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…
Results from a recent moth survey at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Centre, have revealed a record number of macro moth species found in the area, including the rare Lappet moth and Splendid Brocade, a species which was new to the UK just 17 years ago
Ferndown Chamber of Commerce has thrown its weight behind the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) led campaign to give the county a stronger voice locally, regionally and nationally.Ferndown Chamber of Commerce has thrown its weight behind the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) led campaign to give the county a stronger voice locally, regionally and nationally.
Work has been completed at the Chineside building which has now begun operating its new take away service with the cafe set to open in the coming days. The prominent beachfront setting will enable customers to enjoy magnificent sea views across to Old Harry Rocks to the south-west and the Isle of Wight to the…
Queen Elizabeth’s School Sixth Form students and staff are delighted to have achieved another set of excellent results this year
An open-air, family musical version of the Jules Verne classic Around the World in 80 Days is being brought to Kingston Lacy for the first time this weekend. Suffolk-based theatre company Boxtree Productions are bringing their own adaptation of the classic work to the National Trust house in Dorset. Families are invited to join Phileas…