Hats off to the knitters
Hundreds of scarves and hats knitted by volunteers through Douch Family Funeral Directors are to be distributed to the homeless this winter.
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Full steam ahead as Mike, 83, takes to the footplate
Train enthusiast Mike Naylor was left well and truly chuffed after a Dorset dementia care home arranged for a taster experience on the Swanage Railway.
Donate on #GivingTuesday to rebuild Bournemouth’s Aviary
#GivingTuesday takes place on 27 November and Bournemouth Parks Foundation are hoping to raise £3,000 in one day to reach halfway towards their £200,000 fundraising target to rebuild Bournemouth’s aviary.
BSO Resound strikes a chord with school children
The world’s first disabled-led ensemble, which forms a core part of a professional symphony orchestra, filled a school hall with the sound of music when it treated pupils to an inspirational performance.
‘Come As You Are Festival’ in Poole
A festival of trans, non-binary and gender queer theatre comes to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts from 29 November – 1 December.
Fur Free Friday: celebs back call to end “cruel” suffering
Ahead of Fur Free Friday, an international day of action on 23 November, celebrities are speaking out against the “cruel” suffering of animals killed for the fur trade.
Dorset care home provider’s Children in Need totaliser hits £5,000
Residents and staff at family-owned Colten Care including its 11 care homes in Dorset have raised more than £5,000 for Children in Need.
Buy-drink-return: how deposits on cans and bottles untangle recycling confusion
Litter pick collects a staggering 11,212 drinks containers of all materials and sizes – but the imminent introduction of a deposit return system is set to spark a recycling revolution.
Visitors to Lorton Meadows asked to adhere to safety advice
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is asking visitors to the Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve in Weymouth to take extra care, as cattle will be present for the first time during the winter period.
Regent Centre raises £1,562 for Children in Need
On Children in Need Day on Friday 16 November between 10am – 12pm, local ukulele band, Uke Box Glory, entertained the crowds in Christchurch High Street outside the Regent Centre.
