Around 4,000 local children fell under the spell of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts for schools held at Lighthouse in Poole. The hour-long performances, under the baton of the BSO Young Conductor in Association, Maxime Tortelier, took them on a whistle-stop tour around the world of music, finishing back in England with…
Congratulations to triathlete Lucy Brain who has been selected to compete in the National Triathlon Championships. This follows her success on 29 June at Bowood in Wiltshire. Competing against all the finest athletes from the South West of England she put in a tremendous performance. The swim was in the Capability Brown designed lake and…
Ten new deacons were ordained in Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 30 June by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Reverend Nicholas Holtam – two of whom will serve their curacies in Wimborne. Belinda Marflitt at Wimborne Minster and Ben Dyson at New Borough and Leigh St John were among those ordained. Belinda who comes from Hythe,…
Wimborne in Bloom’s Adult and Schools Competitions for Art and Poetry has again proved very popular, with almost 600 entries received. Wimborne in Bloom thanks the participating schools for their ongoing support and Mrs Pam Perry who again kindly sponsored the Poetry Competition. The theme for both competitions this year was ‘Gold at Rainbows End’…
Each year in late June, on the Sunday closest to UK Armed Forces Day, the Friends of the New Forest Airfields organise a service to commemorate the role of the New Forest Airfields and to honour the memory of those who served there. On a warm and sunny Sunday, June 30, the service was held…
A Summer Raffle and Drinks Party was held on Sunday 30 June and looks set to raise in excess of £30,000 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. The event, organised by three hunts (Blackmore and Sparkford Vale, South Dorset and the Portman) was held in appreciation of the work that the Dorset and Somerset Air…
