North East Forest Trefoil Guild raised £400 for Oakley Friends Alzheimer Association with a posh pinny tea party where charity’s representative Judy James spoke about the work of the carers. During the summer a group of members spend a day at Pax Lodge, the Guide house in London and 11 members travelled on the Swanage…
From small beginnings this annual show now covers over 600 acres and has become one of Europe’s largest outdoor events. Now in its 46th year, prepare to be amazed at the variety of exhibitions and the sheer scale of the show. A typically British event the Great Dorset Steam Fair offers nostalgia and entertainment for…
Dorset Police is issuing crime prevention advice to the public ahead of a weekend of festivities in the county. With the Great Dorset Steam Fair and the Bournemouth Air Festival both being held between Wednesday 27 August and Sunday 31 August 2014, members of the public are being advised to follow simple steps to help…
The Dorset artist who made headlines with her sculpture of tragic singer Amy Winehouse last year has unveiled her latest work, a sculptured portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Pokesdown-based Linda Joyce revealed the new work at a reception at the town’s Terrace Café, Bournemouth.
Like Amy, Marilyn died young. The American actress was found dead from a barbiturate overdose in 1962. She was just 36-years-old.
The Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Pat Morrow was on hand to start a round the world cycle ride at her local Morrisons today (22 August).
The event is being held at Morrisons stores throughout the South West and funds raised will go to the national cancer care charity, Sue Ryder.
To complete the challenge in 48 hours, each store needs to clock up around 230 miles.
Culture Volunteers Poole are looking for up to 50 volunteers to assist at the spectacular launch event of the Inside Out Dorset Festival. This much lauded and loved festival, produced by Activate, has attracted over 80,000 spectators since its inception in 2005. This year’s event will be held on 12 and 13 September at Poole…
Young volunteers from around the world have helped give Wimborne Minster a deep clean in a weeklong heritage camp. The project, which is organised by Community Service Volunteers (CSV), is part of a nationwide initiative that run by the national volunteering charity. The scheme works with volunteers aged 16-25, who spend one week camping onsite whilst helping to clean and revamp the country’s most historic buildings.
The team at Haskins Garden Centres at Ferndown have often wondered where the thousands of plants sold each year go and how they enhance people’s gardens. Through the company’s website, with the incentive of winning some gift cards, customers have been sending photos of the gardens which inspire and give other gardeners ideas. Lisa Looker,…
Poole-based telecommunications firm VoIP Unlimited will be sponsoring the free Social Wi-Fi next week for Bournemouth Air Show visitors. Now in its seventh year, the Bournemouth Air Festival has welcomed more than 5.8million people to the area since 2008. Network points are being powered up between key landmarks along Bournemouth and Boscombe piers to provide…
Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, has received a leisure grant of £995 from Borough of Poole. The grant will support the charity’s Coping with CHAOS service to deliver supported gym and trampolining for disabled children and their siblings in Poole during the school holidays as part of its play opportunity sessions. The service, which…
