Nightjar’s flowers scoop top prize
A prize worth £350 has been scooped by Wetherspoon’s The Nightjar in Ferndown following its entry in Ferndown in Bloom 2013.
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St Mary’s celebrates with flowers
A combined flower and harvest festival is taking place at St Mary’s Church in Ferndown this week. The church is open all week for quiet time and prayer, with beautiful flower displays organised by Ann Jones, head of flower arranging, displayed throughout the church. It was 80 years ago that the foundation stones of the…
Bournemouth Arts by the Sea
Arts Council England is funding the 2013 Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival once more this year. With the Festival now in full swing we spoke to Phil Gibby, Arts Director, South West of Arts Council England, about why the festival is so important in the region.
£1 for 2-hour parking charge in Christchurch?
Your views are being sought. Following the Christchurch Chamber of Trade’s request for a ‘£1 for two hours’ parking rate in town centre car parks, Christchurch Council is asking for residents’ and visitors’ views on the proposal. People can give their views in a questionnaire at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C855Q9F. Alternatively, paper copies are available at Christchurch Civic…
Charlie Landsborough – interview
With a devoted following of fans waiting to see him, Charlie Landsborough returns to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, on Friday 11 October. Arguably the best known British songwriter you’ve never heard of, Charlie’s music is adored by those that know it and he continues to win new fans with each new release. His…
Verwood RUFC announces Colts XV
Verwood RUFC is delighted to announce the introduction of a Colts XV who will be training together under the Verwood RUFC banner on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm at Potterne Park. Enquiries about the Colts team should be directed in the first instance to the club on 07973 681768 and a more fomal statement will be released in due…
Filefish prefer blondes
Lead diver Myke Bell and his colleagues who escort visitors on dives in the Manchester Sea Life Centre’s ocean tank, are having their hair constantly nibbled by a pair of tropical ‘scrawled filefish.’ Now, in an effort to distract their tormenters so they can concentrate on supervising their guest ‘Sea Trekkers,’ they have started taking…
Environmental Manager retires from Castlepoint
Peter Matthews, General Manager at Castlepoint, presented retiring Environmental Manager Leslie Garcia an appropriate trophy amongst the cards and gifts as the team said goodbye – a model of a green recycling bin on a stone plinth.
Duck herding helps raise funds for charity
The pet store group PamPurredPets raised over £1,800 for the Dorset based animal rescue and re-homing charity Waggy Tails Rescue. Thirty suppliers and business contacts from the pet trade industry joined PamPurredPets founder and Managing Director Steve Fowler on the annual fun day in September.
Female fundraisers drive brand new double deck bus
Female fundraisers attending the Dorset Ladies Driving Challenge at Bovington Army Camp last month had the opportunity to drive one of the eight brand new £190,000 ADL Enviro 400 double deck buses introduced to the morebus fleet.