Now in its fifth year, The Purbeck Marathon has become an important part of the running calendar and a major event in Purbeck. During this time the race has gone from strength to strength and has made a very positive contribution, such as £6,000 to good causes.
The Grove Hotel has been honoured with the prestigious Stellar Stays Award, recognising outstanding levels of customer service and satisfaction.
On the weekend of 21 and 22 May, the National Trust’s West Dorset team is holding the annual Spring Tide Food Festival at Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock. The festival will be open between 10am and 4pm on both days.
The small Dorset town of Sherborne is looking forward to receiving a record number of visitors this summer on account of its residents’ and workers’ green fingers. With its Hidden Gardens scheme, the Castleton Wildlife Garden, two public gardens which are free and open daily, the Sherborne-in-Bloom contest and the stunning grounds of two castles, there is much to appreciate.
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.
An announcement about wider plans for future health and care services following a clinical services review has raised serious concerns among local people.
Thanks to £3,900 funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Radio Wimborne will be broadcasting live on 87.7FM from 3 June for a fortnight. This will incorporate live and recorded coverage of this year’s Folk Festival (10– 12 June).
Characters from Wimborne Community Theatre’s production, ‘What They Left Behind’, visited the Italian Market in Wimborne on 6 May.
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute for British Geographers) 2016 Geographical Award.
It will be 100 years ago, on 31 May, that the world saw the beginning of the largest naval fleet battle of modern times.
