place client base, introducing many new people to all we had on offer they made a real and lasting difference to so many and helped us to be the success that we are today.
There are friends and there is family and there are friends that become family.
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