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Gold Award for Simply Beauty

Simply Beauty in Ringwood High Street has been awarded the prestigious accolade of “Clarins Gold Salon”, with effect from January 2013. Clarins Gold Salons are a select group of 81 privately owned beauty salons throughout the country chosen for their outstanding standards and excellent customer service. The Ringwood salon owner Alison Smith said, “We are…

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Neil Lucas

Gardening events at Knoll

Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens has announced an increased events programme for 2013. The  naturalistic show garden and nursery is now offering a series of highly affordable walk and talk sessions as well as practical gardening events, all in addition to its popular ornamental grass masterclasses. Running from 14 March–17 October, the events will be led by…

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Mollie and her two friends, Pam Morrell and Pam Prendergast

Gym twice a week at 90!

Mollie Benson from Ferndown is an inspiration to us all. At the grand age of 90, she still visits her local gym, Ferndown Leisure, not once, but twice a week to keep fit and enjoy a bit of socialising. For 13 years, Mollie and her two friends, Pam Morrell (72) and Pam Prendergast (78) both…

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Wimborne Town goalkeeper Jason Harvell

Goalkeeping heroics

Wimborne Town goalkeeper Jason Harvell proved himself to be a Cuthbury hero after two stunning performances helped halt the Magpies’ slump in home form.
Wimborne went into last Tuesday’s home game against visitors Shortwood United after gaining just one point from their previous five Southern League encounters at Cuthbury.

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Last year's winners: From left: Cllr Mrs Jean Read with Frances and Norman Jeffs and Haskin’s Andrew Stevens

Could you help Ferndown In Bloom?

The members of the Ferndown in Bloom Committee are inviting any Ferndown residents who would like to consider joining the voluntary committee members to help steer, support promote, and possibly even judge the 2013 competition to attend the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 14 February.

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Participants on the first weekly cycle ride from Highcliffe Castle on Monday 14 January 2013

Free weekly cycle rides from Highcliffe Castle

There has been an enthusiastic start to the free weekly cycle rides from Highcliffe Castle being organised by the Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership.
The volunteer-led adult rides set off from the castle every Monday morning at 10am.


The rides are free and last no more than an hour, using quiet lanes, roads and off road cycle lanes. Each ride is led by a different volunteer so the routes will vary but they always finish with a sociable cup of tea or coffee.


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