A group of local young people aged between 16 and 17 years of age have been working at Lewis-Manning Hospice as part of the NCS (National Citizen Service) programme, to create a special ‘Tree of Life’ sculpture in its garden for patients. NCS is the government’s largest youth initiative, and it’s the first year it…
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) welcomed some of the world’s top youth sailors for the RS Tera World Championships last week from 28 July to 2 August, with 122 entries made up of 50 Pros and 72 Sports drawn from 9 countries. There was ample excitement amongst the young fleet as their…
Barrie and Shelia Smith of Mayfield Close in Ferndown are this year’s recipients of the Ferndown in Bloom shield and £100 worth of Haskins Vouchers as their front garden received a score of 35 out of a possible 40 points by Ferndown in Bloom judges.
The Ermine Street Guard Roman Re-enactment Society will be paying a visit to Priest’s House Museum and Garden in Wimborne on 31 August from 11am-4pm. Meet legionaries and officers and see Roman artefacts including a catapulta, used for launching arrows. Now in its 41st year, the renowned Ermine Street Guard is the oldest Roman re-enactment…
Congratulations to Susan Pitchell from Ferndown, the winner of the Leisure Grow 2 Burner Grill Stream Roaster Barbecue worth £279. Supplied through Haskins, the barbecue was offered as a fabulous prize in last month’s Viewpoint Magazine along with a voucher for £25 towards meat or drinks provided by mags4dorset. For more on this story, read…
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Officers in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a motorcycle was stolen from a secure shed in The Grange area of the town. The burglary happened sometime between 11pm on Friday 2 August and 7am on Saturday 3 August 2013 at a property in The Hawthorns. The offenders…
Back to Broadway is a sparkling new stage production celebrating the best of Broadway and the West End in one memorable show. An evening of music and memories for anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lilting melodies or been moved to a standing ovation by Stephen Sondheim’s…
Children in their hundreds descended on Christchurch Quay for the annual Play Day organised by Christchurch Council’s Play Rangers. Activities included a drumming workshop, circus skills workshop, slacklining, face painting, the NEOS machine, a bucking bronco and a bouncy castle. Senior Play Ranger, Sophie Hutchinson, said: “The Play Day has been a great success and it…
Visitors to the replica ducking stool at Christchurch can now find out more about its history from a new plaque thanks to Christchurch Antiquarian Society and Christchurch Council. Members of the Antiquarian Society were carrying out archaeological digs in a garden on the other side of the stream from the ducking stool and were able…