We aim to bring you the latest news and information from Bere Regis Parish Council. The Council meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday at 7pm in the Drax Hall (the next meeting is on the 8th January 2026).
The consultation period for the updated Bere Regis Neighbourhood Plan has started, use the links below to find out more and to complete the review questionnaire.
King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2025 – read more …
Dorset Council Local Plan Consultation
Click here for details – note that the consultation is now closed. The full BRPC response to the consultation is available here.
Recent News from Bere Regis Parish Council
- Notes from Dec. ’25 Parish Council Meeting
- Notes from Nov ’25 Parish Council Meeting
- Community Transport Oct. ’25
About Bere Regis Parish Council
For more information about the Parish Council and it’s role and responsibilities within Bere Regis see our About Us page. For a list of currently sitting Councillors visit our Councillors page. Minutes of the council meetings are available dating back to 1990 in the archives. Whilst the minutes from this year’s meetings are found here.
If you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact the Clerk at clerk@bereregisparishcouncil.gov.uk
The 2026 Calendar is now on sale from November in the NISA Shop, priced as it has been for 10 years plus at a bargain £5, and making a great stocking filler. Profits from calendar sales this year will be going to the Weldmar Hospice in Dorchester, which specialises in adult end of life care.
The Village of Bere Regis
The village of Bere Regis is built on the site of the Bere River, and (as of the 2001 census), has a population of 1,984. Located within the Purbeck District of Dorset, England, the nearest town is Wareham, only 6 miles to the South-East. Bere Regis was featured in many of Thomas Hardy’s novels in the guise of ‘Kingsbere’. The village features notably in Tess of the D’Urbervilles, based on the Turberville family, whose roots originate in Bere Regis. The village website offers a fascinating insight into the family tree of this now extinct family name.