Fabulous fern day in Wimborne
Gardeners can find out more about growing ferns at a special event at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens on Saturday 23 July.
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Wonderful Wimbledon Week in Wimborne
Hidden in the centre of Wimborne Minster is the Garden Tea Room at the Priest’s House Museum & Garden.
Public help sought to identify owner of recovered bicycle
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to identify the owner of a bicycle that has been recovered in Wimborne.
Wimbledon arrives in Wimborne
Thanks to the husband and wife team Kate and Gordon Compston, you can now enjoy a taste of the action from the famous All England Lawn Tennis Club here in Dorset.
Wimborne open gardens day raises £2,000
Over 350 people enjoyed this year’s Open Gardens Day held in aid of Wimborne in Bloom on 19 June. A total of 19 gardens were open with tea available and also at some venues there were plant stalls.
Model 25th birthday for a model town in Wimborne
Some of the original volunteers who helped save the miniature buildings of Wimborne Model Town 25 years ago and move them to their existing King Street location, gathered for a special celebration tea. Friends, visitors and current volunteers enjoyed a silver celebration evening, with a barbecue, music from the Skittle Alley Strummers and the illumination of the model town as dusk approached.
Art and History combine to educate and entertain
History can be spellbinding as children at Beaucroft Foundation School discovered on 16 June when they enjoyed a magical performance of Freya, a Viking Saga, as part of the thrilling new Wimborne History Festival.
£13,000 raised for Louis Ross Foundation
The Louis Ross Foundation was established in memory of the Canford School pupil whose life was tragically cut short aged 17 in a skiing accident in the French Alps in December 2015.
Wimborne Library creative workshop
Come and enjoy a drop-in family workshop making up simple poems and stories inspired by Roman objects provided by the Priest’s House Museum & Garden. There will also be the opportunity to get hands on with paper making using a papyrus technique of weaving and pressing plant materials.
Wimborne in Bloom entries sought
Over the last few days, 150 hanging baskets and 40 window boxes full of flowers have been put up around Wimborne ahead of this year’s competitions. These augment the summer planting, which took place at the end of May when over 80 wooden barrel planters and flower towers were filled, all ahead of the local and regional ‘in Bloom’ judging.