Ringwood Floral Decoration Society spent an afternoon watching Emily Gordon-Broomhead work and weave her magic with beautiful flowers, foliage and ‘Sticks and Stems’. She started with ‘Easter Treat’ – a compilation of spring flowers placed in a willow basket with pussy willow and, hidden in the foliage – Easter eggs. Then an all yellow arrangement…
Ringwood Handbell ringers are looking for keen people to join their team. “We’re a happy bunch who meet on a Tuesday evenings in Ringwood. You would need to be able to read music, so if you would like to know more, give me a ring.” says Val Finch. Caller her on 01725 512267.
A new book is soon to be released to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Lieutenant John Thornton’s death. John was killed whilst on duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was aged 22 and came from Ferndown. A charity, the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, JTYAF, was set up in his name and it has just…
To celebrate Easter the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind held an Easter Bonnet Parade in the Activities Centre of the Greyfriars Community Centre in Ringwood on Thursday 28 March. The winners were Bernard Bennett and Dorrie Green with their beautifully decorated hats and were awarded prizes for their efforts. The runners up were…
The electrifying final of Burgate’s Got Talent 2013 took place in Fordingbridge on 22 March. The glamorous Miss Proctor took to the stage once more to the host the evenings’ entertainment. The ten acts pulled out all the stops and the judges had an incredibly difficult decision to make. The winner, Alex Crossley in Year…
YOUNGSTERS explored groundbreaking astronomers and scientists to wow their audiences at the Ringwood Waldorf School.
Class 7 at the Steiner school performed ‘The Order of the Heavens’ to packed houses.
Police in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a large number of allotments have been criminally damaged in Winton. Since 12 March 2013 around 50 incidents have been reported at allotments along Cornelia Road. The damage consists of greenhouses having been smashed, sheds pushed over and plants damaged.…
History has been made with SouthWest Trains running its first passenger train from Bournemouth to Corfe Castle and Swanage – to show dignitaries and stakeholders the progress being made towards re-introducing a regular amenity train service from Swanage to Wareham.
Archaeology students from the University of Southampton will take a step back in time at Buckler’s Hard to the days of Britain’s most famous Royal Navy flag officer, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson. They will spend the Bank Holiday weekend (4-6 May) at the historic village, where ships for Nelson’s Trafalgar fleet were built, getting hands-on…
Detectives in Bournemouth continuing to investigate a serious assault that occurred outside a fast food takeaway shop in Bournemouth – have released moving CCTV footage. The incident, in which an 18-year-old man from Poole was attacked by two unknown men, happened outside Snappy Tomato Pizza on Exeter Road at around 4.05am on Friday 14 December…
