Volunteers, friends and staff of Cherry Tree Nursery all thoroughly enjoyed their annual Christmas party at Kinson Community Centre recently. The event was made particularly special by the generous donation of four boxes of high quality, hand-made crackers by Celebration Crackers of Ferndown. Cherry Tree is a project of the registered charity, SWOP, set up…
Hundreds of young children have begun receiving life-saving lessons in road safety after schools responded positively to help from a Dorset law firm’s charity arm.
Battens Solicitors Charitable Trust has made up to £18,000 available for schools through its campaign.
The family of fatal fail to stop victim Christopher Colegate have today (20 December) made a direct appeal to the driver involved in the road traffic collision to contact police.
A mother and son from Bristol have received custodial sentences for the supply of drugs into HMP Guys Marsh. The pair each pleaded guilty on 10 December at Dorchester Crown Court to five offences relating to the supply and possession with intent to supply of class A, B and C drugs. Sharon Kennedy (43) was…
A club for local businessmen has donated £1,000 to a Bournemouth charity that makes wishes come true for children with life-threatening illnesses.
The BC Club held a fundraiser and donated the sum to Round Table Children’s Wish (RTCW), a national charity.
Homeless people in Bournemouth will be able to enjoy a Christmas feast thanks to the generous goodwill of local school students.
Boys at Harewood College have created dozens of hampers, filled with food and drink, which they donated to the St Paul’s hostel in Bournemouth in time for Christmas Day.
David Thompson, a keen golfer and MS sufferer from Bournemouth, has recently taken part in the Golf Trust Disabled Open, held at The Shire London golf course, and came first in his handicap group after a six year absence from the sport. David’s surprising return to form on the golf course is in a great part due to a unique all-terrain buggy for disabled golfers. Developed by mobility experts Ottobock, the Paragolfer lifts users from a sitting to a standing position enabling an upright posture for unrestricted shoulder movement, essential for a golf swing.
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An generous £19,000 was distributed to three charities by Ferndown Golf Club at the Centenary Captains’ Farewell Dinner.
Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) received £9,500 and Diverse Abilities Plus and Round Table Children’s Wish were each given £4,750.
