Year: 2015

A £50,000 appeal to help carry out a major heavy overhaul of the only surviving 1920s Southern Railway ‘N’ class steam locomotive has been launched by a group of dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers.

A Bournemouth-based firm has become one of only 160 companies in the world to receive royal approval, for supplying a high quality laundry service to the family home of the Prince of Wales.

Bournemouth-based charity Round Table Children’s Wish celebrates its silver anniversary next month (October) and is seeking former ‘wish children’ to feature in a celebratory book.
Round Table Children’s Wish (RTCW) creates hand-crafted ‘wishes’ for 4-17 year old children with life-threatening illnesses.

The National Trust is holding a day of history activities at the foot of Hambledon Hill National Nature Reserve, near Child Okeford on 20 September, to celebrate this very dramatic Dorset hill fort.

Officers investigating shoplifting offences at a shop in Sherborne have released CCTV of the suspects. The offences all happened at Budgens store, Yeovil Road on four separate occasions on 16, 17, 20 and 22 August. Two men entered the store on each occasion and took items such as meat and cheese totalling hundreds of pounds…

The Woodland Trust is asking people to look for signs of autumn in Dorset, as it tracks the season’s arrival on its Nature’s Calendar survey. Early indications suggest autumn may be a little later than average and the charity is appealing for more records on what is the longest-running survey of seasonal change in the…

Coda Music Trust is opening its doors to unveil new state of the art music rooms to the public. On Saturday 12 September, the registered charity based in Highcliffe, Christchurch, is holding a free open day from 1pm–4pm at the newly developed Piggery at its Music Centre and introduce all of the activities which will…

Over £8,000 was raised at the annual Sarah Green Golf Day at Canford Magna golf course last Friday, bringing the total raised to nearly £70,000 since the event began 13 years ago. All the proceeds are donated to the Macmillan Cancer Trust at Christchurch hospital. This year saw 88 golfers along with footballing legend Paul …

The funeral of Edward, Lord Montagu will take place on Thursday 10 September, when the Beaulieu attraction will be closed all day as a mark of respect. Members of the public will be welcome to pay their respects at the funeral of Edward, Lord Montagu. The funeral will take place in Beaulieu Abbey church at…