In March 1913, in the first decade of powered flight, the Royal Navy opened a Naval Air Station on the Solent at Calshot. RNAS Calshot was tasked with evaluating the various types of seaplanes which were then available, for use by the Royal Navy. When war broke Calshot also served as a training station and…
To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight families from Trinity CE VA First School, Verwood held a ‘Big Breakfast’. They joined together early in the morning to share cereal, toast, juices, tea and coffee. They donated money to the Fairtrade Innovation Fund and showed their support for farmers in developing countries. Trinity children have taken many steps for Fairtrade,…
Following the tragic death of Ringwood teenager Jade Clark on the A31 on 24 February, a ‘ride out’ in her memory was organised on 9 March 2013.
Over 300 bikes, quads and scooters turned up to take part in the convoy. The bikers rode from Bournemouth’s Springbourne Fire Station to Ringwood along the A338 Spur Road at 30mph.
RESIDENTS and staff at a Dorset care home provider are sponsoring a disability assistance dog they named after a departing manager. Liz Benson met her canine namesake, eight-month-old Benson the red Labrador, as Colten Care handed over a £1,780 cheque towards his training by Woofability. The money was raised through a garden party and other…
Ringwood Town Council is continuing to seek an urgent review of safety measures along the A31 at Ringwood, in particular the speed limit.
The council has been campaigning for many years for improved safety measures on the A31 and met the Highways Agency for discussions in December 2012. Their response, received recently, “is disappointing,” said the mayor, Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine, “and makes it clear that no immediate action is proposed to improve the safety of the road.”
Wimborne Town’s failure to turn chances into goals led to them suffering two defeats on the road last week.
Last Tuesday the Magpies went down 3-0 in a rearranged Southern League game at Evesham.
Musicians from the Band of the Royal Corps of Signals, Blandford, joined forces with musicians from Queen Elizabeth’s Upper School in Wimborne Minster for a workshop focusing on both Big Band swing and classical chamber music. Principal clarinetist Lance Corporal Daniel King, returning to his old school said, “Working with these talented young musicians was…
The results of the Bournemouth Crown Courts Mock Trials competition have been announced by the Dorset Magistrates’ Association (DMA). The 2013 competition took place on Saturday, 9 March at the Bournemouth Crown Courts with six schools entering. Dorset magistrates, legal advisors and other personnel from all areas of Her Majesty’s Court & Tribunal Service [HMCTS] were present…
Graffiti on walls and garages around Ringwood could become a thing of the past as an initiative by Rob Moody, and supported by Ringwood Town Council, comes to fruition. Some months ago, Rob suggested that if a graffiti wall could be provided within the town to give young people a canvas for their art, this…
Members from Ferndown Jitsu Club were collecting unwanted Active Kid’s Vouchers at Sainsburys Store in Ferndown on Sunday with Tina their pterodactyl when a T-Rex named Darren turned to help promote Red Nose Day!