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Verwood Business learns about being dementia friendly
The newly elected Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Pat Morrow was guest speaker at the latest Verwood Business meeting at Plane Cuisine on 10 June. Pat used to run a big community centre in Belfast and said her term in office as mayor would be a ‘community year.’ She is currently spearheading a campaign to get…
Neighbourhood Watch Week in East Dorset
Tag It, Track It, Trace It! That’s the message being given by Neighbourhood and Homewatch members. Too often police are unable to reunite stolen property to its owners, because without a mark, or in the case of a bike a frame number, it can be difficult for the police to prove that it has been…
Ringwood students re-live ancient history
History was brought to life for a group of New Forest students when they toured four of the UK’s most ancient and important monuments.
Microchipping could save dogs’ lives
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole highlighted that over 8,000 dogs euthanised each year because their owner cannot be found could be saved if dog owners ‘Chip it, Check it’.
New Forest Airfields on D-Day exhibition
The Friends of the New Forest Airfields will host an exhibition about The New Forest Airfields on D-Day on Saturday 14 June. On 6 June 1944, the New Forest Airfields reached the pinnacle of their operational existence. Ten of the airfields were the scene of frantic activity from first light to late twilight. The countryside…
Community sows seed on earth bunds at Verity Park
Residents and community groups in Canford Heath have come together to help to sow seeds on the newly created soil embankments at Verity Park. The embankments have been created as park of works to protect six open spaces and parks in Poole against unauthorised encampments. Soil embankments are considered an effective method of preventing unauthorised…
Poppy parade commemorates outbreak of World War 1
Two banks of poppies have bloomed on Stony Lane roundabout in Christchurch in commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. The poppies have grown from seeds donated by Co-operative Funeralcare in Bargates as part of a national project by the company. Jo Medlow, Funeral Arranger at the Christchurch funeral home, said:…
D-Day Remembrance on Poole Quay
The Mayor of Poole, Cllr Peter Adams, attended an Act of Remembrance and thanksgiving on Poole Quay on Friday, the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.
