Pop In Place
Village Hall
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 Community craft project

To commemorate 30 years of the Pop in Place

We are creating a mixed media collage, to depict all the various aspects of the organisation.
We will use knitting, crochet, and sewing, embroidery, cross stitch, painting, buttons, and all kinds of materials.
We would love as many hands as possible to be involved. Making something to be included that is personal to you and your involvement with the Pop In Place.
If you want to contribute you can call in from July to collect a piece of fabric and do an item at home to be added, or you can stay with us on a Friday morning and help to create the larger panels for the central parts of the item.

If you have any materials we can use wool, cotton fabric, velvet, buttons, silks, ribbons please bring them into the café on Friday Mornings.
Pop In Place News January 2026

Happy New Year!


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 7th January
They start at 11.30 am until 1.30 pm where you will be able to get a light lunch, the menu will include Jacket potatoes bacon rolls, toasted tea cakes, omelette bacon and tomato breakfast and as much tea and coffee as you can drink.
All Welcome at the Lower Village Hall

Pop In Place Afternoon Tea Café
The next afternoon tea café that we hold once a month on the 2nd Wednesday at 2pm until 4pm is on the 14th January the Pop In Place workshop will also be open during these afternoons. We will be introducing some cards and  games as these were enjoyed recently at the café. Everyone is welcome it is held in the Lower room of the Village Hall.

Pop In Place Community Café every Friday Morning 10am until 12 noon
Starting on 9th January 2026
The café continue to attract a lot of villagers and visitors and everyone is welcome to attend, if you are interested in volunteering please call in and have a chat with our team leader Alison Bennett.
Transport is available if you struggle to walk to the Village Hall please get in touch.

Update on progress of Pop In Place Community Art/Craft project
To commemorate 30 years of the Pop in Place this year
We are creating a mixed media collage, to depict all the various aspects of the organisation.
We have had some beautiful items already completed and work is continuing with the larger parts of the project.
Every square tells its own story and has been made by a different person.
We want to have this on display at our first celebratory event at Easter next year.
It is wonderful to see just how many hands have been involved already with this project and there is still time for you to make a contribution. 
You are invited to Make a square to be included that is personal to you and your involvement with the Pop In Place.
If you want to contribute you can call in to the café on  Friday to collect a piece of fabric and do an item at home to be added, or you can stay with us on a Friday morning to be announced and help to create the larger panels for the central parts of the item. Our Thanks to Laura Maunder who is coordinating this project for us.

Sewing Service at the Pop In Place community 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 of 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.
Please make sure all items are laundered ready for us to work on.

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 Performers Group Panto Jack and the Beanstalk

Limited tickets available now  for the panto “Jack and the Beanstalk” written by Jordan Hughes this will be staged at the Village Hall
Thursday    29th  January       at 6pm
Friday        30th    January      at 7pm
Saturday   31st   January       at 2pm SOLD OUT

The panto will be supporting the work of CLAPA, which stands for the Cleft Lip & Palate Association it is a registered UK charity and is the only national charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people affected by cleft lip and palate. 
CLAPA provides vital services, including specialist feeding equipment for babies and support for families, and relies entirely on public donations and fundraising, as it receives no government or NHS funding.
Tickets are now available at £6 each no concessions, we can only take orders with the cash, please remember to secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Recruitment of new cast
We will be starting a new project in February to show on stage in July  and are looking for new children to take part  in a variety show of song and dance to celebrates 30 years of the Award winning Pop In Place, please email Alison popinplace@gmail.com for more details and put your child’s name forward.

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.
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.

For More information call Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023