Pop In Place | Bere Regis

December 2023

Christmas at the Pop In Place

As we head towards Christmas, now more than perhaps ever, the words Peace on Earth echo a very urgent message.
It is hard to arrange celebrations while so many suffer : in wars where the innocent are killed, when people can’t feed their families and when many more people are now forced to sleep on the street.
We have to try though; we have to bring joy to those around us, do our bit to make people feel better, so we will have our Community Christmas Party on Friday 8th December 2pm invites should now be out.
Our thanks to Jagtar of Nisa for his help with the funding of this and on Friday 22nd December we will have Carols and Mince Pies 10am -noon at the final café of this year.
Community Café will reopen in Friday 5th January

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.
If you want to make a difference in your community? then call the Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023 for more details.

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 Christmas gift ideas

A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Pop In Place Performers Robin Hood do you have your tickets?

We are in the final rehearsals now of this great little PANTO Robin Hood and the Sherwood Performers and it will be showing on 25th 26th 27th January 2024.
Tickets are available from November from the Pop In Place or telephone Alison on 01929 472023

Pop In Place Move Well Classes
The new classes start up again in January more details to follow.
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023

Pop In Place News November 2023

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.
If you want to make a difference in your community? then call the Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023 for more details.

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 Lynham who is running this project for us.

Pop In Place Work shop Christmas gift ideas
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Pop In Place Community Christmas Party
A big thank you to Jagtar of Nisa who is funding this community event for us , we really appreciate the help that the shop has given us over the time that they have been here, they have shown true community spirit.
On Friday 8th December 2pm -4pm the Pop In will be holding a Christmas party we will providing light festive refreshment and Retro Rita will be performing her wonderful Christmas set, it is sure to be a great afternoon if you want to attend please see Alison Bennett and get on the Party list for Christmas.
Thanks to the Parish Council we will be able to provide transport in the shape of the community bus, so if you want to attend and have transport please let us know.

Pop In Place Performers are back Rehearsing
We are working on a great little PANTO Robin Hood and the Sherwood Performers and it will be showing on 25th 26th 27th January 2024
Tickets are available from November from the Pop In Place or telephone
Alison on 01929 472023

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes
The classes will take a break during November and December and re open in January more details to follow.
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place pay tribute to Rev Alan Clarredge
Earlier this year Alan made another mercy mission to South Africa to install mains water, in the orphanages and hospitals. While he was there he helped out with various items of aid that were needed. He kindly attended the café last Friday to update us. He also told us that now in his 80,s it seemed like a good time to get someone to run this incredible project from South Africa, and he introduced us to Able who is now being employed by the River of Living Water in situ.
We presented Alan with a photo of some of the events that we have organised to help the project and a quote “Not all Super Heroes wear capes”
The work that Alan has done, and will continue to manage now from the UK, has saved literally countless people’s lives and he really is so special to so many for all he has worked so tirelessly to achieve.

For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023

Pop In Place News October 2023

Thank you to all who supported our Macmillan coffee morning.

We were delighted to raise £418.70 for this very worthy cause thank you to all who came along donated prizes baked cakes your contributions were greatly appreciated.

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, and we will help.

Gardeners appeal for fruit and veg

If anyone has a glut of any veg or fruit and would like to donate them to others, we will have a box outside the door of the village Hall on a Thursday nights to collect them and then we will have a stall at the community café the next morning. Thank you to everyone who is already doing this it is greatly appreciated.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes

The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing. They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones. Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning. All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in. There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.
The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis,

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop Christmas gift ideas

A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Pop In Place Community Christmas Party

On Friday 8th December 2pm -4pm the Pop In will be holding a Christmas party we will providing light festive refreshment and Retro Rita will be performing her wonderful Christmas set, it is sure to be a great afternoon if you want to attend please see Alison Bennett and get on the Party list for Christmas.

Thanks to the Parish Council we will be able to provide transport in the shape of the community bus, so if you want to attend and have transport please let us know.

