Around 100,000 visitors came to Bournemouth over the first two days of the seventh Arts by the Sea Festival that offered an eclectic mix of free entertainment throughout the town headlined by Hydromania by Avanti Display.
Jan Hawkins-Kitson, who works for BCHA’s Bournemouth Domestic Abuse Service, marked her 60th birthday by completing a 15,000ft tandem skydive to raise money for the Women’s Refuge where she works.
The family of late rock star, John Wetton, has raised over £3,500 for Macmillan Caring Locally, to have his name in lights at ‘Light Up the Prom’ on Bournemouth Pier Approach, on 20 October.
More than 70 acts and events will be taking place across Bournemouth this autumn as talented artists descend on the seaside town for the spectacular Arts by the Sea Festival.
Local restaurant and hotel group, Urban Guild, say they are are proud to announce a charity partnership with the Dorset Children’s Foundation (DCF).
Craft on the Coast will celebrate the best craft beers on offer from a huge array produced each year in Dorset and the surrounding area.
With the launch weekend of the seventh Arts by the Sea Festival just a few weeks away, preparations are in full swing for the more than 70 acts and events taking place from 14 October over eight days across Bournemouth.
Businesses can benefit from a special afternoon tea beside the seaside served by students with special educational needs from Linwood School, and see for themselves how they can help change the lives of young people.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust event on Thursday 28 September, gives people the opportunity to find out more about the Trust following the Clinical Services Review.
A young singer-songwriter from Bournemouth is launching her own charity single with a fundraising all-day music event at Chaplin’s bar in Boscombe on Saturday 14 October.
