Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, is delighted to have received a grant of £6,400 from John Lewis towards its Lilypad Appeal, which will transform its respite home for children with complex disabilities, and their families. The donation of £6,400 will help fund a new sensory room for the respite home. The sensory room will help…
Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole, which provides free care and support for people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is asking people to donate any unwanted Christmas gifts to its shops and to help with fundraising initiatives. Maria Tidy, Fundraising Manager, said, “We are always in need of good quality items to use at our events throughout…
The Friends of the Priest’s House Museum are hosting a talk on ‘Wimborne Heroes’ given by the Wimborne U3A History Group on Thursday 28 January at 7.30pm. It is being held in the Hilda Coles Open Learning Centre at the Priest’s House Museum and Garden in Wimborne Minster. Wimborne U3A History Group has researched on…
Poole Housing Partnership (PHP) has submitted a planning application for the former Gravel Hill police station site. The planning application, which has been formally registered by Borough of Poole’s Planning department, is for 62 one or two bedroom flats. The proposed development is a joint project between Borough of Poole and PHP which will provide…
Get out and active in the New Forest this year by joining guided walks and cycles led by local experts.
The Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Bournemouth Property Association (BPA) as its first Business Associate Member, a new membership programme specifically for recognised, not for profit business associations.
Dorset based removal firm Britannia Leatherbarrows moved first time astronaut and history maker Tim Peake and his family from Wiltshire to Germany when he was selected to the space programme. The firm said it is delighted to have helped in some small part with this historical journey. Tim Peake became the first Brit to live…
The pupils of Hayeswood First School in Wimborne took to the stage to prove they’ve got talent. Hayeswood’s Got Talent is inspired by the popular ITV show Britain’s Got Talent and is an eagerly anticipated, annual event at the school in Cutlers Place, Wimborne Minster. Headteacher Pippa Gerrett explained: “The children first came up with…
A fantastic £9,606 was raised in bucket collections for Variety the Children’s Charity, at the Bournemouth Pavilion pantomime. The money is for two local boys needing wheelchairs.
