Ferndown Legion walk the walk
The Royal British legion branch at Ferndown held its first sponsored Poppy Walk on 12 October for all ages from 1–90
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Stick Man trail comes to life
Fans of the popular children’s character Stick Man can enjoy their own Stick Man adventures by following a new activity trail at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest from October half-term until January next year. Created by Julia Donaldson, who also wrote ‘The Gruffalo’, Stick Man lives, perhaps not surprisingly, in a tree with his…
Grow and Sell
The Gardening Club from Allenbourn Middle School recently spent a glorious afternoon at Kingston Lacy kitchen garden, learning about seeds and compost. The trip was linked to the national ‘Grow and Sell’ initiative launched last spring by Waitrose. The idea is to encourage children to learn more about where food comes from and about its…
Mayor buys first poppy
Councillor Richardson and Mr Egerton Verwood Mayor, Councillor Peter Richardson bought the first poppy from veteran Norman Egerton, beside the Memorial Stone on Ferrett Green. Mr Egerton served in the Royal Navy during and after the Second World War. He was a medic aboard a tank landing craft on D-Day, delivering Sherman tanks and their…
Mapperton Solar Farm – 500 objections
Over 500 objections have been sent to East Dorset District Council to protest at what could become the second largest solar farm in Dorset and the third biggest in the UK, saying it will ruin the landscape and lead to the ‘industrialisation’ of the countryside.
Bake off raises dough for cancer research
Everyone who joined in the Great Pink Bake Off at Ferndown Leisure Centre came away a real winner.
‘Homecoming’ gig for local girl
Louise Golbey will be a support artist for one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s when they appear in Bournemouth. The Stylistics are touring the UK in November and will be at the Pavilion Theatre. For Louise, who grew up in Bournemouth, it’s a ‘homecoming’ gig. As well as the Stylistics, she’s…
Sister labs need new homes
Two 11-year-old sisters who have been together all their lives, are now looking for a retirement home. If Storm could talk, she would say: “Being labradors we are quite happy to walk when you want to walk and we do walk very well together, Molly and I are willing to please and would settle in…
Amber soars but diamonds take centre stage
Lawrences of Crewkerne held its quarterly jewellery auction on 17 October, as part of the firm’s Autumn Fine Art sale of 2200 lots. Four hundred lots were on offer and buyers were keen to buy, with some unexpected prices helping to raise the total.
UK’s only Craftsman of ‘Children photography’
Karen Wiltshire of Poole-based company KW Photography has been recognised by the national organisation The Guild of Photography and has achieved the distinction of becoming a ‘Craftsman’ of the trade; a highly-coveted accolade shared with fewer than 20 industry professionals throughout the UK. She has also become the UK’s only Craftsman of ‘Children photography’.