Verwood raises the flag to celebrate Commonwealth Day
Residents along with two Verwood schools joined the mayor and deputy mayor of the town to celebrate Commonwealth Day today, 13 March.
Residents along with two Verwood schools joined the mayor and deputy mayor of the town to celebrate Commonwealth Day today, 13 March.
The fly a flag event to celebrate Commonwealth Day on 13 March will see 950 locations in the UK and across Commonwealth countries raising flags at 10am to recognise the values of belonging to a Commonwealth country.
Pupils at Hillside Community First School wore pyjamas and brought in their favourite bedtime story to help celebrate World Book Day on 2 March.
Generous audiences for this year’s Verwood Pantomime, Treasure Island, donated £1,301 to the Society’s charity this year – A Vision for Vincent.
A prospective queen and two princesses are being sought in Verwood and Three Legged Cross for a new Verwood royal family, with judging on Sunday 19 March.
Celebrating the gift of music for special needs in Verwood, Verwood Rotary Club has donated some state-of-the-art musical equipment to Verwood Day Centre.
Verwood Concert Brass is delighted to see some of the money raised by the band at carolling events in the run up to Christmas helped buy an all-terrain wheelchair for 10-year-old Katie, who is a member of the band’s new starter group.
Food parcels for families and individuals who desperately need help were put together by the Lions Club of Ferndown and Wimborne on 11 December at the Hub.
On behalf of the members and officers of Verwood and Three Legged Cross Council, I would like to offer my sincere greetings to all residents and wish them all the very best at this special time of year.
A specialist dementia care home in Verwood, has just introduced the ‘Playlist for Life’ scheme, playing over 300 songs specially chosen by all its residents.