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BERE HEATH METHODIST
Briantspuddle Saturday Coffee Shop
CHAPEL
Important Announcement
Important News from Bere Heath Methodist
Due to several members of the Chapel.
Community Group being on Bere Heath Chapel needs the Communities
holiday at the same time support.

( how could they !!! ) there will Bere Heath Chapel has been part of the community for more than 100 years. We
have served Bere Heath as a community gathering space, a place of worship in
be no Coffee Shop on the heart of the community. It is a place we have celebrated with you, your
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Saturday 13 July. families Births, Marriages and where we gathered to fondly remember those we
have lost. Over the years we have held lunches, Jubilee Afternoon Teas, Coffee
mornings, Harvest Auctions, Kids and Brunch (parent and toddler group), retreat
days, evenings with speakers and of course many services of worship.
As with many community groups, The Chapel community, has recently gone
through a difficult time, exacerbated by Covid, but it is still felt today because of
rising costs, and sadly fewer people attending. We recognise that the Bere Heath
When you respond to advertisers, do please tell them you saw their Community has changed significantly over the past years, and we wanted to
reach out to you now, to share with you that Bere Heath Chapel is now on the
advert in this magazine - it helps them monitor the effectiveness of verge of closure. However, with support from the local community it could again
their advert and helps us generate more advertising revenue!! be sustainable for the future, so that it can continue to be a central meeting
place of the community.
We warmly invite you to a Community Meeting, at the Bere Heath Methodist
Chapel on Saturday 13 July at 2pm. We will share with you some of the history of
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the Chapel, how we have reached this point, and how you may be able to get
involved to save the Chapel for the future. We also would like to hear from you,
we believe its presence is about serving the community, so what might that look
like for the community today? Come and share your views.
We have a number of Services and Events planned in the coming months, do
come and see us:
Sunday 7 July. Monthly Service at 2pm led by Bere Heath’s Minister
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Rev John Yarrien. All welcome. Refreshments after the service.
Saturday 3 August - Craft and Kids 2.30 pm. An afternoon for Children and
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Parents which includes crafts, food, and lots more.
NO CRAFT AND KIDS IN JULY.
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