Month: August 2014

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Hippo brings hope to Poole Park lottery bid

A bid for £2.5 million to improve and enhance a popular, historic park in Poole is ready for submission. Over the last year, Borough of Poole and the Friends of Poole Park have been working hard to gather plenty of evidence to show how much Poole Park is valued by the local community. Evidence collected…

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Hundreds line streets for WW1 road run

A convoy of First World War vehicles, which travelled from Bovington Tank Museum to the Great Dorset Steam Fair site at the weekend, is being hailed as a huge success. Hundreds of visitors lined the streets all along the 20-mile route waving British flags and cheering on the convoy crew, who were dressed in British…

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Dorset news

Land Rover thefts in East Dorset

Dorset Police is advising owners to be extra vigilant after an increase in theft of Land Rovers. Between 30 June and 15 August 2014 six Land Rover Defenders, of the models Series 90 and Series 110, have been stolen from the Wimborne and Cranborne areas. Four of these were later discovered abandoned and burnt out.…

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African activities on offer at Leigh Park’s Art Week

Children can try their hand at a variety of activities, many of them with an African theme, at Leigh Park’s Art Week taking place from 19 to 21 August. Activities include African bark painting, creating a cardboard safari park, African animal model making, African tribal masks, wet felted animal print bracelets and African story telling…

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Rustic Fayre’s eagle has almost landed

Verwood Rotary’s Rustic Fayre is back for another great day this Bank Holiday Monday.
The event goes from strength to strength and has raised many thousands of pounds for deserving local causes.
Dog displays, falconry displays from Eagle Heights, Tai Kwon Do, tug of war and the ever popular egg catching competition and terrier racing are all on the agenda this year.

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A night at the movies

The Ringwood and Burley Band’s annual concert and major fundraising event is ‘A Night at the Movies II’ at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown and follows on from last year’s sell-out success.
Taking place on Saturday, 13 September, it will appeal to young and old and includes music from Jurassic Park, Skyfall, The King and I, Four Weddings and a Funeral, High Society, The Glen Miller Story, Top Hat and Saturday Night Fever.

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Two jailed

Two Bournemouth men were jailed for attempted robbery after appearing at Bournemouth Crown Court on 15 August.
One of the men was also sentenced to imprisonment for another offence of robbery earlier the same day.

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