The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £145,200 to the Priest’s House Museum and Garden in Wimborne, Dorset to enable it to develop its ‘ Revival’ project proposal which will ensure that the museum is fit for the challenges of the 21st century. The museum now has 12 months in which to finalise detailed plans and submit a Round 2 application.
The Tarrant Valley Players Amanda Shepperd of the Tarrant Valley Players have presented a cheque for £600 to the Ferndown Branch of Arthritis Care, the cheque being half of the proceeds raised from productions during the past year.
A wild play day is being held so families can discover fun ways to explore and play in the New Forest, while learning about its special qualities.
MAGS4DORSET has once again teamed up with the Rotary Club of Verwood, to produce the official programme for the Rustic Fayre 2016.
A prolific Dorset paedophile who travelled to the Philippines and filmed himself sexually abusing children as young as eight has been found guilty at Dorchester Crown Court.
Officers have released an e-fit of a man they would like to identify in relation to an indecent exposure incident in Christchurch.
A defibrillator has been installed in Allendale Community Centre in Wimborne for public use in an emergency.
Everyone’s favourite aerobatic crowd-pleasers, the Red Arrows, are once again displaying on all four days of the festival thanks to Morgan Sindal, and support from local businesses, is enabling organisers to bring brand new shows to this year’s festival.
A brand new, luxury hotel in a glorious garden setting was officially declared open on 2 August when the Dorset Wildlife Trust unveiled Knoll Gardens’ new bee hotel.
