Ringwood hen rescuers celebrated Easter with freshly laid eggs and the knowledge that they had saved the lives of the birds. Hens which had been destined for the pot have been rehomed in in Hampshire and Dorset thanks to Ringwood rescuer Celia Marker who brought together the organic layers and the new owners. The 1,202…
One of the highlights of the Ferndown community calendar is back this year on Saturday 18 June.
A fun dog show with free microchipping drew everyone and their dogs to King George V Playing Field in Ferndown on Good Friday. The dog show classes only cost a £1 to enter on the day, with all proceeds going to the Staffie and Stray Rescue Centre. Organised by East Dorset District Council there were…
The Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster is holding a day school on ‘The People of Bronze Age Wessex: Death and Burial’ with Dr Wendelin Morrison on Saturday 9 April, from 9.30am to 4pm.
Patients on the Stroke Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital have built 10 bird boxes to encourage wild birds to nest in the grounds.
Hot cross buns were discovered hanging from the trees in Pamphill on Good Friday to the delight of youngsters who had walked to the green from Wimborne. A tradition has grown up over the last 40 years that following the three hour service in the Minster on Good Friday, members of Wimborne Minster Sunday School…
Great grandmother Lydia Georgina Bennett celebrated her landmark 100th birthday with 1940s’ singing duo, The Land Girls.
The first of two Continental Markets planned for this year will be held in Ringwood Market Place next month.
Surely the ultimate Easter Egg has to be the Fabergé kind?
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, has taken part in a road safety day, following enforcement teams, meeting partners, members of the public and businesses in the local area. Martyn shadowed the Dorset Police No Excuse Team during their ‘surround a town’ event which took place in Shaftesbury. The team were set up to…
