How do you think Dorset Police are faring during lockdown?
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Sign up for Diverse Abilities’ virtual Dorset Neon Run
If you had been training for Diverse Abilities’ Dorset Neon Run – set for 26 April – and had been disappointed when it was postponed until 12 September, don’t despair, as it will now be taking place virtually over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday 23, Sunday 24, and Monday 25 May.
Poole Hospital midwives feature in virtual choir
Two midwives from Poole Hospital featured in a choir to celebrate the International Day of the Midwife on 5 May.
Surge in local appreciation of green spaces
The upside of lockdown is that it has made us appreciate our green spaces as we go for our daily walks.
Council tips to re-open
Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are to start re-opening tips and household recycling sites from Monday 11 May 2020
DWT webcam captures hatching of Mr and Mrs B’s first owlet
The first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam on 5 May. The parents, affectionately known as ‘Mr and Mrs B’ by the dedicated followers of the webcam, have been roosting in the box on DWT’s Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve since winter 2019.
Fairies celebrate three new doors in Furzey Gardens including one that pays tribute to the NHS
The fairies of Furzey Gardens in Minstead near Lyndhurst recently invited children to design three new doors for their garden as part of an online competition and more than 50 youngsters entered.
Peter Alliss Invitational Charity donates almost £50,000 to good causes
One of the favourite dates in the local calendar each year is the presentation of equipment to disabled children from the Peter Alliss Invitational Charity.
Boys smash 2.6 challenge charity target during daily exercise
Two Ferndown brothers aged 7 and 8 have not only taken up the 2.6 challenge to save the UK’s charities, but also smashed their fundraising target in the first 12 days.
Full marks for Dorset schools and childcare providers
Childcare workers and school support staff have been praised by Dorset Council.