Freemasons raise nearly £100,000 for Dorset and Hampshire charities
The Freemasonry in the Community event saw the presentation of £96,450 to local charities and good causes.
The Freemasonry in the Community event saw the presentation of £96,450 to local charities and good causes.
Jean Chambers, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will take part in a charity 10k walk in July to support other cancer patients.
A 97-year-old man rode the Swanage Railway steam train on his first day out in three years, arranged by Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.
A new defibrillator has been installed on Durrant Road after the East Dorset Campaign for Real Ale donated £1,000 to Samaritans Bournemouth.
Guests attending a charity tea party in July will get the chance to meet guide dog puppies and see a guide dog in action.
The Quayside Cloggies, who will be appearing at Wimborne Minster Folk Festival at the weekend, entertained Castle Dene care home residents.
This year’s Broadstone Middle School fun run raised £13,000, which will benefit charities and the school.
A play about dementia has raised £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
Betty, who lives at Talbot View care home, joined the WAAF at the age of 18 and worked at RAF Catterick in North Yorkshire and in Cornwall.
People who have lost a loved one are invited to Poole Park on 15 June to tie a yellow ribbon at a memorial event.