There is a chance for kids to see nature’s powers of recovery after one of the wettest winters on record, with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s first Kingcombe Kids Club event at Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve. DWT’s Kingcombe Centre, near Maiden Newton, is running Kingcombe Kids Club every Tuesday and Thursday during half-term breaks and school holidays,…
Sales of the Dorset Funeral Plan were up 15 per cent last year as people tried to shield their loved ones from the costs involved. The average age of those taking out the product has also come down. The struggling economy has left people with less in their pockets and more are taking control of…
The 500-cover restaurant at the Haskins Garden Centre at Longham Ferndown has a new manager. Kevin Ramsell from Ringwood, joined the Haskins Garden Centre group as a head chef in 2008, following 17 years experience within the hotel industry. Since then, he has assisted the catering director in Southampton and at the new £12 million…
The winners of a ‘Dragons Den’ style competition held at Bournemouth School for Girls dined out at Castlepoint’s Nandos Restaurant, thanks to their “Shnoodles” product. Six teams competed in the inter house challenge to devise, cost, price and produce a new item of food that could be sold in the school canteen. The winning house…
One of the largest medal presentation ceremonies ever to take place at the RNLI college will go ahead on Thursday 14 February 2013. Twenty Poole lifeboat volunteer crew members will be recognised for their contribution to frontline emergency service when they are presented with the Diamond Jubilee Medal. The Queen will be represented by HM…
Have you got your pram at the ready? If not, you still have time to enroll a team in the first ever Ferndown Pram Race that will take place on Saturday, 29 June 2013 to raise funds for charity. You’ll be up against competitors like Bomber Command, Cool Running’s, Les Moules, Trolley Dollies and the…
Now in its 13th year, the Choral Pilgrimage stands as testament to Harry Christophers’ ongoing mission to bring the widest variety of sacred music back to the kind of buildings for which it was written. Last year the Choral Pilgrimage reached an audiences of over 16,000 people and the project continues to thrive. The tour…
Thanks to International Card & Gifts (ICG), in Ferndown, Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, raised almost £1,500 selling Christmas cards designed by pupils at Langside School, the charity’s special school for children with profound disabilities. The Dorset charity, providing a lifetime of support to children and adults with physical and learning disabilities across the county,…
Watchkeepers at the National Coastwatch Institution lookout on St Albans Head recently welcomed round-Britain walker Christian Nock for some much-needed refreshment. Christian, 38, was on day 188 of his two-year project to become the first person to walk the whole coast of Britain without using ferries. He sold everything he owns and is sleeping rough every…
This year’s Kids Kitchen workshops at the Christchurch Food & Wine Festival will feature workshops for youngsters aged 3–14. There will be Little Munchkins cookery parties for 3–5-year-olds. Ages 6–10 can join Lesley’s Little Chefs to make their own soup and fruit trifles while 6–14-year-olds can take part in the junior and senior versions of Baking FUN-damentals…