Month: October 2013

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Naval help for Variety Remembrance Show

Warren Brown, producer of the Variety Remembrance Show at the Barrington Centre in Ferndown on Sunday 3rd November has asked for help finding someone to represent the Naval Services. He is looking for up to six people from any naval service including sea rescue, to be present on stage for a short while. He is…

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Pirates hand over loot

The Pirates of Poole presented a cheque for £1,800 to Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole, having raised the money during the Harry Paye Day celebrations on Poole Quay earlier this year. The charity, which offers free specialist palliative nursing care to around 650 local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, were thrilled with the…

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Historic shipbuilding returns to Buckler’s Hard

Buckler’s Hard, on the banks of the Beaulieu River, could soon become a centre for the teaching and study of traditional shipbuilding with students able to work with large timbers under the supervision of a shipwright. This will soon be a reality thanks to a £3.75m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to Portsmouth Naval Base…

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Enjoy Halloween But Respect Others

With Halloween fast approaching, Dorset Police is reminding the public to enjoy the festivities safely but to ensure they respect others. Enhanced patrols will be carried out by officers on Halloween evening, Thursday 31 October, as well as the weekend before and after. Chief Superintendent Jane Newall said: “We appreciate that people want to go…

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Hannah felt ‘Free’ as she Skydives for Charity

Hannah Fielding, who has cerebral palsy and requires 24 hour care, took to the sky and jumped out of a plane to raise money for Diverse Abilities Plus, the Dorset-based charity that provides support to local children, adults and their families. Hannah, age 23, from Bournemouth, is an avid supporter of Diverse Abilities Plus and…

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Fantastic facts in focus at Family Fungi Foray

A special event at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood, offered families the chance to discover some amazing facts about the fantastic fungi growing in the forest during the wet and mild autumn months. With approximately 12,000 species in the UK, there is a lot to learn about the amazing diversity of fungi…

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MP joins Paralympians in show of support

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, joined double gold medallist wheelchair athlete Hannah Cockroft and Paralympian Sam Ruddock at an event in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, to show her support for social care for disabled people. The event, organised by disability charity Scope, was part of its ‘Britain Cares’ Campaign,…

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Three baths of blood at the last count

Staff at Hamworthy Heating in Poole have collectively donated more than 400 pints of blood – enough to fill nearly three baths full of blood. The bloodmobile visits the Hamworthy Heating site on Fleets Corner three times a year and many staff choose to donate there and on other sites to support the sick and…

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