Pop In Place Performers are back Rehearsing

We are working on a great little PANTO Robin Hood and the Sherwood Performers and it will be showing on 25th 26th 27th January 2024

News August 2023

New Forest for Ukraine
We are planning to do another drop off later this month if you have any blankets please can you get them in to us.
This charity transports out to Ukraine twice a week, they were so impressed with all the lovey items that you have made, that they have sent a certificate to the knitters to say thank you.
Everyone efforts are greatly appreciated - keep up the great work.

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 popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Gardeners appeal for fruit and veg
If anyone has a glut of any veg or fruit and would like to donate them to others, we will have a box outside the door of the village Hall on a Thursday nights to collect them and then we will have a stall at the community café the next morning.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes
The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones.
Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning.
All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome.
The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.
The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis
Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place
Macmillan Coffee Morning
The next event organised by the Pop In Place will be the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th of September 10am at the Lower Hall.

For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023

Pop In Place News February 2023

Pop In Performers says a big thank you for Supporting our Christmas production!

The Pop In Performers Staged three brilliant Christmas shows thank you to everyone who came along and supported them. Unfortunately I was unable to take part due to flu but I was so proud of Julie and Ruth who took the reins and led the group into three very successful performances.
We also raised £300 for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

The Performers group are now working on the summer production” The Jungle King” that will be Staged 15th 16th 17th June

If you are 6 years old or older and want to join please telephone Alison 01929 472023 to check we still have spaces, new children very welcome.

We would also welcome an extra helper too.

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis, Be brave and take that step…

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.

We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and helping at events.

Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop and Repair Shop

A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them

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.

Pop In Place Movement to Music (fun filled exercise classes for older or less able)

Thank you to Julie Lye who has been running this group for some time, and is now moving on to do other things, but she is handing the group over to the very capable hands of Lucy Cruickshank who will be starting on Monday 30th January at a new time of 11am until 11.45 at the Upper Hall.
Come along and see what it’s all about or phone our secretary Lyn Simmonds for more information 01929 471528

Blankets for Bere

The Pop In Place is building a stock of lovely hand- made blankets that our ladies are knitting for the colder weather.
If you are able to help with this we would welcome either squares double knit wool on 4mm needles cast on 24 stiches and do 48 rows or a completed finished item.

If you would like one of these free of charge just get in touch.
The Pop In Place is committed to helping the local community in crisis so please do get in touch they are available to anyone who is struggling with heating costs.

Pop In Place Food Crisis Support

The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project.
We have gained some limited funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical situation, with no food.

We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.

If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place

Good Friday 7th April Easter Bonnet parade and egg Raffle 10am – 12noon

Friday 5th May Coronation Party cream tea 2pm -4pm

Pop In Place News July 2023

Thanks you to all who supported our recent Community Production The Lion King.

When you put on a community show there are so many people involved, in so many different ways, of course there is the wonderful all age cast that worked so hard on this production. We certainly have some new rising stars in our midst.
Thank you to Lucy Cruickshank for painting the backdrop, to Barbara Crowe and Amy Belcher for doing the face painting to Laura Maunder for making costumes and to Jon Maunder for the great photographs to Paul Bennett for filming and to Rod Osmond for editing and producing the DVD.
Thank you to everyone who donated prizes for our raffle.
Thank you if you came along to any of the three different showings and made up part of the audiences.
Also thank you to the show team who have helped out with all the back stage, child supervision, refreshments and the many toilet trips. Finally a big thank you to Ruth Hughes for all her input with choreography, to Katie Long on the sound and lighting, and to Joanna Syrett on the prompt.

A truly fantastic community effort well done, great job everyone.

The profits from tickets and the raffle sales will be donated to the Village Hall for essential work.

Panto News

We will be taking a break now and will be back in September to Work on a potted Panto to be shown in January if your child would like to join us for this production please email popinplace@gmail.com by 1st of July.

