VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE | JUNE 2020– Your Independent Local MagazineINSIDE THIS ISSUE Ringwood Regal closer to being saved – Louts and Sir Stirling Moss changed Formula 1 forever – Call for ban on disposable BBQs in the New Forest – Love washes ashore in bottle – Dorset Arts Festival to go ahead – Local attractions begin…
Cheryl Hadland, Tops Day Nurseries managing director is disappointed with recent government guidance, which has forced Tops Day Nurseries Hi5 Club to close their out of school provision.
When residents of Colten Care’s Canford Chase home decided to send Dame Vera Lynn a card to celebrate her 103rd birthday, they hadn’t expected to get a reply.
If there is one thing lockdown has demonstrated, it is that technology is vital in 2020, so it is good to hear that Dorset is to become a trailblazer in this sphere.
Health and safety measures will be in place when the Sandbanks Ferry returns to service on Wednesday 17 June following the completion of annual maintenance and refit works and in anticipation of an increase in passenger numbers.
The Victorian proverb ‘change of work is as good as play’ could well apply to some employees of Dorset Council as the COVID- 19 crisis has seen almost 250 people take up temporary new roles to support frontline services.
Porters and security staff have been recognised by Dorset Police for their work at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH).
More than 8,000 small businesses have received a share of £100 million from Dorset Council – and there are still a couple of days in which to apply for funding.
The Government has high hopes for the new NHS Test and Trace Service for Covid-19, but sadly scammers are looking to exploit the system, which was launched at the beginning of June.
You can survive Covid-19 even if you have serious underlying health problems.
