As one of his last acts in office, the Mayor of Christchurch for 2015-16 Cllr Frederick Neale planted a Ginkgo Bilboa tree in Christchurch Priory churchyard as a gesture of peace in memory of the bombings that took place during the Second World War in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Cllr Trish Jamieson has been sworn in as the Mayor of Christchurch. She was first elected as a Conservative councillor for the West Highcliffe ward in 2003 and has served in that ward since then.
Despite strong competition, the winner of this year’s Christchurch Food Festival Cookery Challenge, sponsored by Christchurch Rotary Club, was a student from Highcliffe School, Bailey Jones. Runners up were Amy Evans from Twynham School and Daniel Hearn from the Grange School.
In memory of a local photographer, an inflatable pub at Christchurch Food and Wine Festival has raised over £500 for Macmillan Caring Locally.
Are you interested in finding out more about the wildlife at nature reserves in Christchurch, and helping to identify the species found there? If so then join the ‘Bioblitz’ taking place at Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve from 10am on Saturday 21 May to 10am on Sunday 22 May.
Food lovers in their thousands flocked to Christchurch Food Festival amid beautiful sunshine. Once again the festival was expanded to include not only the traditional High Street market but also the festival village on the Quomps at Christchurch Quay.
Stop Press… BBC ‘FLOG IT’ filmed at Highcliffe Castle in June 2015 on a stunning summer’s day, is due to hit our television screens this month showcasing Highcliffe in all its glory.
Students from The Bournemouth & Poole College served up a treat for guests during the pop-up “Saturday Night Kitchen” at the Christchurch Food Festival last weekend. The restaurant was jointly hosted by celebrity chefs Lesley Walters of ITV’s This Morning, and Dean Edwards of ITV’s Lorraine.
Local choir Rising Voices Wessex will be appearing with male group Blake for an evening of songs at The Regent Centre, Christchurch on 6 May. The evening “Songs from Stage and Screen” is a sell-out.
Rising Voices Wessex choir was set up in 2013 by cancer patients who find music helps them to deal with the challenges of living with and recovering from the disease.
