Saint Valentine’s spirit was alive and well at Gillingham Grange in Gillingham, Dorset as residents and staff shared a week of activities to celebrate love and community cheer. Community musician Paula Fleming was welcomed to the home. She performed a medley of songs and had everyone tapping their feet. A rendition of an Irish jig…
A World Food Fair for families and friends was organised by Year 2 pupils at Hillside Community First School, Verwood. One of its aims was to encourage the local community to support Fairtrade Fortnight, which begins on 25 February. To get into the spirit of things, the children dressed up to represent worldwide countries and set…
Gather your shipmates and climb aboard the Spinnaker Tower this May half term for pirate themed family fun set 100 metres above Portsmouth Harbour. Visitors can explore the harbour with the ‘High Spy’ ship finder, experience the open-air Sky Deck and dare to walk on air across the glass floor plank! Visitors can also enjoy…
Residents throughout East Dorset are being urged to join the Communities March on Monday, 25 February. Last June, 100 protestors marched to East Dorset District Council offices to hand in letters of protest about the change in government policy, following proposals to build over 500 houses on green belt land at West Parley. At that…
Work to reopen the Beaminster Tunnel has been delayed and will now not meet its original opening deadline of May. The complex project involves negotiations with four different landowners as well as very specialist testing and design work which must be completed before the main works can begin. Following a considerable increase in the number of landslips…
Children in Year One at Hillside First School in Verwood experienced life as a Victorian School child on 15 February. The day began with a hand inspection, followed by recital of the alphabet and handwriting practice. During the rest of the day the children experienced Victorian numeracy, reading, drill and religious studies. In the afternoon…
A squad of 27 boys from Oakmedians RFC’s Under 14s rugby team plus their coaches were delighted to be given the opportunity to help shoppers at Sainsbury’s in Alder Road, Parkstone to pack their bags. Six hours later they had raised over £1000 to boost their team funds and support the family of a fellow…
A new guided walk from West Parley has been proving popular with people keen to get out into the fresh air and get active. The free weekly health walks started on Wednesday 6 February with more than 20 people coming along to each of the first three sessions. The walks are organised by the Christchurch…
The charity wishing well at Haskins Garden Centre, in Longham, will be supporting Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus for the remainder of 2013 to help reach a fundraising target of nearly half a million pounds. Diverse Abilities Plus provides a lifetime of invaluable care and support to children and adults with physical and learning disabilities…
After weeks of extensive research into the past, students have presented their idea of how Bournemouth should look in the future. Over the past six weeks, pupils at the town’s St Peter’s School have been working with the Cooper Dean archive to create a vision of Bournemouth in 2026 based on the town’s heritage. The…
