Month: May 2015

A startling display of open-air sculpture is being featured at the award-winning Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum near Corfe Castle – to celebrate the volunteer-run attraction’s third year of public opening – as part of this year’s popular Purbeck Arts Weeks.

Diverse Abilities, the only charity in Dorset that supports children and adults with disabilities throughout their lifetime, is holding a festival for the people it supports and their families as part of the charity’s 60thanniversary celebrations, and is looking for bands to play at the event on a voluntary basis.

Three items of exceptional interest from Australasia attracted keen bidding at Lawrences in Crewkerne on 21 May 21. A ceremonial paddle from Austral Islands in French Polynesia (South Pacific) with an elongated leaf shaped blade with intricate geometric carved decoration made £630.

Businesses, chefs and barmen from Christchurch were recently honoured at the Christchurch Food & Wine Festival’s Awards for Excellence ceremony.

Hundreds of cyclists assembled at Watchet Harbour on the Somerset coast to take part in the 5th annual Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Coast to Coast (C2C) Cycle Challenge on 17 May.

Coda Music Trust is looking for Hampshire or Dorset based musicians, who enjoy the challenge of improvisation, to participate in ‘Songs For Wild Horses.’ Coda is offering a fantastic opportunity to work with world-class musicians on a new creative collaboration. The project aims to create a new piece of music which will have its world…

The ‘Wheels of Time’ Flower Festival in Wimborne Minster starts tomorrow (Friday 22 May) and runs until Monday, 25 May.

Councillor Mrs Sandra Grove was elected to serve her town as mayor on 19 May.

A diabetes patient receiving treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) has become one of the first in Europe to use a new state-of-the-art insulin pump system. Steve Ingham, 74, said his life has “completely changed” thanks to the Medtronic 640G insulin pump, which uses sensors to warn him of impending low blood sugar levels…

Over £1,000 was raised by the the second Ferndown Poppy Walk organised by the Ferndown Branch of the Roay British Legion. Branch chairman, Grant Parrott said, “I would like to thank everyone who took part and helped on the day and the hundreds who gave sponsorship or donations to make the day such a success.…