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What a Muckathon!

Students from the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture held the Annual Kingston Maurward College charity Muckathon during April and raised a record £2,636.60 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. The event involved spreading 1200 tonnes of farmyard manure, followed by ploughing 70 acres of land over a period of 36 hours.  Ten tractors, three…

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Mean thieves strip Ferndown of its beauty

Victoria Road planters have been stripped of their flowers by mean thieves. The town council had recently re-bedded the planters in preparation for the summer and as a contribution to Ferndown’s entry into this year’s South and South East in Bloom competition. King George V ground staff and the town’s lengthman spent several days removing…

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Congratulations! Gold for Bournemouth Orchid Society

Bournemouth Orchid Society has triumphed by scooping one of only three Royal Horticultural Society judged gold medals awarded to amateur orchid displays at the recent Royal Three Counties Show in Malvern. Preparation for the display began nine months ago with the show team designing, sourcing materials and pre-constructing the large display stand off-site. Nick Fry, Bournemouth…

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Award for Endeavour presentation

The new Chief Constable of Dorset Debbie Simpson along with 45 other VIPs visited the Heatherlands Centre on Wednesday 19 June to present the ‘Charlotte Read Award for Endeavour’ at Ferndown Jitsu Club.. Manager of the centre, John Hanrahan said, “The demos and displays were fantastic and all were very impressed, a big thank you…

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Charity’s last breath

A charity that helped people with respiratory disease for more than 20 years has generously donated almost £15,000 to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) before disbanding for good. Ann and Rob Maskell set up the Dorset Respiratory Group in 1992, gaining more than 500 members in the charity’s early years. However due to recent dwindling…

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Thefts from vehicles on the increase

Police are urging motorists to keep their vehicles secure – after an increase in the number of thefts from vehicles. Forcewide figures show that thefts from vehicles have increased over the past two years. In April and May 2011, there were 557 incidents. In the same months this year there were 675 reported incidents. In…

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Ward boundaries consultation closes on 8 July

Time is running out for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England what they think of proposals for new ward boundaries across East Dorset. The public consultation closes on 8 July 2013. The Commission’s draft recommendations propose that East Dorset District Council should have 29 councillors in the future, seven fewer…

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Standing under the ancient holm oak in the gardens of Cranborne Manor, the Cranborne Community Choir perform at the church fete

Choir active

Cranborne Community choir consists of a group of lively people who love singing.

Led by Jeremy Avis; an inspirational teacher and performer, the choir work hard whilst having a lot of fun along the way.

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