VJ Day: Ferndown’s lasting legacy
Ferndown commemorated VJ Day and the final ending of World War Two with a service in the town’s Garden of Remembrance in Church Road.
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More than 100 species discovered at Knoll Gardens
It took just five hours for Dorset Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers to identify over 100 wildlife species recently at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens.
Local wine maker’s Ochsenfurt wine wins first prize
During a visit to Wimborne a few years ago, a party from Wimborne’s twin town of Ochsenfurt in Germany presented a couple of vines as a gift, which were planted by the Wimborne-Ochsenfurt Twinning Bed in Park Lane.
Broadstone Cricket Club’s winning month
Broadstone Cricket Club’s first XI won July’s Team of the Month award in the Dorset Funeral Plan Dorset Cricket League, after a successful four weeks.
Talented students shine
Sixth form students from Bournemouth’s LeAF Federation – Oak Academy and LeAF Studio – celebrated an excellent set of A-level results on 13 August. 95% of them achieved A* to E grades in the academic subjects studied and a further 100% in vocational courses. Executive Principal, Gill Blanshard, said: “Our post-16 students have done incredibly…
Traditional Dark from Jinder
Earlier this year, Din Of Ecstasy released Traditional Dark the ninth album from songwriter Jinder available on CD and download from all good retailers. Traditional Dark is a stark, stunning and concise album, showcasing Jinder’s unique brand of dark, storytelling songwriting. The critically acclaimed first single from the album, Boil The World was released in December 2014, and…
Lilypad Appeal Launched
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, launched its Lilypad Appeal to many of its supporters at the Italian Villa this week.
Dorset PCC Celebrates 20 years of Independent Custody Visiting in Dorset
A scheme which checks on the welfare of people being held in police custody is marking its 20th anniversary.
Dorset baby unit provides ‘Lush’ious respite for new mums
Florence House, Dorset HealthCare’s Perinatal Unit, has recently teamed up with Lush Cosmetics to help provide new mothers with some well deserved pampering during their stay at the unit to help them relax and recuperate. The Florence House team, which provides mental health support for new mothers, found that often mothers arrived at the unit…
Avonbourne and Harewood students shine
Avonbourne Trust is celebrating some of its best ever GCSE results. The Trust is an early adopter of the government’s new Progress 8 performance measure – which will be introduced for all secondary schools from next year. Avonbourne College has scored +2.5 in Progress 8, which means far more students are exceeding the level they…