For a while it ran well over 100 buses and coaches, serving the countys towns and villages, schools, army. How to create a winning organization by john wooden, they call me coach by john wooden, success is. In fifty years it has grown into a firm with over one hundred coaches. For decades this was the largest independent bus company in southern england. Find all the transport options for your trip from dorchester to bere regis right here. Bere regis primary and preschool is also part of wessex multi academy trust wmat. Rlj187r and sister vehicles 186r and 188r transferred to the short lived bere regis coaches operation of sandra wylie at blandford in march 1994.
Memories of bere regis has been set up for villagers to share precious memories of a time gone by and to help as a resource for a future book that i am currently researching. The route of your choice is operated by different coach companies, including. Well over 900 different vehicles were operated by the company during its existence and a large proportion of these were bought second hand. Two years later, to start his own business and buy his first bus, he borrowed money from several people in the village, including doctor liss and applin the butcher. Vacher had originally traded as bere regis motor services the name that toop then acquired almost by. We organise uk open data by location and signpost the source. Excess energy off road dirt bike hire and tuition, vector. Bere regis and district served much of rural dorset with an endearing and eccentric assortment of vehicles and characters, memorably celebrated in this social history of a muchloved institution. Skirmish dorset bere regis 2020 all you need to know. Bere regis village entry in the bbc 1986 domesday project.
Bere regis buses, for buses in bere regis, dorset, uk. Over 250 wells are recorded with over 100 photographs to illustrate. Jfs travel was established in 2003 by jeff holmes, who had previously been driving coaches since 1984. Local bus, coach and rail information for bere regis. No fleet details were included in that publication and illustrations in this book do not duplicate any in the. Now its operations are nationwide and it carries the name of bere regis a very long way from the village. The book bus will be visiting bere regis primary and preschool on thursday 14th february. The first arrival at bulleid way, london victoria, of the dorset to london express coach service introduced in june 1983. Thanks to our search engine, youll be able to find the offer which suits your preferences perfectly. After following a track through the piddle valley the walk takes a footpath up to the kite hill plantation. Having been all over europe with bere regis and later vic. The book people book bus will be visiting school on thursday 21st november. Minisoccer under 7s play in the dorset minisoccer league, in pool b. The club junior football section has teams in the following agegroups.
Bere regis sports club is located in bere regis, wareham bh20, and offers grass pitches. A nostalgic and historical site about country buses. Bere regis go back now that a modern highway has been built to bypass bere regis, this ancient village is a quiet precinct, free for the visitor to explore in peace. It was therefore appropriate that this event recreated 10 of these services with a variety of different vehicles. Enjoy the best bere regis vacation using our trip planner. Toop started operations with a 14 seat model t ford. For decades the largest independent bus company in southern england, bere regis and district served much of rural dorset with an endearing and eccentric assortment of vehicles and characters, memorably celebrated in this social history of a muchloved institution. I did my apprenticeship at bere regis coaches and reading this book made it seem like only yesterday.
Inset day friday 25th october 2019 autumn half term monday 28th friday 1st november 2019inclusive. A list of the operators and businesses they acquired over the years. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments. There is a farm shop on rye hill the road towards wool village which sells a large variety of local produce. Material for both books was extracted from whotts own archive. If youre short of time, simply pick the quickest bus. Use this database to find the best bus information available and check out these companies offering bus, bus ticket, bus timetable, direct city travel, transport. Bere regis trip planner plan your bere regisholiday. For our final outing of the season, and my swansong as captain, we travelled just down the road to ashley wood gc. A multi academy trust is a single entity established to undertake a strategic collaboration to improve and maintain high educational standards across a number of schools. Please click here to see all our upcoming day tours or call 05 851697 to book your tour. A fun day out riding the latest ktm off road enduro motorbikes, all bikes and safety equipment supplied.
Bere regis, bh20 7jl bravo romeo airsoft is situated in a woodland setting but our game zones are built and designed for close quarter battle cqb originated scenarios. Coach hire in bere regis, dorset, use thomsonlocal to find and compare trusted local businesses. The bere regis book will be very similar and needs someone with access to suitable page layout software adobe indesign or quarkxpress for example to prepare the artwork. Have you ever wondered where a certain bus ran during its life. Bere regis has been saved as your local news location close. Day tours, day excursions, holiday tours, coach holidays, coach hire, coach tours and. Bere regis features st john the baptist church which has a history dating back years tours given by church members are available between may and september. Find all the transport options for your trip from bere regis to tolpuddle right here. It is situated midway between dorchester and poole on the a35. Bere regis to tolpuddle one way to travel via line 187 bus. History of bere regis motor service book artworker needed. For all those from sherborne, dorchester and any part of dorset and beyond that remembers the brown bombers as.
Excess energy off road dirt bike hire and tuition posts. The walk then returns to bere regis through piddle wood and shitterton via tracks and footpaths. One ford model t 14 seater from these humble beginnings on 29th october 1929 this organisation grew to be the largest independent operator in the county of dorset in postwar years. Check the companys details for free and view the companies house. Boutique apartment in bere regis with pond offers accommodation in bere. Rome2rio makes travelling from bere regis to tolpuddle easy. Next to the bere stream, elder road open space can be found with its riverside boardwalk and bridge. Five bedford yrt plaxton 53 seaters had also been purchased new two years earlier in 1975. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Click the operators name link on the model pages to return to this index. Bere regis is within the dorset county council area, a sample local postcode is bh20 7hd. A sun kissed day on the rolling plains of blandford saw the biggest turnout of the year battle it out for the zoom trophy.
Finding the right coach from bognor regis to london or the other way around is not rocket science. For a while it ran well over 100 buses and coaches, serving the countys towns and villages, schools, army camps and factories. This will create fast paced non stop action games without the need for searching for a target. Getting where you need to be is far easier if you know precisely what time and from where buses are leaving in bere regis. This book provides a detailed fleet history of the rural dorset operator bere regis. These establishments are linked with bere regis school, urn. From bere regis the walk follows footpaths over black hill to turners puddle in the piddle valley. Oct 07, 2012 the bere regis book will be very similar and needs someone with access to suitable page layout software adobe indesign or quarkxpress for example to prepare the artwork. The life and times of country busmen hardcover 30 nov 2012. Huge range of pickup points, or choose home pick up from just. Every effort is made to keep this calendar as up to date as possible, but there is no guarantee that dates and times are 100% accurate and anyone wishing to book an event should check with andy kent first.
Looking rather lonely is rlj 187r, a bedford ymt plaxton 53 seater, one of five such coaches bought new in 1977. There is a budget for this available but its not huge, as the funds of the trust are limited. Dorchester to bere regis 2 ways to travel via line 187 bus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A hardback history published in 2012 by hobnob press, new bere regis book. Pickup points will be arranged with you when you book. Rome2rio makes travelling from dorchester to bere regis easy. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 1,745. Toop drove for vacher from the age of 14 and on 17th august 1927 at the age of 20 he married 19year old evelyn legg at bere regis. Shown below is information about bus, express coach and rail transport plus a few other local facilities around bere regis.
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