Youth and junior racing forms an important part of the events calendar at The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and inspirational figures, such as one of the WPNSA’s directors, Sir Ben Ainslie are always a welcome sight.
2014 has seen the Academy host a wide variety of major events ranging from weekend Grand Prix to National and World Championships, featuring many of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Youth and Junior Classes.
With spectacular views across Poole Harbour from its location on Evening Hill at Sandbanks, Lewis-Manning Hospice will be opening up its gardens to the public on Friday 5 September for an evening of live music. Entertainment will be provided by local saxophonist, Chris Croft, who will be accompanied by Dave Carson on the guitar. The…
A bid for £2.5 million to improve and enhance a popular, historic park in Poole is ready for submission. Over the last year, Borough of Poole and the Friends of Poole Park have been working hard to gather plenty of evidence to show how much Poole Park is valued by the local community. Evidence collected…
A convoy of First World War vehicles, which travelled from Bovington Tank Museum to the Great Dorset Steam Fair site at the weekend, is being hailed as a huge success. Hundreds of visitors lined the streets all along the 20-mile route waving British flags and cheering on the convoy crew, who were dressed in British…
Dorset Police is advising owners to be extra vigilant after an increase in theft of Land Rovers. Between 30 June and 15 August 2014 six Land Rover Defenders, of the models Series 90 and Series 110, have been stolen from the Wimborne and Cranborne areas. Four of these were later discovered abandoned and burnt out.…
Knoll Gardens was buzzing with activity last Saturday as hundreds of people spent the day with experts learning all about the 250 species of bee that live in the UK.
Children can try their hand at a variety of activities, many of them with an African theme, at Leigh Park’s Art Week taking place from 19 to 21 August. Activities include African bark painting, creating a cardboard safari park, African animal model making, African tribal masks, wet felted animal print bracelets and African story telling…
Disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, has teamed up with five Dorset-based solicitors who are offering 50 per cent off making a will or amending an existing will during Gift for Life Fortnight from 8–21 September.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin will be walking the streets of Wimborne Model Town with an illuminated backdrop at 7.30pm this Wednesday (20 August). As part of this year’s Sting in the Tale Festival, the interactive story will unfold with the help of audience participation – rats and village kids are needed. The event is…
Verwood Rotary’s Rustic Fayre is back for another great day this Bank Holiday Monday.
The event goes from strength to strength and has raised many thousands of pounds for deserving local causes.
Dog displays, falconry displays from Eagle Heights, Tai Kwon Do, tug of war and the ever popular egg catching competition and terrier racing are all on the agenda this year.
