What a lolly holiday as Dorset attracts thousands of visitors
Around 7,000 lollies and 22,000 ice creams were consumed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole when thousands flocked to the area over Easter.
Around 7,000 lollies and 22,000 ice creams were consumed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole when thousands flocked to the area over Easter.
An Amber wildfire alert has been issued for the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service area for the Easter weekend.
After an absence of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the traditional Palm Sunday procession started Holy Week in Wimborne Minster.
After the service at St Stephen’s Church, the pupils of Pamphill First School took part in an Easter bonnet parade.
A host of family-friendly wildlife events and activities are on offer at Dorset Wildlife Trust visitor centres over the Easter holidays, one being an Easter egg case hunt.
Easter will be celebrated at St John’s Church in Wimborne with several services, two in the open air, to which all are welcome.
From spring seed-bomb making and ‘Wild Wednesdays,’ this Easter break at Durlston Country Park will be full of egg-citement.
Churches Together in Fordingbridge and District will perform The Easter Story in the churchyard of St Mary’s on Good Friday.
Would you like to help save some of the 60,000 hens destined for slaughter this year by rehoming laying chickens as family pets?