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New Year Viennese Concert

The award winning Bournemouth Concert Brass, returns to Regent Centre in Christchurch with their annual New Year Viennese Concert on Sunday 5 January at 3pm. The band’s resident conductor, Bill Willis, is in charge of the baton for the afternoon.  Bill has been with the Band since 1993 and has written some of the arrangements…

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Classic car goes missing

A dark red 1968 Volkswagen Karman Ghia coupé belonging to a 67-year-old local man has been stolen from a garage on Clifford Road, Moordown. The incident is believed to have taken place some time between Monday 11 November and Tuesday 12 November 2013. The offenders forced entry to the garage in order to steal the vehicle.…

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Ringwood’s generosity to Philippines disaster

One thing is certain, the Rotary Club of Ringwood can react quickly in an emergency. Within two days of assessing the need, Rotary volunteers were in the Furlong and Meeting House Lane collecting for the disaster in the Philippines, and were amazed how generous people can be in a time of emergency. During three days…

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Free carol concert at Christchurch Priory

Autism Wessex is providing the local community with a festive treat to say thank you for their support of the regional charity by hosting a FREE Christmas Carol Concert at the beautiful Priory Church in Christchurch on 10 December from 7pm. Paul Reade, Community and Events Fundraiser comments; “This is one of our favourite events in…

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The World’s Most Daring Couple

Base Jumpers Sam Hardy and Karlee Ayers are rising to fame as the world’s most daring couple. They say that experiencing death-defying moments together strengthens their relationship. Sam from Dorset and Karlee from California, first met at a skydiving centre in California, and now spend most of their time together jumping off some of the…

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Christmas Fayre fund-raiser

The Patient Art Group at Lewis-Manning Hospice have been busy making a number of items for its Christmas Fayre on Saturday 23 November at Church House, Wimborne Minster. The charity, which is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, currently supports over 650 local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, and intends to open…

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Rare trees celebrated at Knoll Gardens

Knoll Gardens is supporting National Tree Week by including a selection of its rare and unusual specimen trees on its garden map for the first time. Best known for its naturalistic planting style, the east Dorset garden also boasts a mini-arboretum. Alongside a woodpecker-friendly English Oak grow a selection of trees from around the world…

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