New club captains were announced at the Ellingham & Ringwood Ruby Club’s annual general meeting last Friday. Duncan Soden takes over from Ross Whale as 1st XV captain, inside centre Andrew Douch takes over from Andy Weeks as 2nd XV captain and the veteran Steve Benson takes over from Carl Tester as 3rd XV captain.
Gibraltar and South West England Euro MP Julie Girling, is urging British citizens to boycott their summer holidays in Spain and either take a staycation (UK break) or visit another part of Europe. The call comes following increasingly outlandish threats against British territory Gibraltar and its citizens by the Spanish Government and Police. Now, after…
The Ellingham & Ringwood under 15s girls’ side received a welcome boost when they were awarded £460 from the Waitrose Community Matters scheme.
The team enjoyed a great deal of success last season winning the RFU South Coast League – and were delighted when Sophie Carey was selected in May for the England Talent Development Group. Lizzie Dodd and Phoebe Murray also represented London & SE Division and a number of their players, including Evie Karkera, also represented Hampshire.
New commanding officers were installed at the Salvation Army in Verwood on 28 July 2013.
Captains Gia and Eka Salarishvili have been seconded from the Salvation Army in Georgia.
A new form of neighbourhood watch is underway in Dorset for communities concerned about speeding vehicles
Verwood Rotary Club’s popular Rustic Fayre on Potterne Park, Verwood will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August. Vintage cars, stalls, arena events, refreshments, car boot sale, terrier racing and lots, lots more. In the arena ‘MAD’ Mountain Bike Aerial Display. This is the biggest Verwood event of the year – not to be…
Young Tala Reyes was so keen to raise money for an elephant charity that she vowed to read 30 books in a week during her summer holiday. The eight-year-old chose books with chapters for the ‘sponsored Jumbo Read’ challenge that saw her raise over £600. For two whole days she ploughed through the pages while…
