Clergy licensed at Wimborne Minster
At a service held in Wimborne Minster the Revd Suzie Allen was licensed by the Archdeacon of Sherborne, the Venerable Paul Taylor as Associate Priest of Wimborne Minster and the Northern Villages
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Ferndown’s first Film Festival
Ferndown Upper School’s first Film Festival event was a real success. Students from Years 12 and 13, and from the A Level Media Studies and BTEC in Creative Media Production courses, were involved. Students and staff nominated films for a range of nine categories, from Best Thriller Opening and Best Music Video, to Best Actor…
A338 weekend lane closure
Drivers and visitors to Bournemouth and Christchurch are being reminded to allow extra time for their journey this weekend. One southbound lane will be closed between Ashley Heath and Blackwater at 8pm on Friday 24 April – stay shut all day Saturday and all day Sunday – and reopen by 6am Monday morning. This is…
Girl power at Dumpton School!
The girls are going great guns at Dumpton School, Wimborne this year. The U13 girls became IAPS National Netball Champions in March, and Year 5 boasts both the European under-10s’ Dry Ski Slope Champion and an English, British and European Taekwondo Champion. In addition, of the 24 senior school scholarships awarded to Year 8 students…
Three worthy award winner
Meritorious awards have been presented at Christchurch Council to two individuals and a group. One individual award went to Peter Allam, currently the Chief Executive of the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy. He is the only Christchurch-born person to achieve an Olympic medal, winning one in 1984 sailing a dinghy which he and Jo Richards…
New head: clear vision
Mr Philip Jones (44) has been appointed headteacher of Ferndown Upper School from 1 September.
Trouser theft is pants!
Do you know this couple? Dorset Police would like to speak to them in connection with the theft of five pairs of trousers from The Minster Boutique, West Street, Wimborne. At around 10am on Wednesday 15 April a man and woman went into the boutique and placed the trousers worth around £300 in total into…
The Voice of Ferndown
Emma-Jane Toop won the audience’s hearts as well as the judges’ votes at the final of the Voice of Ferndown on 17 April.
Brass band’s special thanks to Air Ambulance
Verwood Concert Brass used the occasion of its spring concert on 18 April to present a cheque for £1,000 to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Service.
Students create water collecting device
Students from the Bishop of Winchester Academy have won the Bournemouth Soroptimist club organised STEM Year 9 challenge for local schools