Anyone taking a closer look at the mayoral medallion during the recent 80th Anniversary celebrations last weekend (28 and 29 September) at St Mary’s Ferndown would recognise the image. Speaking at a packed service on Sunday 29 September, the Mayor Cllr John Lewis remarked: “My mayoral medallion shows St Mary’s church as the symbol of…
Dorset Police began a four month trial today (Tuesday 1 October 2013) outsourcing the guarding of major crime scenes to the private security firm Securitas Ltd. Scenes of major crimes such as murder and serious assault were previously guarded by police officers taken away from front line policing. The outsourcing of scene guarding has the…
A prize worth £350 has been scooped by Wetherspoon’s The Nightjar in Ferndown following its entry in Ferndown in Bloom 2013.
A combined flower and harvest festival is taking place at St Mary’s Church in Ferndown this week. The church is open all week for quiet time and prayer, with beautiful flower displays organised by Ann Jones, head of flower arranging, displayed throughout the church. It was 80 years ago that the foundation stones of the…
Arts Council England is funding the 2013 Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival once more this year. With the Festival now in full swing we spoke to Phil Gibby, Arts Director, South West of Arts Council England, about why the festival is so important in the region.
Your views are being sought. Following the Christchurch Chamber of Trade’s request for a ‘£1 for two hours’ parking rate in town centre car parks, Christchurch Council is asking for residents’ and visitors’ views on the proposal. People can give their views in a questionnaire at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C855Q9F. Alternatively, paper copies are available at Christchurch Civic…
With a devoted following of fans waiting to see him, Charlie Landsborough returns to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, on Friday 11 October. Arguably the best known British songwriter you’ve never heard of, Charlie’s music is adored by those that know it and he continues to win new fans with each new release. His…
Verwood RUFC is delighted to announce the introduction of a Colts XV who will be training together under the Verwood RUFC banner on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm at Potterne Park. Enquiries about the Colts team should be directed in the first instance to the club on 07973 681768 and a more fomal statement will be released in due…
Lead diver Myke Bell and his colleagues who escort visitors on dives in the Manchester Sea Life Centre’s ocean tank, are having their hair constantly nibbled by a pair of tropical ‘scrawled filefish.’ Now, in an effort to distract their tormenters so they can concentrate on supervising their guest ‘Sea Trekkers,’ they have started taking…
Peter Matthews, General Manager at Castlepoint, presented retiring Environmental Manager Leslie Garcia an appropriate trophy amongst the cards and gifts as the team said goodbye – a model of a green recycling bin on a stone plinth.
