Young people aged from 14 to 18 are wanted to help with children’s Summer Art Weeks in East Dorset during the summer holidays. The young volunteers are needed to assist younger children with craft work, take registers and help artists with tea breaks. Helpers are also required to take money at the door, clear up…
Dorset Police’s ‘no excuse’ officers caught motorists flouting the law during a targeted operation in North Dorset on Wednesday 2 July . Officers carried out patrols on the A350 from Poole to Shaftesbury in North Dorset to remind motorists of the importance of road safety. The day of action was in response to recent public…
Cancer Research UK’s Relay For Life is a unique celebration of life and hope which unites communities to help beat cancer and culminates in a fantastic family and team event. Teams of between eight to 15 people – of all ages, levels of fitness and from all walks of life – are needed to take…
Motorcyclists will be jumping on their bikes for Beaulieu’s fifth annual Motorcycle Ride-In Day on Sunday 13 July. Sponsored by Kawasaki, riders can display their machines, meet other like-minded enthusiasts, and enjoy the Beaulieu attraction, all for a fantastic on-the-day price of £10 rider and bike, £15 with pillion. Three times British Trials Champion, Steve…
Lewis-Manning Hospice will be opening up its Gardens to the public on Friday 18 July for an evening of live music hosted by a celebrity guest. The hospice will be taking the opportunity to officially introduce their newest patron, local actress and comedienne Debra Stephenson at the ‘Sax in the Garden’ event. Debra is best known…
Some of Europe’s finest beach volleyball stars came to a Bournemouth school to battle for their Olympic place in Rio 2016.
For the first time ever, the LeAF Academy staged an international sporting event when it organised and hosted the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, in partnership with Volleyball England.
Following an Extraordinary General Meeting, Verwood Arts and Leisure Amenities (VALA) has agreed to transfer the management responsibilities for leisure facilities in Verwood to East Dorset District Council. Sports and leisure facilities at Verwood Hub, Verwood Community Sports Hall and Potterne Park will now be managed directly by the council. Christchurch and East Dorset Councils…
Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their first passenger trains – an industrial diesel shunter and half-painted coach running on a few hundred yards of hand-laid track back in 1979 – with a special weekend starring the remarkable steam locomotive ‘Tornado’.
Three charity open days offer a rare opportunity to visit Farrs in the market town of Beaminster this summer. Home to internationally renowned furniture designer and maker John Makepeace and his artist wife Jennie, the stunning gardens include yew topiary, sculpture, a colourful potager with a new oak fruit cage, rolling lawns and spectacular grasses.…
Following an outbreak of graffiti in Christchurch, the council has teamed up with local police to devise and produce an anti-graffiti film to be shown at schools in the borough. The film includes interviews with people who have been affected by graffiti. A resident in an older persons housing complex tells how people there are…
