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Lifesaving equipment theft in Poole

High value lifesaving equipment has been stolen in Poole. The theft took place between 3pm and 3.30pm on Tuesday 8 December in the Branksome area. The equipment, which belonged to the Branksome Lifesaving Club, was stolen from a storage container located between Pinewood Road and Beach Road. Among the items stolen was an orange lifesaving…

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Coda Fiddle Orchestra benefits from Music For All grant

Earlier in 2015, Coda Music Trust was awarded a grant by ‘Music For All’ to purchase essential equipment for The Coda Fiddle Orchestra. The Coda Fiddle Orchestra (CFO) is a participatory community music project based in Boscombe that works with children, young people and their families from across Bournemouth. The Orchestra is open to children…

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Pupils give library cards stamp of approval

Staff at Rossmore Library in Poole were kept busy this week when Manorside Academy’s entire year three signed up as members. The excited children walked from their school in Evering Avenue to the library in Herbert Avenue with their teachers and teaching assistants. Library assistant Toni Giles then gave them a tour of the impressive…

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Wimborne Rotary Santa Fun Run raises cash

It’s thought the Wimborne Rotary’s seventh Great Santa Fun Run has raised between £5,000 and £6,000 this year for the runners’ chosen charities. Held at Badbury Rings point-to-point course on Sunday13 December, the event was sponsored by the Rotary club’s business partners and saw 115 Santa’s taking part. Following a cheerful warm-up session entrants assembled…

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Active Games For All funds seats in Verwood

The members of Active Games For All (AGFA) in Verwood have now handed over the balance of their funds, £2,788.27, to pay for two additional seats alongside the Multi-Use Games Area, but facing Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground. These funds will also contribute to two seats that will be installed in the children’s play area, due to…

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Celebrating poinsettias with Okishima & Simmonds

The traditional Christmas poinsettia has been given the haute couture treatment by floral stylists, Okishima & Simmonds, in celebration of International Poinsettia Day this Saturday, 12 December. Fashioning the dramatic ombré gown from over 300 freshly cut stems of red, variegated and cream poinsettia and styling it amongst sea of poinsettia plants, Okishima & Simmonds…

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