New Forest for Ukraine

We have dropped off many blankets and knitted items of children clothing made by our amazing ladies to the New Forest to be taken to Ukraine. This charity transports out to Ukraine twice a week, they were so impressed with all the lovey items that you have made, thank you to all who are knitting for Pop In Place. Certificates of Recognition have been presented recently to Gwen Vowles and to Sue Dyke for their tremendous effort in knitting children clothes for this worn torn country.

Everyone efforts are greatly appreciated - keep up the great work.

Thank you and Farewell to Mary

For the last three years Mary Chamberlain has been helping run our food support project, during covid times we were very busy, passing like ships in the night along with Jo Bruce in our face masks. Now the project still supports people who are in difficult times that email us for help.

Mary has been a wonderful help able to get on with the job without fuss and able to show compassion and support to those most in need in our Parish. Thank you so much Mary for helping us and we wish you and Ron every good wish for your new home.

We have been very lucky to get another Volunteer to help with the Food Support Project and we thank Gareth Lynham for coming forward.

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, with no food.

If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Gardeners appeal for fruit and veg

If anyone has a glut of any veg or fruit and would like to donate them to others, we will have a box outside the door of the village Hall on a Thursday nights to collect them and then we will have a stall at the community café the next morning.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes

The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing. They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones. Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning. All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in. There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.
The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop

A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place

Macmillan Coffee Morning

The next event organised by the Pop In Place will be the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th of September 10am at the Lower Hall.

For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023

Alison Bennett
Team Leader - Telephone 01929 472023
The Pop In Place Bere Regis - Bringing the community together!

Pop In Place News June 2023

Pop In Place Coronation Party
We had an amazing afternoon with the Durnovaria Silver band playing as party guests tucked into coronation punch and then a lovely cream tea.
Thank you to Sue Alexander and Jackie Percy for making the scones.
The hall was beautifully decorated, thanks to the children of Bere Regis School who provided splendid coronation art work that was displayed on the walls and enjoyed by all who attended.
Thanks to Nisa and Jagtar for nominating us for their “ Heart of the Community Grant” that provided the funding for this event. Thanks also to Rodney Osmond for all his wonderful wooden contributions to our raffle and to Karen King from Cranbornes for the splendid coronation souvenirs.
To Hall and Woodhouse, for the Flowers via Florabunda in Blandford.
Everyone left with a wooden coronation souvenir made by Rod that they will treasure.
Many happy memories were made as we came together as a community to celebrate the crowning of the new King.

Pop In Performers Group please support our show this month
The Performers have been working on the summer production of “The Jungle King” this promises to be a fantastic combination of song, dance and creativity with Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Zebras, butterflies, birds of paradise.
Recreating the songs from the Jungle book, and the Lion King, and a few more just to surprise you.
The shows are to be staged this month on
Thursday    June 15th 6pm
Friday         June 16th 7pm
Saturday    June 17th 2pm      see poster.
Tickets are £5 each and available from Alison 01929 472023

There will also be a raffle and a collection for the Village Hall, so please support this brilliant cast in this not to be missed production.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes

The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones.
Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning.
All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.

The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.

The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall

Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis,

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them.
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.

Blankets for Bere and Beyond
The Pop In Place have recently delivered 6 blankets to people in the parish we still have some left so if you need one let us know.

Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project.
We have gained some funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical situation, with no food.
We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.
If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place
The Summer Show on 15th 16th 17th June in aid of essential work to the Village Hall, the Tickets are now available telephone 01929 472023
We are also collecting Raffle Prizes.

For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023

Pop In Place News May 2023

Thank you to everyone who supported our Good Friday event.
We had a lovely selection of Easter Eggs kindly donated and we raised a splendid £200 for the Village Hall essential work fund. There were some amazing Easter Bonnets, congratulations to Ted who won the children section with an fantastic Gruffalo hat and Gilly who won the adults with a very traditional
Easter themed hat that was right on spec for our two Judges Cllr Peter Wharf and Cllr Glo Curtis , our thanks go to both of them who had the difficult task of picking the winners.
The Pop In Performers sang two Sacred songs and read poems and it was a really lovely morning.
Thank you to all who made it possible.

