The Parish Council is keen to improve the way that it engages with the community. We have prepared a survey to address this issue and, in addition, a couple of other topics that the Council is currently working on. In particular, there are a number of questions about traffic issues (speeding, traffic volumes, parking, etc) which we know cause a variety of concerns in various locations.

The survey is available both electronically, via the link below, and also as a paper version which will be delivered to all households in the parish. Electronic completion would greatly help us in assembling the results, but the paper option is fine should you wish to complete the survey that way. You can post hard copies of the survey in the black letterbox by the village shop.

Bere Regis Parish Council Community Survey (online form)

The survey is now closed.

The results of the survey will be made available as part of the displays at the next Parish Forum on 20th July 2024. In particular, we hope to use the results to improve communication with the community, and, from the traffic perspective, to support our requests to Dorset Council for more traffic control measures in various locations. If the electronic survey version proves successful, it may give us another way of seeking views from the community going forward.

Your details will never be disclosed to a third party and will only be kept on file for the length of time necessary to complete this survey, after which they will be removed from the Parish Council records. Should you wish to receive the results of the survey direct or be kept informed of Parish events, please email the Clerk and mark the email Parish Information in the subject bar (clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk )

Please see the following Notices of Elections for the following elections to be held on 2 May 2024:

• Dorset Council.pdf
• Town and Parish Councils within the Dorset Council area.pdf

The Annual Bere Regis Parish Forum was held on Saturday, 16 July 2022. The presentations from the forum are available below:

An update on Bere Regis Parish Church – Rev Sandra Williams
An update on Wild Woodbury – Tony Bates on behalf of Dorset Wildlife Trust
An overview of the proposed Woodbury Park development – Nick Harrison, Godwin Developments

A summary of the meeting will be available next week.

A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Councillor.

Please see the Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor for full details, or contact the clerk (clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk) if you have any questions

The accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022 have now been completed and the Internal Auditor has reviewed them and produced her report.

The Notice for the Exercise of Public Rights can be found by following this link below and the full accounts statement and auditor report can be found by following the links under Finance.

Notice of electors rights 2022

A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Councillor.

Please see the Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor for full details, or contact the clerk (clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk) if you have any questions

UPDATE 26 February 2023: New applications are no longer available, however, if you have not collected your mug please contact the Clerk at clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk to arrange for them to be dropped off.

Bere Regis Parish Council are providing a free commemorative mug for all children who live in the Parish.

The mugs will also be available to purchase at a minimum suggested donation of £5.

In order for a child to receive their free mug they must be nominated on the form available below, and returned via email to clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk or put in the Bere Regis Parish Council letter box on the wall by the village shop.

A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Councillor.

Please see the Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor for full details, or contact the clerk (clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk) if you have any questions

The External Auditor has now completed their review of the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021. The Completion of Audit notice, together with Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Annual Return can be found by following the link:

Notice of Completion of Audit Ye 31.03.21