Help needed to fund mini-bus for cancer patients staying in Bournemouth
A new minibus is needed to help cancer patients enjoy R and R in the Bournemouth area.
A new minibus is needed to help cancer patients enjoy R and R in the Bournemouth area.
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 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.
Figures have been released showing that 130,000 people engaged with the four-day America’s Cup event in Portsmouth and watched Sir Ben Ainslie and his home team Land Rover BAR take victory.
The prestigious Green Flag award, which acknowledges beautiful open spaces across the UK, has been awarded to Upton Country Park, Poole Park, and Hamworthy Park once again.
Time is running out for people wanting to have their say on how Poole can deliver approximately 5,000 new homes by 2033. Residents have until Monday 8 August to make their views known.
Verwood mayor’s Scout and Guide have been presented with their sashes.