A world record attempt will be made at the Great Dorset Steam Fair show ground on 31 August.
Organisers want to completely flatten the world record for the greatest number of steam rollers in a parade formation over a set course.
Fordingbridge men have three teams in the New Forest League and have finished champions of all three leagues therefore winning back-to-back promotions from division three up to division one.
The programme for Bournemouth’s third Arts by the Sea Festival has just been announced, with an exceptionally original strand of film event that no movie fan will want to miss. The festival runs from 20 Sept to 12 October 2013.
Moors Valley Country Park and Forest has received the prestigious Green Flag Award for the third year in a row.
The Green Flag scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Awarded by environmental charity ‘Keep Britain Tidy’, it provides the most widely accepted measure of quality relating to the management, operation and improvement of freely accessible public parks and green space.
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, everyone is invited to take part in water and adventure sports activities at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). See the Olympic Caldron, use the facilities and learn the skills the Olympians have mastered.
The Sting in the Tale theatre production to be held in the Wimborne Model Town Gardens on 21 August at 7.30pm will be bringing back memories of the candlelit evenings enjoyed there several years ago.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance was delighted to be presented with a donation of £38,000 by the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale, Portman and South Dorset Hunts last week.
The ever popular Rustic Fayre, which is organised by Verwood Rotary Club, takes place this August Bank Holiday Monday the 26th at Potterne Park, Verwood.
JUNIPER the donkey charmed staff and residents when he staged a walkabout at a Dorset care home. The 13-year-old Spanish miniature was visiting Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham.
Wimborne’s visit to Bashley last Saturday saw them vie for the David Jose Memorial Trophy. The score stood at 2-2 at 90 minutes with George Webb and Jamie Davidson scoring the Magpies’ goals. But Bashley emerged as victors, winning the penalty shoot-out 5-4.
