Verwood Rotary’s Rustic Fayre is back for another great day this Bank Holiday Monday.
The event goes from strength to strength and has raised many thousands of pounds for deserving local causes.
Dog displays, falconry displays from Eagle Heights, Tai Kwon Do, tug of war and the ever popular egg catching competition and terrier racing are all on the agenda this year.
The Ringwood and Burley Band’s annual concert and major fundraising event is ‘A Night at the Movies II’ at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown and follows on from last year’s sell-out success.
Taking place on Saturday, 13 September, it will appeal to young and old and includes music from Jurassic Park, Skyfall, The King and I, Four Weddings and a Funeral, High Society, The Glen Miller Story, Top Hat and Saturday Night Fever.
Two Bournemouth men were jailed for attempted robbery after appearing at Bournemouth Crown Court on 15 August.
One of the men was also sentenced to imprisonment for another offence of robbery earlier the same day.
A ferocious leopard takes pride of place at Heatherlands Community Centre following EDDC’s (East Dorset District Council’s) Summer Art Week and Graffiti Project for children under 16. Every day, over a hundred participants enjoyed a range of art projects and fun activities including graffiti-ing the back wall of the centre. In commemoration of World War…
Poole Libraries are celebrating their 128th birthday this August Bank Holiday with the launch of their new eBook collection. Residents are encouraged to visit Poole Central Library on Friday 22 August to find out about the 547 eBooks available – the same number of books that were in the original Poole Library on Lagland Street…
Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s first ‘Brew Up for Dementia’ campaign has raised over £3,500 which will be used to buy 10 Therapeutic Intervention Kits to benefit patients with dementia. The kits include a portable music player with calming music that helps patients relax, reminiscence folders and rummage bags which can help distract and interest dementia patients.…
Even before the 1914-18 war started, military aviation was present in the area, with activity on Salisbury Plain and at Calshot. From 1915 aviation activity grew and by 1917 the region of Wessex was locally becoming a centre for training activity for the Royal Flying Corps whilst Royal Naval Sir Service units operated anti-submarine patrols…
Date: Saturday 6 September 2014 Time: 11.30am – 4.30pm Price: FREE Entry & Parking Venue: Sturts Farm, West Moors Telephone: 01202 870338
Officers in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary in Canford Heath.
Myths and legends came to life at Dorchester Library and Learning Centre as dancers told tales to a packed audience.