Changes that will give Dorset families higher priority in securing a place at their catchment junior school have been agreed by a national adjudicator. The Office of the Schools’ Adjudicator has given Dorset County Council the go-ahead to amend its over-subscription criteria, giving priority to children living within a junior school’s catchment area who attend…
Wimborne Minster Churchyard has won a Dorset Wildlife Trust Living Churchyard Scheme award. Margaret Turner receiving the silver award on behalf of the the Minster team, from the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev’d Nicholas Holtam. The Living Churchyard Scheme is run by the Dorset Wildlife Trust and the prizegivimg was held at the Trust’s…
Landscape photographer Mark Simpson will be presenting an illustrated talk about his photographs at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood on Friday 10 October from 7pm.
A special gala dinner hosted by Poole Rotary at the Miramar Hotel Bournemouth with a World War II commemorative theme, raised £1,500 for Lewis-Manning Hospice.
A small committee led by past president Peter Brooks got into the Forties Era with flags, reprints of posters and Ration Books and other memorabilia decorating the room and tables, while many guests dressed in period uniforms to make a very nostalgic and fun-filled event.
Hampshire’s fire chiefs have welcomed a multi-million pound boost for firefighter welfare causes. The Fire Fighters Charity will receive up to £1 million of funding from the Government to enhance their existing services to fire service staff. The charity will also be handed a further £1 million to enable them to offer their services to…
The Rotary Club of Bournemouth North have for the last twenty-three years been active supporters of Cherry Tree Nursery in Northbourne. The nursery provides sheltered work in a supportive environment for adults with severe and enduring mental illness, many of whom were isolated and lonely before they came to the project and had no social…
Cherry Tree Nursery in Northbourne will be hosting One World Week during the week from 13/17 October 2014, in conjunction with the World Development Movement. There will be a week of films and presentations on global struggles, economic and environmental issues, how communities face up to such challenges, and how we are all affected. There…
Employees of Dorset County Council have been recognised for their hard work and achievements at the annual staff Pride Awards. The event gave councillors, the Chief Executive and staff from across the council the chance to thank people personally for their commitment, skill and enthusiasm. CE Debbie Ward said: “It is wonderful to see staff…
Morrisons new store in Verwood has opened creating 50 new jobs. The store on Chiltern Drive is a Craft Skills Academy with staff trained in a range of traditional skills such as butchery, fishmongery, bakery and flower arranging. The new supermarket is the consequence of a deal struck between East Dorset District Council and Morrisons…
Schools across the South West who have transformed their food culture by serving healthy, fresh meals whilst providing pupils with the opportunity to cook, grow and visit farms, were celebrated at the Food for Life Partnership’s (FFLP) School Award ceremony. Poole Grammar School received the programme’s highest accolade, their gold FFLP award, one of only…