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Nipple knitters needed

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals are appealing for natty knitters and crocheters to make and donate ‘baby boob beanies’ in time for World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August. The quirky hats are designed to look like a bare breast when worn by a breastfeeding baby, and originated as part of an online social movement to…

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Tour visit proves a title inspiration for Becky

A trip to a Ladies European Tour championship and the chance to rub shoulders with top players turned into a title inspiration for Dorset’s Becky Dodd. In the space of just two weeks she cut six shots off her handicap and won the Dorset girls’ championship, claiming both scratch and handicap prizes. “It was a…

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Local mental health initiative needs your vote!

A pioneering mental health surf project for young people, the Wave Project, is in line for a national award and is calling upon local residents to help them achieve this prestigious recognition. Originally starting in Cornwall, the Wave Project came to Dorset in 2013 with support from Dorset HealthCare, which funded a successful pilot scheme.…

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Animals will benefit from cream teas

Cream teas held for Animal Care in Egypt (ACE) raised £400 over two days. Ceilia Marker who organised the event at her home in St Ives near Ringwood said, “The Saturday was particularly fine and people enjoyed sitting in the garden and chatting and having a go at the tombola. It was a nice social…

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Bournemouth Air Festival window displays take flight

Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce (BCTC) is encouraging the town’s businesses to let their imagination take flight by taking part in a competition to decorate their windows and shop fronts for Bournemouth Air Festival. The festival, which takes place from 20 – 23 August, is one of the region’s biggest events attracting  more than…

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Oakmedians celebrate the Webb Ellis Cup tour

Oakmeadians RFC, in Meyrick Park, Bournemouth celebrated the arrival of Rugby’s greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, on Sunday 12 July as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The trophy, which is in the South West region for 10 days as part of the Trophy Tour, visited Meyrick Park to take part in…

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Callum Watson on his new tricycle

A Christmas present worth waiting for

Callum Watson received a Christmas gift worth waiting for when he was presented with his first tricycle at Castle Gardens in Sherborne. Callum, 18, was diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome at an early age, a genetic condition causing learning disabilities, and asked Father Christmas for the bike when he met him at Castle Gardens last December.

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