Wimborne wins gold: In Bloom competition
The results are in and Wimborne wins gold for the fifth successive year in the regional In Bloom competition, along with being the Town category winner for the second year running.
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Model Town visitors get free trip around Wimborne
A vintage Bournemouth bus that started its service in the 1950s will be offering free trips around Wimborne for visitors to the Model Town’s annual Mini Steam and Vintage Day on 22 September.
Brief Encounter’s Margaret Barton ties the knot
Margaret James, (nee Barton) the last surviving member of the main cast of the 1945 film Brief Encounter, which starred Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, has remarried at the grand age of 92.
Wimborne Model Town is very chipper
A popular Dorset tourist attraction has received half a tonne of playground chip from Eco Sustainable Solutions for use in a play area for younger visitors.
New rector for Wimborne Minster and the northern villages
After an interregnum lasting for over a year, a new Rector for the Benefice of Wimborne Minster and the northern villages is about to be installed.
Flash record attempt at St Michael’s CE Middle School
When it came to attempting to break a world record the youngsters and staff at one Dorset school dressed as superheroes for their Flash record attempt.
Rocking for Heroes
Rock for Heroes are fundraising through music in Wimborne in July in support of the charity Help for Heroes.
Mandala at Priest’s House Museum in Wimborne
The Tashi Lhunpo Tibetan monks are creating a mandala of a Buddha’s palace out of millions of grains of coloured sand at Priest’s House Museum in Wimborne and can be seen there daily between 6-9 June from 10am to 4.30pm.
Wimborne Folk Festival with an international flavour
With the Wimborne Folk Festival fast-approaching, the huge line-up of dancers, Tibetan monks and musicians are preparing to descend on the town for next weekend’s big event.
Over 100 pugs Discover Wimborne in Easter Pug Parade
The start of Discover Wimborne – a month of activities, competitions and exclusive offers – started in style when over 100 pugs pulled out all the stops for the Easter Pug Parade.