Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, recently held its famous Dragon Boat Race in Poole Park, sponsored by Spectrum Housing Group, and raised over £13,000 which will help enable the charity to continuing providing vital support to children and adults with disabilities across the county. All of the 11 teams went head to head in boats…
Pirate mania at Wimborne Model Town is growing as the special Pirates Day on 26 August approaches
Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair have announced one of the most prolific stunt riders in the world as part of the entertainment on offer at the event, which runs from 2–6 September. Matt Coulter aka the ‘Kangaroo Kid’ from Brisbane, Australia, has entertained millions of fans across the globe with his unique shows, blending…
Archaeologists working for the National Trust who made a surprise discovery of an ancient burial site have now established that it comes from a little known period at the end of the Bronze Age. The burial site was uncovered at Long Bredy, between Dorchester and Bridport, where the National Trust was carrying out drainage and…
A group of volunteers and friends at Cherry Tree Nursery celebrated the charity’s 25th anniversary with a barbecue on 14 August. John Robbins from Moose International Winton 181 presented a cheque for £1,000 to go towards the cost of replacing the nursery gate with a more secure one, following a break-in earlier this year. The…
A service was held on the Minster Green round the town’s War Memorial in Wimborne at the weekend to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day and the end of World War ll. After opening welcomes from the rector of Wimborne Minster the Rev’d Canon Vanessa Herrick and the Mayor Cllr Shane Bartlett, Bruce MacFarlane…
Lizzie Bryant returns to the storytelling chair at Wimborne Model Town on Wednesday 19 August at 7.30pm for a family interactive performance of The Bright Falcon, which will include the illumination of the Model Town and gardens
Visitors to an annual Purbeck fundraising event staged for more than 60 years are being invited to leave their cars and take the steam train – paying half the admission price to the traditional village fete while also reducing traffic congestion and the hassles of car parking. Located between Corfe Castle and Swanage, the traditional…
Dave Saxton, Topics and Events Co-ordinator for Wimborne Stroke Support Group said, “What could be better than having a meeting in the Cedar Room at Haskins Garden Centre sampling their great coffee and scrumptious cakes.
Sixth Form students at Talbot Heath, an independent school for girls aged 3-18 in Bournemouth, have been celebrating their A-Level results. Calculating the perfect score is Talbot Heath Sixth Form student Kathryn Potten, having secured a place at Imperial College, London to study Mathematics. She will be following in the footsteps of many prestigious alumni…