Friday 5 th May Pop In Place community Coronation Party cream tea and silver Band;
Thanks to Nisa Bere Regis
This event has been kindly sponsored by the Nisa “Heart of the Community” fund and we were nominated by our village shop , thank you Jagtar for all your help with getting this special funding to celebrate the coronation , we really appreciate it.
Thanks to Bere Regis School
The children of the school will be making some pictures to help us to decorate the hall for this special royal occasion, such a lovely way of the community working together. I’m sure the party goes will enjoy looking at the art work.

Pop In Place AGM Friday 12 th May 10.30am
The Pop In Place will hold its AGM please do come along if you are interested in all the work we do, we would love to have some new volunteers and committee members.
Please do give me a call if you want to know more about what we do. 01929 472023

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes
The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones.
Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning. All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome.
The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.

The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall

Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis
Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them.

Pop In Place News April 2023

Good Friday 7th April Easter Bonnet Parade and Egg Raffle 10am – 12noon at The Village Hall

It’s time to get making those Easter bonnets again and come and join in the fun on Good Friday morning.
Donations of Easter Eggs would be very welcome for our raffle, please drop them off at the Hall on Friday Mornings.
There will be a children’s and an adult bonnet competition so get busy and make those beautiful bonnets.
We look forward to seeing you and enjoying one of our popular annual events, all are most welcome.

Pop In Place AGM Friday 12th May 10.30am
The Pop In Place will hold its AGM please do come along if you are interested in all the work we do, we would love to have some new volunteers and committee members.
Please do give me a call if you want to know more about what we do. 01929 472023

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes

The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones.
Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning.
All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome.
The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.

The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.

The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall.

Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis, Be brave and take that step…

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and helping at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop and Repair Shop
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Pop In Performers Group
The Performers group is back with lots of new faces and enthusiasm, working on the summer production of “The Jungle King” this promises to be a fantastic combination of song, dance and creativity with Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Zebras, butterflies, birds of paradise and tribesmen. Recreating the songs from the Jungle book, the Lion King, and a few more just to surprise you.
The shows are to be staged in June on
Thursday    June 15th 6pm
Friday         June 16th 7pm
Saturday    June 17th 2pm

Blankets for Bere and Beyond
The Pop In Place have recently donated some lovely blankets to Angelbury Court in Wareham.
We still have some left so if you need one let us know.

Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project.
We have gained some limited funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical situation, with no food.
We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.
If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place

Good Friday 7th April Easter Bonnet parade and egg Raffle 10am – 12noon

Friday 5th May Coronation Party cream tea 2pm -4pm

June 15th 16th 17th “The Jungle King” Tickets available 1st May

Pop In Place News March 2023

Good Friday 7th April Easter Bonnet parade and egg Raffle 10am – 12noon
It’s time to get making those Easter bonnets again and come and join in the fun on Good Friday morning.
Donations of Easter Eggs would be very welcome for our raffle please drop them off at the Hall on Friday Mornings.
We look forward to seeing you and eating hot cross buns.

Pop In Place AGM Friday 12th May 10.30am
The Pop In Place will hold its AGM please do come along if you are interested in all the work we do, we would love to have some new volunteers and committee members.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes
The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones. Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning.
All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.

The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.

The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall

Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis, Be brave and take that step…
Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and helping at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop and Repair Shop
A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Pop In Performers Group
The Performers group is back with lots of new faces and enthusiasm, working on the summer production of “The Jungle King” this promises to be a fantastic combination of song, dance and creativity with Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Zebras, butterflies, birds of paradise and tribesmen. Recreating the songs from the Jungle book, the Lion King and a few more just to surprise you. The shows are to be staged in June on the 15th 16th 17th make sure you get you tickets when they go on sale in May.

Blankets for Bere
The Pop In Place is building a stock of lovely hand- made blankets that our ladies are knitting for the colder weather.
If you are able to help with this we would welcome either squares double knit wool on 4mm needles cast on 24 stiches and do 48 rows or a completed finished item.
If you would like one of these free of charge just get in touch. The Pop In Place is committed to helping the local community in crisis so please do get in touch they are available to anyone who is struggling with heating costs.

Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project. We have gained some limited funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical situation, with no food.
We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.
If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and we will help.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place

Good Friday 7th April Easter Bonnet parade and egg Raffle 10am – 12noon

Friday 5th May Coronation Party cream tea 2pm -4pm

June 15th 16th 17th “The Jungle King”

Alison Bennett 60th Birthday Appeal for Weldmar Hospicecare

On the 24th of February I will be 60, I am so grateful to reach this mile stone as many of my dearest friends didn’t make it.

During my lifetime I have tried my best whenever possible to make a difference, to help wherever I can to make our community better.
To be aware and address people’s needs, to get people together and give opportunities for song, dance and laughter.

As we try to recover from a global pandemic and are gripped by a cost of living crisis it is the local charities that suffer most as they have a much smaller area of supporters.

This is why I want to make a collection for the Weldmar Hospicecare in celebration of my being 60.

If you feel you would like to support the appeal please make cheques payable to Weldmar Hospicecare or put some cash into an envelope clearly marked Weldmar Donation and post to 3 Rye Hill Close Bere Regis.

Your gift is more than just a donation. It allows Weldmar Hospice among many other things to:

    Provide the very best care to ensure patients are as comfortable and pain free as possible
    Create special memories with patients and their loved ones
    Add life to patients’ last days

News September 2023

Pop In Place Performers start back 13th September

Due to the work being carried out at the Village Hall we have a later start back and it is on a Wednesday 13th September at 6pm – 8pm we will be working on the PANTO Robin Hood and the Sherwood Performers and it will be showing on 25th 26th 27th January 2024

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, and we will help.

Gardeners appeal for fruit and veg

If anyone has a glut of any veg or fruit and would like to donate them to others, we will have a box outside the door of the village Hall on a Thursday nights to collect them and then we will have a stall at the community café the next morning.
Thank you to everyone who is already doing this it is greatly appreciated.

Pop In Place Movement to Music Classes

The classes will take a holistic approach to wellbeing.
They are primarily designed to promote physical health by helping people of all ages and abilities stay or get more active, improve overall fitness, muscle strength and joint flexibility using a combination of chair based exercises and dance/gentle aerobics based ones.
Over time I will be creating some simple routines for some of the exercises as this can help with cognitive functioning.
All the exercises will be to music to promote mental health and well-being and where possible, movements can be adapted, so that people with movement limitations can still join in.
There is also no pressure on anyone to do all the exercises and if anyone wants to sit out any of them they will be very welcome. The classes will be in a friendly relaxed atmosphere where everybody will be made very welcome.

The classes are 45 minutes in duration and will be held every Monday from 11am-11:45 at the Village Hall.
The cost is £4 per class payable on arrival at the hall
Enquiries about the classes can be emailed to me at lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone enquiries can be made via Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Pop In Place Community Café Bere Regis

Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we are at the Community Café at the Village Hall North Street to welcome everyone who walks through the door.
We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team for serving the drinks and help at events.
Call the Team Leader Alison 01929 472023 for more details.

Pop In Place Work shop

A variety of bird boxes and planters are for sale call in on Friday morning to see them
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.

Up and coming events at the Pop In Place

Macmillan Coffee Morning

The next event organised by the Pop In Place will be the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th of September 10am at the Lower Hall.
Please support this event we will need cakes and raffle prizes but most of all your support.

Pop In Place Community Christmas Party

On Friday 8th December 2pm -4pm the Pop In will be holding a Christmas party we will providing light festive refreshment and Retro Rita will be performing her wonderful Christmas set, it is sure to be a great afternoon if you want to attend please see Alison Bennett and get on the Party list for Christmas.

Thanks to the Parish Council we will be able to provide transport in the shape of the community bus, so if you want to attend and have transport please let us know.

Welcome to the Pop In Place 2023