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Who needs a pig and a passport?

Truffle hunting in Dorset has made a “top 10” list of wild food foraging courses compiled by Countryfile Magazine. Truffles are a type of fungus that grows underground. Many people are aware that they are highly prized, are found on the continent and were traditionally hunted using pigs. Few however realise that truffles can be…

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Get running for charity

The rush is on to enter one of the county’s most popular events – the Ferndown Rotary Charity Run being staged on 17 March at the Avon Heath Country Park. As in previous years, there are three races – at 10.30am a 2.5km race for runners up to 12-years-old, followed by five and 10km races…

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Rosie wins hearts at Yellow Buses with Valentine poem

TRUE romantic Rosie Guest won hearts at Yellow Buses (YB) by submitting the winning poem for its Valentine’s competition. She was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a heart-shaped box of chocolates after triumphing in the annual contest to ‘beat the bus bard.’ Each year the Yellows challenge budding writers to pen a suitably…

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Julie Hatcher, Marine Awareness Officer at Dorset Wildlife Trust with Lis Gordon, director of Rockley Adventure

Seashore explorers

New family activities are on offer at the seaside this year with Dorset Wildlife Trust. Sponsored by Rockley Adventure, Seashore Explorer back-packs with ideas, equipment and information have been created for families looking for something to do when visiting the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve at Kimmeridge Bay.

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Gerry Clarke (centre) joins fellow members of the Rotary Club of Ferndown, sponsors and representatives from local schools to launch the Young Environmentalist Challenge Competition

Ferndown Rotarians launch young environmentalist contest

Budding young environmentalists are being urged to enter a competition aimed at raising awareness of green issues.

The Young Environmentalist Challenge Competition is the brainchild of the Rotary Club of Ferndown.

Representatives from several schools joined Rotarians and sponsors for the launch held at Sembcorp Bournemouth Water’s Longham Reservoirs.

Organiser Gerry Clarke said, “It’s important to engage young people and make them aware of environmental issues.

“This is a pilot project but, if successful, could become an annual competition.”

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Moors Valley 25th Anniversary of events

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood, is running a huge range of events throughout 2013 to mark its 25th anniversary. The events kick-off on 16 March with the Art and Skills of Wildlife Photography, a relaxed and informative talk by professional wildlife and landscape photographer Mike Read. For a full list of the…

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Dorset steps closer to superfast broadband

Rural Dorset is a step closer to having access to superfast broadband now that potential infrastructure providers have been invited to bid for the contract. Dorset County Council is leading the project to achieve investment of £19 million of public funds to ensure rural communities don’t get left behind. Dorset has around 87,000 homes and…

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Goodbye to Carnival Queen and Floats

In a break from tradition, Verwood will not be choosing a carnival queen this year. Instead there will be a carnival princess selection on Sunday, 24 March. Candidates must be aged 9-14 and must live in Verwood or Three Legged Cross. Another change is that there will only be a walking procession for Verwood youngsters…

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Help shape Dorset’s bus service

Residents are being asked to help shape the future of the public transport network in Dorset. Dorset County Council is consulting with members of the public to find out what their travel priorities are, which will help important decisions to be made about the future of local bus services. Although the majority of local bus…

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