Students from the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture held the Annual Kingston Maurward College charity Muckathon during April and raised a record £2,636.60 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. The event involved spreading 1200 tonnes of farmyard manure, followed by ploughing 70 acres of land over a period of 36 hours. Ten tractors, three…
Victoria Road planters have been stripped of their flowers by mean thieves. The town council had recently re-bedded the planters in preparation for the summer and as a contribution to Ferndown’s entry into this year’s South and South East in Bloom competition. King George V ground staff and the town’s lengthman spent several days removing…
Bournemouth Orchid Society has triumphed by scooping one of only three Royal Horticultural Society judged gold medals awarded to amateur orchid displays at the recent Royal Three Counties Show in Malvern. Preparation for the display began nine months ago with the show team designing, sourcing materials and pre-constructing the large display stand off-site. Nick Fry, Bournemouth…
