Detectives in Bournemouth are renewing their appeal for witnesses and information after a burglary in Wallisdown when watches as well as seven WW2 medals, including stars, one MBE and a Good Conduct and Long Service medal of sentimental value were stolen.
Verwood Market is open every Friday at Verwood Memorial Hall 10am-1pm. Bookings are being taken for a special family market on 17 August with stalls and activities for all. Proceeds will go to Help for Heroes. To book a stall contact Sue or John on 01202 890001.
Local author Della Galton is launching the paperback version of her latest novel ‘Ice and a Slice’. To obtain a signed copy, call in to the Red Lion at Sturminster Marshall on Saturday 13 July, 11am-4pm. The pub can be found in Church Street, BH21 4BU (opposite the church). Della is a freelance writer and…
Allum & Sidaway were delighted to be finalists in three categories of the 2013 UK Jewellery Awards, sponsored by leading industry magazine Retail Jeweller. So when the Industry’s finest gathered in the extraordinary surroundings of the Natural History Museum, London on 4 July to see which 16 lucky winners from the Best of the Best would…
Around 4,000 local children fell under the spell of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts for schools held at Lighthouse in Poole. The hour-long performances, under the baton of the BSO Young Conductor in Association, Maxime Tortelier, took them on a whistle-stop tour around the world of music, finishing back in England with…
Congratulations to triathlete Lucy Brain who has been selected to compete in the National Triathlon Championships. This follows her success on 29 June at Bowood in Wiltshire. Competing against all the finest athletes from the South West of England she put in a tremendous performance. The swim was in the Capability Brown designed lake and…
Ten new deacons were ordained in Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 30 June by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Reverend Nicholas Holtam – two of whom will serve their curacies in Wimborne. Belinda Marflitt at Wimborne Minster and Ben Dyson at New Borough and Leigh St John were among those ordained. Belinda who comes from Hythe,…
Wimborne in Bloom’s Adult and Schools Competitions for Art and Poetry has again proved very popular, with almost 600 entries received. Wimborne in Bloom thanks the participating schools for their ongoing support and Mrs Pam Perry who again kindly sponsored the Poetry Competition. The theme for both competitions this year was ‘Gold at Rainbows End’…
Each year in late June, on the Sunday closest to UK Armed Forces Day, the Friends of the New Forest Airfields organise a service to commemorate the role of the New Forest Airfields and to honour the memory of those who served there. On a warm and sunny Sunday, June 30, the service was held…
A Summer Raffle and Drinks Party was held on Sunday 30 June and looks set to raise in excess of £30,000 for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. The event, organised by three hunts (Blackmore and Sparkford Vale, South Dorset and the Portman) was held in appreciation of the work that the Dorset and Somerset Air…