The Mad Marsham Marchers are looking for teams to join them in this year’s 24-hour Relay for Life. The annual event raises money for the charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and involves teams of all ages and abilities walking, riding, jogging or wheeling around a course, non-stop for 24 hours.
Bournemouth Jazz Festival was sad to learn at the weekend that legendary drummer Ginger Baker requires urgent heart surgery and as a result is cancelling all forthcoming bookings.
An astonishing photo album detailing the Duke of Windsor’s notorious trip to Nazi Germany in 1937 has emerged for sale. It was compiled and captioned by the Duke’s sole equerry Sir Dudley Forwood, 3rd Bt, and has been in his family ever since. Included are pictures of the former king meeting top ranking Nazis including…
Oceanarium, the Bournemouth Aquarium is offering locals the opportunity to take a journey around the waters of the world… right on their doorstep. Local residents can meet their aquatic neighbours including rare sea turtles, colourful clownfish, a cheeky otter family, snappy dwarf crocs and the latest additions to the Oceanarium family, a colony of penguins…
Verwood Pantomime Society was proud to present a cheque for £1,200 to Margaret Hannibal MBE, the CEO of Mosaic, the Dorset based charity which supports children who have suffered bereavement. The money was collected from their generous audiences with after show collections at Beauty and the Beast at the Verwood Hub in January. The cheque…
Officers in Poole investigating a sexual assault in the town have renewed their appeal for the public’s help. At around 10pm on Monday 18 January, a local woman aged in her 20s was approached by a man in the car park at Library Mews, Shillito Road. The man initially asked the victim for directions. He…
Join Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, and abseil down the iconic Hardy’s Monument, near Dorchester, on Sunday 5 June, thanks to the kind permission of The National Trust. This brand new and exciting challenge will give participants the chance to take in spectacular 360 degree panoramic views of the Dorset countryside, as they descend 72ft…
Rachel-Ann Stroud from Wallisdown is preparing to do battle on the BBC’s The Voice having blasted her way through the blind auditions.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) is looking for ‘Blue Coat’ volunteers to support staff and patients.
The Friends of Lewis-Manning Wimborne hosted their first event on Saturday, a coffee morning at Church House in Wimborne with books, bric-a-brac and raffle, and raised £425 for the hospice. The group, formerly known as EWE (Events with Effects) Group, meets monthly at The Olive Branch, Wimborne, and was set up last September. They hope…
