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Match Racing in action © Paul Wyeth & RYA 2012

WPNSA host RYA Winter Match Racing

During the winter months of 2012/2013 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) have been the host venue for the RYA Winter Match Racing Series running from December 2012 through to April 2013. The competition takes place in the former Olympic class Elliot 6m boats and combines part-training, part-competition with RYA coaches and a full umpire team on hand at each event as part of a programme designed to kick-start the development of UK National Match Racing.

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Tosca

14 March – Bournemouth Pavilion Review by Janine Pulford Directed by award-winning opera producer Ellen Kent, Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ was brought to the stage in Bournemouth and what a treat it was. Faultlessly performed, it also offered jaw-dropping backdrops and opulent costumes. These combined with the wonderful voices of Maria Tonina as Tosca, Sorin Lupu as…

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St Martin’s Gallery

Bursting with fine arts, gifts and silk flowers St Martin’s Gallery, owned by Pam Denton, is a hidden gem tucked away on the road between Fordingbridge and Ringwood. This rustic country church on the corner of Mockbeggar Lane next to the Old Beams restaurant offers a host of fine art and gift inspirations. The building…

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TEDS EMPORIUM

Everything for your childs bear necessities TEDS Toy Exchange & Donate Scheme is a unique social enterprise operating in Ringwood. The scheme started in 2009 with two mums wishing to have access to baby and children’s nearly new items that were good quality, easy to shop for and all in one place. Holding their first…

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ITTC: International Teaching and Training Centre

Have you ever considered teaching English? Have you ever considered teaching English? If not then maybe you should! The full-time Cambridge CELTA course is a modest 4 weeks in length and once successfully completed enables candidates to work in one of the many language schools in the area, from the comfort of their own home…

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Brian’s Kitchens

Bedroooms – Bathrooms – Studies I have lived and worked in the Fordingbridge area since 1979. Some 17 years ago a sudden illness left me partially disabled which meant I had to change my career. Since that time I have been designing kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and studies overseeing their fitting and installation. The kitchen, whether…

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Belle Enfants

Sole winners of National Footwear Award The local chain of independent, family-run, children’s boutiques, Belle Enfants, were given the great accolade of being voted National winners of Best Independent Children’s Footwear Retailer for 2013. Amanda and Hannah Arkell – mother and daughter co-owners – were joined by Store Managers, Emma Butler and Lauren Richards, at…

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Navitus Bay

Standing room only at Navitus Wind Farm Debate

Highcliffe Community association hosted a debate at the Methodist Church hall on the proposed Windfarm off the Dorset coast and people turned up in their hundreds. Many had to stand outside the room, which had seating for 125. They heard the case for the development from the Navitus Bay Development Company and against the proposal…

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