Month: July 2014

Mayor of Christchurch in 2013/14, Cllr John Lofts, has presented his three nominated charities with cheques amounting to £5,250.

Lewis-Manning Hospice was presented with a cheque for £4,000 this week from The Sunshade Appeal, which made the donation from money raised at its sell-out Mayflower Charity Ball, held in May at the Royal Motor Yacht Club. The Sunshade Appeal exists to support the treatment of cancer within Dorset Hospitals. A charity in its own…

A Dorset business owner is undertaking the ultimate test of endurance to help a cancer charity and to inspire his children. David Wood, a 35-year-old father of three, is competing in Ironman UK to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which takes place in Bolton on 20 July, will see 2,500 hardy competitors swim…

Volunteers and staff at Dorset’s popular heritage railway are celebrating winning a prestigious and coveted Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor – the world’s largest travel website. Rebuilt from nothing since 1976, the award-winning five-and-a-half mile heritage line to Harman’s Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden Park & Ride carries more than 210,000 passengers a year.…

The overnight rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of volunteers who were determined to make Wimborne look its best for the In Bloom competition judging today, Tuesday 8 July.

Employers in Dorset must ensure their staff managers deal properly with a new right to request flexible hours, specialist lawyers have warned.

Ferndown Royal British Legion has been researching the history of the names on the town’s Roll of Honour in the Garden of Remembrance in Church Road. Having successfully traced 48 names from the First World War and 24 from the Second World War, the team needs help to find details of two soldiers: Lieutenant Henry…

Year 10 Student Libbie Sinclair beat 23 fellow Enterprise and Business Study students at Bournemouth’s Bishop of Winchester Academy in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style contest to produce a viable business idea.

The first week of July saw the inaugural end of year Summer Art Show at Ferndown Upper School, which was attended by civic dignitaries including Cllr John Wilson, Chairman of Dorset County Council.

Ringwood Floral Society members thoroughly enjoyed their annual club outing in June. This year the trip was to the lavender fields at Hartley Park Farm which is near Alton. The owner walked the group around the various areas planted with different kinds of lavender and explained a little about the uses of each type. A…