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Crowds welcome Christmas to Christchurch

Thousands turned out on Saturday 28 November to see the lights switched on in Christchurch. The 2015 Christchurch festival day was packed with activities to entertain families with the highlight for the youngsters being the arrival of Father Christmas. He left Peeks Party Store in a sleigh drawn by reindeer and accompanied by elves and…

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Victorious Verwood Concert Brass

Following the Wessex Brass Band Association’s 59th winter contest at the Life Centre in Winton, with 18 bands competing, Verwood Concert Brass came away with five trophies including the title of Wessex Champions. The Concert Brass had entered two bands. Verwood Town Band won the cup for best 4th Section band, and they beat a…

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Lighting up Ferndown

Crowds filled Penny’s Walk on Saturday (28 November) for Ferndown’s big event of the year, the Christmas lights switch-on, organised by Ferndown Chamber of Commerce. Local performers Jenny Oag, Evelyn Walsh, Catherine Gray and the Studio One student choir were followed by the headline act, Gugge 2000. In their distinctive yellow-and-black costumes, the Gugge band…

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