Ringwood students attend global vigil
Students from Ringwood School in Ringwood, Hampshire travelled to London to join the global vigil on the 3rd anniversary of the Syria crisis.
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Attempted Robbery in West Moors – CCTV appeal
Detectives investigating an attempted robbery in West Moors have released two pictures of the suspect. At 5.29am on Friday 14 March 2014 officers were called to the incident at the Tesco Express on Station Road. A man with his face covered by a dark coloured hat entered the store as it was preparing to open. He…
Commemorating the Siege of Malta 1940-1943
The West Branch of the George Cross Island Association today (Friday) commemorated the award of the George Cross to Malta at an event the Royal British Legion Club, Ferndown . The event remembered the bravery and courage shown by the people of Malta, the men and women who defended the Island during the Siege of Malta during…
Essential Repairs to Mudeford Sandbank Ferry Pontoon
Work will start on Monday 17 March 2014 to carry out essential repairs to the structure of the ferry pontoon at Mudeford Sandbank. The work will take up to two weeks, although the contractors will make every effort to finish the job earlier. Inevitably this will cause some disruption to the ferry services which operate from the…
Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset applauds Soft Play Group
“I commend the people who are involved with this new Soft Play Group,” said the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr Angus Campbell, when he officially opened the group at the Heatherlands Centre in Ferndown on 13 March. “it’s a wonderful facility for the community.”
JTYAF Awards Day at Ferndown Upper School
Todays presentation of award (Thursday) to the students at Ferndown Upper School is the best day of the year for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF). The successful award applicants are talented students with a whole range of aspirations for the future and the JTYAF is privileged to be able to give them the…
CashUnity winner spreads cheer in the community
Becoming £1,000 better off overnight is something to celebrate with gusto, and indeed this was the case when our latest winner, Mr J M Womersley, received the news that he’d won the monthly CashUnity draw.
ANOTHER £1,000 PRIZE PAYOUT BY MAGS4DORSET
The second (February) CashUnity prize draw for £1,000 was been carried out by the Mayor of Fordingbrige, Cllr Malcolm Connolly in the presence of directors Ben and Janine Pulford (mags4dorset) and witnessed by Mr Perkins (CashUnity member) from Perkins Motor Accessories on 7 March. The winner is Mr J Womersley from Stuckton and he spent…
Book characters turn up to school
Staff and children from Allenbourn Middle School dressed up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day on Thursday 7 March. Amongst the staff were three Mary Poppins, as well as the sinister hooded Doctor Kalmenius from Philip Pullman’s Clockwork. Within the classes there were wizards, witches, princesses and spies, not to mention some…
Flood advice drop-in session at Civic Offices
Residents are invited to a flood advice drop-in session at the Civic Offices in Christchurch on Thursday 20 March. The session will be jointly hosted by the Environment Agency and Christchurch Council and will take place in the Council Chamber between 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Residents can call in at any time during the session and…