There were lots of great attractions and fun things to do at Verwood CE First School’s fayre this year. The most popular activity was ‘Sponge the Teacher’, closely followed by the amazing bouncy castles, face painting and ‘Beat the Teacher’ at goal shooting. The event was arranged to raise money for the new peace garden, where…
When Year 2 pupils at Hillside Community First School had a trip to Swanage recently, they were told about the recent storm damage to the town’s pier. On return to school two pupils, Emma Harman and Emily Harriman, suggested holding a second hand book sale to raise funds for repairs to the pier. Assistant head…
Around 450 people enjoyed the annual Open Gardens Day held in Wimborne on Sunday 23 June.
There were 19 gardens to visit in total, including five new ones and three returning from earlier years. Lunches were available at the Physick Garden and teas were on hand at a number of venues.
Officers in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after it is alleged three men were assaulted during a large fight in the Melcombe Regis area of the town, with six men being arrested. The incident happened at around 2 am on Tuesday 2 July 2013 in Bond Street, and…
Why not check out our video interview with Councillors Spencer Flower and Toni Coombs? So you can get the info you want, right away, you can choose an issue from the list and watch that segment about it. Don’t forget to hit ‘like’ and subscribe – and maybe leave a comment! Issues include, Purple Haze,…
The results of a survey following last year’s major conservation and river enhancement work by the Dorset Wild Rivers Project and Casterbridge Fisheries brings welcome good news to the future of the river Frome, with the numbers of fish rising significantly. The study was carried out by Casterbridge Fisheries and involved catching and surveying the…
Former Apprentice finalist, Claire Young spent two days with post-GCSE students from Sherborne Girls last week, challenging them to come up with a social enterprise idea to benefit the local community. In the spirit of the popular TV programme, the 16-year-old girls were split into groups and tasked to come up with a business concept,…
Healthy Hearing had a great day at the Ferndown festival as part of their Healthy Hearing Week. Lesley and Rufus from The Hearing Dog Charity arrived to help and they raised a wonderful £160 towards training a hearing dog. They said a big thank you to everyone who took advantage of their Free Hearing Test…
Lewis-Manning Hospice is celebrating the success of its annual Sunflower Party, this year held at The Cumberland Hotel, which raised over £13,000 for the charity that offers free specialist palliative nursing care to around 650 local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Hosted by Paul Kinvig, this year’s event was supported and co-ordinated…
Over the Summer, the Old School Rooms in Sturminster Marshall will be serving cream teas in aid of charities. On the last weekend in July (Saturday 27 and Sunday 28) Friends of the Strays of Greece will be providing cream teas and cakes in this delightful village setting with proceeds going to help abandoned, sick and…
